Yeah, I've owned, used, and sold so many Busse knives over the years it's crazy. The five shown are five of the six Busse left that I actually use.
I don't have anything bigger than the Nuked FM so that one stands for now for batoning through larger logs. I don't take that one anywhere, just sits by the wood stove through the winter waiting to make kindling.
I've camped with an ASHBM (loved that knife BTW) and NMFSH but they felt too big and cumbersome strapped to my leg so my ASH2 reigns supreme there and the SFNO and HOG 8 I had couldn't unseat it. As shown below my ASH2 with a Silky Gomboy folding saw (bottom right) are super efficient for wood processing. Minimal effort sectioning big logs and batoning into the perfect size you need.
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The TGLB is my "if one and only knife" so it has to be here. While it is iconic it certainly meets all my needs because I think if I had to I could process a deer with it (I'll try that this year actually), I could fight with it (hopefully not trying that this year), and I can wood prep with it. It's not the best chopper but I've taken down a few 3" saplings with ease with it clearing an area for my trail cameras since I forgot my saw. Plus it demands respect when unsheathed. It gives me a confidence that none of my other knives gives me. It's equivalent to taking my .45-70 into the woods. Can't explain it but it does.
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I have a user Ratmandu that I was thinking about putting in the place of my HG55, but in the end I think I'd take the HG55 every time. I've had INFImandu and SWATmandu too, but in the end I found myself not needing a knife in that size range that much and sold them off.
My Park Ranger is a great EDC (if I EDC'ed fixed blades - prefer folders there) and I think everyone should have a knife they can skin and process a chipmunk with...just in case.
I used to be in love with the Mean Steet Ergo but I like the feel of the PR better. This knife could be replaced by a Ergo Public Defender since it would add a hair more blade length, just haven't found the right handle combo on the exchange yet and honestly if I had an EPD it could replace the PR and HG55 since it's in the middle. The Syco 311 and SAR 3 I had were nice for this too, but the PR won.
I am tempted to try a Basic 11 because I think it has the potential to replace the FM and ASH 2 since it's right in the middle. But again, it might be too big for me to hike around with while camping unless strapped to my pack. Actually might be able to work this down to a Big 3 list now that I'm thinking about it. This has been a fun exercise and thought provoking.