I use the saddle Mountain skinner for most of my heavy duty caping and cutting work but tend to use the outdoor Edge knife for the majority of the work once I’m past the Cape. For what it’s worth the shadow Mountain Skinner also functions really well as a general camp knife. Like all of the bench made stuff the included kydex sheath is pretty well done and I’ve never had a problem with knife retention on the hip belt or getting loose in the pack.