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I own a lot of knives and for the most part I use a mora #2 as my primary bush knife. I don't do anything stupid like splitting seasoned oak, and it's still going on 3 years of use. I like it for how easy fine carving work is. I just use a axe and saw for the more heavy duty stuff. If I'm packing on tool with me and weight isn't a issue, then it's the hudsonbay knife from condor. I believe I gave $50 and I have treated it like a red headed stepchild and it still avails.
Fancy knives are a good investment and can be fun to show off, but at the end of the day you need something that you feel comfortable with. I own striders, benchmades, dpx, and a bunch more high end knives which works great, but some of my favorites are mora and opinel. A