Fixed blade recommendations for canoe trip.

Looks looks you've made up your mind, but I usually use a lanyard/dummy cord on a carabiner on my boating fixed blades, so personally, I wouldn't rule out a more expensive knife.

I usually have two knives one me. A good one for my use and a cheap lender for the inevitable "can I borrow your knife for a minute?"

Whatever you decide, I highly reccomemd the Bradford Guardian 4 as an outdoor all around utility knife.
 
Morakniv Bushcraft Orange comes with a SS blade and will work just fine for three days of canoe camping.
 
I agree with choosing a Mora. My favorite knife for canoeing is the Woods Walker by A.G.Russell carried in the neck sheath. For the price you could add one along with the Mora.
 
You get what you want and have fun on your trip. For what it's worth I spent a week in the boundary waters with a BK16,1095CV. No rust.
 
NJBillK said:
If you get two of them, you can sharpen one Very toothy, like 120 grit toothy for rope, line, fish bellies, and other needs that require a bite. While the other can be brought up to a higher polish.

Or, one can be a utility knife for wood work, cleaning fish, and other dirty tasks, while the other can be a "clean" knife for food usage.
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The alternative is that mora makes a "rescue" version of the companion. Pretty much the same knife but with rounded tip and serrated edge.
 
Batleship is spot on with his reccomendation of a Buck or Mora.
Any Buck 100 series knife would be a good choice.
Moras are great for the price.
Way back when I was young ,all we had was carbon steel and leather sheaths,it worked fine
Lots of terrific canoe trips minor patina on the blades, and I don't recall any sheath failures.
Have a great time on your trip!
 
In my youth I lead river/caving trips for a local camping organization in Missouri. They were 7 day trips, all along our local rivers/streams. This was in the early 90's. The org I worked for did not allow fixed blades, and I carried a SAK and various folders, I think maybe a gerber gator in a pouch sheath was my most carried locking folder.

These are tame rivers, no white water, but even with gentle paddling there would be slight rust at the end of every trip somewhere. On a backspring, or inside a liner, everything got wet eventually.

if it were available then the Benchmade Hunt Steep Country would have likely been my choice. Good steel, useful blade, kydex sheath, and a great (in my opinion) warranty. Happy paddling.
 
Hogue EX-F02 would fit what you are looking for. Sheath is ideal for it in my opinion.
 
Just a word of warning. I worked at a Boundary Waters YMCA canoe camp in the late 60s after high school. The previous year, a young woman counselor was being lined down a rapids in a canoe, and got into some rough water and had to cut the canoe loose. She cut towards herself, the taut line severed instantly and she stabbed herself in the mouth and bled to death. So, a blunt-end blade might be called for if you're likely to be in that situation.
 
Good grief, what a horrible story. Cut away from yourself, always away. I guess if you must cut toward yourself, lock your elbow or something.

I wanted to mention the Buck Vanguard, the model with a texturized rubber handle and nylon sheath. Stainless blade.
 
Carry whatever you want, 3 days is fine for most blades in fresh water, since your camping blade will likely be packed in the dry gear. As for a lifejacket knife, there are lots of good ones, just depends on your speed and what you are doing. I'd recommend a spyderco saver-salt, chuck some cord on it, stuff it in a pocket, and forget its there until you need it.
 
I use a crkt free hunter with the spine grinded down for fun trips like that if it's lost I'm not out too much money.
 
My life jacket knife is a Gerber River Shorty. If I loose it for some reason, I wouldn't be heart broken. It does little cutting and is there for emergencies. Camp chores are addressed with other blades.
 
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