Knife Sharpener

[DJ_Mack]

What type, if any, knife sharpener do you carry with you when you are hunting?  Do you carry one for back country hunting?  Thanks guys.

[pianoman9701]

I have a small diamond steel that i keep in my pack. Brings back the edge quickly

[Bob33]

I carry a regular knife, a small Havalon with spare blades and no sharpener.

[WapitiTalk1]

I have a small diamond steel that i keep in my pack. Brings back the edge quickly

Eze-Lap diamond sharpener.  Great little sharpener P-man! 

[gaddy]

I have the same diamond stick.

[KFhunter]

I carry a regular knife, a small Havalon with spare blades and no sharpener.

same same

I've been thinking about swapping the knife for a good hatchet though, or just adding a lighter hatchet to the pack.  I'm not an ounce counter but my pack is getting a bit heavy

[pianoman9701]

I carry a regular knife, a small Havalon with spare blades and no sharpener.

same same

I've been thinking about swapping the knife for a good hatchet though, or just adding a lighter hatchet to the pack.  I'm not an ounce counter but my pack is getting a bit heavy

I have a Razor Lite Edge. I can bring back the edge with the EZ-Lap  without throwing a blade away. Pretty handy for both.

[pd]

What type, if any, knife sharpener do you carry with you when you are hunting?  Do you carry one for back country hunting?  Thanks guys.

The answer, as always, is: "It depends." 

Are you a bow hunter? If so, do you need to carry a stone to sharpen your broad heads in the field (probably not).

Otherwise, do you carry (feel the need to carry) a stone to sharpen your knife upon skinning/deboning an animal?  And, if so, could you leave your stone in the rig or at camp? 

I bring a stone for both the knife and broad heads, but do not carry said stone in my day pack.  A single knife, with Havalon, is what I do now, same as Bob33.

[724wd]

I have a small diamond steel that i keep in my pack. Brings back the edge quickly

 

[jrebel]

I carry a havalon knife that also has the saw blade.....super awesome....and a regular knife.  No sharpener.  but do carry extra havalon blades.   

[cooltimber]

I carry a havalon knife that also has the saw blade.....super awesome....and a regular knife.  No sharpener.  but do carry extra havalon blades.   

me also,works great

[splitshot]

  I have a havalon piranha for elk and moose and an outward edge for deer.  they both have extra blades and are lite.  no sharpener.  mike w

[high country]

I used to carry the diamond lap, then speedy sharp,  now this is the answer. It's carbide, ceramic and preset edge angles all in one.

http://www.camillusknives.com/product/733.0.0.0.0/19224/_/Camillus_Glide_Sharpener

[j_h_nimrod]

I have a DMT diamond stone that is 1"x3" and folds into a little cover. Opened it is ~6"X1" and capable of sharpening any blade I have a need to sharpen.

[Stein]

I carry a havalon knife that also has the saw blade.....super awesome....and a regular knife.  No sharpener.  but do carry extra havalon blades.