A few choices:

Buck folding blade
KA-BAR knife
Nepalese Kukri - the real ones, not the cheap Indian copies...
Swiss army
Gerbers are nice...

What kind of knifes do guys recommend for just having in your pocket wherever you go? Just for everyday use and not too big.

Preferably ones with a serrated edge and can be opened and closed one handed.

For a daily pocket knife.......Spyderco Knives, like the one mentioned above, are of superior quality. I have owned a few and they always perform well. They are used by many people in the rigging industry, so that alone speaks for their merits.

One more question for the people who know a bunch about knifes. (one subject I'm trying to learn more about)


I want a knife (folding) that can..

1. Fit in my pocket and be carried around easily daily.

2. Can do little task around a house (cut wire, tape)

3. Do things outside like cutting rope, knotches in wood.

4. And things like cutting a squirrel or fish open if I had too.

Ideas? Are there even knifes avalaible for that kind of use?

[edit on 19-12-2006 by enjoies05]

A CRKT Ryan 7 half and half.

Holds an awesome edge even after major abuse, is small and light, yet incredible in the hand even when being used in a down pour.

Its got a great clip to attach onto your gear, and is for me the greatest knife 'just in case' to have on you - opens one handed using a larger than normal knurled knob to assist opening it.

A great knife at a great price.

heres a piccie of it.

What about kershaw knifes? Are their folding knifes any good?

I am not an expert on Kershaw knives and don't know a great deal about them. I do know however that some of their knives are total crap, like their Carabiner knife. It is a toy and in my opinion, any knife manufacturer who makes gimmick knives isn't worth considering.

I could be proven wrong however.

Nothing wrong with the basic design/shape of those two knives, but if it was me I'd go for a Spyderco version first. You can get the same basic style from Spyderco, and their high quality I can vouch for. They don't make gimmic knives.

The only time I have seen a Kershaw used, was in the kitchen. They do have several kitchen knife designs.

[edit on 30-12-2006 by Terapin]

the CRKT range have a very unique locking mechanism. When opened, you slide forward a small knurled bit, and this makes it impossible, even under the heaviest strain, of closing it on your fingers.

I have had other folders that have failed under duress, and that for me sold it along with its amazing ability to withstand major abuse.

i work for a local sherrif's search and rescue team in the pac/nor/west, and have a few knives i depend on:

pocket

kershaw leek
swis army victorinox tniker
gerber 450
several benchmade

sheath

cold steel srk
cold steel recon tanto

big stuff

cold steel ltc

you can also get a nice diamond sharpner shaped like a credit card from smokey mountain knife works for less than 10.00 which you can glue to the back of your knife sheath( use something like bargew cement or goop)
any knife is better than no knife but the knife that lets you down can injuer you wich can be fatal in survival situations and even if it does not hurt you it deprives ypu of one of your key tools. redundency is the key as long as you don't over do it , a pocket knife , a multitool, and a good sheath /belt knife ...and if you feel better with one a friskers or gerber camp ax or a machete. sorry about the spelling , but i can hardly think and type at the same time (the bubble gum syndrome).

It depends on what your doing here are four good opitions gleaned from 15 years teching survivial:
Cold steel Bushman
Russell 'green river' drop point hunter
A Swedish 'frosts' or 'mora' knife
A QUALITY khukhri (nepalese ghurka knife)
the first two are good general purpose knives. The third the most commonly seen knife at primitive skills gatherings. And the last a bruiser for major chopping