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AngryAccountant
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Nov 16, 2017
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Depends on your usecase.
If you're building shelter from scrap, chopping firewood, or otherwise literally staking your life on the knife not breaking, get an ESEE or other full tang 4-6 inch blade made of 1095 carbon steel. (and a small axe) If you might need to cut some paracord, open a can, fix a camp chair, etc you can't go wrong with a leatherman.
If you're going to be using the knife a lot but aren't going to be prying or other extreme heavy use your life depends on it kinda stuff, the Morakniv's are great, low cost, comfortable, etc.
Nov 16, 2017
reecemister
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Nov 16, 2017
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AngryAccountantokay thanks and i have got a Morakniv carbon steel
Nov 16, 2017
AngryAccountant
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Nov 20, 2017
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reecemisterBe aware that carbon steel WILL rust if not cared for. Wipe it with oil (I like mineral oil, you can get it with the laxatives in the pharmacy, its very pure, food safe, won't spoil, etc.) when you're done with everything, it can easily rust over one night.
Nov 20, 2017
reecemister
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Nov 21, 2017
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AngryAccountantwill do thanks
Nov 21, 2017
Benslen15
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Nov 23, 2017
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AngryAccountantCouldn’t have said it better. Camping and outdoors in general involve so many different tasks that one blade typically can’t cover everything. I always have my leatherman in my pocket, my esee 4 on my belt and my wetterlings hatchet at the campsite. Those pretty much cover all the jobs that angryaccountant listed.
Nov 23, 2017
reecemister
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Nov 26, 2017
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Benslen15okay thanks. what does angryaccountant mean?
Nov 26, 2017
Benslen15
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Nov 26, 2017
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reecemisterI was just referring to the possible camp chores he listed in his first response (building a shelter, cutting paracord, fixing a camp chair, etc) To illustrate that it’s best to have more than one knife in the great outdoors. That being said, the old adage applies “the best knife is the one you have with you”. Case in point, I’ve used my leatherman for much larger tasks than it was designed for on multiple occasions just because that’s what I happened to have on me at the time.
Nov 26, 2017
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