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Okay, guys, I KNOW Im preaching to the choir here, but bear with me and my late revelation. I just got a plain-edge Endura in a trade. What a great knife! This thing is exactly what Ive been looking for for camping, hiking, defense/peace of mind, simple utility, etc.
Im kind of a traditionalist at heart, so for me the benchmark of quality, affordability (which is important to me), and ruggedness, has always been the venerable Buck 110. That knife is a rock and certainly has been carried for work/hunting/hiking/combat, etc. as much or more than any folder. In other words, lads, I like it.
HOWEVER, once you hold an Endura, theres no looking back. The Endura weighs a scant 2.9 oz., the 110 weighs a whopping 8. The Endura's blade is 3 and 15/16", while the 110's is 3 and 12/16". I can carry the Endura down in my pocket, in a sheath or, naturally, clipped anywhere I can think of (jeans pocket, shirt pocket, waist band, on my pack-strap, on my truck's sunshade, on my boot, etc. With the 110, I can lug it around in a belt sheath or in my pocket (but Id better cinch up the old belt extra tight, 'cause those are 8 heavy ounces of knife). The Endura comes in ATS-55 steel, while to get top-of-the-line steel on a 110, you have to go the more-expensive Pete's Custom Shop route. And the Endura passes one of my most-important tests for a camping/hiking blade: Can if spread peanut butter easily?
For me, the Endura is my new ultimate do-all, carry-anywhere knife. Sorry Im so late showing up to the party, Sal.
Im kind of a traditionalist at heart, so for me the benchmark of quality, affordability (which is important to me), and ruggedness, has always been the venerable Buck 110. That knife is a rock and certainly has been carried for work/hunting/hiking/combat, etc. as much or more than any folder. In other words, lads, I like it.
HOWEVER, once you hold an Endura, theres no looking back. The Endura weighs a scant 2.9 oz., the 110 weighs a whopping 8. The Endura's blade is 3 and 15/16", while the 110's is 3 and 12/16". I can carry the Endura down in my pocket, in a sheath or, naturally, clipped anywhere I can think of (jeans pocket, shirt pocket, waist band, on my pack-strap, on my truck's sunshade, on my boot, etc. With the 110, I can lug it around in a belt sheath or in my pocket (but Id better cinch up the old belt extra tight, 'cause those are 8 heavy ounces of knife). The Endura comes in ATS-55 steel, while to get top-of-the-line steel on a 110, you have to go the more-expensive Pete's Custom Shop route. And the Endura passes one of my most-important tests for a camping/hiking blade: Can if spread peanut butter easily?
For me, the Endura is my new ultimate do-all, carry-anywhere knife. Sorry Im so late showing up to the party, Sal.
