If you are like me, you like the outdoors, you like tools, guns, and even knives...o yea..today it's all about blades.. I tend to categorize my fixed blade collection into one of three categories: pure survival, bushcraft/survival, and combat/survival Keep in mind, I have enough knives, but I want to add just one or two more that I "don't need", but whatever...if women can have extra jewelry,... There is a 4th category: pure combat knives, but these are mainly your Gerber defacto double edge Assassin creed style stuff that I couldn't use on my camping trips where you could with a SOG seal team elite. Maybe I'll get one to add to the collection but not for now... My pure survival knives: knives designed especially for survival with features to assist built on the knife and/or the sheath - Gerber Bear Grylls ultimate (1 with serrations, 1 with fine edge) Gerber B.G. Ultimate PRO (on pre order) My bushcraft/survival knives: thicker blades, heavier, better steel designed to eat wood and spit it out while having decent survival design or sheath advantages - Esee 5 ( a tank of a knife ) Gerber LMF2 (more of a ankle back up) My "combat"/survival knives: clip point blades for piercing, great steel quality, serrations actually welcome unlike the other categories. More for show, less actual utility, but can be used for camping and outdoors- Traditional KaBar SOG seal team elite I think I have a fixed blade knife collection that will outlast me but I can't help but want one or two more and was wondering if anyone had experience and knowledge of what was available and good value for the money. I may just stop where I am at, but was thinking of : Gerber LHR (now discontinued but avail.) Sog Force Gerber Silver Trident Only the silver trident exceeds comfortable spending, the rest are avail on amazon at just under or right at $100
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XAT8DC/176-4805251-9514801 Columbia River Knife and Tool's 2125KV Ultima 5-Inch Razor Edge Fixed Blade Knife Not sure if you have any experiance with CRKT. I have a few and love them.
I don't own any fixed blades. But on any given day, I'll be carrying a Gerber Paraframe II (partial serration), a Kershaw Blur (fine blade), or a Smith & Wesson Border Guard 2 (partial serration).
Never thought I would see a "I want to show off all the **** I know about knives" thread on Clutchfans.