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I'm trying to figure out what the best general purpose "melee weapon" is for the average-built person in the average scenario. I'm looking for something you could have a couple extra or so of at your place or in your truck in case you had to give or lend them to friends/allies with little or unknown experience in a survival situation; you could hand one to someone, and in anywhere between 3 seconds and 3 days, they could be using it to defend themselves with it if need be. I'm thinking either a baseball bat, a nightstick/baton, or a machete, but I'm not sure. Bonus points if it's on the lighter side without losing defensive power, if it has other utility functions, if it has the potential to look inconspicuous, and if it can be concealed easily on the person.


 
Hammers and hatchets do come to mind because of the utility, but I don't know if there's any out there that would be suited to be wielded by an untrained individual.


 
There's nobody I know that I would feel comfortable in suddenly giving a gun to without training etc, for multiple reasons- not only safety for us both but also cost and maintenance. If I'm going to hand someone a gun I better know them damn well, trust them, and make sure I have time to show them the ropes with it first. I'm kinda looking for an "on the run" "red alert" or "pressed for time" weapon in some way which doesn't require extensive training, if not none at all.

I'm trying to figure out what the best general purpose "melee weapon" is for the average-built person in the average scenario. I'm looking for something you could have a couple extra or so of at your place or in your truck in case you had to give or lend them to friends/allies with little or unknown experience in a survival situation; you could hand one to someone, and in anywhere between 3 seconds and 3 days, they could be using it to defend themselves with it if need be. I'm thinking either a baseball bat, a nightstick/baton, or a machete, but I'm not sure. Bonus points if it's on the lighter side without losing defensive power, if it has other utility functions, if it has the potential to look inconspicuous, and if it can be concealed easily on the person.

Hammers and hatchets do come to mind because of the utility, but I don't know if there's any out there that would be suited to be wielded by an untrained individual.

There's nobody I know that I would feel comfortable in suddenly giving a gun to without training etc, for multiple reasons- not only safety for us both but also cost and maintenance. If I'm going to hand someone a gun I better know them damn well and make sure I have time to show them the ropes with it first. I'm kinda looking for an "on the run" "red alert" or "pressed for time" weapon in some way which doesn't require extensive training, if not none at all.

I'm trying to figure out what the best general purpose "melee weapon" is for the average-built person in the average scenario. I'm looking for something you could have a couple extra or so of at your place or in your truck in case you had to give or lend them to friends/allies with little or unknown experience in a survival situation; you could hand one to someone, and in someanywhere between 3 seconds and 3 minutedays, they could be using it to defend themselves with it if need be. I'm thinking either a baseball bat, a nightstick/baton, or a machete, but I'm not sure. Bonus points if it's on the lighter side without losing defensive power, if it has other utility functions, if it has the potential to look inconspicuous, and if it can be concealed easily on the person.

Hammers and hatchets do come to mind because of the utility, but I don't know if there's any out there that would be suited to be wielded by an untrained individual.