SURVIVE! is DEAD to me 

This is a story as old as time in the knife world. Here is the bottom line--unless you are ordering a custom with odd materials/requests, do not pay a deposit, just place an order and any real manufacturer will charge you when it ships. If they can't sell the knife you ordered to the next guy if you back out, you don't want a knife from that company. If they want you to pay in advance, they are running a pyramid scheme and you may very well be left holding the bag.

I ordered two knives from survive knives in January of 2022 (he owns me over $415) I have emailed him multiple times, tried calling multiple times, leaving multiple messages. now you only get his voice mail and you can't leave a message. I even tried asking him about my order on his you tube channel and instead on answering my question about my order he blocked me. When I seen John from heavy set tactical put out his video with Survive knives called An In Depth Discussion (that's the name of his video) I commented about my order with survive knives and john from heavy set tactical also blocked me as well. I was nothing but respectful when commenting about my orders on both channels. So I unsubscribed from his channel because it showed me what kind of a person he is as well. survive has an F rating with the better business bureau. Looks like the next step is the Attorney general.

I got banned from commenting on Guy's channel because I asked for proof about his Larrin Thomas conspiracy theories. Larrin should straight up sue this guy for defamation.

I’m actually glad I never pulled the trigger on survive knives. I came so close a few times. Thankfully i didn’t. RIP survive knives.

Great background and wrap up on Survive. At some point along the way, he changed his thought process to take money with no intent to produce. It doesn't matter if that was in 2016 or what year it was, he made a conscious decision to defraud.

All I know is my order from December 2022 is gone, along with my money.

It really amazes me people don't realize you can get a blank cutout then sand/grind /file it to a rough knife. Then send it to peters for heat treatment. That is what all these companies do. Making knives doesn't have to be very hard. Im not talking about making loads of knives im talking about making a great knife for a fraction of what they charge. I don't believe in forums anymore because they are full of people that just repeat what they want to believe. They won't believe anything even with evidence. Plus im conservative so im barred from most sites. Facts matter to me. Liberals can kiss my ass.

Like any industry, there will always be corruption. Sad, that a brand that started out with a great idea had to fail so miserably. I was one of the first to get GSO-10's. They were very well made knives. After seeing the BS for many years, I found that in principle, I did not want to keep the knives and sold them off.

People are just trash these days. Personally, I dont have time for all that bs, lol. It really is a shame, and it's only going to get worse all across the board.

Buy TRC, best workmanship money can buy, and your only have to pay in stock knives which delivery is guaranteed

I’d rather spend my money on a Worktuff gear blade

Pretty mad at myself for not only pre-ordering 1 knife, but 2 from Survive. Going to my bank this week to try to file a charge back. Being out over $500 with no contact is insane.

Survive! Just released a video talking about liquidating assets, I’ve had an open order for about a year and half. So looks like I lost that money, and I feel bad because I see others in the comments out way more than I gave them. It’s just a bummer all around because they genuinely look like quality knives. I found Architect Knives which offer a product similar to Survive and were actually able to fill my order. Thanks for these videos, I appreciate your perspective on the matter.

Customers who placed pre-orders should file a claim with the Office of Consumer Protection with the State of Pennsylvania. The online form was very easy.

I ordered mine when I was born...I am now 30 and still waiting.

I am only 7 minutes in but I'll say off start, pre ordering knives to me as a non collector is crazy. Specially waiting 5 to 8 years and still expecting something. I don't even pre order movies or video games anymore because I've been screwed so hard. Pre Orders are automatic red flags. That being said, it's a good way to fund raise but it would be better to just say you're launching a fund raising campaign.

My preprder from januaray of 2015 with Survive knives still has not made its way to me. Ive pretty much given up on ever getting it.

I hate it for the other employees at Survive. If my understanding is correct when John was there it was him, Guy, and 4 other employees... I hate seeing anyone lose their job having experience with it several times in my 52 years... The other thing I hate is that folks are out their money.. good money was spent... I've never been on blade forums and I never will. As a matter of fact my channel gets accused of all kind of things but the truth of the matter is we simply look at the knife and the knife itself. I could give two s**** about knife world politics. We care about the knife so it always appears that I am pro Knife company and I'm sure I will have every swinging dick and schmuck that hate survive on the channel so if they do go out of business I'll do a video as well.. Great video man.. I think you articulated your points very very well!

I remember I waited 4 months for my gso 4.5, and I found that frustrating and weird. It eventually made it's way to me in Norway. Never knew ppl had been waiting for years, if I did, I would never order from them. The quality is great, can't fault it, but not my fav knife. Handle is just not my cup of tea. I more often use my Helle knifes and Casströms, even my Mora Garberg get's more use. But again, can't fault the quality.

So glad I got my GSO-5.1 off of EBay, it took about a week to arrive from the time I ordered it.

I'm still waiting on knives from September and November of 2022. Absolutely ridiculous.

Its getting past time for a possible consideration on a joint class action lawsuit against Survive, it appears too many have been dragged past your typical 90 day rebut process timeline typically set by your credit card and banking agencies.

So was the whole thing with the Magnacut just a smoke screen for their own mistakes?

1st camper background video!! 😂😂 I love it

A good alternative is the Architect knives brand.

Well cant say this wasn't expected. The dog house is looking comfy, lol.

thanks for getting the word out!

Got my EDC4 FFG 11 months after the order, It was long but I'm absolutely thrilled by the knife.

It’s a red flag that he hasn’t shown his face at Blade show in seven + years.

So it wasn't magnacut's fault after all.

Survive owes me $425 for a GSO 12 I ordered over 3 years ago. If I ever see Guy, he's going to give me his wallet whilst he cries.

Would never pre order a knife. Nor would I ever tolerate 5+ years for one to be sent to me. Bad management for sure. And it'll only run any business right into the dirt.

I was just in their site they are still taking orders for GSO3. All the other knives the pre order is closed. Man that’s crazy if they are still taking orders that can’t be fulfilled

In the back of my mind, I really wanted Survive to Succeed. But the pattern’s I started seeing from Guy and his business practices didn’t add up. When you combine that with all the magnitude of problems from close to day one, I gave up on them many years ago. What was worse for me was watching unsuspecting people being sucked in while any controllable media by Survive to warn people was been washed away. I am kinda glad to see this all playing out in a sizeable way as to better condition good people of the real nature of money in the world...

Thanks for the updates, Jacob. I hope Jon ends up okay after his attempt to make things right. It appears that Survive! failed to follow one of the most basic principles of life. That is, when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Why other YT channels were covering SK products is beyond me. With so many people who placed orders years ago and nothing to show for that, that should be covered and investigated, not some shiny little knife that does nothing to making people whole. Besides, with that kind of track record, what kind of warranty service could you expect? Next time I buy anything from a company I'm not familiar with, I'll check the BBB website first.

"Rot always Starts at the Top". That's a 99% true saying right there 👍

I myself lost $350.00 i had gotten 2 knives but didn't receive my last knife witch was the most expensive but anyway i was just told that i wouldn't be receiving it so it's sad

I have been watching the Survive drama play out & I must say that as a custom maker myself, it don't look good. They could've fixed this situ in several diff ways but for whatever reason seem to just keep making decsions that have made things worse. Personally I haven't cultivated much of an online presence (my biz is mostly word of mouth) b/c I don't like the social media craziness etc but it is hard not to participate these days & remain competitive. The blade game is pretty corrupt, though most all modern industries are by nature of functioning in this WEF/international banker ran puramid scheme we call the global economy. Lol

The 2 times o bought a blade from survive I got it on time, still one of my favs

Yea i have steered away from them

thanks for the info!!

Hope the industry is listening.

"Back stabbing going on in the knife industry." LOL!

I placed an order (#16653) on Feb 8th 2022 for a V-5.5 Combat Blade: Combat Blade: Cru Forge V: Tungsten Cerakote Handle: Black G10 Sheath: Spring FDE Kydex Very Important:: Yes Guess I'm not getting that. Out $269. Left multiple messages, no reply.

The forums were only ever beneficial or good back when our long-lost friend Cliff Stamp was still alive and running the show in my opinion 😞 the way that they're micromanaged currently with about as much structure as a damn NY street gang the only reason I have for me to visit is researching a person, company or certain topic in the old archives... Really the only thing currently worth being on there is private knife sale listings lol-ol-ol

This is a shame. I think I'm going to watch the video of Jacob dragging that dude who was threatening to sue him; this will cheer me up. 😀

Serious camper brother heck yeah!!!✊️🔥✌️💚

From this angle, he knows exactly what he was doing and screwed himself then put in motion an escape plan at everyones expense. The prices were always just barely under market price to entice the majority of the community thinking we’re getting a top tier product for a good price but even now he’s blaming everyone but himself so yeah im done too and it’s actually satisfying to see him go down after all the robbery he’s done while straight faced lying to the customers and acting like he’s a victim. He’s not a monster but he’s definitely a fraud and a liar. Happy trails Sk! Look forward to laughing at your new alias trying to repeat your scam!

I totally agree with you’re assessment of Blade Forums with one exception. Aside from the BBB or Attorney General sites, Blade Forum’s was one of the only places the average person could get a sense of who Guy at “Survive Knives” really was...

I'm still waiting on 2 knives from survive. It's been over 2 years and still waiting.

Thank you for your honesty and integrity. I very much appreciate it and it is so needed in this world today thank you thank you thank you!

5 unfulfilled orders here. At this point I'd be happy if they sent me the unfinished blanks I paid good money for.

glad i found your channel brotha! i just started trying to make videos myself

I'm so glad I got my survive gso 5 super early on. Before it all went to crap. Sad really cuz it's a great knife. Speaking of knives I just got my new Busse smatchet and I love it. It's badass 😎

Totally agree with your take on his management, I get it’s a large capitol investment to do a run, but when you take money you damn sure better be on your game in this day and age to ensure it’s applied and utilized appropriately through the process, otherwise your burned. I don’t believe the whole magnacut fiasco either, at least not to the extent of destroying a company ,he got swamped and as a business owner I know how tight margins are, I have a labor intensive and material heavy high end landscape company and it doesn’t take much to get behind the weekly curve. I’ve seen one video from Guy and he seemed full of optimism but I think that’s when John was helping push things out. Just saw a survive knife in my work tuff group early and thought it was a reiff, fit and finish are great but that’s irrelevant if product isn’t in peoples hands being used, much less people that have paid, sometimes years ago. I’ll take a 4” on secondary but I’d never give them a dime after the last four years 😮

Cool knives but bad business practices from the start. Those who went along knew what they were getting into early when buying knife from Survive. Those that didn't want to deal with the delays n shady stuff simply didn't order one. These are essentially a production knife with semi'custom touches n assembly. There was no reason to take people money upftont...built the knives and then release for sale. Pretty simple and standard business practices

I have an order from four years ago, and I don’t imagine I’ll ever see it or a refund

I have four SURVIVE! knives at one point I ordered a 5.1 and after four months I said I could not wait any longer. Could they send me any of their blades they sent me a 7/7 I love all of them.

Survive is dead to everyone. His website is down. He’s being investigated by the Pennsylvania Attorney General. Most likely he will have to do some sort of restitution and he won’t be issued a business license anywhere until he can pay back his debt.

I bought 4 knives and only received 3. I guess i got lucky

I look at knife brands similarly to family and friends. If there's drama with either, i keep my distance, or walk away completely. There are still plenty of reputable companies putting out a good product, without the drama. I'll stick to these and keep pretending the others aren't there. Thank you Jacob. As always, you're up front and honest.

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Great video!!

Anyone want to organize a class action lawsuit? It may be like squeezing water from a rock but after watching all videos and staying in contact about my outstanding orders, I absolutely no longer trust his integrity and motives.

Hey Jacob, so this is a wholehearted question. What do you think is the best way for someone to become a knife maker without getting burnt or have money stolen from them?

I count myself fuckin lucky I got the knives I ordered. Of course I had to message him a few times to get my gso 5.1. The other was a 3.5 factory second so it was in stock. I got the other two from other people. Great knives but bad company. I'll still cherish them regardless of who produced them

I've been waiting two years for my order....🙄

Jacob you always do such a clear job of explaining your points and thank you for recognizing my efforts. I failed in the end yes. But I tried my hardest and got alot out to deserving customers in the process. I tried everything there wad to try. And your video was very accurate my friend. I will post my discussion tonight or tomorrow explaining what occurred and what I believe is occurring now. And you never tried to blow smoke brother you are always objective and truth based. Thank you jacob.

There is a lot of shit bag people and companies maybe don't go in to something whole heartedly and do your review in a company before putting faith into something to be let down only to be a shit bag and someone that throws stones.

Bladeforums is a nice way to throw your money away. If you disagree with the moderators for any reason, flip a coin on whether you get banned or not.. and the mods crack jokes all the time about how there’s “no refunds” for people that get banned.

I had a suspicion this video was coming... SO many people gave them a chance despite their reputation, so many willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Which sucks because the quality of their blades that I've personally seen definitely warranted it. .... And I've been chewed out before for saying pretty much the same thing by one of those psychotrolls with 29 alt accounts lol

Excellent video by the way Jacob….

I bought 2 of his knives back in 2012, early supporter. Wow, did he F up a good thing. Heard a ton of horror stories around 2015 - 2016. Sad that a dude making nice blades that cannot run a business in an ethical manner.

I came here to look for your store, I want a sling. How do I accomplish this ?

To big to soon,

This is a crazy world we live in. A lot of Gatekeeping, paid opposition, & shady practices go on. Keep pumping out quality knives bud!👊💪

You spoke with the founder of Blade Forums but you can’t remember his name…right.

I use to be the guy showing support for Survive liking the video following on instagram and RU-vid, then I noticed a trend where RU-vidrs were getting free knives to review and I’ve been waiting for my knife in magnacut for three years now! WTF 🤨 that’s total bs and I’m not the only one wanting on a knife for years now there’s hundreds of people who got fucked! But RU-vidrs are getting free knives left to right!

Damn.

Ill probably loose 2k with survive but the truth as of now no one know what’s going on.

I’m pretty sure they just dead

Bf is the worst forum around. They did have some great posts in knife making section years ago with actual makers who knew what they were talking about. But then no other section read that sub section.

Bro, I have a strong feeling we got unfriended by the software on FB. It's been happening repeatedly to me over the past few years. Send me a friend request unless you unfriended me on purpose. I'll accept it once I get back on FB in a few days (I'm on my cell and have FB only on my laptop). All the best!

I pre-ordered a gso 3 s90v in January 2024, looks like I got ripped off 🫣$200

Bro, its over. Get over it. Stop bashing a company that no longer exists. People that kick laying dogs are useless, just like your negative videos about survive knives.

Survives problem is Dutch Bushcrafters. Survive was not ready for the influx of business due to that video. It’s funny whenever that channel likes a knife the way it performs you can bet the second that upload hits RU-vid the knife advertised will be out of stock almost everywhere and will double or triple in value. The power of advertising on RU-vid is crazy. If Survive couldn’t fill the pre orders they should have shut down their site until they were better prepared. The worst thing that could happen to a small knife company is to get too big too fast especially if you’re not prepared to make that much product

YAWN 🥱 😴

Guy took my money $339 for a GSO-12 in 2020 and I never received the knife or a refund. I emailed Guy and have commented but nothing changed. Guy tried responding that orders are being fulfilled but I never received anything yet.