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Hey All,
We are just getting back from our long winter trip and starting in a couple of weeks, we'll be getting to work on the home that we didn't finish last year. I packed the BK5 all last year, bush-whacked many a trail onto our previously untouched property, and pretty much worked the hell out of it every day. It rocked it. Just after we left for winter vacation, I pretty much began wearing my BK11 every day again (which was later lost in the Verde River in AZ) because of the lighter wait and the ease with which I can comfortably wear it around my neck. I relegated the BK5 to kitchen duty, a role that it completely excelled at.
So now, I'm almost back on the property and other than some of the spring regrowth, I suddenly no longer need the long BK5 as much as I needed it last year and my 11 was lost! I need (WANT) another knife! I'm looking at getting something smaller than the 5, such as a 16 or 17. It will clean game and pretty much be used as an all around knife that I wear on my hip and like the BK5, run through the mill for this next year. Also, I like the BK10. I feel that the weight (same as the 5) but shorter length, more durable, and still pretty slicey would probably rock it pretty hard. I probably would have bought the 10 instead of the 5 were it released at the time.
I love the 5 and honestly may not be able to wear something else and be as satisfied with the capabilities. It excelled at just about everything. I only had two issues with it and they're fairly petty. The first was that whenever I would sit, the sheath would drag and that's after I tied it up higher (copied someone on these threads
). Second, any serious batoning saw some blade flex that had me a tiny bit on the worried side so I just pretty much stopped using it to split wood. I have other things that can split wood better anyways. I kind of like the idea of a knife between the 5 and the 2. 10 might fit the bill?
Anyways, any ideas or suggestions would rock it. Anyone field tested the hell out of the 10? I'll write up a fat review of the awesome 5 later this Spring, maybe Summer and will definitely share it here.
Survivormind
We are just getting back from our long winter trip and starting in a couple of weeks, we'll be getting to work on the home that we didn't finish last year. I packed the BK5 all last year, bush-whacked many a trail onto our previously untouched property, and pretty much worked the hell out of it every day. It rocked it. Just after we left for winter vacation, I pretty much began wearing my BK11 every day again (which was later lost in the Verde River in AZ) because of the lighter wait and the ease with which I can comfortably wear it around my neck. I relegated the BK5 to kitchen duty, a role that it completely excelled at.
So now, I'm almost back on the property and other than some of the spring regrowth, I suddenly no longer need the long BK5 as much as I needed it last year and my 11 was lost! I need (WANT) another knife! I'm looking at getting something smaller than the 5, such as a 16 or 17. It will clean game and pretty much be used as an all around knife that I wear on my hip and like the BK5, run through the mill for this next year. Also, I like the BK10. I feel that the weight (same as the 5) but shorter length, more durable, and still pretty slicey would probably rock it pretty hard. I probably would have bought the 10 instead of the 5 were it released at the time.
I love the 5 and honestly may not be able to wear something else and be as satisfied with the capabilities. It excelled at just about everything. I only had two issues with it and they're fairly petty. The first was that whenever I would sit, the sheath would drag and that's after I tied it up higher (copied someone on these threads
). Second, any serious batoning saw some blade flex that had me a tiny bit on the worried side so I just pretty much stopped using it to split wood. I have other things that can split wood better anyways. I kind of like the idea of a knife between the 5 and the 2. 10 might fit the bill?Anyways, any ideas or suggestions would rock it. Anyone field tested the hell out of the 10? I'll write up a fat review of the awesome 5 later this Spring, maybe Summer and will definitely share it here.
Survivormind
