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Looking for a knife for outdoors

Out of your three options, I'd go with the F1. The Bark River Bravo-1 is another good choice, IMHO, because I like the A-2 steel.
 
Weight isn't really an issue, most of my hikes are 1 day or over night. I'll get the BK2, it seems to be pretty nice.

Thanks everybody for help!
 
My thought is how much chopping would you likely do that you would choose a larger knife that might be larger than you are comfortable using for smaller tasks?

If you really deem chopping as a significant attribute of a outdoors knife, the 9"+ blades are where you go. The Kabar Becker BK-9 has been recommended and it certainly will do that. I choose less expensive Condor short machetes for this task, and they are usually bigger and a better chopper. You certainly can choose something like the ESEE Junglas and it works. Condor has a similar blade.

The Fallkniven F1 is a great knife. It may be a very obtainable knife in your area. It is not a chopper. You can baton with it, but actually chopping... not really suited for that.

On a budget at least here, I look at ESEE and Kabar Becker knives as good choices for middle of the road kind of sizes. I very much like the Kabar BK-16/17 or my recent pickup, a BK-15 if you like that blade design. The ESEE 4 or 6 are good choices, but more expensive that Beckers generally. Other Beckers that are middle of the road but larger are the BK-10 and BK-7. To me, the BK-7 is a large knife to carry on your belt.

I think you're better off choosing a middle sized knife or even small middle size like the Fallkniven F1, BK-16/17, or ESEE 4 for most tasks and add a short machete in a pack or carry a hatchet.

So, I think you really need to consider just what you are really going to use this knife for on a day to day basis rather than just choosing a big one because they are cool. I chose the big ones first, then wandered back to the 4" kind of size that I actually feel comfortable using.

Added: I see you chose the BK-2. Good knife. But I think you'd be happier with the BK-10.
 
one thing I have always taken into consideration when choosing an outdoor knife is ease of sharpening/touching up when on extended trips into the woods. that is probably why VG-10 and 1095 are my steels of choice...a couple small stones in my pack will get the job done, take up very little space, and keep weight to a minimum. im sure some will say "my choice of steel is better because it rarely needs touched up", but in my experience that can make for a more expensive knife and id sooner spend that money on better gear.

just my .02
 
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