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Old 06-22-2002 | 07:28 AM
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Wanting to know the good or the bad about these knives. Im thinking about the bush camp set. thanks....mitch
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Old 06-23-2002 | 05:46 AM
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I've only handled them, and they are a quality product. The thing that bothers me is that the camp knife has an AUS-8 steel blade. This steel will take a wickedly sharp edge, but there are a lot of steels which will hold an edge much longer. Considering that a camp knife gets used for all kinds of cutting tasks, I would want a blade which would hold an edge longer.
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Old 06-26-2002 | 10:16 AM
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i own the brown bear combo and love it. I am a hunting guide in NE BC and the combo is tramendous for quartering, skinning and caping moose, elk and sheep. I will never own another knife set.
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Old 06-26-2002 | 07:16 PM
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The Brown Bear is D2 steel i think, Which has exceptional edge holding properties. I'm not sure why they make the camp knife out of AUS-8. The rest of the line is D2.
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Old 06-27-2002 | 06:58 AM
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Thanks for the replys......Mitch
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Old 07-16-2002 | 02:31 PM
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I have several knives - The bush knife, the cub bear and the skinner. The bush knive is AUS8 b/c it can be easily resharpened and was thought to be a good camp knife. The bush knife is too big for me to skin deer, but has been a great camp knife. I have really enjoyed and prefer the skinner. It looks a little non-traditional, but is a great skinner / butcher for whitetail. A quick story - I let a friend use the cub bear one evening while field dressing a deer. He left the knife on the hood of my truck and we took off. We heard the knife bounce from the hood while driving 50 mph. I found the knife with a broken tip. I explained what I had done and returned it to the company to see if they would honor the warranty. I received a new knife and a check to cover my cost of shipping. Teere are not many companies that stand behind that kind of guaranty.
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