I am a huge fan of CRKT fixed blades. The stiff kiss is the best ultralight backpack knife I know of. It's silly light but more robust than a light weight folder and has a long enough blade for cutting bread, fruit, and spreading things. The CRKT F4 kneck knife is my new favorite knife. I bought them from my local store for 14.99 each. I made a custom Kydex sheath for one which has a removeable ferrocerium flint( from Hoods Woods). I think this would be a very ideal small kit knife. It's size is slightly larger than the Gerber LST yet much stronger.