Help me pick my next ~5" woods bumming knife!

[Dutch_Henry]

Look into swamprat ,scrapyard and busse ......I'm sure you'll find something you like!

Oh, plenty for sure. Another one I have my eye on Survive Knives GSO5. At this point I may try to be patient and save toward the next level up. But I have no doubt I would love any/all of the suggestions that've been tossed out.

 

[fishiker]

Several good suggestions so far. Another to consider might be the Kellam Tracker, 5.7" carbon steel blade with a quality sheath for $100.

 

[DocGP]

The safety Mutt is still up at SY knives;

The 511 is another jam up little blade;

Also Matt at ML Knives has some sweet little camp knives;

Doc

 

[pinnah]

Most of my hiking, climbing and ski touring is in NH, especially near the Pemi and all of my hunting is in VT, all on private land.

On public lands, I rely on a tarp and stove to minimize impact. I carry a Silky Boy saw and a Mora Companion to feed my Emberlit in the winter. Otherwise I carry an Opinel N 9 and a LM PS4 Squirt for small repairs.

On private land, I do the same because I find it a lot easier. Would rather carry a tarp and quickly pitch it than mess with delimbing.

I convexed the shoulder of my Mora and put a secondary bevel on it. It's the best wood working knife Ive used.

 

[Dutch_Henry]

Thank you all for your suggestions. After weighing a lot of different options, I ended up ordering a blem GSO 4.1.

Part of this was after spending some of the weekend going through the rounds with a buddy's BK2. Super fun, but at the end of the day I enjoyed using my smaller fixed blade for everything but the obvious wood processing tasks.

With the 4.1, I'll probably pair it with my wetterlings woods hatchet for overnights, but from everything I've read it should stand on its own quite well.:thumbup:

And in light of the extra dosh on the survive knife, my next purchase will undoubtedly be a Becker vs ESEE, etc., on price and utility alone

 

[neeman]

Congrats on your choice
Enjoy it

I would have recommended a BK 16
tough, very comfortable handle, and 7 oz light for hiking
If the handles are too thin, then tire inner tube
And a leather sheath

I am fine with the factory handles, but added a leather sheath immediately