Hi everybody,
This is my first post. I did not give much thought about the quality of knives before and the $20 Walmarts junk Made in China was enough for me, in the past. Now, I am here on this forum pondering for the last couple days what would be my first quality toy. Im looking for folder EDC knife but, occasionally, as works schedule allows, Id go in the summer for 1-2 days Sierras hiking and once a year for 4 weeks skiing vacation in Colorado. So Id describe myself rather a weekend warrior than survival wanna be. This year in February me and my buddy took a hike in the snowy day. We did not expect anything unusual because snow was light at the beginning of the day so Ive taken only small flashlight with me, just in case. Late afternoon, on the way back weve got lost in the woods because tracks were completely covered by the fresh and heavy snow which started heavy around the noon. We just knew we have to go down but with no sense of direction. At this moment I wished I had a knife to make a good long-thick stick, easy to hold to probe the ground ahead of me and to support myself. Each of us dropped in the hidden snow holes waist deep at least once, tripping over branches hidden under the snow every couple minutes causing both of us cursing at Life in general. We had a fun until around midnight when finally we hit the fire road. Next day I was so exhausted I could not ski. In circumstances like this what you guys think which EDC folded knife would be the most appropriate. I am looking at Fallkniven 35 PXL and ZT 03031 Ranger Green. I have to admit, I started to admire esthetics of knives and those two look very cool (Im tired of utility/Walmart esthetics). How the quality of blades steel compare between those two? Does anyone own both knives and would share personal experiences with those two beauties? How is the grip for heavy use like making a walking stick from frozen wood? I have medium size hands. The only inconvenience of ZT is metallic alloy handle which can stick to your skin in very low temperatures in the winter, so probably Id have to take with me small cotton gloves for winter hiking, every time Id carry ZT with me. The warm skiing mittens I have, they are too big and unwieldy for fine hands movements.
This is my first post. I did not give much thought about the quality of knives before and the $20 Walmarts junk Made in China was enough for me, in the past. Now, I am here on this forum pondering for the last couple days what would be my first quality toy. Im looking for folder EDC knife but, occasionally, as works schedule allows, Id go in the summer for 1-2 days Sierras hiking and once a year for 4 weeks skiing vacation in Colorado. So Id describe myself rather a weekend warrior than survival wanna be. This year in February me and my buddy took a hike in the snowy day. We did not expect anything unusual because snow was light at the beginning of the day so Ive taken only small flashlight with me, just in case. Late afternoon, on the way back weve got lost in the woods because tracks were completely covered by the fresh and heavy snow which started heavy around the noon. We just knew we have to go down but with no sense of direction. At this moment I wished I had a knife to make a good long-thick stick, easy to hold to probe the ground ahead of me and to support myself. Each of us dropped in the hidden snow holes waist deep at least once, tripping over branches hidden under the snow every couple minutes causing both of us cursing at Life in general. We had a fun until around midnight when finally we hit the fire road. Next day I was so exhausted I could not ski. In circumstances like this what you guys think which EDC folded knife would be the most appropriate. I am looking at Fallkniven 35 PXL and ZT 03031 Ranger Green. I have to admit, I started to admire esthetics of knives and those two look very cool (Im tired of utility/Walmart esthetics). How the quality of blades steel compare between those two? Does anyone own both knives and would share personal experiences with those two beauties? How is the grip for heavy use like making a walking stick from frozen wood? I have medium size hands. The only inconvenience of ZT is metallic alloy handle which can stick to your skin in very low temperatures in the winter, so probably Id have to take with me small cotton gloves for winter hiking, every time Id carry ZT with me. The warm skiing mittens I have, they are too big and unwieldy for fine hands movements.
