5 WORST and 7 BEST Camping Knives to Own in 2026!

📘 THE BOOK: "The Old Scout Way: Walt's Camping & Fishing Manual" (120 camp and fishing tricks) 📗 ALSO: "The Old Scout Way: Walt's Camp Cooking Manual" (60 tricks for cooking with no kitchen) Get one, or both in a bundle: https://waltscampingsecrets.com I spent thirty-five years as a scoutmaster watching boys pick out a first knife, and in this video I rank twelve of them worst to best, from the movie knife you should walk past to the twenty-dollar Swedish blade I would still hand a boy tomorrow morning. In this video: Why the hollow handle with the survival kit inside breaks right where you hold it The two tools those saw teeth on the spine are quietly costing you The one word on a knife card that means the maker will not tell you what the steel is The four-second tang stamp check before you pay a memory premium for an old American name The seven knives worth owning, counting down as the prices go the wrong way The four knife rules every boy in my troop learned before he was allowed to open a blade The gear aisle would rather sell you one knife at two hundred dollars than four that come to a hundred. The four still cut better. Safety note: never baton with a folding knife whatever its lock, keep the work off your thigh, and let a dropped knife hit the ground. Which knife have you carried the longest? Tell me in the comments below. Subscribe and stay a while: https://www.youtube.com/@WaltsCampingSecrets #camping #campingtips #outdoorskills #campingknife #bushcraft #oldscoutway