You have given me some compelling reasons to purchase this knife (especially over similar TOPS knives) as my new EDC/Bushcraft tool. Just one of which is smacking the pommel with your hand and not getting beat up by it, something I've certainly done before. Many thanks for this review...
“….frankly I’m too old and cranky…” All you need is a beat. Great vid. Ordered this knife yesterday because of your exposure of this blade. I live in the trees so I am one of those bushcrafter types. So ALL my blades are geared towards processing wood and game. So I always have at least one knife on me. But it recently hit me that my work takes me into the city very often. And my belt knife is not strong enough or made to handle THOSE materials….But this knife seems like it can handle cityscapes just fine. AND it has wilderness applications. AND the size is legal here. Perfect for my peace of mind when I’m in the city. Thanks for helping me pull the trigger!
@cheikhmbacke4624 You are going to love this knife. I really do believe it is the very best edc belt knife available today. I pair mine with a leatherman on the other hip & the SXB in my pack. Ready for anything. Thanks for watching.
Hi, I saw your video about the tops tracker digger knife and I would like to ask you to take a full review of the tops tracker digger knife, if possible, of course, with the tests it will be very interesting to watch it in action, I hope you will not refuse and take such a video on UA-cam there is not a single review of this knife at all
Sure! I'll be happy to pull out the Digger and have some fun with it. For science, of course. I'm a truck, and am on the road right now, but we'll make that happen when I can.
That is basically a spike. It is entirely too short and thick to be any good at slicing and too short for efficient chopping. It's not good for much other than stabbing through a lot of clothes or a thick animal hide and probably some bones. It'd be good for opening a 55gal drum or as a tent peg. Too short as a saw. Yeah, very limited uses in all reality. Self defense and rescue is about it. But, hey, if you dig it, that's all you bud. There are much more versatile blades out there that are of similar length.
Ok,you obviously didn't do your research on this knife prior to purchase. For one, the back teeth are only meant to make notches in limbs for running rope through as in tying down a tarp for protection. Also,as smallish this knife is, it should only be advised for very small diameter limbs, not batoning large diameter piees of wood. You mentioned the sawback could cut open aircraft grade aluminum materials, absolute crap. You are doing your followers a disservice.
So far, I have turned a 5' long cedar log into kindling by batonning with this knife. The blade doesn't need to extend the entire diameter of the timber; all you need to do is remove chunks. As with other things, size doesn't matter, as long as you know how to use the tool. As for the teeth in the spine, the knife was designed for a military unit to tear apart choppers. I haven't tested it on aluminum, but you might argue your point with TOPS. As for me, the teeth are plenty sharp enough to grind a handful of shavings, & that's how I use it. The more you use your tool, the better you'll come to know it and be able to use it in more ways than what you see others do in UA-cam videos.
You have given me some compelling reasons to purchase this knife (especially over similar TOPS knives) as my new EDC/Bushcraft tool. Just one of which is smacking the pommel with your hand and not getting beat up by it, something I've certainly done before. Many thanks for this review...
“….frankly I’m too old and cranky…”
All you need is a beat. Great vid. Ordered this knife yesterday because of your exposure of this blade. I live in the trees so I am one of those bushcrafter types. So ALL my blades are geared towards processing wood and game. So I always have at least one knife on me. But it recently hit me that my work takes me into the city very often. And my belt knife is not strong enough or made to handle THOSE materials….But this knife seems like it can handle cityscapes just fine. AND it has wilderness applications. AND the size is legal here. Perfect for my peace of mind when I’m in the city. Thanks for helping me pull the trigger!
@cheikhmbacke4624 You are going to love this knife. I really do believe it is the very best edc belt knife available today. I pair mine with a leatherman on the other hip & the SXB in my pack. Ready for anything. Thanks for watching.
@@danielww9022 That’s funny. I keep a Leatherman 300 on my hip and a hatchet in mine!
Got my tool a few days ago……..
You might be on to something.
@@cheikhmbacke4624 HA! Sort of the makes you wonder why it's not more popular, doesn't it?
Oh I know why it’s not more popular. In today’s “woke” culture this knife is waaay too masculine!
Hi, I saw your video about the tops tracker digger knife and I would like to ask you to take a full review of the tops tracker digger knife, if possible, of course, with the tests it will be very interesting to watch it in action, I hope you will not refuse and take such a video on UA-cam there is not a single review of this knife at all
Sure! I'll be happy to pull out the Digger and have some fun with it. For science, of course. I'm a truck, and am on the road right now, but we'll make that happen when I can.
Just uploaded the Digger video for you, friend. I hope it's what you were looking for.
@@danielww9022 sweet!!!!😎😎
That is basically a spike. It is entirely too short and thick to be any good at slicing and too short for efficient chopping. It's not good for much other than stabbing through a lot of clothes or a thick animal hide and probably some bones. It'd be good for opening a 55gal drum or as a tent peg. Too short as a saw. Yeah, very limited uses in all reality. Self defense and rescue is about it. But, hey, if you dig it, that's all you bud. There are much more versatile blades out there that are of similar length.
Ok,you obviously didn't do your research on this knife prior to purchase. For one, the back teeth are only meant to make notches in limbs for running rope through as in tying down a tarp for protection. Also,as smallish this knife is, it should only be advised for very small diameter limbs, not batoning large diameter
piees of wood. You mentioned the sawback could cut open aircraft grade aluminum materials, absolute crap. You are doing your followers a disservice.
So far, I have turned a 5' long cedar log into kindling by batonning with this knife. The blade doesn't need to extend the entire diameter of the timber; all you need to do is remove chunks. As with other things, size doesn't matter, as long as you know how to use the tool. As for the teeth in the spine, the knife was designed for a military unit to tear apart choppers. I haven't tested it on aluminum, but you might argue your point with TOPS. As for me, the teeth are plenty sharp enough to grind a handful of shavings, & that's how I use it. The more you use your tool, the better you'll come to know it and be able to use it in more ways than what you see others do in UA-cam videos.