There are several tools that you need to prepare before going to a camping or hiking trip. You can find list of those equipments in your local camping or hiking store. But except for the equipments you need, you may also need some emergency tools to bring on, like a first aid kit, map, flashlight, knife/multi-purpose tools, and etc. But here we will focus on the multi-purpose tool that was mentioned above which is the knife.
There are several knives that was good to bring on. But we will focus on the three most common knives that are very suitable to bring on for camping and hiking trip. These are the fixed blade knife, the folding pocket knife and the survival knife.
The Fixed blade knife is a kind of knife that does not fold or slide and sometimes called as a sheath knife. This knife is typically stronger than the folding and sliding knife because of the tang, extension of the blade to its handle, and lack of moving parts. Fixed blade knife comes with many variety of style and length of blades. You can choose to small type of blade to a bigger one. For a list you can click the following link to check different types of fixed blade knife.
Next is the Folding pocket knife, which is a kind of knife that the blades connects right into the handle through a pivot allowing the blade to fold into the handle. This knife has a locking mechanism which prevents the users to accidentally close the blade through its handle. This locking mechanism is the Slip joint which is commonly used on traditional pocket knives. Slip joint mechanism works by placing a spring device on the knife that allows the blade to lock in place and to fold when press. Pocket knives could also comes with 2 to 4 different knives on it. The Swiss Army Knife, a type of a pocket knife, comes with 2 knives, a scissor, and a can/bottle opener.
Another knife that was best to bring on is the Survival knife. Survival knife or sometimes called tactical knife is a kind of knife that was sturdy and sometimes comes with a hollow handle that was filled with many survival equipments. This knife has many advantages in camping trip because it can cut branches and split tender with the serrated edge of it for fires. You can also use it to cut fish and meat with its straight blade.
There are several knives that was good to bring on. But we will focus on the three most common knives that are very suitable to bring on for camping and hiking trip. These are the fixed blade knife, the folding pocket knife and the survival knife.
The Fixed blade knife is a kind of knife that does not fold or slide and sometimes called as a sheath knife. This knife is typically stronger than the folding and sliding knife because of the tang, extension of the blade to its handle, and lack of moving parts. Fixed blade knife comes with many variety of style and length of blades. You can choose to small type of blade to a bigger one. For a list you can click the following link to check different types of fixed blade knife.
Next is the Folding pocket knife, which is a kind of knife that the blades connects right into the handle through a pivot allowing the blade to fold into the handle. This knife has a locking mechanism which prevents the users to accidentally close the blade through its handle. This locking mechanism is the Slip joint which is commonly used on traditional pocket knives. Slip joint mechanism works by placing a spring device on the knife that allows the blade to lock in place and to fold when press. Pocket knives could also comes with 2 to 4 different knives on it. The Swiss Army Knife, a type of a pocket knife, comes with 2 knives, a scissor, and a can/bottle opener.
Another knife that was best to bring on is the Survival knife. Survival knife or sometimes called tactical knife is a kind of knife that was sturdy and sometimes comes with a hollow handle that was filled with many survival equipments. This knife has many advantages in camping trip because it can cut branches and split tender with the serrated edge of it for fires. You can also use it to cut fish and meat with its straight blade.