Fact is there are a lot of really good knives in that size range. Find the one that suits you, and that's the ultimate. Knives are personal, individual things. This is the golden age of camp knives. For camping, I am partial to the bigger ones, even machetes. They just make camp chores easier. But the camp tramp, SOD and chopweiler would be among my favorites in the 7" size. Go up to 8", and the NMSFNO with a good convex grind can do it all. For me, I'll take a Bushwacker or similar sized knife.