OKC RAT1 in D2 Steel!? Take My Money!!
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I just ordered one, it's the first knife in 10 years I've bought that isn't a Spyderco.
The RAT's been on my radar for a long time and with Spyderco's prices going up and up I thought I'd finally give it a try.
I never appreciated Spyderco until I bought a Tenacious. Found it at Wal-Mart for $40.00. I wish I could upgrade it to a better version but their prices are insane
Got mine, man the fit and finish for the price is amazing. They pack all the quality they can in for the price point. Anybody who asks about a good do it all type folder for a budget price, I always recommend the RAT 1 or 2 depending on how much weight they can deal with.
I got the carbon fiber version D-2 it's freaking awesome !! You can't beat it
Got one a little while back. I loved my AUS-8 version so much, I jumped on the D2 as soon as I found out about it.
I was skeptical about the original version of this knife, ended up getting it anyways, and for the price it ended up being one of my favorite knives I've ever owned. And I usually EDC ZT, Syderco, Benchmade, Emerson. So excited for the D2 version.
still carrying my old rat 1 after all these years, d2 sounds great
When I saw they had this in D2, I ordered one for myself and one for a friend because I gave my wife the AUS8 blade a couple of years ago, but I missed the knife and had to have it again!
Thanks for the review. I went and got the Rat One based on your review and I am very happy with it. I'm a big guy with big hands so the size works well for me for edc.
I've always loved this knife. I'm definitely getting my hands on a few of these. The price is insane.
I dont know how they do it.
that view behind you is awesome
I love these knives...& the fact that they didn't jack the price up super high like others would have. D2 isn't enough to cause me to replace or augment my Aus8 version, but I'd find a nice stainless in the low $40s hard to resist. I'm envisioning a CPM154 or the like...I'd be all over it - thanks for a quick, but satisfying review!
"Dear Santa, I have been a very good knife knut this year, . . . "
OMG. I recently got a standard RAT 1 made out of AUS-8 steel and I put all my other knives away. This is the best non fixed knife I ever had. Even better than some fixed blades. And now you tell me there is a D2 version out there...OMG...unfortunately it seems those can't be purchased from outside of US. I hope I'll be able to get it somehow. Anyway, nice and helpful video as always. :-)
Got mine engraved with my initials on it. Love it, worth every penny
Nice!
I like the RAT models, and the D2 is a great one.
I always love your enthusiasm. great things to say + you don't sound like Ben Stein = pleasant reviews
Thanks Chris!
dang. I think this is officially the best budget edc knife imo.
ben vukovich I only cut paper with my zancudo. And the blade is rubbing. Way off center. U know how to fix it?
Man you weren't kidding this thing is a friggin beast. Thanks for the heads up. I ordered 2 and will order more for each hunting pack, car, and as gifts. Amazing price point for such a Blade.
Dave
100% agree, the D2 Rat 1’s are fantastic. I have the S35VN version now. Even better again.
Great knife cant go wrong with the D2! The price is awesome!
Thanks for the update. My go to knife now is a Rat 1, AUS-8. Thank you.
Really liked this review. Usually, you can be bit long winded which is good sometimes, but I enjoyed the conciseness of this one. Thanks for the heads up too
With the 90-degree spine on this and better steel, would you say this is a better outdoor folder than the Finn Wolf?
The ultimate folder,i have 3 of them so far,now it seems to be another with D2
I’ve owned top line (200$+) folders for many years. Some I’ve lost, some I still have. But wow... this damn rat-1 has left my amazed.
Sorry benchmade, spyderco, zt.
My con: the thumb stud is wonky at first. After practice, I now pop it as fast as my manix xl.
update much appreciated, I hope they upgrade the model ll as well. great value knife!
You sold them out bro! LOL! I should've pulled the trigger 2 days ago. Standing by!
i broke my ss rat 1 pounding it through a chunk of oak. i dont want any-other EDCin my pocket. glad they came out with the d2. love this knife.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll be waiting for Rat II in D2! AUS 8 is okay, but you like said the edge retention is pretty bad, relative of course. -Krik
No problem, agreed my wife's favorite blade is the rat2 and d2 would a nice upgrade
I agree I own both the model 1 and II, I prefer the model two for the weight, handle still fits my mid size handles and the blade size for my area is perfect. Can't wait for the model II to come out in D2
gideonstactical kma custom knives would be the best 1s you can have that are around 58-60 hrc,knive makers aren't always right about how they make their d2 knives,some can screw over buyers just to make the money,not all knife makers are like that,its good that you should be careful with what d2 knives you purchase online,some knife makers screw over customers & it happens alot,theres good d2 knives out there,d2 will always be the best knives & swords ever,theres people that purchased some d2s at the wrong places at the wrong time & they've happened to not be well made forged d2s & theres some that are good that are more legit that are the real d2s out there,the sharpening & edge retention differences with knives would be able to tell the difference of how they were designed,i own a couple of custom war d2 knives & 1095 carbon steel damacus big sheepfoot skinning knife & 1245 kabar tanto & their really good knives with the right steel crafted equivalences to them,my carbon steel knife collection will last me all my life,some knife maker sales people are honest & some aren't,people just have to be careful with how they purchase their knives.
It's nice to see some upgraded steel on the ol' Rat 1. My question is.....is it difficult to sharpen? I've heard that D2 can be a bit difficult to sharpen. I'm not a sharpening guru so I think I'd probably have some difficulty. Other than that, I'd like to have one. Thanks for the quick update. :)
Wow! Rat1 in D2!? Gotta have one! Thanks for sharing that info brother.
I'll say I have the rat 1 and esee Izula both are great knives but like you've said before one handed deployment is harder on the esee, d2 will be on my must buy list as the rat 1 is my favourite folder by far
My one concern with D2 is the rush to prominence it had, which has led to some sloppy heat treats. Makers like Bob Dozier have great knives with superb blades, but the Benchmade D2 knives I've had have had such hard blades that chipping was a problem. A blade which holds its edge for two months worth of hard use is next to useless if the edge develops chips along its length. Looking at the missing parts of the blade edge under magnification, I saw very small but distinguishable crystalline fractures which worry me further. I think as long as D2 isn't hardened above about 58-59 it should be good, and I hope OKC does this with their blades.
Rodger Pitts I love my Ontario, but it chipped really bad when I hit against some rocky concrete. (Was cutting downward slip bang big chip.) So I agree with you saying d2 chips
Ontario's D2 sucks, its too soft like pot metal & it doesn't hold an edge at all. D2 on ESEE zancudo/avispa is the same way. I ended up getting AUS-8 versions of those knives & they're so much better.
@@PerceptionVsReality333 Oh, absolutely. My opinion of AUS-8 has gone up quite a bit ever since I got an old Cold Steel Recon1 in AUS-8. It doesn't hold a great edge like the newer S35VN blades, but the edge is much more likely to roll and strop back into place than harder blades are. Even Survival Lilly decided to make her signature outdoors knife, the APO-1S from AUS-8..
With Ganzo blowing em away ,..I guess they had to upgrade.
Aways appreciate your vids. I agree that the Rat 1 is a screaming deal. Got mine at Knifeworks as well. I see Knifeworks will have the Carbon fiber overlay on g10 next month for under 50 bucks. They had them in stock before but they blew out fast. 2 knife limit. I agree, they need to do the same to the Rat 2
zero 4U The aus 8 RAT 1 was my most carried knife. Now it's the new RAT 1 with D2 steel and carbon fiber overlay. Love this knife!
Say whaaaat? I've looked at the original because of the hype but wasn't convinced and now you've brought it back to my attention.
Thanks a lot...now I have to figure out how to convince the wife. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Easy get her some flowers, tell her how awesome a woman she is and...blam
+gideonstactical it works too for fixed blade .....;-)
Thanks, I have the old one, love it, just ordered this one.
I grabbed one a couple months ago in the tan version-love it more then the aus one i have in black. now, make a rat 2 in d2!
Sweet!
Great channel, thank you for the knife reviews. I own several Rat 1 & Rat 2 knives, best knives in the price range by a mile.
Great Review! I’m buying two!
Aaron, my biggest hangup with not just this knife but most folding knife designs these days is the very slim, blocky, 2-d handle designs. What I mean is that all these knife companies seem to make all their folders with extremely thin, flat, blocky handles, then slap some flat-ground handle scales on the knife and call it a day... This knife is just a prime example of 99% of everything else that's out there today. And while these super thin, blocky handle designs may be exactly what these knife companies are going for because of ease-of-carry, it actually makes these knives an absolute horrible experience to use. For example, I noticed you spliced in a clip of you carving a feather stick with this knife, and I have to imagine that this knife really started digging into your hand to the point that you would not be happy if you needed to do any serious amount of cutting. I know I did! After a good day's use, knives like these actually cause bruising to the palm near the webbing of my thumb and index finger. I've come to find these knives to be so intolerable that I've all but given up on carrying folding knives and have been full-timing a Mora Companion just because the handle is truly that...a "handle". These modern 2-d styled folding knives have horrible ergonomics IMO, and I can't seem to get past it. Interestingly enough, I seem to NEVER hear reviewers even give a second's thought to the knife's handle ergos when people do reviews; it blows my mind! Someone should really do a top ten list of most comfortable folders for prolonged use... I've already checked TH-cam, and nothing... I'm beginning to wonder if most people even actually ever "use" their knife... That, or maybe people just have a really broad definition of the word "USE"! Lol. What are your thoughts Aaron?
I just wanted to add something too. I'm not saying that I hate the knives, I'm saying I just really dislike the ergos and think it really takes away from the knife in an unfortunate way. For instance, I've had my eyes on both the Kershaw Link and Chris Reeve Sabenza 21 for a long time now, but after owning a myriad of folders with the same general handle sharpe/design, I just can't imagine that either of those knives would see much use if I bought them. It's too bad, because I think they both really look nice, but I know looks and ergos are two very different things!
I have a similar preference for the rounded handle slabs, much more ergonomic. The inexpensive ganzo lines of knives with the grooved g10 handles have very nicely shaped 3d handles. You may like those, i sure do.
Thanks for the tip! I'll have to look into those. I'm not very thrilled that Ganzo is basically a Chinese knock-off company though... Not sure if I can bring myself to support companies like that... >.>
A lot of their knives are knockoffs, but i don't think they all are. Have a look and maybe you could find one that they actually designed.
+Dan Schwemin Jr check out the tests Birdshot did with the Ganzo 440c outperforming the Rat1 Aus8...
Great upgrade. Thanks for keeping us informed 👍
Hey Arron I would love to see ya do a review on the Realsteel Bushcrafter II & their new Bushcrafter folder. I know there's a lot of vids on the fixed version but NOBODY, and I do mean this, no one puts a knife through its paces like you do on camera. You have long videos and imho it's necessary so people who are truly looking at a purchase can really see what they will be getting. Anyways the Realsteel Bushcrafter II is impressive, the pricepoint for D2 and the quality of its construction would be atleast $50 or more from other companies.
Thanks for the kind words, I do try hard to use the items reviewed hard! I will look into those realsteel
Damn I wish I'd waited a week to order my Rat 1. I didn't realize that this was a thing. Thanks for showing me my next buy!
Sorry! It will be worth it.
Yes D2 big upgrade in my opinion.Nothing wrong with a big folder .
Would be nice if they made a lockback version with the new upgraded blade steel as well.
love my Rat knives I own Rat 3 Rat 5 Rat 7 RATK ll knife and few more just amazing knives. And now Rat 1 in D-2 steel can't wait to buy one.great video my friend...
Thanks for watching!!
I'm picking up one of these for my EDC but I don't see the huge deal about weight. I rotate between a Benchmade Adamas and Buck Bantam and rarely feel a big difference in my pocket.
I've put my eyes in this blade for very long, since your Instagram... Boom! Got one!
Sweet!
Where does the Byrd Raven 2 sit on your list now? I think I still would purchase the Byrd over the Rat.
Now I would say it just depends on the design and which you like more.
Okay I guess I'll say it. Even though I'm not a star wars fan too easy to pass up. Can't wait for the R2D2 version (See what I did there?!) to hopefully come out. Then take MY money.
Haha nice!
thanks for the info. I had to pull the trigger and just ordered one
Bang for your buck Rat 1 & II are very hard to beat.
Wish they would do it on the rat 2 would be so insane.
Just purchased the D2 Carbon Fiber model. Psyched.
Very nice when will it be available in the UK market
Ontario is great knife company..ill be snagging one
did they ever drop a D2 version of the Rat 2? This video is 10 months old now. what are they waiting for
love the rat 1
Awesome! Now Ontario, try the D2 steel AND the G10 in the same knife! If they did that.....perfect. Dont really care about the AO.
How about carbon fibre in September?
www.knifeworks.com/ontarioratmodel1folder35d2bladesteelblackcarbonfiberhandle-limitededition.aspx
Have you had any problems with Rust? Its the only thing preventing me from upgrading from the AUS 8.
Ontario, please for the love of God make the RAT 2 in D2.
I also wish they made a step in between. I love the Rat 2 I got for my ex but the handle feels way too small in my hand, meanwhile my CRKT M16-KZ of almost exact same size fills my hand better. Rat 1 is too big for my use, have the D2 carbon fiber. Rat 2 in D2 would be neat and I'd consider dealing with how it felt.
I seen one reviewer that cut more cardboard with the aus8 version edge than the d2? Could you do a comparison of this as well to see if there's something about cardboard that the d2 don't like as much or what's the deal? Maybe he got a bad one? Another reviewer to do a project on this would be great! Thanks
I will wait for the s30v version
Dorin Barbu bring a lunch.
When are you going to review CS AK-47 field knife? I'm watching for it.
Gideon - im kinda a noobie on the knife scene, do you think you will make a video on knife 101 - like why i would want a clip point, or tanto, or serrated edge ect....... or just some basics of collecting Fixed and folding.....or could you point me to a video if you have one already. thanks enjoy the channel. also thanks for the two websites you mentioned. keep up the good work
look up these questions u have and bladeforums will show up. those people will answer any questions u have
It's not a bad idea, you just might see a video on it soon.
Thanks for the heads up! I'm in!
Got my D2 Rat in the mail today. I have to say either I got a really nice specimen this time or they have stepped up the QC since I got my last Model 1 a couple of years ago. Blade centering is perfect, pivot tension is exactly right, and the edge is very keen. I notice the logos are a bit different on the blade and clip as well. My previous knife had Randall logos on the blade and clip, this one has Ontario logos on it. Both look good. Thanks again for the tip.
Do Knifeworks/any retailer ship to taiwan?
Because anything branded (ontario.esee etc) made in taiwan is selling for like 2-3X the price in the US which is BS...
Looking forward to the RAT2 in D2 too!!
What are the pivots running on? Sorry late to the party trying to collect classic designs 😊
Bronze washers
@@gideonstactical kewl 😬
Added to my wishlist.
Rat 1 in d2 steel vs ka bar dozier in d2?
Hands down best folder for the $
This or the Dozier for budget EDC? Need a new inexpensive folder...
The dozier is much more Edc able, but this will have much better edge retention.
Getting mine today!
Great knife. Thanks for sharing
Would you put this in your list of top sub-$50 EDC knives, or is the weight enough to keep it off the list?
I think weight would still keep it off the list. Still great, but I just don't Edc it around town that often. Give me the Sog Aegis at 3oz and deep ride clip and it will get carry 6 days a week, and this would get once a week. But that is me and my Edc system. The RAT (again for me) would for just as you saw in the video. A day at the range, a day hiking, camping, yard work that kind of stuff where I would want to take my really light Edc knives. Hope that helps.
It does. I went ahead and ordered one, if for no other reason than I don't have any knives with D2 and a small folder like this seems like a perfect application for it.
Your videos are great, by the way. You answer all the questions that a typical outdoors enthusiast might have. Over the last year, your videos and reviews have helped inform many of my purchase decisions (as well as decisions _not_ to purchase). Keep it up and thanks for being awesome!
Nope--3oz. or under for an EDC, otherwise I end up leaving it at home. Looks nice though.
Super!
How is the d2 with rust it concerns me being a pocket knife as it will be in my pocket in the summer... swett and all
I like your title, they can take my money too!
just got mine a week ago
Love that knife.
might have to buy two!!!
Love God Love your channel Thank you brother that's amazing
3:21 is long enough. Good job!
I am getting mine right away!!!
Awesome!
love the knife and 30 bucks wow im going to order this puppy thanks bro may I ask what compass you have on your watch or can you help with a good one thanks cheers
It's the suunto button compass love it.
This knife or the HOB exclusive Kershaw Link, which would be a better value?
great video sir
Mine is a gift,and the fake or copy,it is a very decent design and practicle carry blade for me,,..Damn orange grip handle though is sucky...
thanks bro im looking for it now cheers
nice have to get one now
brilliant
i have to stop looking at this channel i keep seeing great knives for a low price. first i wanted the bryrd raven 2 now this one looks really good to. don't know which one to buy now. which one do you prefere? or do you maby know any other really nice pocket kives for around the 50 dollar merk?
Bjorn Engels haha, tough but you could also look at the kershaw blur and knockout
+gideonstactical thanks for responding
It's a good news...but i have heard that the D2 steel is not rust resistant....then for an edc outdoor...what do you think about ?
It is not as rust resistant as AUS8 but as long as you take care of it not a big deal in my use of many D2 blades.
What's the price difference between the AUS8 and D2?
Roughly $10.
yep, I got one
Good video
great video.
Just got mine delivered but it doesn't have a number on it, just says Limited Edition. Do you know if that's legit?