I like your recommendations for survival knives. Except for the. Leathermen multitool. Leathermen are known to break when cutting wire fences or when putting more torque on them a leather men does actually break more often. Than people think.
Lived in Central Alaska for years, hunted/camped/soldiered all over/year round. Never batoned wood. Don't get it. Dry twigs on lower half of conifers, even in down pours.
Great choice of knives I carry the esee 6hm and the regular junglas as my primary fixed blades. And the sak outrider and ranger for smaller pocket carry. I do have a tops BOB In my rotation sometimes
I am older, retired, former knife dealer and own the knives you have presented. Excellent choices. The biggest problem is that the skills are in the user, not the knife. Throughout my life, I have gifted knives and firearms to relatives. Many have no skills. Sure, I have Esse4 and Falkniven F1 in horizontal sheaths. But what do you give to a son with no skills, who drives 30,000 to 40,000 miles a year through all kinds of jurisdictions. I gifted not a Falkniven A1 from inventory, but a now-discontinued Ontario knife and I told him to bury it in the car where no one could find it and steal it. SAK knife. Before Leatherman tools came on the market, I had a discussion with Ron Hood about the tools on the SAK knife. I need a pair of scissors. He wanted a wood saw. At the time, the model was the Huntsman. I ask you, when shtf, what is the value of a 30 caliber ammo can stuffed with SAK huntsmen in inexpensive belt sheaths? You will be in a survival group and not Rambo. $15 Mora knife. Rural kids in freezing Scandinavia get and live with the $15 knives. This means that the skills are in the person. An inexpensive combination of knives is the Mora $15 knife and the Cold Steel SRK. I have similar unskilled nieces/nephews. They received items like new Smith and Wesson Border Patrol knives at $20 a pop. Just stick it in the car somewhere and it is much better than having nothing. They also received low end Mora knives for when they participate in boy scout and picnic activities with their children. When I fly, there is a risk of a TSA agent stealing from checked luggage. Nonetheless, each bag carries an SAK and a low end Leatherman with a pair of scissors. When I grab a windbreaker from the closet or a coat, there are knives already in pockets. You go with what you have available to you. Comment on carry. My preference is behind the back horizontal carry for fixed blade knives. I want them out of the way.
I love the F1 Fallkniven makes some amazing blades and SRK for the price a great blade, I dig the Gerber strongarm for a beater , the pacific is on my want list
@@AlaskanFrontier1 I almost added the F1 to my kit as a field knife or a back up defense tool and was looking at the Bowie too , I have a small group of Veteran friends and a mutual friend of a friend owns Viking tactics he had the Norsmen so I grabbed it , id make some changes to the handle but the guy who originally designed it was killed in Iraq...I know why he made the handle smaller so he could have more control, id mod it but im leaving it alone out of respect..I have big hands
Another great vid! Thank you for all the great content! 😃 I’ve always loved your CRK Pacific and that’s what inspired me to get my TOPS Apache Falcon. The Apache Falcon fits every need and niche I need it to out in the bush. Like you, I took a semi-combat knife and honed my skills with it until I do almost everything I needed to in regards to survival with that blade. Love it!
I added the TOPS Longhorn Bowie to my survival knife set. It’s my first recurve knife. It has all the pluses of an ESEE 6 but longer, about 5 oz heavier and an ergonomic handle.
Hi. 4:13 A few things about the Leatherman - there is no awl (like the SAK), the scissors is nowhere near as good as SAK, and the saw is not as good. However, the pliers are good to have. 5:30 - SRK is a very good choice, I agree. 6:41 The RAT&/ESEE^ choice would be mine too! Very sensible. 10:08 Falkniven A1/F1 - as I would never find myself in the cold conditions you are talking about, I reserve judgment on this. It just seems to me that any task could be accomplished by the other choices. If pushed I think I'd prefer an ESEE5. 12:50 Junglas II ! Now we're talking. Although, if I was packing a Junglas II, I'd give up the ESEE6 in favour of the ESEE5, for it's ultra-strong/thick blade. Lastly, I'd like to see a smaller bushtool type knife in the mix - about a 3" blade - ESEE3, Falkniven, etc. So, our tastes are similar. Of course, it goes without saying that I would always have all 5! No one knife in existence could do all the things that those 5 knives could do. [ However, if you read and view what Felix Immler has to say and do, then one might have a new perspective. He has published a book on 63 camp projects one can do using ONLY a Victorinox knife! Prepare to be astonished! I was. ] Thanks for the video. Your views are refreshing.
I think it is about time you designed your own knife my friend. Hear me out- How long you been using knives How many knives have you purchased How much have you spent on knives Have you ever said: if only this knive……. Time to design your own knife my friend. I did. So happy I did. As a fellow Alaskan I encourage you to do so. If Chris Tanner can make money designing knives while living in the suburbs, so can we. I’ve have a custom built hatchet, and a custom knife well on the way. You will be happy you did.
I actually am working on it. But to be clear I already have my perfect knives picked out. But I own the knives I do because I like collecting them. That's my hobby.
Just got the FK A1 after your recommendation. I’m sorry but couldn’t use your affiliate link because I’m left handed and needed the left handed sheath version. I liked and subscribed instead.
Nice video I carry the Gerber multi tool one had operation I like much better and I love my Ontario's over any other knives there would not be a esee knife if it wasn't for Ontario company don't forget that . I carry the rat 3 for edc and my rat7 is on the side of my get home back with a kydex sheath with fire steel kydex and a Gerber dime in a kydex then my bug out on the side is the Ontario rtak11 . And my Ontario spax is my go to axe
Great choice of knives, I like the fact you use and practice with your knives. Like the look of the Ontario knife! Love the Fallkniven, the last Esse looks nice big and handy,. You have good taste in knives. All great quality. Where I live there is a fallkniven nl2 Odin for sale- nice but not cheap! God Bless
Those are some nice tools. Excellent knives to help you through a difficult situation. // I couldn't help wondering about the TOPS, Alaskan HARPOON knife. I've never seen someone using one. They are quite a robust blade that seemingly would lend itself well to deep wood activity.
I totally disagree with you and anyone who says, "You won't cry if you lose it". I hate to lose anything that is good and losing $20 Mora knives or a $50 anything hurts me, right in the wallet. 😫 😆 But seriously, it's a waste of money to lose anything particularly survival gear. And for most of us we would avoid breaking our gear. I'd hate to lose survival gear when in an emergency situation or out camping.
I read your About info on your channel and saw the Bible verses you posted. Had I known you were a Christian, I'd have subscribed long ago. I'm a Christian also.
Don't forget or you didn't know esee knives are copies of the Ontario knives the designer of the Ontario knives left Ontario and started esee knives company so Ontario came first not esee and Gerber I'd better than Leatherman
You said a budget SRK Sanmi Steel.....No way if that SRK is a Sanmi Steel Blade its alot more money like 170$ or more probably alot more...if you have a new SRK then ok Clold steel made them cheap....and there not as good as the Older SRK I with a Older SRK with AUSS 8 STEEL and that is 130$..
I like that you always recommend knives that you have used extensively, and therefore have confidence they will perform.
Thank you. That's the name of the game, and what I seek to do. Give people advice from my use
Yeah! Thats it! First hand info! Like when Good folks know what theyre talking about! Thats THE Main thing! All honors! Cheers!
I like your recommendations for survival knives. Except for the. Leathermen multitool. Leathermen are known to break when cutting wire fences or when putting more torque on them a leather men does actually break more often. Than people think.
Lived in Central Alaska for years, hunted/camped/soldiered all over/year round. Never batoned wood. Don't get it. Dry twigs on lower half of conifers, even in down pours.
Hi I'm madushan from sri Lanka... i enjoyed your video so much... its very interesting..... good luck brother......👍👍👍👍👍👍
My no#1 is the Cold Steel bushman .
Chapstick!!! Dwight needs it!!!
Great choice of knives I carry the esee 6hm and the regular junglas as my primary fixed blades. And the sak outrider and ranger for smaller pocket carry. I do have a tops BOB In my rotation sometimes
Those are some slick blades for your rotation! I have quite a few of those blades myself.
Vreau si eu acel cutit cu teaca si amanarul ce pret are?
I am older, retired, former knife dealer and own the knives you have presented. Excellent choices. The biggest problem is that the skills are in the user, not the knife. Throughout my life, I have gifted knives and firearms to relatives. Many have no skills. Sure, I have Esse4 and Falkniven F1 in horizontal sheaths. But what do you give to a son with no skills, who drives 30,000 to 40,000 miles a year through all kinds of jurisdictions. I gifted not a Falkniven A1 from inventory, but a now-discontinued Ontario knife and I told him to bury it in the car where no one could find it and steal it.
SAK knife. Before Leatherman tools came on the market, I had a discussion with Ron Hood about the tools on the SAK knife. I need a pair of scissors. He wanted a wood saw. At the time, the model was the Huntsman. I ask you, when shtf, what is the value of a 30 caliber ammo can stuffed with SAK huntsmen in inexpensive belt sheaths? You will be in a survival group and not Rambo.
$15 Mora knife. Rural kids in freezing Scandinavia get and live with the $15 knives. This means that the skills are in the person. An inexpensive combination of knives is the Mora $15 knife and the Cold Steel SRK.
I have similar unskilled nieces/nephews. They received items like new Smith and Wesson Border Patrol knives at $20 a pop. Just stick it in the car somewhere and it is much better than having nothing. They also received low end Mora knives for when they participate in boy scout and picnic activities with their children.
When I fly, there is a risk of a TSA agent stealing from checked luggage. Nonetheless, each bag carries an SAK and a low end Leatherman with a pair of scissors. When I grab a windbreaker from the closet or a coat, there are knives already in pockets. You go with what you have available to you.
Comment on carry. My preference is behind the back horizontal carry for fixed blade knives. I want them out of the way.
I love the F1 Fallkniven makes some amazing blades and SRK for the price a great blade, I dig the Gerber strongarm for a beater , the pacific is on my want list
That's a pretty fair assessment. Though I do like the KaBar BK18 more than the Strongarm
@@AlaskanFrontier1 most definitely!! I was thinking before I spoke , you too the world right out of my mouth !
@@AlaskanFrontier1 I almost added the F1 to my kit as a field knife or a back up defense tool and was looking at the Bowie too , I have a small group of Veteran friends and a mutual friend of a friend owns Viking tactics he had the Norsmen so I grabbed it , id make some changes to the handle but the guy who originally designed it was killed in Iraq...I know why he made the handle smaller so he could have more control, id mod it but im leaving it alone out of respect..I have big hands
Another great vid! Thank you for all the great content! 😃
I’ve always loved your CRK Pacific and that’s what inspired me to get my TOPS Apache Falcon. The Apache Falcon fits every need and niche I need it to out in the bush. Like you, I took a semi-combat knife and honed my skills with it until I do almost everything I needed to in regards to survival with that blade. Love it!
Thanks for the comment and watching! That blade is a totally rad alternative for sure! Just as capable in the right hands too!
I added the TOPS Longhorn Bowie to my survival knife set. It’s my first recurve knife. It has all the pluses of an ESEE 6 but longer, about 5 oz heavier and an ergonomic handle.
Hi. 4:13 A few things about the Leatherman - there is no awl (like the SAK), the scissors is nowhere near as good as SAK, and the saw is not as good. However, the pliers are good to have. 5:30 - SRK is a very good choice, I agree. 6:41 The RAT&/ESEE^ choice would be mine too! Very sensible. 10:08 Falkniven A1/F1 - as I would never find myself in the cold conditions you are talking about, I reserve judgment on this. It just seems to me that any task could be accomplished by the other choices. If pushed I think I'd prefer an ESEE5. 12:50 Junglas II ! Now we're talking. Although, if I was packing a Junglas II, I'd give up the ESEE6 in favour of the ESEE5, for it's ultra-strong/thick blade. Lastly, I'd like to see a smaller bushtool type knife in the mix - about a 3" blade - ESEE3, Falkniven, etc. So, our tastes are similar. Of course, it goes without saying that I would always have all 5! No one knife in existence could do all the things that those 5 knives could do. [ However, if you read and view what Felix Immler has to say and do, then one might have a new perspective. He has published a book on 63 camp projects one can do using ONLY a Victorinox knife! Prepare to be astonished! I was. ] Thanks for the video. Your views are refreshing.
So many better options out there.
How do you find the Fallkniven A1 compares to your CRK Pacific?
ESEE 6 man here myself !!
It's a rad blade no doubt!!
A hatchet a fucking hatchet beats any knife anyday for cutting and splitting wood you can also get one that weighs less than most those knives.
Apparently hatchets aren't cool anymore. I like them though!!!
I think it is about time you designed your own knife my friend. Hear me out-
How long you been using knives
How many knives have you purchased
How much have you spent on knives
Have you ever said: if only this knive…….
Time to design your own knife my friend. I did. So happy I did. As a fellow Alaskan I encourage you to do so. If Chris Tanner can make money designing knives while living in the suburbs, so can we.
I’ve have a custom built hatchet, and a custom knife well on the way.
You will be happy you did.
I actually am working on it. But to be clear I already have my perfect knives picked out. But I own the knives I do because I like collecting them. That's my hobby.
Commenting to appease the algorithms
All great tools.
👍🏻👍🏻
You rock!
That Falkniven looks like a dream man. I hope someday I can afford to get one of those.
Good video , thanks for sharing ,God bless !
Thanks for watching!
“She’s a big girl”. LOL! We’ll, big girls need lov’n too. Good video.
You should check out 3DK knives out of Northern Knives in Anchorage. I have the M.A.K. it's super stout and cuts great. My SAK is the backup
Another great video. Thanks for sharing brother. God bless
Just got the FK A1 after your recommendation. I’m sorry but couldn’t use your affiliate link because I’m left handed and needed the left handed sheath version. I liked and subscribed instead.
Would love to see a field test on the 3DK Amuk!
It's coming! But I have to wait until spring!
@@AlaskanFrontier1 I look forward to it!
Check out off grid knives they make extremely good knives
Nice video I carry the Gerber multi tool one had operation I like much better and I love my Ontario's over any other knives there would not be a esee knife if it wasn't for Ontario company don't forget that . I carry the rat 3 for edc and my rat7 is on the side of my get home back with a kydex sheath with fire steel kydex and a Gerber dime in a kydex then my bug out on the side is the Ontario rtak11 . And my Ontario spax is my go to axe
What about Hogue fixed blades??
Great review sir
I will take the Chris reves S35VN!!
Hahaha its a sweet blade for sure
Chris Reeve knives upgraded their Pacific and Green Beret fixed blades to CPM 4V steel.
Great choice of knives, I like the fact you use and practice with your knives. Like the look of the Ontario knife! Love the Fallkniven, the last Esse looks nice big and handy,. You have good taste in knives. All great quality. Where I live there is a fallkniven nl2 Odin for sale- nice but not cheap! God Bless
Those are some nice tools. Excellent knives to help you through a difficult situation. // I couldn't help wondering about the TOPS, Alaskan HARPOON knife. I've never seen someone using one. They are quite a robust blade that seemingly would lend itself well to deep wood activity.
What knife was displayed at the thumbnail?
Chris Reeve Knives Pacific. He's got a number of other videos about that knife.
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I totally disagree with you and anyone who says, "You won't cry if you lose it". I hate to lose anything that is good and losing $20 Mora knives or a $50 anything hurts me, right in the wallet. 😫 😆
But seriously, it's a waste of money to lose anything particularly survival gear. And for most of us we would avoid breaking our gear. I'd hate to lose survival gear when in an emergency situation or out camping.
Awesome! Thanks 👍
Bark River Bravo 1.5 beats the A1
Right. Difficult to beat the Bravo 1.5 !!!
Thank you for this information
Of course!
@@AlaskanFrontier1 😎
Not a Ka-Bar fan are you, because the Becker BK7 is a glaring omission.
Rat 7 is ridiculously expensive in Germany
Good to know
I read your About info on your channel and saw the Bible verses you posted. Had I known you were a Christian, I'd have subscribed long ago. I'm a Christian also.
Spitty lips
Don't forget or you didn't know esee knives are copies of the Ontario knives the designer of the Ontario knives left Ontario and started esee knives company so Ontario came first not esee and Gerber I'd better than Leatherman
The srk is such a s.hit knife imo
You said a budget SRK Sanmi Steel.....No way if that SRK is a Sanmi Steel Blade its alot more money like 170$ or more probably alot more...if you have a new SRK then ok Clold steel made them cheap....and there not as good as the Older SRK I with a Older SRK with AUSS 8 STEEL and that is 130$..
I believe the one he has is the SK5 version an inexpensive but strong carbon steel similar to 1075/1095
They all look unused man!
I don't know how to help you.