Spyderco Kapara Hype Vs Reality 

Brian F Thanks a lot Brian🙏

Rick Kerans Thanks Rick. Appreciate that... it was a joy to cut with.

Wow.. thanks so much bro. I appreciate you letting me get to use your knives, so I could give the full review like this.

HILLtop knives and gear thanks buddy! 👊

Thanks bro. They are a great option, and I still think about picking one up for me.

BirdLaw 101 yeah, in everything I see, it looks super free swinging. Hahahaha thanks man:) I had to cut a bunch out too. Just another day bro, and that’s just what I got on film with this knife😉

Thanks Jonathon. Really glad you enjoyed it.

Nice! I’m pretty sure I will eventually grab one for myself. It’s a great user.

Kevin Schroeder I agree

This is honestly the most beautiful Spyderco I’ve ever seen. From the curves, to the subtle details like the red back liner, to the gorgeous carbon fiber. On top of being extremely functional, this could be an end all be all knife for me

Blade- Man thanks a lot man, and welcome

CQI’d version has a better action

mr. jinks Thanks man:) it’s a great knife, and with the CQI, it should be even better.

mablizza I’ve been so back logged, I haven’t dropped the shaman hype vs reality, but it’s coming fairly soon. I do like it, it I did a refrains on the blade, and now I absolutely love it;)

Mike Likes Knives Oof... well, glad you got to experience a good example of the knife finally, and it sure is. Thanks Mike👊

Gamma Rayburst I’m not sure you can, really. Check out DaddioEdc’s video on the CQI Kapara, and maybe he has some more insight into telling the difference.

Hiker Marapese Yeah, I don’t really understand why everyone thinks to turn this into a kitchen knife, Kitchen knives are the best kitchen knife hahaha I did not take this apart, but John said he had to play with it quite a bit to get it to the action you saw. The new CQI versions seem to be full on guillotines lol yeah, I like the thumb drop down on the compression locks:) it has that back lock feel, and it feels more familiar.

@@inthepocket7405 I totally agree on the kitchen knives being best for food. I've never understood it when someone says they keep a folder in the kitchen. That is unless someone is just itching to use the knife, I can understand that part I guess.

dom bond It is a joy to use. I think you would love it.

I’ve never handled a caly 3.5, but the thicker contoured handles will have better ergonomics then thin flat scales, in my experience. And the absence of pointless jimping is a positive in my opinion. To me, those aspects make a more comfortable to use knife, that I have no issues with slipping out of my hand.

It was also by design. Alistair didn't want too much stuff that could get food stuck, since it was mainly developed as a food prep edc knife.

I would say, it would be between the Bugout and Kapara. They are both excellent options that are light and slim. The Kapara will have a bigger footprint in the pocket, but has a longer cutting edge. The Bugout will be lighter and thinner in the pocket though.

Thanks Kenny! I’ve bought a bugout! Ranger green! Going for the brass flytanium scales!

EricSbat it does have that swoop in the handle like it, for sure.

little woody thanks bud:) yeah, I can understand that. Different strokes...

Thanks. Yeah, I definitely don’t think this knife is for everyone. No knife is for everyone. Thanks, you too

Blade- Man hahaha Never!:) it’s a great knife

Yeah, I meant to say ten hundredths, not thousandths. Thanks man, and appreciate the comment.

@@inthepocket7405 Hmmm ..., I have never heard anyone say 10-hundredths .... 0.100" is typically expressed as 100-thousandths. Appreciate your efforts. Regards,

GravityRoller yeah, sometimes you specify hundredths, and more of the decimal placings. Especially when it ends on that spot... for instance: .16. You can say it either way, really, and you could technically say one tenth as well. Thank you

@@inthepocket7405 Hilarious argument you're attempting to make using "for instance: .16. You can say it either way, really, and you could technically say one tenth as well." "Really" ...? How "technically" would 0.16" EVER be expressed as "one tenth" ?

GravityRoller the original number we were talking about was “.10”... that’s what I was referring to. Read the original comment... also, read my last comment. I was talking about when the number ends on the hundredths place when I said .16

John M. Runyon You are the man, John. We’ll talk on IG👊 that would be good if they added some space.

InThePocket I’m not sure, but I thought maybe when I got the CQI’d version. You’d probably know more than I. Norseman is on its way to Kurt.