Becker BK7 opinions as a camp knife

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Anyone have any problems with this knife using it to baton and do camp stuff? Knifeworks and knivesshipfree don't have em. Any idea if the blade is still in production? Is it a good knife? How does it compare to the RAT Cutlery RC6?
 
I recently acquired a BK7 (have a BK2 and BK11 as well...seeing a pattern here? :) ) and i did some grilling this past weekend. While not as beefy as the BK2, the BK7 did just fine spliting up some hickory that i used for grilling. I did go through the wood and graze it on some concrete..but no worries there... ill hit it w/ the stones and strop and itll be back to mirror edge. I think you will be quite pleased w/ it. Also, go to either the becker subforum or the wilderness skills + survival forum and search out mistwalker's "BK7 Revisited" thread. GREAT CHOICE W/ BECKER!

If you truly want a workhorse/beast go w/ the BK2. That thing is a tank w/ a handle...wow. Believe it and cockroaches will be around after WW3. I am on my second BK2...traded one for my BK7 and missed the BK2...so i got another....

Hope this helps somewhat

also, tomars kabars and or chestnutridge knife shop would be a great place to look too...chestnuts site: http://64.176.233.199/catalog/index.php
 
I've had a BK7 for many years and it is a great camp knife. Its about the perfect sized knife for batoning, food prep and most camp tasks.
 
It's awesome. It will do anything you need and more. I have an RC6 as well. I may like it just a little more (better feel and warranty), but both will get the job done equally.
 
BK7 is a great knife - if you can stand the scales. (I couldn't - and gave mine to a buddy who loves it)
slightly longer then the ESEE6, pretty much the same spine thickness.
ESEE has a better written warranty, but Kabar has been pretty responsive to broken blades from the few instances I've seen/heard of here on BF.
 
I prefer the drop point of the RC6. The beckers look almost clip point. Im leaning towards the RC6. I have a 3 MIL and i really like the feel of the handle and the balance of the blade. How does the linen micarta feel vs the canvas on the 6?
 
I like the canvas micarta on my TAK & ESEE6 - have G10 on my -3, so can't tell you the difference b/t linen and canvas.
 
I have a Camillus/Becker BK7, and I've used it since 2005. Stripped the finish off the blade with paint remover (left the powder coat on under the scales) and put a SAK Huntsman in the sheath pocket. I've used it for everything a hard use knife could be used for, and more. I've even used the lanyard hole in the butt to pull up tent stakes.

Mine is made of the old Carbon V steel, that Camillus used for several lines of knives they manufactured for Cold Steel. I've heard - hearsay, I haven't confirmed - that Ethan (Becker) said that the 1095 & heat treat Kabar uses makes for a slightly tougher knife this time around. If the Kabar BK7's are tougher than my old Camillus BK7, then they are indeed TOUGH.

The only thing I'd change is to switch out the scale screws with slotted stainless steel screws, so you can remove them. (My SAK screwdriver works perfectly for this.) I carry a dozen waterproofed matches in my BK7's scales.

thx - cpr
 
The Kabar/Becker Bk7 is a great outdoor knife, mine chopped a lot of firewood last year. Great design, good steel. :thumbup:

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Highly recommended! :thumbup:
 
I've had my BK7 for years. Love it! It's a hard use knife if there ever was one. Never liked the sheath, so I'm having a custom leather job made from JRE. I also switched the scales to micarta when they came out. The RC6 is a great knife too...tough decision.
 
I have had my BK7 (camillus) it was my go to camp knife for years and it worked well for camp chores and food prep and everything else it is tough and light .The only drawbacks are the handle scales are to slick for my taste and I wish the handle was at a slight angle to the blade to help offset the light weight when chopping .Now I use a heavier knife and I can`t go back but I may make some G10 sclaes or something and give it another shot.
 
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