The Perrin kicks a$$ as a camp knife. The only way to possibly beat a Perrin as a camp knife would be perhaps a Moran! The flat ground blade cuts extremely well, the knife is light, and with that deep choil you'll decrease your chances of practicing wilderness first aid just a little bit more.
I beat the hell outta mine with no ill consequences- up to a point. I've pried like hell with the tip and it held up with no problem. Cut a couple of stories of old dirty, stinkin' a$$ sand filled carpet from our house when we bought it, and it held an edge for a VERY long time. Matter of fact, it was still in one piece and going strong when one of the "worlds toughest knives" had a broken tip and was duller than a butterknife. (not to name names or anything)
the undoing of my own Perrin was being piss stupid an' cocky enough to use a rock to beat it through a thick piece of firewood when I couldn't find a baton of any sort. I evidently managed to crack the spine of the blade when doin' that, cuz a couple of weeks later I was up on a ladder using it an' accidentally dropped it on the ground. the blade broke off just about two inches above where I'd struck it with a rock. I cried like a baby, but I guess I learned a valuable lesson- don't beat on yer Perrin with a rock....(gee, come to think of it, that sounds like common sense)
Somehow I doubt that woulda happened with the Kabar, but I still wouldn't hold it against the knife. the Perrin is PLENTY rugged for any sane grown up kinda uses you could come up with. whether or not the knife can take a psychotic beating and remain in one piece is almost one of those "big thick prybar Vs. small thin scalpel" debates anyways.
My Perrin was without a doubt the most versatile fixed blade I'd ever owned. Usually I think "versatile" is an ugly word, but in the case of the Perrin, that knife doesn't only achieve most tasks, but excels at them. It was an awesome EDC, Camp/canoe/trail/utility/knock around the yard knife. The more you carry it, the more it'll endear itself to ya'.
great fun, and zero risk of breakage. For anything else, Perrin will work a-OK! 