I've carried Buck knives pretty much all of my life. Pretty hard to beat for the price. I do have a number of rather spendy hand made custom knives as well, but they are really more "show" than "go". Oh, they are functional, but about the first time you lose one on an elk hunt, or have one "confiscated" (i.e. stolen) by some schitthead third world customs official, you start to question the need to hunt with a $500 knife.
Here are my three that have served me well for decades. A 110+ folder for just general carry and use, a 692 that I carry while hunting as my field dressing / skinning knife, and a 119 X that pretty much just stays in camp for general duty there (it's really just too big to carry).
