I've been looking and trying different knives for several months. I have a Trash 1, a Swamp Rat Rodent 7 and a Ratweiler CG 1/4" and some other non-Busse knives. I've come to the conclusion that an 8" knife is the right length for my needs as a survival knife. Chopping with a 7" blade works OK, but I think 8" is about right. A 9" starts getting a little large. A Basic 8 might be perfect, I'd like it to be Infi and I like the handle of the Trash 1, or the Rodent 7.