I've had shit luck with good knives over the years, so generally I carry $30-$50 knives but i'm looking for something specific this time around and see if I can hold onto it longer than normal. For reference, I've lost 2-3 knives over seas, TSA has janked 2 knives, broke 2, lost probably 2-3 in various places, etc.
I'm an arborist by trade, and my job is specifically to diagnose tree health and soil issues. I do a lot of minor scraping and cutting on twigs and fine roots, a lot of mild digging and scraping in the soil around the trunks, and opening a lot of boxes. Thats probably 80% of what I do with my pocket knife. I do have a larger soil knife for more intrusive work, but in general, I always have my pocket knife on me and so that gets used the most.
Looking for opinions on more robust, smaller pocket knives (~3" blade). Preferably ones with a tougher steel or more abrasion resistant. Not a fan of super pointy tips for my line of work or thin grinds.
As far as budget, all of my knife money goes to fancy kitchen knives, so I'd like to stay around $100 or less. If thats not possible and the solution is a super robust $30 knife that I need to replace once a year, then so be it, but I'm sure theres a good solution out there.
My current knife is a CRKT Pilar with D2 steel, and I've not been a fan. Broke the tip the first week lol.
Open to opinions and options.
I'm an arborist by trade, and my job is specifically to diagnose tree health and soil issues. I do a lot of minor scraping and cutting on twigs and fine roots, a lot of mild digging and scraping in the soil around the trunks, and opening a lot of boxes. Thats probably 80% of what I do with my pocket knife. I do have a larger soil knife for more intrusive work, but in general, I always have my pocket knife on me and so that gets used the most.
Looking for opinions on more robust, smaller pocket knives (~3" blade). Preferably ones with a tougher steel or more abrasion resistant. Not a fan of super pointy tips for my line of work or thin grinds.
As far as budget, all of my knife money goes to fancy kitchen knives, so I'd like to stay around $100 or less. If thats not possible and the solution is a super robust $30 knife that I need to replace once a year, then so be it, but I'm sure theres a good solution out there.
My current knife is a CRKT Pilar with D2 steel, and I've not been a fan. Broke the tip the first week lol.
Open to opinions and options.
liking it more and more. The Wave feature is cool and fast , the Wave and flipper one is sweet and also fast opening when needed.
Hurt like a mo-fo too !
Got ambushed by a 30ish lb Mutt a couple of times , scared the shit out of me ,Blinded him with my Light ,Maced him in the face and eyes , used a whole can of mace , think he caught a Buzz , didn’t faze him much. Had my .22 out , the owner came out and distracted him long enough for me to get away. Police were called , the ILLEGAL mexican owner said he would chain him. Lasted 2 days , fight and evade again. I called the Police , they went to his Casa , dog went Off on the patrolman , he maced it to get distance.
highly recommended
