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When ever I'm outdoors, I carry my Rifleman's hawk and my Rajah II. I find the combination covers situation.
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What Cold Steel do you carry for outdoor activities?
- Thread starter Tomahawk Rob
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Depends. I've taken my trailhawk, kukri machete, Rajah II, and a bowie bushman. I fond the Rajah II useful for car camping when I have an assortment of blades with me but I don't feel like keeping a large fixed blade on me all the time. Great for grabbing some kindling or making a marshmallow stick for the kids.
The trailhawk is great, light and made short work of the small wood I had for the fire (hot night + high wildfire risk = small fire) but I haven't taken it hiking yet. Hiking is what I got the special forces shovel for. A tool that can do many things-like chopping-but isn't off putting to other folks on the trail. This is more of a just-in-case tool as I would bring something more suited to the task if I actually expected to be processing wood.
The bowie bushman just appealed to me because of the price and value of it. I've one a little and it worked well. Gifted it to a friend but then later replaced it. Looking to get a regular bushman too.
I haven't used my Pocket Bushman yet, still NIB and I've had it for probably 2 years. Really awesome though, feels like it would do well. It'll probably wind up in a kit or something.
Wanting to get a bowie machete, a norse hawk, and a smatchet when those come out.
The trailhawk is great, light and made short work of the small wood I had for the fire (hot night + high wildfire risk = small fire) but I haven't taken it hiking yet. Hiking is what I got the special forces shovel for. A tool that can do many things-like chopping-but isn't off putting to other folks on the trail. This is more of a just-in-case tool as I would bring something more suited to the task if I actually expected to be processing wood.
The bowie bushman just appealed to me because of the price and value of it. I've one a little and it worked well. Gifted it to a friend but then later replaced it. Looking to get a regular bushman too.
I haven't used my Pocket Bushman yet, still NIB and I've had it for probably 2 years. Really awesome though, feels like it would do well. It'll probably wind up in a kit or something.
Wanting to get a bowie machete, a norse hawk, and a smatchet when those come out.
Mike Sastre
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Bowie Machete and Norse Hawk are available now. had a bunch with me at the Indy 1500 Gun & Knife Show.
Yes, I know. I meant "Want to get a bowie machete and a norse hawk, and when the smatchet comes out I want one of those as well."
I almost got a bowie machete this last paycheck, but ordered an Ontario 12" and a 14" Tram instead. Maybe next go-round.
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I carry my recon scout if im expecting to do chopping in the woods. i carry the R1 military classic and counter point 4 inch if im expecting to be attacked in the outdoors. i carry an xl voyager and spartan as a defensive option most places otherwise, even if i do have a fixed blade also i just like big knives. they are great utility knives also, great for clearing small brush, mowing missed patches of grass, ect.
I used my CS Spetznaz Shovel, for cutting, and processing some smaller limbs from a brush pile of Oak, for a firepit in my back yard today, I use it for stuff like that all the time, probably my most used CS tool, by far. Killed a chicken snake with it a month or so ago at our chicken coop.
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One of the 12" machetes, Cold Steel Trail Master or Pendleton Lite hunter. Though many different CS have been with me on different adventures." "
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Large Voyager tanto. Always in my pocket.
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R1 military classic has gone with me on dozens of back packing trip an two knife only ten day excursions
My tanto lite is the only one I have that would work for bushcraft. (Can't use my ti-Lite, or spike). I used it yesterday to baton some smaller pieces of firewood. It works ok, but I need something larger, say 10-12" long for processing larger wood. I've also been considering a small hawk.
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sk-5 trailmaster whenever I am up north on my acreage or my outdoorsman if I am not expecting to do a lot of trailclearing
Once and awhile my carbon v ODA.
have all the krupp cheapies and they are great in the tacklebox or camp kitchen.
Once and awhile my carbon v ODA.
have all the krupp cheapies and they are great in the tacklebox or camp kitchen.
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I used to think that the Rifleman was a boat anchor. Then I realized that the heft bites deep and splits much better than my Frontier. I like the Rifleman. :thumbup: To be honest I have never used my Rajah hard outside. I simply carry a four inch Voyager many times, they are feather weights and just handy to have around. I take out the Magnum Kukri machete now and then, it really bites the wood also. A very light weight branch slasher.