Whole Day Hike - Folders

[Hashishiin]

I have a short family trip planned next month. We are going to be hiking for 5 or 10 mile along a lot of well maintained trails. Depending ehat i find when I get there, I plan on either packing my Mini Adamas or just putting a Vic Camper in my pocket and calling it a day. The Adamas is a stout 3.25" of blade that really performs above its size. However, if I find I don't want the robustness, the Camper will do pretty much everything I will need and offer a few tools to augment any situation I am looking at.

Right here describes my pony of the whole situation too. Thick, stout knives for the oomny ones, and thin pointy slicers for the glooby ones.

I could bring a 2oz britva like a Native 5 LW with my SAK, but how? What will that blade be doing that my SAK won't do? Cut longer, brother sir? What about the usual long, 4" blade carries I favor? What will a Native Chief or Yojumbo do for me in this situation, break off, o my brother?

So I carry a knife such as a Shaman, yes, or at least a Buck 110 LW, I feel that is quite stout. Much more polzny than a thinner knife.

I walk many, many miles in a day but this philosophy does not change.

 

[Knives&Lint]

Plenty of good choices that fit the criteria, and some solid ones already mentioned. I do a bit of day hiking (usually 8-14 miles or so at a time), and my go-to's for the past few years have been either the aforementioned Manix LW or my Hinderer Jurassic (with my Demko AD 20.5 sprinkled in as of late). For me personally at least, weight is less of an issue in the pocket than in the pack, so I don't shy away from carrying something robust. YMMV. I also carry a Victorinox Climber, but honestly that is redundant because I always have my Swisstool on me as well (again, on my belt not in my pack). I do typically bring a fixed blade along too, but I'll be the first to admit that I tend to carry too many knives just because I enjoy doing so (though I do find having it along reassuring, and often reach for it over my folder). I also have a preference towards stainless both because I hike near alot of Alpine Lakes and waterfalls, and because I've found the cutting of an apple to be one of my most common uses for a knife on a hike.

 

[Knives&Lint]

I just picked this one up and think it would be absolutely perfect for your particular application: the Benchmade Taggedout. Light, super thin and slicely, easy to find if you drop it, in a well-balanced steel. It’s just a great no-nonsense knife.

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I must admit, I only gave this one a passing thought when they first announced it, but now it has really caught my attention. Excellent choice for hiking or daily use, seems like a helluva lot of knife for the weight, and one I could definitely see making its way into my pocket in the near future

 

[The Grendels]

It really depends on where you're going and what you think you'll be using your knife for. If it's just for opening some packaging or cutting cord, a Bugout would be more than enough and barely noticeable to carry. If you want a bit more, that Tagged Out that was posted earlier in the thread would be a good choice. I'm personally partial to the Benchmade Griptilian or Spyderco Police 4 for carrying around all day if I want to do more than just very light use. I'm more partial to fixed blades (small and medium sized) for hiking.

 

[GatorFlash1]

The Spyderco Stretch is thin, relatively light, and handy. Plus, it comes in either VG-10 or K390 and can be had in XL size if preferred. It's made in Japan but is a great quality, capable knife.

The Spyderco Stretch doesn't get enough credit. It is a very well-constructed knife, usable knife for many tasks. I gave one to the kids and they are not knife nerds like me, but they still talk about what they cut with it.