LOVE my recon 1!! Absolute beast of a knife, taken it camping and voided the warranty by batonning with it numerous times, started fires with a ferro rod, literally dozens of outdoor tasks. Been with me every day since I've owned it, best investment I've ever made.
The saw on the Tom brown tracker is for making quick notches for traps and for slashing so the rope or paracord won't slip down or up the brach or log. Very useful for shelter building
Just picked up the bugout mini and the 940-2. Gave the mini to my buddy and i'll never part with the 940-2, it just has everything i've been looking for. Light, robust blade, melts into the pocket, beautiful. This was after carrying a Kershaw leek for 7 years, yes the same one. Thanks for all the effort you guys put into your videos. The research to the data collection, it is not unnoticed and is my go to for knife info. Keep up the magnificent work!
I actually found it on the stairs in my building. A meth junkie that was hanging with my meth dealing downstairs neighbor dropped it. I walked by it twice assuming it was a cheap-o, but I finally picked it up thinking at least nobody would get stabbed with it if it was in my junk drawer. I pinch gripped it like a dirty sock until I got up into my place and then I washed it real good...that's when I saw the bench made logo. I'm a Spyderco man myself, but I was pretty happy with my find. Nice knife.
And for harvesting maple syrup I bet. That's what I picture a Canadian doing every morning, getting up, scratching their labs head, putting on their flannel shirt, shoing the moose off the front porch, and turning the tap on the maple tree to put fresh syrup on their pancakes.
My favorite knives: 1. Benchmade 940-1 (CPM S90V, Carbon Fiber handle) I loooove this knife! My EDC go to 2. Spyderco Military (CPM S30V, G10 handle) 3. Chris Reeve Large Sebenza 21 (CPM S35VN, Black Ebony Inlay in Titanium handle) 4. Spyderco Brad Southard (CTS-204P Carpenter Steel, Earth Brown G10 handle in Titanium) 5. Buck Knives Ron Hood Hoodlum (5160 Carbon Steel, Micarta handle) I have so many knives that I love, but I think that those 5 are the ones I would take if someone limited me to five for the rest of my life. :)
Blade HQ I absolutely love your channel and your website!!! You guys are my go to site and I order multiple times a month on Blade HQ!! Keep being awesome you guys!!!! God bless!!!
I would recommend an opinel it’s less then $20 and very sharp and very high quality But if I was stuck on an island personally ill take the Filipino Talibong from TFW But if it had to be a knife I’d say some kind of larger Bowie probably the TFW Bowie and if it had to be a folder I’d probably take a large folder or a benchmade 87 or 85 (Oh but just btw I don’t own any of those lol) Now if I had to chose from the stuff I have I would take The SOG fasthawk or CRKT tomahawk if I could choose anything Then glory fire khukuri if it had to be a knife then my promate titanium dive knife if a folder then my Benchmade mini griptillion (I have the Discontinued pink one half serrated btw)
I'm a multi-tool person who just likes knife videos. Thrilled to see a Surge and Victorinox get a mention. I would be quite happy to carry & use a Surge for the rest of my days.
Love Spyderco knives. Have owned a Stainless Police for 15 years and recently purchased an Endura 4. I am interested in picking up the Cold Steel Luzon in both 4" & 6" too. They make some really nice knives for the $$$.
I've carried a cold steel recon 1 since I was enlisted. The 125 pound spine is dependable and it's yet to disappoint. It is a tank of a knife but it takes a little effort to sharpen it. Like you guys said, to each his own lol
As a commercial fisherman in Alaska the knife that works best for is the spyderco rescue, it saved my life when A crab pot line wrapped around my leg. I carry it on my left chest strap and use it at least 20 times a day for just about everything. I treasure this knife and keep a spare in my sea bag. I also carry a leatherman skeletool with bit kit in my right pocket. You will never know the value of a good knife until you have to work with it and trust it on a daily basis. I even carry the rescue when I'm home.
First I want to say thank you for talking about the Canadian Situation. Just to clarify, its not that any laws have changed. It's that one organisation has changed it's interpretation of an existing law in a way that effectively bars the import of pretty much all modern knives. That means that not only do users and collectors not have the ability to buy knives from the US but it means that many small businesses can no longer import the products they sell to make a living! So please help and support us if you can! We Canadians are just as passionate about knives as everyone else and we have lots of men and women that use/sell knives on a daily basis that are going to be out of luck if this isn't overturned! My Top 2 for the rest of my life.....Spyderco Military and a GEC of some kind.
My favorites are a Leatherman Skeletool CX (for every day carry) or a Leatherman MUT (for SHTF/heavy duty stuff), a USMC KA-BAR and a Spyderco Paramilitary 2.
Ben opening up with "What iiiiiiiiissss up guys" and then you getting to see Zac with Matthew working his magic behind the scenes is the solution to every problem! This channel is better than therapy, your wife, your children and even the meanest apple strudel you can find!
One must have lifetime knife should be a USMC KA-BAR hands down. Gets the job done and also a great tool for protection. Not an EDC but definitely a must have for anyone.
The CS Recon 1 has been my EDC since 2014. You just can’t hurt this knife, period. Mine has the half-serrated, high-carbon blade and is the model they used to make the Recon 1 ‘rope cut’ video (very impressive video). I have hundreds of knives-many of them are the very top of the line, but I am literally *afraid* to leave home without the Recon 1. Worked in for the last five years, the blade is now smooth, quick and easy to deploy and easily maintains its razor edge, and the lock spine is still a positive-lock with an absolutely wiggle-free engagement, which is a real confidence-booster when contemplating quick use in self-defense. My two: Cold Steel Recon 1, Becker-Kephart camp knife. All I need.
That was actually well thought out in a world of fluff and rhetoric, and reviews by people who never use those knives for anything but pocket jewelry. Thank you.
Big Tom brown tracker fan. Got the skullcrusher sxb and several smaller variants. If you know how to use it, it's going to be the most versatile fixed blade knife you can own. The teeth on the spine aren't for sawing through things. It's meant for putting a notch into a tree to string paracord for a rain cover/tent, or for making a trap. I like the sxb because it can be used as a hatchet/axe and the smaller ones are used for scout carry and cleaning game. Hope that helps.
I'm surprised that there was no rats on the list. Rat 1 in d2 is a amazing knife. Fixed Blade would have to be a kabar or esse. Multi tool would be a lethermen wave
I still say a D2 RAT 1 is awesome but I have since picked up a Benchmade 940 and can completely agree that it is a phenomenal working knife. I have also bought a bunch of Victorinox and stopped carring my leatherman because I realized I wasn't really needing a plier often at all but my new three favorites the Tinker, Climber and classic SD fill all of the multi tool needs I have most of the time. Typically I carry the classic and Tinker but one of my sets of keys for another vehicle doesn't have a classic so I carry a Climber for the scissors when driving that rig. Leatherman wave stays in one car now and my other rig has my leatherman OHT.
Esse knifes are great. My one knife for end of the world is my Kabar extreme in D2. Maybe not great at any one thing, but good at everything and it won’t break!
I carry the Leatherman P4 as an EDC and a TOPs Tom Brown Tracker T3 [the stainless steel version] when I go hiking or camping / other outdoorsy things that might require chopping or other heavy uses.
My jaw dropped when bro pulled out the Tracker. I saw The Hunted, watched it 100 times, went down a Tom Brown rabbit hole for a few months, and bought one also. It’s not a knife that makes sense, but it’s fun as hell to own.
DontBotherNone really anything over a 3inch blade is unnecessary for most uses and just screams small penis; I should know I have a lot of large knives...
Spyderco chapparell, spyderco sage( my preference is the sage 1 but they are all good) benchmade valet, benchmade emissary470, spyderco para 3. And for a bonus the spyderco delica 4( my current edc being the zdp edition FYI)
The saw teeth are for making notches in wood not for actually sawing down a tree , the first notch at the tip is for breaking wire or fence material . I have had mine for about 7 years and beat the crap out of it and it just keeps going . My 2 knives would be my tracker and zt 0450
That was the best knife video I've ever seen. I didn't expect a soft-bladed Vic to make the cut, nor the Surge. Both great choices. My two? Buck Vantage Pro (the small Cabelas version with rosewood inserts) and my trusty Victorinox Explorer Plus. I'm not in the woods that much, but when I am, I bring along a hatchet or cheap folding saw. No need to have a clunky knife that doubles as a hatchet. Just bring a hatchet and be done with it.
On the Tom Brown Tracker. The top is not a saw to cut down limbs or anything. It’s meant to make notches in wooden stakes so you can set a snare trap. Also chain link fence fits in the grooves to snap the fence. Yes I own and use one a lot. It’s a great knife if you know how to use it.
I bought the first Spyderco that ever came out. Loved it still have it the Delica full serrations. It originally had the pocket clip integrated into the handle.At that point couldn't care less. The knife was SO revolutionary I just had to have it. Probably stopped carrying the Buck from that day on. After that all HELL broke loose, & it has never been the same since Frame locks liner locks, axis locks. I own probably 100 knives or so. Ya the old BUCK 110 sits in a drawer most of the time. I carry a Gerber para frame every day. Holds a good edge, easy to sharpen & I don't care if I break it or lose it.. I give them to all my friends & co-workers to get them to understand how useful a pocket knife is. Like I said I have carried one daily since I was 7 yrs old.
Guys I own a Tom Brown Tracker. Not only have I used it here in UK, ive used it in Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan & Canada. Its a learning curve but man, its awesome. I pack a smaller blade too. Usually a Mora. And Ben, the "Saw" sucks for sawing. But, for notches, like on tent stake, pegs etc. it rocks. Also, for processing tinder, the "Saw" is great to work out fine shavings/Dust and with a slow draw cut the half moon makes amazing feather sticks.
Got a guy i work with; Jeremiah. He daily’s the Surge. He’s owned it for almost a year and he loves it!! He works in our front end and that little guy has seen so much daily use!
Over 25+ years of buying, using, fully checking out, and ultimately selling off almost every knife worth buying I landed on the following.. Summer wear, lightweight shorts or around the house - Spyderco FRN Dragonfly in ZDP Jeans, cargo shorts, sweats or running pants - Spyderco Carbon Fiber Caly 3 in ZDP Jeans, winter wear - Chris Reeve large Sebenza (pick yer version, they're all excellent) The Caly3 is also perfectly fine with jeans, its just not as refined and indestructibly strong as the Sebenza. The Strider SMF and Hinderer are very good options too, just really expensive and the SMF is super big and blocky. I also prefer deeper discreet carry, so I've prioritized those kinds of pocket clips. Spare pocket, light multi-tool, prying, picking, scraper, general abuse.. Victorinox Soldier, Farmer or Cadet in Alox.. take your pick, you cant go wrong, the Cadet is a bit smaller. Fun knife.. Microtech UTX85. Fantastic auto with a huge double-action cool factor thats refined and reliable, just keep its inards clean..
My brother is SF. 12 year's. This is what he carried. Leatherman signal (I bought for him.) Cold steel recon 1 and in his pocket was a green victorinox pioneer. Today now home for good he has a knife (I'm not sure what it is) and he said he always has a victorinox in his pocket.
Chris Reeve large Sebenza Hinderer XM18 Benchmade 940 My favorite non-knife is the Gil-Tek RUK in brass. I use that thing even more than I use my knives.
For me being in the navy and constantly working on electronic equipment/opening tons of boxes for parts im going with: #1: Leatherman super tool 300 #2 Bradford 3.5 tanto
Mark Brandt they calculated top 5 brands, then top knife in each brand. That means Kershaw as a brand was ~2% or less, and then individual Kershaw models comprised that.
I know 2 other people who are into pocket knives and they both love Kershaw. Granted they aren't THAT into knives. I would have expected to see Kershaw in the top five but maybe it's really more of a 'beginner brand.'
Surprised too by Kershaw. I would go my 1. CRKT M16 kit carson folder and my 2. custom Brazilian style fat "Javali" bowie. I got from a custom knife maker in Brazil: 1085 carbon with traditional blackened steel, stag crown handle, 6" fixed blade ...it does the job of a Tom Brown Tracker but with style: google Santa Fe Facas. They know how to make jungle/survival knives man.
Well, I just bought my first Spyderco knife. It's a Para 3 simply because I just wanted to own a Spyderco knife, and it seemed to be a good buy compared to the Para 2. I love it.
I got a "Sharp" folding pocket knife 31 years ago from my parents on my 25th birthday. Made in Japan. 2" blade. Been the best darn knife ever. Carry it every day.
Spyderco Manix 2 with G-10 blurple scales and S110V blade. Sharp a ss grippy beast. Civivi Pintail with dark green micarta scales and S35VN blade. Forever flickable fun. The rosewood scales with damascus blade version is gorgeous.
I have never liked Spiderco... I’ve seen too many of their common pocket knives act like they were on the same level as other common pocket knives and they were definitely inferior. I know they do make good stuff on their mid and high end, but the style never tickled my fancy either.
Spyderco is my favorite production knife company..I personally think the PM2 is an absolute masterpiece of a design..It feel absolutely amazing in multiple different grips behind the choil and feels just as great when you choke up on the blade using the choil and thumb ramp..I’m a huge fan of the wide leaf shaped blade with the full flat grind.I think the compression lock is n excellent locking system and I love that Spyderco does sprint runs and exclusives taking advantage of many different excellent steel types like LC200N,Maxamet,REX45,HAP40,Z-Wear,etc that a lot of other companies don’t use
I love my Benchmade Rift with the black and white G10 handle. It has the axis lock and just feels like a beefed up 940. My 940-2 is my favorite knife so it only comes out on special occasions (even though I have two of them).
For the past 16 years I have daily carried on and off duty continuously a Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto combination edge (AUS8A steel). I also own a Benchmade that I never carry. The Benchmade has metal scales with rubber inserts. Although I lived in Fl until 2 years ago, I know I do not want to have metal scales on an EDC knife in a colder environment. For Law enforcement and EDC carry I find the rubust Tanto blade increadibly rugged and the combination edge and AUS8A steel a good compromise for Every Day Carry. After the first several years of EDC'ing this Cold Steel, I located another identical Recon 1 Tanto and a Recon 1 Drop Point (both New In The Box). I keep them in a draw incase I ever lose my current EDC Recon 1. The Cold Steel Recon 1 is a no buyers remorse knife.
Not a bad list. My top five will include a good fixed blade and good folders of different types. My list: 1. Custom made fixed blades I have (Kistner Knives). 2. USMC KA-BAR 3. Emerson Commander and CQC-7B 4. ZT0562 (Also really like the Spyderco PM2 and the Benchmade Griptilian) 5. Swiss Army/Multi-tool Three knives for the rest of my life? 1. Kistner Roustabout 2. Emerson Commander 3. Leatherman multi-tool.
In my opinion everyone should own 4 types of knives. 1 folder, 1 multi tool, 1 fixed blade, and 1 chopper.
And they should carry ALL OF THEM AT ONCE. 👁👄👁🗡
@@NickMC512 at all times XD
Agreed: coldsteel ad10, victorinox spirit x, buck Selkirk, and the fiskar x7
On top of those, I recommend carrying a small 5th pocket knife. Personally I carry a civivi ki v in 5th pocket and a paramilitary 2 regularly
And a karambit
LOVE my recon 1!! Absolute beast of a knife, taken it camping and voided the warranty by batonning with it numerous times, started fires with a ferro rod, literally dozens of outdoor tasks. Been with me every day since I've owned it, best investment I've ever made.
8:10 that magic though. Guy doing the video effects needs a raise for his sense of humor and entertaining the masses.
To the team who edits these videos,
You guys are treasures please don't ever stop
every time they pull out a mermaid on this show I feel like I've been Rick rolled
🤣🤣🤣
To be honest me too
Same 🤦🏻♂️
LOL!
I feel like that whenever they whip out a bug out
The saw on the Tom brown tracker is for making quick notches for traps and for slashing so the rope or paracord won't slip down or up the brach or log. Very useful for shelter building
Just picked up the bugout mini and the 940-2. Gave the mini to my buddy and i'll never part with the 940-2, it just has everything i've been looking for. Light, robust blade, melts into the pocket, beautiful. This was after carrying a Kershaw leek for 7 years, yes the same one. Thanks for all the effort you guys put into your videos. The research to the data collection, it is not unnoticed and is my go to for knife info. Keep up the magnificent work!
I found a benchmade 940 on the ground recently.
Pretty good score.
yea i lost mine too
Uh yea I lost mine too
Oops, just noticed mine was gone
I actually found it on the stairs in my building.
A meth junkie that was hanging with my meth dealing downstairs neighbor dropped it.
I walked by it twice assuming it was a cheap-o, but I finally picked it up thinking at least nobody would get stabbed with it if it was in my junk drawer.
I pinch gripped it like a dirty sock until I got up into my place and then I washed it real good...that's when I saw the bench made logo.
I'm a Spyderco man myself, but I was pretty happy with my find.
Nice knife.
That's mine
As a Canadian I need an OTF for pancakes, lumber Jacking and moose hunting.
And for harvesting maple syrup I bet. That's what I picture a Canadian doing every morning, getting up, scratching their labs head, putting on their flannel shirt, shoing the moose off the front porch, and turning the tap on the maple tree to put fresh syrup on their pancakes.
@@zzippo81 Sometimes it's a bear that needs to be chased off the porch however, you hit the nail on the head with everything else.
69th like
Canadians aren't allowed to own autos because they're about 300X more dangerous than flippers.
Don't use an OTF on yore pancakes! It'll get sticky!
My favorite knives:
1. Benchmade 940-1 (CPM S90V, Carbon Fiber handle) I loooove this knife! My EDC go to
2. Spyderco Military (CPM S30V, G10 handle)
3. Chris Reeve Large Sebenza 21 (CPM S35VN, Black Ebony Inlay in Titanium handle)
4. Spyderco Brad Southard (CTS-204P Carpenter Steel, Earth Brown G10 handle in Titanium)
5. Buck Knives Ron Hood Hoodlum (5160 Carbon Steel, Micarta handle)
I have so many knives that I love, but I think that those 5 are the ones I would take if someone limited me to five for the rest of my life. :)
43% + 67% = 110% of knife addicts approve. Maths are hard when you're on camera. -Ben
Blade HQ I absolutely love your channel and your website!!! You guys are my go to site and I order multiple times a month on Blade HQ!! Keep being awesome you guys!!!! God bless!!!
I haven’t seen you do a review of the Gerber LMFII or LMF ASEK, good knifes or similar to the Tom brown?
What happened to Austin ( probably skipped the episode you addressed it) just want to know. Last seen September 14th 2017
Leatherman Crater
oscar herrera he died
I think the leatherman wave has to be one of the best overall knives on earth.
It is and an upgrade is the Leatherman Charge TTI, it’s the Wave but better.
Well, if thats how were defining "knife"... Then the best knife is a beer 🍺
that boker looks like something you would find next to the energy drinks at the checkout of a convenience store
_LOOK AT THIS GrAaAaAaPh_
That was a stroke.
I'm laughing so hard right now.
Genius
Gotta love nickelback😂
lmfao i cant....
Too bad you can't swear. "Look at this phukin' graph" would have been gold.
Im a year late but my picks are:
940
Leatherman Wave
Wave plus
Surge...
@@DanDanai1 Dick...
PM2
Leatherman Surge
I would recommend an opinel it’s less then $20 and very sharp and very high quality
But if I was stuck on an island personally ill take the Filipino Talibong from TFW
But if it had to be a knife I’d say some kind of larger Bowie probably the TFW Bowie and if it had to be a folder I’d probably take a large folder or a benchmade 87 or 85
(Oh but just btw I don’t own any of those lol)
Now if I had to chose from the stuff I have I would take
The SOG fasthawk or CRKT tomahawk if I could choose anything
Then glory fire khukuri if it had to be a knife then my promate titanium dive knife if a folder then my
Benchmade mini griptillion (I have the Discontinued pink one half serrated btw)
The rogue video editing pushes these videos into another category of awesome.
Spyderco, Tops, Benchmade, Cold Steel & Esee. Those are my favorite knife makers, you can't go wrong with a blade from any of them
That Nickelback edit was brilliant
Patrick Koch look at this graaaaaph!
Funny as hell.
I love that song
I'm a multi-tool person who just likes knife videos. Thrilled to see a Surge and Victorinox get a mention. I would be quite happy to carry & use a Surge for the rest of my days.
Wish they'd make a micarta version of the 940. Maybe couldn't get the classic shape though, not sure.
That would be 👍
I agree,I’m a sucker for micarta
That would be awesome! I love the feel of micarta!
Love Spyderco knives. Have owned a Stainless Police for 15 years and recently purchased an Endura 4. I am interested in picking up the Cold Steel Luzon in both 4" & 6" too. They make some really nice knives for the $$$.
Top 5 is great, but what we really need is a top 20 video. Good luck.
EpicSnuggleBunny...more like 100
EpicSnuggleBunny so much yes
I have the 940. But all the time i circulate CRKT knives all the time.
Top 73 knives
69 sounds like a doable number.
I’ve carried/ had the Leatherman Wave since 2000. 20 years and it’s still awesome.
I've carried a cold steel recon 1 since I was enlisted. The 125 pound spine is dependable and it's yet to disappoint. It is a tank of a knife but it takes a little effort to sharpen it. Like you guys said, to each his own lol
As a commercial fisherman in Alaska the knife that works best for is the spyderco rescue, it saved my life when
A crab pot line wrapped around my leg.
I carry it on my left chest strap and use it at least 20 times a day for just about everything. I treasure this knife and keep a spare in my sea bag. I also carry a leatherman skeletool with bit kit in my right pocket. You will never know the value of a good knife until you have to work with it and trust it on a daily basis. I even carry the rescue when I'm home.
First I want to say thank you for talking about the Canadian Situation. Just to clarify, its not that any laws have changed. It's that one organisation has changed it's interpretation of an existing law in a way that effectively bars the import of pretty much all modern knives. That means that not only do users and collectors not have the ability to buy knives from the US but it means that many small businesses can no longer import the products they sell to make a living!
So please help and support us if you can! We Canadians are just as passionate about knives as everyone else and we have lots of men and women that use/sell knives on a daily basis that are going to be out of luck if this isn't overturned!
My Top 2 for the rest of my life.....Spyderco Military and a GEC of some kind.
Should have expected the mermaid. Feels like I got rickrolled
Agree, lol.
You'll be no stranger to love with Ariel on your hip.
Trevor Brown iiii
When they said a fancy folder I knew it
Ugh! Ya got me
I work on planes, so I need a small practical knife that doesn’t feel like a katana so after many purchases my go to is a Kershaw Cryo G10
"I need a small practical knife that doesn’t feel like a katana" LOL. Well played!
"Every knife guy should own an OTF" *cries in British*
@z z I know you probably tried to be funny, but you weren't, sweetheart.
cries in german beer
@z z the law of OTF knives is the same throughout the UK 🤔
Dude just break the law
I'm in CA and can't buy them.
My favorites are a Leatherman Skeletool CX (for every day carry) or a Leatherman MUT (for SHTF/heavy duty stuff), a USMC KA-BAR and a Spyderco Paramilitary 2.
What i like a bout the tracker is there's so much blade steel you can grind it down and make something better!
Lots of grinding to be done there
Savage
Exactly!
That's what she said?
A lot of room for fuck ups on the grinder
“Look at this graph!” 🎤😂
James Patton that was so good...
I can’t stop laughing!
I kniw, right??
Ben opening up with "What iiiiiiiiissss up guys" and then you getting to see Zac with Matthew working his magic behind the scenes is the solution to every problem! This channel is better than therapy, your wife, your children and even the meanest apple strudel you can find!
Left pocket: Spyderco resilience with lanyard and spyder cube.
Right side: Buck 110 classic in custom leather cross draw seath.
Victorinox camper and the benchmade 940 Osborn-2
One must have lifetime knife should be a USMC KA-BAR hands down. Gets the job done and also a great tool for protection. Not an EDC but definitely a must have for anyone.
No fixed blades! :( Everyone needs a fixed blade!
Edit: I'm glad, at least, that you guys brought some fixed blades out.
I gots a 6" Buck Special, such badass looking rig and not bad on the belt sag either, carrying it around you barely feel it...
I got a 119 special
Will K there all $$$$$$ also
a six inch blade never loses reception
@@halbgefressen9768 fookin Lazer sights
I recently ordered a Schrade folding karambit, absolutely loving it.
That's cool, I love karambits! I went with a fixed blade with a Kydex sheath for my karambit! 😀
The CS Recon 1 has been my EDC since 2014. You just can’t hurt this knife, period. Mine has the half-serrated, high-carbon blade and is the model they used to make the Recon 1 ‘rope cut’ video (very impressive video). I have hundreds of knives-many of them are the very top of the line, but I am literally *afraid* to leave home without the Recon 1. Worked in for the last five years, the blade is now smooth, quick and easy to deploy and easily maintains its razor edge, and the lock spine is still a positive-lock with an absolutely wiggle-free engagement, which is a real confidence-booster when contemplating quick use in self-defense.
My two: Cold Steel Recon 1, Becker-Kephart camp knife. All I need.
That was actually well thought out in a world of fluff and rhetoric, and reviews by people who never use those knives for anything but pocket jewelry. Thank you.
"look at this graph"
Im done. Lol
How are these videos always so entertaining? You guys do a fantastic job!
Hmm just bought a kershaw cryo and loving it i feel like its good enough for daily use without breaking the bank
Cool that he pulled out a Leatherman, i carry a Wave Ti as edc 😁
Big Tom brown tracker fan. Got the skullcrusher sxb and several smaller variants. If you know how to use it, it's going to be the most versatile fixed blade knife you can own. The teeth on the spine aren't for sawing through things. It's meant for putting a notch into a tree to string paracord for a rain cover/tent, or for making a trap. I like the sxb because it can be used as a hatchet/axe and the smaller ones are used for scout carry and cleaning game. Hope that helps.
Matthew's magic was the best part of this. Made me laugh out loud. Nice job!
I'm surprised that there was no rats on the list. Rat 1 in d2 is a amazing knife. Fixed Blade would have to be a kabar or esse. Multi tool would be a lethermen wave
I still say a D2 RAT 1 is awesome but I have since picked up a Benchmade 940 and can completely agree that it is a phenomenal working knife. I have also bought a bunch of Victorinox and stopped carring my leatherman because I realized I wasn't really needing a plier often at all but my new three favorites the Tinker, Climber and classic SD fill all of the multi tool needs I have most of the time. Typically I carry the classic and Tinker but one of my sets of keys for another vehicle doesn't have a classic so I carry a Climber for the scissors when driving that rig. Leatherman wave stays in one car now and my other rig has my leatherman OHT.
Esse knifes are great. My one knife for end of the world is my Kabar extreme in D2. Maybe not great at any one thing, but good at everything and it won’t break!
Matthew needs a raise. I'll buy a knife to fund it
Mark Brandt I second that. Dude is a genius
Let's at least give the man a video editing award. Perhaps a nice Chia pet?
I can’t believe the Manix 2 wasn’t the top Spyderco named!
We killed our last Chia pet. #ripBobRoss
@@bionick4281 by far my favorite EDC knife of all time !! The MANIX 2XL is so bad ass 💯❤🔥❗
940 for work, PM3 for EDC, and my grandmother’s lucky machete…
I EDC a Zero Tolerance 0562. For camping, I go big and use my Fallkniven A1 Pro. Those are my two "end all, be all" knives.
My EDC is a leatherman wave + and spyderco tenacious
I was stranded on an island. Mermaid bewbs got me through it!!!
*One question for you Zach*
Does the Tracker still smell like victory?
I carry the Leatherman P4 as an EDC and a TOPs Tom Brown Tracker T3 [the stainless steel version] when I go hiking or camping / other outdoorsy things that might require chopping or other heavy uses.
My jaw dropped when bro pulled out the Tracker. I saw The Hunted, watched it 100 times, went down a Tom Brown rabbit hole for a few months, and bought one also. It’s not a knife that makes sense, but it’s fun as hell to own.
"Aftermarket seashells" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Can we get a 5 knives everyone should own under 3" edition for us poor souls with length restrictions?
DontBotherNone really anything over a 3inch blade is unnecessary for most uses and just screams small penis; I should know I have a lot of large knives...
Lazy are you sure it's not the other way around for some *compensation*?
DontBotherNone for me the best legal most places knife is the spyderco dragonfly or the launch 4
Spyderco chapparell, spyderco sage( my preference is the sage 1 but they are all good) benchmade valet, benchmade emissary470, spyderco para 3. And for a bonus the spyderco delica 4( my current edc being the zdp edition FYI)
Can someone tell me how many inches are 12 cm?
The saw teeth are for making notches in wood not for actually sawing down a tree , the first notch at the tip is for breaking wire or fence material . I have had mine for about 7 years and beat the crap out of it and it just keeps going . My 2 knives would be my tracker and zt 0450
That was the best knife video I've ever seen. I didn't expect a soft-bladed Vic to make the cut, nor the Surge. Both great choices.
My two? Buck Vantage Pro (the small Cabelas version with rosewood inserts) and my trusty Victorinox Explorer Plus.
I'm not in the woods that much, but when I am, I bring along a hatchet or cheap folding saw. No need to have a clunky knife that doubles as a hatchet. Just bring a hatchet and be done with it.
On the Tom Brown Tracker. The top is not a saw to cut down limbs or anything. It’s meant to make notches in wooden stakes so you can set a snare trap. Also chain link fence fits in the grooves to snap the fence. Yes I own and use one a lot. It’s a great knife if you know how to use it.
The victorinox knife you have is called the deluxe tinker!
Nope! Its victorinox mechanic
Siwar ALTAL you're right the deluxe tinker has scissors!
Glad there's a Cold Steel in there. I've got 4, but they're different sized Voyagers. I'll have to rake a look at the Recon though.
Your editor always kills it!
1. Spyderco Manix 2 Lightweitght
2. Mora Garberg
I bought the first Spyderco that ever came out. Loved it still have it the Delica full serrations. It originally had the pocket clip integrated into the handle.At that point couldn't care less. The knife was SO revolutionary I just had to have it. Probably stopped carrying the Buck from that day on. After that all HELL broke loose, & it has never been the same since Frame locks liner locks, axis locks. I own probably 100 knives or so. Ya the old BUCK 110 sits in a drawer most of the time. I carry a Gerber para frame every day. Holds a good edge, easy to sharpen & I don't care if I break it or lose it.. I give them to all my friends & co-workers to get them to understand how useful a pocket knife is. Like I said I have carried one daily since I was 7 yrs old.
Spyderco tenacious
Ken onion leek
Buck 110 lightweight
Gerber evo
Camillus titanium fixed blade
My first 5 “real knives”
The magic was just epic.
Kershaw ken onion leek. Its fantastic for EDC, and it's like $40. Unbelievable knife.
Absolutely my fave
I got one for Christmas two years ago and dropped and broke the plastic lock 😢
1. Super kukri
2. Leatherman wave
Ps. 3. Benchmade bugout
matt upwardsNonwards A decent kukri, a Leatherman, and my ZT 0920
Guys I own a Tom Brown Tracker. Not only have I used it here in UK, ive used it in Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan & Canada. Its a learning curve but man, its awesome. I pack a smaller blade too. Usually a Mora.
And Ben, the "Saw" sucks for sawing. But, for notches, like on tent stake, pegs etc. it rocks. Also, for processing tinder, the "Saw" is great to work out fine shavings/Dust and with a slow draw cut the half moon makes amazing feather sticks.
Got a guy i work with; Jeremiah. He daily’s the Surge. He’s owned it for almost a year and he loves it!! He works in our front end and that little guy has seen so much daily use!
8:08 is my favourite thing of all time 😂 Matthew is amazing and I love Zac and miss Ben! Haha
Finally giving Cold Steel some love
My two knives:
1. Ontario Rat 1 D2 blade
2. ESEE 6
A close option to replace the ontario rat 1 would be a mora companion
Over 25+ years of buying, using, fully checking out, and ultimately selling off almost every knife worth buying I landed on the following..
Summer wear, lightweight shorts or around the house - Spyderco FRN Dragonfly in ZDP
Jeans, cargo shorts, sweats or running pants - Spyderco Carbon Fiber Caly 3 in ZDP
Jeans, winter wear - Chris Reeve large Sebenza (pick yer version, they're all excellent)
The Caly3 is also perfectly fine with jeans, its just not as refined and indestructibly strong as the Sebenza.
The Strider SMF and Hinderer are very good options too, just really expensive and the SMF is super big and blocky.
I also prefer deeper discreet carry, so I've prioritized those kinds of pocket clips.
Spare pocket, light multi-tool, prying, picking, scraper, general abuse.. Victorinox Soldier, Farmer or Cadet in Alox.. take your pick, you cant go wrong, the Cadet is a bit smaller.
Fun knife.. Microtech UTX85.
Fantastic auto with a huge double-action cool factor thats refined and reliable, just keep its inards clean..
My brother is SF. 12 year's. This is what he carried. Leatherman signal (I bought for him.) Cold steel recon 1 and in his pocket was a green victorinox pioneer. Today now home for good he has a knife (I'm not sure what it is) and he said he always has a victorinox in his pocket.
If only 3 knives: Victorinox SAKE Champion plus, CRK Sebenza and Ka-Bar standard. I carried SAK and a Ka-Bar in Vietnam 50 years ago; still do.
Just wondering - how do you pronounce this? Is it Kuh-Bar or is it Kay-Bar?
Even while they're not my prettiest nor my most expensive knives, the 2 that I would never want to be without:
1. Spyderco Sage 5LW
2. Benchmade 940
940 is pretty though
I feel like they just have a surplus of Mermaids that they can't sell to save their lives lololol.
Chris Reeve large Sebenza
Hinderer XM18
Benchmade 940
My favorite non-knife is the Gil-Tek RUK in brass. I use that thing even more than I use my knives.
For me being in the navy and constantly working on electronic equipment/opening tons of boxes for parts im going with:
#1: Leatherman super tool 300
#2 Bradford 3.5 tanto
I would pick a Kershaw Leek, and a Buck 110.
Buck 110 auto**
Can we revoke the switchblade ban so I can own an otf...?
Or Indiana. Finally legalized about 5 years ago
they have an auto knife that is ca approved on the site
Maine plus we got Constitutional carry
@@VICTORYOVERNEPTUNE 👊
Florida legalized it a few years ago too. Completely legal here.
I'd like to know what percent said a Kershaw knife. Kershaw has so many different knives they would never get people to agree on 1
Mark Brandt they calculated top 5 brands, then top knife in each brand. That means Kershaw as a brand was ~2% or less, and then individual Kershaw models comprised that.
I know 2 other people who are into pocket knives and they both love Kershaw. Granted they aren't THAT into knives. I would have expected to see Kershaw in the top five but maybe it's really more of a 'beginner brand.'
Surprised too by Kershaw. I would go my 1. CRKT M16 kit carson folder and my 2. custom Brazilian style fat "Javali" bowie. I got from a custom knife maker in Brazil: 1085 carbon with traditional blackened steel, stag crown handle, 6" fixed blade ...it does the job of a Tom Brown Tracker but with style: google Santa Fe Facas. They know how to make jungle/survival knives man.
Kershaw Leek is a classic tho'. Even here in Belgium.
Kershaw makes zero tolerance.
Well, I just bought my first Spyderco knife. It's a Para 3 simply because I just wanted to own a Spyderco knife, and it seemed to be a good buy compared to the Para 2. I love it.
I got a "Sharp" folding pocket knife 31 years ago from my parents on my 25th birthday. Made in Japan. 2" blade. Been the best darn knife ever. Carry it every day.
My favorite folder I've carried thus far is a Cold Steel Recon 1 clip point.
I wish Cold Steel still did CTS XHP steel :/
1:32 😂 the power of editing .....Mahalo 😎🤙
On the Tom brown tracker the saw is so-so but the first notch on the saw is deeper for breaking wire, I’ve used it and I love it! Hellova blade!
Spyderco Manix 2 with G-10 blurple scales and S110V blade. Sharp a ss grippy beast.
Civivi Pintail with dark green micarta scales and S35VN blade. Forever flickable fun.
The rosewood scales with damascus blade version is gorgeous.
1. Katsu
2. Spyderco tenacious
3. Buck 110
Spyderco Salt
110 auto**
I have never liked Spiderco... I’ve seen too many of their common pocket knives act like they were on the same level as other common pocket knives and they were definitely inferior. I know they do make good stuff on their mid and high end, but the style never tickled my fancy either.
Spyderco is my favorite production knife company..I personally think the PM2 is an absolute masterpiece of a design..It feel absolutely amazing in multiple different grips behind the choil and feels just as great when you choke up on the blade using the choil and thumb ramp..I’m a huge fan of the wide leaf shaped blade with the full flat grind.I think the compression lock is n excellent locking system and I love that Spyderco does sprint runs and exclusives taking advantage of many different excellent steel types like LC200N,Maxamet,REX45,HAP40,Z-Wear,etc that a lot of other companies don’t use
@@garrettferrell6821 I fully agree with you!
In only need 3
Leatherman
Victorinox
Mora
My top 5:
Boker Kalashnikov
Buck 110 Folding Hunter
Swiss Army Tinker
Ontario 499 USAF Survival Knife
Leatherman Wave
I love my Benchmade Rift with the black and white G10 handle. It has the axis lock and just feels like a beefed up 940. My 940-2 is my favorite knife so it only comes out on special occasions (even though I have two of them).
Agreed!!! My Rift is my favorite Benchmade folder
LOL my swiss army knife "is not high speed"..
Me over here: "High speed low drag forever!"
That's a... thing.
"look at this graph" - hilarious
For the past 16 years I have daily carried on and off duty continuously a Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto combination edge (AUS8A steel). I also own a Benchmade that I never carry. The Benchmade has metal scales with rubber inserts. Although I lived in Fl until 2 years ago, I know I do not want to have metal scales on an EDC knife in a colder environment. For Law enforcement and EDC carry I find the rubust Tanto blade increadibly rugged and the combination edge and AUS8A steel a good compromise for Every Day Carry. After the first several years of EDC'ing this Cold Steel, I located another identical Recon 1 Tanto and a Recon 1 Drop Point (both New In The Box). I keep them in a draw incase I ever lose my current EDC Recon 1. The Cold Steel Recon 1 is a no buyers remorse knife.
Not a bad list. My top five will include a good fixed blade and good folders of different types. My list:
1. Custom made fixed blades I have (Kistner Knives).
2. USMC KA-BAR
3. Emerson Commander and CQC-7B
4. ZT0562 (Also really like the Spyderco PM2 and the Benchmade Griptilian)
5. Swiss Army/Multi-tool
Three knives for the rest of my life?
1. Kistner Roustabout
2. Emerson Commander
3. Leatherman multi-tool.
Matthew is low key the biggest meme lord ever lmao