Overland Chef's Knife Selection

[Cookout]

Hi Everyone, really curious to see and hear everyone's go-to knife/cookware selection for overlanding/camping. I think I have mine pretty dialed for the most amount of versatility with the least amount of space needed.
Curious to see if I am missing anything or just looking for different points of view!

Wooden Spoon - Tongs 9 or 10'' - Metal Detachable Scissors - Paring Knife - 8'' Chef - Cleaver

 

[WeLikeCamping]

I would add a serrated-edge knife, like a bread knife or a tomato knife. Otherwise, your selection is about the same for me.

 

[Cookout]

I would add a serrated-edge knife, like a bread knife or a tomato knife. Otherwise, your selection is about the same for me.

awesome - yeah a good serrated knife is also useful for cutting big loafs of bread. Whats your carry system for the above? At the moment I have edge guards on the blades, and then they are jumbled together in a small bag. Thinking about making something safer and more contained.

 

[workerdrone]

No Spatula? for knives I just like an ~8" chef and a paring knife, as long as they're really sharp they'll cut crusty bread. Dig those tongs.

 

[WeLikeCamping]

When tent camping, all cutlery and utensils are placed in a small plastic bin that is placed in a larger bin that contains all kitchen needs.

 

[geojag]

My go to is an LT Wright small northern hunter, kind of a Canadian belt knife pattern. Works very well for kitchen duty, cleaning fish, etc.

 

[Riptide]

The Tiktaalik set that Carl made a few years ago, has been awesome. Simple, high quality, and space-efficient to store. Been a great asset to our tiny camper, and they get hauled to the cabin on occasion.

Sadly, it looks like they're no longer available.

Tiktaalik Field Knife Set - Camp Trend

A solution to bring high quality knives, along with a cutting board, to wherever far off places you call your kitchen for the day.

camptrend.com

 

[4000lbsOfGoat]

That setup is pretty similar to what we use but I'm curious as to what you might need the cleaver for?

If you don't already have a good storage solution then I highly recommend the ATC Camp Kitchen.

SOVAHandcrafted on Etsy makes good quality knife covers for decent prices too. They have standard sizes listed but if you email them they'll do any size. Lets us keep our knives in the Camp Kitchen with no issues.

 

[4000lbsOfGoat]

To be fair though, you are clearly not a real Overlander(TM) unless you have a set of these from Northmen Guild...

 

[workerdrone]

Lovely but I'll take functionally the same set in Shun Classic? and spend the remaining 2k on the steak and the booze!

 

[drrobinson]

Not nearly the quality I like for knives, but this thing is great for camp kitchen duties.
https://www.messermeister.com/products/adventure-chef-6-folding-chefs-knife

 

[Ragman]

I have all kinds of knives that I use in the kitchen including high $$ carbon steel. For camping I use a set of cheap Kai knives that do everything I ask them to do. Granted I am more limited when I camp as well. For more robust items I also have a set of the Prometheus Field Knives.

Inspire

Kai Housewares offers quality kitchen knives like Kai PRO, Pure Komachi 2, Wasabi, Luna, Inspire, and Seki Magoroku to make meal prep fast and easy.

housewares.kaiusa.com

 

[TwinStick]

I like to try different knives depending on what the meals will be. My go to knives are a BK&T BK-5, BK-15 & a Gerber Freescape camp chef santoku.

When we are camping with the camper, I always bring a big chopper as well. It currently is a BK-20.

 

[RoamIt]

As a professional Chef, I have a set of old school Henkels that I have had for decades. The only other knife I've added is a Santoku. For the rest of the tools I do have a French whip, peeler/grater combo, heat resistant spatula, 8" tongs, ladle, and a cutting board (with a handle). I'm probably forgetting some odds and ends.

When I hit the road full time, I think I'll have to refine things, I have a tendency to overpack on the cooking pots, pans, utensils, JIC

 

[mep1811]

I have the GSI knife set and am very happy with it. I got rid of the case and kept the knives with my kitchen stiff in my Adventure Tool Company camp kitchen bag.