This came in the mail yesterday, copy of the trakker knife I want.
Crap plastic handle scales but locks in nicely to the sheath.
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This came in the mail yesterday, copy of the trakker knife I want.
Crap plastic handle scales but locks in nicely to the sheath.
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Looks good mate. Was looking at getting a good all round knife myself to keep in the patrol. Do you have any suggestions?
So many out there to choose from. Need to work out exactly what you want from a knife and what tasks you want it to do.
This will help narrow down the choices.
Needs to be a full tang knife as it is the strongest and 1 that is sturdy and able to do multiple tasks.
I have an anaconda branded knife in the patrol that will do most things, havent tried chopping with it yet but will cut, slice, hammer, break glass if needed, can be strapped to a pole (ie spear) etc and I have modded the pouch as well that now carries 10-15 ft of paracord, sharpening stone, folding knife, led torch, flint stick and striker with small compass bezel as well.
Depending on what Im doing or going, I also pack my Gerber LMF II which does everything including chopping and is a lot stronger knife than the Anaconda 1.
TD has put some info earlier on in the thread on how to choose the perfect knife and there are heaps of reviews and info online, hardest part is choosing 1 that suits your needa.
@ Lucas here are two knives I always take, I consider them to be excellent
general purpose knives for around camp and will do all jobs required.
Like OD I tend to take more knives than I need, just to test etc etc.
OD made the the side draw sheath for me, I also have a Buck 110 folder,
but prefer the Schrade Bearpaw 5" number.
Going fishing on the 4 th of Oct so will be taking a box of new knives to test.
So around camp Ive found these two the most useful ,in cleaning fish, cutting rope
and making camp utensil, I have an awesome fillet knife I made.
As OD says what do you want your knives to do, chances are we'll have one to show you
Full tang all the way for fixed blade
that Buck has a 6" blade FYI
Late edit,,, I don't leave them in the Patrol unless I'm going fishing or hunting.
I do have several leatherman style tools on board though
Trouble the first thing ppl do is touch the blade, big no no as we know.Quote:
Originally Posted by oncedisturbed
Should lightly oil swords and some of the bigger knives like the Gill Hibben Bowies
as well as any Samurai Katana etc
Is got a great feel to it, I've no doubt it would do the job,Quote:
Originally Posted by Family4x4
as with all the gut hook knives I have it would need a bit of work to make it more efficient,
Only has PAKKA wood scales Plywood IMO, I'll change that to curly redgum down the track.
Taking it fishing next month to try out on a few things.
Not the best photo but up at site at the moment so will have to wait for a better one.
@OD, did you knife from Wish arrive? I ordered the same one but it hasn't turned up...
At Doggy, the Toothpick is a great knife with a really nice balance for a long blade.
@ Family 4x4, you can get modified set ups on handguns, for complete one-handed operation... It just depends on what you can and can't use physically.
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Hasnt turned up yet but has left the US.
Nice toothpick.
Very nice toothpick, bugger now I need to buy one, oh well you get that on the big jobs lol
Bit the bullet and bought 1 of these that both Gecko and I have been looking at.
Initial thoughts were that it was very much a gimmick but it was just delivered and came as a bit of a surprise.
Knife itself is fairly sturdy and needs a decent sharpen and is a straight no frills knife. The sawback is actually very practical in its style and would suit its purpose well and not just for show.
The compass bezel in the pommel end cap is fairly accurate and the handle has a very small survival type kit which I will tweak a bit.
The led torch also doubles as a jet lighter which is a bonus.
The skeletal skinning knife and tool is impressive as it was reasonably sharp and includes a gut hook, bottle / can opener and small hex type spanner.
The jelly rubber for the slingshot was better than I thought it would be it's housing also has a signal mirror on the back and houses the ammo pouch.
The sheath is very sturdy holding the slingshot arms and has a cermic sharpening stone the back.
This is 1 for me to field test to see how it really perform.
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