BOB knife?

[schoolmaster]

What knife is a must have in your BOB? Stainless or carbon? Blade length? I am thinking ESEE 4 inch.

 

[Rellik]

I have an esee 5 and love it. If a person was worried about weight I would recomend the 4 though.

 

[HICKMAN]

Mine's also an ESEE-5, with a Rat Pack RC-3 as a backup.

 

[Gator762]

Great knife. Mine is the ESEE 6

 

[Pinoykillaz]

Mine EESE-5

 

[JStarr]

Ive got ESEE4 as well with the Izula necker.

 

[ISP 5353]

A lot depends on what you expect to do with it. The ESEE 4 is a fantastic knife, but not a great chopper. A heavier blade like the ESEE 5 or BK-2 are better choppers, but take up more room. Get one and try it out. Then if you change your mind, sell it and try another. Let us know what you decide on.

 

[Boomstick]

I like the 4, plenty big enough and very light, not to mention tough. In a BOB type consideration really what are you going to be chopping???We live int eh midwest, find a smaller peice of wood 10 steps away and go with it. Besides 4" is plenty long enough to baton through a decent size hunk of wood to get to dry insides for fire making. I'd suggest stripping the coating and adding your own patina with vinegar, bbq suase or my personal fav, grapefruit. The patina will help protect the uncoated steel and it will allow you to use the carbon blade as a fire striker.
So yes, I suggest carbon, its a bit more maintence but not much, and it will easily strike firesteels, plus its a bit easier to resharpen inthe field using whats available to you.

 

[Brandon]

Esse 5 as well. I also have an Esee 3 which in such event be tossed in the mix as well.

 

[Hillbilly]

I've got a Swamp Rat RatManDu and a Swamp Warden in my BOB.

 

[cubby]

grayman megapounder and a strider SnG. might be a grayman suenami in there too.......

 

[M67]

Busse NMSFNO.

Or something light. Like a Busse FFBM

 

[prowland]

I have the BK2 and Benchmade griptillian in the GHB. The BK2 will be getting replaced with an ESEE when I get a chance to meet up with knife lady.

 

[drbarnes]

I agree with M67 - Busse NMSFNO would be be a good choice, that or the sarsquatch.

 

[grunt soldier]

anyone of the below will work very well for you

siegle
siegle
horton
busse
busse
tops
fehrman
on the right side busse
on the left side strider

 

[Car Ramrod]

Esse 5 as well. I also have an Esee 3 which in such event be tossed in the mix as well.

I have the same.

Esee 5 in the bag, and a 3 in my EDC.

 

[gunselman]

For and all around knife i like the esee 4. I carry the izula daily. and have the Junglas for big stuff.

 

[DaKruiser]

What knife is a must have in your BOB? Stainless or carbon? Blade length? I am thinking ESEE 4 inch.

I have two Mora's, a large stainless and a smaller carbon steel in my bag. Moras are so light you won't even know its there!

My other blade needs I edc, a ZT0301, Strider db, and my Busse HHFSH is never far away.

 

[KG1]

I have two Mora's, a large stainless and a smaller carbon steel in my bag. Moras are so light you won't even know its there.

+1 on the Mora. Can't beat the price either.

 

[HICKMAN]

+1 on the Mora. Can't beat the price either.

holy cow, those are cheap... are they good quality at that low price?