Camping/woods knife

a Scandi grind knife is all fun and games until you have to prepare food with it or sharpen it. And with Moras the later will happen quite often because of the soft steel.
 
They are not cheap but the Woox Rock 62 is a fine woods knife that can chop and hold an edge. I have one and I'm happy with it. Kershaw Blur S30V in my pocket in the woods... Lot's of choices out there...
 
Axis II said:
Looking for a decent priced fixed blade that i can shave kindling with, chop, etc. mainly used around the campsite.
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Here are some options from Christmas Sales thread to give you some ideas - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/christmas-new-years-sales.925791/#post-12778880

What about SOG 13" machete for chopping with 3Cr13 stainless steel blade and serrated back for sawing firewood?

And Cold Steel SF shovel for chopping?

6" Cold Steel SRK looks functional for cooking/kitchen duty and around campsite general purpose knife.

SOG SOGfari 13" stainless steel machete with sheath $11 - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1024859973?pid=605620​
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SOG Tellus FX fixed blade knife with sheath $25 - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/102442486?pid=242569​
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Cold Steel Special Forces shovel $19 - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015478670?pid=187643​
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Cold Steel SRK-C fixed blade knife with sheath $30 - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025877994?pid=695540​
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Cold Steel SRK fixed blade knife with sheath $35 (Navy SEAL knife) - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025878022?pid=761161​
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Cold Steel 4-Max Scout folding knife $50 - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1026034543?pid=349210​
 
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I really like the knives made by the pathfinder knife shop in Indiana. my favorite is the Scorpion HD. it's a 5" blade with a full tang that has been great for everything shy of fileting fish in the BWCA. I have battoned 3" pieces of hardwood without to much trouble. I have also used it to break down whitetails quality knives but also will be in the 125$ range.
 
Don't laugh but I wanted a do it all knife. I bought this Bear Grylls survival knife for 50.00 bucks about 10 years ago. I'm sure it's higher now. It's tough, holds a pretty decent edge and you can beat on it. It comes with a ferro rod and a diamond hone. The hone is only good for a couple of sharpening's but the knife is a good all around camp knife.

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Mizar said:
2. Do I really need a Scandi grind?
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If you carry a flat sharpening stone with you, in my opinion the Scandi grind is one of the easiest grinds to sharpen as it is self guiding. Just tilt the blade on the stone until the edge touches the stone and draw or push which ever method is prefer.

But I do agree with your comment "why the scandi grind" in that the Scandi grind is not the best grind for batonning wood as the edge no support . But if you have the skill you could add a micro-bevel and than you could use it to baton.
 
ms6852 said:
If you carry a flat sharpening stone with you, in my opinion the Scandi grind is one of the easiest grinds to sharpen as it is self guiding.
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Sure, if one cannot sharpen a knife freehand and needs all the help he can get to maintain the angle... For me personally it's a major PITA, because I have to grind away large amounts of steel, compared to a "regular" blade, but I know how to use a sharpening stone. Don't get me wrong - I love Scandinavian blades, especially puukkos, but I know their drawbacks. Great for woodworking, but lousy for cutting and, realistically speaking, a camping knife will be used for the later maybe 90% of the time.

P.S. This little beast - Brusletto Balder with 2" blade, rides permanently on my fishing vest, always kept razor sharp. But it's only purpose is to cut fishing line. Actually, it did tasted blood once - couple of years ago a fellow fisherman managed to get a hook in his thumb, so a little field expedient surgery was needed to get him "off the line". A quick sterilization and the little bugger passed the test with flying colors. ;)

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Jonah77 said:
Rumor is that the new models will come with a roll between the scissors and the phillips...
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They would be even more valuable at that point. ;) Years ago I started keeping Swiss army tweezers under the saw blades myself.

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Its more of a tool than a knife (although it has both smooth and serrated blades) but it’s simply what I use the most camping. If I am going butchering, it’s not my first pick but not my last either...
 
jmorris said:
They would be even more valuable at that point. ;) Years ago I started keeping Swiss army tweezers under the saw blades myself.

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Its more of a tool than a knife (although it has both smooth and serrated blades) but it’s simply what I use the most camping. If I am going butchering, it’s not my first pick but not my last either...
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My dream multitool would have no blades and additional tools in their place.

Rather carry a basic SAK or even a stockman pattern slip joint for blades.

So woods carry-

High end Stockman Slip joint
Leatherman Wave (or larger model)
5”-6” fixed blade

Outside of an Apocalypse or needing to clear an LZ, hard to imagine a need for more than that for camping using a fuel stove and tent\shelter.
 
Mizar said:
Sure, if one cannot sharpen a knife freehand and needs all the help he can get to maintain the angle... For me personally it's a major PITA, because I have to grind away large amounts of steel, compared to a "regular" blade, but I know how to use a sharpening stone. Don't get me wrong - I love Scandinavian blades, especially puukkos, but I know their drawbacks. Great for woodworking, but lousy for cutting and, realistically speaking, a camping knife will be used for the later maybe 90% of the time.

P.S. This little beast - Brusletto Balder with 2" blade, rides permanently on my fishing vest, always kept razor sharp. But it's only purpose is to cut fishing line. Actually, it did tasted blood once - couple of years ago a fellow fisherman managed to get a hook in his thumb, so a little field expedient surgery was needed to get him "off the line". A quick sterilization and the little bugger passed the test with flying colors. ;)

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I agree, it is about knowing the limitations of each knife and what they can do. For camping, hunting and fishing, I always carry 3 or 4 knives each designed for different tasks. I owned a Brusletto and it was my neck knife around the camp and the outdoors. Like you used cutting string and light chores, until my wife took ownership of it. I never got around to buying a second one for me. Instead I use the Eldris Mora knife with the 2.2 inch blade. Not the same but I don't worry about using it when I do saltwater fishing.

That is a beautiful knife, love the birchwood handles.
 
For the money you can’t beat a mora. I own several and none of them let me down. Time consuming to sharpen but perfect for a newby since it’s so easy to sharpen. Maybe mora should come out with a companion with a full flat grind.
 
I'd never heard of this 'batoning' thing before maybe 5 years ago, when it started showing up with a few survivalist influencers. I'm guessing it might have come from some silly Bear Grylls show previously, influencing the influencers to adopt it as received wisdom from a 'real' survival expert? Whatever the source, when I first saw this being done to a brand new, $200 knife, I was kind of surprised. Guy broke the knife. Why? What was being proven? That using a tool incorrectly might result in tool failure? He hit that thing pretty hard with a chunk of wood. Not really 'a thing' in my books then, and still not.

I have a nice little Hultefors hatchet for chopping small stuff. I'm left to wonder - are these idiots imagining some post-apocalyptic scenario where you're only allowed to have 1 sharp tool? Or that zombie hordes have stolen all the hatchets? What, exactly, are they prepping for, by abusing knives? Do they open tins of food with their fine hunting knives too? Because that's how you ruin a knife...
 
I'll throw in another endorsement for the Cold Steel SRK and SRK-C. Between the two of them I didn't spend more than $75, its good steel for the money, better steel is available in more expensive versions, and the tips on both are very sturdy. The only thing they can't do is take hammering to the butt without damaging the handle. I wouldn't hesitate to baton the SRK, and the SRK-C is just small enough to be widely useful but still handle well for finer tasks.

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