Multi-day Backpackers: What fixed blade do you carry?

jds1 - now that's a great combo!
Those little Gransfore axes are good looking !
I love to use a small axe for wood working,but find the 12 inch Tramontina machete to be a better chopper when convexed.IMHO.
 
I've been thinking of trying the mini with my Vic Rucksack. It is heavier than the Dozier I've been carrying but similar in weight to some of the larger knives I own.

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rocketbomb said:
Bryan Breeden makes a pattern that looks a bit like a Grohmann. It's called the Pathfinder. I saw another one that looked very close in the Maker's For Sale section a while back, I think it was made by GL Drew maybe??? There have probably been a few others but none come to my mind right now.
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Thanks, I'll look into those.:)
I'd much rather support them than support the Grohmann folks in Nova Scotia. Although I'm probably related to half the people in Nova Scotia.
 
protourist said:
Thanks, I'll look into those.:)
I'd much rather support them than support the Grohmann folks in Nova Scotia. Although I'm probably related to half the people in Nova Scotia.
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Hope I'm not running this thread too far off here, but the Pathfinder is the fixed blade on the left.

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Over long distances and if chopping was not a requirement (eg jungle need a machete), I would take my Bark River Bravo 1 and a SAK or Leatherman. I carried the B1 and SAK combo while covering about 60Km onver four days. The weight of these knives was the least of my worries.
 
My hiking and backpacking fixed blade is an older AG Russell Hunters Scalpel that weighs 0.8 oz. The new ones are advertised as 0.5oz, and they're a better steel for the same price.

http://www.agrussell.com/a-g-russell-hunter-scalpel/p/RUhhhT914hhh10A/

Most times out I never have reason to use a knife at all, but better safe than sorry; I strongly believe that carrying the Ten Essentials can save lives. Plus some of the food packs can be stubborn. :)
 
Bob W said:
My hiking and backpacking fixed blade is an older AG Russell Hunters Scalpel that weighs 0.8 oz. The new ones are advertised as 0.5oz, and they're a better steel for the same price.
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I just got one of the new ones. It's a pretty sturdy knife given its blade thickness (somewhere between the large and small blades of a 91mm SAK, but tapering to a more sturdy point than either). Slices like a demon and with a little bit of work makes a fine fuzz stick. I just wish the handle was a 1/4 inch longer so I could comfortably get three fingers around it and was just a tad thicker. Given its weight its the first knife I've truly comfortably worn around the neck. The AUS10 sharpens to hair whittling and holds an edge quite well.
 
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One of my sons uses the Ka-Bar and I use a Becker on our trips (they tend to be a couple of days at most).

I have a bunch of other knives that I am going to rotate into my trips to test them. I always have a SAk too.
 
A couple more Bryan Breeden pathfinder shots. The O1 steel is excellent. One note, if you want the pathfinder handle and blade spine to look on the more elliptical side, then indicate it in your e-mail to him. Sometimes the pathfinder is a bit more straighter and spear-point like. When I ordered this one, I told him to emphasize the curves.

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I really like that Breeden Pathfinder. :thumbup:

Thanks for all the input folks! There are some interesting choices, some obvious and some really unexpected. Safe to say there are no hard and fast rules and that the steel choices can only made based on the environment and an individuals justification for the added weight or blade length.

Keep 'em coming. Love to get all sorts of opinions...:D
 
JK Kephart or Hikers Backup depending on where I'm going.

I always have a Leatherman Charge multi tool with me too.
 
udtjim said:
I alternate between about 25 different knives.
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Yup, thats the same here. I am always buying a new knife to try out, etc etc. I always carry a SAK, and I have a Gossman PSKjr that I pretty much carry whenever I am in the woods, and the 4"-6" blade is gonna be whatever I feel like playing with. :)

Most of the time, if I plan to be out more then a week, I will take my TAK-1, or RC-3, or Ranger RD-9 if I feel I need a really BIG chopper.
 
comoha said:
For those who are trying to be conscious of their pack weight, what do you carry and why? What are the specs of the blade and what jobs do you find yourself doing with it?
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Brusletto Trollkniven - 3.25 inch blade and about 4oz with the sheath

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kgd said:
A couple more Bryan Breeden pathfinder shots. The O1 steel is excellent. One note, if you want the pathfinder handle and blade spine to look on the more elliptical side, then indicate it in your e-mail to him. Sometimes the pathfinder is a bit more straighter and spear-point like. When I ordered this one, I told him to emphasize the curves.
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That is exactly what I am looking for. Perfect handle and shape.:D
 
I really am starting to take a shine to those Scandis. Very nice traditional look and lightwieght. I like the Earth, Wind, and Fire models from Helle.
 
The first thing that drew me to the Mora's is that many of them weigh 3-4 Oz with the sheath. Thas cutting power in a light weight package.

akennedy73, That is a beautiful knife. Where did you pick that up?
 
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