For those that spend alot of time in the woods/field--what's working for ya?

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BOSS1

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Greetings all,

It's definitely a impressive display of cutting power to see Busse blades hacking up cars and stabbing through frying pans. Go nuts!!

But for those that are regularly spending time in the field with more routine/mundane cutting chores--camping, hunting, etc. what are finding works for ya and what are you using it for? Knife and sheath.

BOSS
 
I thought I'd love my Boss Jack for all this stuff, but so far I have been pretty happy with a CABS. I don't hunt, but I do go camping and mess around cutting fallen pieces of wood. I'm a bit surprised to see how little I've ever needed to use a knife out there so far.

I have a leather cross draw pouch-style sheath from Paul Long that works great. I prefer leather--just feels more natural, organic, in tune with nature, that cheesy type of stuff :) and it's easier on the knives

I have been mulling over bringing a huge knife, like a Bushwacker Mistress. It's not too heavy and has a choil so I can do smaller tasks, but it's also awesome for chopping. It's definitely still a knife rather than a chopper. I don't have a sheath for it yet so I can't bring it out safely, but I have one on order from Chuddy Bear.
 
I like my NMSFNO, it's a pretty versitile knife. I have it in a Kydex bandoleer style sheath and a Spec Ops Sheath.

The Muk can't chop worth a crap, but it's a pretty nice knife for bushcraft. It batons well, and has a nice convex edge that works gret for cutting.
 
I find that I really only need 1 knife in the woods, usually something small like my BOSS St, however I do bring some large blades to play with like my NMFBM, Waki, etc. Let's face it, most of us use a tent or some form of store bought shelter so we really don't need to build one, harvesting firewood means occasionally chopping but only really to get the fire started, to feed the fire just throw on dead wood which can usually be harvested in smaller pieces. I guess my point to all this is that I bring them for fun not need and I think most folks here are in the same boat.
 
I regularly carry my SFNOLE in a Mashed Cat drop leg sheath. Great combo.

While I have never needed to cut sheet metal :D, I have pryed, battoned, chopped, stoaked the fire, etc with the SFNOLE. She is a great user!
 
My saber grind SFNO / hand smoothed tan canvas on desert speckled blade. in my modified Spec ops brand sheath which has a swiss army knife, bic lighter and surefire L4 inside. clearing out downed tree limbs on the farm. Cut a 3" diameter piece of hard wood about a foot long, use it as a baton, and trim the little limbs off the big ones. works like a dream.. Yes, I should be using my NMFBM or FFBM for this, but I like carrying my SFNO on my side. What your carry is what you'll use.
amazingly enough, this is it new, and after all the abuse, only some smears on the paint on the sides, but about 2 inches gone on top from batoning, and without ever sharpening, it's still super sharp... Thats why I buy Busse :)
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I live in the woods and use my knives everyday for various task, i carry a Cabs LE everyday, use my Sar 6 alot for kindling and such, my Basic 11 that i stripped for other chopping needs, i play with the others alot but these get used almost daily.
 
I've been using my hell razor lately camping and hunting and cutting stuff around the ranch. Carry it in a kydex sheath with a esee molle back and pouch, a fire kit and small med kit in the pouch.

cricket
 
I pretty much use my CABS and SAR 3 for woodsy stuff. The CABS rides in a Gravitas leather pouch, the SAR3 is in a Mashed Cat kydex. Most of the bigger ones are for fun, but I have been known to pack my SAR 6 or Ratweiler occasionally. The SAR 6 rides in a Mashed Cat kydex with ESEE molle back and pouch. The weiler lives in a Mountain Mike (I think) sheath
 
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Camping, SAR8 with Cud.Bear dangler drop

Hunting, MUK with Martin Swinkels old school looking drop Hybred

EDC,SAR3 with Mashed Cat

ED work ,Game Warden with Mashed Cat
 
My BATAC was the only thing I really ever needed, but it resides with my oldest son now. So, my BJLE is for general purpose and the MUK does food duty. Hopefully the MUK will prove to be my skinning/processing blade eventually.
 
For camp stuff I carry a SAR 6 LE with mashed cat kydex and drop leg attachment that has a Tek Lok attached to it. I EDC a spyderco Paramilitary 2.
 
Living in the woods I find myself every day carrying (in order of frequency) Meaner HACK, Scrapper 5 LE, SAR 3, or CABS all of which are worn in kydex mounted horizontally on the front of my belt so I can draw them from any position, sitting in a vehicle/quad/tractor, kneeling, squatting, in a tree, or even lying prone by slightly lifting one hip. This covers about 90% of my daily cutting requirements (hay bales, mail, cardboard, woodworking projects, food prep, fuzz sticks, plant trimming, etc). Along with that I carry a Surefire Outdoorsman powered by two Sanyo Eneloops I change every couple of days for good measure that gets carried in a nylon maglite holster on the right hip. Since you asked what works in the woods, I must also mention the almost always carried Kel-tec PMR-30 on the left hip in kydex and a 13 year old SOG Power Plier multi tool horizontally mounted in the nylon sheath it came with and a diamond coated telescoping sharpening rod. All of my regularly used kydex was custom made for my needs by Dave Brown and work great. His pocket sheaths shortened at the pointy end work great for either in your front jeans pocket or on the front of your belt as they protect you and your clothing from being cut while drawing the blade in different positions while minimizing overall length.

My favorite EDC's with their Buy Brown kydex
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I can wear these all day and never really notice them due to their lightweight and as a result I carry them almost all the time. :D :thumbup: You can just barely see the surefire hiding around the bend.
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For the times I need a larger blade working outside at home I keep an asym B11 on my tractor, which I usually have close during brush clearing work any way. I find I spend way more time using my tractor and chainsaw than a blade though for the sake of saving time. Well, that and I am still waiting for a res-c KhukRat or Test Team Killa BaZilla for a sweet chopper that doesn't ring the snot out of your hands on hard woods like larch or doug fir. ;) If I am near the house or garage I use the TTKZ for heavy work in warmer months, but year round and especially in the cold, the B11 gets used much more. You never want to experience your slightly damp palm coming in contact with a frozen infi tang to find your hand glued to it until it warms up... it is not pleasant. Both of these blades wear Buy Brown pants as well.

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For trips further into the woods on foot and carrying something bigger I rarely carry a blade that weighs over a pound due to it being excessive. So to compliment my edc's I carry either a SAR 6 or custom Skinny ASH with thin scales in a magnetic retention Chuddy Bear leather scout style sheath behind the back which works perfect for being out of the way yet easy to reach. Oh, and a firesteel. They are the two above the CABS in this pic and the danglers are removable for the scout position with the straps around the sheath. The SARSquatch is nice too, but gets in the way with the leg mount setup and is not convert-able to scout carry. The way you carry the blade is probably more important than the blade itself as if you do not enjoy carrying it you won't and then your chances of having a blade when you need it are reduced. It cost me a lot of money to figure that out the hard way. :o
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Last, there are the BJ LE (with liners for better thickness in hand) and Hog Muk LE for hunting. Both are worn in Buy Brown kydex.
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I hope something useful for you may be found in this info and good luck!
 
my new favorite combo for the woods is my sarsqautch and sar 3. they are a great combo and aren't overly heavy. I carry them in a drop leg piggy back set up from chuddy bear
 
I've had a few and loved the CG ASH, yeah it was a thick but it did a lot of jobs well. The SAR5 was very good despite Jerry hating it :)

Currently I'm enjoying using the DSSF. Light, easily controllable, long enough to baton through bigger pieces. It must be doing something right as I've sold on most others.
 
I switch between a RMD, a SAR6, & B11, depending on weight & if it's gonna be on me or my pack & how long I'm gonna have to haul it.
 
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