Camping knife
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
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Typically I take a very small chainsaw and an axe, you can't go far wrong with those. :) ( I do actually, for cutting driftwood on the beach for the campfire) I used to have some sort of "gator" or some brand but it seems to have gone missing so now I just bring one of my chef's knives wrapped in cardboard.
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
Jon Sagara This is the stuff we'll drink on special occasions. To paraphrase my father-in-law, this is the kind of wine that results in kids. -- A friend Blog | Site | Articles
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
Jon Sagara This is the stuff we'll drink on special occasions. To paraphrase my father-in-law, this is the kind of wine that results in kids. -- A friend Blog | Site | Articles
Get a quality multi-tool and a decent fixed blade (not a rambo knife). No doubled edged knives. No junk multi-tools. Make sure the multi-tools handles are rounded and reliable! I like the leathermans myself. Cut wood with a knife? No way... not worth it. Make sure you know how to sharpen the blades, and always ask yourself before you use the knife(s) on something, do I have to use my knife on this? If you can't get at the fixed blade knife with either hand and draw it while holding onto something else, then pass it up. The sheath is just as important as the blade. After time, get a quality fixed blade. I never get expensive ones, because some idiot always borrows it and screws it up. My Da aways carried 3 knives. One big knife for emergency use upside down in the small of his back (special rig) that he could reach with either hand. One skinning blade, and a small pocket knife. We always carried a hand axe, pliers and a camp saw. (actually I did) Hand axe, pliers and camp saw were for skinning deer etc. I carried a Buck Hunter Model 110 through 2 wars until my kid lost it. Decent kinfe if cared for. Most knives of that price range are okay. No knife is magic though. BTW, used many knives. But this is like gold.http://www.elinemerchandising.com/41372.html[^] -- modified at 20:58 Monday 25th June, 2007
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One of this[^] is usually enough to face bears and jaguars. You'll have problems when opening a food tin though. :-D
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
Jon Sagara This is the stuff we'll drink on special occasions. To paraphrase my father-in-law, this is the kind of wine that results in kids. -- A friend Blog | Site | Articles
This is the one used by the guy in Man Vs. Wild. I happen to love the show and (Edward) Bear Grylls does seem to have a knack for survival and he seems to use his knife many times in each show. As a former SAS 21 saber soldier he's got some experience with knives so this must be a good one. http://www.bayleyknife.com/[^]
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
Jon Sagara This is the stuff we'll drink on special occasions. To paraphrase my father-in-law, this is the kind of wine that results in kids. -- A friend Blog | Site | Articles
I've had several Leathermans, and they've all been decent quality for my purposes (haven't had to saw my arm or leg off though, yet :)). I'd say I only use about 40% of the tools most of them come with, so make sure you get the one with the stuff you absolutely need, and then you can improvise with the other tools. Pliers work great for grabbing hot metal things out of the fire (just do it fast!) and crimping the barbs of fish hooks.
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
Jon Sagara This is the stuff we'll drink on special occasions. To paraphrase my father-in-law, this is the kind of wine that results in kids. -- A friend Blog | Site | Articles
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I've had several Leathermans, and they've all been decent quality for my purposes (haven't had to saw my arm or leg off though, yet :)). I'd say I only use about 40% of the tools most of them come with, so make sure you get the one with the stuff you absolutely need, and then you can improvise with the other tools. Pliers work great for grabbing hot metal things out of the fire (just do it fast!) and crimping the barbs of fish hooks.
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
I use a very cheap multi tool, for Wilkinsons in the UK, bought because it looked reasonable, stainless steel cost 1.50 GBP and had the most important tool,a bottle opener. I only go for day walks so don't need anything exotic, i.e. I will probably loose it before I need to use it!
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Those of you who go camping, what type of knife do you carry? I'm leaning toward a straight-edged, folding (lockable) knife, but there are so many to choose from that I just get lost. Any recommendations? Are Leathermans good quality? I'm a novice camper looking for a quality and, preferably, fairly inexpensive knife, if that helps you narrow it down. Thanks!
Jon Sagara This is the stuff we'll drink on special occasions. To paraphrase my father-in-law, this is the kind of wine that results in kids. -- A friend Blog | Site | Articles
I saw an episode of 'The Gadget Show' where they 'road-tested' a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife and a top of the range Leatherman multitool (two of the most popular camping-type knives sold in Europe). The Victorinox started sharper & the edge of each blade degraded at a similar rate, so it remained sharper throughout the (fairly extensive) tests. However, the blades don't lock like a Leatherman & every single tester sliced themselves with the Victorinox at some point. Personally, I use a Victorinox Swiss Army knife & have never cut myself - but then I never tried to use that tiny saw blade to actually cut down a tree...
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I'm not a camper myself, but i do have some suggestions, as i use knives around the house for things that most people would use scissors for. Try to pick something with good rivets, because that's what usually separates a good tool from a bad one. When rivets get loose the blade wobbles and springs also start to loosen up and you start having problems. I would think you'll need to have both, a serrated and a straight blade, because each does what the other can't. I use a boxcutter for the latter, but that's just may preference, as a non-camper. Roswell:)
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City Mayor, Los Angeles, CANo you're right... a box cutter or utility knife is very handy, even if you also carry one of these: http://www.buckknives.com/catalog/detail/430/239 I had one similar to that when I was fishing a lot, but I also carried scissors, utility knife, forceps, and so on... because of the fishing. Everything has its uses, and you can't get one thing that will work in every situation. For most things including self defense, a solid fixed-blade 5 or 6 inch hunting knife ought to do it. I folded a knife on my finger once, so I never use "swiss-army" style tools anymore, with the exception of the Leatherman, which I thought would be handy when I bought it, but I only ever use the pliers on it. Warning: Buck knives do not stay sharp. I wouldn't buy one again, and I only post the link as an example of the size and shape of knife I like for fishing. Does Henckel make a hunting knife?
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