Count me in for the havalon. I use the 60A blades, same shape as the original 60xt, but a bit thicker/stronger. I've only broken one blade out of ~3 dozen that I've used for skinning/butchering. And that one broke because I was being careless on a leg joint. The havalon helps me to cut correctly, rather than hack or pry. Something I do while changing blades in the field is to run the edge on a rock a few times to dull it, then rub it in the dirt to degrease it. It's safer to change a blade when it's not slippery. I carry about 10 blades, and one of the saw blades for taking skull caps off.
