Sharpening kit for carry

[Slacker]

Let's say I have two knives and I'm hunting for groceries due to grocery stores are permanently closed.

I have one knife to skin/process venison and small game. The other knife is general utility.

Can anyone recommend a sharpening kit that has a jig (25 degree/30 degree)
That is suitable for backpack carry and is high enough quality to depend on?
Plastic Chinese stuff isn't what I'm looking for.

 

[NCFubar]

It’s not the cheapest but I really like mine ... Work Sharp Field Sharpener

https://smile.amazon.com/Work-Sharp...r&qid=1574023782&sprefix=Works,aps,181&sr=8-6

 

[BBD280]

Not exactly what you're looking for but I love mine......I keep one in truck and one at home.

 

[BowWow]

If you could do without the angle jig .....Kershaw and Buck have a sharpener that resembles a triangulated file. Coarse, Med and fine. Its small, light and would easily fit in a loop that is commonly seen in camping gear. I used the angle jig for a bit, but after a few times you can eyeball the angle yourself.

 

[MacEntyre]

Lansky

 

[Infamous1]

I wish I could sharpen a knife worth a dang. This is @thrillhill area of expertise but he prolly say grab a stone and toss it in the pack. I am a drag thru kinda guy. It works for me, its fast, its easy and my knives stay sharp. These get tossed in my packs.

 

[bigfelipe]

Lansky kits aren't big and they fit the bill. I keep a kit in my truck.

 

[MacEntyre]

Lansky kits aren't big and they fit the bill. I keep a kit in my truck.

and they are very easy to use.

 

[Burt Gummer]

Lansky kits aren't big and they fit the bill. I keep a kit in my truck.

I finally learned to sharpen a knife by hand without a jig. Learned a lot watching @thrillhill work on them in his shop. I keep the lansky stones in my truck without the rest of the kit. An edge of cardboard works very well in a pinch for a strop. I can usually do that and make one where it’ll take hair off me arm.

 

[Jeppo]

I can usually do that and make one where it’ll take hair off me arm.

But will it do a bikini line?

 

[yard mongrel]

Bottom of a coffee mug.

Seriously, learn to use a stone, crock stick, hone, and strop without the angle guide.

Take a sharpie marker and color your edge back to the bevel and start sharpening freehand. You'll learn pretty quickly what to do as the mark disappears. I learned using a couple dimes as guides on a stone. Practice with the wife's kitchen knives first.

 

[Burt Gummer]

But will it do a bikini line?

Care to be my crash test dummy?

 

[Jeppo]

Care to be my crash test dummy?

Was askin’ for a friend.

 

[MLS2]

I carry in my backpack and truck a 2"x4" strip of luan. It is light weight and strong, I use contact cement to attach 3M wet/dry sand paper, One side 600 grit the other 1200 grit. Most of my fixed blades are convex but I don't worry about any cushioning under the sandpaper because I can roll the edge enough to not cut an angle. They also work fine for the beveled edges on my folders. The two grits are enough to bring back a good edge if needed in the field. Not a long term solution, but a good lightweight short term method. I don't need a bikini cut in the field, I can rough it for a few days.