It is not far off when it will be possible to get out into the wild wilderness of the nature in order to get away from civilization bored and tiring. An experienced hiker thus say that to go to this "adventure" just not worth it without a good knife. And here the question arises, how to choose the right tool for survival that he had served faithfully for many years.
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If we are not talking about the sport (especially extreme forms) or hunting, in 9 out of 10 Camping knife will have to deal with the food. The ideal knife to cut the food is, of course, in the kitchen, however, is hardly a fit to cut branches in the forest when needed. Using the tool for other purposes - the surest way to ruin it.
So tourist knife should not be very expensive, quite light and compact. This should not be a pity to lose but their tasks it should carry out with a bang. A good choice would be a penknife, but are in most cases suitable only for cutting food and opening packages. In severe conditions blade locking mechanism can become clogged. Therefore, the campaign is best to use a fixed knife with a sheath.
When talking about the knife, the most important thing you should pay attention - this is steel and the blade profile. Everything else, namely the shape and size of the blade - a matter of taste. To date, the best knife steel making Germany and Japan. On the second place of steel from Russia and the United States. Steel are stainless steel, carbon steel, and powder packet.
Stainless steel is almost not susceptible to corrosion that can be very useful in nature. However, these knives quickly become blunt. carbon steel blade will have a better sharpening, but it requires care and attention to itself, because it can rust. Powder steel American companies have a microcrystalline structure. They are well kept grinding, but a lot are.
Finally we have the opportunity to select a batch or Damascus steel, which is produced by sealing strips of different steels. Packet steel main advantage is that in contrast to the above it is not fragile and does not break.
Speaking of the blade hardness. It is measured in Rockwell (HRC). The harder the blade, the less frequently it will need to grind, however, and the more likely that it will break (crack, crumble) with excessive loads. In addition, the higher the HRC, the more difficult it will be to sharpen the knife. The best choice will be the tool with the index of 60 HRC.
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