Hey,
So this has been on my mind for the past few weeks, and after watching countless hours of video on each knife, and reading hundreds of webpages, I still can't make up my mind which to get.
3V Bark River Aurora LT
Elmax Aurora LT (I think this is .2 of an inch shorter than the 3V according to DLT)
3V L.T Wright GNS - Convex
Lam CoS Fallkniven F1 Pro
Maybe you have a better suggestion?
I currently have a Casstrom No 10 Scandi and love this knife, the handle is really comfortable, but I feel the steel is a tad on the weak side for me, as I have rolled and chipped it... it's K720. If only this knife was available in 3V, or similar. Maybe K720 is a great steel, and I just used it wrong...
I also have a Bravo 1 LT, but just can't seem to get into it... Lovely knife, but just not what I was expecting.
I have a small LionSteel M1 also, which I make use of when skinning rabbits... Great little tool in M390.
This knife will be paired with a folding saw, and small axe.
The typical uses of this knife that I will buy will be:
Battoning (I love doing this)
Feathering
Light food prep (Cutting meat...)
Camp tasks
Fishing in fresh water (Trout)
1 Yearly trip in salt water fishing
Skinning game, not very often though (From rabbits to deer)
Essentially, I want one knife to do it all, even if it doesn't excel in every area, as long as it gets the job done.
I do take care of my knives, and keep them clean and dry when using around water, and always put a light coating of oil on each evening after use, and strop.
When looking at the F1 Pro, I just keep thinking it is going to be too thick, and too much like a tactical knife, and not so much a bushcraft/outdoors field knife, maybe I'm wrong?
I like the handle shape of the Aurora LT, it looks pretty similar to my Casstrom, but am worried it's just a tad long for fishing and belt carry but seems a great knife.
The L.T Wright GNS looks like a great knife, but I really couldn't find that much info on it.
How do all these knives compare? If anyone has photos of any of them side by side, that would be great!
What steel would be best, the Lam.CoS or 3V. I understand that CoS is stainless, and 3V is basically semi-stainless. This doesn't worry me too much, as like I said, I keep my knives clean. I have also read CoS is chippy, but then I have read the same about 3V...
Please try and talk me into one of them and out of the rest!
It's driving me insane thinking about it haha.
Here are links to the ones I am looking at.
https://www.dlttrading.com/lt-wrigh...burlap-micarta-natural-liners-copper-hardware
https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark-river-knives-aurora-lt-cpm-3v-olivewood/
https://www.knivesshipfree.com/fallkniven-f1-pro-swedish-military-survival-knife-cos-steel/
So this has been on my mind for the past few weeks, and after watching countless hours of video on each knife, and reading hundreds of webpages, I still can't make up my mind which to get.
3V Bark River Aurora LT
Elmax Aurora LT (I think this is .2 of an inch shorter than the 3V according to DLT)
3V L.T Wright GNS - Convex
Lam CoS Fallkniven F1 Pro
Maybe you have a better suggestion?
I currently have a Casstrom No 10 Scandi and love this knife, the handle is really comfortable, but I feel the steel is a tad on the weak side for me, as I have rolled and chipped it... it's K720. If only this knife was available in 3V, or similar. Maybe K720 is a great steel, and I just used it wrong...
I also have a Bravo 1 LT, but just can't seem to get into it... Lovely knife, but just not what I was expecting.
I have a small LionSteel M1 also, which I make use of when skinning rabbits... Great little tool in M390.
This knife will be paired with a folding saw, and small axe.
The typical uses of this knife that I will buy will be:
Battoning (I love doing this)
Feathering
Light food prep (Cutting meat...)
Camp tasks
Fishing in fresh water (Trout)
1 Yearly trip in salt water fishing
Skinning game, not very often though (From rabbits to deer)
Essentially, I want one knife to do it all, even if it doesn't excel in every area, as long as it gets the job done.
I do take care of my knives, and keep them clean and dry when using around water, and always put a light coating of oil on each evening after use, and strop.
When looking at the F1 Pro, I just keep thinking it is going to be too thick, and too much like a tactical knife, and not so much a bushcraft/outdoors field knife, maybe I'm wrong?
I like the handle shape of the Aurora LT, it looks pretty similar to my Casstrom, but am worried it's just a tad long for fishing and belt carry but seems a great knife.
The L.T Wright GNS looks like a great knife, but I really couldn't find that much info on it.
How do all these knives compare? If anyone has photos of any of them side by side, that would be great!
What steel would be best, the Lam.CoS or 3V. I understand that CoS is stainless, and 3V is basically semi-stainless. This doesn't worry me too much, as like I said, I keep my knives clean. I have also read CoS is chippy, but then I have read the same about 3V...
Please try and talk me into one of them and out of the rest!
It's driving me insane thinking about it haha.
Here are links to the ones I am looking at.
https://www.dlttrading.com/lt-wrigh...burlap-micarta-natural-liners-copper-hardware
https://www.knivesshipfree.com/bark-river-knives-aurora-lt-cpm-3v-olivewood/
https://www.knivesshipfree.com/fallkniven-f1-pro-swedish-military-survival-knife-cos-steel/
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