whats your favorite camp knife???

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I'm referring to fixed blade knives that see some use on camping trips for regular stuff but, you wouldn't mind having as one of your only options as a survival tool if TSHTF
 
I have a few customs from Brian Goode and Scott Gossman that I go back and forth with. From Scott I have a Wilderness Combo that has one of his 7" Tusker's and a smaller blade both in 01.
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I also have one of his Buffalo Knives in D2.
Then there is Brian's TTW knives that I can't get enough of.
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Gotta love these guys. :D
 
The only large blade I have these days is my 12 inch Ontario machete's and my 12 inch Martindale golok. All other camp chores get done with my mora's.
 
I gotta agree with Jackknife, the Mora CLipper is gonna make a fine camp kinfe for me.

Not to "Thread Shift" , but perhaps we might think of camp knives a bit differently? What is "your" camp knife expected to do?

Cut a piece of cordage, prepare food, whittle a stick? That's mine, and can be handled by a decent SAK or my Wnger Mountaineer, in most cases.

Some might say a Camp Knife needs to do light chopping of firewood, de-limbing to make roasting sticks, or what-have-you.

So, if you wouldn't mind, along with the knife you list, maybe list the expected duties it's tasked for? thanks.

[Not trying to hijack this thread...apologies to RR for butting in]
 
no..no you're spot on I'm still decidng on mine thought I might use your experiences to help me select my next one, I've uses a western small game for a while now...and recently shifted to a seal pup (still in the getting to know eachother phase). I think as I mentioned on other threads a good camp knife should be able to. spread peanut butter, slice up food and cord, whittle tent pegs or what not...be able to clean a panfish or a small game critter and maybe accomplish light battoning like kidling type stuff....If you're camping and not thrust into a spur of the moment survival sit. You'd ( or at least some of us) would have an axe or a saw or large cutter of some sort. That being said however your camp knife (probably being carried on your person while outdoors) is also likely to be with you if something should go wrong.
 
The Mora 2000 pretty much does everything that I need done, but I carry a OH SAK, just in case.:D
 
I really really like my fixed Rittergrip.

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It's 4.5" blade is thinner than most of the choppers mentioned earlier, which makes it a nice slicer, long enough for camp chores, and noticably lighter in weight, but it is still beefy enough to feel comfortable that I can abuse it a bit without concern. The ridged G10 handle is very comfortable and grippy enough for most anything I'll throw at it.

The S30V blade comes with a 15 degree angle from the factory, so it cuts nice and still stays plenty sharp for a good long time. I've never really had it get "dull", but the Sharpmaker easily puts a keen edge back on it.
 
Schrade 152ot or 13ot for a personal/camp knife.

I am a firm believer in the right tool for the job, even though the Beckers, Busses and customs, can, and do handle the abuse, I just can't see spending 100 bills plus on a tool that I buy for the primary purpose of beating the crap out of. That is why I almost always carry at least 2 knives one with a scalpel sharp edge for fine work and my 14", $6.95, tramontina machete in it's cardboard and duct tape sheath. So far it has handled all of my chopping, limbing and battoning with aplomb. I am in no way trying to say my way is better, or smarter, I just can't see my way clear, until I win the lottery, to buy a chopper that costs as much as the ones discussed on here. I guess to sum up what I am trying to say, there is no do everything knife, take a look at a sushi chef or a butcher they will agree the right tool for the job. Chris
 
I've been using a buck 192 for awhile now, and thats held up really well for me. It cuts nice, and holds a edge well.

If your camp knife is going to be a one and only, than it should be something over a 7" blade. That would be the "middle" point between a chopper, and a smaller fixed blade. I use a 4" and under because I allways have an axe, Thats what does the bigger work, and the buck is there for smaller cuttin tasks.
 
Here's a pic of my Heafner model#17 camp knife that I customized the handle on :D they come in cryo treated D2, and is an extremely efficent chopper:thumbup: I love this thing....
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Darrell...........

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Thanks for the info so far everyon informative and fun as always... I'm not really looking for big chopper as I usually have an axe/saw in the bush or atleast a sak or LM w/ a saw on me at all times. fixed blade cutter I suppose is what I'm after.
 
I am seeing some nice tools!

It would appear that some of your prefer a combo of 2 or 3 knives when out in the backcountry.

---Small fixed blade for small jobs.
---Medium fixed blade for medium jobs.
---(and Yes you guessed it) Large fixed blade for large jobs.

Ok, I may be new around here but I'm getting the jist of what you guys are layin' down, being:

---Fixed blade trumps folders for survival applications.
---Different lengths for different jobs.

I wonder if 4 or even 5 knives is over kill. Sorry if this appears that I am "hijacking" this thread. I love seein' your knives. Thanks

Travis
 
Then again, A buck would work fine for ya, but if you have some rich blood flowin through ya ;) A barkriver would make a ncie addition :)
 
4 or 5? no, I have two folding, a fixed blade 4", a multitool, Fiskars saw and a wetterlings axe. Thats worked for me well
 
Ive said it before, and ill never tire of saying it. The Fallkniven F1, is one of the best camp and survival knife around. So thats what i carry:D.
 
I don't own an F1 but have gotten a chance to handle a friends, I really like that blade. When funds allow, it's quite high on my list. I think between that and a Wetterling you've got all the bases covered.
 
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