What's your Camp Knife ?

[gdpolk]

My favorite is the Koster BushMaster. Here is a review I did on it over on the BushcraftUSA forum:http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61712

 

[Tomahawk&Kukri]

My favorite "beat'em up" Ka bar Kukri for heavy use, and SanRenMu 710 black for delicate ones....

"I am the hunting knife, I am the talon, the beak and the fang of my master. My duty is ancient as is meat and blood"
"Eίμαι η μαχαίρα κυνηγιού, είμαι το νύχι, το ράμφος και το δόντι του αφέντη μου. Το καθήκον μου είναι αρχαίο σαν τη σάρκα και το αίμα"

 

[Mack]

These two JKs fill the bill for me.

 

[Pilot1]

soon to make a kydex sheath for it since my German short-hair pointer ate the factory one.

Ha, ha. They are chewers when they get bored, and left alone for a long time. Mine ate a portion of the wainscoting off the kitchen wall when I had to work late one night.

 

[thrillbilly]

This is gonna handle all my heavy stuff

And I aint tested it much yet...but I think this one will do nicely for everything else

 

[Ballenxj]

Great examples guys. Anybody use older knives for their camp knife? I've got an older Schrade 165 coming, and was thinking that might make a pretty good camp knife. If all else fails, I still have my ESEE 6 to fall back on, but is there no love out there for those old tried and proven knives?
-Bruce

 

[thrillbilly]

Great examples guys. Anybody use older knives for their camp knife? I've got an older Schrade 165 coming, and was thinking that might make a pretty good camp knife. If all else fails, I still have my ESEE 6 to fall back on, but is there no love out there for those old tried and proven knives?
-Bruce

I used to beat the heck out of Ol Hickory butcher knifes when I was a kid, ''just like the mountain men'' LOL

Never managed to break one, bent one bad enuff to not come back true tho...but if I recall right I was using it for a crowbar. I still have a few Ol Hickorys around...will buy em on sight at fleam markets/yard sales/thrift shops if they are in good shape and cheap

 

[lambertiana]

For car camping, I will take one of these two Laconico knives

 

[LMT66]

Modified Busse 3B2 for me.

Not a bad chopper either.

 

[Ossa1970]

For camp knives these are my first choice

For some heavy chopping these will come along

I plan on trying these out this deer season

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Last year I acquired more than I camped, so I have some catching up to do! These are on my list to put through the paces (couple each DFarmer, GL Drew, a "few" Alan Davis, a Dimitry Malakhov wootz blade (excuse the spelling if wrong), and an RJ Evans Bushlore). Plus slipjoints to try out and learn from

Then there is what I made, or select groupings (all wood handles, all damascus, all 3/32....)

Of course there is being out on the water, might break out the Boye dendritic cobalt/spyderco salt.....
Or I might just let my daughter choose what she wants me to carry off of my dresser

I love choices!

 

[DOC-CANADA]

First, last and always - Becker Cincinatti Machax (centre)

Think I need some outdoor shots, though.

Doc

 

[ml100]

currently: Becker

 

[PeterPHWS]

A quick question .... in the States does a "Camp Knife" not usually refer to a larger blade for Wood prep / Camp Cooking ? A lot of knives posted here would come under "belt or bushcraft knives" over here ....

 

[gdpolk]

A quick question .... in the States does a "Camp Knife" not usually refer to a larger blade for Wood prep / Camp Cooking ? A lot of knives posted here would come under "belt or bushcraft knives" over here ....

Typically it is a larger blade. When I camp, I am backpacking so a large (5") bushcrafting blade works best for my small fire building and cooking at camp on the trail. If I were driving into camp then I may use a larger knife.

 

[Varg Lobos]

A quick question .... in the States does a "Camp Knife" not usually refer to a larger blade for Wood prep / Camp Cooking ? A lot of knives posted here would come under "belt or bushcraft knives" over here ....

That's what I consider a 'camp knife', hence my choice of the Bark River Hudson Bay.

I need to take some pics after my doctors' appt. today....

 

[PeterPHWS]

Good to know I am on the same page then :thumbup:

 

[Sulaco]

My camp knife is either my Junglas or this RatManDu I just got. I haven't used it yet which is why it looks brand new (just got it a week or two ago).

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

A quick question .... in the States does a "Camp Knife" not usually refer to a larger blade for Wood prep / Camp Cooking ? A lot of knives posted here would come under "belt or bushcraft knives" over here ....

To me, my camp knife is the primary backup to my axe/hawk, and thus can be a wide range of blades. I primarily use my blades for food and wood processing, so any knife I choose falls into that realm. Plus I've never cared for the 'camp knife' term, I've seen everything between 4-10" called a camp knife. It depends on what I decide to take with me. If it is just a hawk and folder then the folder gets camp knife duties beyond what the chopper gets. I like using my knives no matter how they are classified!

 

[blt-2-drg]

I have been using an ESEE 4 but as soon as i break in my new SYKCO 511 its being replaced. I have a 711 on order to see if i will like the larger blade, but im usually partial to a 4-5" for camping duties here in Arizona.