They are useful tools for everything from fire starting to bushcraft to food preparation. Anything from a simple pocket knife to a heavy-duty fixed blade can be an ideal knife for camping.

We field-tested the Victorinox Venture, the brand’s first dedicated bushcraft knife, to see if it lives up to its reputation ...

The downside is that this knife is fairly thin and on the short side for heavy-duty bushcraft tasks, but given its weight, edge retention, and sharpness, it’s a near-perfect hunting fixed blade.