General purpose/bushcraft fixed blade under $40

[Will_Power]

Hey guys,

With the weather slowly coming around here on the wet side of the Pacific Northwest, I'm going to pick up a general purpose fixed blade for woodsbumming and camping - but I'm on a rather significant budget.

I like the new Becker BK16 quite a bit, but the $70 figure is out of my budget at the moment.

Can you guys make a decently durable recommendation for around $40?

Just with a bit of searching so far I've seen the likes of the Condor Bushlore, Buck Woodsman, and the Kershaw Bear Hunter. Not sure what else is out there.

 

[singularity35]

Mora Companion might be a fit.

 

[Brad "the butcher"]

Cold steel pendelton hunter. Lots of good reviews, I think field and stream gave it their best of the year pic awhile back. I have the cheap krupp steel version and its a good knife.

 

[roninelh]

Condor bushlore/sapien maybe? Of course a mora #2 might work as would a cold steel Finn bear, I got mine for $8.

 

[Dah-Dee]

Kershaw Fixed Blade Field Knife -- Sandvik 14C28N, full tang, G-10, Made in the USA

Edit: Here it is at BF supporter Blade HQ: http://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Knives-Field--8125

Not sure how firm the $40 line is, but I just saw the Buck 119 selling new within literally a few dollars of that online.

 

[mrn8]

Mora Companion might be a fit.

This or the triflex. Either way they are some of the best bushcraft knives for the money.

 

[Will_Power]

Thanks for the feedback so far, guys.

I like the idea of a full and exposed tang and am leaning towards the Condor. Is there a list of Blade Forum supporting vendors somewhere? BladeHQ is out of stock.

 

[Ed Ricketts]

mora 2000. Lot's of ofther moras would be good choices as well.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Condor Rodan. Trust me.