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Hiking Requirements
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How 'bout one of the Beretta Air lights. 440C and very light. I've had a couple over the years and they're not bad if not popular here.
Beretta Airlight
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For a folder, I'd go with the endura. LIghtweight, good edge geometry, great steel.
But, if I were willing and able to carry a fixed blade, I'd take the A.G. Russell Deerhunter instead. Way more convenient to pull out and use and put away, fantastic edge geometry, comes in a variety of steels, overall just a great solution:
http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_...s/a_g_russell_bird_trout_with_vg10_blade.html
You can't tell from the picture but the blade is extremely thin, for very high cutting performance, but will not be a chopper/splitter/etc. knife. Pretty much, this knife has as good or better cutting performance than a folder, folder-type weight, with fixed-blade convenience.
Joe
But, if I were willing and able to carry a fixed blade, I'd take the A.G. Russell Deerhunter instead. Way more convenient to pull out and use and put away, fantastic edge geometry, comes in a variety of steels, overall just a great solution:
http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_...s/a_g_russell_bird_trout_with_vg10_blade.html
You can't tell from the picture but the blade is extremely thin, for very high cutting performance, but will not be a chopper/splitter/etc. knife. Pretty much, this knife has as good or better cutting performance than a folder, folder-type weight, with fixed-blade convenience.
Joe
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Benjamin,
Good choice on the hiker. I have carried one for ten years or so in the lfp as my do everything folder [ not the defensive knife I also carry daily being the Chinook2 ].
The hiker has everything I've needed and is light enough to carry everyday. If I've needed more, the Swiss army multitool is always on the belt, but it is heavy.
I hike for miles off trail in the Supes here in Az on the SAR team. I'd not be caught without either, the weight is a non issue when you need them.
Robin Brown
Good choice on the hiker. I have carried one for ten years or so in the lfp as my do everything folder [ not the defensive knife I also carry daily being the Chinook2 ].
The hiker has everything I've needed and is light enough to carry everyday. If I've needed more, the Swiss army multitool is always on the belt, but it is heavy.
I hike for miles off trail in the Supes here in Az on the SAR team. I'd not be caught without either, the weight is a non issue when you need them.
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I second the Ritter Mini-Grip and raise you the Ritter Grip...It is a lot bigger, but it still weighs almost nothing!maximus otter said:
Also take a look at the Ka-Bar Dozier knives...
Here and Here
They are some of the best knives I have ever seen for under $50.00...
And guess what???? They are WAY under $50.00.... How about $20.00 each!!!
I have them all and love them all!!! Best $100.00 I ever spent!
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Interesting new development. He emailed me yesterday to tell me he had found a couple of knives on ebay and they were only $5 each and he thought they looked like a good deal! 
Ack!
So, to prevent any silliness on his part I've agreed to go and visit him tonight and eat pizza and drink red wine and show some of my knives that I think might be way more suitable for his requirements. Some Spydercos, a Swisscard, a couple of small Leathermans and a BM mini Grip.
Hopefully he will come to his senses.
Ack!
So, to prevent any silliness on his part I've agreed to go and visit him tonight and eat pizza and drink red wine and show some of my knives that I think might be way more suitable for his requirements. Some Spydercos, a Swisscard, a couple of small Leathermans and a BM mini Grip.
Hopefully he will come to his senses.
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A couple weeks ago I was teaching my 10 year old nephew how to use a SAK. He was using one of the knock-offs and he actually broke it when trying to open a can. You can tell him that knock-offs can break easily, even for a kid.
Why a saw??
Hear hear to Jack. I have done a lot of hiking the. the times I have needed a saw are....ummmm let me think... well there was that one time, uhh no, i didn't need o ne then...oh yeah how about that time when....uhhh not then either. Light sharp decent sized blade. Dlica sounds like a great choice
Hear hear to Jack. I have done a lot of hiking the. the times I have needed a saw are....ummmm let me think... well there was that one time, uhh no, i didn't need o ne then...oh yeah how about that time when....uhhh not then either. Light sharp decent sized blade. Dlica sounds like a great choice
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I've used my saw many times to make things. The idea behind carrying a saw is that you have something to cut wood with if you don't have a chopper and to use it to make things out of wood. You might not need it when hiking, but it is better to have one and not need it than to need it and not have one, just like a first aid kit. I've never needed a first aid kit while hiking as an adult (I used them all the time as a kid) but I'm not about to leave it behind for that reason.