What knife "system" do you use for camping?

my "system" is a spyderco military which does everything. fire prep, food prep, utility, random whittling, etc... then I normally have a Mora in my pack "just in case"that rarely is used unless we need more knives for food, and a small traditional in case I want to do better whittling....

so, essentially just my spyderco military.
 
Panga for wood (unless if I have a gas stove), fixed blade or large folder for food, SAK/smaller folder for pocket carry
 
This is my day pack system, but I have a similar systemsetup for short camping trips, or weekend hiking.
Here's the good, the bad and the ugly:

A CRKT minimalist for dirty jobs, easy food prep, or quick cutting.
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I got a Ka-Bar D2 fighter, for general purpose.
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A Becker Bk9 for chopping and batoning.
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I typically haul a kershaw camp 10 for chopping and a bk14 for other stuff, whittling, fire sticks, makeshift spatula
I also carry a CRKT minimalist
 
Backpacking: Becker BK16 and a mid-sized Silky saw.

Truck camping: Chainsaw (Stihl battery powered, 12" bar, I carry a spare chain and a spare bar), Becker BK9, sometimes BK2 & BK16, 45 Oz. Estwing Dead Blow Hammer to baton with.
 
I make sure to bring an axe, a machete, my EDC folder, and maybe a kitchen knife and/or a hatchet.
My knives rarely get used when I am camping. I am not sure why, I just rarely reach for a knife unless it is for food.
 
Most of my camping usually involves parking the car at a spot that happens to look good in the middle of a state park, so I often have a large pile of them with me. The few that remain the same are the Mora, the Junglas, the Hawk (recently upgraded from a Trailhawk to a 2Hawks Warbeast :D) and a nice big kukri of some sort.
 
Gravelle FK-SM for belt knife, spyderco something for pocket knife. Condor HD kukri for anything bigger.

If I'm car camping, estwing camp-axe. I don't use huge logs for fires, so I don't need anything bigger.

If I wanted to go bigger than a camp axe can go, I'll use a chainsaw.
 
I am still working on getting my system set up so I don't have everything yet but here is the set up I'd like to have eventually:

Becker BK 16
Leatherman Wave
small hand axe
Becker BK 2
Becker BK 9

plus any other site/circumstance specific tool I'd need
 
Moses2792796 said:
I'm thinking that this is a system to be carried in a vehicle!

It seems most people here, including me, interpreted the OP as referring to backpacking type trips, although now that I look at it I see that is not the case. When I go car camping I also bring a chainsaw and an axe and/or splitting maul plus a whole bag of knives just for fun.
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I was originally referring to whatever kind of camping trip you happen to go on. Car or back pack, or a combo of both.

Anybody have two separate systems? One for each type of trip?
 
Ontario Sp1 for batoning. Not the best but it does its job very well. Whatever EDC blade I had that day usually gets brought along for more precise cutting.
 
Nullity said:
I make sure to bring an axe, a machete, my EDC folder, and maybe a kitchen knife and/or a hatchet.
My knives rarely get used when I am camping. I am not sure why, I just rarely reach for a knife unless it is for food.
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This ^^^ is my Jeep setup. I enjoy off-roading to a camping spot.

If I am going by foot, I will bring a hatchet and my EDC folder and possibly a kitchen knife, depending on the food being brought.
 
We usually car camp in very remote places of Daniel Boone National Forest so I have the luxury of bringing a bunch of gear including... camp axe, BK2, Temperance 2, several fixed blades for food prep & whittling and my PM2 is always in my pocket.
 
ebidis said:
I was originally referring to whatever kind of camping trip you happen to go on. Car or back pack, or a combo of both.

Anybody have two separate systems? One for each type of trip?
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I find talking about backpacking systems more interesting, since then you have to consider pretty carefully how much weight you are taking relative to the functionality of your tools. It requires careful planning and knowledge of what tasks you will need to perform. There is alot of room for refinement in these systems.

With car camping you are barely bound by weight or space so you can quite easily take a chainsaw - although I much prefer the quieter option of a large bowsaw - and a splitting maul and whatever other tools you could conceivably need, you don't have to put much thought into it.
 
Moses2792796 said:
I find talking about backpacking systems more interesting, since then you have to consider pretty carefully how much weight you are taking relative to the functionality of your tools. It requires careful planning and knowledge of what tasks you will need to perform. There is alot of room for refinement in these systems.

With car camping you are barely bound by weight or space so you can quite easily take a chainsaw - although I much prefer the quieter option of a large bowsaw - and a splitting maul and whatever other tools you could conceivably need, you don't have to put much thought into it.
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So what is your current backpacking system?
I outlined mine in my OP, it seems to work well, though I am always trying new stuff.
 
I just got back from a four day campout. All I used was a Buck 110 and a folding saw. I had a lot of fun paring down to one knife for the trip.
 
WvHiker said:
I just got back from a four day campout. All I used was a Buck 110 and a folding saw. I had a lot of fun paring down to one knife for the trip.
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ONE knife?!:eek::confused:

Is that even POSSIBLE?

I. Don't. Understand.

I mean...only ONE KNIFE?:eek:

And a folder at that.;)
 
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