Do You Need an Expensive Bushcraft Knife? (Cheap vs. Expensive Bushcraft Knives)

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With expensive bushcraft and survival knives being so prolific in this day and age, it begs the question to be raised... Do you need an expensive bushcraft knife? Are there clear and discernable in-field differences that make the knife justify its more expensive price tag? Well let's dig into this topic and see what these knives are made of.
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[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Good common sense knife and tool talk. Thanks and take care.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Thank you!!

[@ironmikelo.8839]

I know i don't need a custom made one of a kind knife, I just want one 😁

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Trueeeee

[@woodsmanforlife1677]

A Swiss lock-blade folder and Fiskar hatchet ($35) do it for me the past 20+ years.
The folder is nearly twice the price of the hatchet but money well spend.
I do use cheap folding saws; breaking a $10 saw hurts much less than breaking a $ 100 saw.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

This is a good point.

[@kentgreenough75]

Very thoughtful and on point about the three basic tools, axe, saw and knife. I went down the same path, a quality axe and saw first, then waited for almost two years before getting the upgraded knife. My thoughts changed regarding the “best” knife .

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Very awesome! That is the best way to do it!

[@jordy703]

Silky Gomboy medium and a Mora Garberg or Joker Ember. Thats all i need. 👍🏼 nice vid thanks!

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Thanks for watching! Good choices!

[@johnnybeanz1296]

Excellent vid and a number of good points. I also own the lagom and a couple of other lts. Also grans fork hatchets and silky saw. I wanted the best and got it.
My son will probably use them more than me, but still glad I have them.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Right on!

[@TheAnonymousSword]

The Varusteleka series of knives have been my goto knives for years now and it has the only rubber overmold handle that doesn‘t give me blisters or hotspots when carving - and I also own the buscraft black. And yes, the axe and saw are where you should put the money for the basic tasks. I prefer a jauregi basque axe with 1kg head, which has a slip fit like a tomahawk and thus can have multiple handles. Easy to fieldsharpen, very tough against chipping, easy to replace handle and the best out of the box geometry on the bit. Just my two cents.

[@abhishekkulkarni9120]

Any hard use test videos available?

[@TheAnonymousSword]

@@abhishekkulkarni9120 for the knife: dutch bushcraft knives has pretty rough testing. for the axe you can look at ben scott’s channel. I once hit a stone with the head of the bit and it flattened instead of chipping, do not have it on video and do not intend to repeat it.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

I have been eyeing those knives, just not the easiest to come by

[@uruk-]

All this is spot on, I am like you, I have a BRK that I love, and a mora classic (even cheaper than the bushcrafter) that I also love.
The message is : buy quality, there is cheap quality, like Moras, and Expansive quality, like BRK, LTW... but there is also a lot of expensive and cheap crap.... I am certain you can find a 200 box crap knife lol, that's clearly what y'all need to stay away from

[@stevelewis7263]

A good adage would be, "If you're starting out in Bushcraft to see if you like it, buy inexpensive but good knives and axes, it's no good spending a couple of $ thousand, on knives, axes, saws etc, if you find out Bushcraft is not for you, you can always upgrade as your experience develops"

[@jimathybindlenim6359]

To be honest its better to have a good pair of pants and spare undies. I can deal with a blunt knife i cant deal with holes in my pants and a dirty but

[@danwesson2485]

The best axe , knife , and saw to have: the ones you have on you! Get outdoors! That is the most important

[@tecnotrog1]

Nice video..I just subscribed

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Thanks for the sub!

[@japheth6176]

I prefer Schf42d if you can find one

[@fgallogallo7]

Love the Schf42d.Bought it new for around $40 just gave it to my nephew. My go to bush craft knife is a tak-1 another knife I paid around $45 for. I still use the same hatchets I bought at a garage sale when I was 16 years old I am 63 years old now and still use the same ones. I guess you could say I put my gear through the test of time. And I believe I only paid three dollars apiece for them hatchets

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

They are cool!

[@navigator1372]

Hell i think you can get by with a mora companion for bushcraft

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

For a good while yes

[@tomfaranda]

Yeah, brand and name recognition; why air Jordan sneakers cost much more than new balance

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

True. True.

[@Sugardaddy501]

Gonna stay to mora honestly; the companion is as far as ill ever have a chance to dull.

[@AlaskanFrontier1]

Its a solid choice.