BPS Knives Adventurer Camp Knife

[Sanders]

https://bpsknives.com/product/advent...camping-knife/

I got this knife for Christmas from my oldest and her husband. I’d been wanting to try one out for a while, as they looked like a diamond in the rough, made by a relatively unknown company in Ukraine. The blade is full tang, 1066 carbon steel with a razor sharp Scandi grind edge. It also has a sharp 90 degree spine that works great on the included ferrocerrium fire starter rod.

The leather sheath it comes with is high quality, and nicer than the sheaths many, more expensive knives come with.

The grip is walnut with a rough oil finish. Nothing fancy, but utilitarian.

I’ll probably cold blue the blade with vinegar to help prevent rust. All in all, it seems to be a sturdy, well made knife.

Price on Amazon is $32-$40 depending on sale prices.

[aviator]

just keep it oiled

I have a knife my FIL gave me some time ago, and it was bad but I was able to bring it back to life and it's really sharp, I applied cold gun blueing to it, it's holding on with no rust and I keep it in the shed.

[Sanders]

Originally Posted by aviator

just keep it oiled

I have a knife my FIL gave me some time ago, and it was bad but I was able to bring it back to life and it's really sharp, I applied cold gun blueing to it, it's holding on with no rust and I keep it in the shed.

Come to think of it, I have a bottle of cold gun bluing around here, somewhere. I used to use it to finish bent flats instead of spraypaint or some of the fancier finishes.

My $140 Tops knife started rusting after 4 days hard use in the SE Ohio jungle. It is powdercoated (or Ceracoated), except for the edge and the spine after I filed off the paint so I could use it to strike a ferro rod.

There are some fantastic stainless steels out there now. The only thing keeping makers using some of the regular carbon steels is probably tradition, because cost isn't that much more for a quality stainless, anymore.

[4thIDvet]

Originally Posted by Sanders

Come to think of it, I have a bottle of cold gun bluing around here, somewhere. I used to use it to finish bent flats instead of spraypaint or some of the fancier finishes.

My $140 Tops knife started rusting after 4 days hard use in the SE Ohio jungle. It is powdercoated (or Ceracoated), except for the edge and the spine after I filed off the paint so I could use it to strike a ferro rod.

There are some fantastic stainless steels out there now. The only thing keeping makers using some of the regular carbon steels is probably tradition, because cost isn't that much more for a quality stainless, anymore.

Painting a stainless tripod the other day and my neighbor said rub it down with vinegar then paint it. Be damned it's holding up good.

[aviator]

Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

Painting a stainless tripod the other day and my neighbor said rub it down with vinegar then paint it. Be damned it's holding up good.

If I'm going to paint metal I rub it with acetone first, that's how you do airplane metal. It cleans it up really well, no grease, no fingerprints.