I have a dream about the time after the covid 19 crisis. My dream is to gather a light package, something that I can carry on my person and travel. Not anything extreme, just walk, travel by bus, train and bicycle. Go see the backroads, see something of the wilderness while I still can, before I'm too old. Villages, forests, beaches and mountains, castles and small houses.
For that I would want a knife that would serve me in all kinds of sircumstances. So far during my travels before the covid I have carried with me usually two kinds of knives. One is small folder to carry in my pocket. A Victorinox alox pioneer has traveled with me a lot and served me well. I wish it had a corkscrew, but other than that it is fine. The other knife has most of the time been a longer single blade folder, but that leaves something to be desired. For durability and hygiene it should be fixed blade.
A travelers fixed blade should be light. The blade lenght should be 4-5 inches (100-125 mm) for food prep. Full flat grind is in my opinion needed for the same reason. Still it should have enough spine to be able to baton small firewood, so the spine thickness should be 3.5 - 4 mm, but more than that is overkill.
I have two knives that fit the bill more or less. The Brisa Nessmuk has been my do anything knife for some time. The scandi grind is not optimal for food prep, but it will do. I have also Brisa Trapper 115 FFG, that has seen little use. It has G 10 handles that need to be modified (I have sanded them to get more grip), but the stainless 12 C 27 steel makes it hassle-free, I don't have worry about the rust. I have convexed the edge and it slices very well but needs to tested on firewood.
Nessmuk with Brisa Elver.
Do you agree? If you have traveler's knife, show us!
For that I would want a knife that would serve me in all kinds of sircumstances. So far during my travels before the covid I have carried with me usually two kinds of knives. One is small folder to carry in my pocket. A Victorinox alox pioneer has traveled with me a lot and served me well. I wish it had a corkscrew, but other than that it is fine. The other knife has most of the time been a longer single blade folder, but that leaves something to be desired. For durability and hygiene it should be fixed blade.
A travelers fixed blade should be light. The blade lenght should be 4-5 inches (100-125 mm) for food prep. Full flat grind is in my opinion needed for the same reason. Still it should have enough spine to be able to baton small firewood, so the spine thickness should be 3.5 - 4 mm, but more than that is overkill.
I have two knives that fit the bill more or less. The Brisa Nessmuk has been my do anything knife for some time. The scandi grind is not optimal for food prep, but it will do. I have also Brisa Trapper 115 FFG, that has seen little use. It has G 10 handles that need to be modified (I have sanded them to get more grip), but the stainless 12 C 27 steel makes it hassle-free, I don't have worry about the rust. I have convexed the edge and it slices very well but needs to tested on firewood.
Nessmuk with Brisa Elver.
Do you agree? If you have traveler's knife, show us!