8 Best Pocketknives 2022

May 23,2024

We asked six survival experts about the best pocketknives for both emergency and everyday settings, including knives from Coast, Buck Knives, Gerber Gear, Kershaw, Morakniv, White River, and Benchmade..
If there’s only one thing you’re going to remember about the Coast DX318, let it be this: It’s one damn sharp knife. Mine arrived with the finest edge I’ve ever seen on a fresh-from-the-factory blade, and that goes for the straight and serrated portions of the knife. And it has held its sharpness well, even after heavy use on several camping trips. I’ve used mine to slice everything from tomatoes to steak to kindling, and it’s been like the proverbial hot knife through butter every time. Also note that the knife uses dual locking mechanisms, so there’s next to zero risk of its folding shut by accident. .
This Swedish beauty is a full tang knife, meaning one piece of metal forms the blade and runs the entire length of the grip. That provides balance and increases the blade’s strength. The edge itself can also be ground to razor sharpness that it holds well, even when you’re shaving kindling or slicing through rope. That thick spine is squared off, making it perfect for use with a fire starter or for tapping at with a mallet or log when using the Garberg to split wood. Long story short, while this knife looks lovely and all, it’s a rugged workhorse of a tool that you can treat as roughly as you want. .
We asked six survival experts about the best pocketknives for both emergency and everyday settings, including knives from Coast, Buck Knives, Gerber Gear, Kershaw, Morakniv, White River, and Benchmade.