>>773965ok, fact #1 - it weighs 16 ounces. I've used knives (if you can call it that) as heavy as 21-23 ounces. And the ones I commonly use are around 5 ounces (give or take). 16 ounces is way to heavy for a knife to be agile enough and not fatigue your hand if used for an extended period of time. "Hurr durr I can lift it" is no excuse.
Fact #2 - no, it's thickness is not perfect. Perfect thickness is 1/8'', not 1/4''. The bk2 just has every dimention blown way past redemption.
fact #3 - the bk2 isn't a hatchet - it has the wrong shape and balance for that.
Fact #4 - the handle is rubbish if you have to turn the knife over in your hand and use any kind of technique. And being handle heavy destroys any advantage of having a heavy chopping knife, because balancing matters in that a knife that wants to chop well should be forward balanced (that's why stick tang kukris are better than full tang).
From your post it seems your outdoor experience is about 6 minutes total spent contemplating going outside.
I use tools that are far better for the job. And before you blow a gasket - I actually have a tracker, and yes - it's every bit as ridiculous as it sounds. And it's still better than the bk2, because it chops and slices better, and is more suitable for use as a shovel/hammer - which is the extent of what I use it for (twice a year, I take my grandma to the cemetery in the nearby town, where her parents are buried, and it's just more convenient for me to take the tracker and #YOLO, than bring a bunch of gardening tools).
Really,dude, big, many-tools-in-one knives are a joke. The situation above (#yolo) is about the only time they are moderately useful.
Want a knife for the woods, bring something like pic related.
