There's no such thing as one knife to do every bushcraft or wood working task.

These clips are from a Danish museum's recreation of a viking ship. And while it's not bushcraft, it is wood craft, so it's relevant to the point I'm trying to make.

If you watch the video, you'll see he uses a froe to split logs, not a knife. He also describes how the froe is intentionally dull (to push end grain apart, rather than cut it) and how the wood is carefully selected to be straight grained and knot free. THIS IS THE PROPER WAY TO SPLIT AND CARVE WOOD WITH KNIFE AND KNIFE LIKE TOOLS.

You can also see that when it comes to carving he uses a small, THIN, little knife. Not some overbuild monstrosity like the Tracker or a mall ninja zombie short sword.

I don't know if it was marketing hype or if the prepper crowd are playing a role playing without their own knowledge, but the idea that you should have one tool to baton through your knotted firewood one minute and carve holes for your bucksaw the next minute is, well, just bloody foolish.

It's certainly not an idea born of experience.

https :// www facebook com/Vikingeskibsmuseet/videos/10154795907631487/