Best Survival Knives Available in 2021

When the going gets tough, nothing beats the security of a solid fixed blade on your hip. Check out our picks for the best survival knives of 2021 here: A good survival knife should be able to stand up to punishing situations and laugh in their face, while still being easy enough to carry without fatigue. If you’d rather carry a folder, we even have a few options that could be pressed into “survival” duty without breaking a sweat. You can browse our selection below and check out David’s criteria for judging a good survival knife. More survival knives: Cold Steel SRK series: Schrade SCHF1: Gerber StrongArm: Fallkniven S1 and F1 survival knives: KA-BAR Becker BK7: ESEE-5 and ESEE-6 Series: Nordsmith Pilgrim: Cold Steel AD-10: Benchmade Free