Knife recommendation for bushcraft

Id urge a serious rethink on the hitch-hiking
, but best of luck to you and may you not meet weirdos

as others said , mora will do what you want .

The makers forums also have some seriously nice knives available usually too for good prices if / when you want to upgrade to something thats special , maybe a little more than your budget now , but worth looking at as you workout what you want in a knife that works for you
 
I have an assortment of older Marbles, Bark River, Buck, and even the recent Benchmade Bushcraft to choose from for my 'bushcraft' uses. I have some really great choices there. Last year, in an attempt to disprove the 'less is more' axiom, I ordered a Mora Robust and a Condor Bushlore for ~$60 total delivered. I have since bought several more Mora's and another Bushlore. As others have said - the Condor Bushcraft is a variable QC item, sharpness-wise, while all Mora's come as razors, even if their molded handles aren't perfect. The Condor's wood handle begs for modification and refinishing, the reason for a second one here. The leather sheath is a bargain - and it fits the Mora Robust perfectly, making a great improvement over it's original molded plastic sheath.

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Here is the Mora Robust with another choice - a Buck 119:

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The USA-made Mora-sharp out of the package Buck 119 was available <$40 at WallyWorld for eons - now gone. It would be the most expensive choice. It's all in what you want... you cannot make a bad choice here.

Stainz
 
I would suggest a Mora combined with a SAK with a saw like the Farmer model. That way you have the saw, the awl, a backup blade, and a knife you can pull out in public without worrying you're breaking some law. All that and below your price point.
 
aguerra said:
Hello everyone, I am new to the forums. I am a beginner at bushcraft and all though I have some overall knowledge about bushcraft, I lack much experience. I am looking for a good, reliable knife in in the sub $75 range and if it's possible, sub $50. Looking for a blade length around 4", not much larger than that. I prefer a fine edge knife and I have been looking at Morakniv Bushcraft Survival but I really have no idea yet on what I will end up buying. I am not in a rush to buy it yet either.

What I plan to do is take this knife with me to all my camping trips and general woods exploring, and eventually take it with me on a cross country hitchhiking trip I plan to do soon. On the hitchhiking trip I plan on mostly camping out in the woods but I want to see a lot of wilderness, as I am a hobbyist landscape photographer with love for nature. So this knife won't be chopping trees or anything extreme, but it will most likely be splitting wood, some carving, and normal use of that sort. I don't want such a large, heavy knife because of the fact that I'll be travelling with it a lot and weight is a factor, as well as trying to keep out of trouble because of carrying a huge blade or something. Thanks for any help!
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Hi and welcome to the forum. While my budget was twice as much as your's for a bushcraft knife in this thread I'm referring you to, the information posted here by the members at BladeForums is a great resource so if you haven't read it yet, check it out here: Bushcraft Knife

My advice as a Mora owner and as someone who owns two other great knives (an ESEE-6 and now a BHK Bushcrafter) is for you to get a Mora first, learn with it, see what you like to do as far as woodcrafting goes, then base your knife purchase more on your own experiences along with the suggestions of others. IMO, any entry-level Mora will be more than enough to get started and you can also practice your sharpening skills on a lower cost knife so that by the time you do get a more premium knife, you won't be learning on it. Keep in mind that we all have different wants & needs and hands so what's comfortable for one person might not be comfortable for another. See if you can get your hands around different types of handles as well to get an ideal of what shape/material you would like

Good luck.

Steve
 
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