Rodent 5 as a camp knife?

[Andy the Aussie]

Paul'ie that is good info but you need to use a little punctuation (some sentences) and paragraph breaks to get people to read it.

 

[JFLemm]

I would have to agree with RussMo, the R5 is very nice, but the R7 is in a league of its own. The R5 seems to be a bit small for using as a camp knife.

 

[cut it out]

My fav camp knives are

Camp tramp
Battle rat
Chopwieler
Rodent 9
Steel heart ergo
Basic 8, and 10 and 11.
If I was going new ,I would go rodent 7 or 9
The Basic 8 is a awesome camp knife!!!

 

[cut it out]

Oh yeah ,,, we all have folders on us a eryday so I would go bigger than 5" and pair it with the folder of your choice and FTW!!! Lol

 

[worldwood]

we all have folders on us a eryday

I dont ever carry a folder.


I think a camp knife can be ANY size...Depends on what you do when you camp LOL.

But a good do it all blade size is around 7" IMHO. Under 7" can chop and baton still but not as effectively, too much over 7" is a PITA for carving, delicate cuts, skinning/cleaning.

The chopweiler is by far my favorite camp knife. It handles everything i could need when camping. However i still normally take, and use, more that just it... I dont get out as much as id like so i try and play with several while i am out.

 

[leatherman]

Looks like a Steel Heart E above, the Chopwieler is a virtual sister. I have a picture somewhere of the two together and the blade profiles are really close.

Probably explains my like for them both.

EDIT: found it! Love these two blades!

 

[worldwood]

Great blades there!!

 

[cut it out]

Leatherman is correct. They are soo similar. That's why I love both so much. World wood I guess I should have said we all have a EDC we carry. I too sometimes carry a fixed blade EDC. Mainly a AMS or swamp warden. Or active duty.

 

[Shotgun]

I totally agree. Personal choice that depends on your kit. I always have a hatchet or axe for big chopping jobs. To me a 5"-5.5" blade would fit the bill. So that opens up the R5 and the RMD.

If you have a hatchet, then you don't really want a "camp knife" do you? To me a camp knife replaces the role of a hatchet. What do you want to do with the knife?

 

[Sigarett]

Rodent 5 is sold out fyi

 

[J_mcrane]

I have a warden, rs, and rmd. After careful consideration, I'm holding the line here for a bit. I don't have a use a chopper much. I too got rid of my esee 4 because of the handle. I think the rmd is the perfect "only 1 fixed blade" knife. It is a great outdoors work knife. The rs is a nice smaller knife. I carried it today. It doesn't Freak folks out. The warden gets carried the most due to wait. It is light and slices well. My two cents.

 

[wolf-man-12]

I usually take the R7 & my Basic 8 is my number one Camp Knife.! Fact is it is going with me this weekend ~~ but I look forward to using them both.!***

 

[Quirt]

When one says a "camp knife" what defines the role of a camp knife? Why is a 7"-8" knife suited for this application? Inquiring minds gotta know. I have a classic Camp Tramp but it seldom gets used. I'm trying to figure out how to apply its use more often in a camp situation -cuz I really like it but it rarely gets used. My 4-5" knives are used all the time.

 

[worldwood]

Because a 7-8" knife can baton and chop better than a 3-5" knife, yet can also still handle the more delicate cutting jobs better than a full blown chopper... or 9+" blade.

 

[elof_alv]

When one says a "camp knife" what defines the role of a camp knife?.

Part of the problem with replies in this thread is that people define camp knife differently because of their preferences.

 

[PatrickKnight]

Quirt WW is only saying that so he gets an excuse to use his Chopweiler is all!!!

All kidding aside I am with you as I use 4-5 inch knives almost exclusively because I almost always take an axe with me because I really enjoying using axes.