Add a Seal Pup Elite?

[Stacey_E]

Hi folks. Newbie here. This will be the first thread I've started, so please excuse any breaches of the rules.

I have recently started collecting knives on a very small scale and budget. I do have a question about my next knife and thought I would start by asking some of you SOG fans.

Briefly as possible....I am thinking of adding a Seal Pup Elite with the smooth edge. I already have the Field Pup. My setup would be basically for weekend camping/fishing trips in and around east Tennessee and the Smokey Mountains. Any hiking would be mainly day excursions from a camp site, or 5-10 mile in and out trips MAX. Any survival scenarios would be emergency only.

My current setup includes a Leatherman Wave and Becker BK-5 Magnum Camp for some of the larger work (chopping and batoning only when absolutely necessary). While the BK would stay at camp I'm wanting to carry the Wave and a mid size (4-6") fixed blade at all times.

Would adding the Seal Pup Elite be a redundancy in my collection? Would I see a great deal of performance increase versus the Field Pup given my intended use and the fact that I would already have the BK for the heavier stuff?

Thanks in advance for any advice! I'll try to keep up with the thread and any forthcoming answers or questions.

 

[mterhegg]

Checq out a Team Leader, kinda EDC small fixed blade SOG. I like it above the pups, especially the looks...and maybe more collectable?

 

[Carney C]

I have had a Seal Pup Elite (plain edge) for about four years now. I have used it hard(batoning, chopping,stabbing) on everything you can imagine, 7 it has come out on top! Holds an awesome edge also! I can't tell you how it would fit in with your others, but I know I will replace mine if I lose or break it! My knife "go to" list while "bushing it" is my Super Super Bowie, Powerlock, & Team Elite.