Best Budget Option for a Bushcraft Knife 

Agree!! Bahco are gems, and they sell for a lower price because they are considered "tools" and not "bushcraft gear". I own this and a few others. They are very chunky and great value.

Here in South Africa the Bahco 2444 costs R279. The US Dollar is currently 1 to 20 South African Rand. I picked one up the other day to see what the Bahco number was and where it was made. Sweden. I'm 67 and I've handled a lot of knives. But as soon as my hand closed around this knife I could FEEL where part of next month's pension was going...

SK-5 is closer to 1084, not 1095. Very good steel none the less. Nice review of a tough knife.

Good review. I carry 2 knives in my camping gear. A Mora for food prep and a Cold Steel for everything else. The Bahco looks to be a good fit for my needs. I will consider it as an option. Thanks

SK5 is the old name and SK85 is the new name. It is fairly similar to your Jaakaripuukko's 80crv2. It has about 0.05% more carbon but fewer alloying (Cr, V, Mo) elements - just a little Cr instead of all 3. I'm assuming you have the carbon steel version or perhaps both. The new steel in the SK5 name is more of a high end drill bit steel - probably too brittle for bushcraft knives due to lots of tungsten and cobalt for very high hardness. The JIS steel alloy names had a re-org, but most of the knife world uses the old name.

My favorit budget buscraft knife ,for heavy tasks.I own three and modified them into diffrent styles.The tang is the same thickness(4mm)than the blade,about 12mm wide and runs 8,5cm into the handle,were the orange stripe starts.Not Full tang,but that's absolutly overrated,this tang plus the polypropylen handle...like you said supersuper tough

Awesome. Didn't know about this until I saw your video, thought mora were the only answer but this looks way better

I prefer the hultafors gk heavy-duty knife or the ok4 outdoor knife, both great budget knives.

Chisel knives are great, I don’t have a dedicated “adventure” or “survival” knife but I do use a Hultafors chisel knife for bush craft type stuff.

That would be quite a handy tool for anyone who is a little ''rough'' on their knives

sk5? sk5 is a beast steel!

In early 2019 I received one of these as a gift from a friend and fellow bushcraft/wild camping enthusiast. I believe it was also Bahco branded, but I could be mistaken. The handle shape and specifications are at least extremely similar. At the time, I was using a Mora Robust as my go-to fixed blade as well as a Opinel #9 for a jack knife. In my experience, these are built maybe 10% flimsier than the Mora Robust, and the place I'd put that 10% would be in the conctruction of the sheath. Aside from the lack of the signature Mora attachment system, the sheath just felt a little less reliable. It didn't take a terribly long time, maybe ten outings, for the retention to begin to fail. Of course, that's easily resolved with a strap around the handle of the knife that's affixed to the sheath. I personally used a velcro strap one would use to organize cables. Certainly a good knife for the money, and I agree that it might just be the best bang-for-your-buck option available. I might also advise the Mora Robust or the Mora Companion. They're both reliably found recommened as good, cheap, bushcraft options for a reason! Truthfully, if it cuts and doesn't fall apart, it's a pretty good start! Great review, my friend. Glad you're getting back to making the quality content we all sorely missed. Your insights are a blessing. God bless!

Where can i get one?