Camp Knife Expectations

[crockett]

That looks like a real good knife. Your fingers can't slide forward and get cut, size of blade looks good. I like a straight spine to the point, works better for ripping. The dropped point is overrated IMHO.

 

[Jacko50]

I don't see this as a Period Correct question so why not carry a small Saw for the task ? I've found my Bahco Laplander Saw about the handiest tool I have around Camp. In the Field it is a great asset cutting Bone and I have harvested Tree's for Bow Staves with it. Faster than a Hawk for cutting Wrist thick Firewood and you can cut Notches into Poles for Shelter building with little effort.

regards Jacko

 

[Claude Mathis]

I don't see this as a Period Correct question so why not carry a small Saw for the task?

If someone doesn't see it as a Period Correct question, then they can carry anything, but is that why people come to this web site? :wink:

 

[Marc Adamchek]

Right On, Claude!

 

[Loyalist Dave]

so why not carry a small Saw for the task

For folks trying to get Boyscouts into this hobby they often have to use a saw instead of an axe or hatchet so why not a Folding Buck Saw ? You can swap out the tension bar and wingnut for a leather thong and winder if you wish.

LD

 

[Sean Gadhar]

Yeah the whole batoning thing has been hard for me to get my head around,if I have a fine edge on a knife,I 'll be darned if I would try to pound it through a tree branch I thought that is what the axe is for...

I'm with you, but add an "if" or two.....

If your 5 miles from camp (& your ax)...if it is getting dark & a storm is moving in....if your partner twisted his knee and it needs bracing.

These are the reasons you always remind your partner to bring a knife. So you can baton the heck out of His knife.... :wink:

 

[BrownBear]

These are the reasons you always remind your partner to bring a knife. So you can baton the heck out of His knife.... :wink:

That's my take on it. You can't outrun a bear, so be sure you can outrun your pardner when the bear is coming.

I've seen a lot of knives that have been batoned. Easy to spot. They're the ones with the great big old half moon chips out of their blades. If the blade is heavy as a hatchet blade it's not an issue, but I have enough trouble keeping my pants up without one of those hanging from my belt. :rotf:

 

[salkehatchie]

Claude:

Amen! I have a cousin that is always looking for the latest "Bear Grylls" type knife. He would cause a nose bleed every time I heard him start in on this :surrender:

I reminded him that our ancestors [Point Pleasant and later "Tanosee"] had probably some type of blade and a hatchet, the extent of things.

If it worked for them, it will work for us. And those old guys and gals were...prudent, economical and their very lives depended on what little they had! Their gear had to work! Life and death in a heart beat.

We can cell phone 911 and go back to the hotel if we need to.

Another shameless plug for being HC? Just part of the fun?

 

[BrownBear]

It occurs to me that using a knife for a hatchet works about as well as using a hatchet for a knife.

I know, cuzz I managed to get out on a moose hunt without a knife. Go figger, but it happened. Didn't notice the problem until I lifted the leg of a moose to start gutting.... Dressed and skinned that moose with a hatchet.

The hatchet might or might not go with me on a hunt, but now I check for knives before the start of any hunt- a pocket knife, a belt knife and a knife in my shooting bag. Backups for backups for backups.