The Buck Knife 105 Pathfinder is 9 1/8 inches long, and has a 5 inch modified clip point blade made of Buck's premium 420 HC stainless steel.
The handle of this Buck knife is phenolic, with aluminum butt and finger guard; and it's sized so that it's comfortable to work with even when doing tough chores.
The 5 inch blade of this Buck fixed blade knife is just about the perfect length.
You can cut kindling for a camp fire, split tree branches to make a lean-to, peel and strip bark for emergency rope, dress out game, clean and fillet fish, whittle tent pegs, prepare your meals, etc.
Are you going to follow a river through the Rockies or Sierras, maybe in late Spring when the bite of Winter cold has left the air and the woods and meadows are glowing green again?
Whether you plan to hike along a river or lake shore, or up along a high, dry mountain pass; the Buck Knife 105 Pathfinder would be a great knife to take along.