Victorinox Venture - Watch Before You Buy - Comprehensive Review 

Hello Mark. Thank you very much for your great feedback! You presented the knife very well. Our idea was that the market segment with super strong bushcraft knives with a 5mm + spine is super well occupied from 1000 Brands with 1000 Models. But why are this knifes as strong? This is because the cutting edge become quick thick... and a steep cutting edge is not a good carver. That's physiks. We thought, let's find out, if on the other side of the segment are customers too. For this peoples a knife should primarly cut like hell. Splitting or lever taks is not what they use it daily for. Your can do it... but not brainless. Yes, Victorinox took a lot of risks, but I think many people appreciate this knife for what a knife is intended for. I'm also annoyed that the knife sheath came out so poorly. Victorinox is overworking the sheath at the moment. I hope they replace the sheath to customers who are not happy with the old one. As soon i know more, i will let you know...

Thank you for your honest and fair assessment of the Venture. I’ve grown tired of the use of intense negativity used by reviewers for views. I truly appreciate your balanced and intelligent approach.

I think they would save them selves a lot of trouble by just calling it The Camp knife instead of Bushcraft knife. People for some reason expect indestructuble whenever something has bushcraft in the name.

Got my Venture today and I love it. It is a great bushcraft knife and serves its purpose well. Excellent design for carving and chopping…super sharp right out of the box. Knocked out a bow drill spindle with ease and drilled a hole using the hex like butter. There will never be a bushcraft blade that does it all but this tool is a great addition to any kit and I will rotate it in to my EDC starting tomorrow.

As always Mark, a fair and balanced review! One of the best bushcraft channels on utube!

One of the most thorough and sensible reviews I've seen. Very well done.

Outstanding review. You are absolutely right to state that it is a very specialized tool for people who have a good understanding of bushcraft

Great Vid Mark!!.........Love your work and honesty and thoroughness!!!

Thank you for the video. I received a Venture knife for a Christmas Present. Your suggestions and insights are very appreciated.

Good review, as usual Mark. Knives are always a fascinating thing for outdoorsman, aren't they? The trick is to develop the skills that make certain features matter. I've followed many in the historical reenactment community, and learned to baton and carve fairly well with a $5. Old Hickory butcher knife. It can be used as is, or the blade is easy to reprofile to your tastes, and has a high carbon blade that's easy to sharpen and I holds that edge pretty well. It let's you learn those knife skills on an inexpensive tool, to where a more expensive knifes features can be appreciated ! A selling point for the cheaper Moras, as well....

Very glad that the new sheathes are fixed. Is I bought one. Very happy about it!

Thank you for the Video! Everytime I see a review of this style knife I immediately think of my Cold Steel Lite knives, Mora Knives, Cold Steel scandi knives. Of course cannot forget the BPS knives also!

Thank you for a fair and balanced and objective review of this knife. I love my Victorinox pocket SAKs (I have a few) so I have been looking at the Venture as a fixed blade purchase. Again, well done.

Mark..well done sir..well done! That video should be "required viewing" for anyone thinking about buying a venture..I almost bought one when they were introduced..glad I held off..I have 2 garbergs,1 in stainless, one carbon,like them but just don't feel right in MY hands.I want a bushcraft knife that "could" be used for survival if need be..the venture "ain't it" but it was never meant to be..again..your channel is for me one of the best! Thanks again!

Thanks Mark for the honest review. Victorinox needs to take a step back and fix the issues that are present.

I want one but I will get some saddle leather and make a vertical carry sheath and add a pony tail holder so I won't loose it ! I have a lot of victronox knives SAK love them all just got a Work Champ it is great I drove truck untill I retired and the Rescue Knife is great and it saves life's! Great video you saved me lots of money the Venture Pro is 105. Dollars US in the states I am a dual citizen USA /Canada !!!

Good to hear your opinion on the Venture, Mark. Thank you!

Wonderful, honest review. Thank you. Subscribed 😊

I believe the Venture incorporates the idea of a Swiss Army Knife into a multi-purpose fixed blade. The design idea came from a Swiss Army Knife enthusiast, intended to add multiple uses to a basic fixed blade. It has done that, with some compromises made from the traditional idea of a bushcraft knife. Everything you pointed out shows what occurs with anything designed as a multi-functioning tool.🤔

Thanks for the review I just ordered one! I`ll mainly use it for hunting and light bushcrafting I have a Mora Garberg, Tops BOB and a PKS scorpion so for the price I`ll have a Venture in the rotation. So far the Mora Garberg has been my favorite performance wise for heavy camp work and field dressing deer.

Excellent video and good demonstration of the Venture. My boys and I enjoyed watching it. Just wish it was a little more durable like some other 0.13” thick FFG knives I owned.

Thank you for your in depth review of this knife I've been thinking about buying 1 but what you said about the kitchen seems to be the point that goes really well for me cause a lot of my bushcraft knives I do use them in the kitchen 1st I wanna see how well they hold an edge fails in the kitchen well it's gonna fail in the woods much faster Anyway thanks again mark Really really really like the video✨☀🌟🌠🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Many Thanks For Your Honest Review & Demo On These Mark ! ATB T God Bless

Excellent objective review. Wish that would happen more these days. And indeed, Felix is awesome:)

Great video, and excellent review. I see that Victorinox as a really light, non-threatening kind of outdoor knife. And i agree with your assessment of it, it's not a big hard use bushcraft knife like a Condor Bushlore, or my Condor Hudson Bay. I see it more like a Kephart, with the thinner flat grind.

Excellent review of the Venture, I like how you compared it against the Garberg and Kansbol. 👍Take care and Cheers!

My favorite knives. For heavy bushcraft work the mora garberg is a really solid performer. For all other camp chores i will always turn to my opinel # 8 and # 12

Thanks for another honest review, Mark! Appreciate both the pros and cons as always. Seems to me that the Kansbol and the Venture are pretty close in their primary uses and abilities. The two big differences to me are that the Kansbol sheath, while inexpensive, doesn't have any problems with retention like the Venture's seems to, and the slight difference in the steels - not sure how much you'll notice the steel difference in use, but it might be a factor. But the big difference is the price - here in the US, you can literally buy 2 Kansbols for the price of a Venture, and that's a huge downer for the Venture for me. I can buy a Kansbol, get it with the multi-mount, with little seeming difference in ability, and still have money left over - almost enough to buy another Kansbol? That is enough of a difference for me.

Thanks for the review!

Solid review !👍

Thanks for the review.

Good review Mark, thanks for sharing, God bless !

Great video mate, my pick is the Kansbol

You summed it up perfectly at the end. This knife is more of an all rounder than strictly a Bushcraft knife. Sometimes you need that, sometimes you intend to whail on your knife and you go for something heavier. Don't know about copyright law but maybe Victorinox had to make sure the sheath was different enough from the Hultafors and Moras that look similar to not step on any toes as it were. Personally, my Mora 2000 and flat ground Enzo Trapper cover the all rounder category, the Enzo was about the same price and is a much nicer knife while the 2000 is a lot less money.

Great review. Especially the drawbacks with respect to the sheath. This knife essentially being comprised of 2 components, the criticism here being entirely relevant.

I used a Venture on a recent elk hunt and deer hunt . It worked great for field dressing and skinning both game. I understand that you are a bushcrafter first and an outdoorsman hunter second , but the Venture knife is worth every cent . All the best.

I recently purchased this knife, basic same as yours except with a red grip. My decision was influenced by Immler, as you may have guessed. Haven't had a chance to put it through the paces yet. My initial impression of the sheath agrees with your assessment. If they had made like the common plastic sheath of the Mora, it would have been much better. I agree that the knife itself is a well made piece albeit not seriously robust. Refined is a better word. Almost dainty but able to hold it's own in the woods. Just ordered a Garberg. Have always wanted one but after your comparison, decided to pull the trigger. I have always liked your impartial, objective reviews of gear. This review was no exception........well done. Be well.

Knice review, thanks for sharing! I also bought the Venture just to see what it's all about, got it on sale for around 50 Euros. I love the Kansbol, one of my all-time favourite blades for the outdoors, but I just can't seem to get attached to the Venture - no matter how much I like Felix and Victorinox. It's well thought out and a great performer, but I just can't find myself enjoying it as much. I do find the two to be quite similar in terms of weight, sliciness and main area of use, i.e. light bushcraft and camping tasks. The Kansbol is around 30 % cheaper here in Germany, and in my opinion the better option. The Venture is still a great knife though, and the versatility of the additional kit is a lot of Victorinox-typical fun to play around with.

Thanks for this video. I was debating this or the Esee 5 3D and I decided on the latter before watching this video. I think I got the better bush knife after seeing this, although it costs about $100 more. Thanks again!

Great review, you really hit the nail on the head when you said it was good in the kitchen. Because that's a great way to bond with a knife. I love the blade design. It's my favourite because you can use a knife as a sort of spoon or spatula when cooking. I also appreciate the stronger tip over a bow we design. The only sticking point for me is the price mora knives are so cheap in comparison.

FWIW - I own 2 of the pro models from 7/2023. My hand is

Oh man do I ever like the look of that knife. I only recently saw one for the first time and boy it looks awesome. I agree that for 95$ you shouldn't have to modify it but realistically, as a bushcrafter, if I spent 95$ on a piece of kit or 9$ chances are I am going to modify it to some degree. Understanding that in my case these mods are optional usually and in yours they actually appear to be to improve the basic function of the knife. Still, this knife stands out to my eye. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience with it Mark, I appreciate it.

I was pretty dead-set against full flat grind knives for bushcraft when I first started getting into it, but then I picked up a Becker BK-16 on a good sale. That is now one of my favorite knives. So comfortable, and I love the versatility that the FFG brings. I don't need to worry about bringing a separate folder just for food prep, and I love how they slice and do fine carving. I feel like scandi grinds try to bite more deeply all the time and are harder to finesse. I will say though, the BK-16 has a terrible sheath too, and I inmediately changed out the plasticy scales for after market micarta as well. I feel like a lot of companies tend to skimp on sheaths to cut costs and it's really too bad.

The words that qualified this video right up front for me were " i bought this myself with my own money...."......once ive heard those words i can take whatever you say in your review seriously

100% decent review again 😎👍

Victorinox Venture looks like a great knife but I bought a Bacho 2444 knife made in Sweden for under $10 and it may not be as good as a Victorinox Venture but I am very happy with it, I have processed animals with it and work within its limitations it never let me down.

Wonderful review Mark! When I first saw Felix with this knife, I was going to jump and buy it but didn't. Love Victorinox, have two of their multi-tools but just wasn't totally sold on the Venture. I was really pumped on the spoon carving aspect when I watched Felix's video about using it for this purpose but was concerned on how the heck it (the spoon carving end) would be sharpened in the field if needed. He didn't really have an answer for that. Even at home it would be hard if a grinding wheel was required, especially since I don't own a lot of tools. I really like a full flat grind for camp kitchen work. I have a Grohmann Fish & Trout that I use now, does a fine job. The handle on the Grohmann though is small and for gripping to make curls for a feather stick would be difficult I think. To be honest, I have never tried it. I think this knife would make a great fire starting/camp chore knife. I am not saying I won't buy this knife down the road but am waiting to see if they take the advice of some of the folks that review it and perhaps will do some upgrades. Thanks for sharing your in depth and complete review. :) :)

Sticking to Morakniv for this style of knife. I have a whole bunch of well loved Victorinox knives, but I am dubious of this one.

Very good video and valuable information. The knife seems to be good, but maybe it needs a little further development. I like the idea that the sheath of the knife can be used when blowing air into the campfire. But the sheath of the knife should also be compatible with the molle, and the knife should be able to be carried in many different positions and attached to equipment in many different ways. A hole in the handle of the knife for the drill bit is also a good idea. I myself thought that the handle of the knife might be too small.

Out of all the bushcraft knives out there similar to this, I would take the Hultafors OK1 or OK4. I paid 18 bucks for mine and it took some decent abuse.

I love the serrated Victorinox paring knives they cut rope like butter

I really really enjoy my mora ❤

Very helpful review Mark. I also follow Felix's YT channel, and enjoy his ingenuity. I haven't been in the market for a bushcraft knife, as not much time these days. The last I bought was a Becker BK62 Kephart. I'm curious about what type of Tilley hat you have there. Thanks

I like the knife. I think you are right it be a good knife for its intention.

You raise some good points about the different philosophies of use for the Venture vs. other “bushcraft” knives. I wonder if perhaps Victorinox’s marketing department got caught up the bushcraft bandwagon blitz that has lost sight of the Kochanski approach of combining skill with a small, light (and in his case, generally stick tang) knife with other appropriate cutting tools for larger tasks. The Venture is clearly a craftsman’s tool, an appropriate tool for Felix’s ingenuity. I hope Victorinox listens to Felix’s own critiques; I suspect the sheath issues will be addressed in the future. A point about the bellows function: I doubt the Kansbol/Garberg sheath would be as functional as the Venture’s in this capacity: it is the latter’s shorter length and more pronounced taper that compresses and accelerates the air stream, rendering it effective as a bellows.

Great review. I still gotta say, I’m still intrigued by the knife, though realistically, I can see it better off as a fishing knife or general edc.

I think the market is flooded with "survival" and "bushcraft" knives which is a marketing hype. The majority of people venturing in the bush, they only need a general purpose camp knife or hunting knife. The Venture is a general purpose camp knife and this is the type (always flat grind) of knife I use when I hike and camp, which I use for food prep, maybe tent stakes, carving a stick for meat skewer etc. I have a folding saw and small hatchet for fire prep. I never use my knife for splitting wood.When I hunt, I have a hunting knife with a bit of belly for skinning. This is a great design and will be buying the red version soon.

I'm very fond of your videos, of your approach to bushcraft and knives. What I don't like though is your stressing your personal preferences - ok, your hands are XL and that makes the handle a bit uncomfortable, but other people have S, M, L-sized hands and may just be fine with the Venture. Best thing was you said "Get your hands on one before you purchase it and see, how it fits YOUR hand". The second thing to mention is, you are still one of those guys, who define "batoning" as beating a knife THROUGH a big piece of wood. My preferred bushcraft icon, Mors Kochanski once said "Why the hell should one put his most valuable tool at risk, if he could do better?" When processing wood in a bushcraft or survival situation you have to go through a LOT of stuff o different sizes - so why not change order and FIRST cut some wedges from smaller sticks and then beating the knife blade just IN, remove it and continue with the wedges. Using the knife just to start a split, but doing the actual split with wooden wedges is a much smarter approach without any risk of breaking your knife. You can even do splits on wood chunks of several feet in diameter with a folding knife, just need more wedges, which later on can be used as firewood

You handled that well.

Great job on the video,may I ask you what’s the best bushcraft knife what knife do you use mostly thanks.

I was a Victorinox fanboy for decades. But theor pricing on this knife and their reiteration of the original SAK has changed my mind. Also did I get a second Alox Electrician a while ago with an unevenly ground edge + (light)burrs and a bad finish on the scale edges. All this and still no upgrade on blade steel (except for this 1(!) model). Especially regading fixed blade knives, there are so many better european made choices.

I saw a Milwaukee duct knife 20 bucks smooth edge on one side seated the other edge !!! Great knife for the price ! Home Depot Lowes

A modern Kephart style knife with a touch of Dadley knife jimping.Kephart would be proud

I paused the video out of curiosity to go look at the master mic-l and several sites had it listed for 249.00. That is a beautiful knife and at that price with a Kydex sheath and Ferro Rod included has my interest piqued. Thank you for a very informative review. I can never have enough knives.

The sheath has been improved recently.

Great informative video. I don't like the 2 greens that were used in the knife. Not complementary colors. Also, the Mora knives can be used as bellows, BUT Felix was the FIRST I ever heard mention that trick!

I feel my Mora's and my pocket knives are all I need for bushcraft/ wood carving, not batoning. I have my Opinel's and other knifes for food processing. I can do a lot with my Mora 546 and my Victorinox Adventurer 111-MM. I’m not saying this isn’t a good knife, but there really isn’t anything about it that would justify buying it for me.🤘🇺🇸🇨🇦

Thanks for your balanced review, 2 things you did not mention which I noticed with mine. First the blade can sometimes twist when putting it back into the sheat and actually feel like it clicked in but it actually does not. Second and this is an absolute no go for me too, the blade can already roll (and I not mean the blade edge alone) but the blade can create wave which you can not correct with sharpening again already when carving hard woods (even more so when batoning) for me this is a design flaw because the blade gets to thin and something the blade geometry seems to be flawed. There are some videos already other there about the blade waving of the Vendure. And mine did too :( (besise that the rattle drove me crazy but I could fix it, because I am an animal observer too and you just do not want to make any noise whatsoever ...). My personal verdict is, its a flawed design, a kitchen knife pressed into bsuhcrafting and unfortunately does not live up to the hype being made about it at all. anyhow thanks for your balanced and unbiased honest review. cheers from Germany

Fine review Mark. Clearly a knife is a tool, just like any other tool. There are many types of chisels, with different shapes and grinds, for different tasks. Exact same thing with knives. This is made for Felix type videos, not heading into the Canadian bush and to try and be an axe. That sheath though? 🤮. We grew up with those leather sheaths that only cover the blade, and have a little snap to hold it in. This reminds me of that. I’ve become a whole sale fan of the deep retention leather ones now….oh and yes, all plastic sheaths are supposed to have drain/ventilation holes. Unless you want it to double as a cup.😀

Your review seems like a fair one. That maple wood is beautiful! We don't have anything with as straight a grain as that in south Texas. It's sems like a shame to use it for firewood even though I know you have loads of the stuff. I also like the looks of that knife and I like the steel they used. I get that you are almost required to baton in virtually every knife review in order to meet the expectations of some viewers. And you seemingly only grudgingly did it in this case. Rightfully so in my opinion. Batoning is a sore point for me personally. I'm not sure who first thought that batoning wood with a bushcraft knife was a good idea. In a pinch, yes. Then I can see using what ever you have, but ideally you'd use a more durable survival knife. If one is Bushcrafting, that kind of implies that in most cases you were planning on going to the woods with the intent to make stuff or do crafty things. If you are using your bushcraft knife to baton substantial sections of wood, then you had an initial planning failure, because you should be using a hatchet or a more sturdy knife to split large hunks of wood. Odds are that you didn't suddenly find your self marooned in the woods, and that's clearly not the knife to take if you are cast in Alone. If that happens, hopefully you have a survival knife, and/or hatchet, as you referenced, not a bushcraft knife. And if I'm actually in survival mode, I'm going to be babying my gear as much as possible so that I don't damage it. IMO, if one is going to baton large tough chunks of wood with their buscraft knife, they also might as well throw their bushcraft knife into a tree a few dozen times, dig a six foot pit in the ground, or run over it with a 4x4 vehicle, and call all of that a "Bushcraft Test". The knives aren't made for any of that. As pretty as that knife is, $95 US seems high for what you get. I think you can get a decent knife AND hatchet for close to that from that Ukrainian company that makes both. Or even a different Mora knife and a hatchet of your choice from many companies. Tramontina 12 or 14 inch machetes weigh about 1/2 lb, and they will baton stuff all day long for $12 to $16. I've even used them on dried oak wood. If that knife cost half of what they're asking, I'd probably get one and grind the pommel down some. At $95, I'll pass. Which is a shame since it's so pretty.

Tho i like the full flat the best and most versatile grind, i can't get warm with the Venture. I can do everything what this knive can do with my victorinox pocket knife, a ranger grip. My ranger grip has a hex hole as well, but it has ane awl, a saw and so many more things i find useful in a knife. It doesn't baton, but to be honest, i rarely need this. And if, i have a bigger fixed blade as well with me. Resently, i bought the cold steel master hunter, a full flat as well, it slices almost as good , but with 5 millimeters on the back, i have no problem batoning with it. I also like the knives from varustaleka very well as sturdy, almost indestrucable backups, though these are saber grind and not as good with food prep. But as i said, i never leave home without a victorinox pocket knife, and this is where they exell. I love the channel of Felix Immler, i have learned so much from him. But as my only knife, it wouldn't be the Venture, it's just a little to frail for me. Just being honest here, i don't want to bash the knife at all.

With realistic expectations this seems to be a good knife, I don’t own one but had thought about purchasing one. Hopefully Felix will become aware of this video and a Mark 2 will have any niggles ironed out. A couple of minor mods (easy if one has any trade or tool skills) can improve things but a better sheath seems to be must or should at least be an option. Marks knife didn’t have the metal indent in the handle for bow drill use which I think is a good idea and does make it more survival, definitely survival for me as I wouldn’t be bow drilling unless my life depended on it. The 6.5 mm hex cutout which is shown for holding drill bits can also be use to hold a bit holder for screws which I think is a handy feature, a small selection of screw drivers bits or socket bits could be very handy in some situations, tripod repair for example.

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great review, thanks! about batoning with this knive like that......I wonderl, see Felix using a wegde, which is the intelligent way to do it you eightly stated it is not a wood splitting / chopping brute force knife the shetah will be improved sonn, I presume

If your hand is too big wrap it with parachord worth a try !!!

G'day Mark, I reckon its fair to say Victoronox, and Leatherman for that matter, spruik what MAY be done, i.e. is POSSIBLE, with their products, (and yes Felix is a master !!!!!), ......... however, I will always argue, its never the best, or often not in the top few, ways to achieve the same end result. I am glad they at least put 14C on this one, rather than SAK steel, or some such, and I do like the thumb divots as well as contoured aspect to the sheath body, but other than that .............................. Also, it is beyond me why a scraping pommel is of benefit, when a sharp spine is so much better for the job; though as a pounder/crusher, sure a well worth while extra feature if designed accordingly. Anyway, in fairness I do carry a Ranger 78; mainly for the back up saw and an awl. The blade is good enough for a food knife, fine whittler, cordage cutter and the back up tweezers are appreciated, but seriously, out in the sticks, I wouldn't want to totally rely on any of their products to be honest. Cheers Duke. P.S. "sheath" bellows, ...... that's a new one on me, I s'pose one could use any with a drainage hole. Now you mention it; anything from food packaging with a small hole, a pen/pencil body and I'm sure there's other alternatives too, that all do the same trick, an extremely underrated capability IMO, great stuff !!!!!

By the by. I am looking at mine while watching your review. My sheath clips in and does not come out unless I pull it out. Maybe I got a good one or they made an improvement.

How do you think this knife would do inside one of those BPS leather sheaths that they sell for cheap? Maybe wet the sheath and wet mould it a bit??

Quite nice but at the end of the day its just another Mora. For $15 you can get a clipper and essentially have the same knife.

Instead of this one I would buy the Mora Kansbol, similar knife for similar tasks, slightly different but very well thought through and way cheaper and the sheath works better 😅 the Garberg is in another league imo so not the best comparison, the blade style and thickness is also not the same but overall yes, Mora over Victorinox all day at least for me and my needs!

❤🎉 hello from British Columbia Canada I have been following Felix for a long time...I have enjoyed watching all the crafty projects he comes up with😎🌳🚐🌲🇨🇦🍂🍁

One can pick apart any knife. However, is one needs a knife, the one he has at hand is the best at that given time.

Victorinox needs to hire Felix. 🤣

Sounds like its one to avoid or as a second knife to the main one. Good review. There are better out there than this. The swis army knife had for years, very versatile good bit of kit. But this i am not so sure.

I am thinking about taking the knife to a leatherworker and make a leather sheath around it.

My Monster Manitoba Mitts make this knife a no go.The sheath looks disappointing considering I luv the Mora Companion HD sheath multi capabilities. The Victorinox Rangergrip 79 looks like a better value with more versatility.

Its 75 for the venture her in the us. Thats what I see them go for.

Yeah, I almost want one now... I like that steel, drop/spear point, and full flat grind.... I do not like the idea of a pommel that can dig into my palm, so will pass.

How is this knife for hunting and fishing?

I will stick with my "budget" Becker BK16. Don't like that one's original sheath either.

Seems like the handle should be bigger to cover all hand sizes. Small hards can use a larger handle but large hands can't use smaller handles..

If it wasn't for the utility of the hex lanyard hole I'd be tempted to use tool dip on the handle to increase its girth and mask the edges of the exposed tang. It just isn't ideal for larger hands IMHO.

I was told that Victorinox didn’t even make the Master Mic, I have the smaller one. It’s my understanding is it was farmed out and made in Spain

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Victorinox products are built like fine Swiss watches. If you want a knife that you can abuse, buy a Schrade which is built like a BSH.

Hi there, I'll comment as I go through the video with you. 5:00 Sheath: retention "... was really, really bad, mainly because it would "fall out if upside down" and shaken. Who would do that? it's meant to be on a belt hanging at your side, from where it will NOT fall out. "Also rattles a lot ..." (Under which circumstances ?) When you hold it like a baby's rattle and shake it? Duh! When hanging at one's side on the belt not a single person has complained about any rattle. [Anyway, Felix has a very simple little hack that fixes that in 10 minutes, as you said.] So problem solved. Quite frankly, I think the whole rattling thing has been blown up out of all proportion! It doesn't rattle on your belt so it's not a problem. Belt loop. So they went with a semi-dangler format. Some like it some don't - maybe you don't. 6:53 So, is the little strap any less fiddly than a press-stud? Possibly not. 9:20 Nice dangler hack! Sheath: last word - yes, they could have done it better, granted. Is it a disaster? Only if you want it to be. Knife: 13:43 So far all positive! 14:08 As this handle length is smack on the mark of most "factory made" bushcraft knives, I assume all yours are custom made for your big mits. So, for most people not a problem. 14:30 "Hard on the hand when drilling." Put it in the sheath tube. Simple. No problem for most practical people. Reverse cut, digging in. Well, back to big mits I'm afraid. Normal size hand people won't have this problem. 16:30 "Excels at carving"! Well, as I understand it, this was one of the main design objectives. Glad to hear it does that so well! 16:43 "This works as a great knife in the kitchen!" Another big plus. 17:40 Felix has always said exactly that - this is not a survival knife! [Unfortunately, an over-zealous Marketing dept went and over-sold it outrageously, and so many other people have also jumped on the bandwagon to condemn them for not delivering. That is not the fault of the knife. 18:26 Agreed! This knife isn't really intended to do heavy batoning of logs. Some light batoning at times is OK and it will handle it, but its no Becker BK9, nor intended to be! [My rule of thumb: log not to exceed a diameter of about half the blade length, so in this case up to say 2 - 2 1/2 inches. Bigger than that, use a more appropriate tool. This log was closer to 3 inches.] 20:11 Comparison: Mora Garberg. Well, of course it won't baton as well! The Mora has that steep grind that reaches the "shoulder" in 1/3 of the length whereas the Venture only at the spine. So, of course it will split better. Slices like sh#t though. 24:15 Feathersticking: This where the Venture exels in your demonstration, and it is notable how quickly you gloss over the comparative performances, which I interpret as a MAJOR compliment to the Venture, as the Scandi grind knife is designed specifically for that purpose! Well done Venture! 35:30 Fuzz! Wasn't that a surprise? That spine is truly awesome! I notice no comparison with the Mora. Conclusion: I find it difficult to understand why you find it so difficult to praise this knife. You did try very hard to wring every minutest detail to criticise (mostly the sheath) but your main positive comment was that it's a great kitchen knife. Even after it demolished the Mora in feathersticking, and making great Fuzz for a fire! But, thanks for the detailed analysis and demonstration. Hopefully, my blow by blow comments will be helpful to viewers who might want to consider buying this knife. Cheers mate!

Have you ever did noticed the large hands of Felix 😂

wow your a classy Bushman not really Bushcrafter I would say more like a fancy woodsman ray mears kinda fella but hey if you got the money and can stay as clean as you it's great love your style I like to see all styles but truth is I was a Bushcraft wild man before they was a such thing as a Bushcrafter I'm sure you was the dude of the woods to

An ax is best!

Yep. Sheath sucks. Knife looks a lot like a standard flat grind kitchen knife. I have one similar, except for the butt--it's even banana-leaf green. Cost me about $6. Had it for years, stainless, sharpens fairly easily, still works fine. Going to have to pass. Too many better knives with better sheaths for same price. Some Joker knives, for instance.