Ranking Survival Knife Brands (Over 20 Brands!!!!)
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- Today we are looking and ranking every popular Survival Knife Brand.
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I am a Beckerhead, it is what a Becker fan is called. Amongst my many knives, I own a nearly complete collection of Beckers. They have never f ailed me in the boonies regardless of the task. I would trust them with my life. They hold their edges very well, easy to sharpen to near razor and even razor sharpness. Edges are easy to precisely maintain and the grip ergonomics of the handle are perfect for me. I use bicycle tubing for extra grip traction. Wonderful for combat and survival. They are reasonably priced and compete easily with knives two to three times the cost . The 1095 Cro Van is proprietary and a great alloy that easily beats out all other 1095 alloys. The key in sharpening is to stay true to the original factory blade angles. The handles have enough room to stash small emergency supplies. A hex wrench is easily purchased to fit the screw system of the handles and can be kept with the sheaths. I have one for each knife except my neck knives. I would like to try a Bark River in magnacut or maybe Esee in magnacut. I have a couple of Essees but am not very impressed. Chipping of the blade on my large Essee on the first day out and it required slight reprofiling and sharpening to restore. I haven't used it since and rely on my BK-9. Oh well, thanks for this excellent video and discussion. I look for more videos to come ! A friend always !
Thanks for the input, I’m definitely impressed with 1095 Cro Van
👍Nice selection. Cold Steel is currently my go to selection, Drop Forged Survivalist, SRK and SRK-C. Mostly because of availability and price in this part of the world.
They are so hard to beat for the price
i got the SRK-C thinking it was just a smaller version but i noticed that i reach for it more often then the bigger one for some reason. Would love if they got the same steel options for that one aswell
I'm glad you mentioned SRK 6 Cold Steel I just got mine this week there's new colors Tan and favorite Earth is a combination of tan and green color I just ordered a unclip for it. I must say that I really enjoyed your reviews on all these knives stay safe and God bless
It is awesome they offer some additional flavors of this classic blade
Just bought a Joker knives Nomad and got to say it is Great !
That is a cool blade
Very informative video thanks. Your analysis will provide excellent reference for people who want to buy a knife. Love your top 3. The Pacific looks incredible. Shape reminds me a little of my SOG Navy Seal 2000. Cheers Dave 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
Thanks for the feedback, I always save the best for last and I agree it does look similar
I disagree with Buck and Gerber cuz my current survival knife I use is a Gerber prodigy fixed blade. And the knives I use for hunting are bucks. And I've used bucks in the past and they are my favorite brand.
Are you a fool?🤔
Bucks ok Gerber sucks and is over rated. Watch buck some are made in China now. I'm an essee fan
@@johndavis6613 with all do respect sir everyone has there own opinion I have Buck and Gerbers that are excellent knives. I have a Gerber prodigy that I have been using for a survival knife for years and it's been amazing and I've never had too sharpen it and it's still very sharp. And I every Buck I have I have used over and over again and they are still sharp I might not use them for survival but I use them for hunting and they're amazing.
I really liked this video, very informative/subscribed
The Hank you very much I appreciate it
Great Video, thank you for the insight!
Any thoughts on TOPS Knives for survival?
I included them in this video. I like them a lot have had many over the years
Nice selection, I was surprised not to see TRC up there near the top though
If I was still buying wilderness knives there would be one
I will say. There are a couple Gerber I used a lmf in Afghanistan and it was a workhorse but I had to sharpen it often, couldn't break it, but not the worst
Usually that’s how it goes:
If you can’t break it, you will have to sharpen it often, daily and even more frequently than that;
If you can break it, it’s usually a razor.
Sadly true
@@clintwestwood3539Finally a wise opinion
Good video brother.took me over a year to get a half faced blade, and man I love this blade
Thanks for watching, they are hard to get but I like em
OKC Handel is on the large side which means you can fit it to your own hand with a little effort and a angle grinder. 1075 is much tougher than 1095 with similar edge retention. So it's a decent choice I would put OKC above mora for survival.
I love my rat 5 its a solid survival knife does it all but chop wood I have an axe
Thanks for another review as solid and as useful as my beloved BK10.
Thank you much!!!
The Spyderco you showed is the Bow River and it was designed to process game and fish. 420HC steel is a steel that a lot of people trash talk. The funny thing about 420HC is that it has CPM 3V levels of toughness and slightly better edge retention than 1095 when properly heat treated.
It was made of 8cr13mov 🤷♂️🤷♂️
@AlaskanFrontier1 I realize the Spyderco Bow River is made from 8CrMov13 as I own two of them. My comment about 420Hc steel had nothing to do about the Bow River. I hope this makes it more clear for you. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@1095TA I see. Okay. I did acknowledge that the Bow River was not the most survival oriented knife however when it comes to Spyderco most of their knives aren’t really survival blades. In the most conventional sense of the term
The Strong Arm is NOT over $100. I just bought one this weekend for $89.
420HC is a great dive knife steel, but other than that it dulls on caping a deer head quickly. If you use knives you learn things like that rather quickly. And for a dive knife I prefer a Randall M-16.
For survival knives I use and prefer TOPS and OKC. All of them have performed very well with no problems. I have owned several ESEE knives, everyone I bought had problems with either poor edge retention or chipping. Also the fit and finish on my ESEE's sucked. Any day I would choose an Ontario RAT 7 with 1075 over an ESEE 6 in 1095.
1095 has crap edge retention, that's just the trade off you get for being able to very easily sharpen it.
Bark River Bravo Series , and Esee are definitely my favorite fixed blades for hard usage.
That would be freaking sick if they made Esee 3 , 4 , and 6 in CPM MAGNACUT.
MKC has also been making some awesome knives. I own 3 so far and they are really good for thier desired utility.
YUS
That would be godly, i would love the 4 in magnacut, maybe even the cm6. Still keep a coating to reduce reflection in my opinion.
@@shadowjezzter Esee did make some S35VN which is pretty cool but I do wish they would upgrade some of their blade materials to give customers more options . Also they've been lacking in the Innovation department for a good while . One trick pony can only work for so long . Luckily they made an outstanding product so if it's not broke dont fix it
Thanks for the sweet info dude!
Thank you very much
LT Wright and BHK knives are my go to knives.
LT Wright is always overlooked.
Love the ESEE-6 and then an ESEE-4 in S35VN is a nice compliment. Looking forward to the Chris Reeve Backpacker too. Finding a Pacific is tough!
Totally agree with your Top Three in that order!!
Very awesome! Thank you
Was curious about Cold Steel as I've not bought from them since Lyn left. Thoughts on Spartan or Toor (?) if you've had a chance to look at those....
It’s pretty solid. I like new Cold Steel. Toor and Spartan are as solid as they come
Nicely done. My personal favorite is the Falkniven F1 though it is not the best at batoning.
It's great
Been lusting over the Esee 6 for some time but I’m thinking an SRK might scratch the itch. Gotta look into aftermarket sheaths though
Both are hard to go wrong with
All these knives can serve you well in different situations. Honestly imo it's all individual preference, i enjoy alot of knives as well, out of the knives you presented i think your WTG Asset would do great with most things especially as a backup blade, i have been carrying my Demko Armiger 4 and Freereign, love both and they're practical. For something Bigger my Preference is the CS SRK in CPM3V and even Bigger then that there's so many options, i like the CS Marauder for a defense type of situation against an animal, i have a DBad War Machine that's Badass too, i also like my CS Leatherneck Bowie the Big one! That thing is just fun.
Yes, I own hundreds of knives.
I will speak about some:
1. My experience is about 60 years. My bias is that I try not to buy something unless it is 10% better or I am just looking and evaluating.
2. Becker series. Agree with what you say.
3. Ka-bar. Have some. Not my first choice. As trading goods or for members of a survival group who totally lack skills.
4. Ontario. I have multiples of a discontinued model. Was the best available at the time. Gave one to my son to keep in his car. A true survival knife for someone who lacks nearly all survival skills.
5. Moras. Worked a lot with them. Modify sheaths. Modify knives. Gift them to relatives to keep in their cars.
6. Fallkniven. Decades ago, Cold Steel contracted for Fallkniven to make knives in Japan. When they stopped doing business together, Fallkniven did further design. When I was able to buy the A1 model for $125, I bought two. Not surprisingly, the distiributor failed and went out of business. This is the large survival knife.
I have multiples of the F1. It is the only fixed blade of its length that, within the factory ugly sheath fits into a Brooks Bros. suit pants without printing. My Esse 4s can't do that.
7. Cold Steel The srk. Have multiples. The small srk-5 grip doesn't work for me.
8. Modern take offs of WW2 Navy knives. Whatever the designation like Mark 1, Mark2. Work horses with better handle today.
9. Esse. I already had knives as good as the 5 and 6. Have multiples of the 4. Nice behind the back horizontal carry. The 3 is to small for me.
I'm with you on the Gerber!
Thanks
Missing Dawson Knives 3V and Magnacut with differentiated heattreat and hollowgrind if you want.
Ughhhh I try
I have an lmf2 and I only got it because Canadian Tire had it on clearance for 75% off. I didn't even pay $60 with tax. I figured it was well worth it at that price. I have many knives I like the expensive ones but I'm not bringing those into the woods to beat the crap out of either.
This is a good point
How would you rate the BLAK knife from Lone Survivalist? Pls advise. Thanks. RLP, USAF Retired 😊
I am unfamiliar with them at this point. Sorry
I have a CS Survivalist for about €90,-- Now, I really like the looks of Esee6 a lot, but they cost more than 2 times the price, about €210,-- over here.
Sincere question :
Is the Esee6 really 2 times 'better'? Stronger? Tougher? Stays sharp longer?
Thanks in advance to all responders!
Greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱,
TW.
Never heard of the buck thug/punk until yesterday. Looked them up to see they were made years ago. Found a brand new, unused punk on ebay for like 340$. Not sure it's worth that, but man it would be nice to have.
4 months of using the bk2 companion to make a fire every night. It snapped in half. In the handle where the bolt connects the handle to the blade.
Nice!
I’m sure the Reeve Pacific is a nice knife, but the best??? And hollow grind on a field knife is asking for trouble, regardless of how it is heat treated.
Everyone thinks that, but realistically a good hollow grind isn’t any weaker. Like yes it might fail before a flat grind but the threshold for failure is still insanely high. This mindset is what boggles my mind. People put such an unrealistic emphasis on toughness. Does your files knife need to be tough, YES, does it need to be able to baton through a piece of rebar? NO.
best part of this (unlike most) you can see you"ve actually USED most of those knives.👍
Ahahaha I’m glad someone is just blindly saying I never used my knives 🤣🤣
I have a question is there a reason you didn't mention Ernest Emerson fixed knives
They are hard to get a hold of and I don't have one
This is so true I only seen them online and they're very very expensive thanks again for answering my questions
@@enriquescott2983 always
Top 6 brands: Cold Steel SRK, Falkneeven A1, Half Face Blades, Chris Reed Pacific, Bark River Knives Bravo 1 or 1.5, Faulkneven, ESEE 3, zula, 6, hoogless 1 or 2, Chris Reeve knives encose, zabenza, Pacific
Can’t go wrong with that truly
Really well done video. Appreciate the info. Talking knives is like talking about religion for some peeps! LoL
You need to do a review on the HOLTZMAN Gorilla Bushcraft knife. it is an amazing knife. I think it will seriously impress you.
The thug and punk were the cream of the crop survival knife back on the day. I really like them there is something about the look of them to me that make me want to take them to the woods love the recurve I guess you call it shaped blade on the thug
This is so true. I look back at those days with so much fondness
I own hundreds of different knives from cheapies to a few boutique models. I've always enjoyed making whatever knife I'm carrying work. I've never destroyed a knife in the woods. I use the knife to its limits and design. Sorry batoners and steel benders out there.... I'm a lover of the craft. Many many Bucks and KaBars in my rotation. Great video.
Not sure about magnacut for outdoor wilderness, especially if you do a lot of woodcraft work or occasional batoning, but who knows. What do you think about esse knives in 3v instead? Seems really tough, decent to sharpen, and with above average edge retention. The prices might be crazy though. I'm fine with 1095 tbh
I LOVE 3V!!!!
Magnacut is essentially stainless cruwear with equivalent toughness, but a finer grain structure and more edge rentention, making it an amazing "outdoor use" steel. I had a custom knife made in it from Dulo Knives and so far it's been amazing. I'm going to get several more made from him in it.
Cold steel needs to make an SRK in a 7 inch blade that's my wish . I know the the recon tanto is 7 inch but I need a 7 inch SRK .
Yes
I’m still waiting on Esse to make the 6 in a 3V version. They need to make more of their knives in something other than 1095.
What about Schrade schf36 ?
They are not too shabby
You got had on those gerbers. In California you can find them in stores for $70ish all day.
Wow ouch. lucky you
I feel you sold Gerber too short. Variety of selections and price points and availability plus quality guarantee makes Gerber an excellent choice for almost any knife that they offer.
I gave them a fair shake
What about Winkler knives??
Not the largest fan of their prices but I own one and they aren’t bad
I can't believe you don't have one Tops knive which is the best out there. Period I use tops and Ontario. Love my Ontario's
WHAT? There was a TOPS knife on the list!
Tech yes I'm sorry it was a buck I missed that it was made by tops knives I skipped that part sorry don't like bucks they break to easy same with kbar
I’ve NEVER seen a Strongarm over $100. They consistently range from $49 to now $69. It’s probably the best overall knife for the price ever made!
Interestingggg
i love the reif knife
They are good too
You’ll never see me going into the woods without my BK7 🤷🏽♂️
Heck yeah it’s a sweet knife too
What do you think of the Buck 119 pro in S35 vn?
It’s a solid knife, not the best for survival
@@AlaskanFrontier1 I wish they would make it in full tang. I agree not the best for survival but could live with it.
@@BaconNBeer that would be azing
@@AlaskanFrontier1 I wish Buck would make the 124 in a higher end steel. CPM 3v even Magnacut. I love the traditional shape and it is full tang. I have a lot of knives to choose from but still have my wish list.
I have the Buck 120 which looks cool but the handle on the 129/120 etc are short and uncomfortably square.
Battle Horse Knives, LT Wright Knives, Winkler Knives, White River Knives, Becker Knife and Tool and ESSE Knives. In no particular order.
Nice!!
Anybody got a name on the thumbnail blade?
Try Half Face Blade Disaster Jr
@@AlaskanFrontier1 Thanks for the info. A little out of my budget. Which makes sense for me, I always like the nicer stuff haha
I only buy TOPS knives. Only your top two knives are any competition at all. Since your first choice is virtually impossible to get, it is effectively eliminated. As for your second choice, TOPS has much better sheaths and offers the much preferred scandi grind for bush craft tasks. Not really impressed with your layout, all things considered.
E J Snyder's knife designs are on TOPS. I picked up the Skullcrusher and still thinking over the Sidekick.
I got a bdz1 strong arm for $75. That was years ago though
Nice!!
Can you review Hoffner beast knife
I can try
I’d put my Extrema Ratio Ontos up against all of those or any other knife.
You forgot Work Tuff Gear's Kodiak and Wolverine.
Yes this is true. I like their stuff
Personally I like TOPS and Ontario knives. Ontario because of the price point. I also like k-bar
Yes TOPS is great
My Rat 7 is 1095 high carbon steel don't know when you bought yours ??
Recently
K-Bar BK (Becker) 7, 9, 16, 17, 18
Heck yes
I use my esee 4 and my mora knives
You know it!!
My rat 7 is 1095. I thought all rat7’s are 1095.
Gerber is OK not great not exactly terrible and some of there models are better then others, I think there more of the budget side I do think there are better knives out there for what they charge but as long as they stay in that price range there not bad.
Hahaha I don’t love them but they work
Spyderco Bow River, Not south fork.
Oops sorry
Extremely surprised and slightly disappointed no mention of Winkler knives
I need to add one 😢
Winkler is amazing. Obviously it would take #1 on this last easily. Most hand forged knives would as well. Aside from 1 or 2 knives on this list, it's basically a "what can I grab off Amazon that's affordable" list and there's nothing wrong with that. Personally, I'll pay for a hand forged blade that's exactly what I want (and realistically, I can have a knife made for cheaper than that Pacific).
I stand by the LMF II. It saved my life twice.
And pretty much any ESEE is best friend.
Right on
You need to check out Trc
I need to make another survival knife
Yes you do
That Spyderco was a bow river
Nice!
William Collins survival knife
WTG & Extrema Ratio
I try. I have a WTG and they are solid
Right off the bat I see your opinions are based off your opinions. I’m no Gerber fan boy. I own 2 out of over a 100 fixed blades but you need to give credit where credit due. They are tough. Just my opinion that I mostly keep to my self.
Especially when it looks like the Gerber had the most use out of all the knives. Dude needs to give it some credit.
What about the Gerber Silver Trident (no longer available to the general public).
That would be a good option
What a joke to put some out of reach unattainable knife as #1 lol good one
It’s the best for a reason 😉😉
When you go the extra mile.....it’s lonely at the top
Buck (Tops) Hoodlum, Thug, Punk
Yes!!!!
böker is still number one for me
Survival knife is just a name for a certain look. Especially solid. Otherwise, the term makes as little sense as a tactical knife. A Victorinox can be a better tool in survival situations.
You know it!!
My rat7 is 1095 not 1075
My Spyderco Province would like to have a word with you
Alright that one gets a pass. CPM M4 is pretty darn amazing btws
@@AlaskanFrontier1 4V but yeah M4 is also a tough steel but it's difficult to get a nice finish on it so everyone always coats it + the rust resistance factor
@@anthonycampos7417 4V is what I meant I dunno why I said M4
Becker and BarkRiver have skeletonized tangs. For me is a no-no
hay, where's your G-shock? hehe
Ahaha this is my g shock
Gerber was pretty good 35 years ago or so. Not so much any more.
Anything from TOPS will do well for you and your progeny.
KaBar makes good knives, but I wouldn’t put them in the ‘survival’ category except for the Becker line.
Yeah I agree with you 100%
I have that spyderco. Its a steak knife. No more no less.
lol
Yukon fixed blade knives were the best in viet nam 1967.
Dang there are too many brands for me to keep up with
RIP OKC.
I don’t understand the hate you have for the Gerber. It looks like it gets more us than any of the other knives you reviewed.
That’s the sad part it’s been used least of all 😅😅
I will never understand this new fad where a knife isn’t a knife at all.
It’s something that bugs me so much.
I guess the industry has to sell stuff somehow and needs to create new fads to justify it, otherwise Green River would should sell like crazy
Yeah, gimmicks are what sell knives to blind people
Not a lover of Gerber also
Yeah they aren't it
Aren't they the folks that make baby food? 😅
Anybody use Winkler
Yes they are good but overpriced
@@AlaskanFrontier1 yes that’s the only thing holding me back especially because you can get 3 v or magnacut from other companies for the same price or less
@@jasonmiller9495 exactly what I’ve said in my recent videos. It just doesn’t make sense
Drink every time he says "tasks".
SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS!!!!!!
Gerber isn't what it used to be.
Sadly
I have a few older Gerber fixed blades and I am very grateful
Get a Tops op7 and youll never regret it Tops make the best blades imo
Hahaha I agree
What? No Busse group?
They are hard to get
Not the best knives. Rough handles, no Jimping and few choils. These additions are very helpful when you are living in the in the woods and have none of the benefits of a kitchen. The look stamped out.
Jimping is not what you want on a survival knife
Anything Gerber makes me want to 🤮
Most of these views aren't even fact based. Ex: gerber is bad because I don't like how it feels
It was a joke. Lighten up
This is like the 3rd Video that you picked the same Knife OK we get it.....I for 1 am tired of it...I wont watch your videos anymore if you do one more Knife pick and you pick the Same Knife again...buy a new Knife or do something else
It is the best
But you will be happy to know that my newest video doesn’t feature this knife
A real survivor easily survives using your average kitchen knife. Just saying.
From the original mountain men to Nessmuk and Kephart, they just used butcher knives (or modified versions of a butcher knife). Now we have weekend warriors hopping on scandi grind fads like wood working is the equivalent to survival. Meh.