How about the blade shape? Do you like it? Do you ever find yourself wishing for a more traditional profile?
I really like the standard nessmuk as Andy has it profiled. It's the knife that drew me to Fiddlebacks, and was my first purchase (I would love to get my hands on one of the early nessmuks).
Regarding blade shape, I think visually it is an amazing looking profile. In use, my feeling is that there is no knife that does it all the best. You have to ask yourself what your intended uses are and choose the best fit for you. If you plan to do a lot of hunting/skinning larger game, a regular muk with a thin/high grind might do the trick for you. Do you plan to filet a ton of fish, then this probably will not be a good choice. I definitely would not want to rely on a camp nessie for these and a few other specific uses, but it could work in a pinch. Your mileage may vary.
As a general camp knife, either camp or standard, is a good choice for food prep, fire prep and can work just fine for some carving or "bushcrafty" skills, cutting cordage etc. All your typical camp chores. You lack a point for fine work/drilling, but that can easily be compensated for by following the "nessmuk trio" and pocketing a SAK or small folder. If you are backpacking and eating Mountain House meals, really anything other than a SAK is just for fun and/or comfort. For this use a sak, nessie, and maybe a saw or an axe would not leave you wanting.
My preferences on steel thickness is 1/8th or thinner on smaller blades, but 5/32nds is just fine the slightly larger camp nessie. Yet, both of my camp nessmuks are 3/16ths, and both my standard muks are 5/32nds. All of mine are tapered tangs, but they feel good in my hands. If you want to be sure on a fuller handle, SFT would be a better choice. In full disclosure, I've only started using my most recent camp nessie purchase lightly around the firepit out back. I still need to get a sheath for it. The 3/16" is a beast on the camp nessie, and I doubt that knife would fail me. If I wanted to impress with camp cooking on a regular basis, I'd want something a little thinner and a better slicer, but this knife has done well enough so far - i'm no gourmet cook anyways.
I wish that standard ruby muk I picked up in a set was 1/8ths, was hoping for it actually - so I'll be looking to switch that one out if the right one ever pops up on a Friday. I've used the blackwood nessie around the house mostly, and while it will never replace a knife from the block in the kitchen it does pretty good. Even with the african blackwood making this one a little handle heavy, I love this knife and hope to keep it forever.
