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What do you guys use?
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I've done fine camping with just an SAK. I've done mostly car camping with a few backpack trips. I don't really cook fancy meals, just cut onions and avocados, things like that. I never had fires before getting into bushcraft and knives, and that is for fun.
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When I used to backpack, I usually only carried an SAK.
When I used to hunt, I carried a hunting knife. Usually a 440C bladed Buck 105 Pathfinder.
These days I am limited to car camping and find that a folder takes care of my cutting chores.
When I used to hunt, I carried a hunting knife. Usually a 440C bladed Buck 105 Pathfinder.
These days I am limited to car camping and find that a folder takes care of my cutting chores.
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Usually when I hunt I carry ths WC Davis Loveless pattern Drop Point Hunter. It's got a fair number of miles on it.
I usually carry a pocket (folding) knife too. A long time back it was a Schrade Old Timer medium stockman. I left that one on a rock in the Angeles Nat'l Forest. When I was in AK (back in '08) I picked up this Knives of Alaska Hunter model.It served me well, but I don't use it much any more.
Lately I've been carrying this Swamp Rat, but I've decided I hate the sheath, so that's going to have to get fixed.
I've carried a lot of knives over the years. One thing hold true for longer trips; it's hard to beat a SAk or Scout knife when you're faced with cooking and camp chores.
I usually carry a pocket (folding) knife too. A long time back it was a Schrade Old Timer medium stockman. I left that one on a rock in the Angeles Nat'l Forest. When I was in AK (back in '08) I picked up this Knives of Alaska Hunter model.It served me well, but I don't use it much any more.
Lately I've been carrying this Swamp Rat, but I've decided I hate the sheath, so that's going to have to get fixed.
I've carried a lot of knives over the years. One thing hold true for longer trips; it's hard to beat a SAk or Scout knife when you're faced with cooking and camp chores.
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Okay so it was for a long weekend!
I don't get out as much as I want, so I tend to overkill what I bring, just so I can get as much use put of things as I can. I camp with my family, and with young kids we don't hike/move around too much so bringing extra isn't a big thing. It helps, because I can theme my daily carry.
Hunting a couple of years ago I did the Nessmuks route with a Damascus Case stockman, fiddleback Nessmuk, double bit hatchet (and my necker).
Hunting the year after I went with a hunter I made, forged tomahawk I hatfted, and a GEC executive Whittler- to prove to myself that the Whittler could handle it (after hearing some say it was too frail of a knife for outdoors use), which it did.
Another set I've carried was my puuko/Koyote leuko combo:
Or my all red custom quartet:
I find as long as I have a variety of cutting edges that I'm happy. Most modern knives we discuss will handle our uses, it just takes playing around and seeing what will suit your purposes/whimsy. I try to get at least one traditional knife with me no matter if it is a puuko, Nessmuk or slipjoint. Plus I love axes, very traditional!!
