I have the BK2 Companion. I purchased it before the Crewman was released. I wanted a hammer, digger, prybar, cutter and wanted a knife with a 5" blade. The Companion was my answer. It has its strengths and weaknesses, for me.

It is heavy, it is very sturdy, it is indestructable. I have used it to chop wood and it does fine. I have used it to pound but the butt of the handle makes that difficult. It is not a knife for fine cutting like cutting associated with cooking. I had to use it to dig foot holds when I tumbled down an embankment. I used it once to punch through the trunk of a junked car just to see if I could get into the trunk. I could. The sheath is Kydex. Its unremarkable. I plan to have the handles sandblasted and thats it for mods. Given the above, it still looks new.

Get another knife for the finer knife tasks. The SAK/Leatherman would be just fine.

Twice the price of the Crewman and twice the metal.

I have seen the Crewman and handled it and would buy the Companion again.