This is certainly the question (see how the new guy shamelessly kisses up to the Big Dawg)!

I'm in for two Regulators, because as he said if I damage the handle while batoning then its operator error not a design flaw.

I do baton wood A LOT while camping. I live in Southern Indiana and while car camping you have to purchase fire wood at the State or Federal Park Office (because of Emerald Ash Borers - invasive wood borne bug). As a result we're typically stuck with wood that wasn't stored properly, and is soaking wet. Therefore, batoning is a guaranteed necessity for a quick and easy fire. With 7.5" of blade I'll just exercise caution while performing said task.

I hope this ^^^^ statement isn't a violation of rules as I see a lot of people getting Mod attention for discussing batoning. I simply want to explain why I'm selecting the standard model.

Final analysis:

[color:"red"]I'm getting TWO BRAND FREAKING NEW SCRAP YARD KNIVES![/color] <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />