>>2800972
A knife isn't even a requirement to go /out/, stopped carrying one a decade ago

>>2800972
And when I said put another knife thread in the catalogue I was being sarcastic you fuckwit

>>2800972
Collecting knives is cringe. Knife guys are cringe.

>>2800972
Yes, you need a $300 knife to baton wood. It's expensive but it shows others that you really know what you're doing.

>>2801013
What about wear n tear

>>2801014
A fact of life.

>>2801013
He should also invest in a high quality baton, which will probably run him close to $500.

Damascus steel does not exist. It's a marketing term to describe a purely cosmetic finish. To a lesser extent it can describe pattern welding techniques used by some custom knife makers which tells us nothing about the steels actually used, have nothing to do with the historical Damascus steel, and has no advantage whatsoever over modern heat treatment methods. Damascus is literally a gimmick to get money out of people who know nothing about knives or steel.

>>2800973
Nothing is required when you're just walking down a trail and staying at established camp sites and living off prepared foods or going into towns for supplies.

>>2801070
Okay tough guy what do you use your knife for.

>>2801097
Building a camp, preparing firewood, improvising tools and weapons, processing game and fish, self-defense, basically everything that there is to be done.

>>2801100
So LARPing?

>>2801101
I like to practice skillsets. I don't go hiking just to be out in nature. I grew up in the country and have always been surrounded by nature. Going on a backpacking trip just to look at trees and scenic views has no appeal to me. I go out in the woods to practice survival skills and primitive technology. I don't stay on trails.

>>2800972
Could you actually baton with one of these?

>>2801101
Yes. If you’re bringing tools, why not bring the right tools? Splitting firewood with a knife is fucking dumb when saws exist.

>>2801314
Using the right tool for job is what you do at work. In wilderness survival we bring the lightest and most versatile tool and then use the right SKILL for the job.

>>2801314
And splitting wood with a saw isn't a thing, I regret to inform you.

>>2801322
Why do you need to split wood when you can just cut it into adequately sized pieces with a folding saw

>>2801321
>In wilderness survival we bring the lightest and most versatile tool and then use the right SKILL for the job.
Well done anon, this sentence made me physically cringe lol

>>2801352
Feel free to carry 80 pounds of tools everywhere if you think that is the superior strategy.

>>2801347
Because you need wood of very specific diameter to ignite in the early stages of firemaking, and in wet conditions you may only find dry wood on the inside of dead trees and branches 6+ inches in diameter, and you may need to split wood to improvise various tools, and countless other reasons that should be self evident to anyone who has even the vaguest passing interest in wilderness survival skills. But hey, that one time when you were a kid you and your buddy started a fire with sticks off the ground and that's your only frame of reference for this sort of thing so you're all set.

>>2801373
I was cringing at how you said that, not the content
I don't bushlarp so I don't carry any tools, I just wanted to congratulate you on a great achievement

>>2800984
I'll stab you

>>2801104
You ain't doing shit

>>2801386
Ah, you just walk around. Good for you, have fun.

>>2800972
Does this even make any kind of difference?

>>2800972
Thays a kitchen knife buddy

>>2800972
chef here
modern Damascus finished knives don't tarnish like normal high carbon steel because the chemical dip they're given to bring out the pattern acts like a patina protecting the metal
so yes it is helpful but you can get the same help from a parkerized (pic related) or any other type of anodized coating and probably pay less

>>2801709
oh and blue steel too
bluing steel is easy and cheap you can do it yourself and it looks killer