Ive been thinking about getting a benchmade bushcrafter. Anyone out there have any experience with it? Any better recommendations for a bushcraft knife? I don't mind spending a little money if it gets me something of quality that I wont have to replace.
I'll try to do that. I think I'll go with with Esee4. The reviews online look good. I will try to have the patience to wait until my post count gets high enough to message her. It was over 50 but they knocked it back down to thirty. I guess my conversation was not deamed "quality," too many one liners. I think one liners is pretty typical of conversation myself. I understand the rules and why they exist. I'll play by the rules, its just frustrating. I need to work on my patience for upcomind deer season anyway.
Feel free in emailing Knife Lady on her regular email address. You can find her email address in her sig line.
Man, I was leaning towards an Esee 4 but now, I don't know. That Laserstrike is looking pretty good. Even I could start a fire with that kit. Thats pretty BadA$$ if you think about it. Being able to start a fire in the forrest with just a knife. You can baton through a tree, split wood with it to make kindling and start the fire with the kit in the handle. Definitely leaning toward the Laserstrike now.
Man, I was leaning towards an Esee 4 but now, I don't know. That Laserstrike is looking pretty good. Even I could start a fire with that kit. Thats pretty BadA$$ if you think about it. Being able to start a fire in the forrest with just a knife. You can baton through a tree, split wood with it to make kindling and start the fire with the kit in the handle. Definitely leaning toward the Laserstrike now.
Well you would still need the bow, drill and hearth board if the fero rod doesn't do the trick.
It is a very good knife! You can't go wrong with either one.
Or an ESEE-6 or ESEE-CM6 for that matter.
If you attempt to use the bow-drill divot, please leave the knife in the sheath. I don't want to read a thread titled "The time I tried to start a fire and eviscerated myself".
I love ESEE, but if I was going for a dedicated bushcraft knife, I would get an LT Wright GNS Scandi. I am seriously thinking about putting one on my Christmas list.
https://ltwrightknives.com/gns-scandi.html
Bow drills are way too much work for me.
I might make a set and then let some young guy use it to build my fire <cough!>chezuki<cough!> while I criticize everything he does along the way, though.
If the bow drill is too much work, you are doing it wrong.