How big is too big?

If I could only have one knife for that purpose it would be a light 4" knife like a Mora of some sorts.

A large and sharp chopper is a fun knife and can be handy for processing large amounts of wood for campsite construction, but for dressing game and finer tasks I want the control and slicing ability of a smaller knife.

I have a BK9 and am impressed with how sharp and controllable it is considering it's size, but it's still a big handful. With some practice I bet I could become more efficient with it, but would still not choose it as my only knife.
 
Condor knives are well built and inexpensive. The Rodan is BK2 ish with thinner stock. Ontario makes a good product. The RAK, RATs, and Sec Plus are fantastic knives.
 
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Too big? Never!
 
Don't know about you guys but I can do pretty much any task with a 9" trailmaster. It's big and heavy no doubt but with skill it can do anything
 
I'll preface this with the fact that I would never buy a BK2 as I don't like thick, heavy, or sabre ground knives.

If it is the knife you want then go for it. Since it will be sitting in a bob and will likely never be used for the intended survival senaro practicality matters little IMHO. Fact is if you need it, really need it I'm sure you will be able to make it do whatever you need it to.

Personally for the weight I would rather have a hatchet, yes you can get one that small/light. I have one that is only 13 Oz with the sheath.
 
If you know or look at what backpackers will carry on long hikes, very few of them will bring a large knife, and for good reason. A BOB usually means that you may be carrying your pack for an unknown period of time and distance and the same logic should apply: weight is important. Personally I would opt for a smaller 4-5" knife that does 95% of what you would use a knife for very well, than a larger knife that is both heavy and do anything but does very few things well. Maybe a smaller knife and a saw (like an Opinel) would be a better allocation of the weight.
 
Mike-The-Knife said:
I have owned and used many fixed blade knives and my Survive Knives GSO 5 is my favorite so far . However it's hard to find and costs about 3 times what the BK2 does .

Another knife that I really like (that is basically the same price as a BK2) is the Ontario TAK 1 . The TAK 1 was designed by Randall's Adventure and Training ( the ESEE guys ) to be an all around survival and bushcraft knife . It's made of the same 1095 steel as the Becker , so easy to sharpen , nice micarta handles and lighter weight as it's made of 3/16" stock instead of Beckers 1/4" .

Also , for all the space it takes , get yourself a Victorinox SAK Farmer . Great little knife that has a saw blade on it as well as a few other tools and a nice size knife blade . The Swiss Army Knife saws actually cut , surprisingly well too .
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Beckers aren't made of 1095. "1095CV" is 50100B.


I have a BK24 and BK11. I don't think either of them are good for very detailed cutting. A finer, pointier blade would be better as a second knife.


A surprisingly good biggish knife are the Schrade Extreme hollow handle knives in smaller size. An awful lot of good knife for $50.

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My emergency grab n go is a Busse Basic 9. I always, always have a folder (or 2) in my pocket already to cover the small stuff.

With a folder for fine tasks, and a big whomper for the big stuff, there isn't much else you need.
 
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