I just think a 7" recurve would be fine. Lets face it, Dice, you and I have so many damned choices, it is hard to pick just one. I am taking a Condor jungle bowie and a DM on my next trip far into the swamp. If I had to pick just one knife, it would be a 6" or 7" knife. I used to carry Ka-Bar until I got a Kukri.