There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Camping - You might want a fixed-blade bushcrafting or survival knife, like the Jarosz Turok ($), Bradford Guardian or Fallkniven F1 ($$), which you could use to baton kindling. TOPS and ESEE are also brands worth checking out.
Backpacking - A lot of people are looking for very light weight, like CRKT's M-16 or M-21 ($), Gerber Kestrel Ultralight ($$).
There are literally hundreds of good options out there, I've just listed some that I know are popular and like personally. You can spend $20 on cheap ones but I'd recommend against it, $40 on decent ones (lots of good options here), or $120-140 for some serious steel. Or a lot more...as with all purchases, you will get what you pay for at every price level, and opinions about which one is "best" vary widely.
No offense to the drop here, but the bugout is lighter, and you have very good long term support. The Benchmade warranty is probably the best in the business.
I've not seen a response yet on omega springs for this knife, so long term heavy use would be a concern.