I love the stones! I ordered them right away. I would probably cut back on the ferro rods and strikers to one each and add tender of some sort. Maybe a coil of jute twine. Then you have both tender and a little cordage. Also a Mcarmy small necklace compass. They’re quality compasses for their size. Lastly a small signal whistle. Too many people skip over this one. A national parks S&R guy I met once said one of the most important items most people miss is a survival whistle. He said they have dogs trained to hear whistles miles away from a human ear picking it up.
nice review. I have had a 5 for a while and just got the same sheath and extending pouch. I also have a 3 using the 3/4 sheath and extending pouch however the pouch is not able to screw down on the bottom 2 screws as there aren't any holes to do so. Cheers!
Thank you for the encouragement, I've been eyeing a 3 for a while now, it seems to be a nice size. I never thought to look for the sheath and pouch for it, I'll have to do some research on that now.
@@surprisecamping have given the 3 to my teenage daughter while in the woods and she loves it...easy to control and she loves making try sticks. But when she has a bigger job she used my 5 or the hatchett. Keep doing what you are doing Man.
Nice kit. 👍🏼👍🏼 I would replace half of those ferro rods with three magnesium rods. Just a thought. Also maybe put a Fox40 micro whistle with the paracord
Great suggestions, I also feel like I have too many ferro rods in there but wanted to take up the loose space. A whistle is also a good idea, small but very useful.
As I was making the video I was thinking about adding straws filled with petroleum jelly and cotton as tinder. I'll have to look into making some to put in there.
I never would have thought 100 ft of paracord would have fit in that pouch much less the paracord and the tin. Maybe a little too redundant on the ferro rods and strikers, in my opinion. I have both the 5 and 6 with the Molle sheaths and both the tins have a mix of "survival" bits. I may change them to concentrate on fire a little more or water purification. There was enough room in the pouches to add a small sharpening stone such as you have. Well done, though.
It's definitely a tight squeeze but I was surprised myself everything fit. I probably could fit some micro-pur tablets in there for water filtration. I would need some kind of a container for that to work. If I could carry a stainless steel water bottle then I can just make a fire to boil the water. That is definitely a great suggestion. I'll have to see if I can incorporate it.
That's the only real problem with the ESEE knife, it costs $150, my Mora knife was $18 and I don't feel bad when I abuse it. I'll carry the ESEE in the woods but I'll have to remember it's just a tool when it comes time to using it.
@@surprisecamping Well, I have to ask, If you’re afraid to use it for it’s intended purpose, why buy it? It’s just a tool. I think we all fall into the trap, at times, of thinking we “need” something, when really, we just want it. Besides, ESEE has their lifetime warranty I believe. As far as “abusing” a knife, I don’t know what your definition of abuse is, lol. I definitely use all my medium to bigger sized knives when I’m camping, but I understand what each one is capable of. I’m not going to try and baton wood with my SAK or do fine carving with a big knife. Can it be done, sure. Take your new knife and make a couple walking sticks or “try” sticks at home so you know what it’s capable of. Sorry to be so long winded, lol.
I understand what you're saying. It's a mental block that I've been working on. I know once I start using it it'll become a tool and not my nice new knife. The Mora companion was the opposite. I bought it to see how far the knife will go without breaking. I've used it for gardening, digging in the dirt, things around the house, cutting up boxes, anything I can think of that needed a knife. So far it is survived quite well and when it gets dull, I sharpen it and it's right back to new. If I got dropped in the middle of the jungle and I can only pick one of the two knives, the ESEE would win every time. Regardless of the warranty it is a stronger and more robust knife.
@@surprisecamping yes, I was debating whether or not to buy the large or small pouch after watching your video I'm going with the large pouch. Thank you.
I love the stones! I ordered them right away. I would probably cut back on the ferro rods and strikers to one each and add tender of some sort. Maybe a coil of jute twine. Then you have both tender and a little cordage. Also a Mcarmy small necklace compass. They’re quality compasses for their size. Lastly a small signal whistle. Too many people skip over this one. A national parks S&R guy I met once said one of the most important items most people miss is a survival whistle. He said they have dogs trained to hear whistles miles away from a human ear picking it up.
Interesting, good idea on the twine. I normally have whistles in my other pack and kits. That would be a good addition here as well.
nice review. I have had a 5 for a while and just got the same sheath and extending pouch. I also have a 3 using the 3/4 sheath and extending pouch however the pouch is not able to screw down on the bottom 2 screws as there aren't any holes to do so. Cheers!
Thank you for the encouragement, I've been eyeing a 3 for a while now, it seems to be a nice size. I never thought to look for the sheath and pouch for it, I'll have to do some research on that now.
@@surprisecamping have given the 3 to my teenage daughter while in the woods and she loves it...easy to control and she loves making try sticks. But when she has a bigger job she used my 5 or the hatchett. Keep doing what you are doing Man.
Nice kit. 👍🏼👍🏼
I would replace half of those ferro rods with three magnesium rods.
Just a thought.
Also maybe put a Fox40 micro whistle with the paracord
Great suggestions, I also feel like I have too many ferro rods in there but wanted to take up the loose space.
A whistle is also a good idea, small but very useful.
I have the Esse 4 Venom green with the orange handles. Its a fantastic knife.
I think that exact knife will be the next one I get.
“There can be only one!” Bonus points if you know the movie, lol.
Highlander is the obvious choice but there is also the movie called The One that the line reminded me of.
@@surprisecamping Well done!
Personally I would ditch one of the leathers in the tin for some tinder. Something like Spartan Fire as it has multiple uses
As I was making the video I was thinking about adding straws filled with petroleum jelly and cotton as tinder.
I'll have to look into making some to put in there.
I never would have thought 100 ft of paracord would have fit in that pouch much less the paracord and the tin. Maybe a little too redundant on the ferro rods and strikers, in my opinion. I have both the 5 and 6 with the Molle sheaths and both the tins have a mix of "survival" bits. I may change them to concentrate on fire a little more or water purification. There was enough room in the pouches to add a small sharpening stone such as you have. Well done, though.
It's definitely a tight squeeze but I was surprised myself everything fit.
I probably could fit some micro-pur tablets in there for water filtration. I would need some kind of a container for that to work. If I could carry a stainless steel water bottle then I can just make a fire to boil the water.
That is definitely a great suggestion. I'll have to see if I can incorporate it.
i just looked, its a newer bigger version !!
You can’t go wrong with an ESEE knife, now get out and “play” with it so you can get good with it, lol.
That's the only real problem with the ESEE knife, it costs $150, my Mora knife was $18 and I don't feel bad when I abuse it.
I'll carry the ESEE in the woods but I'll have to remember it's just a tool when it comes time to using it.
@@surprisecamping Well, I have to ask, If you’re afraid to use it for it’s intended purpose, why buy it? It’s just a tool. I think we all fall into the trap, at times, of thinking we “need” something, when really, we just want it. Besides, ESEE has their lifetime warranty I believe.
As far as “abusing” a knife, I don’t know what your definition of abuse is, lol. I definitely use all my medium to bigger sized knives when I’m camping, but I understand what each one is capable of. I’m not going to try and baton wood with my SAK or do fine carving with a big knife. Can it be done, sure.
Take your new knife and make a couple walking sticks or “try” sticks at home so you know what it’s capable of.
Sorry to be so long winded, lol.
I understand what you're saying. It's a mental block that I've been working on. I know once I start using it it'll become a tool and not my nice new knife.
The Mora companion was the opposite. I bought it to see how far the knife will go without breaking. I've used it for gardening, digging in the dirt, things around the house, cutting up boxes, anything I can think of that needed a knife. So far it is survived quite well and when it gets dull, I sharpen it and it's right back to new.
If I got dropped in the middle of the jungle and I can only pick one of the two knives, the ESEE would win every time. Regardless of the warranty it is a stronger and more robust knife.
@@surprisecamping Ahh, now that makes sense 😉. Sorry, wasn’t trying to be difficult earlier, just didn’t understand, lol
Is that the large or the small pouch that you can buy? I'm guessing the large since everything fit in there like it did.
That is definitely the large pouch. I believe the small pouch can fit the tin and not much else.
@@surprisecamping yes, I was debating whether or not to buy the large or small pouch after watching your video I'm going with the large pouch. Thank you.
You can put your weed in there. 😂
I'm sure someone could, not sure how well it would help for survival.