Are you looking for the best USA made EDC knives you must have in 2022? These are some of the coolest American made knives on amazon we found so far: ✅1. HOGUE EX-01 amzn.to/3kqRGca ✅2. SOG TAC-XR amzn.to/36X9d8M ✅3. SPYDERCO PARA MILITARY 2 amzn.to/3LscHPv ✅4. ZT 0055 amzn.to/3EWhF4V ✅5. CHRIS REEVE INKOSI amzn.to/3Krm155 ✅6. BENCHMADE 940 amzn.to/3s1rjhb ✅7. BUCK MARKSMAN amzn.to/371br7g ✅8. BENCHMADE BUGOUT KNIFE amzn.to/3OLp2QV ✅9. EMERSON KNIVES BULLSHARK AUTO amzn.to/3MAWYht ✅10. SPYDERCO NATIVE 5 amzn.to/3rYTeP4
😂. I bought 6 recommend knives this week for no reason at all . One really nice automatic I shouldn’t have bought but I m glad I did . There’s a clear difference in getting a brand name with good honest reviews 👍👍
I bought a CRKT Ripple on sale at Walmart for $30. Carried it for seven years until I lost it. So I bought it again but this time I couldn’t find it on sale at that price but for a great quality knife $70 is still worth it. I love the flip open lever behind it for quick access and thin profile you can’t even feel it on your person. Highly recommended.
That's funny, I have a SOG field knife that says China on it. 😂 I like Buck, Camillus, and Gerber. I'm sure the other knives are good too I just haven't ever owned them. They all look nice. That Hogue looks pretty sweet.
I like kershaws and zT s . I think they do one hell of a good job pumping out 100,000 knives a month in USA and who knows how many kershaws in China ? These makers should do vids on the environment their blades are made and show the people who finely craft these beautiful pieces of art . These are all very nice knives to have or gift to someone . 👍👍
My $130 automatic S30V with aluminum scales has lasted a lot longer than my $140 154cm griptilian with plastic scales. But I guess benchmade has set a low benchmark.
🚫 But to be fair, Gerber doesn't have time to make every knife perfect. They have a whole other product line to concern themselves with! What I'm saying, is that Gerber "has a lot on its plate". By "plate", I mean small glass jar filled with horrible smelling baby food that we force newborns to eat! {They aren't really the same company btw! Lol}
I’ve been using Gerber knives and multitool since my time in the military in 2007. I’ve moved on to Leatherman multitools, but I still my strongarm and other Gerber knives.
SOG's website states the cryogenically heat treated d2 tac xr version is made in China. SOG imports most of their knives but charge USA made prices. I've followed their products since the 1990s and stopped buying them for the above reason.
It depends. The vast majority of knife manufacturers will use wheel grinders to sharpen their knives. This usually leads to a ruined heat treat and uneven angles that might have burrs. In my experience, my benchmade 550 and 940 both came with pretty bad edges. My mini crooked river came crazy sharp. So sometimes they’ll be good and sometimes they won’t. I just got a Chris Reeve sebenza and it came insanely sharp. The edge was phenomenal since they are hand sharpened. So It’s a gamble but with premium knives, you’ll get a great edge 9 times out of 10.
I bought an eafengrow knockoff (e355 with a thick spear blade so they say ) but it feels nothing like the real deal , looks similar but feels nothing like the real one and the metal looks different .
2:23 Well, considering that nowadays it has become quite the questionable scenario of whether ONE Victoria's Secret 'model' would even fit in a single hot tub let alone a hot tub big enough for multiple "models", I reckon I'll just take your word for it at this juncture.
i personally don't really like Chris Reeve knives. they don't flip open fast and the handle looks too plain. only the wooden handles look fancy. it might be great quality but my eye wants something too. i prefer spyderco and benchmade.
I’ve owned & loved spyderco’s and Benchmade’s until I traded them for 1/4… for what it’s worth. Like nitpicking a hottub of Victoria secret models.. “hey honey the tubs 3/4 full why don’t you eat something.”
Anyone who would pay $2,000 for a knife isn't that bright. I wouldn't pay that price if I were a millionaire. It's a freaking knife. 🙄 Each to his own.
Never use again?? I would never even consider carrying a knife without the safety lock, self defense stabbing gets messy and unpredictable, you don't want that baby closing across your fingers
I don't know what is it with you Americans and expensive pocket knives. Yes, you can buy a Toyota or you can buy an BMW and both for the same purposes, but a BMW you can use every day. A 200 dollar knife you only use now and then, if that. In EU, not many people spend more than 30 bucks or so on such thing.
Collected Knife Tips : 1) You can attach orange paracord to your knives and other equipment so it on't get lost easily. 2) You can make a paracord lanyard to use put though the hole in your knife handle so your hand won't slip while chopping. 2) You can avoid beating on your knife (batoning) by using a folding saw and ax or hatchet. You can also fashion wooden wedges to baton instead. Normally, you'll find enough deadfall that is useable for fire making without the need for batoning anyway. 3) You can uses hockey tape or other wrap material on your knife handle to improve your grip. 4) If you choose a big survival knife, you'll still be able to do fine work with it. Anything a small knife can do, a big knife can do but a bushcraft knife should be chosen for appropriate size, blade width, grind and comfort. 5) There is a point of diminishing returns in knife toughness. Often, a knife is rugged enough that it won't break even without the thickest blade or toughest steel made. Weight may matter too. 6) Leather handles may absorb animal blood when used for hunting and can get to smell bad. 7) Before using a knife for food preparation, wash it with dish liquid such as Dawn to remove germs and residual non-food-grade oil. 8) Gloves are often a help in gripping knives, can prevent irritation from the handle and enhance safety especially during sharpening. 9) Accidentally driving your knife into dirt or muddy logs will dull it fast. So will accidental contact with rocks. One way to keep your knife safe and sharp is to always have it either in your hand or in its sheath. 10) The quickest knife to bring into action is a fixed blade knife. If you aren't happy with the sheath, you can buy or make a replacement. 11) A knife maker's reputation can tell you more than a set of specifications. The type of steel used, its thickness and type of grind may be less important that the maker's heat treatment, degree of hardening, quality control, fit and finish. 12) If you don't baton, throw, pry with or otherwise abuse your knife, it may last a lifetime and delight your heirs. 13) There are some inexpensive but good knives such as the Mora, BPS and Beavercraft lines. There are more expensive knives from KaBar, Cold Steel, Tops and Esee that are also well worth the money. Avoid gimmicky, fragile, no-name, novelty and cheaply-made knives ( and anything from China ) . Put your money into quality knives with good sheaths. 14) It is ideal to handle a particular type of knife in person before ordering one online. Ask friends what knives they have for you to examine. 15) Hollow handles that contain survival goodies are to be avoided. Full tang construction is ideal for strength. House survival kis in a pouch on the sheath or, better, in a separate belt pouch. that way, your small kit can hold more items and will be there when you need it. 16) It isn't normally good to use your knife as the tip of a spear but you can lash it to a pole to reach food, game or other things that are otherwise out of reach. 17) If you luck into an "Old Hickory" brand butcher knife, keep it. It can be used as a bushcraft knife either stock or modified. The brand was made by Onterio and is no longer produced. 18) When walking, a knife's lanyard can catch on branches and drag the knife out of the sheath. Consider that before using a lanyard. 20) If you want a defense knife, look at the Cold Steel Drop Forged Wasp, which is reminiscent of the Gerber Mark II. Otherwise, for EDC, get a Colonel Blades Lo Vix fixed blade. 21) Be extremely careful with folders but get a Victorinox Explorer and a Leatherman Wave.
I quit watching this video 30 seconds saying after you told me that Gerber was American the blade clearly says China on it sog kershaw all China so no I'm not watching this since it's not what I thought it was going to be based on the description just like buying a fake American knife it's actually a knock off from China
Spyderco that flimsy knife is not tactical or tough. Get your research on knives sorted out. Btw why no Kershaw Knockout? Or DPX HEST/F URBAN TI KNIFE?! Made in USA right but not garbage like spyderco. Rather grab a case knife which is far better tougher than flimsy slicer spyderco if you're looking for slicer. ☝️😂
so like, did anyone review things like the sharpness of the blade? how long it takes to dull? how balanced it feels through different motions like stabbing, cutting, sawing? like, anything related to what a knife does? or wait sorry was this an aesthetics review video for the middle aged suburban white wannabe operator dudes desperately fetishizing a post-societal collapse world where they can finally be the main character
You guys did it again! cut off the presentation long before covering all the topics listed in the description. I really believe I should stop watching your videos!!!
![The 5 Best Pocket Knives for Everyday Carry [EDC Guide]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qXPxty7XcsY/mqdefault.jpg)
Are you looking for the best USA made EDC knives you must have in 2022? These are some of the coolest American made knives on amazon we found so far:
✅1. HOGUE EX-01
amzn.to/3kqRGca
✅2. SOG TAC-XR
amzn.to/36X9d8M
✅3. SPYDERCO PARA MILITARY 2
amzn.to/3LscHPv
✅4. ZT 0055
amzn.to/3EWhF4V
✅5. CHRIS REEVE INKOSI
amzn.to/3Krm155
✅6. BENCHMADE 940
amzn.to/3s1rjhb
✅7. BUCK MARKSMAN
amzn.to/371br7g
✅8. BENCHMADE BUGOUT KNIFE
amzn.to/3OLp2QV
✅9. EMERSON KNIVES BULLSHARK AUTO
amzn.to/3MAWYht
✅10. SPYDERCO NATIVE 5
amzn.to/3rYTeP4
Truth
😂. I bought 6 recommend knives this week for no reason at all . One really nice automatic I shouldn’t have bought but I m glad I did . There’s a clear difference in getting a brand name with good honest reviews 👍👍
I bought a CRKT Ripple on sale at Walmart for $30. Carried it for seven years until I lost it. So I bought it again but this time I couldn’t find it on sale at that price but for a great quality knife $70 is still worth it. I love the flip open lever behind it for quick access and thin profile you can’t even feel it on your person. Highly recommended.
I still have my CRKT mini fixed blade I randomly picked up at Walmart 5+ years ago and freaking love that thing.
The full-size CKRT I had briefly was only sharpened on one side. Never could get past that.
@@matthewl67 oh you got a bad design 😆 what do you carry now?
Just bought one 3 days ago and returned it because it didn’t close straight after I dropped it off my lap into grass.
I have a US made Kershaw Leek and a couple older US made Gerbers that have held up very well to heavy use.
Benchmade knives are awesome.
I really like the 940-1 model. Is a great EDC knife.
So are Microtech. Pricey but well worth it.
Waaaaay overpriced.
@@bourboncowboy7715 And if they were made in China you would whine about that too.
@6:20 ... took me a second to realize that was in reverse.... I was like "huh"
yeah its kinda weird lol
I got 2 Benchmade's a mini Adamas and a bugout love them GET A MINI ADAMAS it's crazy!
Love mine.
Adamas is my current fave
@@jeffreycheng4984 Cruwear or Magnacut? Mine is Cruwear. Wish I had the carbon fiber Magnacut.
Black Scout Survival sells
a quality folding edc knife.
It is in the same class as
mentioned edc knives.
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That's funny, I have a SOG field knife that says China on it. 😂 I like Buck, Camillus, and Gerber. I'm sure the other knives are good too I just haven't ever owned them. They all look nice. That Hogue looks pretty sweet.
SOG was my first edc knife and it did not last very long. It’ll always be my first but now the worst
I like kershaws and zT s . I think they do one hell of a good job pumping out 100,000 knives a month in USA and who knows how many kershaws in China ? These makers should do vids on the environment their blades are made and show the people who finely craft these beautiful pieces of art . These are all very nice knives to have or gift to someone . 👍👍
😂
I have a love hate relationship with Kershaw. Had some great ones and some awful
Not all of USA made knives are high quality..... and Gerber knives are the best examples.
Gerber made great knives in the U.S. …until they sold the company to Chinese owned Fiskars…that’s when their quality took a nosedive.
Gerber usa made knives are just as good as the comparable knives from competitors
My $130 automatic S30V with aluminum scales has lasted a lot longer than my $140 154cm griptilian with plastic scales. But I guess benchmade has set a low benchmark.
🚫 But to be fair, Gerber doesn't have time to make every knife perfect. They have a whole other product line to concern themselves with! What I'm saying, is that Gerber "has a lot on its plate". By "plate", I mean small glass jar filled with horrible smelling baby food that we force newborns to eat! {They aren't really the same company btw! Lol}
I’ve been using Gerber knives and multitool since my time in the military in 2007. I’ve moved on to Leatherman multitools, but I still my strongarm and other Gerber knives.
Emerson CQC 7
Benchmade 940
Spyderco Paramilitary 2
Microtech Ultratech
Strider SnG
Hinderer XM-18
Chris Reeve Sebenza
End of list
SOG's website states the cryogenically heat treated d2 tac xr version is made in China. SOG imports most of their knives but charge USA made prices. I've followed their products since the 1990s and stopped buying them for the above reason.
Thanks for the tip boss. That's good to know.
Man, I was gonna get one. some of their knives are sick I can’t lie. After hearing that tho I’m good🤣 plenty of other good brands out there
@@BenjiFrank Yessir plenty of other good options. 👍
China make everything.. Covid included.
SOG knives are so inconsistent in my experience
I have a 5.11 Tarani Spear Point.
They tried to jump on the Karambit craze of the 2010s. S30V blade.
Cant find then anymore
Not a fan of button locks. Had a couple fail. Have a couple PM 2s and a Para 3 Lightweight Salt in magnacut. Excellent knives.
Demko AD20. They're hard to come by but, man, are they sweet.
If stamped made in the USA, does like 75% of the knife, and materials, are made in the USA? Thanks.
Do you need to sharpen these before use or are they good to go?
My Benchmade 553 came ready to go
Imagine them selling you a dull knife 😂
It depends. The vast majority of knife manufacturers will use wheel grinders to sharpen their knives. This usually leads to a ruined heat treat and uneven angles that might have burrs. In my experience, my benchmade 550 and 940 both came with pretty bad edges. My mini crooked river came crazy sharp. So sometimes they’ll be good and sometimes they won’t. I just got a Chris Reeve sebenza and it came insanely sharp. The edge was phenomenal since they are hand sharpened. So It’s a gamble but with premium knives, you’ll get a great edge 9 times out of 10.
I will stick with my WINKLER
Easy to find flows in a spyderco pm2, would love to see a flipper option.
Looks like a plastic handle too. Blech!
I bought an eafengrow knockoff (e355 with a thick spear blade so they say ) but it feels nothing like the real deal , looks similar but feels nothing like the real one and the metal looks different .
2:23 Well, considering that nowadays it has become quite the questionable scenario of whether ONE Victoria's Secret 'model' would even fit in a single hot tub let alone a hot tub big enough for multiple "models", I reckon I'll just take your word for it at this juncture.
No Koenig? Holt?
nice vid I have 3 knives
I wish Benchmade offered some flippers instead of just the cut my thumb studs.
What’s the knife in the thumbnail?
Cruzeiro -SP from Brasil
The Benchmade 535 is good to it is this tho I have 3 and have broke the tip off 2 of them but love them to death and are under $150
Sounds like good quality 👍
Benchmade knives are so over priced!!😅😅 Just slap a butterfly on it and cram it up the wahzoo.... 😅
amazon says sog tac xr is made in china...wtf?
i personally don't really like Chris Reeve knives. they don't flip open fast and the handle looks too plain.
only the wooden handles look fancy. it might be great quality but my eye wants something too.
i prefer spyderco and benchmade.
👍👍👍
Glad you liked the video. Which is your favorite EDC knife?
Is David C. Andersen, Knife Center Pontificating Ponce, really a poofter or just practicing to be a poofter?
He’s currently becoming a licensed journeyman in poofting
I only count 7 not 10
I’ve owned & loved spyderco’s and Benchmade’s until I traded them for 1/4… for what it’s worth.
Like nitpicking a hottub of Victoria secret models.. “hey honey the tubs 3/4 full why don’t you eat something.”
Some American made knives are garbage with a expensive price tag.
Benchmade were great, now it’s all hype, very poor value per dollar. But campers are dying out, we are hoarders.
Anyone who would pay $2,000 for a knife isn't that bright. I wouldn't pay that price if I were a millionaire. It's a freaking knife. 🙄 Each to his own.
Never use again?? I would never even consider carrying a knife without the safety lock, self defense stabbing gets messy and unpredictable, you don't want that baby closing across your fingers
I don't know what is it with you Americans and expensive pocket knives. Yes, you can buy a Toyota or you can buy an BMW and both for the same purposes, but a BMW you can use every day. A 200 dollar knife you only use now and then, if that. In EU, not many people spend more than 30 bucks or so on such thing.
And that's why yall are inferior
This is some idiot logic that fails every direction I look at it
Really? Explain that please, I would like to see what you call "logic" when u spend 300 bucks on a knife.
🙋🙋
Sogs don't seem to have good quality anymore.
SOG made by ChiComs. Too bad. Used to be good American company
Collected Knife Tips :
1) You can attach orange paracord to your knives and other equipment so it on't get lost easily.
2) You can make a paracord lanyard to use put though the hole in your knife handle so your hand won't slip while chopping.
2) You can avoid beating on your knife (batoning) by using a folding saw and ax or hatchet. You can also fashion wooden wedges to baton instead. Normally, you'll find enough deadfall that is useable for fire making without the need for batoning anyway.
3) You can uses hockey tape or other wrap material on your knife handle to improve your grip.
4) If you choose a big survival knife, you'll still be able to do fine work with it. Anything a small knife can do, a big knife can do but a bushcraft knife should be chosen for appropriate size, blade width, grind and comfort.
5) There is a point of diminishing returns in knife toughness. Often, a knife is rugged enough that it won't break even without the thickest blade or toughest steel made. Weight may matter too.
6) Leather handles may absorb animal blood when used for hunting and can get to smell bad.
7) Before using a knife for food preparation, wash it with dish liquid such as Dawn to remove germs and residual non-food-grade oil.
8) Gloves are often a help in gripping knives, can prevent irritation from the handle and enhance safety especially during sharpening.
9) Accidentally driving your knife into dirt or muddy logs will dull it fast. So will accidental contact with rocks.
One way to keep your knife safe and sharp is to always have it either in your hand or in its sheath.
10) The quickest knife to bring into action is a fixed blade knife. If you aren't happy with the sheath, you can buy or make a replacement.
11) A knife maker's reputation can tell you more than a set of specifications. The type of steel used, its thickness and type of grind may be less important that the maker's heat treatment, degree of hardening, quality control, fit and finish.
12) If you don't baton, throw, pry with or otherwise abuse your knife, it may last a lifetime and delight your heirs.
13) There are some inexpensive but good knives such as the Mora, BPS and Beavercraft lines. There are more expensive knives from KaBar, Cold Steel, Tops and Esee that are also well worth the money. Avoid gimmicky, fragile, no-name, novelty and cheaply-made knives ( and anything from China ) . Put your money into quality knives with good sheaths.
14) It is ideal to handle a particular type of knife in person before ordering one online. Ask friends what knives they have for you to examine.
15) Hollow handles that contain survival goodies are to be avoided. Full tang construction is ideal for strength. House survival kis in a pouch on the sheath or, better, in a separate belt pouch. that way, your small kit can hold more items and will be there when you need it.
16) It isn't normally good to use your knife as the tip of a spear but you can lash it to a pole to reach food, game or other things that are otherwise out of reach.
17) If you luck into an "Old Hickory" brand butcher knife, keep it. It can be used as a bushcraft knife either stock or modified. The brand was made by Onterio and is no longer produced.
18) When walking, a knife's lanyard can catch on branches and drag the knife out of the sheath. Consider that before using a lanyard.
20) If you want a defense knife, look at the Cold Steel Drop Forged Wasp, which is reminiscent of the Gerber Mark II. Otherwise, for EDC, get a Colonel Blades Lo Vix fixed blade.
21) Be extremely careful with folders but get a Victorinox Explorer and a Leatherman Wave.
👍😎🍺🍩🗡️
Not my choices. I fact I think they're the worse 3 folding knivess
SOG TAC is made in china
True
holy shit the ego we Americans have sometimes.
pic......
I quit watching this video 30 seconds saying after you told me that Gerber was American the blade clearly says China on it sog kershaw all China so no I'm not watching this since it's not what I thought it was going to be based on the description just like buying a fake American knife it's actually a knock off from China
I'm going to buy a knife so i want best example which is the best knife in this video please tell
Daddy
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this list sucks
Spyderco that flimsy knife is not tactical or tough. Get your research on knives sorted out.
Btw why no Kershaw Knockout? Or DPX HEST/F URBAN TI KNIFE?! Made in USA right but not garbage like spyderco. Rather grab a case knife which is far better tougher than flimsy slicer spyderco if you're looking for slicer. ☝️😂
so like, did anyone review things like the sharpness of the blade? how long it takes to dull? how balanced it feels through different motions like stabbing, cutting, sawing?
like, anything related to what a knife does?
or wait sorry was this an aesthetics review video for the middle aged suburban white wannabe operator dudes desperately fetishizing a post-societal collapse world where they can finally be the main character
When you said American you mean from Alaska to Argentina. You must learn that you live in United States that is in America continent.
Pls dawg America means USA everyone knows that
If that were true they wouldn’t all be coming here.😂
Be fr
You guys did it again! cut off the presentation long before covering all the topics listed in the description. I really believe I should stop watching your videos!!!
I reduced the intro to 20 seconds. I have to introduce the content somehow .....
@@survivalgearofficial that guy was just a hater
All over priced and over hyped….
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