24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,029
Campfire 'Bwana
OP Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,029
Ontario Camp Plus folding chef's knife, OKC 4300, $9 at Smokey Mountain.

The handle is a little thin for my hand, but the overall package works. Not everybody's cup of tea, but maybe worth a look for $9. $9 doesn't go very far these days, less than 2 gallons of gas or 2 Egg McMuffins.

BP-B2

Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,283
J
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
J
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,283
My favorite costs a bit more, but still a bargain:
Ontario R2D2.


"No good deed shall go unpunished!"
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 13,206
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 13,206
Kershaw Volt II, frequently on sale for under $25.
[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]


Let's Go Brandon! FJB
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,247
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,247
Hard to beat a Mora Companion in Stainless Steel. Most places under 25 bucks.

Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,997
C
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
C
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,997
Recently got a Cold Steel Roach Belly. Like it better than the Mora carbon steel Companion. Both cost about the same.

IC B2

Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 68,922
Campfire Kahuna
Offline
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 68,922
Originally Posted by carbon12
Recently got a Cold Steel Roach Belly. Like it better than the Mora carbon steel Companion. Both cost about the same.

^^^This^^^

Hard to beat for the money IMO. And razor sharp right out of the box.

https://www.bladehq.com/item--Cold-Steel-Roach-Belly-Fixed-Blade--10139


"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"

~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,629
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,629
Rat R2D2

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,389
J
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
J
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,389
Originally Posted by jeeper
Rat R2D2
Another vote for thr R2D2...

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,389
J
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
J
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,389
Originally Posted by NVhntr
Kershaw Volt II, frequently on sale for under $25.
[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]
I have one of these - nice blade size/shape but mine doesn't hold an edge well at all.

Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,647
S
Campfire Tracker
Online Content
Campfire Tracker
S
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,647
You guys who like the rat II, walmart has it for $25...

https://www.walmart.com/ip/RAT-II-F...liates_ad_id=567111&campaign_id=9383

IC B3

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 85,981
Campfire Oracle
Online Happy
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 85,981
Originally Posted by slm9s
You guys who like the rat II, walmart has it for $25...

https://www.walmart.com/ip/RAT-II-F...liates_ad_id=567111&campaign_id=9383
Not D2 steel though.


If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli

American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,731
S
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
S
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,731
Pay a little more and get the R2D2.

Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 67,559
Campfire Kahuna
Offline
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 67,559
life is too short to mess around with cheap, poor quality knives.


Sam......

Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,029
Campfire 'Bwana
OP Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,029
Originally Posted by Mannlicher
life is too short to mess around with cheap, poor quality knives.

Well, in my experience few people are going to spend the coin to buy several custom, or better grade production, knives to keep stashed around in handy places. You might be that rare exception and, if you are, good for you.

I was just throwing out a new to me option that does the job that it is designed to do and if you lose it, your give a $hit factor doesn't even register. My GAS factor would be a lot higher if I lost an Ingram, Winston, Howe Mountain, etc. Somehow, somewhere, I lost a Landi Brushcraft last year and while Landi knives aren't particularly expensive, the one that I lost cost around $90, I spent some time/effort looking for it. If I had lost a $9 Ontario or a $15 Marbles I would have shruged my shoulders and never given it a second thought.

Or so it seems to me.

Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 3,722
R
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
R
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 3,722
I've had some pretty expensive knives ( still have a
couple) and enjoyed them, but other people had
money to spend and I traded them my knives.
The less expensive ones I still have do just as good
of a job and have less of an oh-sh*t factor in
case of loss or theft or damage.
The hardest use I give a knife is butchering game
and the old school conventional Dexter Russell/
Old Hickory/Forschner knives I use do a good job
People that cut up animals for a living don't use
an expensive knife.
Of course, use whatever you want to.
You don't have to have a $300.00 knife to make
usable chunks out of an animal though

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 7,718
K
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
K
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 7,718
I too like to keep knives stuck in every place I may need one. Trucks ranger horse trailer barn etc. I use my hand made knives or one of them every day but that’s not what rolls around in the dash compartment in the ranger. I carry a menefee folder a lot but most days I carry a s30v benchmade and a leatherman.

I also really like my 7x42 slc’s and 8x32 meostars but the recent $99 sightrons are what I have in the trucks and ranger. Same goes for rifles. My nicest or most sentimental rifle isn’t the one that lives in my truck.

Cheaper things that are still sound and functional certainly have their place with me too.



Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,910
R
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
R
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,910
An inexpensive knife, a pliers and a box of 22 rim fire at a minimum should always be present in every vehicle.


"I was born in the log cabin I helped my grandfather build"
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,029
Campfire 'Bwana
OP Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 32,029
Originally Posted by ruffcutt
An inexpensive knife, a pliers and a box of 22 rim fire at a minimum should always be present in every vehicle.

Add vice-grips and a box of birdshot shells in whatever gauge you regularly use.

Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 8,929
T
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
T
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 8,929
Originally Posted by 260Remguy
Originally Posted by ruffcutt
An inexpensive knife, a pliers and a box of 22 rim fire at a minimum should always be present in every vehicle.

Add vice-grips and a box of birdshot shells in whatever gauge you regularly use.


I cleaned out my truck this spring and found a mother load. 2 100 round boxes of 9mm. A box of Aguila 22LR, probably 250 left. And a box of 20 GA winchester super sports. I felt like it was Christmas.

Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,786
T
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
T
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,786
For an inexpensive knife it's hard to beat a Mora.
I have several of them around. They see more use than my expensive blades do. If one of them get gets damaged or lost I'm out less than $20. I keep 2 in the side by side 2 in my truck along with an American made Old Timer filet knife and 2 more Mora's in my wife's truck, not to mention the one's on the house.


Just because you're offended doesn't mean your right.
Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
120 members (16penny, 257_X_50, 338Rules, 444Matt, 32_20fan, 16 invisible), 1,794 guests, and 839 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,726
Posts18,400,684
Members73,822
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.111s Queries: 15 (0.003s) Memory: 0.8982 MB (Peak: 1.0499 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-29 07:10:33 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS