Camp Knife whats you prefrence

[georges]

the bmf

or the bowie

 

[Jake Bauer]

RC-4, RC-6, BK2, or BK7

 

[Pilot1]

RC-4, Fallkniven F1 or S1, BRKT Bravo-1, Aurora or Northstar are all great choices.

 

[coloradowildman]

I'm a traditionalist so I like the Puma White Hunter in stainess. This knife will do almost anything.

I can't do attachments so here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/P116375-Stainless-Steel-White-Hunter/dp/B00022IFTE

I've had mine for about 10 years so it doesn't look quite this new but it still works like a charm.

I just got a White Hunter and it seems to be an incredible survival knife with the combination of blade design, balance, quality, and light weight (but heavier weight in the chopping area of the blade). Extremely impressed with this knife!

I don't think many people know that you can buy later models of these that are almost like new on Ebay for between $140 and $180 pretty regularly. That's pretty close to what some of the Ontario Rat series and Cold Steel Recon Scouts go for (and less than Tom Brown and Busse), except this is a stainless hand forged German knife with a 53 year history of proven reliability and track record in the wilderness and African bush. Really glad I got one finally!

 

[elkins45]

Camp knife? I'll take a hatchet

 

[winbag338]

I camp at red lions, so im going with spydercos centofaunte III.

 

[coloradowildman]

Camp knife? I'll take a hatchet

Yes, a hatchet is indispensible in the wilderness (I never go into the back country without one).

 

[swimmerdude1127]

I think a great camp knife is the Busse BATAC. Good size to be able to accomplish smaller tasks while at the same time being able to baton decent size wood for a fire or other larger cutting jobs.

 

[gdtrfb]

I used to do field research work in the glades and coastal survey work. I was dirt poor and didn't know much about knives at that time. I had a gerber ez out and it was fine for a decade or so. I used to backpack a bunch in NY/VT and then moved to CO and did even more back country stuff in all seasons.

For car camping or family stuff, we have dedicated kitchen blades, so I carry a small fb < 4" and maybe a sak/leatherman or slip joint for day hikes and general use. The hatchet is fine for fires, and unless backpacking I actually want a bigger axe. Took the family to a picnic just downhill from a mtn pass recently and had no problems starting a fire with a paramil. Some nice curls and shavings went right up.

I've never needed anything over 4", but have a peaked interest lately (at least to look at).

 

[BryFry]

I think a small to medium blade works fine if you also carry an axe and a machete along with it.

Personally I find a large 10+" blade works great for me. I find myself using my larger blades more, even when carrying a smaller blade with it. I'd never be happy with ONLY one small knife when camping, or day hiking.

 

[Jake Bauer]

8 month old thread.. wow.

 

[razorback1595]

i'd go with an RC-6 or a bark river canadian special

 

[GRIM 62]

I'm with kgd,I like variety.georges,where did you find those old Gerbers'?

 

[Mannlicher]

I have a small Wetterling ax, and a folding saw for camp work. I have a knife that could to it as well, but I prefer to use an ax to chop.

 

[puukkoman]

I find myself saying the same thing every time someone asks this question... for years now.
Bark River Settler.

 

[orthogonal1]

Last few times I went camping, I did the "none destructive" thing and only needed my usually preferred EDC - an approximately 4-inch bladed locking folder.

However, I did have either my old Trailmaster or Browning Crowell/Barker with me in case I needed to do some light chopping.

 

[Infi-del]

IMHO a camp knife needs to be able to do a little of everything. It's a cheapie but I really love my Ontario (Spec Plus) survival bowie. It's got about a 10" blade, approximately .25" thick, 1095 carbon steel, has a full bevel from the spine which lightens it up a little. I convexed the edge and have found it to be a good performer. It get's razor sharp, shaprens well, holds it edge for a long time and can chop, slice, and even skin well in a pinch. The handle is comfortable and I've beaten it to death and it's still in one piece. I ground off the back edge as it chewed up batons something awful. Now I always have my leatherman charge with me anyway so it covers my small blade needs. But that Spec Plus survival bowie stays in my truck 24/7 as it's not expensive so I'm not affraid to leave it in there like I would be with my Busse NMFBL or NO-E. I take those when I want to do serious work.