Recommendation? Looking for a camping/food prep fixed blade

Thx. I recognize the Finn Bear and Pendleton Lite, but I am no connoisseur of Cold Steel.
 
Good value for the money but nothing to get shook up about. It was my gateway drug back into knives (the Roach Belly, precisely), so I see these as a nice solution to try out a pattern and see what works (or not) for you.
 
Henry Beige said:
I keep hearing this bad rap on Moras for food prep, but have never found it to be the case. To be sure, a Mora will split something like a crisp apple before it can slice through. For softer foods, though, if the knife is sharp, it will cut just fine. It might not take translucent tissue-thin slices off a ripe tomato, but it will slice it up into edible pieces.
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I agree that you will be able to cut your food into smaller pieces with a mora. It'll get the job done, but it's not an ideal tool for food prep. For meat a scandi works fine, but hard veggies like carrots get shot across the kitchen table when cut with a scandi mora. It's quite frustrating searching for freshly cut carrot pieces underneath your microwave. If I was out in the woods and all I had on me was a scandi grind knife, I would be happy that I have a knife on me, but eh honestly I personally feel scandi grind knives are a bit overhyped. Just my opinion.

But every grind is a compromise at the end of the day...
 
If you're only going to use it for meal prep, I've been really eyeing the new Benchmade Meatcrafter. I haven't handled the g10 version but the santoprene orange synthetic version is mind blowingly light, virtually weightless. The blade is super thin and I can't even imagine how fast it goes through food. I might get one soon just to force myseslf to cook with it lol
 
After reading the Ontario Rat thread, I occurred to me that a #1 Rat actually would be an excellent camping/prep knife.

Apart from that, I think that a Cold Steel Code 4 would also be an excellent choice.
 
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Kabanstva said:
What's up,

Can someone recommend a good knife to use for food prep during camping/hunting trips?

Looking for something in a fixed blade that I can use to prepare meals, cut meat, etc.

What do you guys prefer?

I got a few ESEEs but that's not really a food prep kind of knife.
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Hello all,

For anyone reading this old thread, here's what I suggest. Save your money for that ONE special Fixed Blade Knife for Camping/Hiking/Hunting/Bushcraft. I speak of the one you really always wanted (such as) a nice Bark River, ESEE, Grohmann #1 Canadian Belt Knife, Custom maker, etc.) That being said, in the meantime, for "Food Prep", I would just purchase (for around twenty five dollars or less) either of these two knives (which would also double as a nice "Woods" Knife).

Dexter Russell Green River Traditional 5" Hunting Fishing Fish Knife 10411 4215​

Old Hickory Hunting Knife 7026 - Carbon Steel Clip Point Fixed Blade - Hardwood Handle - USA Made​

Another option for the "budget minded" person (like your's truly) is to search out "Yard Sales/Flea Markets/Thrift Shops" and look for a nice condition 6" or 8" vintage Carbon Steel "Old Hickory" Butcher Knife. Believe me, these vintage "Old Hickory" Knives can be made SCARY SHARP!

The following Link show a photograph of my modified "Old Hickory" Butcher Knife. Mod was performed by "JKL Knives".

This knife was once a (broken in half) large (I suspect 12-14" Butcher Knife) I rescued from a trash pile.
I could see a "Diamond in the rough". I sent the handle end with about six inches of remaining Blade to JKL
and this it the BEAUTIFUL results! OMG, is this (4 3/4 inches blade) ever SHARP!



HARDBALL
 
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Interesting thread,

I like a good flat grind or convex grind in 4-6" blade length for camp meal chores. My Kephart has been a real winner for me. My wife loves her 3" Childress knife from the exchange here for all her camp cooking(slightly robust parring knife).

What you use in the kitchen? I actually like a 10" for kitchen duty but camping the smaller blade works better as I don't shake my folding table spilling stuff.
 
HARDBALL said:
Hi Kab,

Seriously, here's what you do. Save your money (and choose wisely) for that one/special Fixed Blade Belt Knife for Camping/Hiking/Hunting/Bushcraft etc. that you always wanted, but first, put aside about twenty five dollars and (for FOOD Prep use) just buy one of these two knives :

Dexter Russell Green River Traditional 5" Hunting Fishing Fish Knife 10411 4215​


Old Hickory Hunting Knife 7026 - Carbon Steel Clip Point Fixed Blade - Hardwood Handle - USA Made​


Another option is to start checking out "Yard Sales/Flea Markets" and find yourself a nice condition 6" or 8" vintage Carbon Steel "Old Hickory". You won't believe how SHARP
these Knives can be made. Scary sharp!





HARDBALL
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Uhhhh, dude this thread was started in 2018. Pretty sure he’s made his mind up. Or went on a lot of camping trips with a growling belly.
 
AntDog said:
Uhhhh, dude this thread was started in 2018. Pretty sure he’s made his mind up. Or went on a lot of camping trips with a growling belly.
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Yet........ Camping knives are the Best genre of knives. So, let's keep them coming!!!
 
AntDog said:
Uhhhh, dude this thread was started in 2018. Pretty sure he’s made his mind up. Or went on a lot of camping trips with a growling belly.
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Oooh, thanks for pointing that out AntDog. I suppose we should ask the Mods to remove this thread as I suspect it no longer has any relevance and/or provide any useful information to those who might happen to stumble upon this thread.

HARDBALL
 
HARDBALL said:
Oooh, thanks for pointing that out AntDog. I suppose we should ask the Mods to remove this thread as I suspect it no longer has any relevance and/or provide any useful information to those who might happen to stumble upon this thread.

HARDBALL
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Just wanted to clue you in that you’re responding to a question that was posted 3 years ago. Pretty sure he’s moved on.

I read old threads all the time if they’re relevant to something I’m researching. I just don’t respond to them like they were posted yesterday.
 
AntDog said:
Just wanted to clue you in that you’re responding to a question that was posted 3 years ago. Pretty sure he’s moved on.

I read old threads all the time if they’re relevant to something I’m researching. I just don’t respond to them like they were posted yesterday.
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Fair enough AntDog. I edited my original comment.


Hello all,

For anyone reading this old thread, here's what I suggest. Save your money for that ONE special Fixed Blade Knife for Camping/Hiking/Hunting/Bushcraft. I speak of the one you really always wanted (such as) a nice Bark River, ESEE, Grohmann #1 Canadian Belt Knife, Custom maker, etc.) That being said, in the meantime, for "Food Prep", I would just purchase (for around twenty five dollars or less) either of these two knives (which would also double as a nice "Woods" Knife).

Dexter Russell Green River Traditional 5" Hunting Fishing Fish Knife 10411 4215​

Old Hickory Hunting Knife 7026 - Carbon Steel Clip Point Fixed Blade - Hardwood Handle - USA Made​

Another option for the "budget minded" person (like your's truly) is to search out "Yard Sales/Flea Markets/Thrift Shops" and look for a nice condition 6" or 8" vintage Carbon Steel "Old Hickory" Butcher Knife. Believe me, these vintage "Old Hickory" Knives can be made SCARY SHARP!

The following Link show a photograph of my modified "Old Hickory" Butcher Knife. Mod was performed by "JKL Knives".

This knife was once a (broken in half) large (I suspect 12-14" Butcher Knife) I rescued from a trash pile.
I could see a "Diamond in the rough". I sent the handle end with about six inches of remaining Blade to JKL
and this it the BEAUTIFUL results! OMG, is this (4 3/4 inches blade) ever SHARP!

JKL Old Hickory Knife - Google Search


HARDBALL









HARDBALL
 
modified Chicago Cutlery Chefs knife
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modified MAM from Portugal, thin blade and scary sharp slicer
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Nowill and Sons butcher knife
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Cold Steel Commercial series scalper and butcher knife

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I bring quite a few knives with me when I go camping, but the ones that stay permanently packed with my camping food prep gear are Mora, one of which is their small fillet knife.

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Now if you're out of town somewhere when an impromptu camping trip pops up and your just throwing some gear together, I'd say a quick trip to Wall-Mart for a Buck 119 will leave you well suited.

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One of my favorite kitchen knives doubles as our camping knife. It’s called the Marttiini Mini Chopper (also called the Big Bear Skinner at some shops). I got mine for $15 and it came with a polished, hair popping edge from the factory - best value in my knife experience. Also the spine scrapes a firesteel better than any other knife I own:
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The bad news is that it’s not being produced any longer and I haven’t found any in stock recently.
The good news is that Marttiini has another version coming out soon called the “Cabin Chef” knife, which looks very promising although not as inexpensive:8CDC5B1F-FCC9-45B9-9D76-09ED19371474.jpeg
 
I know that this is an old thread, but still has relevance to other people.

Lately, I've been using my Becker BK 18 (Harpoon). It has a relatively thin blade that is great for slicing food, yet beefy enough for most camp chores.

What I really like about the BK 18 is the high handle relative to the centerline of the blade. This makes it a bit easier for food prep on a cutting board (or tree stump, as the case may be), as you can still get some good slicing, dicing and chopping action without banging your knuckles on the cutting board.
 
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