Former SWAT & Survivalist | Knife Selection 

A close up of each knife would have made this video .. better .. i guess . 😒

Great video. I grew up on a ranch and I still hear my dad's words that "a man isn't much of a man without a knife" . Runs thru my head every time I see people need a knife and not have one.

I may have zoned out, but I didn’t hear you guys talk at all about steel types. In all the classes I’ve taught I’ve always recommended D2 steel for bushcraft. For tactical I recommended a slightly softer steel that will hold the edge a bit better for good cutting. Brand names don’t always add up to quality though.

Ethan Becker also designed one of the most iconic backpacks of all time: the Becker Patrol Pack… SF peeps loved them!

Mora Garberg Carbon is one of the best bushcraft survival knives ever and at a price anyone can afford. No need to spend hundreds of dollars on super steels.

Is it me or are mass produced knives overpriced? Artisinal hand forged knives are going for similar prices.

That is too cool Greg. You showed me that same Die Bar from Jerod J at the February Pistol 1 and Rifle 1 class in Provo. I reached out to him that night and ordered the Die Bar and a few months later, the Shyv tool. they go everywhere with me. thank you for sharing this.

I met Ethen Becker last year! Great guy! He wears that vest everywhere!

Thank you always a pleasure! Love learning

I appreciate the fact of some well rounded fellas solidifying my multi knife collection! Cheers Lads! Shout Out to Ed's Gun Shop in Vass,NC & brother Chris! 🤘🇺🇲

I love this. Hes carrying a Benchmade, I still carry an old Emerson Benchmade (from before Emerson and Benchmade parted ways) that I got for a survival course in Tok Alaska, ran my an old Vietnam era Green Beret, named, Chrish Janowski. Hes passed now, but what a good dude. He used to mail me Porcupine quills after taking his course and insisted I not pay him for them or his time. I use Esee now, I've got a couple Isula's, a 3, 4, 5 and the 6 too... didn't do the Junglas, I like Gransfors Bruks if I'm working like that. I like the "Bowie" mention. My Grandma on my dads side always said he was my kin. I told them that when I went to The Alamo, and apparently they have people who research living relatives. They looked me up and asked me to sign their book of living relatives. So Grams story was confirmed.

Buck 110......has stood the test of time of both being In the woods and military. Cold steel triad knives Fixed blades.

I love my SOG SEAL Pup; it was one of the first knives I bought as a soldier and I carried it in Iraq more than any other knife I dabbled with. Floored me when I found some being sold that weren’t made in Japan anymore.

Here are my choices. For fixed blade I use 2. ESEE 5 Buck GCK in 5160 For folding Cold steel 4 Max

great video! The EMS reference , love it, I have Never heard anyone on youtube talk about EMS!. College days late 70's, Carle Place Long Island for me! back in the day of 'interesting' and cloudy store meetings after hours and rock climbing the Gunks en masse after work, in the dark!

surely this is Mikes brother! I almost thought it was Mike

Good to see Kevin doing some knife videos on the channel. I trained Sayoc for 14 years so I'm aware that he is an instructor in the system and has a wealth of knowledge on the topic of blades. Too many knife videos on YT from enthusiasts, phonies, martial arts geeks, etc. just trying to make cool content. I want to see more content from well trained and educated blade specialists. Content that can be sourced and where attribution is important. That's what I see here. I appreciate this video and I hope to see more like it from you guys. Love all the other content too. 10,000 hands.

Second coment. Had to look up the MKC Field Survival Knife. May I compliment you on a superb design. Bonus it is in Magnacut. For me the stand out features are it is slim, not big, and for cutting. Something that gives few excuses not to carry, so far more likely to be on you when you "really" need a knife. (In addition to the SAK in your pocket.) Nice one.

Like from 🇧🇷 VIDEO BOM PRA CARAIO !

Always enjoy listening to what you guys got to say and me being a knife guy really enjoyed listening to this one. I've for the last couple years have settled on carrying spydercos pretty much always weather it be a native 5 lil native or manix 2.

I think that is a Benchmade Presideo. You could also get a shorter blade, and without serrations.

I have too many knives. Love my Hogue and Esee knives

Love you Dudes. Awsome content. Thanks.

Great video ilove knives

Good talk on knives Would have liked to Seen a better look at A couple you had

Ontario spec plus line was decent budget series, but you need to put your own edge on it.

That's just a Presidio auto. They still make it, the handles just look a tad different. If the people at the BM booth didn't recognize it, then they're newjacks.

I have the same Benchmade auto that was issued years ago, He said Bill Rapier is a fellow PSYOP guy I think he meant Special Op guy lol. I carry a Spyderco Paramilitary 2 and for the fixed blade usually my Kim Breed Custom Knives EDC or a Compliance Edge Blades Vendetta.

Good Puppy :))

K-Bar, best of both worlds.

I would have touched on the blade steels and what you should have for a survival knife, bushcraft knife, an EDC knife, and a tactical knife. People who don’t have any knowledge about the blade steels and the qualities that they possess and don’t possess, often end up with a cheap knife with a low quality steel or even a steel that is so cheap that they don’t even name the steel, often referring to it as a “surgical stainless steel,” and if it’s a carbon steel they don’t say what kind of carbon steel and definitely don’t list the Rockwell hardness, or HRC. Some of those survival or tactical knives have a tough steel but have sacrificed the blade hardness, which is what gives it a higher edge retention, in order to make it so tough that it can bend without breaking but will be dull after one use and require multiple sharpenings throughout the day. It’s always a sacrifice of hardness for toughness or toughness for hardness and then if you want corrosion resistance you can forget toughness in most cases. An all around good blade steel such as Magnacut will give you excellent corrosion resistance and hardness, while also retaining enough toughness that many knife makers are using it in their survival knives. And Essee a few others have done the same with s35vn for the steel in some of their knives. The only thing with the harder steels is that you need to know how to properly sharpen and hone them, which is much easier to do with a basic carbon steel like 1095. You can sharpen that with nearly anything, although having basic knife sharpening skills and tools is still important. You can just get by with a cheap stone from the hardware store or even a smooth enough river rock.

That Benchmade is the original Presidio auto

Ethan becker updates it but his grandmother Irma wrote it.

We want mike

It’s insane when he talked about rescuing a woman out of a mini van. I had the exact same situation I felt like he was telling my story. This happened right in front of my apartment complex. My wife heard the accident and told me I ran out an was first on scene and the mini van was t boned at the intersection and rolled down the hill they were an older couple and the husband was crawling out of the drivers side window and yelling please help my wife so i busted the back window out and crawled in but she was in and out of consciousness and stuck in the seat belt. I didn’t want to cut her out I didn’t know if she had a neck injury and she was a bigger lady so I waited in there with her until the police and fire got there.

Need to get some more @montanaknifecompany blades in that kit!

I am a fan of the fixed blade SOG Pentagon. I still believe they are overpriced.

"You can't keep calling knives 'people openers.'"

He didn’t want to pull his EDC out of his pocket?

Bring back Mike !

Nice, check out T Kell blades ✌️🇺🇸

I'd like to know/ see more about the pry tool.

Cool video

@13:16 amen, brother. lol

This video reminds me of two kids comparing their new crayons. 😂😂

LMAO!!!! Dog kibble in there too!!!

I clicked so fast .

Bk-7 is a nice knife

Would have been nice if you actually showed US the different knives...

Amazing 🤩

Who’s the get off me pry tool made by?

...it looks like a kaiser blade, some call it a slingblade....mmmm hmm...

What about the one in his pocket

Well, if he has more picks than Champ, Ty, and Prime, I think it should be obvious

The thin shirt is printing.

Please list your knives !!!

16:01 what model sidearm are you carrying on your belt? :)

I have too many knives as is, with one on it's way to me.

Does anyone knows what sog multitool is that one ?

Ok...Knives

Hey dude in the tshirt. Who are you??????

The title says survival, so to me that would be a Skrama. Military then a Peltenon M95, a better Glock. Folder of your choice, from a Benchmade, Spyderco, Chris Reeve, or even an Opinel. Leatherman Charge TTi is my choice. Pocket it has to be a SAK. Truck tool then what ever sharpened crowbar brick you like. Most interestingly from this interview how light weight and compact most of the choices are. Quite sensibly pointy "get off me" has a place in this gentleman's armoury. SOG Sealpup, doesn't keep sharp for long, but importantly hard to break; not heavy. A better PX purchase. Most believe being a Jim Bowie, Davie Crockett, and Robin Hood is a birth right. Well, its not, and being that good takes training, sweat, and some grit.

Weird, is FCS deleting comments?

Not the worst video, but not much about tactical vs bushcraft.

Swat operator? 😂😂😂

"Former SWAT" so who cares, like what does that have to do with knives?

Man... Wish we got to see a knife in this video... This is like hearing two guys on the far end of the bar having a conversation... LEARN HOW TO FILM!!!

I did not like any of his knives… maybe 25 years ago it would be ok, but not in this day and age

Camera guy sucks. It would’ve been nice to get a close-up of each knife see what they look like. Oh well what a waste of a good video.

FTP

Lmao swat what losers 🤣

It's the first time I come across this channel. It has a lot of views and followers so it means there is some know how behind it. My question is why the heck would make a whole video without showing most of the gear to the camera? I mean the keep talking to each other and showing each other gear while we take a tiny glimpse from an annoying angle. I mean, really?

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