Jerry you sound like Ray Mears! (no bad thing). I am loathe to go hiking without a stout fixed blade as since I saw 'True Romance' the phrase 'it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it' has been my motto about such things. While if you travel too heavy it wrecks your day out a small strong fixed blade is just too critical a resource to be without (and I can't knap flints worth a [censored]!) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />