Best folder for camping/outdoors

It's been interesting to read the rave reviews for Opinel knives in this thread. A couple of years ago, after reading much the same type of stuff in another BF thread, I got 3 Opinel knives and took them on a steelhead fishing trip.

The first night out I used one to slice a tomato...did a commendable job...sliced two more tomatos and it was ready for the Arkansas stone. The other 2 performed about the same...initially, razor sharp...but quickly went to almost useless after cleaning 2 fish.

Thank God I had a Chinook with me...not my first choice for camping & cleaning steelhead...but it did a first rate job for the entire week without even a touch up. (BTW...this was a CPM440V Chinook).
 
I second the vote for the Amphibian, or a Commander. You might also take a look at a Spyderco Chinook II.
 
Don Adelfson said:
It's been interesting to read the rave reviews for Opinel knives in this thread....sliced two more tomatos and it was ready for the Arkansas stone.
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Strange, I cut hundreds of feet of cardboard, and lots of other stuff, with mine between sharpenings (our garbage pickup is a truck that has a robotic arm, and we only get one can-all boxes, jugs, etc. get broken down so everything will fit) :confused:
I've got a little 10V fixed blade that is supposedly set aside for all this cutting, but I find myself using the OP-8 just as often.
 
Most of these recomendations I would agree with. The manual MT AMphibian is a spectacular knife! An Opinel is the world's most popular outdoors knife, so always a good choice. I love Spyderco, so I'll recommend a Military, Chinook II, Lil Temperance, Persian, Native, Calypso Jr., I could go on forever, so definitely check out the Spyderco line. But now that I think about it, the best blade for what you're looking to do would IMO be the Buck Mayo. It has a wonderful blade shape for outdoors activity, especially skinning. Its a fair size, S30V steel, and heat treated by Paul Bos. The titanium handles are light and strong, and the lockup is unbeatable. You just have to make sure you get a good one bc there are some lemons out there with uneven edges. Although if you have the time, Buck will fix it for you free of charge if you happen to get a bad one.
Good luck! Choosing is soo difficult, so don't let it drive you mad! :D :eek: :rolleyes:
 
I'll toss another vote for a Buck 110, but I'd probably look at something from th ecustom shop, maybe black micarta and better blade steel. While I carry one handers all teh time, you have to be careful with them while stomping through the bush as the clips can get caught on small branches causing your knife to go suddenly missing. A 110 on your belt and a SAK of your choosing in your pocket and you should be good to go.

John
 
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