Survival Expert VS Army Veteran | What Knives Do They Carry?

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What knives do soldiers carry? How different are they from a survival knife used in bushcraft or the outdoors? Today ‪@CURRIN1776‬ sits down with ‪@crateclub‬ 's very own Austin Martin, a US Army Veteran, to talk about all the best EDC knives they possess, and what features these knives have that make them the perfect choice for tactical or outdoor use.
Knives featured are from TOPS Knives, Kershaw, Spyderco, Fox Knives, LT Wright Knives, CIVIVI, Tactica, Malone, WESN and more.
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@Battlbox 2 месяца назад

What are your top knife picks and why?

@jasonsecord1482 2 месяца назад

Benchmade Bugout. It is super light and has enough blade for everyday use.

@justincortez3404 2 месяца назад

Buck 539 I got in a battlbox some years ago. It’s on my hip now and I don’t see any reason for anything else. The sheath is the biggest reason I carry it so much.

@BeefT-Sq 2 месяца назад

@@jasonsecord1482 Benchmade is accused of anti-gun actions.

@ADAMGILBRT82 2 месяца назад

Spyderco para 3 , Spyderco Yojimbo , Benchmade Adamas

@doc5807 2 месяца назад

I like knives from Reptile Toolworks (forged in Kentucky) but that Tactica knife is one of my favorites and I am surprised you didn't mention it coming in one of the Battlboxes. I also like, speaking of Scandi grinds, the Moraknivs. They are some of my favorites also, especially their higher end ones like the carbon Garberg.

@youngcorgi 2 месяца назад

Your comment that the Para 3 and Tenacious used the same "plastic" needs correcting, the Tenacious shown is a G10 model while the Para 3 is a lw model in FRN/FRCP which could be labeled as injection mold plastic. This is also why you notice the significant weight difference as FRN weighs significantly less, and the Tenacious features a full steel liner while the Para 3 lw is almost linerless.

@jmoney4862 2 месяца назад

I was going to say something but i was like this the knife community someone had to say something😂

@youngcorgi 2 месяца назад

@@jmoney4862 😂

@frostriver4547 2 месяца назад

And the Spiderco has a compression lock. My fave lock for a folder Para 3, that is

@bsodmike Месяц назад

I think the Tenacious is a made in China type model. The Para2/3s are made in the US and have far better blade steels. I'm selling a few from my collection and the video is on my channel.

@outbackeddie 2 месяца назад

I have been carrying a Spyderco Delica for about 20 years now. About 10 years ago it was accidently pulled from my jeans pocket by a jacket loop while I was mowing my lawn. It survived a year of rain, snow, and ice until I happened to find it while mowing the yard the following year. It had a tiny amount of rust at the base of the blade which came off with a little oil and gentle rubbing. I still carry that Delica to this very day.

@BradYaeger 2 месяца назад

I was playing volleyball with this dude , and he had a Delica just like the one I had in my front pocket , but he had broken off the clip (this was the OG plastic kind) and had it just kind of hanging from a strong string out of his bib pocket on his overalls . I had to know so I asked and he said he was a fisherman and sometimes guys would have the nets hook on the clips of their knives and start pulling them with it . I said "Yea but what are the odds of that ?". Well just 20 minutes later I go up high to block a spike and when I come down whats hanging from the net? My knife . He just smiled and pointed I couldnt have reproduced that if I tried , but I moved it to my waistline from then on.

@GARYDefilipps 2 месяца назад

My EDC was an Official Boy Scout Knife with BLADE , AWL,CAN OPENER , AND Punch . Carried everyday whoever I went even to school . Many times teachers asked to borrow it . How far we have come and not for the better

@StevanOutdoor 2 месяца назад

When I was Dutch military (Army officer) we were issued a special Dutch military SAK (model Pioneer but with a bit thicker tools) and I still use that as 'last resort knife/tool'. Since leaving the military I'm a bushcraft outdoor survival instructor and avid backpacker. What I carry is a multitool like an SAK and/or Leatherman, small stainless steel camp knife for small tasks/food prep and a short machete. As 'emergency' knife like rafting, climbing, diving, canyoning, etc. I have a serrated Spyderco salt.

@crateclub 2 месяца назад

Excellent collection sir 👌

@GlennRobert-ix6dj Месяц назад

Spyderco serrated salt is a great knife (own one ) but I carry the spyderco paramilatary . Serrated is great for cutting rope -not EDC for me . Also have the chrome type finish . Dave Canterbury says stay away from the black finish knives .

@StevanOutdoor Месяц назад

@@GlennRobert-ix6dj I don't care what Dave Canterbury says and most of his PKS knives have a black coating. Yes I carry the Spyderco Salt for special occasions when for instance working with rope, webbing or water activities.

@GlennRobert-ix6dj Месяц назад

@@StevanOutdoor Dave Canterby wrote the Bush Craft Boxed set on survival . Been on the History Channel and I believe and tested his methods and they work .

@StevanOutdoor Месяц назад

@@GlennRobert-ix6dj I know who Dave Canterbury is. He runs the Pathfinder school in Ohio, USA. I know of his books and even have one. He has done great work in making bushcraft and survival more popular as a hobby mostly in the US of course. He started out on Discovery channel using the more practical (military style) survival to now more primitive wilderness survival. He's one of the survival instructors who's a friend on facebook. I respect the man and what he did for the bushcraft community but that doesn't mean I always agree with him and I don't follow any person blindly. Btw. He knows I disagree with him on several points and we had conversations. We also have respect and agreed to disagree on points. I'm all about pratical survival and also do outdoor and bushcraft. The serrated Spyderco Salt I use as an emergency knife when climbing, canooing, kayaking, rafting, caving, canyoning, snorkeling, etc. When it comes to bushcraft and survival I consider myself a teacher in Europe but a assistent/student in South America and Asia for instance mostly in the tropical rain forests. When I'm doing river crossings in Colombia or Thailand or stand chest deep in water to help locals bring in the fishing nets I don't want a carbon steel knife with wooden handle and leather sheath. That doesn't mean his line of PKS knives are not good. They are just not good for what I'm doing in these recent years. It will take days before the leather is dry again and you never have days of dry weather in a rainforest so basically the leather is always wet and will rot with the knife rusting away inside the sheath. Actually Matt Graham said it perfectly in a video about his trip to the Colombian Amazone rainforest with Joe Flowers. There are no global survival instructors.

@Kris_Stiletto 2 месяца назад

I am a U.S. Army, Infantry, Veteran. I absolutely luv to carry a knife all of the time. The Demko AD20S, Original Goat Cold Steel Engage, Original Goat Microtech MSI, Spyderco Manix 2XL, and the Spyderco Military 2 are my personal Top 5 Folders to carry for Work. My favorite Large Size (4" Blade) Self-Defense Folders are the Cold Steel Demko designed Tri-Ad Lock Folders, the Recon 1 Tanto, Talwar, SR1 Tanto, Voyager Tanto, and AD10 Tanto. Great discussion Video! :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

@user-cd9rd7jb2z Месяц назад

What would be your go to self defense knife? It is bit off topic but what is the best self defense fire arm in your opinion? The one that has almost zero recoil and does not miss the target.

@koshechnii 17 дней назад

Well done, son! The first two knives are good. And just throw the rest in the trash, please? Listen to uncle! The uncle knows what he is telling his son.

@charlesdudek7713 2 месяца назад

Actually that Para3 has FRN handles and the Tenacious has G10 which are different. They do both contain fiberglass but if I'm not mistaken the G10 is layers of resin and sheets of fiberglass while the FRN fiberglass reinforced nylon is molded. I love the Blur too. I bought my first only about 6 months ago and I have been very happy with it.

@joeholloway4558 2 месяца назад

My first EDC was a cub scout pocket knife. I was 8 years old. I still EDC a folding knife.

@ra65mike 2 месяца назад

I still have the Buck I got in the scouts, 35 years later

@joeholloway4558 2 месяца назад

@ra65mike I also have an engraved buck knife I got from the buck company when it was located in El Cajon, California. Got it back in the 80s. It's a beautiful knife, so I don't carry much anymore.

@AttackCop 2 месяца назад

I carried a Gerber 'wondertool", folder (CRKT) and a fixed blade (SRK) in Iraq. I broke the Gerber on the last mission of my first deployment. Gerber fixed it up and had it back to me by the time my leave was over. They are still in my field craft rotation. EDC swaps between a folding Karambit and a OTF blade. I keep a machete in the car, It has cleared trees and brush from roads after storms.

@crateclub 2 месяца назад

Super cool story on the Gerber. That was one of the few knife brands we kept in our S4 supply cage! -Austin

@koshechnii 17 дней назад

You see, your knife broke because you took shit with you to war, not a knife! Son, buy strong knives, listen to me.

@AttackCop 12 дней назад

@koshechnii it was the Gerber wonder tool not the knife. The tool worked for a year and broke pliers broke the last mission cutting C-wire

@geraldroberts4721 2 месяца назад

Respectfully, a folding knife is just a convenience. A full tang, fixed blade knife is for when you cannot afford to risk reliability for convenience. Great vid. Good on both of them for the strait talk.

@jeremymoses7401 2 месяца назад

We had a mix in the units i served with in the USMC. Usually folders in garrison, 50/50 ish fixed blades in the field....not including bayonettes. Many of us had our own favs😉

@kingbeestacker873 2 месяца назад

I used to deliver pizza and I carried 2 Kershaws, one in the corner of my pocket And one in my waistband. I had a guy block my vehicle one night and run up on me. I pulled both blades and reversed the blade positions to a fighting stance. Guy ran and started screaming to call the police. They came out and wanted me to press charges on the guy. I respectfully declined and finished my night delivering pizza.

@user-hk9du6px9x 2 месяца назад

Stupidest story I've ever heard!

@avg903 2 месяца назад

And then everybody clapped

@user-hk9du6px9x 2 месяца назад

@@avg903 I'm on the ground! 😂

@matthewshannon6946 2 месяца назад

Back around 1997 I carried a Kershaw Blackout. It was a very good tool despite the plastic handle. I carried it for 7 years in my back pocket as a Union Carpenter in Chicago, used HARD every day. It took a fantastic edge easily and held it for a good while as well. You CANNOT go wrong with Kershaw!!!

@GarrettsGear 2 месяца назад

I can't believe you willingly told this dumbass story.

@bdcochran01 2 месяца назад

I was a knife dealer at the time of the First Gulf War. Had a hurry up call for a then new knife for a small military unit. The knife was called Spyderco Endura. I thought it was a poor choice until it was explained to me that the practice was to wear one of the knives down to a nub and then replace it with another. It was used for everything including puncturing 50 gallon metal containers. Decades later and I have top fixed blade combat knives sitting next to the computer. However, I wear running shorts every day and when I take my evening walk, I will have either an Endura or a Delica in my pocket. The Al Mar, Spartan, and Peltonen fixed blades will remain next to the computer.

@koshechnii 17 дней назад

Don't be a jerk, please! You haven't been anywhere and you haven't smelled anything

@toddkanhai3164 2 месяца назад

Are you sure that Para 3 has G10 scales? Looks like FRN.

@NickBEADG 2 месяца назад

Yeah it's definitely FRN, it's a Para 3 Lightweight rather than a regular Para 3

@ytty5183 2 месяца назад

Yep Frn😂

@CURRIN1776 2 месяца назад

Yes it is FRN. I was mistaken in thought.

@toddkanhai3164 2 месяца назад

@CURRIN1776 sorry. I didn't mean for it to be a thing. My apologies.

@danieliw1473 2 месяца назад

I am carry SAK Swiss champ and not need any more knives or tools on me this one is just enough . 👌

@ironman2326 Месяц назад

Always carry a SAK! 👍

@gcvrsa 2 месяца назад

You can't really talk about "top knife picks" without defining the task at hand, but my number one most used EDC knife is my Victorinox Rambler. That is the knife I reach for probably 99% of the time I need a knife outside of my kitchen, because it has a terrific balance of performance to utility to weight to size to price. It has a penknife, a flathead screwdriver/nail file, scissors, a caplifter/Phillips screwdriver, tweezers and toothpick, and is only 2" long, so it doesn't freak people out when I take in out of my handbag.

@johnwilliams8654 2 месяца назад

That Blur blade shape is a pita to sharpen. That upsweep in the blade wont hit the stone and needs to be sharpened on a rod... I rock the Spiderco para 2 with the full serrated blade for my folder/utility knife and a Bark River Bravo1 in 3V as my full tang blade.

@N3wbMa5t3r 2 месяца назад

Use a Spyderco sharpmaker or is a diamond stone to grind off the recurve.

@simonh6371 2 месяца назад

The Fox pocketknife is a Vulpis. There are a number in the range, from blade only, up to a 4 layer with scissors and woodsaw.

@deadvikingtrolls 2 месяца назад

Construction worker/knife enthusiast here. I like big, tough beaters so I carry an AD20 whaleshark in magnacut and a jank shank s in m4 from Toor knives. Cruwear is amazing steel too, half of my other knives are that.

@crateclub 2 месяца назад

We'll be digging into those for sure. Thanks for recommendations.

@4l1b3k 2 месяца назад

7:41 yea, definitely NOT the same plastic. para 3 lightweight has FRN, and tenacious has G10. of course they feel different.

@mariarogers9964 19 дней назад

My husband found a $14 knife on the side of a highway and it's sharp, he's had it 5 years and it's still razor sharp and he uses it everyday, it's from a company called Coast

@GlennRobert-ix6dj Месяц назад

My first pocket knife was a Buck (60 years ago-still see them in movies today ) . Now own Spyderco paramilitary . Its all about the steel they use . Bought a Spyderco lionsteel made in Italy . Look at it and use the paramilitary as my EDC . Have a Apache hand made fixed blade with a carved bone handle handed down from my Dad -nice to look at only .

@haroldmiller6853 2 месяца назад

SAK field master is always in my pocked , mora eldres is on neck carry and bark river jx4 aka bushbat always on cross draw carry those are my 3

@dalian3903 2 месяца назад

I EDC on rotation is, Microtech Cyoher ll, benchmade auto Adamas, benchmade (discontinued) bushcrafter, benchmade undercurrent, benchmade gold class Mini Osborn, it all depends on where I’m going but that’s what I’d carry

@Orlosthedruid Месяц назад

I was a paratrooper in the 503rd, served in Korea, CONUS, Saud, DSI, Europe....I carried mainly 3 knives whenever I went to the field or war. 1. Swiss Army Knife for general tasks. 2. Ka-Bar , cause from 88-96, that was pretty much what was available to us. There may be better now, but it got the job done. 3. A $5.oo Carbon steel machete I got at an ACE hardware store. Man, that was a fantastic tool. carried inside my ruck frame in a PVC pipe type sheath. I used the SWAK the most. I think the model was the TINKER. The tools in the SWAK were good for me as a FO/RTO for working on the radios and cleaning my weapons. If I had had a choice, I would have carried a LEATHERMAN. TRUTH...from an old, fat, broken Jumpin' Junkie.

@kamaeq 2 месяца назад

I carried fixed blade, folder and multi tools (leatherman and gerber) when I was in the field on active duty, but then I worked for a living... I still have the original spyderco...

@Jackthelad325 2 месяца назад

I am not sure I can agree... I was never a SEAL (have never written a book and do not have a podcast) or a Vietnam LURP... but in my time in the army I carried and used a fixed blade knife, usually a 8 inch blade Randall1... I slaughtered animals, made shelters, chopped wood, cleared trails, even felled smaller trees (15-17cm)... We spent a lot of time where you had what you carried, no helicopter bringing the axe you did not want to carry... I agree, many of the "bushcrafter" stuff like making bowls and spoons was never done, but you had to have a knife that could do a lot of field craft stuff. Austin is describing knives better suited to the Air Force ;-).

@michaelcervantez3570 2 месяца назад

I went to basic training November 15th 1989. We were stripped of all personal belongings. They let you carry a Leatherman during basic training?

@GriffinStevenson-dl2ns Месяц назад

I owned a kershaw vapor in the mid 2000s that had the slanted thumb stud. I carry the victorinox huntsman regularly. I love my we bantam. I have been carrying my battle horse knives highlander for a fixed blade.

@thejjtp Месяц назад

HAHA this guy is literally my red shirt in DT... "everyone take your neck knives off... wait non of yall got neck knives....I carry 10 knives on me at least at all times. Amazing

@tnguyen888 2 месяца назад

-Cold steel AK47(pre S35VN)( got it before making a trip to the sandbox and I've had it ever since) -Kabar TDI short -Kershaw Blur( S30V)

@brucehillbillybarthalow3786 2 месяца назад

My favorites are the Smith and Wesson border guard a folding style blade a hardness 8 CR 13 very sharp from the factory. My other favorite is the SP 24 from Ontario knife company. It's a 5 inch fixed blade with a 4 inch saw on the back,2 and a half serrated belly and a 1 inch nut on the pommel, 1095 carbon steel. The S.n W. folder is my E.D.C., the SP24 is my wilderness knife great video guys

@ImaOkie 2 месяца назад

Live in the country , as a kid carried anything I could find , Barlows , old timers , even my dads camillus linemans knife , got in to the lock blade early Gerbers , Buck , took up higher end Boker , Benchmade , Spiderco . Now even living out in the country I carry a simple SAK officer , 1 blade bottle opener/ screwdriver w/ toothpick and tweezers ! Weighs next to nothing and really I'm not batonning wood or striking a ferro rod , only cutting baling twine , cordage , or fruit ! Really no need to carry some tactical or bushcraft blade , if I cant skin a squirrel or cube some cheese with it I probably shouldn't be outdoors . 64 year old , hunter and fisherman !

@mattzamora4463 2 месяца назад

My mom bought me a leatherman rebar and skeletool when I graduated bootcamp in 2018. I work in IT now so the skeletool is plenty now, but I keep the rebar in my SHTF kit.

@renegadearms Месяц назад

I just retired after 21 years from the Army a few months ago and I carried a Spyderco Paramilitary 2 or a Gerber propel auto, as a fixed blade I have a couple of different Kim Breed Custom knives I used that were good for all around edc/survival, I also carried a Compliance Edge/TOPS collab vendetta often.

@johnjohn8042 2 месяца назад

This guy knows what he’s talking about, a man of quality

@gl5740 2 месяца назад

1998 Kershaw Random Task was the first Kershaw/Ken Onion Speed safe collaboration. It also introduced the angled thumb stud. They also introduced CPM-440V steel (now called CPM-S60V). A great knife, the version I bought (and still have) in '98 has the titanium scales and liner lock paired with micarta (or G10?) scales.

@sombra6153 2 месяца назад

I went thru basic before multi tools. The cadre collected all pocket knives upon arrival so I had no current tools short of a pair of scissors in the sewing kit…

@Foxholeatheist 2 месяца назад

Normal guy here (not a woods wizard or ex-military), and I've been carrying small fixed blades for a while. Bradford Guardian 3, Bark River PSK-EDC, Giantmouse GF1, even an RMJ Unmei. Honestly not as convenient as a folder, as you do have to pay more attention when re-sheathing a fixed blade, but I like how easy they are to clean and prefer the strength. That said, the ZT 45x series are great, as are the Giantmouse ACE knives.

@rareknives 2 месяца назад

i carry mostly a spyderco lil native wharncliffe s30v or a endela k390 wharncliffe on my boots.wharncliffe penetration is just wow.both knives are perfect one hand open and close.in my pockets are always a spyderco cricket,boker gnome and on the key a mini champ victorinox. in my car glove box a fallkniven s1 and in the door a kershaw 1050 thats enough for all whtever could be a need.

@MsPetra2009 2 месяца назад

I was a Medic with the Infantry. Actually used a multitool more than anything. Constantly fixing things. Had a knife too but used the multitool more.

@koshechnii 17 дней назад

Don't be a jerk, please! You haven't been anywhere and you haven't smelled anything

@redriver6541 2 месяца назад

$92 for a Tenacious? That's a little high. You can get an Endura 4 for a little more. Shop around man. That Tenacious can be had for $50 ish..... Love the talk and agree with everything y'all said.

@gcvrsa 2 месяца назад

The problem with this video is that a lot of "survival experts" and "army veterans" choose their gear based upon what "everyone else" is using, and not necessarily because that particular knife is in any way superior at the tasks they actually need to accomplish with that knife.

@Battlbox 2 месяца назад

So how is this a problem? At what point do you determine if someone is using something via their own accord or someone else’s? What in this video makes you think these two people cannot make their own determinations? Your evaluation seems to be a moot point. Explain.

@LairdDavidson 2 месяца назад

Because I'm not an expert and am not in a position to be able to try lots of knives I like to listen to various people's opinions who have experience so I can make a wise purchase. I weigh up what people are using and for what reasons before I commit to buying what is usually an expensive item.

@stalwart263 2 месяца назад

Having been in the military you use what is available in the PX/NAAFI. All you do with a knife is open boxes and cut string. A small light Spyderco is ideal. If you need something bigger, say a jungle machete, it will be issued.

@robertherek4020 Месяц назад

All I can say is that my time in the Marines we all carried some kind if large fixes blade. Some the k-bar we were issued, most one of there own choice. For me it was the Cold Steel SRK. Most us also carried a good multi-tool. Back in the early 90s I chose the leatherman super tool. Now days I always have a good fixed blade with me. Usually the cold steel pendleton mini hunter. Not counting what I have in my EDC bad. L.t. Wright outback. Or at times the leatherman skeletons. But I always have a full size multi-tool. Either the leatherman free p4 or the surge.

@godforever27 19 дней назад

I have owned a spyderco manix 2 lw and kershaw link. Both are made in the usa and i prefer kershaw. Every kershaw ive owned has been good and they arent greedy with their prices but the quality is still so high. My favorite is the kershaw link 20cv but am hoping to get the launch 7 in magnacut as my next one

@luisalexis24 2 месяца назад

EDC for me is a cold steel espada large with G10 handles and a good ol swiss army hunter knife. That little knife is for mundane tasks and my cold steel will get me through any situation in need of a good knife. I do own many other knifes but all except a couple are cold steels. Best budget blades i say. For Bushcraft I have a Condor Wayfinder accompanied by a Tramontina machete.

@Tom_H327 2 месяца назад

A 25 year Army vet (retired) and the only fixed blade I carried was a a pos bayonet (never used that garbage for anything though). 😂 I broke more Spyderco blades than I care to remember. When camping as a civilian, I carry and use fixed blades (Beckers and Seigles). 😂

@crateclub 2 месяца назад

The fact that we still issue bayonets is insane. lol

@Tom_H327 2 месяца назад

@@crateclub The bayonet will never go away. Maybe Space Force wont need them once they start deploying. 😂

@marko9912 2 месяца назад

My first Leatherman was given to me when I was working as crew on a motor yacht, deckhand has to have a Leatherman and it did come in very handy at work. That is the Charge Ti, still good as new since 2008. Main EDC compliant with UK knife laws is the Victorinox Explorer. Use it all the time. Bushcrafting folder is the Victorinox Ranger grip 79, has a great saw longer than the Leatherman one. Then the Buck Ranger 112, I bought because I liked the history and it's the original folder after the 110. Beautiful knife. Recently said to hell with the price and bought the Cold Steel AK 47, been looking at it for a few years so now I own it. Apocalypse folder, Triad lock, skull crusher, tactical, awesome knife. Great vehicle escape tool as well. Fixed blades, bought the Condor Heavy Duty kukri after watching Alan Kay on Alone. Terava Jakaaripuuko - watch the Dutch Bushcraft Knives review on that, another apocalypse survival knife for me. Mora Companion which i tried because it was so cheap, great knife I use mainly in the kitchen for food prep. Stainless blade again would be a perfect survival knife with regards to food. Next knife on my list is the Tops Tahoma. I like the Tops mini scandi neck knife as well, I'll be getting one of those, green G10 handle. Bucket list knife I'll have to fly over to the USA for is the Dark Timber Honey Badger.

@bruceallen6016 2 месяца назад

IZULA II with scales from Esee Knives is always in it's sheath without clip in my front pocket. Other knife carried is a Victorinox Huntsman. You never know when scissors bottle opener or awl will come in handy. Oh, it has blades too. 😉

@allanmeyer5559 2 месяца назад

Carrying a ZT0566ti, a Custom Benchmade Mini Crooked River, and a Microtech Glykon

@ironman2326 Месяц назад

I always carry a Swiss Army knife and a back up Benchmade Mini Adamas or Griptilian.

@stephencarmichael5156 2 месяца назад

Buck 102 and 119 in combo for my deep woods processing meat set. They are price point and last for generations.

@Luk_at_me 2 месяца назад

It's a WESN Henry, g10 + Sandvik 14c28n blade.

@optimuscrime608 2 месяца назад

A few things were wrong. The para 3 LW is FRN material on the scales, the Tenacious is G10👍🏼

@michaelsantoro170 2 месяца назад

Bought my pm2 11 years ago when it was my grail knife as a teenager (this was back when there were 2-3 month waiting periods to get your hands on one)- and then during covid I picked up a tenacious blackout in g10 (ive owned a bunch of spydies)- I ended up using that tenacious way more than the PM2 simply because I wasn't thinking about it's value as much- damaging/losing a 55$ knife with a forgiving steel is alot more palatable than a 200$ knife with an S30 blade. From what I've learned, the best EDC knife is the one you're going to actually use. That being said, I'm in the process of picking up a used PM2 that's already been damaged so I don't feel as bad if something happens 😅. My personal carry always includes 1 fixed blade in my pack everyday- most recently a BPS adventurer/mora companion/ontario sp1 that I modified with a scandi grind. Cold steel voyager XL as a backup to the fixed blade, with an Opinel no. 9 serving as a food prep knife in the bag. Pocket carry knives are a spyderco resilience lightweight (for a last ditch defense blade) and a vosteed racoon for edc tasks.

@RahimLadhajuma 2 месяца назад

Loved this 👌🏼 quality knives! Haha, the WESN knives part had me a bit surprised but obviously makes total sense! Genius!

@Mike-mi3yw 2 месяца назад

IMO the best military folder right now is the blacked out pm2 (spyderco) in magnacut if you have the budget and can find it. But the para 3 in S45VN is also good. Most days I carry a Demko AD20 in magnacut

@ryanguldbrandsen7672 2 месяца назад

Nah, it'll just get lost. I lost many many many many knives while I was in the military.

@Mike-mi3yw 2 месяца назад

@@ryanguldbrandsen7672I’ve been in quite a while. Never lost a single one 😂

@Steven-re3tx Месяц назад

Pro tech and Zero Tolerance (ZT) are always my go to knives. Look em up. Sometimes with a Tale of Knives holster. Only the best for me. ENJOY.

@NickBEADG 2 месяца назад

My main knife is a SOG Seal XR. Thing is a beast. It is massive, but I have massive hands so it's normal to me.

@koshechnii 17 дней назад

Shove it for yourself!

@user-ci2mn1oy3w 2 месяца назад

they can all KEEP their big knives. Give ME a modified Crunch multtool, some saw blades to be held in the visegrip of the Mulittool and the blade of a Cold Steel shovel. with this 1.5 lbs of gear, I can do at least 10x what can be done with any belt knife. i might have to devote an hour into making one of several types of needed handles for the shovel, but then I can do enough more work to catch up in a few minutes.

@frankidoodle 2 месяца назад

Great knifetalk, comes from a practitioners few. Very informative and smart, thank you! Since 2014 I am using an old Victorinox Explorer. It’s too with scissors but also comes with a magnifying glass and a really good phillips driver which I used so often, even for building furniture and other repairs. It´s an old version, where the Phillips has more reach than the newer ones. But the blade was in bad condition. So I sent it to Victorinox, they made it anew and since than, I am using it. I also like to carry a good old Spyderco Military which I also like a lot, but cannot carry it on a daily base in Germany due to legal restrictions of knives carrying. So the Vic is the go to tool for the many Jobs out there.

@Battlbox 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed the vidja!

@EricDaMAJ 2 месяца назад

I carried a Spyderco folder similar to the Para for years in my Army career. It worked well til I lost it in Baghdad. Then I got another almost identical to the Para 3 which, while retired from active duty (like me) still has a place of honor on my wall. I agree the role of a knife is over rated in the military for fighting. Yes, they are used for field craft and fighting by some troops. But 98% of the troops just need them for opening boxes, cutting 550 cord, and opening MREs. Just having a multi tool is more than sufficient - and necessary if working on vehicles and machines. I like and still carry the Gerber multi tool with the slide out pliers because the Army issued it to me and it doubles as a fidget spinner. In two separate cases people following me at night ran off when I mimed drawing it like a small pistol and working the action loudly like I chambered a round.

@crateclub 2 месяца назад

Very well stated, and I'm glad some of the stuff we talked about resonated with you! Thank you for you service man 🤝

@jamellelangfordiii3586 Месяц назад

I have an LT Wright fixed blade in AEB-L. Sharp AF, so well made.

@MrKgreenhill Месяц назад

Bought 4 of the knives yall showed. Cant wait to get them.. Great Job

@genecaruso5506 2 месяца назад

I usually carry my vintage spyderco g10 military

@ryanloder3126 2 месяца назад

I'm currently rocking a Civivi button lock folding knife. Love this knife.

@FranklinsLighthouse 2 месяца назад

Love Spyderco knives. FRN and G10 are not the same plastic. Not even close.

@brianyonts5745 2 месяца назад

CURRIN1776 I suggest you upgrade your Spyderco Para 3 Lightweight to the Para 3 Lightweight in Magnacut. Magnacut steel is a way better steel than the one you have in this video.

@CURRIN1776 2 месяца назад

I have many different steels. I get the magnacut but in my reality I dont much care about that. It is a great steel but not something I put a ton of importance in honestly. But thats just me of course. Most all my knives I use heavily and I just dont see gigantic differences.

@zakkrueck2362 2 месяца назад

battlbox and crate club hanging out

@crateclub 2 месяца назад

🤝

@markyeadon7271 2 месяца назад

Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa arguably the area with the highest number of knife crimes. Weapon of choice = Okapi folder cheap and nasty. Goes to show the best tool for the job is what is available.

@balcomoz 2 месяца назад

Thought London was capital of knife crime

@LegalizeTrenbolone 7 часов назад

cold steel Voyager vaquaro xl is my edc (yeah i think i am lynn thompson xd)

@reynodignadice9765 2 месяца назад

Me personnally i dont carry any brand in particular as long as its made of d2 steel. I love spyderco but I hate it as well here in the philippines a lot of counterfeit spyderco are being sold and you cant distinguiseh fake and authentic. Spydercos are the most counterfeited knife brand

@nealrosenberg7519 2 месяца назад

Ive had a blur for over 12 years. Kershaw replaced the spring when it broke for free.

@OtherThanIntendedPurpose 2 месяца назад

I tend to agree with both of you, and the reasons for your choices. I have been carrying a knife, in various forms for litterally 50 years. I went to basic training in 1985, and had never heard of a Leatherman until day 3, when we were taken to the PX. on the list of things we were allowed, but not required to buy was a Leatherman PST. eventually, I wound up carrying two of them ( reasons) and have every day since. before I was in the ARMY, I carried a folder every day. Throughout highschool it was the Buck 110, carried in a belt sheath. As a paratrooper, I really needed a fixed blade, and the ones provided by the ARMY SUCKED!. I really wish the TOPS Apache Dawn existed back then. when we were making hasty fighting positions, or even longer term RANGER graves having a better fixed blade would have made life easier. the things I learned from my dad, and grandpa ( both war vets) about woods craft, before "bushcraft" was even a word made life a lot better then, and every time I have been in the woods since. I very rarely carry a fixed blade around town, but in the woods I want my Leatherman tools, Fixed blade, and Folder all with me. I also have some other items secreted about my person every day... a lasting result of S.E.R.E. side note, I do not recommend scheduling that particular course as a fun couples retreat. Just saying. now that I spend about 80% of my time in a power wheelchair, getting my folder out of my pocket is less handy, so I have adopted a neck knife carry.

@mannihh5274 2 месяца назад

The Malone knife is the 'Timberwolf' in AEB-L. The Fox pocket knife is a 'Vulpis-SF4', I carry the SF5, which also has a good saw - actually, all tools are M390. I'm surprised, you both brought a Spyderco - they are so ugly and bulky, I'd never carry one, I'll go with the Kershaw/Ken Onion blades. Absolutely love the TOPS MSK 2.5, except for the price and not beeing stainless (I'm living near the coast) - you don't need anything else. BTW: If you practice 'smart batoning' (using premade wedges, knife only to start the split), you can do it with a small knife as well as with a folding knife. Maintaining a knife in the field is easy even with specialty steels - just carry a pocket-sized diamond/ceramic sharpener

@MrFlyrod7 2 месяца назад

I’ve carried many knives over the years. 26 years in the military and other work environments. I am in my 60’s and have always carried a SAC at a minimum, but was only a utility knife. I also carried a quality folder as well. First it was a Buck 110 as a teen and at times in the military. My son now has that Buck and at 50 years old it is still going strong. In the end I moved to pocket knives with clips. Eventually moved to #Spyderco and on any given day a Spyderco is in my pocket. I am currently on the road and traveling thru 10+ states (Some that are not friendly to knives if you know what I mean) so I am carrying a custom Lil Native due to its size and hefty quality. I am not a thumb stud man. Just have to think about finding the thumb stud. Maybe age 😂. With Spyderco I can spydy flick or open two other ways quickly. They also have the Emerson Wave that opens as you pull it out of your pocket. In the end it is personal preference and the environment you will be in. Thanks for a great video.

@johnkiessling51 2 месяца назад

All these knives, recommendations for sharpening systems?

@propblast82nd 2 месяца назад

Wasn’t a whole lot choices back in day 🇺🇸

@Mudinyeri 2 месяца назад

Army Basic must have changed since I went through if they let you keep your Leatherman. :D I had forgotten to take a little Swiss Army knife out of my pocket - given to me by my grandfather - before I arrived at Basic. The DIs confiscated it and never gave it back.

@rustyknifelover4463 Месяц назад

Use, ability to maintain and ease of finding.

@allemander 2 месяца назад

5:24 “…every Spyderco has that [round hole].” It’s understandable why you would make that claim, due to common perception and high production volume, however, this is false. There are, in fact, knives produced by Spyderco that do not have the trademark round hole in the blade. The more you know… 😊

@NobleSavage44 2 месяца назад

My Tenacious, or Griptillian goes everywhere it can legally go with me. Pretty much everywhere except courthouse and airports.

@stevefrigon209 Месяц назад

4.5 inch fixed blade w good steel

@adrian.2236 Месяц назад

Check out the victorinox rambler for a multitool mini

@64samsky 2 месяца назад

My EDC is a Spiderco Tenacious that has served me well.

@OPSTuT 2 месяца назад

I’m a drug rep. I have 3 knives on my person daily. I have 5 more in my vehicle.

@adammcafee6502 2 месяца назад

TKELL Knives are my go to always!

@erinsquirkychannel501 2 месяца назад

One is frn handle and other one is G10

@ozcampnhuntdan7858 Месяц назад

Spyderco manix 2 and esee cr2.5

@davidday6736 2 месяца назад

Use a slip joint the way it's intended you'll have no issue...people did for a long long time ' .

@mariarogers9964 19 дней назад

That bushcraft knife looks like it got bit by the inflation bug too because it's way too expensive

@ytty5183 2 месяца назад

Spyderco Manix 2 and Leatherman wave. Yes, Ken Onion Blur is a great knife. I wanted to gift a nice knife to my brother to carry on duty, but one that he could lose and not cry too much. 🚔

@johnjohn8042 2 месяца назад

God Bless Iridium242 RIP bro, he introduced me to the Battle Box

@SpareSpacesuit 2 месяца назад

Try a spyderco paramilitary 2, it'll change your life

@edcopeland9373 2 месяца назад

that LT wright noprthern hunter looks like the late the Russel Grohman number 1 first produced in 1957 Glad but sad to see knife MFG. not giving the credit for that design . Yes Grohman company is in Canada

@johnkeck1025 2 месяца назад

G10 is fiberglass and resin, and the other one is a type of polymer.

@louel9272 Месяц назад

Here in the Philippines i always have a bolo in my car :)

@GarrettsGear 2 месяца назад

Mixing up GRN and G10 is really embarrassing 😬

@Battlbox 2 месяца назад

FRN not GRN. See, you’re human too Hoss. What’s embarrassing is you literally took the time to comment and made a mistake while typing the comment which was intended to make fun of another and flex like you know more than another in hopes someone would think it’s funny or think you are more knowledgeable. So yeah. And we just had a cold and jet lag. 🤦🏻‍♂️ we knew it was FRN. Just made a mistake in speaking at the time. Relax commando.

@user-hk9du6px9x 2 месяца назад

He graduated a week ago, so what do you expect from the multitool?

@serdj_50618-P Месяц назад

in military, a gun is the main working tool and weapon. knife is an auxilliary piece in bushkraft main tool is the knife. end of the story

@charleshunter3595 2 месяца назад

Overly long grey beards tend to make you paranoid to the point where you carry 3 edcs

@patricknichols3187 2 месяца назад

I don’t know what you mean. I mean I couldn’t possibly edc a cold steel vaquero, immortal, and an ESEE izula II for my practical blade🤣Stay strong and carry on my friends!