First Knife - What to get

AttilaTheHun said:
Would you buy a Ferrari as your first car right after you get your license?
No. You would buy a Toyota corolla. Used.
$15 on a mora as a first knife is money well spent. It will serve 90% of your purposes. If it (ever) becomes insufficient, then and only then go out an buy something fancier, knowing what you will have learned from using it.
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Actually, if I had had the money when I first got my license, I would of bought a 'vette. :D

To the OP, get something that you feel comfortable with. That feels good in your hands. Whether it's a cheap flea market knife, or a $1000 dollar knife, if you don't like it, you'll never use it. IMO, of course..
 
Lots of good advice. I would suggest starting with a Mora and then move to a ESEE, Becker or Bark River. Whichever of those you like best.
 
ESEE 4 (on the bottom belw the RC-3MIL) 4.06" blade & canvas micarta handle - comes with full Molle backed kydex sheath for $99.95. A rock sold camp knife with large knife capability - like processing wood for e.g. No questions asked send it in for replacement guarantee! :D

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Get a mora clipper and use it hard. If you want something more after a while get yourself a BK2.
 
Don't forget the swamp rats too. Funny, I made a similar thread, looking for similar things, except more of a hunter. I was looking at the Gerber Big Rock, held it at the store and it was nice, except the handle might've been a little too thin, but that's me being extra picky. That knife and the Kershaw Bear Hunter II seem quite comparable, although I'd say the Gerber makes a better camp knife(due to the lanyard hole and slightly longer blade..you can baton with it if you wanted to but don't have to..it has a full tang), whereas the Kershaw has the thumb grooves and I don't think it is a full tang. But then again these are cheaper knives were talking about.

I'd also throw in the Coldsteel Master Hunter, it's about $80-90, nice knife for skinning, carving, cooking, all around, it's just that I'm on a lighter budget. In my opinion the blade size is about right for all the things you mentioned.

Something you mentioned was "carving" and "skinning".. I guess it depends on your preference, but for me... when it comes to skinning I want to have some belly/width in the blade, whereas with carving I want to have a smaller width so the blade is more sleek and easy to handle with precision...I guess it's all about finding that trade off point.
 
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