Bolo or Bowie for the woods?

[jesseaction]

Hey gentlemen, here is another noob-sounding question while I sit in my office and think about better things.

I want to get a camping woods knife, and am looking at the Cheaper than Dirt Rough Use knives. Do you guys reckon the Classic (which is a big bowie) or Bolo would be more useful overall? Seems like the bolo would only be good for chopping. I've never used a larger blade out in the woods at all, instead using small saws and/or hatchet. These guys are both 13.5" long total.

links:
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/DBA443-1.html
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/DBA444-1.html

Thanks again :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

Hey gentlemen, here is another noob-sounding question while I sit in my office and think about better things.

I want to get a camping woods knife, and am looking at the Cheaper than Dirt Rough Use knives. Do you guys reckon the Classic (which is a big bowie) or Bolo would be more useful overall? Seems like the bolo would only be good for chopping. I've never used a larger blade out in the woods at all, instead using small saws and/or hatchet. These guys are both 13.5" long total.

links:
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/DBA443-1.html
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/DBA444-1.html

Thanks again :thumbup::thumbup:

A good big Bowie knife is FAR more versatile in the woods than any of those exotic blade types.

 

[fettgesicht]

This is cheap Chinese production and these knives may disintegrate during heavy use. If you insist I'd go with Classic.

 

[jesseaction]

This is cheap Chinese production and these knives may disintegrate during heavy use. If you insist I'd go with Classic.

I know people have mixed feelings about knifetest, but the Classic that he destroyed performed amazingly well, lasting right up to the final side-impact hammer test. He said it didn't chop too well, but it was tough as nails, structure-wise and edge-retention-wise. Pretty impressive for $100, let alone $10. I bet quality control can't be too awesome at that price point though, so maybe its hit or miss.