I am looking for a mid sized fixed blade as a utility/backpacking/hunting blade. Has anyone had experience with either of these? I have not seen much on the TAC in the forums. It is on the jungletraining.com site. Does the kydex sheath with the Companion make much noise? The sheath that comes with the TAC look pretty decent. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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companion or ontario TAC?
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I bought a becker companion a few months ago and have had no complaints about it. The sheath makes no noise and can be rigged to hold more gear if needed. The blades thickness is about 1/4 inch thick and can be used to baton wood or for light chopping. The handles can be removed and are semi hollow for putting some survival gear in.
When I ordered my becker I paid more for it due to the fact everyone was buying the bkt7's and bkt9's and the vendor had to order it in.
It is an older becker but well worth the price and was the size I wanted and not what everyone else was getting.
Hope this helps
Rich
When I ordered my becker I paid more for it due to the fact everyone was buying the bkt7's and bkt9's and the vendor had to order it in.
It is an older becker but well worth the price and was the size I wanted and not what everyone else was getting.
Hope this helps
Rich
I had a Campanion and sold it. It was a quality knife, no doubt about it, but in my opinion it was way to thick to be of any practical use as a wilderness knife. The handle was too thick (but could have easily been replaced since the stock handles are removable). It was sharp as can be, and I liked the shape and the sheath (my sheath was secure and didn't rattle), but it was simply a sharpened pry bar and much too heavy to want to carry backpacking. I have butchered quite a few small animals lately, and as far as cleaning game is concerned, you'd be much better off with a thinner bladed knife like a Mora. I have owned thick blade knives in the past, but sold them all after i realized how incredibly difficult or near impossible it was to use them for whittling fuzz sticks (or anything else) or cleaning game.
I believe you'd be MUCH better off with a TAK. As far as wilderness survival blades are concerned, Jeff Randall's designs are practical, no nonsense knives that are well thought out and MUCH better than many so called survival/wilderness knives on the market. The TAK looks like it will give all other comparable quality production (and custom) knives a run for their money. It will make a much better knife. It will be less expensive than comparable knives, and due to it's thinner blade and lighter weight will be superior to a Companion in most every way. The only thing the Campanion will do better is chop, and chopping would better be handled by a larger blade or hatchet. For backpacking you will not be doing much chopping anyway. You'd be better off carrying a light weight saw and a TAK for backpacking.
I believe you'd be MUCH better off with a TAK. As far as wilderness survival blades are concerned, Jeff Randall's designs are practical, no nonsense knives that are well thought out and MUCH better than many so called survival/wilderness knives on the market. The TAK looks like it will give all other comparable quality production (and custom) knives a run for their money. It will make a much better knife. It will be less expensive than comparable knives, and due to it's thinner blade and lighter weight will be superior to a Companion in most every way. The only thing the Campanion will do better is chop, and chopping would better be handled by a larger blade or hatchet. For backpacking you will not be doing much chopping anyway. You'd be better off carrying a light weight saw and a TAK for backpacking.