i need a new knife for my trip next month and was just curious what everyone carries... I assume almost all carry one.
Fixed or folding? Stainless, clad, other? Swiss Army?
Post em up... Pics wanted
i need a new knife for my trip next month and was just curious what everyone carries... I assume almost all carry one.
Fixed or folding? Stainless, clad, other? Swiss Army?
Post em up... Pics wanted
This does 99% of what I need. The scissors get the most use.
Sometimes I carry a small Gerber lockback knife as well, the same one that's in my pocket every day.
derma-safe 0.28 oz.
Dont use it either.
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What do you "need" a new knife for?
Are you sure you just dont "want" a new knife?
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 03-27-2013 at 21:50.
I like the Mora knife. I have carried it hunting and fishing all over and into some wild places. Small fixed blade, easy to sharpen on a flat rock if you have to. Cleaned game, split wood, they hold up very well.
Leatherman Micra. Less than 2oz and great scissors for a small multitool (much better that SA scissors I find) and I use those more than the knife itself.
The leatherman line all have superior scissors in my opinion. But...a couple of the ones I have are too heavy for what I need on the trail. Camping, I like to have something I can baton wood with. Hiking, small sharp blade and scissors is all I need. The Micro seems to fit the bill.
A single-edged razor blade.
"Throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence." John Muir on expedition planning
Gotta say it again. this one:
Leatherman PS4 Squirt. It is like the micra, but has tick removers (pliers).
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
Swiss Army knife.
"You're a nearsighted, bitter old fool."
Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman S4 Micra (scissors instead of pliers).
Another vote for the Leatherman Micra w/ sciccors
Leatherman Squirt PS4 and ESEE IZula
A couple Christmases ago my dad gave my the Leather Style CS -- http://www.leatherman.com/product/Style_CS
I clipped it to one of the zipper pulls on my pack and there it now lives. Otherwise my daily carry knife and always with me no matter what is a Kershaw Leek.
igne et ferrum est potentas
"In the beginning, all America was Virginia." -William Byrd
Opinel No. 8, 3.25" locking stainless blade w/ 4.25" beechwood handle... a "real" knife and only 1.6 oz's.
Schrade 3" 'Uncle Henry' and a John Wayne
I use the Leatherman Style. I agree about the scissors being the main use.
I am with Bird Brain... after having a large collection that Squirt is the best for picking up pots and fixing feet around camp otherwise see my gallery
These Shrades are no longer made but found at antique places and knife stores.. it is waterproof and 3ounces
Last edited by Wise Old Owl; 03-28-2013 at 09:29.
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
I have spent about 50 days a year on the AT for the past 6 years. I carry a small single 3" blade folding plastic handled knife made by colt. It does not get much use on the trail. It's a cheap knife that could cost about 10 bucks. The greatest use I get out of it is to make a fire I split little pieces of wood to get the fire going. If I get stuck all day in a storm alone at a shelter I whittle. I did notice that it makes other hikers nervous if I mess around with it in the shelters so I put it away. I always carry it in my pants pocket and if I ever needed a weapon it would be the only thing I have.(be it a poor one). I like the blade lock feature. I do find myself pounding on the blade with a stick to split some wood every once in a while so the dull blade edge shows the damage I have done to it. I do not keep it very sharp for fear of cutting myself. I think a knife is a useful tool. Make sure it's a hiker type knife, small. A huge "Jim Bouie" or "Rambo" knife straped to your belt sends the wrong message to others. I try not to intimidate or scare people while hiking.
You're funny Moldy.... the beard and stare is far more scary than the Croc Dundee knife strapped to the leg.
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
I ususally carry a simple Mora, but am considering switching to a Svord Peasant Knife (see http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...ions&highlight=).