Your favorite Backpacking Folder

DaleW said:
The Vic Farmer is a very good tool for hiking, but when I say multi-tool, I'm really saying multi-pliers. It is debatable whether you really need pliers in the woods, but there are a few other tools that would be handy. I think multi-pliers really come into their own if you are using anything mechanical-- mountain bike, ATV, boat, etc.

I would like to see a multi-tool under 6 ounces with:

Pliers
Scissors
Knife blade
Saw
File
Awl
#2 Phillips
Flat blade screwdriver
Can opener
Removable firesteel
Lanyard mount

The Wenger Handyman has a good selection of features for a knife-based tool and is just 3oz.
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You should check out the SOG Paratool. Most of the tools are replaceable. I built a similar set up to what you are describing and the weight came in at 5.9 oz. Must replacement parts were $6 ea from SOG. i.e. It comes with a plain and serrated blade. I dumped the serrated and added a saw. You may be able to replace the bottle opener with scissors by rearranging the default layout.
 
lambertiana,
How do you like the Opinel saw? I have been thinking of getting one of those, but I have never seen anyone do a review of them. I have a few Opinel folders and I love them, so I figure the quality of the saw would be high. Does the saw have the locking ring like knives?
 
I would also like to hear opinions of the opiniel saw. It looks like a useful tool.
 
Grateful said:
I would also like to hear opinions of the opiniel saw. It looks like a useful tool.
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Have one. Works well. Only issue is it tends to be a bit hard to open when wet.

I bought it due to it's smaller size. I still prefer the Fiskars say that you can pick up at any major hardware store.

My folder: Vic Farmer or Leatherman Wave. :thumbup:
 
AustinTXShooter said:
. Does the saw have the locking ring like knives?
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It does. Again the only problem (comes up quite often) is when it gets wet the wood tends to swell. I haven't done any "treating" of the wood to remedy the problem, but it can be a bear to open. It fits in my PSK well though. I use a copy of a WW II back up medical satchel. About 9" wide, 8" deep, and 7" high.
 
lambertiana said:
I took this picture on a backpacking trip earlier this year; this is my current tool assortment when I have to carry it far. When car camping, I will carry a BR Canadian Special rather than the North Star, and I will have a Wetterlings large hunting axe (and sometimes a chainsaw).

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That Northstar is EXACTLY what I have wanted for a while for a comemorative plaque in memory of my mother (along with a few other Barkies and a couple of others) Thank you for showing me what I have wanted for a while now! One quick question- how much grip do the handle slabs have?
 
cf bg42 millie for a folder and an F1 as my fixed blade for backpacking.
 
I haven't used the Opinel saw a whole lot, since I got it earlier this year. It cuts well, and is very light (I ground off a good amount of the handle to make it more compact and lighter). It has a locking ring. As noted, it can be a little stiff to open. I need to give it a good mineral oil soak around the pivot.

Cuts - The North Star is one of my favorites. That is my second one - I liked my first one so much that I got that one, too. Both are tapered tang. I like how the handle feels in my hand, it is comfortable for extended use. The newer ones have a skeletonized tang and are a little thicker in the handle, if I am not mistaken. I have only used mine in dry conditions, so I can't comment on how they do when things might get a little slippery.

My other favorite is my Canadian Special. The Highland in this picture belongs to my son (I bought it for myself, but he promptly decided that it was his). At least he leaves the other ones alone.

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A Griptilian, either a 551, 551D2, RSK Mk1 or RSK Mk1 HS.. (154cm,D2,S30V or M2:)) in an Eagle Industries KS-F belt pouch.



Sometimes I'll take an AFCK, TSEK or Spyderco Military.
 
An Emerson CQC-12 Comrade is my constant companion outdoors, so I am always going to have that with me no matter what I am doing or where I am.

Beyond that, add a small light multi-tool, and Gerber PakAxe (a bit heavy for going ultra-light) or very light Gerber Saw.

Got to say that I consider the CQC-12 to be a "defense/emergency tool" and I never use it for everyday chores. That way it is always sharp and ready to go. Chores are what the multi-tools are for, and bigger chopping tasks are handled by the Axe.
 
I've been using my caly3 quite abit out on the trails. i carry a hatchet and RAT3 for overnights.
 
Personally, I think the Busse folder is the best.
It weighs nothing at all, will not rust, and takes up no space whatever!
 
HJK said:
Personally, I think the Busse folder is the best.
It weighs nothing at all, will not rust, and takes up no space whatever!
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Well.........I have one to pass around and it won't cost anything to ship it to you.
 
razcob said:
Well.........I have one to pass around and it won't cost anything to ship it to you.
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Now I know you're pulling my leg.

If it isn't taxed or the government does not charge a fee for it -- it doesn't exist.

That is the first law of Big Government Thermodynamics, you know.

The First Law: if it exists, it will be taxed;
First Corollory: if it is not taxed, it does not exist
Comment. NB That this does NOT imply that only things that exist will be taxed. The government does regularly tax things that don't exist, like deemed dispositions and deemed dividends.

Anyone remember the Second Law.
I know the third is like regular thermodynamics: all governments, when they are closed systems, tend inexorably towards entropy and, eventually, utter Chaos. Like Russia.

Anyone remember the Second Law of Big Government Thermodynamics?
 
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