What would be your wilderness dream knife?

I would recommend either Dan Koster's Nessmuk (got 1 ordered myself) or Bushcraft, or Tom Krein's Bushcraft.

The Charles May Big Hand Scandi looks nice too.
 
hmm.. Koster Nessmuk in 3V with Ironwood handle and kenny rowe pin-lock sheath. That's ~$350ish.

If I still had money left over, then it's on to a matching axe. Maybe a Reeves.
 
I've purchased higher end items sometimes (knives, guns, etc) and later found that I didn't use them quite as much as some of my more modestly priced gear - especially in tough conditions. (Afraid of wrecking them & lowering their value.) So, some of my best memories of being in the outdoors are associated with the less costly journeymen equipment. Less costly doesn't necessarily mean less knife and more costly doesn't mean better. You might consider getting a nice solidly capable knife such as a Fallkniven F1, which is a wonderful wilderness survival knife, and also buying some other camp gear and then going out there and building some memories. - - Of course, there is a pleasure in owning higher end, more costly knives. If that is something you want to experience, you can always sell it later and get some of your money back as long as you havent damaged it much. (Which kinda gets me back to my first point.) - - - Good luck and enjoy whatever you decide to get, - -
 
What would be your wilderness dream knife?
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As of now, it is the Bark River Northstar.

I already own an Aurora and it fits almost every specification I have for a wilderness knife. The Northstar is a slightly lighter, scaled down version of the Aurora. I am very curious to compare the two models capabilities, in my hands.

Both the Aurora and Northstar are available with a wide choice of handle materials from canvas micarta to exotic woods.

If I were to get an Aurora custom made (unlikely), I would have the blade done in 3V. The tang would be narrowed and skeletonized. The natural canvas micarta handles would retain the same dimensions as before but would be one-piece, wraparound.
 
Myakka said:
Randall Model 18 Survival.
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I was wondering why nobody was suggesting a Randall. I second the notion.
model 1...
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model 18..............................
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or my favorite..the bear bowie (on the left)....
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Fallkniven F1 is my "dream" knife. I also like the Fox River from BRKT.

If I were you I would get a Skookum Bush Tool or a Chudzinski Nessmuk (pay when knife is ready to ship!), you might even be able to get both.
 
You could get an F1 blank and have a custom handle put on it. Go all out and get some exotic handle material like mammoth ivory. Throw in some mosaic pins, a matching firesteel and a badass hand tooled sheath and you'll have a sweet one of a kind rig.

Or you could go piggyback style and get a larger blade with a smaller companion blade.
 
naked said:
My father wants to get me a graduation gift. ... I'm tempted to buy the next 5 knives on my waiting list (Bark River Canadian, Fallkniven F1, Al Mar SERE Operator etc...), but this may be my only chance for a knife in the $200-$400 range. ...
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I'd much rather have 5 good knives I could use than 1 absolutely wonderful knife I wouldn't use.
 
naked said:
I think that is what I'm leaning towards right now. I looked through his gallery on USN and I loved everything I saw. Maybe a TK1 to go with it.
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I have one on order in A2 with Red G-10. Tom is making up a batch now. With 5/32" steel at 7 5/8" OAL, it should be one that doesn't get left behind.
 
I couple weeks ago I found mine in a trade. The Aitor Oso Blanco. It took a lot of trading to get to this point, but it was worth it. I will always be trying out other knives, but this is one knife that I'll die with. I carry it with my old Leatherman Wave in the bush.
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I was reading about the Aitor knives the other day. Turns out that I have a small Aitor skinner that my father gave me years back. It's a great little knife, though I don't much like the blade shape, its packaged with my BK7.
 
cgusek111 said:
I couple weeks ago I found mine in a trade. The Aitor Oso Blanco. It took a lot of trading to get to this point, but it was worth it. I will always be trying out other knives, but this is one knife that I'll die with. I carry it with my old Leatherman Wave in the bush.
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The Waves a given.Don't leave home without it.
 
I take the Wave everywhere. When I got the Wave I stopped carrying folders. Nothing can replace the Wave in my book.
 
Ditto. My Ti has left a mark on all my jeans. But I wouldn't say it is my dream knife. It is interesting how I can't not carry it, even when carrying a nice folder.
 
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