Recommendation? Which fixed blade would you choose to take on rigorous day treks?

I've got a Hellefisk w/a 4 7/8" fillet blade that only weighs about 2.25 oz that would be a good candidate for treking.

It has a cork handle which reduces the weight and will make the knife float if you accidentally drop it in the water. It's not something you can use to baton wood with but it would still be useful as a general camp/food prep knife and you could still use it to slice shavings to make a fire (if you also carry a magnesium fire starter).

Only negative is that it's total length is about 10" but the OP said he wanted something "larger."

See: https://helle.com/products/helle-hellefisk
 
Shorttime said:
Nobody's suggested the Smatchet? Wow. People are actually trying to be helpful, for a change.

Somehow, I get the impression that the OP's intention is to discourage other creatures who might have harmful intentions. If that's the case, there is something called a "langes messer", in various sizes and shapes, which might do the job.
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I aspire to one day own a glorious Smatchet. I would like to find a genuine WWII variant. In the mean time, I must rely on more mundane cutlery.
 
rhino said:
If you're not getting sufficient comfort from the 9.5" inch, nigh indestructible Bowie and you're not considering a firearm, I doubt if a different knife will help in that regard.
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Have to say, I’m with rhino. Same with the 120, for that matter. If you were able to explain why and where these two fall short, so to speak, you would get better targeted recommendations I think.
 
i know nothing about that kind of activity, i wish/hope one day i will! but one thing for sure, i would get one that i know wont break on me when i need really it and that it is easy to sharpen without special stone

i did chop wood with scrapyard / busse knife and for now I would pick one of these, FYI, i'm totally bias
 
bdcochran said:
In a world wherein you never know the skills of the user or given a budget (I want the best), here are two answers:

1. if you stick to the trail, don't fight with people or bears, then it would be a $15 Mora. Light-weight, inexpensive, hardy, handle making lunch, digging out splinter, cutting rope, stripping a pole.
2. if you foolish enough to go off the trail, get lost, then if would be a a Fallkniven f1. Designed as a survival knife for jet pilots. If you are a truly experienced hiker, you will have a pair of lightweight gloves on your person and combined with the grip, it is a perfect fit.

This year, I gave three Moras to non outdoor young married male relatives. With newborns, they will be hiking!
I have an F1 sitting in a horizontal carry sheath in the living room. The rest of the Moras are stored in the attic because I don't expect any more newborns!
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Interesting retort. Thank you. I've have a look at the Fallkniven f1.

I always have a pair of good ole Mechanix gloves with me on a hike. Sometimes even fancier ones. I use them with my trekking poles. While even the mention of such poles gives some "purists" the vapours, if they're good enough for Reinhold Messner, they're good enough for me! (I also love the upper body workout and the speed at which I can trek with poles.)
 
Blue Sky said:
Have to say, I’m with rhino. Same with the 120, for that matter. If you were able to explain why and where these two fall short, so to speak, you would get better targeted recommendations I think.
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It's not a matter of either the 120 or the Drop-Forged falling short. I'm just curious what others carry, and maybe there's something I hadn't considered in a fixed blade?
 
Spirch said:
i know nothing about that kind of activity, i wish/hope one day i will! but one thing for sure, i would get one that i know wont break on me when i need really it and that it is easy to sharpen without special stone

i did chop wood with scrapyard / busse knife and for now I would pick one of these, FYI, i'm totally bias
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Just start slow. Hydrate. Use poles. Good luck.
 
Shorttime said:
Nobody's suggested the Smatchet? Wow. People are actually trying to be helpful, for a change.

Somehow, I get the impression that the OP's intention is to discourage other creatures who might have harmful intentions. If that's the case, there is something called a "langes messer", in various sizes and shapes, which might do the job.
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That's indeed part of the calculus, but one really can't post that without being ridiculed by the "experts" (chortle!) No, a sword would not be appropriate.
 
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Stahlmann said:
That's indeed part of the calculus, but one really can't post that without being ridiculed by the "experts." No, a sword would not be appropriate.
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A very smart man once told me that the best way to get answers on the internet is not to ask questions, but instead, post up an opinion.

So, we're looking at somewhere between 9" and 20", or so? You seem to like clip points, so that's something I'm trying to figure in.

How about the TOPS Prather War Bowie?

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Have you considered a seax of some description?

They can range up to massive. And work well as choppers.
 
Spirch said:
i know nothing about that kind of activity, i wish/hope one day i will! but one thing for sure, i would get one that i know wont break on me when i need really it and that it is easy to sharpen without special stone

i did chop wood with scrapyard / busse knife and for now I would pick one of these, FYI, i'm totally bias
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Then you're looking for "softer" steel... they dull quickly; but sharpen easily.
I have no specific suggestions; bur I know that Schrades always were "soft".
 
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