Reddit reviews Opinel No 6 Carbon Steel Folding knife

To tag along with your friends who already have gear, I assume you can share a tent so I'll skip shelter. Also my links are to stuff I like, but there are tons of options in each category.

• 65L backpack (REI)
  
• Small Zlite Sol sleeping pad (REI) and XL 1/8" foal roll (Lawson). Put the Zlite on top of the foam roll.
  
• 20 degree Enlightened Equipment Enigma quilt (link)
  
• Sawyer Mini filter (REI) and a couple SmartWater 1L bottles from the grocery stores (threads match the filter)
  
• Snow Peak Ti bowl (link). Can double as cookpot if you buy a lid from here.
  
• Fire Maple 300T canister stove (ebay) and fuel from REI
  
• Ti Long Spoon (REI)
  
• 2 of these, empty, for your drinking cup and dirty water scoop (link).
  
• a swiss army classic (REI)
  
• I also like an opinel #6 (link)
  
• couple of mini bic lighters
  
• headlamp (REI)
  
• snow stake for cathole digging (REI)
  
• maybe a headnet depending on trip (REI)
  
• bug dope (REI)
  
• small first aid kit (RE)
  
• toiletries (TP, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, chapstick, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, campsoap, in small containers)
  
• maybe some utility cord and map and compass if you know how to use one
  
• Clothes you're gonna want a rain shell, light puffy jacket or midweight fleece, tshirt, light 150 wt base layer top/bottom, hiking pants, 2x darn tough socks, some light hiking boots or trail runners, 2x boxer-briefs, a hat, sunglasses, cheap watch, a Buff, a beanie with ear coverage, and cheap polyproylene gloves from the surplus store.
  
  That, or something like it, should pretty much cover you from June thru Sept in northern CA, assuming you can snag a spot in some else's tent and you're sharing bear canister space for food storage (when backpacking places that require it).
  
  Good luck!

Maybe an Opinel No 6 Carbon Steel Folding knife will fit that budget nicely.

I think it's a rubber prop knife, lol. I got this one, it's inexpensive but has great reviews.

Opinel no.6, 7 or 8.

http://www.amazon.com/Opinel-Carbon-Steel-Folding-knife/dp/B000UGYWQM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426518486&sr=8-2&keywords=opinel

I'd try to build this EDC with the assumption that I could keep it for years (if not indefinitely):

Wallet: allett Ultra Slim Sport Wallet - $15

Knife: Opinel No. 6 Carbon - $12

Multitool: Leatherman Style PS - $25

Light: Olight i3s - $15

Pen: Zebra Sarasa Clip - $3

Watch: Timex Weekender - a variant under $30

I EDC a Style PS right now, and have EDCed the Olight i3s and Zebra Sarasa Clip in the past. I own (but have never EDCed) an Opinel No. 8 stainless, and it's excellent, but I wish it were smaller and could sharpen up even more, so No. 6 carbon it is. I've handled allett wallets in stores and trust their usability and quality. The Timex Weekender is the only one on this list that I haven't had direct experience with, but it's the cheapest watch I could find that I'd feel I could keep for a long time.

I would consider any tailstanding AAA light under $15 with a reasonable high and low. I went with the Olight i3s because I've used it, but I'd also take the Lumintop Worm or Thrunite Ti3 if I could get it under $15.

A Morakniv Classic is a pretty great choice. Comfortable grip, well made, cheap. You just have to be aware that it is carbon steel, so it will rust if you leave it wet, and the sheath it comes in is kinda crappy. If you don't mind those two things, a mora would be great for you. If you'd rather a folding knife, the other one I can recommend is an Opinel. While that particular knife is carbon steel, you can get the Opinel in stainless as well, and it has pretty much all the same advantages of a Mora.

All that being said, so long as your Swiss Army knife is sharp, and you start on an easy bit of wood, soft, no knots, straight grain, you probably don't need a new knife.

Flashlight: Nitecore TIP

Knife: Byrd Cara Cara

Pen: Pilot Kakuno

Wallet: Saddleback Leather Sleeve Wallet

Caribiner: Metolius Mini

Total: 98.33

More realistically, I would DIY the wallet with a $10 piece of tooling leather, and get a better knife like a Spyderco Efficient. This would put me a couple dollars over, so swap the pen for a Zebra F701. Total:$100.42

Hard mode:

Flashlight: Nitecore Tube

Knife: Opinel #6

Pen: Pilot Kakuno (same as linked above)

Wallet: DIY Sleeve (as discussed above)

Caribiner: Metolius (same as linked above)

Total: $49.14

Nah get one of these instead. Just as cheap and guaranteed to last a lot longer.

Yeah, $12, quality blade, very light, ingenious locking mechanism that will lock it either open or closed. I probably am going to pick to a no. 8, too, little bit bigger, but the 6 is perfect for my pocket.

You can find Mora Utility knives for about eight dollars. 3.8 inch fixed blades with either High Carbon steel or Stainless (Sandvik steel I believe). They aren't pretty and a lot of people don't like carrying fixed blades, but you aren't likely to find anything better for under ten dollars. Even most Opinels are more than ten. If you're the arts and crafts type you could make a custom sheathe and carry it as a neck knife under your shirt. They basic Opinel #6 is also under ten and does come in Stainless Steel too. It's what I sometimes carry when I need something that isn't going to draw attention.

http://www.amazon.com/Opinel-Carbon-Steel-Folding-knife/dp/B000UGYWQM/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1420008116&sr=1-1&keywords=opinel+no+6

http://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Craftline-Allround-Utility-3-8-Inch/dp/B004GAVOUU/ref=pd_sim_sg_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=19TS4S4CN2QVCD295QAP

Here's mine. (I didn't include anything crazy like a Spyderco Manix 2...which I've wanted for years...just stuff that's affordable)

• Opinel No 6
  
• Case Small Texas Toothpick
  
• Victorinox Cadet Silver Alox
  
• CRKT Onion Eros SS
  
• Victorinox Swiss Army Deluxe Tinker

Hi!

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I am the same, always bring a flask of whiskey. I also always bring a pipe and tobacco, cob pipes are pretty light.

Anyways, here are my suggestions:

• Your backpack is very heavy. You might be able to find one on the gear exchange or something so you could potentially do that before the trip. You could also get the Osprey Levity which would save you about 2 lbs. The 3F UL Backpack is also a quality, very inexpensive, UL Backpack that would save you some weight.
  
• Lose the sleeping layers. You can use your hiking layers to sleep in as long as you keep them dry.
  
• Lose the camp shoes.
  
• You can get a flask like this and save a few oz.
  
• Camelbaks or hydration bladders in general are really inefficient for carrying water as far as weight goes. Consider just bringing another smart water bottle is you feel like you need more storage.
  
• You will need a wind screen for the BRS
  
• Your tent is on the heavy side. If you aren't ready to splurge on something else, The 3F UL 1 person tent is a great, fairly light, tent for a great price. Also, I have never found a footprint to be needed. You can also get similar tents on amazon if you are on a time crunch but I can't attest to their quality.
  
• First aid kit and hygiene kit is very heavy. For the first aid kit you could probably bring less of each thing to get it down to a little over an ounce. You probably don't need deodorant. For hygiene I only bring a toothbrush and little 15ml eye dropper of Dr. Bronner's soap, I brush and wash with it. Maybe consider the weight difference between bringing glasses and the contact solution? I don't wear either so i'm not sure.
  
• If you bring the Dr. Bronner's you don't need hand sanitizer.
  
• Looks like you have a heavy knife. There are much lighter options. I really like my Opinel No.6, weighs 0.9oz
  
• You could save weight by bringing a Picaridin spray pen.
  
• I don't know about you but I have found that I can get 5 days on one full charge from my phone if put in airplane mode and only used for photos and minor navigation. If you were confident and didn't absolutely need your phone you could go without the power bank.
  
  All together these adjustments would save you around 10.4lbs. Hope this helps!
  
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  Good luck and have a great trip!

Leatheman Style CS has excellent scissors and a very good blade for it's size(1.6in blade). It is basically a step up for the SAK classic. Better scissors, blade, and tweezers. Loose the toothpick and gain a bottle opener. Can be found for around $20. It won't replace an actual knife in most peoples EDC, but for many it could.

If it isn't enought knife then look into a value dedicated knife like an opinel no.6 as well if you want more knife.

Right?

Now, apparently, I get my choice of some overpriced $300+ pair of headphones, to throw on the pile of regular-ass headphones that I have which do the job just fine, a $150 pocket knife that I probably won't like more than my $14 Opinel (seriously...I can't see what the point of $100+, very losable pocket knife is...what does it sing you a song when you're using it to open your mail?), or...a watch. I guess they sell camping equipment too? Lol?

It just seem like they're trying to move away from a site that offered good deals on a variety of objects to being a site that offers only absurdly expensive versions of objects you probably already have, primarily for hipsters that don't mind spending hundreds of dollars...on a knife, or a pair of headphones. Or something?

I don't get it, personally. They must not be doing well.

Opinels are good knives that are easy to pocket and their straight blade makes them easy to sharpen by hand or an electric sharpener. Opinel No 6 Carbon Steel Folding knife https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UGYWQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_6YPKwbY32X01C

It's an Opinel No. 8 folding knife. Just excellent for everyday use, a lot of history behind their knives too.

I can only speak for Berlin but since it's in Germany, you can even carry fixed blades wit a blade lenght up to 12cm(4.72inches). But concerning the original intention of your question (at least I guess so), I'd advise you to go with a Opinel carbonsteel folder. e.g. the model no. 6. It's cheap, reliable and non-threatening and its blade is only 7cm(2.75inches) long. In fact I carry it at work myself (I work in an office).

http://www.amazon.com/Opinel-Carbon-Steel-Folding-knife/dp/B000UGYWQM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416082775&sr=8-2&keywords=opinel

I also have a daily carry, opinel #06 - a little too big for that pocket so it goes in my main pocket.

I plug/unplug my Trezor probably 15-20 times a day so I've also added a magnetic usb connector to it. Bought a dock for my desk at work and home and it's been pretty awesome.

Connector I use

Opinel #06

Gotta echo the Opinel idea. You can get them in carbon steel (can rust, but it looks really cool) or stainless steel for no need to oil the blade.

http://www.amazon.com/Opinel-Carbon-Steel-Folding-knife/dp/B000UGYWQM

http://www.amazon.com/Opinel-No-Stainless-Steel-Folding/dp/B000UGYWTO/

If you get something off amazon, chuck one of these into your order.

Fair warning, you may become the go-to-guy whenever someone's knife that is ordinarily butterknife-dull becomes Back-of-the-butterknife dull.

The good news is those knives are normally a softer steel, and those cards do such a good job it won't matter anyway, with some practice they will very quickly get any knife to push cut paper.

EDIT: May as well add one or two of these as well as loaners, that way you aren't reprofiling after someone cuts onions on a ceramic plate, or goes and cuts some roots in the stoney ground.