I'm planning on taking the Boulder Outdoor Survival School 28 day field course, and am in the market for a GOOD knife. Here's my problem: I really like what I've read about the Rat Cutlery RC5/ ESEE5, and I think that it would be a good knife. I haven't been able to find anything bad written about it. I subscribe to the idea of sharpened prybar instead of a thin razor, and it has a lifetime warranty. It seems like it should be a great knife for 28 days in the middle of no and where, with very little gear. BUT...
But B.O.S.S. recommends a Mora Bushcraft. Logic dictates that I should take the knife that the instructors recommend. Its also a lot cheaper. as in a fifth of the price cheaper... but I'm still willing to spend the cash on a good knife. My gut feeling is that there might be a few tasks that a Mora would be able to accomplish more easily, but that the ESEE 5 is the better knife. I know that the ESEE 5 is tougher than the Mora, but is there anything that the Mora can do that you can't with an ESEE5? Has anyone here broken either of these knives? anyone taken the B.O.S.S. field course that could give me some guidance?
Thanks for all your help.
But B.O.S.S. recommends a Mora Bushcraft. Logic dictates that I should take the knife that the instructors recommend. Its also a lot cheaper. as in a fifth of the price cheaper... but I'm still willing to spend the cash on a good knife. My gut feeling is that there might be a few tasks that a Mora would be able to accomplish more easily, but that the ESEE 5 is the better knife. I know that the ESEE 5 is tougher than the Mora, but is there anything that the Mora can do that you can't with an ESEE5? Has anyone here broken either of these knives? anyone taken the B.O.S.S. field course that could give me some guidance?
Thanks for all your help.