Best hobo knife?

Knives of Alaska makes a Titanium hobo for the weight concious. It works 2 ways: It is light in your pocket. It has such a small spoon, that you get tired of eating before you're full.
 
I think mine is similar to the one you gave a link to.

It was one of my spontaneous buys - I think I picked mine up at Bass Pro Shop.
 

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tiguy7 said:
Knives of Alaska makes a Titanium hobo for the weight concious. It works 2 ways: It is light in your pocket. It has such a small spoon, that you get tired of eating before you're full.
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Nice and light, and kinda ironic, yet healthy? :p
 
I didn't know Case made one of these Hobo knives. I have a Kabar version, all stainless steel. Quality is okay, the fork is not centered, etc. But I like it for eating, lives in my EDC bag. Never used the knife though, since I've usually got a better one with me.

I agree that the spoons are tiny. :(
 
The fork and spoon size are kind of on the small side on the Case. The quality of the knife is very good.

I think you could make due on a long camping trip with it.
 
This is not the NICEST hobo knife, but one very similar in design to the AG Russell and Case knives, which I picked up on a whim at a Woodcraft store for $20.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2080265/26468/Hobo-Pocket-Knife.aspx

I like to stick it in my pocket when I know I'll be some place that's going to offer me a plastic fork and knife, like a cookout or potluck dinner at work. It has no spoon, which I like, since it rides smaller in the pocket without one. I can deal with a plastic spoon, not a plastic knife or fork, though.
 

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I should get one of those some time! My grandfather used to own alot of hobo knives. Don't really know why. He just had a whole bunch of them. I assume at one point in his life he used them frequently.

I could not take a hobo camping. It would ruin a longstanding tradition of 'carve your own utensils'. I use my knife and carve out a spoon and a fork while sitting around the fire. It's fairly relaxing, and should you want to keep the utensils you made, they make a great souvenir!

Ok...as far as longstanding tradition goes, it is really just me. I can't seem to convince my wife to carve her own spoon. (And she just gives me this funny look when I sit down to eat proudly holding my own ugly wooden spoon and fork.) Or my dad. He just brings real silverware or eats with his hands.
 
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