I think the Fieldmaster is a better model than the Huntsman, it swaps the corkscrew with a Philips screwdriver. I've used Victorinox once or twice but mostly as a novelty, I use the Philips quite often
I served in the US Army, am a female, and own seven of these knives discussed by DCA, and for an all around great knife, I'd take my Mora Kansbol (I have it in burnt orange) as an all around camping/field/hiking knife (if I'm outside for a few days) because it doesn't weigh much, can be used in a variety of ways (food prep, bushcraft, defensive weapon), and is very sharp. If I was outside for just a day, I'd take something small like one of my medium to large sized Victorinox multitools (of various sizes) I bought five Victorinox Farmers for my family members for Xmas because of its hardiness and thick knife stock. Thanks to DCAs persuasive video presentations, I now own over 100 fixed and folding knives. His videos are my new crack! :)
@@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsILK I own the QSP Neckmuk too. It has a very skinny handle and didn't pass the paper cutting test. Its good to spread cheese on crackers and its light to carry. The Revo Ness is a better nessmuck imho but costs over $50 and are really only good for food prep.
@@DavidPerez-rq1sd Wow, you must be wealthy! I have over 100 knives and estimate I've spent about $4,500 on all my knives. Its a very expensive habit to keep buying knives.
DCA, please have the web developers make a filter on the site that will allow selection of washers versus ball bearings. We have filters for blade shape, steel, handle material. This is missing and I would love the ability to just scan the washer pivot folders.
Bearings vs washers is a more...ahem...pivotal issue than the other things. There is already a handle material filter. Opening mechanism can be clearly seen in photos. Pivot spacer/mechanism is not something visually apparent and does change the application.
The point of filters, for me, is to avoid having to visually sift through literally hundreds of photos when all I’m looking for is a price range and a flipper tab
Speaking as a French viewer, wine is a commodity in many part of the word (not just France) and in many places most bottle even the cheapest one got corks. Overall I would say that the corkscrew can be as valuable as a bottle opener in many european countries. I've already seen many people (myself included) taking a Swiss knife on a trip just to have a corkscrew with them
I have a Victorinox Evo S-17 and it has most of the same tools, but the big advantage is a locking main blade. Saw, bottle opener/flathead, can opener, awl, corkscrew, file. Doesn't have scissors, but it's also about $45 and that locking blade makes it a real contender.
The Victorinox Evogrip (or Evolution) s17 DOES have scissors. It is, essentially the Huntsman, Wenger model - with a locking main blade. Same tool set, except no pen blade - a nailfile instead.
I love when I see these videos are at least 30 minutes! The SAK corkscrew *has* opened wine a couple times, but it's opened an order of magnitude more knots. I still have my original SAK from when I was 7; it has a stylized tipi on the side and says 'CAMPING' next to that. I had a black one, but lost it on a ride at a county fair. I recently bought a new one, but did opt for the Hunter because I had always been covetous of the scissors. Not regretting that, even though the scussors aren't super tough. Always enjoy your programs! Thanks, y'all!
I live in Switzerland and I open LOTS of wine bottles with my Tourist SAK. ;-). But for outdoors I prefer the Hiker. It has a saw but it drops the scissors and package hook, both of which just add weight and thickness. It also has a Phillips driver in place of the corkscrew.
I'm betting ALL Europeans are using their SAK to open wine bottles. But we haven't forgotten our colonial cousins. There's a bottle opener for your beer bottles. That said, I'm a Farmer guy. No corkscrew on the Farmer, sadly.
The Cold Steel sr1 lite needs to be on this list. It's not under $50 on your website but it is everywhere else. The 4 Max scout is also really impressive for about $80. On a side note, those Schrade 1095 fixed blades are a bargain and are great outdoor knives to beat on.
New china schrade QC of heat treatment is horrible. Many of these are treated so badly they crack/break easily. It's a crap shoot and I wouldn't trust them in a true survival situation.
Technically not a knife, but a folding saw like the Bahco Laplander is incredibly useful. The SAK saws are fine for notching but not so much for sawing.
I love the Mora 2000 and IMO it's better than kansbol. Mirror finish blade helps with slicing, I don't need the sharpened spine and prefer rounded for comfort, and the handle is so ergonomic comfortable. It's the best light camp/hiking knife I've found. Great for food prep with tapered tip. I wouldn't recommend a scandi grind as a main blade for a survival situation as the edge is so thin, but in experienced hands would work.
Schrade had the best budget outdoor knife in Chris Tanner's Jess X. Then the ruined the design by switching the grind from saber to hollow and the steel from perfectly heat treated 1075 to Schrade junk steel. ALL WITHOUT HIS CONSENT !Tanner was livid! It almost destroyed his reputation as a knife designer. The perfect indestructible $70 knife now no longer exists.
I'm looking for a lightweight FIXED blade I can take on hikes. Chopping off twigs and making a small fire. Just day hikes no need to build a shelter or process food except maybey a fish here and there. Any help appreciated. Thx
I'm happy that you included the Neckmuck - this knife has so much charm and using it is a pleasure! Ps. What happened with all the "Ps" in this video? :P
Pleasantly surprised to see you include a Schrade knife, I've been using their Khukri for literally years now because it was bought for me and it just turned out to be an exceptionally durable and reliable piece of kit. Mine came in their 3Cr-something steel but somehow manages to stay sharp for a long time while splitting wood and breaking down garden debris. Excellent video, thanks KC folks!
Great list! I've been on a bushcraft/scandi grind binge lately and to add to the list I've found the Marttiini Condor to be a great budget fixed blade for that purpose.
I have said in person and online SO many times that the Becker folder simply needed a steel upgrade and it would be great. The fact that it got D2 (to me) was an instant sell. I ordered it the second I got the email from KnifeCenter that it even existed... To me it's probably THE most frustrating thing about KA-BAR. They rely so much on their history of their fixed blade fighting knives, not just for sales but also as this, "an American tradition" idea... Yet they ignore SO many of their other products like their entire folding knife line. I am convinced that if they made a good, sturdy, American made folding knife with better steel than AUS8... say S30V, used better scales than basic plastic and charged $100 for it, people would pay for it... Not to mention that a lot of their knives are produced outside of America, so it's weird that they focus heavily on this idea that buying a KA-BAR is an "American tradition".
What happened to your letter “P”? In Opinel and QSP in the on-screen graphics it was a lowercase serif instead of the all-caps sans serif you use on everything else.
Wow, I have NEVER seen that before... Sometimes when Premiere renders it forgets to load a font, but never for just a single character. This'll be an interesting bug report... --Thomas
Again, I cannot recommend tweezers of any kind for tic removal. The squeezing of the tweezers will force the blood that the tic has sucked from you back into your blood stream increasing the chances of contracting any tic born illness. Carry a tic-twister tool.
I lived in the woods for 23 years and had big outdoor dogs - only saw a tick get stuck (including in me) a few times. Most are easy to pull out if you handle it quickly so it has no time to dig in.
Most likely someone's already said it but I'll say it once more. Your my Bob Ross of knifes. Soothing and super informative. I only wish I had more time in the day to watch everything. Preciate y'all so much!
Hey DCA. I have a question. If you could only buy knives from one company forever, what company would you choose? Personally, I would pick Civivi. I have 7 Civivi knives, one pen and a multitool.
I'm going bat sht crazy trying to order that lovely bk40. The D2 version is not available in the UK. The site freezes on payment. I think you should send one to me free 😉
Thanks DCA as always for your very well thought-out choices. It is just above the 50$ mark, but the Boker Plus Vox Nessmi Pro is really an inexpensive wonderful outdoor tool. So bad it cannot be in your selection because of it's a little over the line price.
I've put some threadlocker on the pivot screw of my Finn Wolf. The next time I tried to disassemble it I got a free spinning pivot. Still thinking about how to unscrew it without destroying the knife. Be cautious when using threadlock glue with all plastic construction! The handle might be too soft to handle it :)
I believe the Schrade Frontier series knives that are most commonly in the hard use videos back when they were well regarded were saber ground. BTI tools bought out Taylor Brands (which had, in turn, bought the rights to the Schrade name when the real Schrade, in New York, closed its doors) and, for some senseless reason, started doing hollow grinds on what were originally designed as hard use knives. That is why most of the positive reviews of the Frontier series on TH-cam are several years old - because they aren't as well regarded since Taylor Brands was bought out.
Hey Im looking for a good sturdy 4 inch or sub fixed blade knife for around 50$ that i can use for cutting boxes and hoses at work but will also do good for hiking and camping year round. any ideas are welcome. thanks love your vids.
The Corkscrew is the ONLY tool I use for undoing knots. Nothing is better. I legitimately knock down points for a "survival Multitool" if it doesn't have a Corkscrew.
Clay's Leatherman P4 looked awesome - mainly because it can be used with one hand. But its about $140. He did a video on it, but never showed it up close to tell us about each tool and how each can be used. I bought a $14 mutlitool that I can barely open using 2 hands - the tools are hard to get out, that is.
DCA. After years of bantering you online to persuade Victorinox to make an Olive Drab Alox Huntsman....I must now officially change my stance to... make an Blue Alox Victorinox Huntsman!!.. or the Olive Drab would be appreciated also! :)
The Mora kansbol is great. Thin but still durable. Holds it's edge decent and easy to maintain. Really useful and the price is good. The Cold steel peacemaker II is good too, similar in fact. A bit longer blade with a great handle. Sheath just isn't too great
As popular as they are somehow SAKs are still underrated. lol It would be nice if they offered different steels but their stainless isn’t bad and it keeps them pretty dang cheap.
I use my corkscrew to open wine. And I've had a few instances where I had a bottle of wine and forgot the corkscrew and having one on me would have been ideal.
I EDC ALL OF THEM.FIXED BLADE, FOLDER, AND MULTI. MY VICTORINIX MULTI TOOL RESCUE KNIFE HAS A BLADE THAT SAWS THROUGH GLASS. THEY HAVE A VIDEO OF THE FIRE DEPT. DEMONSTRATING THE SAW BLADE SAWING THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD OF A CAR. REALLY COOL KNIFE.
This just popped up in my feed. Thanks for the info = it answered my questions for “multi-tool”/starter knives under $50 to get each family member started with a camping/3-day emergency bag. (and something extra for me). Keep up the great work!✌🏼🖖🏼
I am always puzzled that in any of these survival/ camping videos they never mention the glock knife! Glock knife is just absolutely amazingly tough and costs only 35 dollars!!! It’s more of a tactical style but it just simply works
Hey DCA, I’m new to front flippers and was wanting to find some that ran on washers. I just prefer the added reliability that washers give. I’d prefer decent steel (D2 or better) and something that would come in under the $150 mark. Thanks!
I got the qsp neckmuk I like it although I must say it is a little smaller than I expected even knowing the specs lol but I'm sure I'll get used to great vid DCA 👍
I always enjoy your videos and I'm glad to see the bk40 basically a folding version of the bk 16,I love em both just wished they made micarta scales for the bk40, maybe you can drop some suggestions to Kabar and Ethan Becker for micarta scales for the bk40. Thanks brother have a great day
I have the little screwdriver that screws into the corkscrew. I don't know how many times I've needed to fix eyeglasses/sunglasses with it, and to change watch batteries.
I have the huntsman, and with the fire ant addition, your pocket knife is a fully capable outdoors knife. Having said that, I think it should be paired with a fixed blade. Let’s face it, if you’re into knives, you ain’t taken just one knife into the woods. Hell, we bring 3 just going to get gas.
The QSP Neckmuck would've been a great knife if they just got rid of that stupid duck bill at the end and just created a finger groove. The duck bill wedges your pinky away from the rest of your fingers causing real discomfort and I have larger than average hands. It feels like making a fist with a fat marker wedged between your pinky and ring finger. That stupid feature serves no purpose other than to make the ergonomics very weird and adds weight to the knife.
I love my Huntsman. But if you want a metal file and a couple more back tools, bump up to the Ranger, if you can fit a 5 layer knife in your pocket. Otherwise, Huntsman. File or grind the wire stripping notch square & sharp so it actually strips wire, then carefully sharpen the inside edge on the can opener so it makes a package opening tool. Keep mini screwdriver in the corkscrew and always have a straight pin in that hole in the scale under the corkscrew.
For me, the bottom line is, unless there is some legal restriction which would make it impossible, if you can only have one knife for camping or survival, then it should be a sturdy, basic, inexpensive stainless fixed blade knife, with a blade no more than about 4.5" long, and a good field-expedient sharpening system. A knife in the field is only as good as you can keep it sharp. If you can only have a non-locking folding knife, then a Victorinox Farmer X, which is a little more than $50, but has just about everything one could possibly want in an outdoors knife of that type, and is definitely worth the extra expense. If you can afford to add it, in either case, also get yourself a Victorinox Rambler. The tiny tools of the Rambler are more useful that most people realise, and will help preserve the edge of your main blade. Although I own many of them, I honestly don't really think a locking folding knife is much of an improvement over a Swiss Army knife. Yes, the lock does provide safety against accidental or inadvertent closure, but the truth is, locks are not meant to withstand work pressure, and a locking blade should never be treated as a fixed blade knife. It's best to consider a locking blade as if it has no lock, and if you are going to do that anyway, there's no reason you can't do what many generations have done before you and use a slip-joint Swiss Army knife.
So… which fixed blade knife are you pointing us to? Sturdy, basic and stainless as well as inexpensive? 4.5” and I’m hoping with a comfortable handle. Give us a clue?
The best knife in this lineup is the Cold Steel Finn Wolf! This is a great bushcraft knife, it has a 90 degree spine to strike a Ferro rod, it makes awesome feather sticks. I have even skinned, and gutted elk with this knife. It is a great knife, go get yourself one, and get outside!!!
I wish the Ontario rat 1 didn’t have nylon washers. I’ve beat the snot out of mine as a daily user on the construction site and the washers went out on me. Now the blade has tons of play and if I tighten it down the blade doesn’t open or close
Do you think it would be fine to use in a kitchen daily to chop veg? I'd like one good knife good for everything - even fire-starting (can I use the back of the Schrade knife? I know it comes with a tiny ferro rod, but I might buy a 5" one since my fingers get stiff and numb when cold
I don't understand why Schrade always goes with a hollow grind. They must think they're Buck. Surely they need to try to baton their hollow grinds and watch as the blade chips out
i used the buck lt for edc for food prep and i pair it with leatherman transpormer i find it handy useful around the yard and house for heavy job i carry an itak or golok legal here in the province of rizal phillippines
Regularly carry a CS Finn Wolf as my hiking/camping folder - only AUS8 but it works hard and comes back for more. Low cost means I won't cry if lost. Also often carry a RAT1 for same reasons but not as good with wood/fire. I almost always carry an Opinel stainless as my food prep knife - ultralight & great slicer. Depending on situation for fixed I regularly carry a Mora Companion (Kansbol excellent alternative) - light, reliable, proven design. Again is cheap so I won't cry if lost. The other fixed blades I carry exceed $50 so they're out. Thanks DCA you've done it again! Informative vid.
I have the SAK huntsman and a budget tactical folder in the GHB at work, an Ontario R2D2 in the car kit (and a Leatherman skeletool) and the Mora Companion in each of my BOBs. Couple of cheaper Spidies in my movable kits (Maxpedition pouches) and I EDC the Elementum. Now I just need all the pother options in this video and I’ll be all set. (no that’s not all my knives, just the “prepping” ones)
This is awesome, couple weeks ago I bought the QSP neckmuk as a companion knife for the more finesse jobs my strongarm isn’t best for like good prep. Added loop attachment hardware to where I can carry it on my belt as my EDC, or on the outside of my boot for the woods. Also really concealable as a boot knife.😁 didn’t know the knife was on any lists as I stumbled upon it online
You are my favorite knife guy thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us I love the channel hope to see much much more i love the budget videos you put up as well always get knives for the buck!!
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DCA : "how many people out there are using their swiss army knife to open wine?" All of France : "who isn't ?"
I'm not French, but I always use my victorinox to open bottles of wine.
@@grattof nobody's perfect but I can tell you're trying
I think the Fieldmaster is a better model than the Huntsman, it swaps the corkscrew with a Philips screwdriver. I've used Victorinox once or twice but mostly as a novelty, I use the Philips quite often
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I Do. Because my SAK does it Very Well!!
I served in the US Army, am a female, and own seven of these knives discussed by DCA, and for an all around great knife, I'd take my Mora Kansbol (I have it in burnt orange) as an all around camping/field/hiking knife (if I'm outside for a few days) because it doesn't weigh much, can be used in a variety of ways (food prep, bushcraft, defensive weapon), and is very sharp. If I was outside for just a day, I'd take something small like one of my medium to large sized Victorinox multitools (of various sizes) I bought five Victorinox Farmers for my family members for Xmas because of its hardiness and thick knife stock. Thanks to DCAs persuasive video presentations, I now own over 100 fixed and folding knives. His videos are my new crack! :)
Agreed. I'm going to grab a Kansbol. And the QSP Neckmuc.
@@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsILK I own the QSP Neckmuk too. It has a very skinny handle and didn't pass the paper cutting test. Its good to spread cheese on crackers and its light to carry. The Revo Ness is a better nessmuck imho but costs over $50 and are really only good for food prep.
DCA got me too. I have over 800 folders and fixed blades, and many were purchased after watching his weekly New Knives videos.
@@DavidPerez-rq1sd Wow, you must be wealthy! I have over 100 knives and estimate I've spent about $4,500 on all my knives. Its a very expensive habit to keep buying knives.
LOL another female veteran here. Yep.
DCA, please have the web developers make a filter on the site that will allow selection of washers versus ball bearings. We have filters for blade shape, steel, handle material. This is missing and I would love the ability to just scan the washer pivot folders.
I would say almost everything would be nice. Sort by blade coating, weight, handle material, just about anything you can have a data point for.
Add a filter for opening mechanism too - nail nick, flipper, thumb stud, etc.
LMAO 🤣 Please tell us what other websites have a filter for bearings & washers 🤣
Bearings vs washers is a more...ahem...pivotal issue than the other things. There is already a handle material filter. Opening mechanism can be clearly seen in photos. Pivot spacer/mechanism is not something visually apparent and does change the application.
The point of filters, for me, is to avoid having to visually sift through literally hundreds of photos when all I’m looking for is a price range and a flipper tab
Speaking as a French viewer, wine is a commodity in many part of the word (not just France) and in many places most bottle even the cheapest one got corks. Overall I would say that the corkscrew can be as valuable as a bottle opener in many european countries. I've already seen many people (myself included) taking a Swiss knife on a trip just to have a corkscrew with them
Well I don't drink anything like that
I was starting to think I was the only one who used the SAK corkscrew to remove corks!
I’ll drink to that!
Speaking as Italian, I agree with you!.
The corkscrew works really well for untying small knots, generally from Paracord.
For the price. Cold steel srk all day
I have a Victorinox Evo S-17 and it has most of the same tools, but the big advantage is a locking main blade. Saw, bottle opener/flathead, can opener, awl, corkscrew, file. Doesn't have scissors, but it's also about $45 and that locking blade makes it a real contender.
The Victorinox Evogrip (or Evolution) s17 DOES have scissors. It is, essentially the Huntsman, Wenger model - with a locking main blade. Same tool set, except no pen blade - a nailfile instead.
I love when I see these videos are at least 30 minutes! The SAK corkscrew *has* opened wine a couple times, but it's opened an order of magnitude more knots. I still have my original SAK from when I was 7; it has a stylized tipi on the side and says 'CAMPING' next to that. I had a black one, but lost it on a ride at a county fair. I recently bought a new one, but did opt for the Hunter because I had always been covetous of the scissors. Not regretting that, even though the scussors aren't super tough. Always enjoy your programs! Thanks, y'all!
I live in Switzerland and I open LOTS of wine bottles with my Tourist SAK. ;-). But for outdoors I prefer the Hiker. It has a saw but it drops the scissors and package hook, both of which just add weight and thickness. It also has a Phillips driver in place of the corkscrew.
I'm betting ALL Europeans are using their SAK to open wine bottles. But we haven't forgotten our colonial cousins. There's a bottle opener for your beer bottles. That said, I'm a Farmer guy. No corkscrew on the Farmer, sadly.
When are we gonna see a steel/handle upgrade or exclusive Cold Steel Finn Wolf?
Gotta watch Felix Himler on swiss army knives. Tomorrow my Top knife bob hunter comes.
Bushglider is another great knife for the money 👍🏻
Not a very outdoorsy person, but I would pick the RAT 1 as my budget outdoor knife just because of how legendary it is.
I would pick the RAT1 because of how good it is. The D2 is a good upgrade.
I've got a RAT 2 and love it. The only reason I don't have a RAT 1 is because it's heavy. Ridiculous? Maybe so...
The Cold Steel sr1 lite needs to be on this list. It's not under $50 on your website but it is everywhere else. The 4 Max scout is also really impressive for about $80. On a side note, those Schrade 1095 fixed blades are a bargain and are great outdoor knives to beat on.
New china schrade QC of heat treatment is horrible. Many of these are treated so badly they crack/break easily. It's a crap shoot and I wouldn't trust them in a true survival situation.
Technically not a knife, but a folding saw like the Bahco Laplander is incredibly useful. The SAK saws are fine for notching but not so much for sawing.
Silky saw much better
I still wish Opinel would make a synthetic handle and a non serrated blade.
In my opinion, the best camping / survival/ shtf knife is a Benchmade Bushcrafter fixed blade and the benchmade freek folder
Cold steel SR1 Lite, hands down strongest survival folder under fifty bucks. Surprised it didn't make the list.
56 bucks these days, but great knife
@@dcandersen Nope. I can buy them all day long for 45 bucks.
39 bucks for the clip-point!
Thanks DCA. I like the Mora 2000. Daddy of the Kansbol. Similar but cheaper. No ‘crisp’ spine. Ugly handle but very comfy.
I love the Mora 2000 and IMO it's better than kansbol. Mirror finish blade helps with slicing, I don't need the sharpened spine and prefer rounded for comfort, and the handle is so ergonomic comfortable. It's the best light camp/hiking knife I've found. Great for food prep with tapered tip. I wouldn't recommend a scandi grind as a main blade for a survival situation as the edge is so thin, but in experienced hands would work.
Schrade had the best budget outdoor knife in Chris Tanner's Jess X. Then the ruined the design by switching the grind from saber to hollow and the steel from perfectly heat treated 1075 to Schrade junk steel. ALL WITHOUT HIS CONSENT !Tanner was livid! It almost destroyed his reputation as a knife designer. The perfect indestructible $70 knife now no longer exists.
I saw his rant. He smacked the saber against about 10 of the hollows and just destroyed them.
I'm looking for a lightweight FIXED blade I can take on hikes. Chopping off twigs and making a small fire. Just day hikes no need to build a shelter or process food except maybey a fish here and there. Any help appreciated. Thx
yay! Ive been eyeing that nekmuk like a hawk. not really a neck knife guy but that thing is interesting. love the blade shape for food use
Me too!
I'm happy that you included the Neckmuck - this knife has so much charm and using it is a pleasure!
Ps. What happened with all the "Ps" in this video? :P
Pleasantly surprised to see you include a Schrade knife, I've been using their Khukri for literally years now because it was bought for me and it just turned out to be an exceptionally durable and reliable piece of kit. Mine came in their 3Cr-something steel but somehow manages to stay sharp for a long time while splitting wood and breaking down garden debris. Excellent video, thanks KC folks!
Great list! I've been on a bushcraft/scandi grind binge lately and to add to the list I've found the Marttiini Condor to be a great budget fixed blade for that purpose.
I have said in person and online SO many times that the Becker folder simply needed a steel upgrade and it would be great. The fact that it got D2 (to me) was an instant sell. I ordered it the second I got the email from KnifeCenter that it even existed... To me it's probably THE most frustrating thing about KA-BAR. They rely so much on their history of their fixed blade fighting knives, not just for sales but also as this, "an American tradition" idea... Yet they ignore SO many of their other products like their entire folding knife line. I am convinced that if they made a good, sturdy, American made folding knife with better steel than AUS8... say S30V, used better scales than basic plastic and charged $100 for it, people would pay for it... Not to mention that a lot of their knives are produced outside of America, so it's weird that they focus heavily on this idea that buying a KA-BAR is an "American tradition".
What happened to your letter “P”? In Opinel and QSP in the on-screen graphics it was a lowercase serif instead of the all-caps sans serif you use on everything else.
Thomas got drunk on wine and cheese.
Wow, I have NEVER seen that before...
Sometimes when Premiere renders it forgets to load a font, but never for just a single character. This'll be an interesting bug report... --Thomas
Gotta love the value of the big Schrade knife with the sharpening stone and firelighter. I'm sold!!
Again, I cannot recommend tweezers of any kind for tic removal. The squeezing of the tweezers will force the blood that the tic has sucked from you back into your blood stream increasing the chances of contracting any tic born illness. Carry a tic-twister tool.
I lived in the woods for 23 years and had big outdoor dogs - only saw a tick get stuck (including in me) a few times. Most are easy to pull out if you handle it quickly so it has no time to dig in.
Most likely someone's already said it but I'll say it once more. Your my Bob Ross of knifes. Soothing and super informative. I only wish I had more time in the day to watch everything. Preciate y'all so much!
Hey DCA. I have a question. If you could only buy knives from one company forever, what company would you choose? Personally, I would pick Civivi. I have 7 Civivi knives, one pen and a multitool.
I'm going bat sht crazy trying to order that lovely bk40. The D2 version is not available in the UK. The site freezes on payment. I think you should send one to me free 😉
Thanks DCA as always for your very well thought-out choices. It is just above the 50$ mark, but the Boker Plus Vox Nessmi Pro is really an inexpensive wonderful outdoor tool. So bad it cannot be in your selection because of it's a little over the line price.
Kabar,dozier. Surprised u didn't include it.
I've put some threadlocker on the pivot screw of my Finn Wolf. The next time I tried to disassemble it I got a free spinning pivot. Still thinking about how to unscrew it without destroying the knife. Be cautious when using threadlock glue with all plastic construction! The handle might be too soft to handle it :)
I believe the Schrade Frontier series knives that are most commonly in the hard use videos back when they were well regarded were saber ground. BTI tools bought out Taylor Brands (which had, in turn, bought the rights to the Schrade name when the real Schrade, in New York, closed its doors) and, for some senseless reason, started doing hollow grinds on what were originally designed as hard use knives. That is why most of the positive reviews of the Frontier series on TH-cam are several years old - because they aren't as well regarded since Taylor Brands was bought out.
Hey Im looking for a good sturdy 4 inch or sub fixed blade knife for around 50$ that i can use for cutting boxes and hoses at work but will also do good for hiking and camping year round. any ideas are welcome. thanks love your vids.
The Corkscrew is the ONLY tool I use for undoing knots. Nothing is better. I legitimately knock down points for a "survival Multitool" if it doesn't have a Corkscrew.
I just bought that QSP Neckmuk and a Civivi Altus .I love the Neckmuk I use it constantly.
I remember the first opinel 8 I bought. It was $7 new. That was the late 80s
I just started watching the show Alone. What blade or blades would take on the show? Multitool? Fixed? Axe?
Clay's Leatherman P4 looked awesome - mainly because it can be used with one hand. But its about $140. He did a video on it, but never showed it up close to tell us about each tool and how each can be used.
I bought a $14 mutlitool that I can barely open using 2 hands - the tools are hard to get out, that is.
This is very good. I want to watch videos for recommending cheap.budget camping survial gears . Very Helpful. Thanks.
DCA. After years of bantering you online to persuade Victorinox to make an Olive Drab Alox Huntsman....I must now officially change my stance to... make an Blue Alox Victorinox Huntsman!!.. or the Olive Drab would be appreciated also! :)
The Mora kansbol is great. Thin but still durable. Holds it's edge decent and easy to maintain. Really useful and the price is good. The Cold steel peacemaker II is good too, similar in fact. A bit longer blade with a great handle. Sheath just isn't too great
Please don't put paracord around your neck!
Ordered that Becker in D2 the second I saw it on instagram. Can’t wait to experience the handle ergonomics!
As popular as they are somehow SAKs are still underrated. lol
It would be nice if they offered different steels but their stainless isn’t bad and it keeps them pretty dang cheap.
I have a Leatherman style cs, micra and a Gerber dime. All 3 have been very handy multi tools I got for less than 50.
I use my corkscrew to open wine. And I've had a few instances where I had a bottle of wine and forgot the corkscrew and having one on me would have been ideal.
The best outdoor knife is the one you have with you, and i don't do a step out of my house without my SAK huntsman
I EDC ALL OF THEM.FIXED BLADE, FOLDER, AND MULTI. MY VICTORINIX MULTI TOOL RESCUE KNIFE HAS A BLADE THAT SAWS THROUGH GLASS. THEY HAVE A VIDEO OF THE FIRE DEPT. DEMONSTRATING THE SAW BLADE SAWING THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD OF A CAR. REALLY COOL KNIFE.
This just popped up in my feed. Thanks for the info = it answered my questions for “multi-tool”/starter knives under $50 to get each family member started with a camping/3-day emergency bag. (and something extra for me). Keep up the great work!✌🏼🖖🏼
Amazing content, thank you for making videos for the quality but budget friendly mind.
I don't usually drink wine, but when i do, i open it with a victorinox cork screw...
Some Ruike models works good too as a Victorinox alternative... Ruike M32 and others
That was a really nice topic and well done, as is usual with you. Thanks!
A boat made of LC200n or a house made of coated 1095? GO!
I know I’m late but where’s the cold steel pocket bushman? I’m about to order one.
well done
excellent video
A wide ranging set of choices
I have three, no four, absolute number 1 favorites in this group?
They never talk about the Esee Avispa- it's just as bad ass as the Ontario Rat- even better feeling in the hand in my opinion!
I am always puzzled that in any of these survival/ camping videos they never mention the glock knife! Glock knife is just absolutely amazingly tough and costs only 35 dollars!!! It’s more of a tactical style but it just simply works
Hey DCA, I’m new to front flippers and was wanting to find some that ran on washers. I just prefer the added reliability that washers give. I’d prefer decent steel (D2 or better) and something that would come in under the $150 mark. Thanks!
Just found your channel. Glad I did, very well thought out reviews, thank you.
Can you do a video dedicated to Karambit knives? Specifically for a duty belt, LEO or military use.
I got the qsp neckmuk I like it although I must say it is a little smaller than I expected even knowing the specs lol but I'm sure I'll get used to great vid DCA 👍
Specs before hand
I always enjoy your videos and I'm glad to see the bk40 basically a folding version of the bk 16,I love em both just wished they made micarta scales for the bk40, maybe you can drop some suggestions to Kabar and Ethan Becker for micarta scales for the bk40. Thanks brother have a great day
Need to add the Swiss army trekker. Just has more capability. Locking blade good saw. Pair that with a fixed blade of your choice. Your all set
Why is the Mora Kansbol the only knife facing the other way? 😳
Because Morakniv puts their logo on that side, unlike pretty much everyone else out there. -DCA
What happened to the lil screw driver in the corkscrew on the huntsman
It doesn't come standard with one, but you can get the part cheaply here: kcoti.com/3pbSO6u
I have the little screwdriver that screws into the corkscrew. I don't know how many times I've needed to fix eyeglasses/sunglasses with it, and to change watch batteries.
I have the huntsman, and with the fire ant addition, your pocket knife is a fully capable outdoors knife. Having said that, I think it should be paired with a fixed blade. Let’s face it, if you’re into knives, you ain’t taken just one knife into the woods. Hell, we bring 3 just going to get gas.
I feel seen :) -DCA
The QSP Neckmuck would've been a great knife if they just got rid of that stupid duck bill at the end and just created a finger groove. The duck bill wedges your pinky away from the rest of your fingers causing real discomfort and I have larger than average hands. It feels like making a fist with a fat marker wedged between your pinky and ring finger. That stupid feature serves no purpose other than to make the ergonomics very weird and adds weight to the knife.
I'm going to get the QSP Neckmuc & Mora Kansbol. Best of both worlds.
I love my Huntsman. But if you want a metal file and a couple more back tools, bump up to the Ranger, if you can fit a 5 layer knife in your pocket. Otherwise, Huntsman. File or grind the wire stripping notch square & sharp so it actually strips wire, then carefully sharpen the inside edge on the can opener so it makes a package opening tool. Keep mini screwdriver in the corkscrew and always have a straight pin in that hole in the scale under the corkscrew.
I like Schrade don’t feel like they get enough credit I have SCHF37 great knife.
I literally just opened a wine bottle with my Cheese Master, sir! And I consider business travel to be the height of survival 🙂
My ‘survival’ venue is in the office jungle, so my absolute edc staple is a Victorinox Pioneer X and an Enzo PK70 (I’m in the U.K.).
I have settled on the Mora Companion Spark for my EDC. It never disappoints.
Great video
For me, the bottom line is, unless there is some legal restriction which would make it impossible, if you can only have one knife for camping or survival, then it should be a sturdy, basic, inexpensive stainless fixed blade knife, with a blade no more than about 4.5" long, and a good field-expedient sharpening system. A knife in the field is only as good as you can keep it sharp.
If you can only have a non-locking folding knife, then a Victorinox Farmer X, which is a little more than $50, but has just about everything one could possibly want in an outdoors knife of that type, and is definitely worth the extra expense. If you can afford to add it, in either case, also get yourself a Victorinox Rambler. The tiny tools of the Rambler are more useful that most people realise, and will help preserve the edge of your main blade.
Although I own many of them, I honestly don't really think a locking folding knife is much of an improvement over a Swiss Army knife. Yes, the lock does provide safety against accidental or inadvertent closure, but the truth is, locks are not meant to withstand work pressure, and a locking blade should never be treated as a fixed blade knife. It's best to consider a locking blade as if it has no lock, and if you are going to do that anyway, there's no reason you can't do what many generations have done before you and use a slip-joint Swiss Army knife.
So… which fixed blade knife are you pointing us to? Sturdy, basic and stainless as well as inexpensive? 4.5” and I’m hoping with a comfortable handle. Give us a clue?
The best knife in this lineup is the Cold Steel Finn Wolf! This is a great bushcraft knife, it has a 90 degree spine to strike a Ferro rod, it makes awesome feather sticks. I have even skinned, and gutted elk with this knife. It is a great knife, go get yourself one, and get outside!!!
I would have liked you to touch on the synthetic handled fixed blade case knives. The relaunched orange line seem like they would be great
I wish the Ontario rat 1 didn’t have nylon washers. I’ve beat the snot out of mine as a daily user on the construction site and the washers went out on me. Now the blade has tons of play and if I tighten it down the blade doesn’t open or close
Get some brass washers for it.
Can’t believe the cold steel bushman Bowie didn’t make it. Best survival knife for almost any price
LOVE THE CAMPING KNIFE VIDEOS!!! Could ya do a video on this stuff but on the highest end side of things
I have the Schrade I love it! I see other knives here I didn’t know I wanted, time to go shopping! 😃
Do you think it would be fine to use in a kitchen daily to chop veg? I'd like one good knife good for everything - even fire-starting (can I use the back of the Schrade knife? I know it comes with a tiny ferro rod, but I might buy a 5" one since my fingers get stiff and numb when cold
I don't understand why Schrade always goes with a hollow grind. They must think they're Buck. Surely they need to try to baton their hollow grinds and watch as the blade chips out
How can I order the fine wolf from the knife center
Just got my RAT 1 from Knife Center in the mail today. Fast shipping, great price, nice solid blade!
I use the Opinel as my camping food prep knife. It isn't made for heavy camp tasks though.
Really good common sense recommendations. I would recommend this video to anyone asking about entry level outdoor knives.
I put a clip on my 110 lite and it works well. Tiny drill bit and small sheet metal screws
Is that ka bar on full phosphor bronze or is there Teflon too?
i used the buck lt for edc for food prep and i pair it with leatherman transpormer i find it handy useful around the yard and house for heavy job i carry an itak or golok legal here in the province of rizal phillippines
Is Knifecenter going to stock those ontario camp plus folders? Hoping they're available soon
Absolutely, yes -DCA
Regularly carry a CS Finn Wolf as my hiking/camping folder - only AUS8 but it works hard and comes back for more. Low cost means I won't cry if lost. Also often carry a RAT1 for same reasons but not as good with wood/fire. I almost always carry an Opinel stainless as my food prep knife - ultralight & great slicer. Depending on situation for fixed I regularly carry a Mora Companion (Kansbol excellent alternative) - light, reliable, proven design. Again is cheap so I won't cry if lost. The other fixed blades I carry exceed $50 so they're out. Thanks DCA you've done it again! Informative vid.
I have the SAK huntsman and a budget tactical folder in the GHB at work, an Ontario R2D2 in the car kit (and a Leatherman skeletool) and the Mora Companion in each of my BOBs. Couple of cheaper Spidies in my movable kits (Maxpedition pouches) and I EDC the Elementum. Now I just need all the pother options in this video and I’ll be all set. (no that’s not all my knives, just the “prepping” ones)
This is awesome, couple weeks ago I bought the QSP neckmuk as a companion knife for the more finesse jobs my strongarm isn’t best for like good prep. Added loop attachment hardware to where I can carry it on my belt as my EDC, or on the outside of my boot for the woods. Also really concealable as a boot knife.😁 didn’t know the knife was on any lists as I stumbled upon it online
The coldsteel 4max scout is probably the toughest knife made. Second I use a Ontario sp series. Both cover anything you can get yourself into.
You are my favorite knife guy thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us I love the channel hope to see much much more i love the budget videos you put up as well always get knives for the buck!!