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Bushcraft / Survival knife

Cold Steel Bushman is a great all purpose Outdoor Survival/works for most stuff knife that runs about $40 tops. Cool and almost invincible.
 
I have (2) BK-2s, but they are heavy - you will get fatigued over time, unless you have ridiculous pipes for that .25" 1095.

I highly recommend the BK-16. The ergonomics are fantastic, it's ~$60-$65, so you could get three of 'em for $200. Hell, you could do a BK-9 for your chopping, and a BK-24 in D2 for you smaller tasks (and STILL have $50-$70 bucks leftover).

I don't have a lot of experience with high-end knives, but I can tell you that I kick ass with food prep and bushcrafting on the cheap with my Beckers. I shit you not, I cut down a tree with my BK-2 last week and used it to dice vegetables afterwards.
 
schmittie said:
Fiddleback Forge

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Beautiful work, great looking knives.
I like style and design that doesn't look like everything else.
 
AlexWitte said:
I have (2) BK-2s, but they are heavy - you will get fatigued over time, unless you have ridiculous pipes for that .25" 1095.

I highly recommend the BK-16. The ergonomics are fantastic, it's ~$60-$65, so you could get three of 'em for $200. Hell, you could do a BK-9 for your chopping, and a BK-24 in D2 for you smaller tasks (and STILL have $50-$70 bucks leftover).

I don't have a lot of experience with high-end knives, but I can tell you that I kick ass with food prep and bushcrafting on the cheap with my Beckers. I shit you not, I cut down a tree with my BK-2 last week and used it to dice vegetables afterwards.
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I like all kinds of knives. From the the well built no frills Becker's on up to the high dollar ones. After reading your post I'll definitely be getting some soon.
 
I like to carry a big 'survival' (read wood-processing) knife and a smaller 'bushcraft' (carving and other finer tasks) knife when in the woods. Generally I also carry a saw for cutting up larger pieces of wood. You can get mid-sized knives that are capable in both roles but they won't do either as well as the more specialized knives. It really comes down to how much weight you can/want to carry. If weight was not an issue I'd be carrying a splitting maul and a 30" bow saw with me. :D
 
Moses2792796 said:
I like to carry a big 'survival' (read wood-processing) knife and a smaller 'bushcraft' (carving and other finer tasks) knife when in the woods. Generally I also carry a saw for cutting up larger pieces of wood. You can get mid-sized knives that are capable in both roles but they won't do either as well as the more specialized knives. It really comes down to how much weight you can/want to carry. If weight was not an issue I'd be carrying a splitting maul and a 30" bow saw with me. :D
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I agree with you about having multiple knives.
My idea is to have the Bravo 1.5 and then have a Bravo Necker sheath attached to it. I even thought about having an entire survival system based off the Bravo 1.5.
Like the 1.5 with the Necker attached to it. On that have a pouch for a survival tin. All of that would be heavy so instead of having it on your belt I want to have a strap on it across your chest and hang at your waist. It's called a baldric strap.
 
1willi4 said:
I agree with you about having multiple knives.
My idea is to have the Bravo 1.5 and then have a Bravo Necker sheath attached to it. I even thought about having an entire survival system based off the Bravo 1.5.
Like the 1.5 with the Necker attached to it. On that have a pouch for a survival tin. All of that would be heavy so instead of having it on your belt I want to have a strap on it across your chest and hang at your waist. It's called a baldric strap.
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Sounds very handy. For me I'm usually hiking when carrying these kind of blades, so I have a big knife in my pack and smaller ones on my person. The big knife comes out when I stop to make fire and/or shelter.
 
I got this blade from Ragweed Forge for ~$40, added the scales, made with scrap wood for now. It was an aesthetic/finesse upgrade to my HighQ Allaround mora, which costs $10 at Ragweed. Both are great for detail work.

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For just cutting, ragweed forge has Moras and some great old time looking pieces for great prices. They are about 1/16 steel but sharp! I gave one to a friend who is a civil war re enactor, he had a sheath made for it and he often uses it in camp when they have living history displays. I like the large roach belly myself. My favorite all time camp knife has to be a Hudson Bay knife, I have two varying blade thickness ones from ML knives.
 
With a budget up to $200, you have a lot of choices out there... you could get several factory knives for that amount, or a very nice custom from one of the makers here on BF or the net.
I am partial to the custom choice :)
 
Gso 4.1 or 5.1 by Survive! Knives are extremely well made and they fit the bill for what your wanting to accomplish and your price range. Also I have a bk 16 and bk2 with upgrades and they cost less than the esee models which are basically the same knives once you through micarta on the beckers
 
I am now the proud owner of Bark River Bravo 1.5 with matte black G10 handle scales. Loving the convex edge so far too.
 
1willi4 said:
I am now the proud owner of Bark River Bravo 1.5 with matte black G10 handle scales. Loving the convex edge so far too.
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This thread has been really helpful, as I'm looking for pretty much the same thing and the Bark River Bravo 1.5 and Survive! 5.1 have been my top 2 contenders. Any pics of your new Bravo 1.5 possible?
 
I'm hoping to revive this thread. I was going to get the GSO 5 from survive knives but they don't have any in stock. What do you guys think of the M3 from Lionsteel?
 
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