Camping/Hiking Fixed Blade Knife?

roma kid · Mar 3, 2003

What fixed blade knife would be good for hiking and camping purposes?

Bobwhite · Mar 4, 2003

I always bring a Himalayan Imports khukuri. Check them out over in the makers/manufacturers area.

Greymoor · Mar 4, 2003

Swamp Rat knives Camp Tramp would fit the bill also. You can check them out over in the makers/manufacturers area.

HJK · Mar 4, 2003

I take two. One smaller one is for light chores, especially kitchen, and one larger one is for heavier duty work. I usually take a Blackwood stellite or talonite for my lighter knife, and I wear it as a neck knife much of the time. The larger knife is usually a Busse, either a Steelheart II or a Natural Outlaw, but it does vary.

rev_jch · Mar 4, 2003

for camping I use a knifeware kampr, for hinking a benchmade 180 outbounder.

a kampr makes a great alternative to a large camp knife, and makes a good, very efficient chopper.

hope this helps!

roma kid · Mar 4, 2003

Thanks for the advice. This is the first time I heard of the knifeware kampr. Is this a pretty good knife?

Buzzbait · Mar 4, 2003

For the tradional man, Marbles and Blackjacks rule.

I don't carry a very large blade while hiking, tending to pack either my Marbles Fieldcraft or Blackjack Small. I like to travel light.

Danbo · Mar 5, 2003

I think my Dozier Pro Guide with ironwood handle and Wilderness sheath makes a great hiking and camping knife. Big enough for most anything, but not too heavy to carry around.

rev_jch · Mar 5, 2003

The Kampr is a great knife!!! it has a convex edge that is very sharp, and can be maintained by stropping on a piece of carboard. The blade is aus-8. It is a great camp knife well worth the moey (for around $90). The multi-postion sheath is nice. Its a great knife for hikes where you would be spending extended periods of time out, such as backpacking. Fir a camp knife it fits the bill quite well. If you want something for a daily hike I would go with something smaller such as a benchmade 180 outbounder, or a marbles (but in my opinion the sheaths on the marbles arent very good, very poor quality, I use to have a woodcraft that literally did not fit in the sheath!!...maybe they've improved?).

andrewb · Mar 8, 2003

FYI, there's another thread going in this forum, "Camp/Hiking knife under $50?" & you will find some good suggestions there.

While I'm here, take a look at the Scandinavian Mora/Puukko type knives (ragweedforge.com is a good source). They are inexpensive, *sharp*, & comfortable to wear & hold.

Hope this helps, good luck!

Andrew