I use my Rat Trap every day. I use it to open mail, open boxes and and even open some sealed food containers. I have used it to slice pepperoni, too. My fixed blades see little use except for my choppers and machetes. When hiking, I often carry a fixed blade, usually a bowie, tucked in my waistband. If I am packing a revolver, then I usually just carry a folder. I seldom camp or hunt any more, so I don't know why I keep accumulating the large camp knives. Maybe I just like having them around.