Best 6 inch blade for the out doors? With premium steel?

How much are you willing to spend? It sounds as if 3/16th's is too thick for you and that's fine. Describe what you will be doing.
 
Hi guys,
Thanks for the replys. Budget is up to 200$

3/16 is actually good but not thicker. I am looking for a one knife option for the woods and the bob. The Eese 6 is good but I dont like the choil, The bravo 1.5 is too thick for food prep and finer things. The BK7 is the right thickness but a bit too long.
 
Honestly it sounds to me like you should contact one of the great custom makers on the forums and have them build you what you want.
 
Very few custom makers are able to make a knife of that size for $200 or less. Bruce Culberson is someone I am in contact with now for a different tool altogether and his prices are VERY reasonable for knife that is often forged with VERY efficient convex geometry (similar to but likely better than Bark River) and excellent leather sheaths with varied carried options. I suggest contacting him (he is a busy man, only reads E-mail a couple times a week I guess) after searching his past sales here. That of course is if you want to take the step for a full custom.

How do you feel about more traditional options like well made Scandinavian fixed blade?
 
Meh, you are doing it wrong. :p

The 6 inch blade doesn't have much place in the real world outside perhaps some specific roles in the kitchen. Sacrilege I know... but as an outdoor blade it doesn't earn its keep. The people doing serious miles (Appalachian trail etc) carry swiss army knives. The reason is that weight is THE limiting factor when your logistical tail is what you can fit in your backpack. That weight is better spent on food, water and shelter items than on heavy knives. You want to carry things that will keep you alive for sure, have multiple uses, and that you use every day. The knife just opens the food packets and lets you improvise stuff you should have packed in the first place.

If the idea is to put this item into a bug out kit I would seriously consider putting your limited weight allowance towards spare cash, a spare cell phone, food, water and shelter items. Short term those are the items that will see you through much more so than any knife. By the time a SAK breaks you will have already exhausted your other supplies anyway. The cash and cell phone takes care of most first world problems while the rest will get you to wherever you are going.

You can't expect to run off to the woods long term hoping to improvise stuff and resupply as you go. That seems to be a popular notion on youtube and other places these days. The woods are private property for one thing and second current population levels rely on high yield agricultural food output. Without it we all starve. The water, food, and laundry logistics of being alone in the woods will overwhelm you.
 
high desert said:
Koster M.U.C.K. Stands for My Ulitmate Camp Knife. Made from CPM 3V its measures .21 at the spine but has a mainly full height flat grid that is thinner and slices well for a nondedicated slicer. For me it's the most well thoughtout knife I have owned.
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This one will take years to get and costs upwards of $300. I ordered one nearly a year ago and have not even got on the MUCK list, much less the knife. I'm glad you like yours. Envy Envy
 
The ESEE 6 is pretty popular and the choil allows you to choke up on the blade to do finer cutting tasks. The BK-7 is a pretty large knife. I own one and like it. But I simply use 4" fixed blades a whole lot more than larger ones, so I carry them for the most part. The choil is part of the reason that I like the Blackjack 125 which has a 5.5" blade and plenty big for most things. The Blackjack is one of my standard "larger knife" choices for in the woods.

Honestly, in the woods, I typically just use my SAK for 90% of the cutting chores and that paired with a larger knife is a good flexible combination. So, I guess I recommend the BK-7 or go larger with the BK-9.
 
The most logical answer to any survival knife question I've ever seen. I agree completely, but I'm also a knife fanatic and my obsession makes me want a bigger knife.


sideways said:
Meh, you are doing it wrong. :p

The 6 inch blade doesn't have much place in the real world outside perhaps some specific roles in the kitchen. Sacrilege I know... but as an outdoor blade it doesn't earn its keep. The people doing serious miles (Appalachian trail etc) carry swiss army knives. The reason is that weight is THE limiting factor when your logistical tail is what you can fit in your backpack. That weight is better spent on food, water and shelter items than on heavy knives. You want to carry things that will keep you alive for sure, have multiple uses, and that you use every day. The knife just opens the food packets and lets you improvise stuff you should have packed in the first place.

If the idea is to put this item into a bug out kit I would seriously consider putting your limited weight allowance towards spare cash, a spare cell phone, food, water and shelter items. Short term those are the items that will see you through much more so than any knife. By the time a SAK breaks you will have already exhausted your other supplies anyway. The cash and cell phone takes care of most first world problems while the rest will get you to wherever you are going.

You can't expect to run off to the woods long term hoping to improvise stuff and resupply as you go. That seems to be a popular notion on youtube and other places these days. The woods are private property for one thing and second current population levels rely on high yield agricultural food output. Without it we all starve. The water, food, and laundry logistics of being alone in the woods will overwhelm you.
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Guess it depends on what you want to use it for. I get a kick out of grilling, so when I hit the camp trail I usually have a smaller fillet knife close at hand. The pocket ceramic sharpener does a great job to polish up the edge in a jiffy and we are ready for the onions and meat cutting. I still have an ancient Case fillet knife that works fairly well and is flexible enough to handle the fish that require cleaning. As much as I love the A1 I just can't seem to manipulate the blade as well as that tiny fillet slicer. Ditto for some of my bigger INFI blades that garner so much attention on the coffee table. Six inches you say?

For the sake of saving a few dollars, I have to give the nod to the Buck 119. Kind of a middle of the road knife which can be used in multiple roles and does not draw too much attention. My newest 119 keeps a sweet edge and has done everything I've ever asked of it. Heck, buy two of them and give one to a buddy for Christmas!
 
My favorite fixed blade is the GSO-6 by Survive!... 3/16" CPM-3V, 6" blade, 10.85" overall. Great balance and feels lighter than it is. Very tough to find one though, I wouldn't sell mine for three times what I paid. Some nice unboxing and review videos on youtube about this model.
 
Ontario RAT 7 comes pretty close to being one of the 'best' knives in this size range. Mine is an older model, in D2 steel. Bullet proof for many years.
 
Go for,the bk10 instead. Or look seriously at the bk 16. A little smaller than you wanted, but bet you will find it more handy and smaller will not let you down.
 
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