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    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    I'm also a fan of small neckers but I use the blind horse knives tiger knapp. You can beat the hell out of those things.

    #2024040
    Desert Dweller
    Member

    @drusilla

    Locale: Wild Wild West

    I have lots of knives, but my favorite lately is this tiny leatherman. Perfect for BPL!itsy bitsy!

    #2024056
    Mark Ries
    Spectator

    @mtmnmark

    Locale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

    What does the leather man weigh,it appears to have the same length but wider blade as a sak classic and smaller scissors lacks the toothpick and tweezers but stronger blade might be nice

    #2024060
    Desert Dweller
    Member

    @drusilla

    Locale: Wild Wild West

    .85 oz on my digital scale. I would not dress an elk out with it but that's what my Mora knives are for. its model #831219.

    #2024071
    Mark Ries
    Spectator

    @mtmnmark

    Locale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

    Thank you that looks a bit stronger than the classic and a bit longer on the handle length. I will have to check one out.

    #2024089
    John Coyle
    Member

    @bigsac

    Locale: NorCal
    #2024094
    Kattt
    BPL Member

    @kattt

    Received one as a present. Beautiful knife!

    #2024152
    M B
    BPL Member

    @livingontheroad

    Ive taken a liking to a #11 xacto blade, 0.03oz

    I cant imagine using it for anything but cutting dental floss, bear cord, moleskin, ducttape, or a food package.

    howver, Im starting to think a scalpel with the plastic handle cut very short would be a nice option too.

    #2024349
    BPLwiia
    Spectator

    @bplwiia

    I'm never in the woods without my ESEE IZULA neck knife. Small and will get the survival job done. If alone on an overnight I'll also carry an ESEE-4.

    IZULAESEE-4

    #2024391
    robert van putten
    Member

    @bawana

    Locale: Planet Bob

    An-D, I loved those photos!

    For me the smallest I’ll go is the Gerber LST ( the bigger version ).

    LST

    It’s a heck of a knife and has served me well for a very long time as EDC and for backpacking.
    I’m very impressed with what it can easily do, including field dressing a deer and light batoning. It’s also reasonably priced!

    The swiss army classic is a great and very useful knife, but when I carried one backpacking it went in my backpack and my Gerber LST still rode in my pants pocket, I just couldn’t leave it behind.
    My Classic has a G.I. P38 can opener on the key ring making it even more multipurpose. Typically it does toe nail and finger nail duty at the end of the day, or is broken out to open the rare can of tuna or what-not, and that’s about it, but I reckon it is a useful backup.
    The Gerber gets used several times a day and is always close at hand in my pocket.

    A knife I have just gotten this summer is the Wenger Evo 17.

    This handy little tool has a nifty saw, scissors, a great nail file ( the main reason I got this knife over similar Victorinox offerings ) a locking main blade ( pretty cool on a swiss army knife ) in addition to the usual can opener, bottle opener/screw driver, crock screw ( essential since I drink wine ), awl, tooth pick and tweezers.

    evo 17

    I figured this knife has everything a backpacker could ever want, but it is slightly heavier than my old Gerber LST / Swiss Classic / P38 combo, and a little bulky in my pocket.
    I’ve been carrying it alone on trips this summer. The nail file got used a very great deal it seems either my wife or I was always breaking a nail!
    I’m still a little on the fence about it, part of me still prefers the slender-yet-very-robust-Gerber.

    John Coyle, I find it interesting you brought up the one-handed GAK.
    I also purchased a black handled version of that knife this summer, also with an eye towards backpacking, and am very impressed by it.
    It’s heavy, but rides in a back pocket well. The saw is awesome and the blade locks very sturdily. I think this is an excellent choice for fieldcraft.

    My wife has used a Victorinox Spartan for twenty years now. I’m pretty sure it was the first decent pocket knife she ever owned, and she has no complaints or desire to upgrade.
    Spartan

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