I have carried a Gerber BMF since 1985 and have been very satisfied with it. It is not small, and some places do not like the larger knives, but is is very durable and has withstood a tremendous amount of abuse. I recently bought a Winkler II belt knife and I love it. Expensive (a present to myself for a major accomplishment) but impressive in the woods. I am tough on knives and use (or abuse) them by doing things with them that most knives should never do. I used to break issue K-Bars like they were made of plastic.