Outdoor slip joint knife

What GEC pattern? With a fixed blade and a hatchet, I would carry one of my #66 stockman knives. Very, very close second choice would be the #29 stockyard whittler.
 
Basically, you're asking which ones we'd like to take ;) The whole collection:cool::eek:

But, I'll get a grip :D One of these three: GEC 73 liner lock, a great Drop-Point that locks and yet not too massive in any pocket. 93 Ram's Foot a fine larger straight edge. 35 Churchill large Clip plus you get the advantages of a Penknife construction single-spring giving you another useful blade on one spring, a Sheepfoot.

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Then there's....:D
 
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Something stout enough to handle the chores, bright enough to find when you drop it, with a blade shape that's useful for most all situations, cheap and plentiful enough to replace if anything happens to it, and one you won't mind using and abusing...

 
JohnDF said:
Something stout enough to handle the chores, bright enough to find when you drop it, with a blade shape that's useful for most all situations, cheap and plentiful enough to replace if anything happens to it, and one you won't mind using and abusing...
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I have to agree about the sod buster, except that any color would be fine.
 
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Well being how GEC was specified, I have been enamored with the Calfpen since I got it. I made a small vid showing the screwdriver extension being used to strike a ferro rod. First time trying that,I swear before I hit record I did it like 5 times in a row. Its not as easy as a dedicated striker but doable.
 
My sodbuster jr. did just fine as a kitchen knife last time I went camping, forgetting a kitchen knife. Wasn't enjoyable, but did it in a pinch. I lean towards blades with belly.
 
waynorth said:
Looks like good dry tinder David!! And good sparks!!:thumbsup:
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Thanks! It was "birdsnest" I made of sage grass with a dried dog fennel fluff in the middle. Once I found the sweet spot for the calfpen to strike,only took one good strike to land and it was off and running. Because where I was at was basically a perfect area to do it,I went from just a knife and ferro rod in my pocket to a sustainable fire in 6 minutes.
 
So I have a fixed blade, hatchet and saw already in this scenario. Then I would have to go with a stockman for maximum blade variety an usefulness. Which stockman to pick would be my biggest problem but I would most likely end up with an 82 Dixie.
 
Survival is assured!!:D That fire looks especially inviting, as I look out over frosted roof shingles!!
Brrrr!:rolleyes:
 
A medium stockman would be my choice as long as I had my Leatherman Wave in a belt pouch. It I didn't have the Leatherman, I'd carry a SAK Farmer.
 
ISKRA said:
I'd go for one of these:

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I go for the Vicky Young Head :D Half-Crown or Florin? Kind of bizarre that the bust of the monarch didn't change until 1887 with the Veiled Head when she was 68. Beautiful coins mind.

Thanks, Will
 
Will Power said:
I go for the Vicky Young Head :D Half-Crown or Florin? Kind of bizarre that the bust of the monarch didn't change until 1887 with the Veiled Head when she was 68. Beautiful coins mind.

Thanks, Will
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Good choice! It's a half crown. Yup, Victoria was ... special in many ways. Us knife enthusiasts know not to be too vain, otherwise our sharp blades tend to remind us (the fingers especially). ;)
 
It's hard to argue with carrying a stockman as an outdoor knife. My hunting is almost solely upland, and I rotate between a stockman and a two blade (clip/spey) GEC 73. This year I've added a GEC 86 to the mix--it's a great combination of blades for a general use knife.

General use is the purpose of the knife--I don't use a knife for processing birds. Game shears perform that job much better.

I also always have a Leatherman on me--the pliers can be indispensable, especially if the dog gets into a porcupine, and the Philips head is needed for changing batteries in beepers etc. If I had to choose one tool to carry, it'd be the Leatherman every time. Good thing don't have to make that choice.
 
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