Appreciate the insights! As a survival instructor, your perspective is valuable. Feel free to share any others suggestions or alternatives, we’d love to hear them!
@@outdoorsurvivalist Well. As a bushcraft, outdoor and survival instructor there's so much to do that care for your knife is no number 1 priority. If you see bushcraft as just playing around in the woods of course you have the time and bring all the stuff you need. Bring a chainsaw in the back of your truck and call it bushcraft. I don't speak about bushcraft or survival knives in general but about camp knives either small medium or big. But if you want to make a difference the survival knife is more a tool you use sometimes and the bushcaft knife is more the knife you have in your hands long time to craft. So the handle fitting your hand becomes more important. For a survival knife I don't use all the time not that much and ease of maintenance becomes more important. To me these are important differences in choosing my small camp knife. Don't forget the sheath. Standing chest deep in water to fix some nets will soak your leather sheath and it will loose all retention. Also heavy rainfall of course. Also leather will stay wett for a long time so combine that with a carbon steel knife and you have rust. The Mora Companion or Basic can be had in stainless steel with a plastic sheath. They do perform all the camp tasks you would expect from a small camp knife and are budget. Hultafors is another brand and even more budget if available. They all need hardly any maintenance.
ZT 0006, rest are “kitchen” related, as for me.
Thanks for the feedback! The ZT 0006 is definitely a standout for its ruggedness and versatility.
The Mora Spark is a no. But you show the Mora Companion and that's a yes. All the rest you show is a NO for me as a survival instructor.
Appreciate the insights! As a survival instructor, your perspective is valuable. Feel free to share any others suggestions or alternatives, we’d love to hear them!
@@outdoorsurvivalist Well. As a bushcraft, outdoor and survival instructor there's so much to do that care for your knife is no number 1 priority. If you see bushcraft as just playing around in the woods of course you have the time and bring all the stuff you need. Bring a chainsaw in the back of your truck and call it bushcraft.
I don't speak about bushcraft or survival knives in general but about camp knives either small medium or big. But if you want to make a difference the survival knife is more a tool you use sometimes and the bushcaft knife is more the knife you have in your hands long time to craft. So the handle fitting your hand becomes more important. For a survival knife I don't use all the time not that much and ease of maintenance becomes more important.
To me these are important differences in choosing my small camp knife. Don't forget the sheath. Standing chest deep in water to fix some nets will soak your leather sheath and it will loose all retention. Also heavy rainfall of course. Also leather will stay wett for a long time so combine that with a carbon steel knife and you have rust.
The Mora Companion or Basic can be had in stainless steel with a plastic sheath. They do perform all the camp tasks you would expect from a small camp knife and are budget. Hultafors is another brand and even more budget if available. They all need hardly any maintenance.