I love that you just make it about the best. Not like the top 5 or top 10 to force you to include or exclude some knives. So you can really naturally talk about the ones that really come to yout mind. I enjoy those every time. Keep it up.
Great list.... some of my faves. Jeffrey Prather did it right with the War Bowie. He gives a Bowie Seminar at his Warrior School in Tucson. Mumma Bear and I took the class and it’s worth the trip. I’ve taken my PWB on many back country trips and has never failed as a camp knife, or kitchen knife. Can get so sharp it will cut you just by looking at it 😉 But the best thing about this knife is the amount of knife-envy that it creates in everyone near you when you use it. 👍🏻👍🏻
Very very, good channel. I'm from Germany and the channels are only half as good as the Americans. Although I do not understand much, I subscribed to this channel because he is very well presented and really professional
Hey Aaron, It would be great fun to see a video on your best of the best Fixed Blades for the past say 5 years? maybe 10? What would you choose as the number one, two & three over that long period. great job I enjoy your reviews.
I got my Camp Creek in a few days ago. Haven't gotten it out into the field yet, but it is itching to go someplace more than the back yard. It jumps into your hand and asks to chop stuff up. 👍
All good knives, but I really like the looks of the Hogue. They have some nice designs, and I REALLY like the looks of the EX-F01 with cocobolo scales. They are one of those knife makers that kind of fly under the radar. That and that Prather War Bowie..what a bad ass looking blade profile! I am in love with it! So cool looking.
You forgot to mention mine, I make them myself. They're so sharp I can shave all my pubes off with one fell swoop. I sell them too, pubes not included....unless requested.
I just bought one of 3 of the discontinued Spyderco Pygmy Warrior's that the store had left, yesterday. It's the cats ass!! And was 200 not 450-500. Love it!!! Great list!! THE RAIDER BOWIE IS MY FAV BIG BOY! SOME STUPID FOR NEXT TOO NOTHING!!!
Just a suggestion. Maybe do a best of from the past maybe 3 or 4 years. That would probably be a lot of work, but it sure would be interesting!!! Great vid as always👍👍
NICE!!! I started to order the ESEE 4 earlier but watched a video and read a bunch of comments where people were claiming it was trash which had me hesitant to order it...now I think I will pull the trigger and get the ESEE 4HM
Got mine delivered before Christmas.... Wanted one ever since I subscribed and heard you talking about it. definitely Saber ground....feels good in the hand but needs a wrap ala Wilson. Chops 2x4's fast and came razor sharp. Thanks for the heads up!
He also reviewed the skrama from the same company you mentioned (not gonna try to spell it, haha). I do think #gideonstactical would probably like the jaakaripukko. An overbuilt version of a Mora.
I would buy the tops knife, but I had the tops TSK. The edge chipped way too easily under light use, and the grind was uneven. I contacted tops about it, and they blew me off saying that they would "resharpen it" but that wouldn't fix it. I won't be buying Tops anymore
Man you hit on my favorite fixed blade knife makers! Tops and Esee! I have several of each and none has let me down! I'm thinking of the Frog Market Special for my next Tops knife. Esee is a favorite for their quality and their awesome warranty.
Recently picked up the SP-10. It is my new favorite for do anything outdoors. It was perfectly sharp for bushwork, but I will be putting a convex edge on it for more use options. It needs a spot filed on the back for a 90° edge for a ferro rod, but it is an amazing beast for the money. #mindboggling
Skrama is a great chopper their knives, have the same great steel but that's the only good thing I have found about them. PS they look cool too but IMHO they have many issues.
@@greekveteran2715 Such as? Their QC is not great when it comes to aesthetics, but who cares if the grind lines are even or if there are mould lines on the handle? For the money they punch way above their weight. I've been collecting knives for 20 years and the Jääkäripuukko 140 is the best bang for the buck I've ever seen in a fixed blade.
@@howard2501 My 110s grind lines are uneven,the microbevel wasn't a micro bevel but a bevel that any saber grind has.Actually the blade is a saber grind and not a high scandi as I thought it would be.The handle is very thin and tall,so you can't work for more than a couple of minutes before your hands get fatigued.Their sheaths leather is so soft that it got a hole,the first time I carried the knife on my side.Probably I hit something accidentally but that wasn't supposed to happen to a leather sheath so easy. I also collect and use knives since 1989 and for me,that's not the best bank for your bucks knife.It can be, only if you want a knife to use it as a pry bar,there I agree,it shines!
Well done Arron .. Looks like it would be really uncomfortable making shavings with your thumb on top of the saw part of the Steel Eagle Delta, more so without a glove.. I've tried that and for me it was too uncomfortable.. But you are an expert and know what you are doing.. Great review..
I really enjoy your videos, especially knife reviews. I would love to see you do a video of "The Best Of" fixed blades comparing the top three from the past five years, or something along those lines. There are so many knife reviews it can make my head spin keeping up with the latest and greatest.. The Tops BOB for ex. was highly touted as a great design, but you don't hear much about it now, as people want to see the latest blades on the market.
The best of videos are one of my favorite each year. I have a Marine Raider Bowie I bought back in the 90’s sometime but they are priced so inexpensively maybe I’ll buy a new just to see the difference. Any chance Aaron you’ll be doing a review on the Bk Ka-Bar Kephart or BK62 knife? As a Kephart devotee I’d be interested in your opinion as a camp knife.
ESSE Izulu -2 (skinning) and ESSE #6 (wood cutting and defense) are my choices. However, if I could own only one it would be an ESSE #4. Shaving sharp using a Spyderco Sharpmaker. Combat knives are rarely serrated. The serrations catch on bone and make extraction difficult, or so I’ve been told.
Choosing a carry blade is not well understood by most. It all comes down to what you will honestly be using it for and how often you'll use it. Something like a kabar is a good general use knife.
Aaron, I love the tops prather Bowie also! I own it and I totally agree with you on everything you said about it!! Thanks for all the videos you have done for us! P.S. I would love to have the knife in a different steel and/or finish. I definitely would buy it, hands down!
knife #4 What is with the rubberized handles? KNIFE COMPANY"S STOP THAT! the rubber grips on knives always deteriorates over a short amount of time. Otherwise it looks like a great knife.
This video has been up for three minutes (and is 23 minutes long). Therefore it is impossible that anybody has watched the whole video. I can understand that there are two thumbs up ( due to channel supporters ) but how can anybody give this video a thumbs down? You didn't even watch the video. Get lost you hater!
I agree..thumbs up for us fans, but at least watch half of it before jumping on the thumbs down. Just plain and simple assholishness, if that's even a word, If not, then it is now, lol.
I look forward to this video. My thumbs up vote shows the content creator I would enjoy more videos like this. There is nothing that can happen at the end of this video to sway me from this opinion.
I would love to see you test some Condor Knives. I would like the moonshiner, stratos, crotalas and more. I love your videos and reviews are awesome. Thank you
IMO the best TOPS knives are the D.A.R.T. and the HOG 4.5... the DART is the best chopper I have ever used: compact enough to wear on your belt, perfect handel, perfect balance and a recurve that creates a big sweet spot for chopping. If your sharpening skills are good enough to sharpen a recurve blade this is one of the best do it all knives under 200$
Does the gerber gator knives rust like a high carbon would? I know its typically better but would like a hunter for next year that is a tad smaller blade size than the esee 4 stainless steel. Also is it full tang?
I agree,I dont recall ever seeing him with Bark River,Fiddleback Forge,Winkler,Battle Horse,TM Hunt,LT Wright,Busse,Survive!,etc...I mean,he has been doing this for years,there is no way he isn’t familiar with these manufacturers
Anybody tried RD TANTO ranger series from Ontario?? Some specs Knife length 12 Blade length 7 5160 53-55rc Micarta 0.25 thickness and carries all the thickness almost to the tip 530grams weight It looks like a very good knife.but nobody put it to the test!!
