stainless ESEE? or other good stainless fixed blades for survival/BC?

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Im a florida guy, i spend the vast majority of my time camping and such on small islands(10k,keys,dry tortugas etc.) so everything ends up in salt water alot. i like esee but stainless just makes life so much easier maintenance wise, i use moras now but looking for something a little nicer in stainless.
 
fallkniven. the sheath isn't lefty friendly and the primary retention isn't as strong as i'd like (easily fixed with a bike inner tube over it and it does have a snap over the handle as a secondary retention) but the vg-10 is a great steel and the handle material seems to grip even better when wet! the f1 is all over the place here but i prefer the s1's slightly thicker handle.

also, spyderco makes fixed and folders with h1 steel i think (they call it salt)...according to them it's guaranteed not to rust even in salt water.
 
Look up Entrek Knives. Bulletproof designs and great quality. Good pricing. Probably where I'd look first for a tough stainless steel knife.
 
TropicHeat said:
Im a florida guy, i spend the vast majority of my time camping and such on small islands(10k,keys,dry tortugas etc.) so everything ends up in salt water alot. i like esee but stainless just makes life so much easier maintenance wise, i use moras now but looking for something a little nicer in stainless.
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If you like your Mora, there are a host of other scandinavian companies that make stainless blades. Helle is one of my favorites. You can get a stainless Mora, btw. Almost every production knife company makes stainless bushcraft/survival knives these days, at just about every price point.

Maybe if you were a little more specific on the size and price we could narrow it down for you.
 
Fallkniven has already been mentioned, the F1 is excellent.

Spyderco has the Temperance 2 (I've used mine a lot and I couldn't be happier with it), Moran (great lightweight knives) and, if you can find it since it's out of production, the Aqua Salt in H1.

If you want something similar to your Moras but nicer, check out Helle's laminated models. They've got some really nice models and their prices are pretty decent (around $100.-). I'm a fan of the Besseggen and Harmoni.

Cold Steel has few good stainless fixed blades as well, like the Master Hunter (the San Mai III version).

Ontario's Blackbird SK-5 is also worth checking out. It's basically a Kephart with a 154CM blade and micarta handle.
 
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