[pct-l] KNIFE?

[Paul Robison]

I own that knife.  Worst knife barkie ever made... The hand grip has a sharp corner in the base that actually drew blood when I was trig to chop with it...  And while stainless it's a mild stainless mine has plenty of rust after one winter in my tool bag...  The izula is rounded.

After owning both there is no comparison between he ESEE
And the bark river skeletonized knves... 

Also the bark river sheath is rattling and junk... He izula sheath is maybe the best I ever owned.  

Izula in it's Kydex sheath is 2.1 ounces... For a knife that can be used for battoning etc.... Without cutting your hands on hard use

The barkie is more comfortable with scales... But then youre over 100$ and much heavier... May as well by an F1 fallkniven... Or a WM1... And get a knife to last the rest of your life


Sent from my iPod
On 2011-03-24, at 6:36 PM, Bill Burge <bill at burge.com> wrote:

> The Bark River version is 1.5oz, $69 and is stainless...
> 
> http://www.knivesshipfree.com/index.php?cPath=465_712_713
> 
> BillB
> Typoed on my iPhone...
> 
> On Mar 24, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> When I get home tonight I will weigh my izula...it weighs less than most Swiss army knives. ...from a survival perspective a single blade, solid knife piece is a MUCH better choice than a multi-tool.
>> 
>> Obviously is the izula were available in vg-10 it'd be a far beter product but it would also cost 150$ instead of 40.  Worth every penny though... I asked ESEE if theyd make a custom one in a high quality steel for me and they said no : (
>> 
>> 
>> As for times when I would have been screwed without a knife,  absolutely!!!  But never in a thru hiking situation.  And never where a Swiss army knife could have helped... Typically in pine forests where I had a hatchet and a 6 inch fallkniven for tree downing and shelter building.
>> 
>> For the PCT any Knife will do really... A folding spyderco is cheap and effective
>> 
>> Sent from my iPod
>> 
>> On 2011-03-24, at 12:50 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I will have 2 knives with me my multitool which im guessing I wont use much
>>> but as I don't really care about grams or oz not when it comes to being
>>> prepared anyways.  But it seems like most carry a simple swiss army which my
>>> mulitool pretty much covers.  I was thinking something that can help cutting
>>> wood for a fire if needed a bowie/survival type not a 14" blade but
>>> something with size and the weight behind it to make it usefull.  Thanks for
>>> all the suggestions so far been alot of help the youtube video answered
>>> other questions for me too thanks paul.  I like your other videos as well
>>> wish I would have seen them a month ago could have saved me a Lynching.
>>> Just looking to see what people carry.
>>> Gerry0625
>>> On Mar 24, 2011 9:33 AM, "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:
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