Earlier this year I spoke about my recent ambassadorship with my good friends over at Campcraft Outdoors (read here). In that article, I briefly mentioned the Lt. Colonel Campcraft Knife. This is my go-to recommendation if you’re looking for a solid bushcraft and survival knife under $100. But, I want to elaborate on it a bit more in this article and give you all a closer look.
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Campcraft Lt. Colonel Knife Feel
The Campcraft Lt. Colonel Knife features Stabilized Oak Handles and has a very neutral shape/design that works well for small and large hands. I’ve personally used this knife for hours on end doing various camp & bushcraft tasks without any fatigue or discomfort. I’ve also found that this knife works well with bare hands and doesn’t get lost in thick winter gloves.
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Tough Survival Knife
The Lt. Colonel Knife is incredibly tough. It features a 1/8″ thick, 5″ long, full-tang 1095 Carbon Steel blade. As a testament to this knifes toughness and durability, I’ll recap an exercise I performed with it during my last Winter Survival Class…
During the class, I had to do a “1 stick fire” with this knife as my only tool. This exercise required me to baton a 4″ x 12″ piece of Eastern Red Cedar into all 3 types of firewood I would need for my fire (fuel, then kindling, and finally, tinder). After I had my firewood secured & prepared, I used the 90º spine to strike my ferro rod to create fire.
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During the 1 stick/log fire exercise, the Lt. Colonel shocked me and instantly won me over. It literally bent into an S-Shape when I encountered a knot in the log I was processing…Then, as soon as I retrieved my knife from the wood, it went back as straight as an arrow (I’ve had no issues months later either).
On top of that insane display of durability, the knife batoned through all of my stages of wood and then feather-sticked with the best of them. Which leads me to say, the 1095 Steel in the Campcraft Lt. Colonel Knife is top-notch. It holds a fantastic edge and resharpens with ease in the field, or on the workbench at home.
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Best Bushcraft Knife Under $100
There are a lot of fantastic bushcraft knives around the $100 price point, but the Campcraft Lt. Colonel Knife takes the cake for me. This is my go-to recommendation for anyone looking for a solid bushcraft knife that will last them a lifetime.
Along with the knife, you get a leather sheath (not pictured here in my post, sorry). And the family-owned company who stands behind this knife eats, sleeps, and breathes the outdoors…That to me adds a lot of additional value.
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I appreciate you checking out my thoughts on this beautiful knife from Campcraft. If you have any questions about it or any of the Campcraft products, drop me a comment…I’m always stoked to help!
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