Check out these five top preparedness knives for under $20

What is an inexpensive, quality knife for people on a limited budget? Can you get a good knife for under $20?

by Leon Pantenburg

“Buy cheap, buy often” and “You get what you pay for” are just a couple of cliches’ that apply to knives.

But there is a difference between “cheap” and “inexpensive.” “Cheap” means the product doesn’t cost much because the materials, labor and workmanship are of a lower standard. “Inexpensive” denotes a quality product that doesn’t cost much.

Personally, I don’t think anyone can afford cheap knives. They will let you down when most needed, and inevitably, the cheapie will have to be  replaced.

But maybe you need a quality, inexpensive knife to give a kid (Every youngster with that first knife will try cutting or whittling everything, throwing it, and all sorts of destructive things. Inevitably the knife gets lost.)

Or maybe you’re setting up multiple emergency kits on a limited budget. Each of these collections needs a good knife.

Regardless of cost, things to consider are quality of blade steel, safe and ergonomic handle, rigid, lockblade or slip joint design and the shape of the blade point.

Here are five excellent knives that cost less than $20 each.

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Buck Bantam BLW

I carried a Buck double bladed folder on my 1980 end-to-end Mississippi River canoe voyage. I used it every day for a variety of fish-cleaning and canoe-related tasks. The 420 HC steel in the blade held an edge very well, and I had no complaints whatsoever about the knife’s performance.

But I retired the knife after I moved to Idaho and started backcountry big game hunting. My most recent Buck folder is a Bantam BLW.

Here are the Buck Bantam BLW specs:

• Blade Length:   3 1/8″ (7.9 cm)
• Blade Material:   420HC Stainless Steel
• Carry System:   Stainless steel belt/boot/pocket clip
• Handle Material:   Thermoplastic, textured
• Length Closed:   4 3/8″ (11.1 cm)
• Weight:   2.4 oz. (68.3 g)

This knife will handle most everyday tasks easily. It’s the type of knife you could give a kid, along with proper training, as his/her first knife. The lock blade is as safe as a lock blade can be, and it is not a flipper or easy-open knife. For many youngsters, it will takes both hands to operate the Bantam. This eliminates the potential for quick-draw competitions.

The Buck is also inexpensive enough that when (not if) it gets lost, there shouldn’t be major emotional trauma. Mine cost $17.50, including postage, from  KnivesShipFree.

Mora Model 840 Clipper: Mora is a brand of inexpensive, Scandinavian-style knife that I like very

much. I bought several different models of Mora about ten years ago to test as potential tools in conjunction with flint and steel firemaking.Morakniv Clipper 840 Fixed Blade Outdoor Knife with Carbon Steel Blade, 3.9-Inch

Well, the Clippers didn’t work for that, but I found the knives were so handy they got used very successfully as camp and bushcraft knives.

Here’s what you get with the Clipper:

I tend to lose fishing lures, sunglasses and knives on canoe or rafting trips. If I’m planning a water-borne trip, I’ll take along a knife that is more or less expendable. Most of the time, that will end up being a Clipper.

Lansky World Legal: I bought this knife out of curiosity, and the fact that my son Dan’s band is doing

a European tour in March. Dan typically carries a Benchmade Griptillian for stage setup, but that knife is illegal in some countries he’ll be traveling in. This Lansky is supposedly legal in 150-some countries worldwide.

I take this claim with a grain of salt. I think legality of a knife will depend on an individual cop’s interpretation of the laws!

Here’s the Lansky’s specs:

The Lansky is solidly built, the 440c is a good mid-range steel, and the handle design is sound.

The knife is a little to0 tactical-looking for my tastes, and kinda defeats the purpose of urban camouflage, but that’s personal preference.  I also don’t much care for the hooky-thingy point, but that’s easily fixed. I got Dan’s Lansky for $16.95. Lansky LKN333 Mikkel Willumsen World Legal Folding Knife

Swiss Army Knife Tinker: I carry a Tinker every day, and it gets used for everything. My current Tinker was handed down to me several years ago by the late Jim Grenfell, and it was his everyday carry knife.

The Tinker does everything I need a pocket knife to do. It also has the SAK tweezers, toothpick, can opener and a Phillips head screwdriver that will get used constantly.Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker Knife with Paracord Bracelet

Here’s the specifics, according to the SAK website: