/out/ - Outdoors » Thread #1075082

[63 / 9 / ?]

64KiB, 700x700, Morakniv-Companion-MG-Knife.jpg

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 06:13:12 No.1075082 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1075086 >>1075090 >>1075092 >>1075123 >>1075136 >>1075169 >>1075243 >>1075268 >>1075273 >>1075539 >>1075560 >>1076303 >>1078237 >>1078804 >>1078806

What do you peeps use your knives for? Does a beginner /out/ist really need anything more advanced than a Mora? I'm going to pick up a hatchet to use for my wood stove but I don't really see many situations where I'd need a knife.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 06:22:53 No.1075086 Report

Quoted By: >>1075091

>>1075082
>I don't really see many situations where I'd need a knife.

Not trying to be a dick, but that would only imply you haven't spent enough time outdoors/hiking/camping/hunting/fishing/surviving.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 06:28:19 No.1075090 Report

Quoted By: >>1078280

>>1075082
>carving tools
>filleting fish
>field stripping/gutting/skinning game
>defending yourself
>cutting line
>cutting splinters/other shit out of your own body
>felling small tress
Just a few to get you started.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 06:31:13 No.1075091 Report

Quoted By: >>1075103 >>1076281

>>1075086
I'm not particularly interested in hunting or fishing

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 06:37:10 No.1075092 Report

Quoted By: >>1075166

>>1075082
Not even advanced /outists really _need_ more. Expensive things are more for signalling (showing off) or patching up insecurities in a mall ninja type of setting.

>edc carry 16inch blade and frag grenades

That said, there are different preferences. Some _want_ serrated edges and Made In USA Ka-Bars and handmade custom knives with self-carved handles and so on.

For knives: cut rope, make feathersticks, split tiny wood pieces, open cans, crawl out of water after falling through ice, sharpen sticks (sausage grill sticks), generally finer woodwork, gut and prep hunted animals + fish, protection against pedobear, skinwalkers, hobos, and so forth and so on

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 06:57:35 No.1075103 Report

Quoted By: >>1075112

>>1075091
What do you intend on doing? It's not like you can get a competent answer without some context. The mora is a great little bang for buck knife. It will serve a lot of general use purposes well if you take care of it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 07:14:44 No.1075112 Report

Quoted By: >>1075114 >>1076281

>>1075103
Hiking

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 07:20:52 No.1075114 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075112
Mora is good. My personal favorite hiking knife is a flat grind Enzo necker.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 07:46:14 No.1075123 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
>Mora?
quit the cheap ones. their 50€ knifes are more fun.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO IMG_5702.jpg, 2MiB, 2355x3264

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 08:18:32 No.1075136 Report

Quoted By: >>1075143 >>1075147

>>1075082
I use mine for;
>cutting branches
>opening cans
>cutting bacon
>sharpening sticks
>digging air holes for campfires
>cleaning fish
>cutting bread
>pissing off /out/ because of the funky, yet somehow fully functional and sturdy design functions
Never go full /out/istic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 08:32:35 No.1075143 Report

Quoted By: >>1075152

>>1075136
I hope that's not a recent picture because it looks like you don't use your knife for anything.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 08:37:04 No.1075147 Report

Quoted By: >>1075152

>>1075136
Have you used your ferrocerium? It looks so polished.
Mine looks banged, maybe I have a wrong technique

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 08:50:29 No.1075152 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075143
No its not a recent picture I'm just lazy to go outside and make a meaningful photo of the knife sticking out of a log or something.
>>1075147
They get destroyed pretty quick, this was a new one when I took the photo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 09:58:54 No.1075166 Report

Quoted By: >>1075264

>>1075092
>protection against pedobear
This is an 18+ site.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:03:36 No.1075168 Report

Quoted By:

Splitting sticks and preparing fish.

Madsen Maskingevær !!o9Rj2xAYif5

Madsen Maskingevær !!o9Rj2xAYif5 Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:04:13 No.1075169 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
>whittling
>feather sticks
>food prep

>Does a beginner /out/ist really need anything more advanced than a Mora?
nearly no one "needs" more then a mora, more then a mora can be fun but it is rarely "needed"

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:46:33 No.1075180 Report

Quoted By: >>1075182 >>1075184

what color should I get mine in?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BTJKB00/ref=twister_B00EF2RUD4?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:49:52 No.1075182 Report

Quoted By: >>1075183 >>1075184

>>1075180
also should I keep the default handle or get a new one?

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 71zWIx9tXCL._SL1500_.jpg, 73KiB, 1500x1142

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:51:29 No.1075183 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075182
keep the handle, no need to be fantsy

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:54:27 No.1075184 Report

Quoted By: >>1075185

>>1075180
>>1075182
Orange is the most practical colour, but get whatever you like. Keep the default handle. It's comfy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 10:57:11 No.1075185 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075184
Besides if you wanted to make your own handle, you could just buy a mora blade blank for even cheaper.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 13:06:43 No.1075243 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
> Does a beginner /out/ist really need anything more advanced than a Mora?
I've been taking my inexpensive folding pocket knife that was given to me and it works so probably not.

Zuriss !!S/L/65CPWjy

Zuriss !!S/L/65CPWjy Sun 06 Aug 2017 14:34:14 No.1075264 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075166
Pedobear likes to eliminate competition.

Zuriss !!S/L/65CPWjy

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 20170718_124817-1.jpg, 462KiB, 1508x919

Zuriss !!S/L/65CPWjy Sun 06 Aug 2017 14:37:03 No.1075268 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 14:43:12 No.1075270 Report

Quoted By: >>1075275 >>1075805

If you're a hiker or backpacker you don't even need a knife.
Just take a pair of scissors.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 14:48:23 No.1075273 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
I had a Mora my grandfather gave me when I was 12, used that from everything from fishing, camping and slicing up some fairly large animals when hunting. Lost it a few years ago and no fucking idea where it is now, not a great knife but you can certainly make-do with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 14:48:49 No.1075275 Report

Quoted By: >>1075539

>>1075270
True in most cases. I'd just rather have a knife because it's a more versatile tool.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 21:44:21 No.1075526 Report

Quoted By: >>1075539 >>1075842

I loved the story of an Anon that had abused his Mora and bending the steel that it almost wouldnt fit the sheath and he put it in a drawer and a year later the knife had straightened itself perfectly. No shit, read it on /out/ a month ago

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 21:53:50 No.1075539 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
>beginner /out/ist really need anything more advanced than a Mora?
obviously not

>>1075275
good

scissors are very convenient to the limited tasks they can do, but a knife covers more bases.

>>1075526
somebody took a pity on him and replaced his bent knife imo. or made up bullshit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 22:22:49 No.1075560 Report

Quoted By: >>1075572

>>1075082
If you're hiking, a 2.5 inch blade is enough. You don't need a knife to walk, set up a tent, or use a jet stove. A 2.5-3 inch blade will be fine for food, improvised tent stakes when yours break or get lost, general use.

If camping I bring a small pocket knife and a mora companion.

If "bushcrafting" you a half inch thick blade that'll cut through a car door so you can fell a Douglas fir.

I always keep the classic mini sak in my first aid /toiletries kit for the small blade, scissors, and tweezers for things like splinter and tick removal, tending blisters and wounds or whatever.

Did 50 miles last week, only brought a boker tech tool 2 and the mini sak. I dunno if I used the knife for anything besides cutting meat and cheese.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Aug 2017 22:43:03 No.1075572 Report

Quoted By: >>1076273

>>1075560
>boker tech tool 2 and the mini sak
that's kind of redundant

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 06:14:18 No.1075805 Report

Quoted By: >>1075806

>>1075270
I'm the OP and I'm thinking about grabbing a Mora anyways, doesn't hurt to have it if you need one. The main use I can think of is prepping wood for my wood stove and a knife would be much more practical for that

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 06:16:40 No.1075806 Report

Quoted By: >>1075835 >>1075845 >>1075888

>>1075805
Forgot to add, am I better off getting a larger blade than a Morakniv Companion if I'm going to use it for prepping wood?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 07:45:51 No.1075835 Report

Quoted By: >>1076021

>>1075806
I've never need anything bigger. If I do I bring a hatchet or small axe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 08:07:01 No.1075842 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075526
Thanks.

It's a true story and I still have the knife.
The part about sending it to Pakistan is pure embellishment though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 08:24:49 No.1075845 Report

Quoted By: >>1076021

>>1075806
Depends on what you mean by prepping wood.

Let's say you want to make a spoon.
A Mora will do it all from cutting and splitting the a sapling, all the way to carving to shape and scraping for a fine finish. (Except the bowl of course)

A bigger, heavier knife like a Leuku or larger is way more efficient at the "felling" and rough shaping parts.

You can do the finishing work with the bigger knife too, but a smaller knife is ideal.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 11:26:30 No.1075888 Report

Quoted By: >>1076021

>>1075806
mora companion is a 4" blade it's at the lower threshold for a bushcraft knife but should be adequate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 17:10:01 No.1076021 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075835
>>1075845
>>1075888
Alright, I've ordered a Companion, I'll probably pick up a hatchet later if I find out I need anything bigger.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 4030280079.jpg, 19KiB, 440x440

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 22:08:13 No.1076273 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075572
Uhh, no it isnt? The boker is a legit knife, the mini sak is a keychain.
The boker doesn't have scissors, a nail file, tweezers, or a blade small enough to dig out a splinter. Or the extremely important and useful toothpick.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 22:27:12 No.1076281 Report

Quoted By: >>1078851

>>1075112
>>1075091
You should at least pick up photography or you'll never stay interested in "hiking" for very long, in my opinion. Hunting & Fishing are obviously God-tier outdoor pursuits that you should re-think.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 22:28:15 No.1076282 Report

Quoted By:

There really isn't much difference between a good solid 30 dollar knife like a Mora and a $250 Bark River. What people pay for is the craftsmanship and the "look" for lack of better term.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO pepe 8.jpg, 24KiB, 400x388

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 22:58:45 No.1076303 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
90% of time for cutting cardboard and plastic 10% anything else

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 4001123-NOC02.jpg, 21KiB, 500x500

Anonymous Mon 07 Aug 2017 23:23:52 No.1076311 Report

Quoted By:

decent locking folder in the pocket
Mora fixed for food prep and general use
small SAK or multi-tool for repairs etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Aug 2017 20:25:06 No.1078237 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
Hog sticking

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Aug 2017 20:33:54 No.1078241 Report

Quoted By:

Honestly I use it a lot for food prepping and sometimes wood carving but I don't obsess with knives anymore, my small sak pretty much fills all my /out/ needs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Aug 2017 21:04:43 No.1078280 Report

Quoted By: >>1079473

>>1075090
>carving tools
>filleting fish
>field stripping/gutting/skinning game
Makes sense

>defending yourself
Won't really help against a bear

>cutting line
>cutting splinters/other shit out of your own body
Could do that with a tiny razor

>felling small tress
Seems like a saw would be better for that

I never understood the point of knives, but then again I'm not a hunter.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Capture+_2017-08-10-11-09-15-1.png, 3MiB, 1080x1794

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 01:25:36 No.1078496 Report

Quoted By: >>1078564 >>1079472

I tried asking this in the knife general on /k/, but those guys are too busy wanking over Korean nukes and feet pictures.

Is this a good deal? Of the knife any good? I don't necessarily Need one, but for that price I can always put it in a rotation with my Mora or leave it in my truck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 02:54:44 No.1078564 Report

Quoted By: >>1078729

>>1078496
It's not a bad deal.
Looks like a decent hunting or general purpose knife.

Cabela's has a similar one for the sane price.

Hollow grind isn't ideal for woodcraft.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 13:00:59 No.1078729 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078564

>Hollow grind isn't ideal for woodcraft.

Could you expand on that? I don't really know anything about grinds and what they are best suited for.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1200px-Glock_Feldmesser_FM_78.jpg, 89KiB, 1200x517

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 16:06:20 No.1078804 Report

Quoted By: >>1078807

>>1075082
do yourself a favour and get a glock. mora is nice and shiny, but the fm 78 will never let you down.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 16:09:49 No.1078806 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075082
Stabbing hobos

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 16:10:12 No.1078807 Report

Quoted By: >>1078809

>>1078804
Yeah but it won't hold an edge either. Plus you can do better for the money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 16:13:57 No.1078809 Report

Quoted By: >>1078814

>>1078807
>Plus you can do better for the money.
not really. there is a reason several armies use this as their standard knife and it's praised by survivalists.

>sharp as fuck
>easy to sharpen
>eats up pretty much every abuse from opening cans to digging
>can be used as a fighting knife or bajonett for the stg77/steyr aug
>handle is balanced to be used as a throwing knife

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 16:21:25 No.1078814 Report

Quoted By: >>1078869

>>1078809
Fair enough. My last point is mute. But anyway, why would you want to use your knife for digging anyway? Except in some made up survival fantasy of course. The edgehoilding is terrible though (it's hardened to 55 hrc...), and yeah I've got practical experience using this knife as several people I know own them (it's issued to the army in my country too). Not terrible, but it's a jack of all trades and master of none. You need a knife to cut. If you're a soldier it's pretty great. I agree with you on that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 16:54:28 No.1078851 Report

Quoted By: >>1078862

>>1076281
This. Hiking and camping are pretty gay unless you're fishing, hunting or something like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 17:13:24 No.1078862 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078851
>Hiking is gay

t. unathletic fatass americunt

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 17:18:54 No.1078869 Report

Quoted By: >>1078874

>>1078814
>But anyway, why would you want to use your knife for digging anyway? Except in some made up survival fantasy of course.
i actually dug up some roots with mine and used it as a climbing help on an steep hill on wet, slippery grass und mud - sure, i could have use another knife for this, too, but since it's blade is almost as long as a dagger, it was really helping.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 17:21:48 No.1078874 Report

Quoted By: >>1078887

>>1078869
Couldn't you just have used a stick? Nice that you actually come up with an answer though. I appreciate that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 17:36:58 No.1078887 Report

Quoted By: >>1078956

>>1078874
i could have, but i didn't had one with me and the next wood would have mean to hike back half a kilometer back through a soaked meadow. i had to climb that "alm" (don't know the english word for it, it's basically an steep, alpine meadow where cows are feeding during summer) to get to the next path. the grass was slippery as fuck and the rain also swamped down some dirt and i so i took my glock and used it as an "hook" to pull me up. that was the moment i REALLY learned to love that knife. wiped it off when i was up and that's it.

sure i'm answering, i don't have the time to bullshit people on the internet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 19:36:42 No.1078956 Report

Quoted By: >>1079028

>>1078887
I'm glad it works for you. I'm not going to argue further. Hike your own hike as they say. I carry trekkingpoles a lot for that reason. Obviously I don't carry them if I'm just camping/playing survival.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Aug 2017 22:01:44 No.1079028 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078956
everyone should carry the knife he thinks it will suite him best and yeah, no one should be "talked into" a knife. personally, i believe a knife should be a tool serving many purposes aside of cutting - i can always make it sharp again if it's losing edge, i'm never into the wild for more than three, four days so far. since i don't want to carry too much weight on me, so my knife must be able to take a lot of abuse.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Aug 2017 12:23:49 No.1079472 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078496
They literally gave you an answer and they were right. Its just a shitty mora clone and SOG is shit overall dont get it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Aug 2017 12:31:23 No.1079473 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078280
>Won't really help against a bear
>Bears are the only dangerous creatures out in the woods

Capcode	All Only User Posts Only Verified Posts Only Moderator Posts Only Manager Posts Only Admin Posts Only Developer Posts Only Founder Posts
Show Posts	All Only With Images Only Without Images Only Spoiler Images Only Non-Spoiler Images
Deleted Posts	All Only Deleted Posts Only Non-Deleted Posts
Ghost Posts	All Only Ghost Posts Only Non-Ghost Posts
Post Type	All Only Sticky Threads Only Opening Posts Only Reply Posts
Results	All Grouped By Threads
Order	Latest Posts First Oldest Posts First

On these archives

Your latest searches