Tops Tracker Knife

[James Watson]

Hi.

I've got the TOPS Tracker knife.

It took me a while to get use to it's size, but I feel its a good knife. It's a little mass produced though. You should see how many you can spot at an Advanced Tom Brown Class! The only problem I have with it is the sheath, it's a little loud.

Unfortunately Dave Becks stopped making them. I met a guy who had one of his last made. It was beautiful. I've been told that the ultimate maker of the tracker knife is Billy's( TB Instructor) dad. Never seen one, he makes about 6 a year.

What I like about the knife is that you can do pretty much all bushcraft tasks with it. I've found its great for scrapping deer hides.

Best wishes,

James

 

[TheViking]

That's great, but I have a feeling that if one man buys this knife, he will forget the most important in tracking & bushcraft: The knowledge & XP. IMO.
He would probably think: "Hey, i've got this knife, now i'm a fully educated tracker". :roll: Not saying that everyone does this but the novice might.

Cheers

 

[James Watson]

That's great, but I have a feeling that if one man buys this knife, he will forget the most important in tracking & bushcraft: The knowledge & XP. IMO.
He would probably think: "Hey, i've got this knife, now i'm a fully educated tracker". :roll: Not saying that everyone does this but the novice might.

Cheers

I totaly agree with you Andy.
I'm trying to get away from steel knives anyway. I think people, me included rely on there knives too much.

Best wishes,

James

 

[TAHAWK]

I totaly agree with you Andy.
I'm trying to get away from steel knives anyway. I think people, me included rely on there knives too much.

Best wishes,

James

Flint? Jade? Obsidian? Teeth?

 

[James Watson]

Flint? Jade? Obsidian? Teeth?

I've not tried carving a bow drill set with my teeth, but maybe one day jaw bones with teeth are great for cutting grass. :biggthump

James

 

[BIG-TARGET]

"If you have a good pocket knife or multi tool and the ATAX . . . you can do it all."

Perhaps. Just not very well. Imagine clearling away brambles -- or cutting down a tree. :yikes:

True!!!!
If you have that combination , you can actually rebuild civilization from scratch!!!!!! :chill: ack:

 

[Stuart]

I have to agree, probably only really useful for chopping/splitting - I think they are trying too hard to develop 'the only outdoor knife you will ever need' whereas most people probably prefer a knife, axe, saw combination. Mind you, it has obviously gone through considerable development/testing so it must be good for some outdoor tasks, but maybe not bushcraft?

I've seen and tried the tops tracker....... I should imagine its good at hammering in tent pegs........ or um....... or as a paper weight..... its very heavy so you could probably use it as the counter weight for a tilting arm snare as well

 

[BIG-TARGET]

The one made from TOPS is a bit lighter!