What knife should my kids buy me for fathers day?

[Tnichols00]

My two year old son and my three month old daughter have been discussing getting me a survival knife for fathers day but they can't decide what to get.

They know Im a big benchmade fan and while benchmade makes a great knife, fixed blade survival knives is not their specialty.

Within the benchmade line there is the Contego, the Bushcrafter and the Adamas, They know I would like the blade to be around 5'' and while they think the Adamas is my favorite they also know it is a little small.

Should they get me a Benchmade or branch off to maybe an Esee or something else for this fixed blade knife?

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

ESEE Laser Strike!

 

[Tnichols00]

I have always been drawn to the Esee's, I just want to play with one first lol

 

[ruger1800]

Play doh knife

 

[Corporal D]

ESEE would be my vote.

 

[Knife Lady]

Your kids at that age can talk and carry on a conversation? WOW

The Benchmade Bushcrafter is a very nice knife. Of course any ESEE knife is nice too. I have both Benchmade and ESEE in stock.

 

[Vigilant]

I have always been drawn to the Esee's, I just want to play with one first lol

I'm the same with redheads, but they never seem to let me try before I Buy?

 

[Streck-Fu]

I'm the same with redheads, but they never seem to let me try before I Buy?

HA! Well played...

 

[DanO]

They should order you a 5" Randall Salt Fisherman. Plenty thick for survival and not too pricey for a Randall. It will arrive in 4-5 years, but every Fathers Day from now to then, they can just give you a photo of one and remind you of the awesome knife that is coming........

 

[Tnichols00]

Thanks guys, my wife overruled me and got me a new toolbox. I dont understand why she has to always get me things that are more needed instead of just letting me have some fun.

I think I will get the Esee here in a few months

 

[seedubs1]

What you want is a Bark River Knife and Tool (BRKT) Bravo (1, 1.5, or 2 depending on what length you want) in CPM 3v.....Or is that me that wants one???

Either way, buy one. It'll beat an ESEE, Benchmade, or whatever other fixed blade survival knife you're looking at into the ground.

You're welcome.

 

[Expatriated]

What you want is a Bark River Knife and Tool (BRKT) Bravo (1, 1.5, or 2 depending on what length you want) in CPM 3v.....Or is that me that wants one???

Either way, buy one. It'll beat an ESEE, Benchmade, or whatever other fixed blade survival knife you're looking at into the ground.

You're welcome.

That's a pretty strong statement right there.

I looked at a Bark River knife at Blade. It seemed pretty well made.

 

[seedubs1]

That's a pretty strong statement right there.

I looked at a Bark River knife at Blade. It seemed pretty well made.

It's really a statement made for cpm 3v. It's the bomb diggity.

 

[Expatriated]

It's really a statement made for cpm 3v. It's the bomb diggity.

Is that the tall robot from Star Wars?

j/k, I'm not really a steel nerd. so that kind of gets lost on me If asked, I'll say I don't have a preference but then I look at all my knives and they're all 1095 or 0-1 so I guess I'm just an old fashioned type guy.

 

[Tnichols00]

Wow those are some Beautiful Knives!! It looks like A2 is their basic steel and you can get a few nicer options such as the CPM 3V.

Maybe this is a little backwards thinking but as a survival knife I always thought I would want more like a 1095 or a A2 than a D2 or CPM 3V. This is my thought and reasoning, in a survival situation I will not have the best of sharping tools, maybe just a pocket sharpener with me. And with a simple pocket sharpener I would want to be able to get my knife sharp, therefore knocking out all the super steels and really just getting a good blade with great corrosion resistance that is easily sharpened. I mean the last thing I want is a dull knife I can't get sharp right?