I would really recommend to you a bucklite max large. I actually came by this knife on a camping trip with a friend of mine who had one so I tryed it out. I put it through quite a few tasks like batoning small logs for kindling, feather sticks, food prep, cutting 550 cord. and other general tasks. I was so impressed with the feel in the hand and the performance of it that I got one of my own. In my job I cut alot of boxes and tape ect. an It holds up to it all and is very easy to sharpen. But. to me the best part is that it was a sub 40 dollar Knife so I would not be apprehencive about thumping on it. it falls into all of your needs that you listed and you would be able to get yourself a custom folder or atleast a high quality one with the savings.