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used para to cut hunting lane
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Rats and Spydies should be best friends. I know all mine are.
riz_aaroni
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Lol. I am tempted to get a RC3 or a Ranger knife(either the Ontario one or the original). The rat 3 should be great. The para is a great knife. Favorite knife that I own.
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Ha! Just goy my Para a month ago, primarily for camping, outdoors, etc. And just yesterday I acquired a RAT 3 to compliment the Para (or the other way around) for hiking and portaging trips. I figure that's a very functional (and stylish!) combo of fixed and folding knives for messing around in the woods.
Although I'm constantly tempted to pull the trigger on a RAT 7 or Fallkniven A1/A2 (or a Hossom Forager... never hear about these
) for chopping, it just doesn't seem very realistic, despite being attractive in a Jeremiah Johnson kind of way. I'm sure they work, but a small hatchet just makes more sense to me.
Although I'm constantly tempted to pull the trigger on a RAT 7 or Fallkniven A1/A2 (or a Hossom Forager... never hear about these
) for chopping, it just doesn't seem very realistic, despite being attractive in a Jeremiah Johnson kind of way. I'm sure they work, but a small hatchet just makes more sense to me.
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I agree. Small hatchet is much better suited for chopping than a knife. I am with you on being tempted for a larger knife like the rat 7 or ranger rd7 or similar. Though I think a small fixed blade 4-6 inches is fine knife wise. Add the hatchet and para and you are all set. I have a folding saw to go with my hatchet and folders, though could use a good fixed blade.
Though for $20 or so, you can get the gerber gator machete and it is a massive chopper with a saw on the back lol. Add it to a para and you can pretty much rule the world lol.
Though for $20 or so, you can get the gerber gator machete and it is a massive chopper with a saw on the back lol. Add it to a para and you can pretty much rule the world lol.
Yeah thats funny, I was thinking of getting a rat 6 for just the same reasons. I dont know if I think the hatchet is a better idea than the big survival blade. Only reason I say this is because you can batton a knife through pretty much anything and I dont see how you would do that with the hatchet, like a big thick ass log. I'm no expert but I watch that dude nutnfancy on youtube, he has a vid on the ax versus the large survival knife, pretty informative. Before watching his stuff I would have gone hatchet all the way but now I think I would go survival knife.
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I large survival blade does have more utility and may even weigh the same or less, though for wood processing it may be a pain. Then again, depending on where you are, you may just be able to use smaller wood laying around versus going Paul Bunyan on a tree.
In all honesty, a small Gerber fiberglass hatchet or a Fiskers one with the same handle don't weigh all that much. From experience, a short hatchet is a pain to use for chopping wood, though much better than a large knife. Hatchets are pretty cheap too for a good one, $30 or so. A good knife for chopping may be $100 or so. Get a hatchet and give it a go.
In all honesty, a small Gerber fiberglass hatchet or a Fiskers one with the same handle don't weigh all that much. From experience, a short hatchet is a pain to use for chopping wood, though much better than a large knife. Hatchets are pretty cheap too for a good one, $30 or so. A good knife for chopping may be $100 or so. Get a hatchet and give it a go.