One traditional knife to travel

Chui said:
...........and, if the motorcycle trip was going to plan, all you'd need to use is the corkscrew and the bottle-opener 🍻🍷
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Absolutely, Paul! First things first!
 
dantzk8 said:
I've been to Belfast in the mid '70s. I carried a single blade Pradel as everywhere else. What i missed the most was a pair of running shoes.

Dan.
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LOL! :D I have a Catalan friend who went to university there. He got such a beating on his first night out, he never ventured out afterwards, and he's a tough little fire fighter. I got to like the town, a bit, in some ways, but the first time I went, I think I was there 2 hours, before I had some leprechaun trying to pick a fight with me. The difference in size between us was so great, I had to laugh at him! :D It has some great pubs, and some good people, but it wouldn't be among my top ten tourist destinations! 🤣 :thumbsup:
 
The pioneer x is my choice. Very practical knife, it would be perfect with a corkscrew on the back. The SAK climber would be a nice choice too but i dont own one.
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Motorcycle trips and backpacking were my favorite vacations for thirty years. On those trips I almost always carried a Huntsman. Awhile back I traveled by car for 4 consecutive months. During that trip I had only three knives with me the entire time, Victorinox Spartan & Classic and a Buck 110. Don't remember needing anything else. Extensive travel for me includes; opening cans, food prep, occasional fires, personal grooming etc.
So if I had to limit my knife selection to only one knife for a cross country trip a Victorinox Evo 18 would be my first choice.
Legal everywhere (I know of) in the USA, pocket and people friendly with a good selection of stainless steel tools. Probably the most qualified to meet all the needs I've experienced during previous travels.
Show here with a Puukko because I like them. :p
And any future cross country trip I might find myself on will likely be by auto and a larger fixed blade does make that type of travel a bit easier.


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edit to add; all this travel talk is sparking a bit of wander lust in me... might have to make some plans soon
 
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One knife, what a question. I suppose it would have to be some sort of fixed blade if the law allows, or carefully concealed in the bag to be non-offensive. The knife would have to be durable enough to prep, yet keen enough for food tasks.

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But if it was reduced to a folding knife... id have to think on that
 
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redsparrow said:
Motorcycle trips and backpacking were my favorite vacations for thirty years. On those trips I almost always carried a Huntsman. Awhile back I traveled by car for 4 consecutive months. During that trip I had only three knives with me the entire time, Victorinox Spartan & Classic and a Buck 110. Don't remember needing anything else. Extensive travel for me includes; opening cans, food prep, occasional fires, personal grooming etc.
So if I had to limit my knife selection to only one knife for a cross country trip a Victorinox Evo 18 would be my first choice.
Legal everywhere (I know of) in the USA, pocket and people friendly with a good selection of stainless steel tools. Probably the most qualified to meet all the needs I've experienced during previous travels.
Show here with a Puukko because I like them. :p
And any future cross country trip I might find myself on will likely be by auto and a larger fixed blade does make that type of travel a bit easier.


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edit to add; all this travel talk is sparking a bit of wander lust in me... might have to make some plans soon
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Do you find your Evo lacking anything substantial that would be covered by a Huntsman?
 
el gigantor said:
Do you find your Evo lacking anything substantial that would be covered by a Huntsman?
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No. The Evo 18 is slightly smaller but it has all the same tools as the Huntsman except the Evo has a nail file in place of the Huntsman's small blade. Also a phillips head SD replaces the Huntsman corkscrew. I don't need a second blade as much as a first nailfile and a corkscrew isn't as useful to me as the screwdriver that replaces it. :)
 
redsparrow said:
No. The Evo 18 is slightly smaller but it has all the same tools as the Huntsman except the Evo has a nail file in place of the Huntsman's small blade. Also a phillips head SD replaces the Huntsman corkscrew. I don't need a second blade as much as a first nailfile and a corkscrew isn't as useful to me as the screwdriver that replaces it. :)
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Fantastic. And please understand I wasn’t attempting to troll in any way. I asked because I currently have a walnut-scaled Huntsman and the Evo 18 has been on my radar for almost a year now. Basically I just needed an excuse to spend money.
 
el gigantor said:
Fantastic. And please understand I wasn’t attempting to troll in any way. I asked because I currently have a walnut-scaled Huntsman and the Evo 18 has been on my radar for almost a year now. Basically I just needed an excuse to spend money.
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Well I hope the proper incentive has been provided cuz... that's what we do around here. 🤪
If you want a 3.3" (85mm) SAK and you like a corkscrew that's the Evo 17. It's just smaller, different ergonomics and less popular than the Huntsman.
You've probably heard the famous Evogrip-ist saying, "Huntsman will do but it ain't new!" ;):D
 
Rsmith_77 said:
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I've spent a lot of time hiking in Europe with a tent. I had Buck 110 with me, but in the end the best pair turned out to be SAK in a pocket, and a Mora in the backpack.
Either you have a blade that can slice a bread, or you rely on others.
 
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