I sort of HAVE to use a lot of different knives. But More and more if I'm going out to explore the watershed and not working on specific comparisons or experiments, I carry a leuku pattern knife with a convex grind or one of the "modern seax" interpretations- also convex.
I do often carry a scandi around as well.
The leuku pattern seems to step up the chopping performance with the broader blade for the size of the knife. I also like handles that have a bit of a drop at the butt, so I can securely chop using a first three fingers grip, putting the balance a bit further forward for the swing.
The seax pattern with the downward sloping handle is a really good all around knife, chopping is really strong, carving is great- the only downside is you lose cutting board performance. But it really works so well for everything else, I'm really happy carring it.
I recently got one of Bryan Breeden's PSKK models, and it's a really good knife.
I have a "throwaway" Western 4 inch general purpose sheath knife that works adequately- any knife will work adequately if you can work with the knife's capabilities. I carry that one when I'm sneak hiking and may be better off ditching a sheath knife if i run into sheeple with officialdom.
