Cold Steel VG-10 San Mai Outdoorsman Fixed Blade

CS makes reliable, strong knives. They also make some ridiculous ones but hell, every time I handle my large Luzon I cackle. It's too big not to laugh when you hold it, let alone opening it. The thing is, they take abuse and the lock stays put. I don't have a Lawman but I hear lots of good things. +1 on the hatchet. A heavy bushcraft knife can do all sorts of things like feathering a firestick... but a hatchet, let alone an actual axe, will shift far more weight in a survival situation than even a damn good knife will do. I like the White River Firecraft 3.5 and the LT Wright Jessmuk quite a bit tho. I used to have a bugout bag, mostly because I live in a location that, last I saw, was targeted by a bunch of Russian and Chinese IBCMs. I don't bother anymore unless something's happening, and even then I usually plan to shelter in place. You can't even get out of town on a holiday weekend; if the CBRN shit hit the fan it'd be so much worse. The highways and main roads that head toward less targeted areas would be parking lots packed with desperate idjits. Now my plans are more bug-in than bug-out. I've seen what it's like to die of radiation poisoning and I think I'd rather be vaporized if it comes to that. Quick and merciful compared to having your internal organs bleed out.

I bought a Cold Steel American Lawman at a very good price (it wasn't new but really unused), I will use it to go camping. After watching youtube videod of what an ideal bushcraft knife should be, I decided that a good hatchet and a knife like the American Lawman will meet my needs, it's not like I am haunted by conspiracy theories where I need to carry a bugout bag with me 24/7.

Blade made/forged in Taiwan (prev version was Japanese made)