I tend to be a minimalist in my EDC. Even more so when backpacking. Around town I'll carry a locking folder, a keychain SAK, a 2 or 3 layer 84 or 93mm SAK, and a smallish multitool (Juice, Fuse, or even a Squirt). Backpacking I carry a SAK Small Tinker, and that's all. OK, maybe a scalpel blade in the FAK. I've never had much use for large fixed blade knives when I'm camping. If I'm car camping, I'll take a small ax, or, better yet, a bow saw. But if I'm humping it on my back I pretty much stick to the 10 Essentials, and I've never found a need for any knife bigger than a 4-bladed pocket knife.

Kevin B.