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Hey folks, new to outdoors blades here but learning quickly!
Here's what I have:
Fixed
My SHTF/survival blade is a Cold Steel SRK in 3V (apparently these are now discontinued, but I got one when they were available a few years back)
Gerber field dressing set (2 blades, nothing fancy)
CRKT minimalist neck knife
and the Tracker X (for now)
Folding
Kershaw Camber (SV30) , for when I need a smaller folder
Benchmade Crooked River (also SV30), my EDC and bigger folder
Junk
I consider these to be low quality "beater" blades that I'll probably sell on the cheap, or give away, because I don't' think they're up to par for serious work
Winchester fixed beater knife (maybe 3-3.5 inches of stainless mystery steel I got years ago on a whim - hey, I liked the look, what can I say)
UST ParaCuda "survival machete" with saw edge on one side (11" of mystery steel)
I picked up the Off Grid Knives Tracker X because it has good reviews, is U.S. made, and looks to be of high quality materials (cryo-treated D2 steel with full tang and micarta scales)
The thing is an overbuilt BEAST and I have zero doubts it would hold up in the field under heavy work and abuse, and would be great at batoning wood and so on.
My concern is the fat belly. It's got a 1.6 inch blade width - this thing is "fat". It's heavy duty and I'm not concerned about breakage; moreso that it won't allow good manipulation for more delicate carving needs.
Again, I'm pretty new to the whole bushcraft/camping knives thing, so I may just have an unfounded concern here, but looking around at other blades for this sort of purpose (bushcraft/camping), I don't see any with as fat a belly.
I'm considering returning it and getting an ESEE JG3 instead, but I'm not sure, so I figured I'd consult some of you fine gents and ladies to see if my thinking is on the right track or if I'm just worried about nothing. Or, if the budget permits, I suppose I could get both - but how many fixed blades does one actually carry at once?
Is this a valid concern that I should be aware of, or am I just worried about nothing because it's an unusually fat blade?
Here's what I have:
Fixed
My SHTF/survival blade is a Cold Steel SRK in 3V (apparently these are now discontinued, but I got one when they were available a few years back)
Gerber field dressing set (2 blades, nothing fancy)
CRKT minimalist neck knife
and the Tracker X (for now)
Folding
Kershaw Camber (SV30) , for when I need a smaller folder
Benchmade Crooked River (also SV30), my EDC and bigger folder
Junk
I consider these to be low quality "beater" blades that I'll probably sell on the cheap, or give away, because I don't' think they're up to par for serious work
Winchester fixed beater knife (maybe 3-3.5 inches of stainless mystery steel I got years ago on a whim - hey, I liked the look, what can I say)
UST ParaCuda "survival machete" with saw edge on one side (11" of mystery steel)
I picked up the Off Grid Knives Tracker X because it has good reviews, is U.S. made, and looks to be of high quality materials (cryo-treated D2 steel with full tang and micarta scales)
The thing is an overbuilt BEAST and I have zero doubts it would hold up in the field under heavy work and abuse, and would be great at batoning wood and so on.
My concern is the fat belly. It's got a 1.6 inch blade width - this thing is "fat". It's heavy duty and I'm not concerned about breakage; moreso that it won't allow good manipulation for more delicate carving needs.
Again, I'm pretty new to the whole bushcraft/camping knives thing, so I may just have an unfounded concern here, but looking around at other blades for this sort of purpose (bushcraft/camping), I don't see any with as fat a belly.
I'm considering returning it and getting an ESEE JG3 instead, but I'm not sure, so I figured I'd consult some of you fine gents and ladies to see if my thinking is on the right track or if I'm just worried about nothing. Or, if the budget permits, I suppose I could get both - but how many fixed blades does one actually carry at once?
Is this a valid concern that I should be aware of, or am I just worried about nothing because it's an unusually fat blade?