These 5 Knives were made for bushcraft! (Buyers guide)

This Vg-10 steel blade features a convex grind, a convex grind is extremly durable and is perfect for outdoor purposes like the every tasks you will be performing while practicing bushcraft; batoning wood, notching, fleshing an animal, carving etc.

The handle is made of thermorun which is a plastic with rubber like qualities. It’s a hard handle but has excellent grip and feels nice in your hand. It’s a quick drying material so if you’re doing something like gutting a fish and it gets wet, it will dry off very quickly.

If you’re looking for a good lightweight pack knife for bushcraft or even just a good overall camping knife that handles really well and will be more than capable of taking on most bushcraft tasks, while lasting you a long time. You really can’t go wrong here.

2. Morakniv Bushcraft Black

When it comes to price, quality, and durability few blades will top a Morakniv. A quick look online and you will see nothing but good things about them as they are one of the more popular knives out there.

The blade is made from strong and durable carbon steel, my personal favorite, and features a Scandinavian grind that has great edge retention. It’s covered with a anti-corrosive coating that will prevent rusting. It also boasts a very sharp blade that will cut through anything you need to cut. I’ve never come up against a job it couldn’t tackle.

I found the ergonomic handle and rubber grip fairly comfortable after a few days of getting used to it. Once I got used to it comfort and control was never an issue. This is important when you are doing detailed work in the bush, such as cleaning game or carving wood and need high precision.

The one thing I’ll say I really didn’t like about this knife is the plastic knife sheath, this is more of a personal preference as I prefer the look of a nice leather sheath. It does however come with a diamond sharpener which is handy to keep an edge on your blade at all times even when you are away from your sharpening stone at home.

If you ever have any issues with this knife, it comes with a 1-year manufacturer’s warranty, which is always a bonus.

These things are cheap, high quality, durable and can complete everyday tasks. A rare combination these days.

3. Condor Bushlore

If you haven’t been able to tell yet, I’m a bit of a sheath nerd. I have to start of with the condor bushlore by saying it comes with the best sheath I have come across for knives in this price range, made from good heavy leather. But what about the knife itself?

Well, don’t let the price fool you. I’ve used this knife alongside knives that are more than double the price of the bushlore, and it performed just as well if not better than some of those more expensive options in various outdoor tasks.

Made from 1075 high carbon steel, this scandi grind blade is extremely durable and very easy to sharpen with a stone. This particular grind hold’s a very sharp edge.

Unlike the Morakniv bushcraft we just went over, the bushlore does indeed come with a full tang blade, which is great for the longevity of the knife itself. It also makes things like batoning wood less stressful, as you don’t have to worry about the blade snapping off from the handle.

With the condor bushlore I was able to do some notching, make feather sticks, chopping and fillet a nice walleye with ease.

The wood handle on this thing is form fitting and very comfortable to use over extended periods of time. It also features a lanyard hole.

To be honest with you, for the price, it’s hard to find anything wrong with this one. You will get your moneys worth and more out of it.

4. The Ka-Bar BK7 Knife

Stepping up a little in price and made in the usa, the Ka-Bar BK7 is one of the most popular survival knives out there.

It’s a bit bigger than the other knives we have talked about thus far, this is because it doubles as a tactical knife. Being a full tang flat grind blade with a thick spine, it can also take more of a beating. Thanks to the blades 1095 Cor-Van steel, once you’re done beating up some trees, it’s really easy to resharpen with most any sharpening stone.

The handle is made from glass fiber filled nylon and fits nicely in your hand and is surprisingly comfortable. Many people actually customize their Ka-Bar BK7 handles.

Now, this knife isn’t a machete, and it’s not a hatchet but the BK7 is an excellent chopper, it’s heft and size makes clearing brush and delimbing trees a breeze. I would even go as far as saying if you for some reason lose and forget your axe at home, the BK7 is one of the few fixed-blade knives that would be able to chop down reasonably sized trees. It’s impressive.

The sheath! What about the sheath? Well, it’s a polyester sheath that won’t wear out easily. It’s not the best looking sheath but let’s be real, we don’t buy knives just for the sheaths. Okay, maybe I do sometimes.

This bad boy is no ordinary camping knife, it’s a survivalists dream.

5. Buck 853 selkirk knife

So this beauty of a knife takes its name from the equally beautiful Selkirk Mountain range in northern Idaho and is one of the best bushcraft knives for a reasonable price out there.

This midsize buck knife features a sturdy fixed blade and comes with everything you need to master the outdoors. The blade is made of 420HC drop point steel and is perfect for every task from whittling to skinning. Here’s a look at the Selkirk blade specs: