[Allison]

little bitty Buck Knife Here's a sweet deal on a nice little knife. I have one that's just a smidge longer but very similar. Also Buck has great warranty service, should you ever need it.

[Slide Alder Slayer]

Nice cutter, and in most instances I would agree, but for extended backpacking trips in remote areas I carry and recommend the Project I by Chris Reeve. WWW.chrisreeve.com/project.html.

[marzsit]

[Allison]

If it's 14 oz we are speaking to different audiences. My warmest coat weighs less than that.

[C Dog]

[Allison]

[forest gnome]

My friend has the same design knife (ranger special ops. have these) SWEEET knife and good balance!! not as heavy as it seems. last pack knife you'll buy.

[MooseAndSquirrel]

I've had a BuckLite model for many years and like it. Very light w/ bombproof plastic handle, very sharp 3" carbon steel blade. Not recommended but in a pinch I had to use it to open a tunafish can and it cut it open like butter.

[Dante]

Chris Reeve makes a lighter knife called the Mountaineer

The smallest one is 5.5 oz. LINK I don't carry a fixed blade. If I did, I'd select one based on the advice HERE Reeve also makes the best or one of the best production folding knives on the market--the $ebenza. My favorite backpacking knife is the Victorinox Outrider:

Locking blade, saw, scissors, awl, can opener and more. If you want a reasonably priced locking folder with a sturdier blade than a locking Swiss Army Knife, then I would recommend the Benchmade Griptilian and Mini-Griptilian and the Spyderco Endura and Delica (or a Buck 110 or 112). All of them are great knives for the money.

[marzsit]

i used to carry my dad's old hunting knife, but it's tough to carry a fixed blade if you're not wearing a belt.. i carry a little gerber 300 zytel locking 2" blade folder in my pocket, and a leatherman wave in my pack. if i'm planning on a fire i have a 12" estwing hand axe that i sometimes carry.

[Dante]

I've had my eye on one of these for a while, but I don't really need a hatchet:

Handy, durable and more versatile than a pocket knife. Cliff Jacobson first introduced us to this mini wonder and we've been in love with it ever since. You can use it for so many camp and everyday tasks that it easily pays for itself. A lightweight wonder! 2 1/2" face, 4 1/2" head, 10 1/4" handle. It comes with a grain-leather sheath. Weighs only 12.1 oz. Gransfors Bruks axes and hatchets are hand forged works of art. I've read the mini hatchet will easily out cut much heavier 9" fixed blade knives when it comes to chopping wood. FWIW a saw like this:

is lighter, more compact and safer, but you can't split wood with a saw.

[Backpacker Joe]

I like these: http://www.striderknives.com/html/main.html TB

[Dante]

BPJ, the traditional Skandinavian knives HERE (scroll down to the "Catalog" links) might appeal to your inner Dane (sorry, no Danish knives, but lots of other Scandinavian styles). The Scandinavians--particularly the Finns--have had a long time to figure out what makes a good North Woods knife.