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So last weekend I went camping, and I brought along my Delica 4. It has always excelled at almost any average task that I have thrown at it (e.g. cutting rope, making tinder for the campfire, opening stuff, etc.). However, I have never really used it for food prep until now, and I found the blade was just too short for even the simplest tasks such as cutting up large onions and peppers. So that being said, I think I need something with a little more length to bring along the next time I go camping in a couple weeks.

I have a BB Para 2, but I was hesitant to bring it because it's a little expensive to replace should I lose it in the woods. So that being said, I want something sturdy yet not too expensive.

I thought about the Tenacious, but I'm not too sure how I feel about it. It never wowed me at all. I also was looking at the Endura and the Stretch until I realized that the Stretch is $20 more expensive than the Endura. Does anybody know why that is? Is it worth the higher price?

And at the $70 that I would pay for a Stretch, would it just make more sense to get a stock Manix 2?

You could go with a Moran fixed blade. These are relatively inexpensive and make fantastic camp and kitchen knives.

TedP

I would say the Stretch or the Endura would give you more reach.

If you like the delica so much why not get the exact but bigger endura? Esp the FFG for food prep.

The Spyderco Resilience has a blade length of over 4" and has a full flat ground blade for easily slicing. Its also has a sturdy liner lock and feels good in the hand and its inexpensive to boot (around $45). I have used it to cut everything from fruit and vegetable to fiberglass insulation with no problems. It is also easy to sharpen.

The Stretch is a great user knife with a comfortable grip, but will not give you much more blade length than the delica. A manix 2 would probably give you the same problems, since you may still have issues with the blade length.

I think you need a Moran in your price range. I think the Stretch won't be that much longer. Neither will the Manix. In my super scientific lunch experiments, 3.75" is the minimum to go through an apple/onion/pepper all the way easily. If you don't want a fixed blade, go for an FFG Endura or save a little more and get a Military. If you search around, you can find a Military for under $100 on the forums. Resilience isn't a terrible idea either if you're just needing it for food prep, unless you're worried about carrying it elsewhere and the legality of it since it's over 4".

Not sure the USN Catcherman is a terrible idea either if you REALLY want reach in a folder.

You may also want to consider a Police 3. The blade doesn't have a lot of belly, but it's super thin and comes in at 4 3/8 inches long and is FFG. It may not be the best knife for all the other bushcraft stuff you'd do when camping, but it may be a decent food prep knife.

I forgot to say, I like the Millie if you're going to use it in the woods b/c it's easy to clean.

A resilience isnt a bad idea, tenacious would work too. OR, you could pick up a mule and make your own grips (or buy them if you are lazy ) That way you will have a great camp knife in a super steel (is m390 still availabe?). Should be plenty of blade for kitchen tasks as well.

Personally, for camping I prefer a large fixed blade knife and a small to medium sized folder/slicer. When you're outdoors-ing it and really need something over 4", I think a fixed blade is the way to go, given the torque you're generally putting on a blade of that length by any kind of "hard use." The exception, of course, is food prep. But unless space is a huge issue, I'd prefer a fixed blade for food prep too.

Millies, Police 3's and Aqua Salt's all do good here. The latter is nice because rust is a non-issue. I'd recommend giving them a much thinner edge bevel if their primary use is going to be food prep.

+1 for the Resilience.

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Resilience at the top and Tenacious under it :

Tenacious on top of the Resilience, both handles are even :

Schempp Rock or Military if you want a folder.

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+1 for the resilience. Its my go-to knife when I need something for the pocket but am heading outdoors. Its inexpensive, extremely effective, and large enough that you can handle most things you encounter. Basically if you need larger than a resilience you're DEFINITELY thinking a fixed blade, and a pretty serious one at that.

I bring more than one knife when I go camping. My last outing, I carried my CS Recon 7' tanto for wood process, leatherman skelitool in my backpack, Endura FFG in my left pocket for foodprep, and my buck strider in my right pocket for whittling and utlity. Good combo!

.357 mag wrote:I bring more than one knife when I go camping. My last outing, I carried my CS Recon 7' tanto for wood process, leatherman skelitool in my backpack, Endura FFG in my left pocket for foodprep, and my buck strider in my right pocket for whittling and utlity. Good combo!

No no. Excellent combo, my friend. In addition to my primary knife, I usually have a Leatherman Charge TTi on me when I'm outdoors.

However, this thread has me seriously considering a Moran now...

And either an Endura or Resilience. :D

d.2.the.p wrote:No no. Excellent combo, my friend. In addition to my primary knife, I usually have a Leatherman Charge TTi on me when I'm outdoors.

However, this thread has me seriously considering a Moran now...

And either an Endura or Resilience. :D

I almost dropped the money on a TTi but didn't feel I would use everything it offered. Now i wish i had it.

Yeah, I have a Skeletool and I find myself wanting more.

Also, I saw get the Resilience and then save for the Moran :) .