CHALLENGE: Sell me on Busse.

trevitrace said:
Don't forget lugging gas with. Good for getting stubborn fires going as well. :rolleyes:
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You don't need gas, pull the spark plug boot back and put your tinder in between the disconnected plug wire and male end of the plug and pull the cord, instant spark (if you have a good plug, so carry a spare. This means you will need a chain wrench/plug tool too.)

This bag is getting heavy... thankfully we have a trollish being to carry it, right tantrik?
 
tantrik77 said:
It has always blown my mind that people shell out $400+ for choppers or other large fixed blades with the intention of using it as a tool to cut/baton/process wood. What the hell is the point? Seems highly idiotic to me.

You know what I use that is a billion times more efficient and costs the same or less than what some spend on these blades? A CHAINSAW!

These idiots would get through one tree by the time I could clear the entire forest.
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Um, this is a knife forum not a chainsaw forum. We are here to talk knives not the best way to fell a forest.


OP, given your preferences I cannot sell you on one. There have been so many variations. I don't know all the stuff they have put out, won't even pretend to but others her will have suggestions like trev. If you can't find a busse you don't like then you have your eyes shut. That said, many are hard to find and expensive. I don't own many Busse or kin but what I do have is at the top of my collection (users). What I have will not be your preferred blade shape. My most recent is an active duty in Elmax called a "janitors closet" close out. Blems if you will, yet I can't figure out what the blem is and it has the full warranty. Nice and thin sliceyness compared to most in the line. Came up out of the blue only available if you knew it was available. Not expensive for what I got even considering the kydex sheath. My point is, they do stuff, even one off stuff all the time. Get on the newsletter and check the forum here every once in a while. See if something you fancy is in the pipe.

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I have been on more multi-day hikes in the past 5 years than most probably do in their lifetime. I have also thru-hiked the AT. Never have I ever needed a large chopper to process wood and I have never seen a 2+ pound chopper on the trails either. If you are hiking 12-15 miles a day for many days with one, you need to re-evaluate. A Mora will honestly accomplish all of the wood processing needs that could ever arise while backcountry backpacking/hiking.

My laplander weighs 6.5 ounces, costs $20, and has been more than I have ever needed on the trails.

My point still stands.

ETA: Sorry for the thread derail OP. I see now that you said you had NO need for a chopper. My bad.
 
tantrik77 said:
I have been on more multi-day hikes in the past 5 years than most probably do in their lifetime. I have also thru-hiked the AT. Never have I ever needed a large chopper to process wood and I have never seen a 2+ pound chopper on the trails either. If you are hiking 12-15 miles a day for many days with one, you need to re-evaluate. A Mora will honestly accomplish all of the wood processing needs that could ever arise while backcountry backpacking/hiking.

My laplander weighs 6.5 ounces, costs $20, and has been more than I have ever needed on the trails.

My point still stands.
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Your point stands? If your point still stood, you wouldn't be using a Mora or a laplander.
 
tantrik77 said:
I have been on more multi-day hikes in the past 5 years than most probably do in their lifetime. I have also thru-hiked the AT. Never have I ever needed a large chopper to process wood and I have never seen a 2+ pound chopper on the trails either. If you are hiking 12-15 miles a day for many days with one, you need to re-evaluate. A Mora will honestly accomplish all of the wood processing needs that could ever arise while backcountry backpacking/hiking.

My laplander weighs 6.5 ounces, costs $20, and has been more than I have ever needed on the trails.

My point still stands.
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Sure. Great. Good for you. Your point is in the wrong thread though. This thread is about selling a knife nut on a busse NON-CHOPPER not related to hiking at all, in any way what-so-ever.

Fine if you have an opinion on what you are talking about but it is not what we are talking about. Maybe start your own thread on the subject you would like to talk about rather than interjecting your opinion here on a subject not being discussed.
 
tantrik77 said:
It has always blown my mind that people shell out $400+ for choppers or other large fixed blades with the intention of using it as a tool to cut/baton/process wood. What the hell is the point?
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Sorry, so what was your interest in the light CHOPPER for $400+ ?
I don't care what people use, buy, or carry, but I definitely don't go around a knife forum calling them idiots for doing it.
 
tantrik77 said:
I have never seen a 2+ pound chopper on the trails either. If you are hiking 12-15 miles a day for many days with one, you need to re-evaluate.
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Or lose five pounds...then you'll be 3 pounds ahead, even carrying a 2 pound knife or axe. :)

And trails, pah!
Trails are just the jumping off point to where the real adventure begins.
 
I personally think the chain saw comment was more intended as a bit of sarcasm. If I am driving the back woods (logging roads, dirt roads, and so forth), a chain saw is handy for emergencies. I have experienced such, but in those actual cases, there were other people around within a mile or so and I knew if I had to, I could hike out and get a dozer to move a tree or pull a badly stuck vehicle out. You don't stop pitch a tent and start mowing the forest down.
 
I should look into some of the Scrapyard knives, or maybe find a Busse and have a nice Tanto regrind on it... That does seem like a lot of work to make the knife suitable to my tastes, though. I'll just keep an eye out for that recurved Busse and take a gander at Scrapyard's offerings. I'm still kinda beating myself up for not picking up a Busse Waki I saw for $225. Seemed like it would be fun to have just for the heck of it.
 
Anyone can go back and dig through my comments,, I've said many times that when it comes to splitting wood in the yard, I'll take a maul over an knife, heck I'd take a hydraulic splitter!
My point is, big choppers aren't just for efficiency, they're fun.
I would imagine butterfly knives are fun too,, not my thing but I wouldn't go telling people that they're idiots for carrying them over a SAK.
Sorry to derail but I can't stand quiet while someone bashes a group for what they like,, sorry to the OP, good luck in your search!
 
Comeuppance said:
I should look into some of the Scrapyard knives, or maybe find a Busse and have a nice Tanto regrind on it... That does seem like a lot of work to make the knife suitable to my tastes, though. I'll just keep an eye out for that recurved Busse and take a gander at Scrapyard's offerings. I'm still kinda beating myself up for not picking up a Busse Waki I saw for $225. Seemed like it would be fun to have just for the heck of it.
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Swamp rat too. An RMD Tanto would be epic.
 
Hey bro there are busse that I'm interested in
The muk is one
The war train hand car (anyone got one of these?)
And a couple others .
The main attraction ( for me) To busse is their infi it is impressive....
Expensive..... and hard to find what you want unless you get in on the pre-order that you want.
I still intend to give some busse a shot but.... seeing how well
Nathan's blades preforms through abuse is awsome enough to sell me on them :)
 
Just get a Busse or Swamprat sword those are some real fun. Look on the exchange for a Battle grade AK47 should be a few popping up. If you strip the coating then it will be a watermelon slicing terror machine.
 
tantrik77 said:
I have been on more multi-day hikes in the past 5 years than most probably do in their lifetime. I have also thru-hiked the AT. Never have I ever needed a large chopper to process wood and I have never seen a 2+ pound chopper on the trails either. If you are hiking 12-15 miles a day for many days with one, you need to re-evaluate. A Mora will honestly accomplish all of the wood processing needs that could ever arise while backcountry backpacking/hiking.

My laplander weighs 6.5 ounces, costs $20, and has been more than I have ever needed on the trails.

My point still stands.

ETA: Sorry for the thread derail OP. I see now that you said you had NO need for a chopper. My bad.
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Its true that the blades we use nowadays tend to be overkill for what we need...most of the time. I've experienced a few times in my life where I wish I had or I did have to use that big ol' hunk of steel.
As for OP's question, personally, I would never buy a BUSSE unless it was one of their choppers.
 
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