Every month someone shares a "how to open a can without a can opener" video with me just because they know I'm a prepper or something:
1.) This process is loud and all the zombies will find you and eat you.
2.) As you grind and rupture the can, you run the risk of loosing precious liquids full of nutrients. If you know me, you know how much I hate wasting food.
3.) If I can avoid it, I'd rather not ingest shards of ground tin and steel that are likely going to get in your meal.
4.) If you've bugged out into the forest, you'll waste precious time and energy looking for a damn flat rock to grind your can on. You'll probably just get frustrated and smash it against a round rock or try to smash your knife into it...now you're bleeding and angry and that's how you die.
"If it feels hard, you're doing it wrong." - Butcher
Cans can last decades and will be a great item to scavenge in the apocalypse. It's worth having a tool to open them up without making too much sound or making you bleed.
Rotary Can Opener
Conventional hand crank or rotary can openers make quick work of a tin edge, but their biggest draw back is their size and weight in bugout scenarios. Even these smaller wing-nut style ones are fairly compact but are too heavy for the job.
Multi Tool Knife
I've played around with the tooth or hook-style can openers that typically come on key chains or tucked away in Swiss army knives and multi tools. These suck for getting solid leverage and they keep skipping off can lips if you don't have your technique down. And with all the instability of use, you end up slicing a finger almost every time you use it.
P51 Can Opener Pic
This little guy is my perfect can opener. Measuring in at only 5cm and weighs less than a nickle! Engineered during WW2 for the busy soldier always on the go. The tiny sharp tooth is hinged so that this bit of steel can be stored flat. You could even hide this into a seam on your bugout jacket or backpack. I keep mine on my keys all the time. You'll tear up when you feel it latch firmly onto the can lip, like a newborn's first handshake. The amount of leverage you'll feel when you begin to crank it would get any jujutsu fighter's dick hard. Within seconds, you'll effortlessly slice through the top of your can like a mini light sabre.
Compact, light weight, efficient, durable, and quiet. Why else would I include it in The Butcher Survival Kit?
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