Which Heavy Duty folder?

i use a ka bar mule for heavy duty stuff at work. I know it isnt the best steel but i bought it basically as a beater knife to have at work instead of my benchmade 550hg and it has held up amazingly well. I do know they have changed the design over the last few years but the older design is a great knife fo under 50 bucks.
 
shaving sharp said:
I have one of these,great slicer but the blade is too thin. I was disappointed how thin the blade is for a knife this size.
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I agree, great knife for slicing but everything else...:yawn:


I carry a Rajah 2, its heavy duty enough for anything and reassuringly large for those "oh no" moments in the woods. In a pinch you can baton with it, although I can never recommend alot of batoning with anything that has a pivot, the blade profile makes it chop like a bigger knife, the only thing left for want with it is the bushcrafty things like making a spoon and whittling.

Did I mention they are ugly? Really, ugly, though. :D

Oops didn't see your last post.
 
Glad to see you chose the ZT 0300. It is the only folder I've purchased that i wound up buying two of. One for working and one for carry.
 
Zombie Zeke said:
I agree, great knife for slicing but everything else...:yawn:

I carry a Rajah 2, its heavy duty enough for anything and reassuringly large for those "oh no" moments in the woods.
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Agreed on both. I own a 741, it is a beautiful knife, but a delicate (relatively) slicer. It is fantastic with food and shaving things etc and would likely make a nice skinner even as long as you weren't busting through joints. It is not a knife I'd whack at trail saplings and branches with at all.

Rajah 2, looks like a monster, even silly, I had to have it just for it's size and it turns out, I love it for hiking and using it to clip down small growth on trails and general use in the field. It's a light machete in function and will just chop a 1" or so sapling with no trouble at all.

It clips into a jeans pocket very nicely for its size, I often forget it's hanging there aside from the fact it occupies a lot of the pocket's space. The clip is large so I sometimes carry it on my belt between my belt and my pants.

My combo I'm building up is a thinner/smaller blade for finer work, the Rajah II for bigger knife work and abuse and a Silky folding tree saw. I can cover dinner, bushcraft bits and felling large trees for shelter or firewood with that combo.

Why all the folders? Because it's a bit easier to stuff them into packs/concealment as in my area you don't want to walk around with an exposed large fixed blade knife.

I don't have my own Silky yet, but the Oyakata is tops on my list. They are an amazing tool. It's stunning how well they cut, don't underestimate them for doing trail maintenance.
 
I think for your price range, you won't beat the ZTs. I'd hold out a bit and spend more if you want something nicer than that.
 
Use your ZT0200 and save yourself $200, or a Cold Steel Spartan for around $80. I have both and either one will do are up for the task. For around $100 you can get a Cold Steel Rajah II, it is a pocket machete.
 
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