Best Khukuri for (semi-)ultralight camping

There just isn't any "best."

Lord knows I've scoured these threads looking for insight
into the perfect tool. Seems to be an impossible task. The
perfect khuk might just be the one you have when you need
it.
Someday, when my ship comes in (it hasn't sailed yet), I will
get a 10" bladed, 22 oz, AK...or its ilk. But I am 5'8", and
fully aware of each oz. I carry.

The good news: you can't go wrong, just exercise variations of
being right.


Kis
:rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by pendentive
raghorn = what part of Central/Northern Idaho do you hail from?
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I live in a town called Orofino. I hail from Silver Spring, Maryland.
 
Originally posted by BruiseLeee
What exactly are you making a neck knife out of? The khukuri or the karda?
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One of my kardas. :D

A almost accidentally succeeded in turning a Chiruwa AK into a neck knife awhile back, but that story's been told already. :(

I have an AK that I carry in my field bag. The handles on the K&C that came with it are very long, about 4" or so. One of the holders in the scabbard is too small in diameter to accomodate these handles, so I removed the karda and I'm going to carve and refinish the handle and use it as a patch cutter for my blackpowder gear. It's perfectly suited to the task.
:)
 
Originally posted by raghorn
I live in a town called Orofino. I hail from Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Here's the irony: I'll be in Shoshone in July (by Twin Falls). I live now in Gaithersburg, MD.

Anything to say about comparing the two? (MD & ID)

Dan
 
I like Twin Falls. You're just north of a real desert, and real lizards. I miss the lizards. Montana has none I'm aware of.

munk
 
Well, here's my $.02 worth.

I carry my 18" AK (Sher) mostly. Yes, it is a tad heavy but there's nothing I have run up against that it won't handle. I usually pack a bunch of other things too so a few extra ounces for the 18" khuk over my 15" AK doesn't seem too much.

But as Pappy and others have said it comes down to personal preference.

Semp --
 
Originally posted by pendentive
Anything to say about comparing the two? (MD & ID)

Dan
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They're both beautiful and unique places. I haven't lived in MD since 1982 or visited since 1991. The biggest thing I miss about the mid-Atlantic region is the seafood. The explosive growth in the Baltimore-Washington corridor at the time I left, however, was frightening. The farm country I moved out into in 1977 was suburban by 1984.

We have the opposite problem here in Orofino... the resource-based economy has collapsed in the past ten years so it's difficult to sustain a quality of life for the traditional lifestyles here. Many challenges to overcome, but worthwhile to make the attempt.
 
Originally posted by munk
I like Twin Falls. You're just north of a real desert, and real lizards. I miss the lizards. Montana has none I'm aware of.

munk
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We're a long ways from the desert here. I did manage spend a year and a half working and living in the Hanford Reach desert area of Eastern Washington. This is a region that, because of the cold war, remained preserved in the same condition as it was before European settlers came to North America. As you and Rusty and others discussed in another earlier thread, there is nothing else that compares. Sometimes the unintended consequences of government activities are a good thing.
 
I've enjoyed Eastern Washington...as with the prarrie in Eastern Montana, still not a true desert. Definately off the beaten track.

Orafino is in a unique spot. Right up against the biggest chunk of wilderness in the lower 48, and about a 100 miles from Lewistown and Moscow. Every State seems to have a hippie/leftist/crystal center and Moscow is Idaho's. We almost lived in your neck of the woods once...and did live in Idaho for several years...but our Karma and Idaho's did not mix.

The area below the highway connecting Boise, Twin Falls and Pocatello is a great place (desert) I never really got to see.

munk
 
Raghorn and I are neighbors 49-50 years apart. I lived in Orofino when I was a young lad and loved it there. Nice to know it's pretty much the same.
One day I went with the Slocums out to pick apples as me and Jr Slocum were pals. The farm where we went to pick apples either had a wheat stubble fire or it was one of their neighbors, but all I know is I was one pooped puppy from fighting the fire with wet gunny sacks, hadn't thought about that for years!!!!
Been doing a lot of thinking about Orofino but still undecided whether to get Raghorn to look up some of my old childhood friends and see if they still remember the little ndn kid who was as wild as the rest of the bunch, that is, as wild as you can be in the country and especially 40-50 some odd years ago. Times were a lot different then.
 
Well, I would most likely use my YCS in that situation. It will be on the bike trailer most of the time. It is a little over 17" and not real heavy due to the twin fullers. It comes with two large karda that can handle any and all of the smaller camp chores. The YCS itself can chop as well as an AK of comparable size. It does not have as much weight, but it has a thinner profile that aids in penetration when chopping. The YCS seems to always come to my mind when one and only one Khukuri is in order.
Rob is right about me 15" Sirupati. It is a sweet little khuk, with little or no chopping ability due to its lack of weight. The BAS that has been mentioned is also a good compromise blade. Big enough for light chopping and small and light enough for easy carry. It is also one of the most cost efective to buy on a budget. Good luck on your bike trip. It sounds like a great time. Stay safe and have fun.
 
go with the BAS it'll be able to handle most of what you'll encounter.Weight Counts! Remember your the one providing the Power to move all your gear UP those looooong hill's [ mOuntain's}:eek:
 
Originally posted by raghorn
They're both beautiful and unique places. I haven't lived in MD since 1982 or visited since 1991. The biggest thing I miss about the mid-Atlantic region is the seafood. The explosive growth in the Baltimore-Washington corridor at the time I left, however, was frightening. The farm country I moved out into in 1977 was suburban by 1984.
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Well, let me tell ya...

Life on the Eastern Seashore is a heckuva lot busier than it needs to be. I grew up in the West, then moved to Georgia where I really learned to kick back. Up here, I really drive most people crazy because they are ultra-pushy and I'm one of those "when I get around to it" types.

I think eventually I'll end up back in the West somewhere between Alaska & Colorado (while avoiding CA - no flame intended). Nice part of the country.

Except Reno...little hole in the ground ;) :eek:

Actually everytime I drove through Reno I stopped at Harrah's for teh $5 buffet - what a deal! I've got friends in Elko, too. Seems nice enough.
 
Silver Springs and Orofino -- expensive metals work their way into names of places everywhere, don't they.
 
i considered this issue for a while i was looking for me' first khuk. In the end a deal jumped into my lap.

What is the 14" AK like for this purpose?
 
As soon as I get my bike tires pumped back up (they're both flat **groan**) I'll post a review. I'm taking a few Boy Scouts out on a long cycling trip. That'll give me a good chance to see how much is really too much.:D
 
clean the bike. sounds simple but most of the problems are hidden by dirt and old grease.Get some kerosene and a 1" wide paint brush clean the rear and front sprocket's and your grear shifter's Next let dry,then get your tool's and some BLUE Loctite or your wife's nail polish.Take each screw remove, clean the thread's apply the Loctite/polish, replace and tighten. Next some spray lube [NOT WD-40], use the straw that come's with it.Lube your cable's into the houseing's. If you find and old narrow tire cut out a 3" long section .Trim off the wire bead.This can be used if you get a cut tire.Place between the tube and cut tire.It'll get you home.:D Akabu
 
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