Benchmade 530 knife

Incredibly light camping knife

Product

Benchmade 530 knife

Promise

Ultra light, ultra slim fold-up knife with moveable carry clip. Great to take camping or backpacking.

Performance

This little knife really is light - it weighs less than 60g, or the equivalent of two bags of crisps - so you won't even know it's in your pocket (unlike a bulky stainless steel pen knife). It's beautifully designed, with a small serrated edge near the base of the 8-inch blade and a one-handed ambidextrous function that means you can slide down the catch and open the blade with, er, one hand. This is U.S.-made, tough as you like, and ideal for backpacking and camping

Verdict

Whether you're whittling wood (do people still do that, or is it just cub scouts?), chopping up spuds for your supper round the campfire, cutting fishing line or tough rope, this is an incredible piece of kit. Did we mention how light it was?