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    Quote Originally Posted by hotrodder636 View Post
    I have several Moras in both stainless and carbon. They are cheap , useful and no tears are shed if I lose or break one.

    I also have an Esee 3, and my wife and I both carry Izulas. Only issue I have is the coating near the edge can “clog” your sharpening equipment. I wish they had uncoated blades but the coating does make rust prevention easier.

    My main hiking camping/bushcraft knife is a Fallkniven F1 3g steel version. Great steel, holds and edges, gets hair popping sharp. The handle maintains a gippable surface in both wet and cold/wet conditions. I would like to get one of their Pro series next but I am shopping for other things right now.
    Always wanted a Fallkniven but didn't like the full handle design. When they introduced the X series, I had to get one. Better sheath, full tang design, using their top end steel, I got two of them as I couldn't make up my mind. Will keep the larger one and sell the smaller.

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    For fixed blade, most recently the have been rocking the Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter and the Saddle Mountain Skinner. Fully admit, most of my fixed blade work is for hunting. I have the Saddle for big game and the Canyon for fishing and general backpacking.



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    Nicely done Will!

    Since my last post in the thread, I have acquired an A1 Pro. Then Fallkniven came out with the X-series. I will likely add the S1X and round out the family. I don’t know that you can get a better blade than these for the $$.

    Quote Originally Posted by WillBrink View Post
    Always wanted a Fallkniven but didn't like the full handle design. When they introduced the X series, I had to get one. Better sheath, full tang design, using their top end steel, I got two of them as I couldn't make up my mind. Will keep the larger one and sell the smaller.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotrodder636 View Post
    Nicely done Will!

    Since my last post in the thread, I have acquired an A1 Pro. Then Fallkniven came out with the X-series. I will likely add the S1X and round out the family. I don’t know that you can get a better blade than these for the $$.
    They're not budget knives (the MSRP is lol worthy) for sure but can be had for a good price for a premium knife.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hotrodder636 View Post
    Nicely done Will!

    Since my last post in the thread, I have acquired an A1 Pro. Then Fallkniven came out with the X-series. I will likely add the S1X and round out the family. I don’t know that you can get a better blade than these for the $$.
    Follow up, here's a nice write up on Fallkniven and my pic above can be found there too:

    "Laminated Cobalt Steel and Cowry-X that Hattori advocates, as well as his favored “Hamaguri-ba” (convex blade grind) in their product line. The end result is a knife brand which may very well be the best production knife available today."

    http://hattoricollector.com/2015/09/...-boden-sweden/
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    Its all personnel. For me it use to be an ESEE 4 or ESEE 3 and 6. Both with a Bahco Laplander Folding Saw and a Vaughan sub zero hatchet. I sold my ESEEs (1095) and now carry an LTRK Genesis (3V) or Next Gen (3V). Either with an LTWK Overland Machete (1075) and/or a Bob Dustrude Quick Buck Saw and/or a Vaughan sub zero hatchet and/or the Bahco Laplander Folding Saw. It depends if Im camping 1-3 days or hiking. 90% of the time its just day hiking with the LTWK Next Gen and the Bahco saw.

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    Been on a Bark River kick lately.



    My most recent addition is this BK9.


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    I like ESEE. They aren't sexy, but they are tougher than hell, and they will last forever.

    I know a guy that sells a lot of 'survival/field' knives to SF candidates, he sells an equal number of ESEE and Bark River. I know squat about Bark River, but they have a good rep.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckman View Post
    I like ESEE. They aren't sexy, but they are tougher than hell, and they will last forever.

    I know a guy that sells a lot of 'survival/field' knives to SF candidates, he sells an equal number of ESEE and Bark River. I know squat about Bark River, but they have a good rep.
    Absolutely. I have multiple ESEE knives, from the Izula II to the ESEE 5, and they are well made and built to last. ESEE is generally my go-to for fixed blades.

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    No matter what i'm feeling at the time (lately it's been Spyderco Moran), I always have my dad's old KABAR with me. It's comfy and reminds me of him.

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