LARGE Survival Knife / Chopper Comparison: ESEE Knives, Work Tuff Gear, and TOPS Knives
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- In this video we are taking a look at 4 choppers - big cutting tools or knives that you can use out in the wilderness. I have liked the ESEE Junglas and the TOPS El Chete for a while, and now I'm checking out the Word Tuff Gear Nomad Field Knife and the C.U.M.A. King Destructo. Let me know what you think about these tools!
ESEE Junglas on Amazon: amzn.to/2J9h9In
TOPS El Chete on Amazon: amzn.to/33rRrpr
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Work Tuff Gear C.U.M.A. King Destructo: tinyurl.com/ETVCUMAKingDestructo
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I am 70 & have been an avid knife collector most of my adult life. I purchased the Ontario RTAK2 before ESEE entered the picture, & just love everything about it. The handle scales may be more radiused on the ESEE, but the RTAK2 is my old friend with the same steel. I have several other Ontario knives also & feel an allegiance to the company because I live in Western Mass & Ontario Knives is in NY State close by. My all time best chopper is the Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri with a 5/16" thick spine in a 12" blade.
I’ve heard awesome stuff about that one from OKC.
All excellent blades and opinions. Brand loyalty is good as long as the quality is same or better through the years. OKC is one of those good companies out there. No personal experience but heard lots of great things
I've owned the El Chete for about 3 years now. It stays attached to my camp bag and is loved by everyone that uses it for processing wood. Takes the place of a hatchet in my eyes.
Absolutely!!! And it performs very well that way.
Disappointed that the Terävä Skrama 240 is forgotten
I loved the Esse Junglas. I think I got it for 200 doallers back in the day. They are very expensive now. Great knife and lifetime warrenty.
I stay behind esee and i love my junglas 2 perfect for me. Big enough to chop and baton but not too big for some carving tasks
Agree with you
I took a rotary tool a ground a small rounded groove in the spine of my Esse Junglas. It throws sparks like a champ now.
Exactly what I did to my esee 6
Yep, that’s pretty much standard for me. I use a 3/8” or a 1/2” burr and grind a 1/8”-3/16” deep groove at the jimping. It basically looks like the start of a choil.
I've had the El Chete for about three years now and use almost exclusively for processing wood down for our fireplace. It is a great blade, but not for backpacking. For that I give the Top's BOB the honor; another great knife. Thanks for your great videos....very fair and unbiased.
Thanks for the comments and feedback - really appreciate that.
Great review, I really liked how you also included discussion of the spine in relation to functionality for fire steel and crafting tasks. Thank you.
I appreciate the way you Explain each knive and I love tops knives keep up the good job
Man Tim I wish I could afford any one of them. Nice job as always
I have the el chete and it's a beast for chopping task. Ive chopped down big trees with it. I usually carry a smaller blade for the finer tasks
Batonning with the El Chete.... 🤣🤣🤣
It's a large flattened axe!!!
I own both the Junglas and the El Chete. Standard go-to's.
Thank you for the review and post.
Thank you for the AWESOME REVIEW!
Got a junglas for like $120 back in the day and love it. It is my brush clearing go to tool.
My setup is a El Chete and Hogue EX-F01 7" drop point. My experience is you can't add on to your chopper if it needs it, while you're in the bush. I apply the same EDC logic of "One is none, two is one" to my bush gear carry. The Hogue is a hell of a processing blade in its own right, but not really suited for heavy work. I can utilize the Hogue for detail work easily and use as a kitchen knife.
I would rate the Junglas as #1.5, I wouldn't rate it a full place below the El Chete, its badassery is evident the second you pick it up. I would still carry my Hogue with Junglas, same reasons apply.
I wasn't impressed with either of the last two. One is not good enough for heavy wood processing and the other is gimmicky design.
To be fair, I personally like a easy purpose based chopper. That isn't the manufactures fault I like easy designs. I also feel that it wasn't a fair comparison for CUMA King or Field knife. The Junglas and El Chete are fair to compare in one "class" and the CUMA King and Field knife in another. If you compared other 12"+/- to Junglas/El Chete it would be fair. The Junglas 2 would be a fair compare to CUMA/Field knife.
All my .02, not to insult any company.
I'm a Junglas man . (Love it, love it , love it) but the ElChete caught my eye.
Both are 👍
The Tops ElChete is nice, the lack of textured finish shows how good it is while chopping.
I see you reccomended the rat 7 in your description! I almost sprung for it but I opted for the rat 5 instead. I also own a couple of the other knives in your description as well. Much love, and keep up the good work!
Great job. Straight to the point. Thank you.
You're very comfortable to listen to .
I loved this video and I envy you for the custom made sheath for the Junglas, I have just bought it and until your video I thought the sheath was great. Not anymore 😬
And that little green pouch looks amazing strapped on !! Wish I could find it here, in Europe but that's a slim chance. 😭
Another great review from Everyday Tactical.
For the Junglas, if you have to throw sparks with it, just use the blade edge. 🔥
Good review!
Worksharp grinder will fix the 90-degree spine issue, as well as the handle on the Tops El Chete, I did that with mine and am happy with the results.
Great info! I’ve been contemplating the El Chete vs Jungalas actually for some time. Maybe I should get both!
I personally prefer El Chete but you won't go wrong with either one, both quality pieces.
@@2873lonewolf I’ve been leaning that way actually
I have the pleasure of owning El Chete. Took a while to get it shipped to Poland, but was worth it, since I literally fell in love with it. It's heavy as f, but it's a pleasure just to have it with you. Not really meant for fine tasks and honestly it is sometimes easier to cleave through wood rather than to baton with it. With its sheer weight it is difficult to find a heavy enough baton to push it through in the initial phase.
I REALLY love my Jungelas,,,,it's GREAT. Then I got the Tops Skullcrusher Xtreme. OMG,,,,the Skullcrusher is my new favorite,,,👍👍👍😎
Great video, thanks!
My work tough field knife has excellent sheath retention. Almost to much. I thought about hitting it with a hair dryer to loosen it. Maybe try the same to tighten it?
I love my esee junglas and el chete ❤
Love the Esee, along with my SP 53 and my Skrama, prefer the "simple" designs... Thanks for some great content :) Best regards from Sweden!
Thanks for watching and I've heard great things about the Skrama.
@@EverydayTacticalVids It is great and good value for what you get, I think of Terävä (the brand) as a finish "Esee" with a scandinavian touch, as for the Esee it´s performance over looks. Looking forward to future videos :)
Appreciate you reviewing the machete
IMO when it comes to a Chopper that's all it should do. They are not new to strike rods, or featherstick, so for me the El Chete is the best Chopper. Its not a 1 knife option, but I dont think anyone really buys into that idea that there is or can be 1 tool for everything knife related. If your going to be processing wood and using a Chopper your inevitably going to bring a smaller knife for detail work, striking a rod, and all the things a smaller knjfe can excel at doing other than processing wood
A good Survival knife should be able to do anything you need it to do from starting fire to chopping even fire sticking
@@Floreypottery That may ring true in theory, but I haven't seen a single blade to do that in real life.
9" blade thinner than 1/4 is not able to do the work of a 12" El Chete blade, for example. As far as striking a rod, spend 5 minutes to grind a spot on spine of El chete or junglas and that problem is solved. I wouldn't use my chopper for that, I use my 7" fixed blade for that and processing anything small with wood all the way to kitchen or eating with.
A One blade fix it all would be something like a Fallkniven MB 10
You may want to check out the Zombie Tools Vakra. It's the only blade I've found that can hang with El Chete for chopping although it is more expensive.
You should try the Skrama.
the best is Ontario GEN II SP-50 Knife!
Hi Tim, which chopper would you take in the woods with you, the Tops Storm Vector or El Chete?
Outstanding comparison... I own El Chete and is a war machine. Try to get the Yacare from TOPS which I own as well and its performance is exceptional.
I think a great thing about ESEE knives is the lifetime warranty they give.
Hell yeah
Agreed. That’s a huge win.
Isn't tops a lifetime warranty as well? If not, that's a damn shame.
I would like to see your review of the CRKT CHANCEINHELL MACHETE
Here you go - th-cam.com/video/xACTVVY_Na0/w-d-xo.html
the ESEE won't spark the ferro rod because it has a powder coat and the Tops won't because its differentially heat treated.
Yup
Wasn't the El Chete made as a competition cutter? I love its look but just like Benchmade's Comp Chopper 171 they weren't supposed to be designed for sustained workload like bushcrafting but its cool that the Chete can put in some work regardless. Never heard of those other two or the brand but of course the Junglas is a legendary monster
I have the Kershaw Camp 10, it works just fine 🙂
I watched TAC chopper shootout and the Camp 10 dominated against more expensive blades.
Kershaw Camp 10 is a hunk of chunk.
Good test. I would have liked to see the Work Tuff Gear 10in Nomad camp knife instead of the field knife, a more appropriate comparison size wise. However, the field knife was impressive for how much smaller it is..
Like the Esee Junglas!
Hi Tim, great information! Can. You help me understand why a field knife over an ax
I wil make a future video on this - but overall it's a preference thing and they offer a little different functionality. Large chopper offers me (personally) more diverse uses.
Yep right on thanks Tim; just go right ahead and send those off to my house then. Thanks dude!
On the way
@@EverydayTacticalVids 10-4 👍🏼
I tried to find it on Amazon I didn’t see it it where do I get it please let me know thank you
Nice video. More comments on handle design and penetration per hit would have been useful. I personally find all chopping knives are much too thick edged (all around 0.040” or more behind the edge) and too open angled (20 dps and up) : This is an imitation of the brute force of hatchets, but thinner edges would greatly reduce handle impact fatigue and increase performance. The only downside is careless handling could cause edge damage by lateral loads, but 0.020” and 15 dps would make a huge difference at only slight cost in occasional minor edge warping. Thinner edges can also be used hitting on one side only, not alternating sides, which speeds up
Cut-through at least by 20%. Finally, softer steels are better, especially 420, because the edge rounds off instead of holding the apex and then bending on the following hits. Chopping knives should not use regular hard edge knife steels, because hits are never square: Hard edges hang on to the apex and fold, and are inherently harder to restore (obviously)...
You should test these higher end knives vesrse budget friendly choppers like the Kershaw camp 10 etc. see what is the best bang for the buck
The Camp 10 dominated other choppers in TACs videos. ..a beast for such low cost.
Who uses the spine to get feathers? I Guess i learned a new skill. This was a great review/compare video. I’m going to get Ei Chete. I have the Esse 5 and the Tops Tom Browne Tracker 1 so El Chete will be a chopper my wife will probably enjoy. I also have a hatchet which is 1095. Good stuff. I use Vicks or shoe polish to keep out rust. Oak sawdust gives it a blueing stain that protects. A cotton wheel and turtle wax is great as well for anti rust.
Can you review the Tops Bestia?
It’s too bad you didn’t include the puzon wilderness bowie because I think it would rule them all!
it doesn't... the el chete chops way better.
You forgot the One!! The TOPS La Bestia!!
Got my finger hovering over the keyboard on a desert tan one...
Thank You for the awesome coverage here. I also wish to specifically address the Sheath Retention Amount. Please Understand All that too much retention can cause injury via having to use too much upward pressure on the retracting hand arm and result in striking yourself as your arm rebounds when the knife does suddenly clear the sheath. It can and does happen. Better to have very little retention pressure in most cases with a bungie or snap device. JMHO
What do you think of the TOPS Cuma Kage? I plan to pick that guy up for a machete/axe replacement as it has an overall length of 24” and thickness of 1/4”
I haven't had a chance to use it - but I hear good things.
EverydayTacticalVids I’ll be subbed in case you ever do a review on it!
I’d like to see you do a video on the Lionsteel t5 and hear your thoughts on it.
Interesting, I’ll see what I can do
@@EverydayTacticalVids
That would be 😎. Oh yeah
Or the T7 or m5 Lionsteel knives are not reviewed that much, really appreciate your honesty.
Those are some bigggg knives. How was your Thanksgiving Tim?
Too blessed to complain my friend. And you?
I'd say the actual Nomad is a chopper, the field knife is a field knife and i think its use is meant to be used like an esee 6
Have you tried the Lionsteel M7 ? Excellent knife
I haven’t. Not yet at least.
@@EverydayTacticalVids I wish you would do a review only Lionsteel M7 it’s an awesome tool
Why cant i find the elhete ?
El Chete is a large machete / knife. I think it is very durable and the best in its class but not easy to carry around. A true mountain man should have it with him on certain occasions. Very particular and unique of its kind. I hope to buy one soon
A mountain man would have a pack animal. He’d love the El Chete to complement his axe.
You can still do other tasks with the El Chete, but yes it was designed to chop, process wood, and build shelters.
Interesting, thx
I think if I purchase one it will be between the Junglas and the El Chete
... but I also think there are too big for my needs ^^ I prefer to stay with my BK-9 and my BK-2 (not tiny ones :))
Ka-Bar makes some definite winners.
Really nice knives but except for the Esee the are too fancy for me. I finally bought 2 Esee knives. The Junglas & #6. They are now in my emergency evacuation kit. Hi from Canada.
What are the leather palm gloves you are using in beginning of video
ironclad gloves
Can't go wrong with any of those beauties!
Hi there !!
I do have El Chete and Esee Jungalas first and second ( smaller) models , and whole bunch of other choppers like BK7 , BK9, Rtak7 ,and others ,and others, and others in my collection !!
I did try them all !!
They all have something I dont like that much so I have to put them back in their sheath for good.
El Chete is way to havy.
Jungalas has flat grind .
BKs has handle , I dont comfortable with it.
So big knife of mine choice is Ontario SP53.
This knife is not to havy, high saber grind ,, and an excellent chopper !!
I did few modification to it to make it even better.
I did put 90 degree spine on it , i enlarged choil so Iit fits my finger better, I did put convex grind on chopping belly , and scandi grind on cutting edge closer to handle and on edge closer to tip of my knife , also I drill a lanyard hole on blade up front of a handle., and made some mods to the insert of a sheath so knife dont rattle so crazy in it !!
With all this mods this knife turn out to be a truly one tool option. I can do absolutely everything around my camp with this knife , even skin a game , and carve a spoon !! It won't be beautiful, but very functional !!
Last 4 years I have been carrying in my kit only 4 tools ...Ontario SP53, Leatherman Wave multi tool, Baco laplander saw , and 6"×1/2" auger.
All of this 4 tools are fit on my belt , and with little fire kit, and few survival items I can get out of any situation !! But main item of my kit is Ontario SP53 !!
Take a look at this knife , you won't be disappointed !!
Agreed. I have one - it’s a great option
you must be weak like a little girl... the el chete isn't that heavy.
My go to is something called the Gator. I don't know if it's still available,but this is a 15" blade, has just the right weight for me. The steel is 1095,and has a Rockwell rating of 56. This knife, it's a lethal weapon!
Interesting- send a link if you can.
@@EverydayTacticalVids I'd like to, but I can't find it. Go to Amazon, and type in Gator machete. That's how I found it. Hope this helps.
www.bladehq.com/item--Gerber-Gator-Bolo-Machete-Fixed--15561
Is this it?
@@2873lonewolf You found it! I've been looking for the last 2 days. Thank you for sharing the link.
The 15” Gerber Gator is not a full-tang machete. It also has a plastic handle, putting it in a ‘light use tool’ category.
Liked my junglas until I got my BRK JX-5!
Use the Tops El Crete professionally as a chef as part of my cleaver group of knives. I’ve been a chef for more than 30 years having owned and used thousands of knifes the avg person has never cut meat let alone chopped a single piece of wood. The use of these knives is vsoooo highly overestimated it is hilarious and I live in a rural region.
Why is the sound out of sequins with the hammering with the club ?
Don't be so critical regarding the videography, just analyze & soak up the information!!!
I really like this selection you have here. But man, these prices gotta go down. I like that Destructo
I see knives I no knot. Ha! Good selection, well done10+++!!!
Your choice of boots+etc, pro gear!
Tops kukri bush crafter 7 !
Won't bother with work tuff. Choil indicates designers did not understand function of handle. I like the Esee Junglas, can't afford El Chete, but it looks good.
My wife wants the El Chete for the kitchen. What do you think?
She wants to be able to part your hair while sitting at the kitchen table and arguing.
I mean I processed a dear with el chete. I could work for the kitchen albeit it's a heavy beast and the control like we have a a bug kitchen knife wouldn't be there.
The Tops El Chete has a handle that is uncomfortable and too small for my 2XL hands.
Yeah I can imagine 2XL + that handle would be uncomfortable
dude i'm 6'8 and can palm a basketball and the elchete handle is plenty big enough.
I wish that you would have added the camp10 and Chance in Hell to the video
I saw Chris over at PreparedMind101 channel review the WTG Nomad and I thought it looked like a great user knife. Now that I see you using it here I would love to get my hands on one.
Yeah it’s really a solid knife and has held up well so far.
Would you be willing to sell me your cuma king destructo? Theyve been sold out everywhere for the last year
In the year 2022 , do you think the Esee Junglas is Still one of the Best Choppers on the market ??
The original nomad would have been a better choice
Would have loved to see the full sized Nomad in this competition and not the “little brother” .....
For real. I own the big nomad and its incredible! The guys at worktuffgear are all super nice and actually care about their supporters
@@cslew871 Thank you for commenting, What you said has cemented my commitment to buying that exact blade next if I can get one ! Well if I cannot I may get the Tops Chopper because I know that thing is also a beast !
@@exgi76gmailcom I have te nomad #102 and love it.
👍👍👍👍👍
"Get to tha Choppa!"
What' đfar'
El chete all day long
Processing wood....Parang
Cutting wood.....collapsible buck saw/or Silky 240 Gomboy........packing Samurai Saw even better
Finishing.....Bush craft knife
Eating ...S/S neck knife
Leave the axe & harchet at base camp
5160 is better than sk-85, wish they had stuck with the 5160.
El Chete is made for one thing and only one thing..chopping
Not paying 240.00 for a blade made in Taiwan.
Esee has lifetime warranty, work tough has 10$ knifes they put their name on 🤔
Silky nata is more than enough for me
Just a thought test one your NOT getting paid for like something superior from Cold Steel?
Didn’t get paid Dan.
@@EverydayTacticalVids I wouldn't use any of that crap. I'm spoiled tothe good stuff
@@danconway5505 you ass hat hahaha. Cold steel does make some good stuff but not all of it is good. I would deffinently not say superior because it's not. They use inferior steel with a premium price tag for the most part.
Buck 108 for chopping
Garbage buck has nothing new that's impressive. There old and older stuff ya but they make no choppers
@@keftonbrown1460 the froe
@@fathersonsurvival I mean was this video talking about froes or choppers? A froe is a froe for the most part.
@@fathersonsurvival my apologies I just looked that model up. It's still probably complete garbage but I do stand corrected. It's a froe with a knife handle
Those are bad a@#s knifes . add Camp 10 & kukri in this group
none of those match up to a khukri
El chete will give a kuckri a run for its money. The others not so much.
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You little liar 22:15 😂 I think the company sent you this knife 😂
Don't buy these knives! The answer to these knives are the Aurora Boreales Kodiak for a long chopper and BK2 for a short knife. These knives are big name meh, knives. Shop, don't settle for a lesser product.
sorry to break it to you but booth esee and tops atr better than kabar.
@MovieGuy666 you have your opinion and I have mine.
TOPS BASECAMP PARANG IS BETTER THAN ALL OF THESE....AND ONLY 129 NOW...NO LONGER 200 !
FOR MORE CASH, 1 OF A FEW BARK RIVER "BIG CHOPPERS"
I'd like to see it against El chete.
@@keftonbrown1460 I HAVE (HAD) BOTH LIKE PARANG 10X BETTER