I have several cheap knives...... I have 4 AK47 bayonetts in diffrent places. These are super tough and cheap ranging from 8$ - 40$ And i ordered my first high quallity folder- it a engraved kershaw. (It will get its own thread ) And while ordering my wife a pink kershaw leek.... I ordered an SOG flash II in camo zytel and a serated edge. Both at awesome unbeatable prices. So good I couldnt turn them down and I tapped out bad. Place is manventureoutpost.com awesome prices on knives.... SOG, kershaw,cold steal, etc. And a place called two point enterprises sells SOG and Kershaw knives with engraving 5$ per line of 33 char.
if i go to the woods for a week ill yake my timberline emerson/neeley specwar. it is bulletproof and last time i looked on ebay you could still find a good light used one for a $100. the old almar sf-10??? hollow handle survival knife is a good one too but its a big knife and kinda salty. but my favorite all time survival is the aitor jungle king 1. its has everything on it and the sling shot is awsome but if you buy one on ebay watch for fake ones.
I've "survived" many a camping trip with a Buck model 119. I've had the same one since 1979. Although I did just order a Gerber LMFII the other day. They look like a pretty versatile unit. Time will tell.