Benchmade Altitude Fixed Blade Knife vs ESEE Junglas Survival Fixed Blade Knife

Benchmade 15200 Altitude. You might have to shop around to find one at your price, but they can be found. Amazing little fixed blade that is great at holding an edge

They're not just throwing junk together and collecting a paycheck. The blade is thick and very strong and comes out of the box sharp enough to shave your arm hair. It pulled the hair a little but with a handful of passes on my spyderco sharpmaker it was smooth and just rolled the hair off! This thing is scary sharp for being as big as it is. The handles are beautiful and offer great grip

Handles well, this knife is awesome especially for my sheep and mule deer prairie hunts where I carry a lot of gear. I didn't know if i'd like the orange but it's great, you never have to look for it. Great purchase

.Micarta handle feel good in the hand and will be adding a paracord lanyard as additional safety.

I have been using my KOA D2 elk hunter for the past ten years. It's a great knife, but at the end of last season I decided to start looking at some of the higher end steels. I am on a bit of a quest to find a knife that will remain sufficiently sharp through an entire elk. I have several benchmade pocket knives and I really like them so I decided to try a couple of their hunting knives to see how I like their design/feel and to test the edge holding retention on elk hide

With the paracord lanyard stoutly fixed to my Junglas, I had no trouble retaining possession of this valuable tool that fits so perfectly in my day pack. The nearly razor-sharp edge on the Junglas held up to any abuse I inflicted on it including but not limited to paring large boulders. This is my tool of choice for rough going along with my favorite shoulder weapon, the CZ 550 American Safari Magnum express rifle chambered in Gibbs .505

This is a spendy knife but it is well worth the price. I purchased the firstlite edition knife because it is $30 cheaper on Amazon than anywhere else at the moment.

You'll barely put out $40, but you'll get a good sheath (a tad funky with the snaps, but still quite good), a good carbon steel blade, a good handle, and lots of money saved. Yes, I'd actually suggest that over the RTAK II..

But for those looking for a tough fixed blade that weighs scant ounces for hunting, this one should be high on the list.

At first i was skeptical of using 1095 steel, but i now see the advantage over stainless. This blade will get a razor sharp edge effortlessly, and most importantly, WILL HOLD THE EDGE. People, just learn how to take care of it. This is a REALLY big knife and quite heavy, so if its gonna be used for backpacking/hiking, i recommend something more lightweight, like the Esee 6, or the Junglas 2, but if you have a strong back, this thing will do anything really good, batoning, feathering, etc