I'm happy to see you doing so well. I think you've come pretty far since I stumbled upon your channel a couple years ago and it's nice to see you getting recognition and support from the industries. I don't always agree with your take on things, but do always respect your opinion. And greatly appreciate your perspective and enthusiasm for EDC gear. Both of these knives are cool as hell and I would probably never have heard of them. I almost want to buy one or both, even though I have decided to get rid of almost all of my knives and only keep a handful of each folding and fixed, I think I have mentioned before, I love D2. It's supper easy, for me, to keep sharp. I keep a knife on me always and use them constantly. And I am not the worlds best sharpener. It's important for me to be able to touch up an edge without much effort or some expensive system that takes up space in a shop. And D2 does that for me and was my favorite until I discovered M390. I carried the Steel Will modus in D2 daily for about a year. And when I learned about M390 and that they made my favorite knife in it, I had to upgrade the modus. I've been so happy with the steel will modus in D2 and M390 that I carry the 390 in my pocket daily and the D2 is in my "purse" with all me away from home gear. I have not bought a knife 3 or 4 years now. I might try the first one in this video. The blade shape, size and total geometry makes it look very useful for poking, slicing and cutting. Congratulations on the continued growth growth of your channel. I hope it never ends. P,S. Klein just came out with a combination of their I think it wa eleven in one driver and their multi socket driver in one driver. y has them for 40 bucks. th-cam.com/video/9PTpQ_3p_yM/w-d-xo.html
One of my favorite knives. out of the box the action was a bit rough and it had hardly any edge (they polished it to death). After a tear down, clean, and someslight polishing on a couple areas the action is buttery smooth. Sharpening was a real shocker. It's been a long long time since I sharpened a knife that as the burr came off it sounded like glass breaking. Beautiful heat treat and hardness on my sample. Some of their best work in my opinion.
The demko sharklock is still a bit lighter and both my ad20.5 are smoother than my vision. My demkos are in k110 pretty decent steel. still love the vison though. The we vision i hated that clip and lock that comes out.
Quick thought on your critique of the pocket clip placement on the vision fg. Might seem counterintuitive but maybe try flipping yours to left hand carry. I just got mine in the mail today and im left hand so i originally was planing on flipping the clip for left handed but I think im going to leave it set up the way it came because the clip for me sits on the pads of my ring and pinky finger and not digging into my palm. Very comfortable.
I know you've done an edc screwdriver video (which was great) but could you do a follow up with options for 1/4" double sided wiha bits? So far, I've only found a few decent options. The Milwaukee fastback 6 in 1, leatherman adapters, the gerber slim drive, and the Dewalt 3 in 1 impact ready bit holder (DWA3HLDFT). I was wondering if you've found anything else in your encounters. Thanks.
I forgot to mention the victorinox L shaped bit wrench, but its retention system is pretty flimsy and unreliable unfortunately. It could have been my favorite for how simple and compact it is.
Yeah, it was basically the main reason I bought it. The retention with the magnet is pretty nice and secure. Kind of like the leatherman ratchet. Have you come across any other options? I'm surprised it isn't more common to find.
I love my Sentinel in the silver with black G10, but the detent is a little weak for the flipper deployment. Spidey or thumb flip works great. I'm waiting for the micarta stonewashed version of the FG (come on Civivi!).
Think the choice of black steel is a sensible choice. If you heat the blade then wipe it in oil or WD40 something like that it's oaks in the metal and gives it a really good protection against rust etc as, well as looking amazing, helping keeping it clean and it doesn't feel oily in anyway.
I actually like the sentinel strike better. It’s a good knife but bottom heavy & I don’t like the tang being exposed. Of course the pocket clip sux too but I’m not over the moon with it
umm...it has less to do with the lock time and more to do with deployment. If your serious about Self defense make sure it DOES NOT have a deep carry clip, has lots of grip, and has a wave opening mechanism.
@@maxlvledc thank you! Though why not a deep carry clip? And as for the button lock, I was thinking more of it unlocking accidentally, or isn’t that an issue? As for the wave feature, it wouldn’t work if clipped to the side of my pants (instead of the pocket).
I love the super lock and this vision FG at a more affordable price. But unfortunately I just a bought a baby banter so another knife won’t fly by the wife approval. Even though a longer more fidget slicy knife would be better for an edc knife
That lock sticks out, and just pulling on it releases it, so if for whatever reason you pull on the knife (whether cutting, fighting, whatever) you could release the lock accidentally.. Seems like a terrible idea
That doesn’t happen. I get your concern. The lock bar’s location gave me pause at first. I’m not going to say it’s impossible to disengage the lock accidentally, but it’s pretty close. The spring tension is more than sufficient to stop it from popping open with light pressure. It also fits against the soft part of your palm, making it very unlikely you’ll ever disengage it that way. I’ve fidgeted and used this knife quite a bit, and have had no issues.
@@TheIronwil I understand, but I dont really care if its safe at "light pressure", I dont want it to pop open at any pressure, specially in hard circumstances in which you also wont have time to make sure its "fitting against the soft part of your palm".. I think you've just convinced me even more that this is a terrible design
@@xrbperformance4290 Maybe I expressed it badly. The soft pad of your palm at the top would have to apply a ton of pressure to even risk disengaging the lock. I get what you're saying, but I think this one is solid. Maybe someone will publish tests that demonstrate how much pressure and what angle of pressure it would take to disengage the lock accidentally. I'd trust this knife for medium-duty piercing tasks. For heavy duty I trust only the strongest folders or fixed blades. I've used the Vision FG for EDC for a month or so now, and I've never had a problem. Not that that guarantees anything, but I'm happy with it.
You’re limited to fixed blade only then. There’s no locking mechanism that couldn’t disengage accidentally in some theoretical way. But to disengage the blade of this mechanism you need to apply a force in the opposite direction that the squeezing pressure applied by your hand is being applied. So, this seems safer than any other locking mechanism I’m aware of.
1st knife = Easy pass as soon as I heard FRN. 2nd knife = Just okay. Not sold on the lock. Probably okay on sub-$50 budget knives. I like Civivi, but maybe taking a step back here.
I'm happy to see you doing so well. I think you've come pretty far since I stumbled upon your channel a couple years ago and it's nice to see you getting recognition and support from the industries. I don't always agree with your take on things, but do always respect your opinion. And greatly appreciate your perspective and enthusiasm for EDC gear. Both of these knives are cool as hell and I would probably never have heard of them. I almost want to buy one or both, even though I have decided to get rid of almost all of my knives and only keep a handful of each folding and fixed,
I think I have mentioned before, I love D2. It's supper easy, for me, to keep sharp. I keep a knife on me always and use them constantly. And I am not the worlds best sharpener. It's important for me to be able to touch up an edge without much effort or some expensive system that takes up space in a shop. And D2 does that for me and was my favorite until I discovered M390.
I carried the Steel Will modus in D2 daily for about a year. And when I learned about M390 and that they made my favorite knife in it, I had to upgrade the modus. I've been so happy with the steel will modus in D2 and M390 that I carry the 390 in my pocket daily and the D2 is in my "purse" with all me away from home gear. I have not bought a knife 3 or 4 years now. I might try the first one in this video. The blade shape, size and total geometry makes it look very useful for poking, slicing and cutting.
Congratulations on the continued growth growth of your channel. I hope it never ends.
P,S. Klein just came out with a combination of their I think it wa eleven in one driver and their multi socket driver in one driver. y has them for 40 bucks. th-cam.com/video/9PTpQ_3p_yM/w-d-xo.html
One of my favorite knives. out of the box the action was a bit rough and it had hardly any edge (they polished it to death). After a tear down, clean, and someslight polishing on a couple areas the action is buttery smooth. Sharpening was a real shocker. It's been a long long time since I sharpened a knife that as the burr came off it sounded like glass breaking. Beautiful heat treat and hardness on my sample. Some of their best work in my opinion.
The demko sharklock is still a bit lighter and both my ad20.5 are smoother than my vision. My demkos are in k110 pretty decent steel. still love the vison though. The we vision i hated that clip and lock that comes out.
Quick thought on your critique of the pocket clip placement on the vision fg. Might seem counterintuitive but maybe try flipping yours to left hand carry.
I just got mine in the mail today and im left hand so i originally was planing on flipping the clip for left handed but I think im going to leave it set up the way it came because the clip for me sits on the pads of my ring and pinky finger and not digging into my palm. Very comfortable.
Love my dama/ivory g10 Vision FG. Glad to see more SNECX designs available in different price ranges.
I had no idea the lock was open source. Huge kudos to Snecx
I am loving the Vision, but I wonder what else they might release later with the Superlock.
Me too love this lock. Very Fidgety!
The superlock is nice, but that blade profile looks much better.
Always interesting to see innovative locks!
I need one, I love that it looks like a Japanese style prep knife
Some super cool knives from civivi. Would love to get some more civivis in my collection, but they can be a bit too expensive sometimes.
I know you've done an edc screwdriver video (which was great) but could you do a follow up with options for 1/4" double sided wiha bits? So far, I've only found a few decent options. The Milwaukee fastback 6 in 1, leatherman adapters, the gerber slim drive, and the Dewalt 3 in 1 impact ready bit holder (DWA3HLDFT). I was wondering if you've found anything else in your encounters. Thanks.
I forgot to mention the victorinox L shaped bit wrench, but its retention system is pretty flimsy and unreliable unfortunately. It could have been my favorite for how simple and compact it is.
The slim drive works with the wiha double bits??? Didn't realize this.
Yeah, it was basically the main reason I bought it. The retention with the magnet is pretty nice and secure. Kind of like the leatherman ratchet. Have you come across any other options? I'm surprised it isn't more common to find.
I love my Sentinel in the silver with black G10, but the detent is a little weak for the flipper deployment. Spidey or thumb flip works great. I'm waiting for the micarta stonewashed version of the FG (come on Civivi!).
Can you thumb flip with that notch on the top that looks like where the lock engages?
hmm, not 100% sure. But if I reach over I don't have a ton of purchase using my thumb to disengage the lock.
@@maxlvledc ah I got ya. Thank you sir!
The Sokoke is amazing for what it is.
Think the choice of black steel is a sensible choice. If you heat the blade then wipe it in oil or WD40 something like that it's oaks in the metal and gives it a really good protection against rust etc as, well as looking amazing, helping keeping it clean and it doesn't feel oily in anyway.
Be careful hearing your blades up people. U can ruin the heat treatment. Bro may know what he’s doing but just be careful
That superlock definitely is sweet.
That sentinel strike couldve done without the flipper and thumbstuds. It wouldve been so much cleaner.
I agree. It's unnecessary to have both an opening hole and thumb studs, and I find it very annoying when companies do both.
@@drbirtlesfor me, I like having all the different ways to open it😂
I don't know there's a big announcement about a new lock and they're using factory clips ??😮
One with a satin blade would be great 😊
Very cool. Thanks! 😊
Whats the actual difference with Shark-lock?
It would be impossible to explain without a side by side.
Both have the same concept, just done in slightly different ways.
I actually like the sentinel strike better. It’s a good knife but bottom heavy & I don’t like the tang being exposed. Of course the pocket clip sux too but I’m not over the moon with it
Button locks are not good for self defense right?
umm...it has less to do with the lock time and more to do with deployment. If your serious about Self defense make sure it DOES NOT have a deep carry clip, has lots of grip, and has a wave opening mechanism.
@@maxlvledc thank you! Though why not a deep carry clip? And as for the button lock, I was thinking more of it unlocking accidentally, or isn’t that an issue? As for the wave feature, it wouldn’t work if clipped to the side of my pants (instead of the pocket).
@rodrigoruiz976 deep carry clips make the blade sit farther into the pocket, so what happens is you have to adjust your grip after pulling it out.
I'll wait for the Tri-Ad Lock VS Test first.
Can't wait to see the utility knife
That knife is not hollow ground.😊
Certainly feels like it..
All models sold out. What a surprise. ☹️
Really?!?!
Would I lie to you? Yeah. A whole bunch of them, all colors, sold out, according to their website.
Update : I just checked Civvivi's website and knives are in stock again. Too bad I bought one off ebay. Maybe next time!
I love the super lock and this vision FG at a more affordable price. But unfortunately I just a bought a baby banter so another knife won’t fly by the wife approval. Even though a longer more fidget slicy knife would be better for an edc knife
great knives
good video, thanks
Yes, I totally agree! :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)
The Civivi Vision FG is my most hated knife. It ruined my collection since its sooo much better than even my 200+ dollar knives...
That lock sticks out, and just pulling on it releases it, so if for whatever reason you pull on the knife (whether cutting, fighting, whatever) you could release the lock accidentally.. Seems like a terrible idea
That doesn’t happen. I get your concern. The lock bar’s location gave me pause at first. I’m not going to say it’s impossible to disengage the lock accidentally, but it’s pretty close. The spring tension is more than sufficient to stop it from popping open with light pressure. It also fits against the soft part of your palm, making it very unlikely you’ll ever disengage it that way. I’ve fidgeted and used this knife quite a bit, and have had no issues.
@@TheIronwil I understand, but I dont really care if its safe at "light pressure", I dont want it to pop open at any pressure, specially in hard circumstances in which you also wont have time to make sure its "fitting against the soft part of your palm".. I think you've just convinced me even more that this is a terrible design
@@xrbperformance4290 Maybe I expressed it badly. The soft pad of your palm at the top would have to apply a ton of pressure to even risk disengaging the lock. I get what you're saying, but I think this one is solid. Maybe someone will publish tests that demonstrate how much pressure and what angle of pressure it would take to disengage the lock accidentally. I'd trust this knife for medium-duty piercing tasks. For heavy duty I trust only the strongest folders or fixed blades. I've used the Vision FG for EDC for a month or so now, and I've never had a problem. Not that that guarantees anything, but I'm happy with it.
The same can and does happen with liner and frame locks. If you're looking for a sure thing you have to carry fixed.
You’re limited to fixed blade only then. There’s no locking mechanism that couldn’t disengage accidentally in some theoretical way. But to disengage the blade of this mechanism you need to apply a force in the opposite direction that the squeezing pressure applied by your hand is being applied. So, this seems safer than any other locking mechanism I’m aware of.
Something that I have a hard time understanding... buying a $300 piece of pocket candy, and then immediately spending more $ on skiff bearings.
I see demko lock
🦈lock
not only does it pre-date the shark lock..they are way different inside.
@@maxlvledcbetter lock imo
@@clavididk1236Who is better?
@CorruptionManX civivi. The demko lock thwack sucks
I've seen these fail spine whacks really quickly, not strong.
Those holes on the scales. That’s a crkt-m16 rip off. 🙊
Because crkt did it first right? Nope
@@maxlvledc yep!
Test
Gideon's tactical just worked on a video where he battoned with it!
volume is too low i can’t hear shit
I just subscribed and I think I need to unsubscribe. This channel is going to cost me a lot of money.
truth...
1st knife = Easy pass as soon as I heard FRN. 2nd knife = Just okay. Not sold on the lock. Probably okay on sub-$50 budget knives. I like Civivi, but maybe taking a step back here.