Winter knives

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During reasonable weather I typically have one knife clipped into my right jeans pocket. But we get real Winters here in Wisconsin -so for 5 months +/- - I usually have the same two knives added to my insulated Carehart coat: a.) CRKT BUKU "Burnley Design" - a large slug of a knife that rides in my jacket breast pocket. The kind of tasks this knife does for me is pounding a inch of ice off of the top of the plastic five gallon pail with ice melter in it and then blade out prying the lid off that pail. It's not a treat gently tool . But can even be used with a mittened hand when it's real cold. Thing has a pretty fine edge on it too and is easily resharpened. It's all stainless steel -pretty darn near maintenance free (other than sharpening). The large size and smooth shape make it probably the most comfortable cutting knife I own. b.) A G&G Hawk original M.U.D.D. knife (This is a lot smaller than the version Kershaw made) . This is clipped to my outer right hand jacket pocket. This knifes virtues include a nice sharp blade .a large thumb stud and a side mounted slide unlock -dirt not invited in. But I'm really impressed with the clip - REALLY secure and also useable with a pretty thick gloved hand. I'm not proud of breaking knives (Always doing something stupid with 'em when it happens.) -but I truly outright HATE loosing knives. That clip on the M.U.D.D. is both accessible and absolutely secure -what ya want for a tool on the outside of a jacket.
So for those of you blessed/cursed with winter -anything you use as a winter knife ?

 

[JBC6650]

I keep a Kershaw Link in my jacket pocket, easier to get to if needed and its a good user. decent steel and the plastic scales have good texture.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I like rubber handles in the cold. if I get caught without gloves it's easier on my hands to use.

Busse Swamprat Scrapyard have a nice Res-C handle on a couple models.

I have a 'bushcraft' size blade from the maker of the SKRAMA that is pretty nice to hold in the cold.

Good luck with your search.

 

[Chronovore]

When it gets cold enough, my fingers don't work as well with a folder. I am more likely to carry a fixed blade if I'll be outside in the winter.

 

[Alberta Ed]

For winter, fixed blades rule. Roselli erapukko with its oversized Arctic birch handle was made for cold weather. Synthetic grips also work well,

 

[toker]

I have a lot justifications for buying a new knife, but a winter knife wasn't even on my radar. Thanks a lot.

 

[DocJD]

I am blessed to live in the southern mid-west USA , usually not extremely cold or hot .

But occasionally , it does get frigid and we're not accustomed to it .

For winter knives : some kind of insulating handle , never bare metal .

Knives that are friendly to handle with heavy gloves .

The older I get ,the less I love the extremes of either hot or cold .

 

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Tinkerblue - this is what I'm good at -pre-puchase rationalization ! Hmmm - only own a few fixed blades - the argument in favor of them in terms of winter utility is pretty strong.

 

[unwisefool]

Busse game warden or active duty.

 

[Arathol]

For winter, fixed blades rule. Roselli erapukko with its oversized Arctic birch handle was made for cold weather. Synthetic grips also work well,

Any good puukko / leuku is a good choice in the winter...they come in all shapes and sizes. Stacked birchbark is natures micarta....

 

[kobold]

I am also in the fixed blade camp, but the Military will do as a folder.

 

[ktataragasi]

It is currently 70 F where I live. "Winter" knives are the same year round haha. I do like micarta when it's cold but usually it doesn't matter.

 

[ephsea]

Smaller, pocketable fixed blades with hidden tangs. As Arathol said above, the stacked birch bark is a *delight* in frigid temps, and in balmier weather still nice and grippy.