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Ok, I know this is kind of weird because I have been posting two posts, without finding the perfect knife for me. Can anyone tell me the best knife for camping?
 
The whole best knife for camping question is still too vague. What type of camping and what all do you want it to do. Price range also has a big factor, if you are just asking what I think is best then the knives I would recommend are fairly pricey.
 
Best knife depends on your budget, preferences, and what you might do with it. Honestly you probably already have one of the best knives for camping, a Vic SAK.

Fixed blade... Get a Kabar Becker BK-16 or BK-17 and you're good to go.
 
1. What is your budget?
2. What is your use? Cutting food or batoning telephone poles?
3. Is weight a concern?
4. What style would you like? (Blade shape, size, etc.)

Last of all, use the search. There are at least a dozen other threads on this exact topic, all of them posted within that past month or two.
 
I'm going camping this weekend, and I'm taking several knives. A Mora for food prep, a Muella military for general tasks (I have used the sawback previously to trim branches away from my tent) and a neck knife (CRKT Falcon), which I will have on me at most times. My Leatherman will stay in my bag. One knife for everything? Doesn't really work for me. I would suggest that you start out with something reasonably cheap, and find out what you like about it and don't like.
 
I've been camping for decades without a knife. It's more of a 'you want to bring one'. However a hatchet is helpful.
 
There is no best knife for anything. For every person who has a dedicated system for camping, there is someone who has got along fine with a Ka Bar or SAK. It really depends on what you need the knife for.
 
Becker BK2, the "Campanion".

ESEE 5.

Estwing hatchet. Not a knife, I realize, but handy for wood processing.

For food prep, Mora has already been mentioned, and many of the 3" blade offerings from Bark River, ESEE, Ontario, or Blind Horse Knives will do just fine.
 
Well, if you are on a budget:

Kershaw Camp 10 and a SAK would probably get you pretty far. If you have $60-70 to spend, the Cold Steel SRK isn't bad, neither are a lot of Kabar's Becker knives.
 
Since you like Victorinox, the Nomad with a fully serrated blade is an EXCELLENT outdoors knife in my opinion and experience, especially for the money! The bottle opener, can opener, corkscrew and awl are nice pluses, too. The new models open with one hand - with a Spyderco-like thumb hole - and come with a belt pouch.

MRVictorinox said:
Well, cutting ropes, woods, sometimes food and for other camping activitied
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MRVictorinox said:
I mean what do you guys recommend for me
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Not to be flip, but I recommend spending some serious time here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/864-The-Great-Outdoors

reading. I think it will help you figure out what tasks are involved with spending time outdoors and what tools are used to do them.

It will answer your "Which SAK do I get for camping?" questions, and will allow you to narrow down your "Which fixed blade should I get for camping?" question down enough so that it answerable.:thumbup:
 
You sort of have an idea of what you might need. I think both the Ranger and Swiss Champ are just too clumsy for carry. I would try to narrow the tools down to a three layer like perhaps the Dual Pro X or the Forrester. Still a bit heavy for the pocket, but should be pretty comfortable in a belt pouch or in your pack. If you like these really large SAKs like the Ranger and Swiss Champ, maybe you might be comfortable with a multi-tool.

Fixed blade.... I think you would be very well served with a Kabar Becker BK-16/17 or an ESEE 4.

I would be very comfortable with these knives although I tend to carry a 2-layer 111mm SAK personally. I like the Adventurer a lot. Carry it every day. I like having the tooth pick and tweezers available along with the larger blade size. I have both of these fixed blades and they are very serviceable and represent reasonable quality.

Use these for a while and maybe you'll begin to start seeing what you like or prefer. Then you start buying more stuff.
 
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