Looking for advice on a good, reasonably lightweight folder for all-around camping use. I've got to do this by mailorder, so I won't be able to handle samples in a shop. I want a 3 to 3-1/2-inch blade (I've got my SAK for the little stuff, and don't want to carry anything bigger). I prefer a drop point or similar blade shape to a skinner style, since I never skin things. I've narrowed it down to the following:
-- CRKT Navajo (OK, so it's just over $50, but it looks so sleek)
-- CRKT Pat Crawford Point Guard. That LAWKS locking system sounds attractive.
-- A.G. Russell Featherlite One-Hand Knife.
-- Spyderco Endura (I'm back into the knife world after a 15-year hiaitus, and I just can't get over the feeling that Spyderco blades look funny, so I'm not sure about this one.)
A few that I've considered and ruled out are:
-- Kershaw Blackout. I worry that if my kids ever got ahold of the knife it would spring open and bite 'em. Same goes for the Whirlwind, plus I don't like the blade shape -- and that also rules out the non-speed-safe Blizzard.
-- Benchmade Ascent series. Saw some less than enthusiastic reviews here.
-- CRKT Kit Carson M16 series. Looks like it should be a bayonet. I'm not planning on stabbing anything/one.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
-- CRKT Navajo (OK, so it's just over $50, but it looks so sleek)
-- CRKT Pat Crawford Point Guard. That LAWKS locking system sounds attractive.
-- A.G. Russell Featherlite One-Hand Knife.
-- Spyderco Endura (I'm back into the knife world after a 15-year hiaitus, and I just can't get over the feeling that Spyderco blades look funny, so I'm not sure about this one.)
A few that I've considered and ruled out are:
-- Kershaw Blackout. I worry that if my kids ever got ahold of the knife it would spring open and bite 'em. Same goes for the Whirlwind, plus I don't like the blade shape -- and that also rules out the non-speed-safe Blizzard.
-- Benchmade Ascent series. Saw some less than enthusiastic reviews here.
-- CRKT Kit Carson M16 series. Looks like it should be a bayonet. I'm not planning on stabbing anything/one.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.