Thank you for pointing that out.I completely forgot that it was not a stockman. I have a few stockmans at the house that I circulate through.And to be honest, I completely forgot. Thanks to tom for letting me know.I said that and rectifying that for the audience. Thank you for watching.
I have owned dozens and dozens of Kephart knives. It has been my favorite style for as long as I can remember. Pick you up a Matt Lesniewski Kephart from ML Knives and you have found the holy grail of knives!
I love my trappers my brother so much its his main blade weve done 4 or 5 deer with just two case trappers .i love kephart design ontario black bird series were great tactical kepharts my go to belt is a french trade by jeff white or dean olivers english trade
Heard those were really good blades. The trapper knife is designed for that sole purpose. And I have always found that it does a very good job as long as the person behind it knows what they're doing, and the blade is sharp.
I agree with you 💯 % hands down . I purchased the Bark River Kephart CPM3V 5inch with black scales and red liners. Took me 3 years of research and trial experience to make the best decision for me . I've now EDC'd this knife for 4 years with absolutely no doubt or regret. I've never once had to resharpen it only run it over a few times with a ceramic rod and yhen stropped it on a leather belt with green polishing compound. Best knife I've used. And I use it in the kitchen, outdoors, camping and even at work . I am able to carry it concealed under the belt on a slant cross draw sheath and it causes no concern ( out of site ,out of mind ) . I very much appreciate and agree with your reasons on the blade and fire. I use old fashioned large diamond matches .and always carry a matchsafe full of storm matches. Never have any problems with fire . I also have fatwood available all around Georgia lol 😂 makes it rady for a one match fire .
I could not agree more with you about a rounded spine. Makes doing push cuts and etcetera some much more comfortable. I am a traditional primitive camper that relies on flint and steel. Another good choice going even farther back in time is a 6 inch butcher like a green river. That is what I carry for my do all woods knife.
@@terrancecoard388 i appreciate the comment. It really means a lot. I never thought of myself as some survival expert. I truly believe I still have a net billion to learn. I do try to turn around and give back to the community that's helped build me.
I know this is random and totally off topic.In terms of staying, warm have been trying out the car heart base layer, and it actually really does well with the quarter zip and the long johns. Worth the money at least here in the south
@@offthecouch1999 I am prepared! Got the generator, gravity-fed spring, propane, natural gas, firewood, and food with no plans of leaving the property until this system passes. McKean County, PA. I think I see you on Blackie Thomas channel...so we are family...if that is not you, we are kindred spirits. Oh...I got bank-line and paracord, 🤣
The Kephart pattern is a great field knife. Spine sharpness is a personal preference.....and it's more than for scraping a ferro rod. Trapper folding knives are also great knives. Enjoyed.
I do like that style of knife and I prefer a 90* spine to process shaving or fluff for the fire starting with fat wood but maybe that’s just my area I live in. Thanks for the video!
Yes, the sharp spine is a boost for shaving fatwood and "fluffing", your correct about that as an one tool option it makes sense. I also get what the video is getting about in reguard to use of butchering and food prep where the dull spine is for comfort. Theres definitely tradeoffs but I really like the blade profile that is in the video.
Love the Gephart knife and his theories on the older days he's shaped you alot I can tell as a young woodcraft and woodsman He was a huge pipe smoker too
My most used knife is also a Kephart pattern: Bark River's Mini Kephart Mine is never used for hunting or fishing since I lack those skills, but it is perfect for food and fire prep ( combined with a saw & axe ). I also own the BK 62, but it doesn't fit my hand.
@@alexandergutfeldt1144 it's really important that you use the knife.That's comfortable for you. I shied away from this video for a very long time, and because of the fact that not anybody on this planet is going to want the same thing in a knife as another person. I'm happy you enjoy your kepheart style knife. And if you'd like to learn more about hunting and fishing, let me know. I'll start offering classes and then make sure that you get a notification
That is a tried and true knife design and it works. I could do just fine with one! You saw my choice in Scabs contest. The main difference is that I ground mine thinner behind the edge. The one I sent to the contest was left a little thicker because I expected quite a bit of abuse during testing. Today we have so many great knives available. There has never been a time like we have now with so many choices plus customs!
Amen to this. It truely is the golden age ans i hope we all live ut up as it is slowly declining in many ways. Especially the stsinless steel market. If pathcinder closes or rebrandes on the next 30 yrs( it has to bc dave is old) we will bw left with overstock and yesteryear gear
Trust me, I miss spell stuff all the time as long as I know what you're talking about.I'm not too worried about it.Anybody that is has too much time on their hands.
A Kephart is a simple looking knife but extremely difficult to make because because from the belly the to the back or the blade decreases a 1/16 if an inch and increase cutting /slicing power. It is not the greatest knife. No one said that. But people have been using a green river knife and an old hickory forever. Knives are not used for batoning. That’s what a hatchet is used for . Thanks for posting.
Ive used alot of different knife styles and like you. I always come back to the Kephart style. Its the best that works for me. Its a great all around design and elegant in its simplicity. I totally agree with you also. You should pick a knife that works for you and your tasks. There isnt a style fits everyone. Pick what you like and just be proficient with it. I carry my Kephart with a good hatchet or ax , and Farmer X SAK. With those Tools I can get everything done in my corner of Pennsylvania.
I agree with everything you just said about fire. I prefer a bic lighter and my favorite way to start a fire is the flint and steel. I do have a fero rod with the striker attached to the fero rod. When out and about I usually have at least three ways to start a fire. Awesome video bro
I have been able to complete the Flint and steel concept. But I would not call myself a master in it, and in cold weather, or when my hands are cold running a trap line, it is a real pain in my butt. I'd almost prefer matches over Flint and steel. In most cases, and I hate matches.
@offthecouch1999 A Moose pattern is a squared frame like a stockman, but with the two classic trapper blades at each end- a clip at one end and a long spey blade at the other. I have several examples that I use. 2 Case, one I bought new and the other an old one that was giving to me and the clip blade had been broken and excessively worn and reground, and a couple of Rough Rider from the pre "Ryder" days, and a very old one that can't be identified. I think they're stronger because each blade has it's own pivot pin instead of two sharing one. Nessmuk's book has a Moose with a spear point instead of a clip blade. . I have and use those and trappers and some regular stockman patterns. I really like the old 2 blade hunter that was THE folding hunting knife in the 50's before the 110 came along and wiped everything else out in the 60's Don't have a way here. I could email you a photo if needed
The BK 62 has been my go to knife for the past 5 years. For hunting though, I use the Esee JG5. The Nessmuk shape works better for skinning in my hands
KA-BAR has created an excellent blade reproduction of the Kephart knife with the BK-62. The blade is certainly capable and KA-BAR has offered an improved knife handle that brings this historic knife design into the modern woodsman consumer market. The only issue that some have with the KA-BAR BK-62 is the price point of around $260.00 retail with walnut handle scales. While the BK-62 works, it is relatively expensive for a lot of woodscraft consumers. As an alternative, that is almost as effective at woodsman tasks, yet more affordable, I would suggest the Old Hickory (Kephart style) Fish and Small Game Knife 4" Carbon Steel Blade, Leather Sheath - #7024. While the Old Hickory version is slightly smaller, with a thinner blade than the BK-62 it is still a very capable knife. The biggest advantage the #7020 has over the BK-62 is the price point coming in at under $40.00 retail. Of course the biggest drawback with the #7024 is availability. OKC has been closed for over a year now and production does not seem to be restarting anytime soon. So finding one of the Old Hickory (Kephart style) Fish and Small Game Knife is not an easy task. As far as I know the KA-BAR BK62 is readily available on the retail market. So, I greatly appreciate your review and endorsement of the BK-62 here and I do look forward to more content on the use of this Kephart style of knife.
@@tennesseesmoky9012 there is a guy on amazon rhat sells them for 140 $ from the company they upcharge thst knife severly and he made a 30% margin on it at whole sale. Ill leave the link in amazon
I'm a huge fan of carrying a stockman like that when I'm camping with people that aren't exactly outdoorsmen. There's no special locks to figure out and it's not as intimidating to a new guy or a kid.
@ 200 and up but your getting 3v steel convex edge 0.93 blade thickness on the same model u got . Barkriver uses lot of different blade steels guaranteed for life
"Bushcraft" is a cool outdoor hobby. And many "bushcraft" skills can be useful in a survival situation. But....most "bushcrafters", if caught in a bad situation with or without all their cute little gadgets. Will have a hard time. A good knife, a bic lighter, a decent tarp and something to boil water in. All good. Everything else is glamping gadgets for role playing survival
I have had the Becker Kephart knife since shortly after it came out I have also had the Condor Kephart... I do like it but there are better options IMO, the Becker Kephart is a great butchering and skinning knife and woodcraft knife... I have even cleaned fish with it, I filed the spine flat so it will strike a ferro rod it's not that hard to do a kid can do it... Number 1 reason, I use to hog hunt with dogs had to give it up for the most part and I have to have a knife that's more capable for taking game dogs have caught... For that reason the Kephart it stinks , it also stinks as a self defense knife if you can't stick a hog I wouldn't want it in a self defense situation but it be better than nothing... I know I have tried to stick multiple hogs and even one deer to finish it off even after trying file the point to modify it, you still can't stick a hog with it... I have taken thousands of hogs mostly with a knife, I like to carry a 5-6 inch, drop point, or bowie stile blade... I am starting to prefer the scandi grind for a all around knife but flat grind is probably my second favorite... That way you have one knife thats capable of sticking skinning and deboning game in the field and a great self defense weapon... A lot of the hogs were so far in we couldn't bring them out whole and we hunted off of mules put the meat in game bags tie it to the saddle... I have rode a mule myself packing out a deboned hog or 3 depending on how many we caught and how big they were and led 3 dogs off each side of my mule tied to my breast strap... I actually prefer the old Cold Steel Carbon V series knives or their San Mai series , in the SRK or a Master Hunter... I had a Condor Jungle Bowie 2 I really liked but I lost it while hog hunting... I like the Case Trapper or Canoe or Sodbuster knives for pocket knives... Or a Buck 110 or 112 or Case Mako or Shark Tooth lockblades.... I have a USA made Old Timer Bowie style knife with a 5 and a half inch stainless blade that I absolutely wore out got into the soft steel won't hold a edge anymore... I have a Condor Tavian same deal wore it out I carried it a lot hog hunting and everyday carry I skinned and processed lots of deer and hogs and squirrels and raccoons with it also... I have a Stainless Mora Companion that has kinda took over as my everyday carry now I really like it...
We have all had our knife journey. It has been interesting ti hear yours. The hog advice is golden. Ive always use my ka bar fighing knife to dispatch them
@ 10-4 I miss it, Missouri's public land hog hunting laws changed and my health changed last time I killed a hog was about 3 years ago... Most of our area is all public land in south central Missouri or a Timber Company that's in a public trust... Missouri Department of Conservation and National Forests and National Scenic Riverways, the LAD Foundation/Pioneer Forest made it illegal to hunt which its a grey area because there's a standing legislature law from 2003 thats states any Missouri Citizens can take feral hogs by any means possible on any and all public land in Missouri I have already beat them in court once but it was a long process 🙄... I have always had treedogs and in general small game critter getters still do, it's about all my health allows now days... People don't think big country in Missouri but it's extremely rugged in the Ozarks and very large areas with no roads at all maybe a few fire trails that's it...
There are so many ways to strike.A fair rodIt's almost disgusting so I just can't foresee why that's important. I personally use a fair rod striker that doubles as a sharpening tool for my bigger hatches and axes, as well as something that can get a pretty good sizable, nick out of a blade of that caliber. Why anybody else would see that as a problem?I don't understand. But at the end of the day, it's important for everybody to do what they feel is necessal to keep themselves safe the woods.
So you say the knife doesn't need to strike a ferro rod...ok, why do you need to process wood with it...aka baton.. you say they're other ways to start a fire....true....they're other was to split wood as well!
@@Chris-t8q when there's wet wood on the ground, it's nice to be able to shave off the bark so that you don't have to dry that out as well. Considering it only presents about five seconds of burning after there's actual action ignition. That's something that a knife pretty nice for huh
@JosephAllen-d2e i disagree. The colclesser brothers from el dorado P.A. were the people who created horace kepharts knife. so by the standard of your comment green riverwould have made a knockoff of that knife. This particular one is modeled and caliperd off of horase kephart's original knife. You should go look it up. Green river does make good knives but not so much as to take credit for something they did not create.
Thats a trapper pocket knife bud
Thank you for pointing that out.I completely forgot that it was not a stockman. I have a few stockmans at the house that I circulate through.And to be honest, I completely forgot. Thanks to tom for letting me know.I said that and rectifying that for the audience.
Thank you for watching.
I have owned dozens and dozens of Kephart knives. It has been my favorite style for as long as I can remember. Pick you up a Matt Lesniewski Kephart from ML Knives and you have found the holy grail of knives!
I love my trappers my brother so much its his main blade weve done 4 or 5 deer with just two case trappers .i love kephart design ontario black bird series were great tactical kepharts my go to belt is a french trade by jeff white or dean olivers english trade
Heard those were really good blades. The trapper knife is designed for that sole purpose. And I have always found that it does a very good job as long as the person behind it knows what they're doing, and the blade is sharp.
I agree with you 💯 % hands down .
I purchased the Bark River Kephart CPM3V 5inch with black scales and red liners.
Took me 3 years of research and trial experience to make the best decision for me . I've now EDC'd this knife for 4 years with absolutely no doubt or regret.
I've never once had to resharpen it only run it over a few times with a ceramic rod and yhen stropped it on a leather belt with green polishing compound.
Best knife I've used. And I use it in the kitchen, outdoors, camping and even at work . I am able to carry it concealed under the belt on a slant cross draw sheath and it causes no concern ( out of site ,out of mind ) .
I very much appreciate and agree with your reasons on the blade and fire. I use old fashioned large diamond matches .and always carry a matchsafe full of storm matches.
Never have any problems with fire . I also have fatwood available all around Georgia lol 😂 makes it rady for a one match fire .
Amen lol
I could not agree more with you about a rounded spine. Makes doing push cuts and etcetera some much more comfortable. I am a traditional primitive camper that relies on flint and steel. Another good choice going even farther back in time is a 6 inch butcher like a green river. That is what I carry for my do all woods knife.
Amen 90 spines are relitively new
You shared an honest opinion of someone who is in the field all the time and not a weekend or keyboard warrior. Thank you. Stay safe!
@@terrancecoard388 i appreciate the comment. It really means a lot. I never thought of myself as some survival expert. I truly believe I still have a net billion to learn. I do try to turn around and give back to the community that's helped build me.
@@terrancecoard388 and you stay safe out there as well and warm.It's gonna get chili these next couple weeks, at least where i'm at.
I know this is random and totally off topic.In terms of staying, warm have been trying out the car heart base layer, and it actually really does well with the quarter zip and the long johns. Worth the money at least here in the south
@@offthecouch1999 I am prepared! Got the generator, gravity-fed spring, propane, natural gas, firewood, and food with no plans of leaving the property until this system passes. McKean County, PA. I think I see you on Blackie Thomas channel...so we are family...if that is not you, we are kindred spirits. Oh...I got bank-line and paracord, 🤣
@terrancecoard388 sweet you know, there's going to be some kind of calories in that bank line, l o l. Just stay safe up there and yes, sir, that is me
The Kephart pattern is a great field knife. Spine sharpness is a personal preference.....and it's more than for scraping a ferro rod. Trapper folding knives are also great knives. Enjoyed.
Thanks and yes its deffinetly personal prefrence
I do like that style of knife and I prefer a 90* spine to process shaving or fluff for the fire starting with fat wood but maybe that’s just my area I live in. Thanks for the video!
@@chrishall9208 no problem. And yes, it is definitely a personal preference.
Yes, the sharp spine is a boost for shaving fatwood and "fluffing", your correct about that as an one tool option it makes sense. I also get what the video is getting about in reguard to use of butchering and food prep where the dull spine is for comfort. Theres definitely tradeoffs but I really like the blade profile that is in the video.
I've looked at those. Wish they had a lanyard hole in the handle.You can always make a 90° spine.
@williamdroom5789 you can always make a lanyard hole too.
Love the Gephart knife and his theories on the older days he's shaped you alot I can tell as a young woodcraft and woodsman He was a huge pipe smoker too
@@pipesmoker8
Everybody should have his
"CAMPING AND WOODCRAFT "
and
"OUR SOUTHERN HIGHLANDERS"
books.
Very informative, even today.
Great simple design knife. Thanks for the info 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
I agree. And no problem, thank you for watching.It really means a lot.
My most used knife is also a Kephart pattern: Bark River's Mini Kephart
Mine is never used for hunting or fishing since I lack those skills, but it is perfect for food and fire prep ( combined with a saw & axe ).
I also own the BK 62, but it doesn't fit my hand.
@@alexandergutfeldt1144 it's really important that you use the knife.That's comfortable for you. I shied away from this video for a very long time, and because of the fact that not anybody on this planet is going to want the same thing in a knife as another person. I'm happy you enjoy your kepheart style knife. And if you'd like to learn more about hunting and fishing, let me know. I'll start offering classes and then make sure that you get a notification
Good choice I agree you can’t go wrong with that knife
Easy to use not too expensoce and more than you pay for
Good video, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
@@MichaelR58 thank you, man.I appreciate you popping in today
That is a tried and true knife design and it works. I could do just fine with one! You saw my choice in Scabs contest. The main difference is that I ground mine thinner behind the edge. The one I sent to the contest was left a little thicker because I expected quite a bit of abuse during testing. Today we have so many great knives available. There has never been a time like we have now with so many choices plus customs!
Amen to this. It truely is the golden age ans i hope we all live ut up as it is slowly declining in many ways. Especially the stsinless steel market. If pathcinder closes or rebrandes on the next 30 yrs( it has to bc dave is old) we will bw left with overstock and yesteryear gear
Sorry bout the misspells. Dang phone.
Trust me, I miss spell stuff all the time as long as I know what you're talking about.I'm not too worried about it.Anybody that is has too much time on their hands.
A Kephart is a simple looking knife but extremely difficult to make because because from the belly the to the back or the blade decreases a 1/16 if an inch and increase cutting /slicing power.
It is not the greatest knife. No one said that. But people have been using a green river knife and an old hickory forever. Knives are not used for batoning. That’s what a hatchet is used for . Thanks for posting.
I agree, and green river is just fine
Ive used alot of different knife styles and like you. I always come back to the Kephart style. Its the best that works for me. Its a great all around design and elegant in its simplicity. I totally agree with you also. You should pick a knife that works for you and your tasks. There isnt a style fits everyone. Pick what you like and just be proficient with it. I carry my Kephart with a good hatchet or ax , and Farmer X SAK. With those Tools I can get everything done in my corner of Pennsylvania.
Amen. Thanks for commenting it really help
Excellent instruction 👍💯
Thanks. And the comments really help us out so thank you for warching and commwntomg im glad you could get something from the video
I agree with everything you just said about fire. I prefer a bic lighter and my favorite way to start a fire is the flint and steel. I do have a fero rod with the striker attached to the fero rod. When out and about I usually have at least three ways to start a fire. Awesome video bro
I have been able to complete the Flint and steel concept. But I would not call myself a master in it, and in cold weather, or when my hands are cold running a trap line, it is a real pain in my butt. I'd almost prefer matches over Flint and steel. In most cases, and I hate matches.
Yessir
Gotta love a good trapper or
moose pattern pocketknife.
Very useable and most are
affordable so you don't have
to baby it
Moose pattern? Educate me please
@offthecouch1999
A Moose pattern is a squared
frame like a stockman, but with
the two classic trapper blades
at each end- a clip at one end
and a long spey blade at the
other.
I have several examples that I
use. 2 Case, one I bought new
and the other an old one that
was giving to me and the clip
blade had been broken and
excessively worn and reground,
and a couple of Rough Rider
from the pre "Ryder" days, and
a very old one that can't be
identified.
I think they're stronger because
each blade has it's own pivot
pin instead of two sharing one.
Nessmuk's book has a Moose
with a spear point instead of a
clip blade. .
I have and use those and trappers
and some regular stockman
patterns. I really like the old
2 blade hunter that was THE
folding hunting knife in the 50's
before the 110 came along and
wiped everything else out in
the 60's
Don't have a way here.
I could email you a photo if needed
@maxpinson5002 yes please i love to learn my outter email is bestdakotaofthewoodsoutfitter.com/
Its on the page
@@offthecouch1999
It's not sending for whatever reason.
I'm putting the "TO" in verbatim
Computers are supposed to serve
you, not screw you and laugh
The BK 62 has been my go to knife for the past 5 years. For hunting though, I use the Esee JG5. The Nessmuk shape works better for skinning in my hands
Ive been hearing that alot lately thougl if rslly enjoyed the skinning on my kephart
A good rule for a working knife, KISS. Kephart style fall square in that group.
@@RamonMarais-k2k amen there are plenty of other good knives out there.This is just my preference.
KA-BAR has created an excellent blade reproduction of the Kephart knife with the BK-62. The blade is certainly capable and KA-BAR has offered an improved knife handle that brings this historic knife design into the modern woodsman consumer market. The only issue that some have with the KA-BAR BK-62 is the price point of around $260.00 retail with walnut handle scales. While the BK-62 works, it is relatively expensive for a lot of woodscraft consumers. As an alternative, that is almost as effective at woodsman tasks, yet more affordable, I would suggest the Old Hickory (Kephart style) Fish and Small Game Knife 4" Carbon Steel Blade, Leather Sheath - #7024. While the Old Hickory version is slightly smaller, with a thinner blade than the BK-62 it is still a very capable knife. The biggest advantage the #7020 has over the BK-62 is the price point coming in at under $40.00 retail. Of course the biggest drawback with the #7024 is availability. OKC has been closed for over a year now and production does not seem to be restarting anytime soon. So finding one of the Old Hickory (Kephart style) Fish and Small Game Knife is not an easy task. As far as I know the KA-BAR BK62 is readily available on the retail market. So, I greatly appreciate your review and endorsement of the BK-62 here and I do look forward to more content on the use of this Kephart style of knife.
@@tennesseesmoky9012 there is a guy on amazon rhat sells them for 140 $ from the company they upcharge thst knife severly and he made a 30% margin on it at whole sale. Ill leave the link in amazon
I'm a huge fan of carrying a stockman like that when I'm camping with people that aren't exactly outdoorsmen. There's no special locks to figure out and it's not as intimidating to a new guy or a kid.
@@NotAWendigo agreed. Its my edc
If u can every get the barkriver version give it a try
I've been hearing a lot about bark river. I might give that a shot.How much are they
@ 200 and up but your getting 3v steel convex edge 0.93 blade thickness on the same model u got . Barkriver uses lot of different blade steels guaranteed for life
"Bushcraft" is a cool outdoor hobby. And many "bushcraft" skills can be useful in a survival situation. But....most "bushcrafters", if caught in a bad situation with or without all their cute little gadgets. Will have a hard time.
A good knife, a bic lighter, a decent tarp and something to boil water in. All good. Everything else is glamping gadgets for role playing survival
@@slippry71 until you filet, your finger and wish you had a med kit
I have had the Becker Kephart knife since shortly after it came out I have also had the Condor Kephart... I do like it but there are better options IMO, the Becker Kephart is a great butchering and skinning knife and woodcraft knife... I have even cleaned fish with it, I filed the spine flat so it will strike a ferro rod it's not that hard to do a kid can do it... Number 1 reason, I use to hog hunt with dogs had to give it up for the most part and I have to have a knife that's more capable for taking game dogs have caught... For that reason the Kephart it stinks , it also stinks as a self defense knife if you can't stick a hog I wouldn't want it in a self defense situation but it be better than nothing... I know I have tried to stick multiple hogs and even one deer to finish it off even after trying file the point to modify it, you still can't stick a hog with it... I have taken thousands of hogs mostly with a knife, I like to carry a 5-6 inch, drop point, or bowie stile blade... I am starting to prefer the scandi grind for a all around knife but flat grind is probably my second favorite... That way you have one knife thats capable of sticking skinning and deboning game in the field and a great self defense weapon... A lot of the hogs were so far in we couldn't bring them out whole and we hunted off of mules put the meat in game bags tie it to the saddle... I have rode a mule myself packing out a deboned hog or 3 depending on how many we caught and how big they were and led 3 dogs off each side of my mule tied to my breast strap... I actually prefer the old Cold Steel Carbon V series knives or their San Mai series , in the SRK or a Master Hunter... I had a Condor Jungle Bowie 2 I really liked but I lost it while hog hunting... I like the Case Trapper or Canoe or Sodbuster knives for pocket knives... Or a Buck 110 or 112 or Case Mako or Shark Tooth lockblades.... I have a USA made Old Timer Bowie style knife with a 5 and a half inch stainless blade that I absolutely wore out got into the soft steel won't hold a edge anymore... I have a Condor Tavian same deal wore it out I carried it a lot hog hunting and everyday carry I skinned and processed lots of deer and hogs and squirrels and raccoons with it also... I have a Stainless Mora Companion that has kinda took over as my everyday carry now I really like it...
We have all had our knife journey. It has been interesting ti hear yours. The hog advice is golden. Ive always use my ka bar fighing knife to dispatch them
@ 10-4 I miss it, Missouri's public land hog hunting laws changed and my health changed last time I killed a hog was about 3 years ago... Most of our area is all public land in south central Missouri or a Timber Company that's in a public trust... Missouri Department of Conservation and National Forests and National Scenic Riverways, the LAD Foundation/Pioneer Forest made it illegal to hunt which its a grey area because there's a standing legislature law from 2003 thats states any Missouri Citizens can take feral hogs by any means possible on any and all public land in Missouri I have already beat them in court once but it was a long process 🙄... I have always had treedogs and in general small game critter getters still do, it's about all my health allows now days... People don't think big country in Missouri but it's extremely rugged in the Ozarks and very large areas with no roads at all maybe a few fire trails that's it...
@jasonraulston3922 remote. Id love to learn more about your escapades as we post more
Look up the Shannon county Missouri documentary it was made in the 1970s but it's not changed much here since... You can find it on here...
@jasonraulston3922 i definitely will
Your beards growing out like mine
I agree, I could care less if my knife has a 90* spine
There are so many ways to strike.A fair rodIt's almost disgusting so I just can't foresee why that's important. I personally use a fair rod striker that doubles as a sharpening tool for my bigger hatches and axes, as well as something that can get a pretty good sizable, nick out of a blade of that caliber. Why anybody else would see that as a problem?I don't understand. But at the end of the day, it's important for everybody to do what they feel is necessal to keep themselves safe the woods.
No bull just old fashioned common sense.
@@VincentSmith-i7o amen
So you say the knife doesn't need to strike a ferro rod...ok, why do you need to process wood with it...aka baton.. you say they're other ways to start a fire....true....they're other was to split wood as well!
@@Chris-t8q when there's wet wood on the ground, it's nice to be able to shave off the bark so that you don't have to dry that out as well. Considering it only presents about five seconds of burning after there's actual action ignition. That's something that a knife pretty nice for huh
It's also a knockoff of a Green River knife.
@JosephAllen-d2e i disagree. The colclesser brothers from el dorado P.A. were the people who created horace kepharts knife. so by the standard of your comment green riverwould have made a knockoff of that knife. This particular one is modeled and caliperd off of horase kephart's original knife. You should go look it up. Green river does make good knives but not so much as to take credit for something they did not create.