I found my favorite knife as a kid in the late '60s laying beside a football field. It's an early issue Ka-Bar USMC with a screw on and peened pommel. It had been used heavily by the poor soul who lost it. I continued it's use through Scouts as a kid, camping with friends as a teen and more advanced BC as an adult. It's never failed me from carving, shelter building, fish cleaning and even as a light chopper for rough carving. I've seen many pretty, temping knives, yet I passed on dozens as I only had to recall what I've accomplished with the Ka-Bar. My muscle memory knows my secondary just as well - a '70s USA made Schrade 25 OT. It was only recently that I learned it was also a favorite primary for Mors Kochanski for over a decade. A few years ago I decided to give my Ka-Bar some relief with a Cold Steel SRK. It hasn't disappointed. To finally scratch the scandi itch I bought a Marttiini. Again, a very good knife, but my BC heart still belongs to the Ka-Bar. My hatchet was a gift from my grandmother when I joined the Scouts. She pulled out a dusty old Germantown carpenters hatchet from her shed and gave it to me with a finger wag and words of caution. I treated it a couple years ago to a new 17" handle for it's approximate 100th birthday. It carries as many stories as the Ka-Bar. I have no plans to retire it or replace it.

throughout my 70 years, I have gone through tons of gear and equipment..... some great, some terrible, and much more in between. Without getting long winded, I'll just tell you what I always carry in my almost old age today, and never without them. Gransfors axe, Silky Bigboy, Terävä Skrama 240, Rob Evans Bushtool, GEC two-bladed Pioneer Trapper slip joint, Two Cherries 8 inch straight draw blade, and 1 inch Scotch Eye auger; along with a pouch with sharpening and repair items and spools of bankline. Carried or transported in my canoe or 4x4 in my Timber Cruiser pack. My cook set is an old generic three-quart with a titanium Four Dog Stove contraption that fits inside; water bladders and a Sawyer mini usually in my pants pockets. Where I live, licensed hunting of feral hogs is legal all year, so I eat a lot of bacon as well

My favorite knife/gear tends to be the gear that I have made or modify myself something about using something you put time and effort in making just increases the joy of using

Favorite knife is one my wife bought for me - she scored an absolute homerun with the Joker Bushcrafter. Handmade in Spain. Awesome steel. Holds and edge like I can’t believe. Sharpens up like a dream. Perfect balance and fits my hand like it was made for it. I retired my Randall #1 and carry the Joker instead now.

Favorite Bushcraft knife is Condor Wayfinder.

I like oversized mitts with a glove inside in the cold, use the gloves without the mitts for work that needs dexterity! Mitts are warmer under cold conditions!

Things that always come along on any trip: BPS Knives C1 Leatherman Skeletool Silky Gomboy Axe either Kalthoff Small Carver or a Wetterling that is older than me. And yes we want to see your knives and axes.

I own some very pretty Marttiini knives, several budget Mora's, a Kershaw folder, a BPS Bush knife from Ukraine, a very old Buck that I use in the kitchen and others, but my favorite is the Mora Garberg black carbon knife. I'd like a Bark River Aurora, but I'll keep dreaming of it! My favorite hatchet is my Julia Kalthoff Small Carver - absolutely gorgeous and functional.

So far, my favorite BC knife is unquestionably, Victorinox Field Master

Buy once cry once!!!! Beautiful collection of gear.

My Favorite is the TOPS Brothers of Bushcraft (BoB) Fieldcraft 154cm Knife. I have a very nice leather sheath for it as the plastic sheath it comes with just wasn't gonna cut it for me. Knife has good wieght to it and a thick spine (had to put a 90 degree angle on the spine cause it didn't come with one which is weird) all in all it has done quite well for me. I also carry a Council Tool camp carver Axe with it. I don't have any complaints about it yet as I've only had it for a little under a year. and a tried and true baaco laplander folding saw.

Glad to see you still using the MK1. I totally agree with you on the axe and leatherman Charge.

My favorite knife is a Grohmann classic! Easy to sharpen to a keen edge and very useful!

At 74, I've been an avid collector & user of blades since my teen years. Recently on a whim I cashed in $600+ dollars of my Cabela's reward points on my credit card for two Benchmade fixed blade knives; the Anonimus in CPM Cruwear & the Bushcrafter 162 in S30V just because I wanted to have some modern powder metal steel alloy blades. I searched the Cabela site for Magnacut steel but they didn't offer it. Why buy it when you can have it for no charge! As you say, sometimes you don't need an excuse to "pull the trigger" when the price is right ( like free )!

Those leather gloves ! Made me DROOL 🤤 NICE 👍

I used a Buck Ranger for 20 years. Did everything I needed. Then found two Moraknives at a garage sale. A SS Companion and a SS Companion Spark, both never used in original blister packs. Love them, especially the Spark. I didn’t know what I was getting but they looked like good knives and I was starting to do more camping and they were $2 each!

Love my Condor Bushlore. Very good knife and very affordable - or at least used to be. I also have a Gransfors Small Forest Axe - traded for it.

This is the kind of video I like that you’re not afraid to buy quality stuff that will work well and last in the test of time.

We all have those items we probably should have second-guessed. Sometimes you need to learn what does not work before you get what does. I have a LT Wright (custom Hill People Gear edition), a Casstrom Lars Falt special edition and recently received a Mora Lok Wilderness. All awesome knives.

I love knives, i geek out about them, ive Forged some myself. I love any knife that holds an edge and doesn't break. If its from the dollar store but it doesnt break, ill use it for years.

My favorite bushcraft knife is a vintage Mora Damascus knife with a gorgeous pearlescent handle. I picked it up at an antique mall for $26, came with a leather sheath. It holds an edge very well, very thick and great for batoning, aggressive knurled spine. One of the accent pieces on the handle came loose, but I used apoxy resin to fix it.

Hi Thomas !!! I have one of those knockoff 110 with the same wobbly hinge as well. My real 110's hinge is as tight as the day I got it after 50 years of nearly daily use. It's one tough knife. My 110 was gifted to me by my wife on our first Christmas. On my 70th birthday in 2022 she got me an new engraved 110. Funny thing I used it once but it's a heirloom. I have 112 Ranger with s30v steel that I'm currently using & knife is every bit as tough as a 110. Thank You -- Joe --

I don’t have the kind of money to purchase an expensive “bushcraft” knife. I’ve used everything from an Old Hickory butcher knife, to military style fighting knives. Like the old saying about which gun to carry, the best knife is the one you have on you. I’m not speaking about cheap Chino or other third-world steel, but any modern hunting knife will have decent enough steel to function in the field. As you stated, take care of your knife, keep it clean and sharp. I favor using a leather strop to keep an edge, and I only sharpen more aggressively when I’m forced to use my knife on more difficult tasks. I did spend what I considered an astronomical sum when I purchased a hunting knife from Charlie Reynolds of Wimberly, Texas. I visited his booth at the trade fair and fell in love with the knife as soon as I saw it. My wife, who saw me glassy-eyed and drooling, told me to buy it. I felt guilty doing so because it was very expensive (to me), but I bought it anyway. It cost me $150 (I can hear the readers laughing), but at that point in my life, it was the most expensive knife I’d ever owned. I’ve never put a stone to it. Charlie sharpened it professionally before I left, and I keep it sharp with a leather strop. Larry from Texas

Buck 110 has been my combat, hunting, food prep, boy scout, Army Ranger, bush craft, wood carving and 30 year old, American made knife. Lifetime no BS warranty. I took the Buck factory tour and left my 30 year old 110 with a cool guy. When I picked it up an hour later it was newly reprofiled with a new belt sheath but, he didn't destroy the history of dents and patina either.

RE: Knives - I always carry my normal EDC pocket knife (CRKT M16) and a larger fixed blade (currently an ESEE 4). I'm looking to add an SAK (Victorinox Ranger 78) to the mix as well. I'm also a huge fan of the Gransfors Bruks small forest axe. I love that thing. Finally, I carry a silky gomboy folding saw in my hiking/overnight kit.

Axe is fun, saw gets 90% of my work done, including packing wood out to supplement home heating.

Great video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the mentality and benefits of purchasing quality gear. I remember watching your review of the Frost River Isle Royals Jr. Pack over and over before I bought mine. That pack was definitely expensive. But I have zero regrets about my investment. It was a matter of intentionally putting my money towards something quality made that would serve me the rest of my life. And in my experience, all Frost River gear is exactly that. I’m a middle aged woman with a smaller frame and found that for me, the Isle Royale Jr. is a good fit, but does require some added internal structure to prevent excessive slouching of the main bucket when partially loaded. I’ve been using a small wastebasket. But I think I’ll try cutting down a US military sleep pad to roll and fit inside for some lightweight structural support. Anyway…. It’s the best pack I’ve ever owned and I’ve never regretted buying it thanks to your review. (Just had to save up for a year and a half to get it.) Blessings to you sir, from central Indiana.

Years ago in a surgical induced hi, I bought LT Wright Genesis ! Love the knife

Joker Ember, it’s a real joy. I’ve got lots of knives, but it’s either that or my mora black!

Im from the Bush of Alaska and am allways strapped and with several knives and and Norrdic carry axe. Main carry skinner with a sturdy blade I can split firewood hammering it with a piece of hard limb.

Great skill-set, good common sense advice. Quality gear. Keep it going.

My favourite Bushcraft knife is actually my Helle Delle Chef Knife. Cooking in the outdoors is one of my favourite things about camping/bushcraft, and I really enjoy the luxury of having a properly sized chef knife to dice and prep with.

Condor Aquafore is a solid inexpensive bushcraft knife 🤙🏻

Well done Wade! Good stuff! Thanks for sharing!

My bushcraft knife is an old Hickory butcher knife. I have put a hole in it for a lanyard and I took it apart and spread JB Weld on the knife to keep it together. My camp hatchet is a Boy scout hatchet that I have had for over forty years.

I love my GBASmall Forest and Scandinavian Forest axes. I do not regret buying my axes. I have a bevy of axes, mostly True Temper, which I have acquired over the past 50 years. I do not take a multifunction tool with me, but I do carry a good pocket knife, mostly Case XX. For clothing I have a full closet of ACU’s, including ECW and GoreTex. Boots, I prefer Cochran Combat boots, but the ACU ain’t bad. I have a large ruck sack, and an Alice pack, somewhere. My USA LBV will tote a lot. A lot of the stuff that I owned was issued to me, so the cost was free. Keep them three years and they are yours. My favorite walking boot is a pair of leather USMC combat boots, but Cochran are ok.

My current favorite bushcraft knives are the AA Forge Puukko and the LTWK Genesis. Loved your video!

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this most informative video. You previrwed some great products. Stay safe out there. 😊

Couldn’t agree more! Really enjoyed seeing all of your fantastic gear.👍 Buy the best and you will most likely be very happy with it for the rest of your life, rather than buying cheap over and over again. Not saying you can’t find good equipment at a cheap price, it does take a lot of trial and error. Thanks for the video!👊

Yup, I have a Council tool pack axe and a small Eastwing hatchet that has work for me for a few now. I have an Italian xl ruck sack from the sportsman guide that I modified to work for me. And the knife is a Kephart from Pks knive shop. I'm happy with everything so far. I also have a really nice 8x8 oilskin tarp from Bushcraft Spain. I love that tarp.

My favorite knive I made from a Helle blade with my own handle. Stacked leather, wood and brass. Works for more then 5 years for me.

Great down to earth, honest and useful advice, just subscribed, thank you, Seamus

Yes! Gransfors small forest ax. Perfect size, weight, handle diameter, profile, and metal.

Very nice gear Wade. And yes I’ve seen all the gear you’ve shown being used on your videos. You definitely use them for their purpose. Good quality. They still look great. Excellent review video. And your long time subscribers would agree I believe. 👍👍👍👍

My favorite bushcraft knife that I currently have is an AA Forge Badger that was gifted to me by a fellow member of BCUSA. I’ve recently purchased an LT Wright Kamrat that I haven’t used much yet. Thanks for the video, I’ve really enjoyed it.

Salute to you my friend, you are living life.

As someone who lives in a town, in an apartment, i dont get out in the woods as much as i'd like to. But, i do have some fixed blade knives. One i'd say is going to be my favored bushcraft knife is the ontario knife co old hickory 5.5" hunter. (The blade is 5.5") Its solid, comfortable in hand, & neither pricy nor cheap. I also have a morakniv i got from a thrift store. I think its mora's mid range companion series. I'm unsure though. Those are my personal favored bushcraft knives. Thank you for your time, & the great video!

Another great video! Thanks! I like and use a Bark River Aurora in 3V steel, but, like you, i have many others!

That’s a nice vid Wade,all quality gear buddy,love the stove too😁looking forward to your knife and axe collection 👌🏻

Cheap Moras and Hultafors knives and love my GB Wildlife hatchet that I got for my birthday.

Totally agree with what you said regarding the anorak and gloves had mine for 6 years I loved my anorak so much I bought a 2nd one and one of their wool blankets. The hestra gloves are just super same again I loved my 1st pair so much I bought a 2nd pair in the different colour got a great deal on both pairs. 🙏😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

This is a great idea for a video. There is some gear that we could probably use specific long term reviews on - for example evaluating how the solar generators hold up after a couple years, but for most of basic gear, this sort of video makes more sense. All of the basic gear has some tradeoffs, and over time we get to know the gear better. You asked about which knife is currently our go-to: the Lars Fält Knife, made by Casström, with the Sleipnir steel, is my number one. I still use my Helle Temagami quite a bit, though, and if I am just banging around the woods at home, getting things done, I usually have my old standby, the Tops BoB, with me. The BoB is perhaps a little heavy, but it fits in my large hands so well, and it has that great finger guard that doesn't get in the way, but does provide some protection when it is cold, rainy, late, dark, and so forth. I use the BoB harder than any other knife, and nothing ever goes wrong, so there is something to be said for that. Making maple syrup this weekend - third weekend this season. Going to tap some yellow birch and some paper birch next weekend, and see if I can tell the difference between the sap. Great time of year to get outdoors and run wild.

...varusteleka puukko...is all you need from Finland...😀

Looking good Wade. Thanks for sharing

Hay Wade ! Glad You're Hap=E With Your Purchases Made Great Time Spent With Ya Buddy ! Hugs For Them Pups ! ATB T God Bless

I mainly do hunting knives but I made a pair of kephart style bushcraft knives in January and I really liked em. Apparently so did someone else cause he bought one before I even made the sheath! I’ll admit I’ve got a lot to learn with bushcraft stuff but I took the other one out just to see how it worked and I was pretty happy with it. Couldn’t stop carving with it, it chews through wood like a beaver lol

Great video for a Sunday morning, Wade. My 2 favorites and most used knives are a Skookum Bush Tool and the Sigmora made by Dan Koster for Sigma 3 Survival years ago. Both are in 3V steel, my favorite also.

My go to is Esee, can’t beat ‘em for the price and can 100% depend on them.

My favourite knife was given to me by Mike Barton called the raven, and a knife that Jamie Harris out of bluefish and that was also given to me

Got a few Grohmann/DH Russel knifes that i like. Most of my stuff comes from yard sales. Hultz Bruk axe as well. Good gloves are hard to find. Thank you for the video, Wade. Stay safe and stay warm

My fave knife is my Rob Evan’s FTP! He made it for me with pink liners! I’m proud to own it and feather sticks are a breeze! :)

My favorite belt knife is my Reiff F4 in Magnacut with sabre grind and I also EDC a Reiff knives F3 in CPM 3V I carry it daily.

I have Rob's Bushtool in RWL34, also a pretty and very sharp knife. I haven't used it yet outdoors, I'm saving it until my favorite knife retires which is the Fallkinven F1x in LamCos (rehandled with linen micarta).

I bought a mora garberg (black carbon). An guess where... yes in the store in Mora Sweden. I had that dream: buying a Mora knive in manufactured in Mora... And since then I cary that thing to all my hikes and outdoor activities and I love it. 🙂

Great Review !!! Ive been camping since I was 8yrs old. Im 71 now & still camp regularly. Truth be told I use a 50 year old Buck 110 & a pair of Klein Tools Scissors for just about everything I do. As a back up, I have a Mora Garberg Carbon. Years ago I found an old hatchet head in my Grandfathers tool shed. I believe its a true temper. I rehandled it & use it all the time. As a side note, im retiring the 110 because im afraid I may loose it. Its now a family heirloom. Im replacing it with a 112 Ranger with the s30v steel. The blade is a little shorter & better complies with NYC knife laws more than the 110 does. Thank You for a great video -- Joe --

Best hatchets I own are the Tuatahi Trapper and Gransfor Bruks Wildlife hatchet. Very high quality steel.

My favorite bushcraft knife so far the one I use more then any other is my Mora eldris and my otzi replica from cold steel, I made myself a couple pretty knives for hunting and so on, but my Workhorse is my eldris. The rest I use my hatchet for most big tasks.

PKS Scorpion HD is my bushcraft knife of choice. Like you I’ve bought many and this one checks all the boxes for me. I will be buying one of those Anorak jackets. Thanks for the advice.

Glad to see the bushcraft hat 🤠 later in the video. Great stuff 🪓👍

- Neck knive Mora Ildris : Ok : very handy to do little things. Very capable and cheap. - I have the Leatherman Surge and the Victorinox swiss tool X plus but now i always take my Diacamping d7 or my BiBury Pro....Also i think i will switch to a SOG PowerPint (Fits perfectly in my Main knife pouch), i don't used that much. - My Axe is a Gransfors Brucks "Outdoor" , i really like it! Small but very capable! - Saw is a Silky Ultra Accel 24 (very happy with) but i am planning to buy the Silky Bigboy Outback edition. - Machety is the Silky Nata Outback Edition. -My Main knife is the "Becker BK2" but i don't use it a lot also, it's my back up! Most of the time i only bring my Axe ,my Neck Knife and my Ultra Accel saw, that's it! Oh i forgot i always take with me my Fiskar Pruner that i use a lot lot lot! But my favorite Survival Knife that i can go alone with and confident is the "Hmong Knife" XL or Mid Size Flat back 200% if i have to pick only one thing ,but the ironic things is that i don't have one anymore and those who are on sale are way too expensive or sold out. I live in France and in US Minnesota , i am trying to find a BlackSmith to make one for me but upgrated by the steel. I have so much stuff that some has never seen the light 🤣🤣🤣. Thank You to make it simple .

I totally agree Wade, sometimes spending a decent amount of money is worth it. My favourite bushcraft knife cost me £120 which is the Bushcraft Store TBS Lynx Mk 2, and although it's not the most expensive, it is still a lot, but this is just right for me. Thanks for sharing Wade, take care mate 👍 🍻

Amazing. As well all know, some bushcraft gear you may regret buying. But this list I can agree on. Wonderful ! Happy hiking

I’ve had great success with all Gransfor Bruks hatchets and axes and own the following: small hatchet, wildlife hatchet, Scandinavian, and American felling axe.

Hey Wade Nice vid !!, I also have the Frost River Jr, and yeah not the most comfortable...i did the unthinkable and mounted it to a frame lol. As far as bushcraft knives I still enjoy my Triple X custom model knife i had Derrick make, I also like my Casstrom # 10. You can't go wrong with Granfors axes especially the small forest axe it's the best all rounder in my opinion but i recently purchased the Council tool 24" pack axe for mostly winter or more extended trips. I would love to see a vid on both Knife and axe collection !! Thanks for sharing

Boy you are not wrong, it takes alot of time to get your gear lined out. I got alot of gear i regret buying. I would like to see your knife collection. Thank you for sharing your insight with us all. I totaly agree with the mulit tool. its a must have.

My favorite Bushcraft knife is a Bark River Kephart. Not sure if people would agree that a Kephart is a bushcraft knife instead of a camp knife, but I use it for everything. It’s followed closely by the Morakniv Classic #2

Hello Wade, nice video, nice gear, enjoyable to watch. One of my bushcraft knife and not the most expensive is the Hultafors black blade knife you reviewed a few years ago. Works great and was quite affordable.

Knife is a Condor Bushlore Black and yes the Gransfors small forest axe. As far as a larger axe is a Cold Steel Trail Boss. The Laplander saw is my go to cheap saw. As far as a rucksack is the the Nut Sac back pack. Some of these are more pricy than others. My Stove is a Fire Box Stove. These work period. Knives I have some that are expensive but I love some of the affordable ones. As far as clothing I need help....

Ive found just the regular cheap ragg wool gloves work well as a backup liner, I had to replace my liners this year as they had lost a lot of their wool especially in the finger tips, I still kept them though for warmer days

Great video! I aways carry three knives outdoors. Currently those are: 1. SAK Ranger 79 w/sheath 2. Master Hunter 3. Recon Scout or SRK

Nice to see you out in the woods brother 💪 lotta great gear here. Good point with the knives, everyone certainly has an opinion. I have a few hand forged custom blades from canoe brand gear. Love them use them all, but one of my favorites is my casstrom no.10 got it for a decent price barely used on BCUSA. I could go on for hours with you about all the gear you showed here. Lots of excellent tools and gear.

My favorite knife is the go no go from blind horse knives with the saber grind.

I have my eye on a "pretty knife"... But, for now, I am still using' a Becker BK2 and a Morakniv Robust in my bag, I break out, once I find a place to camp.. . I also carry a folder in my pocket, always... Somebody, recently, stole my Gerber Suspension... There's better, for sure; but, I'm gonna miss the pliers having a spring opening... Which was pretty handy. Probably, going back to a Leatherman. That bag is sweet, btw.

knife collection video = yes. the argument of cheap vs expensive knives, of course you don't need em...but we want em!

Another awesome video Wade! Like you, I have many knives. My favorite right now is my Enzo (Brisa) Trapper with a scandi blade and 01 tool steel. I have a Malone Knives Wingman as my neck knife. I have many GFB and Hultafors axes but usually tend to reach for my Cold Steel Trailhawk with custom personal modifications made to it by me. Cheers

The knife I’ve been using for years is a Benchmade mountain Skinner love that knife

If I had to live in the woods for a period of time, I would take the Ka Bar BK2. With it, you don't need a hand axe.

My buddy got me a weird Pakistani knife that is like a flea market looking stainless, trench knife, HUGE, has serrations on the back for a saw, the skull spike on the bottom, all this flea market crap lol, and I use that knife almost every single time I go in the woods. I started using it because I didnt want to abuse my "good knife" which is stupid, but I realized its mad useful. It's bigger than a regular bowie knife and just because it has a fixed blade, and saw has a decent shape, I've gotten more use out of it than any knife I own, and even use it as a butchers knife on a couple of ducks. He gave it to me for my 30th birthday and it's been going strong for 7 years so far. Everyone laughs when they see me taking it camping with the cardboard scabbard I made for it, but I'm going to use it until it breaks.

You have some great cold-weather clothing, sir!

New sub here. Love the simple truth. Buy once cry once. The hard part is what works for you

I have a Bark River , various Moras and others but my favourite is a cheap bushcraft model from Highlander outdoors here is the UK. For a larger knife i have a UK MOD Para machete and also use either my small Hultafors axe or Gerber axe.

I use a BPS Adventurer Buschcraft Knife that I love. Not to mention its price tag is incredible. $64.99 Canadian. Comes with Leather Sheath with a Ferro Rod attached to it.

A great Bushcraft knife option is the BeaverCraft Dune. Only 35 dollars, made in Ukraine, and is a great all around outdoor knife.

I absolutely adore my BMA Blackrack. It looks and performs amazingly well. My only regret is that by the time I could afford to pull the trigger I'd just moved from Ontario to Vancouver where it almost never gets cold. Not a real regret though, I adore this thing.

I love my Condor Bushlore Knife. I have a couple of others but this one is the best IMO.

Food looking delicious! Nice gloves! Cheers!

Outstanding video my man nice gear and good advice as always

Best hunting knife I’ve owned is my Randall made knives 3-6 with 0-1 tooled steel with India Sambar Stag handle. I prefer gnarly stag knife handles because when your hands get wet and bloody, skinning deer or wild hogs, you always have a solid grip with no slipping.

I regret back in 2013 or 14 I bought an Ontario sp51 thinking a giant knife was the way to go in the woods . Since then my outlook has changed . I carry mora bushcraft black for six years exclusively now. It’s a fun knife the Ontario just way to big for my purposes.

I’ve got the rob evans FTP, excellent bit of kit. I’m lucky enough that Rob is local to me and he has been up to my camp a couple of times. He’s a no muss, no fuss kind of guy