Affordable Hunting/Backpacking Knife

[jmr40]

I like the ESSE knives, but only the 3 or 4. The others are just too big and not balanced right. For me the ESSE 4 is as big a knife as I'm willing to carry. If I need more I prefer a folding saw or small hatchet to a big knife, but that is a personal thing I guess.

Another Mora lover. They are not a chopping heavy duty knife, never intended for that use, but I sure do like them for a lightweight super sharp field knife. The price can't be beat. Everyone needs 2-3.

 

[alsask]

I love scandi grind knives as they are one of the easiest to re-sharpen. Just follow the original profile and you can't go wrong, even free hand sharpening.

I have a little Mora tucked in the plane right beside the fire extinquisher. For the price and quality they are hard to beat. I used to carry one hunting but I find they are too small for dressing big game.

 

[Sam Cade]

I used to carry one hunting but I find they are too small for dressing big game.

The longer Morakniv outdoorsy knives are readily available these days.



The stainless Allrounds go up to just over 8".
http://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Allr...F8&qid=1387590536&sr=8-16&keywords=mora+knife


Perfect if you need to work up a smallish pilot whale.

 

[alsask]

Thanks for posting that Sam. I have not seen the longer Mora knives around here yet but I am sure I could order one from Amazon. I have a grandson that would love one for his birthday and maybe a spare for me!

 

[Sam Cade]

There are even bigger Moras availible

The 13" razorblade of the Model 333. Watermelons quake with fear!!

http://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Craf...=UTF8&qid=1387593921&sr=8-1&keywords=mora+333


They have all sorts of fascinating stuff that you almost never see on this side of the atlantic.
http://www.moraofsweden.se/products-1.0.127.2

 

[ugaarguy]

They have all sorts of fascinating stuff that you almost never see on this side of the atlantic.

So the classic "Canadian" hunting knife is in reality a slightly modified version of the traditional Scandinavian / Northern European lamb skinning knife - http://www.moraofsweden.se/food/lammflakniv-ls5s-g1 ?

 

[Sam Cade]

Never really thought about it before but a lamb skinner (the only one I have is a Dexter) does feel pretty close to a "Canadian" type belt knife.

Similar tasks lead to similar tools I guess.

 

[theotherwaldo]

-And not that far from the Green River knife that I've been carrying since the 1960s, when I first found one on the bank of the Rogue River. It's the one they call the Buffalo Skinner. Maybe not the best knife, but one that fits my needs for a general purpose knife.
Add a couple of expendable basic Moras and a chopper of some sort and I'm ready to roll.

Use the right tool for the job.