Best knife for long-term camping?

J

jay1992

Joined
Mar 8, 2022
Messages
28
Hey yall. I have an opportunity to go on a very extended camping trip. (6 months to year, year and a half) I've posted in the axe n hatchet forum for ideas on a good long term camp axe; now its time for knives!! So, based on yalls testing and experience, what are some good choices? Thanks in advance!! I should also add money is not an issue, i will be testing multiple knives and gear for about a week or so in my properties woods before i make real decisions, keeping the items that pass.


Jay
 
Last edited:
Paratrooper06 said:
What does “long term” mean? There is “I’m going into the woods for a week” and then there’s “I’m going off the grid to be a hermit in the woods for the rest of my life”.
Click to expand...
5-6 months at least. Perhaps a year, year and a half.
 
Paratrooper06 said:
Cold Steel survivalist
Click to expand...
[end of thread]


Ok seriously, I was thinking which knife would I want to have if SHTF, end of the world, aliens killing every human kind of situation.

My choices in order:

- Cold Steel Survivalist;
- CS Recon Tanto
- CS SRK
- CS Drop Forged Bowie
- Becker BK-10 Crewman
- ESEE-4
- CS Drop Forged Hunter
- Esee-3
 
Paratrooper06 said:
Well it’s relatively inexpensive, drop forged, hefty, but easily controlled. Yeah, it’s what I’d take. Room for one more knife I’d probably take my LT Wright GNS. (Not my pics but you get an idea)

View attachment 1762435
View attachment 1762436
Click to expand...
I aim to take 3 blades, one for around the camp (batoning kindling, cutting cordage, general use) the second for skinning and butchering meat, and a third as a backup. Along with 2 pocket knives, one multitook and two drawblades. Id rather be over prepared haha, i dont exactly want to have to be in the world often.

Jay
 
The Fallniven NL2, better known as the Odin would be a good choice.

i-MNBQkGz-X3.jpg
 
I can't remember who did it, ESEE maybe, but one manufacture had some brightly colored knife coatings and handles. From what I recall, the purpose was to locate the knife easily if you dropped it in the woods. Something to consider if you will not be able to get a replacement easily. FortyTwoBlades FortyTwoBlades mentioned blue handles being visible in the woods a while ago. The thread title might have been Blue Handles.
 
Yes, few things in nature are actually blue, regardless of the time of year. In fall bright orange can be lost amongst foliage but blue still sticks out, and it's gentler on the retinas than searing neons. My personal Grimalkin fixed blade is wrapped with blue paracord for this reason.

87572633_10220863202558295_4652364568515837952_n.jpg
 
A) No one knife
B) ............. Sharpening ! ( How good or bad are you at it )

?) I would recommend 3 Knives ...

1) Pocket knife - Light weight - Decent steel ! D2 minimum ..
2) A small sheath knife - Like a Mora .. Easy to maintain edge ...
3) A sheath knife - Medium sized - Tough , and can take some abuse . I would not recommend a monolith of a knife .. You will tire of it quickly ...
Rather something that can be carried all day and not pull your pants down .

But that's just me !
I have a Cold Steel Recon Scout , and it's just too much knife to carry on a belt all day long ..
It's more a back pack knife . So for your main knife , id say half as much knife ( weight ) for your belt knife .
 
jay1992 said:
Hey yall. I have an opportunity to go on a very extended camping trip. (6 months to year, year and a half) I've posted in the axe n hatchet forum for ideas on a good long term camp axe; now its time for knives!! So, based on yalls testing and experience, what are some good choices? Thanks in advance!! I should also add money is not an issue, i will be testing multiple knives and gear for about a week or so in my properties woods before i make real decisions, keeping the items that pass.


Jay
Click to expand...
Machete 12" -24" ...Martindale, Imacasa, Tramontina, cold steel, Ontario, whatever! . Thin ,soft easy to sharpen an almost indestructible!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top