BK-2 Campanion Passaround Review Thread

cmdr249 · Jan 13, 2009

Alright ladies and gents, my 1000th post Becker BK-2 Passaround and Give-away is ready to begin.

This is the official post and review thread. Please check back as we update the review on the BK-2 Campanion.

The order for the passaround in the US is:

1. tonym
2. Sharp Eye
3. dttomcat
4. DP Knives
5. Rupestris
6. SpookyPistolero
7. j williams
8. DirtyPhill
9. Rotte
10. peripatew

It's mostly an east-west route with a little north/south change here in the midwest.

We are going virtually coast to coast on this one.

After the US leg, peripatew will ship back to me and I will send to Canada:

1. kgd
2. CUTS LIKE A KRIS

Remember, when you get knife please post a received post and when you ship post a shipped to _____ post and forward me the confirmation number and I'll let the next person know.

Get your good 5 days of use and ship it out. Please remember to get your 3 pics and review up as quick as you can - hopefully within a week if you can.

Original sign up/notice: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=608344

My original review: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=605382

Teaser pic of my BK-2 - one kgd took when we met up:

Remember this one is starting brand new!

tonym - I'll send you the delivery confirmation number when I ship. If I can get out today I will but it may be Wed or Thurs in all reality.

Good luck everyone and enjoy!

cmdr249

j williams · Jan 13, 2009

I am super stoked about this one. Ive been wanting to check out a becker for a long time...

Thanks Troy!

theedge13 · Jan 13, 2009

j williams said:
I am super stoked about this one. Ive been wanting to check out a becker for a long time...

Thanks Troy!

It will not disappoint. I have praised my BK11 since i got it and I am sure praises will be said about the BK2.

tonym · Jan 13, 2009

hehe, I get to go first

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rupestris · Jan 13, 2009

tonym said:
hehe, I get to go first

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good. It should be broken in nicely before I get it.

As long as I get it before J Williams, it shouldn't look like a recurve when it gets here

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SpookyPistolero · Jan 13, 2009

Rupestris said:
Good. It should be broken in nicely before I get it.
As long as I get it before J Williams, it shouldn't look like a recurve when it gets here .

If jwilliams had it before you, it would never reach you! It would escape to sweet, sweet freedom.

dttomcat · Jan 13, 2009

Unfortunately, I may have to back out due to the timing. I will be out of town from the 20th through the 25th. Bummer. Anyway, I do not want to cause a delay right off the bat like that. Cmdr, let me know what you think. Thanks. -DT

Fonly · Jan 13, 2009

Ill be interested in seeing the out comes of the reviews you guys are doing, I've been eyeing this one for a while now.

Awesome

cmdr249 · Jan 13, 2009

Due to the timing of receiving the new blade a little later than expected and my work schedule tomorrow, I am going to switch dttomcat and Sharp Eye so that everyone may participate that signed up.

Thanks for the info dttcomcat.

Order list edited.

Have fun with this one guys!

DirtyPhill · Jan 13, 2009

I am excited this will be the first Becker that I will have ever touch this is going to be sweet.

DPKnives · Jan 13, 2009

I cant wait to get to try it. By the time I get it I will have two Camillus/Becker BK-2s. one original the other is my custom one I did from just a blade blank. I will make sure I get a good shot of all 3 of them together. Doug

cmdr249 · Jan 13, 2009

DPKnives said:
I cant wait to get to try it. By the time I get it I will have two Camillus/Becker BK-2s. one original the other is my custom one I did from just a blade blank. I will make sure I get a good shot of all 3 of them together. Doug

The Camillus and KaBar comparisons will be cool!

cmdr249 · Jan 15, 2009

The BK-2 Campanion shipped today!

It's on its way to Tony all nice and new and still in the packaging.

Tony - e-mail sent with the delivery confirm. number. Post up when you get it.

To everyone participating - enjoy this and put it through its paces. Can't wait to see the pics and reviews.

Thanks to everyone!

j williams · Jan 15, 2009

hey guys, thats not right. I cant help it if I scare off blades and small children.

I promise I will keep the Colt holstered. Well, thts not a problem, because my pops has it right now. He wont turn loose of it!!! Boys and their toys huh??

cmdr249 · Jan 15, 2009

j williams said:
hey guys, thats not right. I cant help it if I scare off blades and small children.

I promise I will keep the Colt holstered. Well, thts not a problem, because my pops has it right now. He wont turn loose of it!!! Boys and their toys huh??

That's right!

tonym · Jan 15, 2009

Got youremail bro, I'll post here when I get it. I should have it just
in time for the temp to rise a bit!!!

cmdr249 · Jan 15, 2009

tonym said:
Got youremail bro, I'll post here when I get it. I should have it just
in time for the temp to rise a bit!!!

It was 6 degrees here when it left. Tomorrow is our last projected day of single digit highs.

Can't wait for this!

tonym · Jan 17, 2009

I just got the k nife about 5 minutes ago. It came brand new in box. Damn this thing is thick! It reminds me of the RAT 5 I had at 1 time.

It is alot heavier than any of the other knives I have around that size. My next day off is Tuesday, so I hope it is cool with you if I hold on to it till then. I will compare it to other knives I own around that size in camp related chores. I will have pics and my thoughts up the same day and mail it out Wednesday morning.

Hows that sound?

cmdr249 · Jan 17, 2009

Tony - glad you got it. You have 5 full days on it so enjoy it and do what you need with it.

Thanks for posting you got it.

tonym · Jan 20, 2009

Allright; First off I want to thank cmdr249 for giving me the opportunity to play. This being a pretty big and thick knife I probably would have never got to play with one, as I prefer thinner smaller knives.

This is a beast of a knife! There is no way your breaking this blade unless you set out to do it; and even then you will probably not suceed! It came to me very sharp. The coating is good and so are the handle contours. The scales are not flush with the tang and in some areas it is kind of bothersome. However with gloves on there is no issue.

The Kydex sheath holds the knife well. It has a fabric belt loop attached by rivets. I think chicago screws would have been better; giving you the opportunity to remove it.
It still does the job well. Its pretty heavy for a belt knife IMO, but on a baldric or strapped to a pack it would be fine.

I set out to compare this knife with a knife of simillar size. The only one close that I have with a similar blade shape was my Fiddleback one off.

My first task was to get a fire going. After I sectioned a few pieces of dry wood I made a couple fuzzies. One with the BK-2

and 1 with the Fiddleback

The wood wasn't the easiest to fuzz, but the thinner Fiddleback was alot easier than the 1/4" thick BK2. However it didn't do terrible. I would however thin the edge out if it were my knife.

I then used the square spine of the Fiddleback to scrape some tinder from dry branches. The spine of the BK2 with the coating wasn't doing good at this, but the edge worked perfectly!

With a couple strikes of a ferro rod we had fire. I used the spine of the Fiddleback, allthough the edge of the BK2 would have worked if need be.

I decided that I would put the Fiddleback away and just see how the BK2 would fare out in the woods.

I found some frozen hard wood. I sectioned it with my saw and started some batoning. The BK2 went through it with ease. Most of the time it only took a 2 wacks of the baton.

Then I did some chopping.

I found holding the knife like this gave me incredible leverage. It made this knife chop extremely well

More to come.......