I am living in a big metropolitan city and carrying such a big knife around is not an option for me, I prefer smaller ones, this one would be for outdoors, so would this one be beefy enough for some whittling etc?
A little additional observation here:I have an old-model Outrider and a new-model Outrider. The blade of the new-model Outrider is like that of my Nomad (shorter plunge line, more of an arc in the grind line). My Rucksack is more like the old-model Outrider. So, to me, it looks like the newer model knives have the short plunge line and the arcing grind lines. This leaves a little bit more steel in the spine near the hilt and reduces the 'stress lines' at the hilt.Which makes me wonder why Vic made this change.........
Thanks for the replies. The thickness seems sufficient for most task. And don't worry guys I won't be batoning with it. I was planning to get a farmer, but this deal is like 50% off so I am a bit confused. The only thing that keeps me from buying it immediately is the lack of a saw (nomad).About city usage, I can only carry the smallest knives, and sometimes even they can be problematic. There are security checks everywhere from subway enterance to shopping malls, a 111 mm sak is out of question.