What's your favorite camp knife?

I honestly don't know if I have a favorite yet actually (just means I need to go camping more :) to find out).

I usually take my BK9, because if there is large knife work to be done, I want that one. It chops, batons, and does surprisingly well at small tasks as well. I also may bring a saw.

I also usually make sure I have my mora with me. Its just a little carbon clipper, but its pretty useful for the little stuff. I am looking for a nice 4 - 4.5in belt knife and am considering the Bk16, AG russel Deerhunter, and the svord drop point hunter.

I don't usually carry a folder when camping.
 
Our camping has been very light... mostly camp fires for marshmallow roasting and a tent to stay dry. That said, the BRK Woodland Special met our needs.
 
My tops Mohawk hunter, and vic oht or farmer, along with a good whittling knife meaning one of my traditional cases
 
My Fallkniven F1...

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I use it for everything and it hasn't let me down yet. I do use a small belt axe ,aka hatchet, for major wood processing though.
 
I don't need large knives when I camp, I'm completely fine with a small multitool and a medium sized fixed blade (Fallkniven F1, BRKT Bravo 1) some times a bring a small folder or neck knife (3-3.5'') for food prep, like a Delica, Izula, Sparta Enyo.
 
I really like these two. They are identical, the Bocote wood handle knife is made with S30V, the Micarta handled knife is A2. Tim Olt, a Michigan blade smith made them to my design. Blades are 6 inches long.
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While it's sort neo-traditonal I like Condor's take on the Hudson Bay knife. It's quite a knife given the price IMHO. Not overbuilt, but then again it's not skimpy either.
 
I think my modified Ontario machette is my fav camp knife, Its great for clearing brush,diging fire pit,chopin up sticks to make camp, and fire duty. I have been able to use it for bush craft. You can set the machette up with multipul edges, and you can get a sawback version.I have battoned wood with it, maybe not the best, but I havn't realy needed to process wood in that manner.
 
For backpacking, it's generally a Swiss Army Climber. If the trip is a bit more intense (climbing, snow, super-remote) I'll generally add my F1 as a "survival" blade in case thing goes wrong.

For family/car camping, my Fiddleback Recluse always seems to me my blade of choice. It's a great size and shape for most camp tasks. Large enough to comfortably process food; will suffice as a steak knife; light and compact enough to take along on hikes, fishing, hunting or whatever the trip is centered around.

I'm from SoCal, and there isn't much need for a chopper here. The various land managers really frown upon harvesting wood for fires, so when car camping, we generally have to bring firewood that is already cut, or buy it at the campground. The Recluse is great for shaving off some tinder; or I just gather up leaves and small twigs off the ground. Battoning isn't really necessary, except to practice the skill. If I really need to chop, I just bring an axe.

If I did want a big camp knife/chopper though, I'd probably go with a Gossmann Big Boar Tusker or a Fiddleback Camp Knife. Someone just posted a short review of the Camp Knife on the Fiddleback sub-forum and it is really nice. Both are overkill for my camping needs but, hey, if I only bought the knives I needed, I wouldn't be on this forum, and I'd probably only own two knives!

Eric G.
 
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