The advice given to me when I was first looking for a good all around camp and survival knife was that I should think about all of the situations that I'd be using the knife for. Everything including slicing veggies, cutting rope, skinning game, lite to moderate wood working chores like whittling and cutting dead limbs from trees for shelter and fire, self defense not only from humans but large predators and whatever else you can think off. From lazing around the camp to being under extremely stressful times are what the knife will have to cover, so it's gotta be up to the task. <br><br>If you're confident that a folder alone will cover the tasks you'll need to perform, then get a good one. Lots of great folders out there with superb design, steel and locking mechanisms. <br><br>Another thought is that you get both the good folder, SAK or multi tool and also get a heavy duty blade like a fixed blade knife, machete, golok, khukuri or similar to handle the tougher jobs.<br><br>