Recommend Me a Fixed Blade

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Mods this may be better in the Wilderness/Survival forum, so if needed please move.

I have many folders, but need a good Fixed blade for 2 or so weeks of survival camping. Knife needs to be strong and have good edge retention. As for length, well I need to be able to chop wood, but I dont want it to long 6" or 7" sounds perfect.

Knives I have been looking at. Id like top spend as little as possible.

Ranger RD6 or RD7 :- Looks like a great value for the price.

Swamp Rat Knife Works Mini Mojo

Scrap Yard Yard Hook

Strider EB-LT or EB-SS though I think blades are to small

CRK Neil Roberts Warrior Knife, kinda worried about warranty. Compared to above, knife has the weakest warranty, but it looks the best. Also don't know how well S30V performs in this situation. Don't want a lot of chipping.



I am very open to other suggestions, though currently I like the Rangers the best as they offer the best product for the price with the best warranty.
 
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Rangers are great, but consider Fallkniven in that list. I have an A1, and it is a fantastic piece of work. And don't discount Ka-Bars. For the price, they're some of the best "beaters" out there. I haven't been able to kill any of the Ka-Bars I've owned in the past. Just my $.02.
 
okay...heres a short list,of ones i've tried and found worked

cold steel
#1 SRK new with aus-8
#2 recon scout
#3 master hunter
#4 Canadian camp knife
#5 Finn bear
RAT
#1RC-3
#2RC-4
#3RC-6
Kabar
#1large bowie
#2camp knife
SOG
#1 seal pup elite
#2 field pup
#3 seal knife 2000
 
RC-6------Kabar large bowie--------SRK---------Recon scout

all are good choppers,If i might say have you thought of a trio
of knives.multi-tool,small 3"-4" fixed blade,a 6"-9" chopper
if I had to have 1 just 1 to fill my needs probably go
with Grohman #4 survival,chops and is nimble enough
for woodcraft projects


Tyrantblade
 
You're looking at some quality knives. Generally a pointed 3"-5" knife without a guard or choil is considered best for bushcraft. In addition to Fallkniven be sure to look at Bark River Knives. The "Northstar" and "Aurora" get good reviews and for a heavier and probably a little clumsier blade the Bravo-1 is good. Google "Skookum Bush Tool" for a look at a popular design. Also, check out this thread to see some of the users folks have been taking into the field - http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553074
 
any of the above add a folding saw. Less effort, better results in my experience. Have fun
 
I'd take a Ranger RD7 most probably. Those things are really tough and will hold their edge extremely well in impact work like chopping. And the prices are good.

Fällkniven's A1 might be a good choice, too - not as big as an RD7, but it's a great cutter.
 
All the knives you have chosen ARE excellent!
I would go for the Sawmp Rat/ Scrap Yard, then Ranger, Strider,and then CRK. I am a fan of all of the knife brands, but MY # 1 choice for fixed blades are the Busse family of knives; and that is what Swamp Rat/ Scrap Yard are.
 
I have a Scrapyard Yard Guard (very much the same as the Yard Hook, but there's just a thumb ramp instead of a thumb ramp and blade hook). It is far and away the best survival knife I have ever owned. I bet I could chop apart masonry blocks with it. No joke.

YardGuard1-1.jpg
 
jbombelli said:
I have a Scrapyard Yard Guard (very much the same as the Yard Hook, but there's just a thumb ramp instead of a thumb ramp and blade hook). It is far and away the best survival knife I have ever owned. I bet I could chop apart masonry blocks with it. No joke.

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I like it to, I just am not a fan of the handle.


Is a 6" Blade to big.
 
Raincoat said:
Is a 6" Blade to big.
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I don't think it's too big since you want a knife you can chop with.

raindog101 mentioned the Fällkniven A1, that would be my recommendation as well. Or a Camillus CQB-3, if you can find one. The CQB-3 sports a 5.75" blade, which is roughly what I consider the minimum length for effective chopping.
 
Eric Isaacson said:
Can I ask why you don't like the handle?
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sure ya can, while I have never held it before, my assumptions from the picture show it to be rubber. If it were raining or I was sweating a lot, wouldn't the handle become slippery. I could be wrong.
 
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