Hi everyone,
I was wondering if you could help me choose a knife. I'm currently in the US and whilst out here I thought I would pick up a knife, since they seem a little cheaper than in the UK.
I have been short of a knife a few times when camping but managed to get by. Now I'd really like one particularly as I am planning on having some fires started with firesteel (I haven't tried this yet).
I'd be using the knife predominantly for slicing food I would imagine, but I would also like a knife that could be used for general tasks and fire making. Since I've done a bit of wood carving recently I have no doubt I will end up using it for that as well.
I dont want a fixed blade knife at the moment, I'd like something a bit pocketable and ideally lightweight.
At the moment my gear can be very heavy, particularly in the winter. Generally I have 6.5kg of camera gear with me (I do landscape photography semi-professionally) and then all my camping gear (all be it moderately lightweight) so I really dont want to be hurling around anything that I think is overweight for what it offers me.
Would the Buck 112 be a good knife to choose (I like the classic design and they seem to have a good reputation) or should I be considering other options? Thanks
Alex
I was wondering if you could help me choose a knife. I'm currently in the US and whilst out here I thought I would pick up a knife, since they seem a little cheaper than in the UK.
I have been short of a knife a few times when camping but managed to get by. Now I'd really like one particularly as I am planning on having some fires started with firesteel (I haven't tried this yet).
I'd be using the knife predominantly for slicing food I would imagine, but I would also like a knife that could be used for general tasks and fire making. Since I've done a bit of wood carving recently I have no doubt I will end up using it for that as well.
I dont want a fixed blade knife at the moment, I'd like something a bit pocketable and ideally lightweight.
At the moment my gear can be very heavy, particularly in the winter. Generally I have 6.5kg of camera gear with me (I do landscape photography semi-professionally) and then all my camping gear (all be it moderately lightweight) so I really dont want to be hurling around anything that I think is overweight for what it offers me.
Would the Buck 112 be a good knife to choose (I like the classic design and they seem to have a good reputation) or should I be considering other options? Thanks
Alex