Recommendations on fixed blade please!

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I plan on driving cross country and was looking for a nice fixed blade to tote along. In the truck, and when camping. I have something pretty specific envisioned and was hoping for some insight.

I like simple knives... both in handle and blade.
Tough.
Price... obviously I prefer if it is less expensive, but $300- or so is my cap.

I LOVE the Rob Bayley made for Bear Grylls. But at $600 its not something I would consider. Pics for ideas on what I like.


 
Check out the Buck 120 General or the 119 Special. Also the selection of Bark River available from DLT Trading and elsewhere.

There was a topic recently regarding those "bear" knives. The general feeling was that they cost way too much; they're nearly identical to a less-expensive knife. Perhaps if you browse the "Wilderness Survival" forum you could find that topic and identify what knife was comparable.

Good Luck!
-Bob
 
Bob W said:
Check out the Buck 120 General or the 119 Special. Also the selection of Bark River available from DLT Trading and elsewhere.

There was a topic recently regarding those "bear" knives. The general feeling was that they cost way too much; they're nearly identical to a less-expensive knife. Perhaps if you browse the "Wilderness Survival" forum you could find that topic and identify what knife was comparable.

Good Luck!
-Bob
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Awesome! Thanks for the info and recommendations. I will definitely check out those recommended and the other forum section. Thanks!
 
Check out busse forums, and busse combat website, some great survival blades.
 
You're going to want it to be accessible, so the sheath plays a large role here. I'd suggest one of Dozier's blades with a horizontal sheath, or an F1 with a Concealex sheath by Normark. Both can be carried to the left of your belt buckle unobtrusively, but easy to get to in a sitting position.
 
Alberta Ed said:
You're going to want it to be accessible, so the sheath plays a large role here. I'd suggest one of Dozier's blades with a horizontal sheath, or an F1 with a Concealex sheath by Normark. Both can be carried to the left of your belt buckle unobtrusively, but easy to get to in a sitting position.
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Good point. Thank you. Will look in both recommendations on sheath and knife.
 
Well, if you're going to be traveling cross-country, a kitchen knife would be historically accurate. The earliest cross-country travelers (pioneers, settlers, cowboys, trappers, fur traders, mountain men) carried "kitchen" knives like butcher knives and skinning knives. The new-fangled "Bowie" knives and "hunting" knives were later fads. :D

-Bob
 
Maybe check out the Dozier knives @ AG Russell.
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Alot in your price range. Solid knives with lots of options available.
 
Thanks. That site is awesome for browsing. The Dozier you pictured though for some reason I just don't like the handles. They seem a bit too pretty. In a fixed blade I like the whole workhorse simple nonwood look. Sorry for the poor description.
 
Also look at Bark River they put out good strong knives I like my Bravo-1 and I have a mini skinner. They will do any thing you need a knife for.
 
In addition to cereedy's suggestions, when it comes to simple workhorse knives, check out the KaBar USMC knife. High-carbon steel, stacked leather handles, low price, great reviews for chopping and other hard use tasks.

-Bob
 
Well, when I do my driving to Alaska, I will be taking my Sean O'Hare Kestrel-B & Ranger RD 4 in the truck. The RD 4 already lives in my truck. The O'Hare will be going on belt.
 
I really like the Buck Vanguard. It's a shorter blade than the 119 mentioned earlier, much less the 120 General, but the grip makes it a bit better suited for the majority of camp uses, with the exception of severe limb chopping (A camp axe has it's uses!), while the finger guard is indispensible if you have to employ it for defense. You can get it with a wood or rubber grip - and, at Cabela's, you can find it in Ti-Al-N coated S30V steel. That, it's most expensive variation, is still less than $100.

Stainz
 
Bob W said:
In addition to cereedy's suggestions, when it comes to simple workhorse knives, check out the KaBar USMC knife. High-carbon steel, stacked leather handles, low price, great reviews for chopping and other hard use tasks.

-Bob
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Thanks. I have one. I wanted something a bit more streamlined with less curves.
 
T.K.C. said:
Well, when I do my driving to Alaska, I will be taking my Sean O'Hare Kestrel-B & Ranger RD 4 in the truck. The RD 4 already lives in my truck. The O'Hare will be going on belt.
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Nice. Thanks. I got a lot of googling to do. haha
 
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