I beat the hell out of this knife over a camping weekend. I know this is more of a hunting knife rather than a " camp knife " but ppl spend too much time labeling knives. A knife is a tool and you should use it as such. Anyhow I used this knife for a 3 night stay in the woods just to see how it would hold up. I processed all my smaller fire wood with it and I have to say it did great. After batoning with it for 3 days there is zero damage to the blade. The edge is still sharp though I will touch it up b4 I use it again. The only damage on the knife was on the handle. The rubber handle has a few places where it wore from the baton but nothing that hurts itusability, just cosmetic. Overall it's a great knife that will take some abuse if you need it to. Another great USA Buck knife!