What kind of knives do you carry?

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Shakes355

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Everyone's got their go-to's. Maybe something that was handed down? Something you picked up at a yard sale? Something you sought after and researched? Pocket or fixed? Long or stubby? Maybe not a knife at all? Hatchet or tomahawk? Bolo or Bowie?

I want to know the hardware you use around camp! Show me your kindling splitting, wood whittling, tree chopping, steak slicing, tooth picking, package opening, brush clearing hardware.

What do you use, by who, for what and why?

(Let's keep it strictly utilitarian and shy away from deeper discussions on metallurgy and the like [you know who you are])

I will also allow items you no longer use if you have a constructive reason for others on why.
 
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trail_runn4r

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Everyone's got their go-to's. Maybe something that was handed down? Something you picked up at a yard sale? Something you sought after and researched? Pocket or fixed? Long or stubby? Maybe not a knife at all? Hatchet or tomahawk? Bolo or Bowie?

I want to know the hardware you use around camp! Show me your kindling splitting, wood whittling, tree chopping, steak slicing, tooth picking, package opening, brush clearing hardware.

What do you use, by who, for what and why?

(Let's keep it strictly utilitarian and shy away from deeper discussions on metallurgy and the like [you know who you are])

I will also allow items you no longer use if you have a constructive reason for others on why.
I just got one of these that I carry when I go camp and hike.
 

Shakes355

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Since I also backpack camp, most of my stuff is pretty lightweight and random.

I keep a Kershaw Camp Axe that I use for kindling and pounding stakes.
A Rada 12" Fillet knife which rocks for fish.
A Buck 140 Paklite Skinner
And a Bahco Laplander for general purpose clearing and wood gathering.

I had been using a KA-BAR Pestilence Chopper the last 4 years or so. I scored it off a buddy who was accidentally sent the Chinese made unit over the US item he ordered. It snapped at the hilt this 4th of July weekend, so I'll be in the market for another option.
 
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Mountain Top

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Past 4 years I have been using a Boker Vox Rold 6" fixed blade. Has a single grind blade that holds a good edge thought a couple trips. Can hold high on the knife for finer work and a little back to chop smaller branches and such. Sheath sucks but the knife itself is great for $100.
 
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I received one of these in a subscription box about a year ago. It feels good in the hand, plus it’s an automatic so can be open or closed one handed. The blade holds its edge nicely.

 
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I always have a Leatherman Wave on my hip. And after losing a beloved (and expensive) pukko, I went the other way and picked up a couple of simple Morakniv bushcraft knives. They're nothing to write home about, but they are simple, have comfortable grips, are easy to sharpen, scandi-ground, and brightly colored so I can find the darn things if someone drops it in a muddy creek. (And if I can't, a new one is $20-30, so it's not the end of the world.)
 

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My edc is a kershaw leek, I keep my Grandpa's buck in my hip bag and I keep a morakniv chisel knife in my door pocket. Of course my Leatherman wave is in my overnight bag. Overkill? Maybe. But if you need it, and don't have it, you sing a whole different tune.
 

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Daily carry is a Kershaw Brawler spring assist. Cheap enough I don't care about using it for nearly everything. When camping I use it for small tasks including cutting up food. Less cutlery to carry to just use my pocket knife for eating, it cleans up fine. I also typically carry a traditional fixed blade KABAR for larger tasks. But if I need to cut wood or something I just get out my battery powered saw :P
 
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Can't go wrong with a Gerber!
I'm not an expert but it seems like a good balance between quality and price. I like the fact I can carry vertically or horizontally with the same sheath (also molle compatible)
 

Sparksalot

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I always have a Leatherman Wave on my hip. And after losing a beloved (and expensive) pukko, I went the other way and picked up a couple of simple Morakniv bushcraft knives. They're nothing to write home about, but they are simple, have comfortable grips, are easy to sharpen, scandi-ground, and brightly colored so I can find the darn things if someone drops it in a muddy creek. (And if I can't, a new one is $20-30, so it's not the end of the world.)
I recently received a Morakniv Companion Spark. It seems a decent knife, and the fire steel works very well.