Recommendation? Budget folder for outdoor use

bobe01 said:
As for fixed, I would feel little awkward with a knife on my belt while hiking, it's not usual in my country, and I really don't use it until we do longer stops. Even my phone stays in backpack, I like empty pockets.
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I can count on 2 hands, maybe 1, the number of times I've seen hikers in my area wearing a fixed blade while hiking. (Hunting season is another matter.).

On trips where I want to bring a fixed blade, I either carry it in my pack's lid or in my food bag. 99% of the time I use the knife, it is for food. I'm not pushing a fixed blade on you. Just noting the carry option.

Also, I only take 1 knife. Just clean it before using it for food.

If you really like 12C27 and want a tougher knife than your Opinel 8, consider the Opinel 10. I've split kindling with a 10 and numerous occasions. No problem. Just keep the lock ring disengaged and don't push it too hard.

If you like the Rat1, just pull the trigger on that. In all honesty, we can do a lot of hiking without pushing a knife hard.
 
I'm in the RAT 1 camp, too. It is still in rotation, but for about 3 years I carried the 8cr version in my pocket while doing all my construction work duties. My sweat can rust about anything, and since I sweat through my jeans nearly every day in the S. Texas summer, I couldn't be more pleased with the corrosion resistance. The most rust (no, I come home and crash... I don't dig my knife out for maintenance) I ever saw in the blade I was able to "erase" with a pencil eraser and my finger nail.

Bigger handle than a lot of inexpensive knives which is good for me as I have XL mitts, better ergos, and holds and edge fairly well. After all the hell I put it through it still locks up tight. It's a winner.

Robert
 
Get a Buck 110 on your belt and call it a day.
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Outdoor folder = Cold Steel if you ask me. Ultimate Hunter, Recon 1, Code 4, Voyager... They’re all sturdy and stainless.
 
pinnah said:
I can count on 2 hands, maybe 1, the number of times I've seen hikers in my area wearing a fixed blade while hiking. (Hunting season is another matter.).

On trips where I want to bring a fixed blade, I either carry it in my pack's lid or in my food bag. 99% of the time I use the knife, it is for food. I'm not pushing a fixed blade on you. Just noting the carry option.

Also, I only take 1 knife. Just clean it before using it for food.

If you really like 12C27 and want a tougher knife than your Opinel 8, consider the Opinel 10. I've split kindling with a 10 and numerous occasions. No problem. Just keep the lock ring disengaged and don't push it too hard.

If you like the Rat1, just pull the trigger on that. In all honesty, we can do a lot of hiking without pushing a knife hard.
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I like fixed blades and own few nice ones (Enzo trapper flat, Lionsteel M4, Enzo necker flat, Fallkniven F2, number of Mora's, Spyderco Waterway is ordered, + local hand made good quality knives), but apart from Lionsteel TRE, Opinels and Para 3 which is my main EDC, I don't have a locking folder.

When I go fishing or into the woods I always carry fixed on my belt but that's because it is used all the time. I don't need it on sport hiking/trekking trips. Actually I could probably do it without any knife at all but there's no way I'm leaving my house without a SAK:confused::D

I was thinking about miniature fixed blades like Rainier fastpak but sheets take too much space. I could make custom miniature sheets from a thin leather tho, not a bad idea at all
 
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Manly Wasp in Sandvik, love my orange handled one, not a lock back but the four way stops are annoying at first, then addictive to open and close. I now have two Manly Comrades, one in D2 and one in cpm 154, again not lockbacks but are very stout knives. For a lock back, check out Bucks Slim line in their standard 420HC if you want to stay within your budget, 110 or 112.

One small fixed blade I find interesting but still debate how useful it would be is a Mora Eldris.
 
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