Awesome review of the 80's Hollow Handled Survival Knife!!
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The world wants to know...."What would survival videos be like if TH-cam existed in the 80's?" Preparedmind101 has your answer. Get to see the raw awesomeness of "The Survivor"....the worlds premier hollow handled survival knife!
What an idiot....how he handled that knife was stupid... first up The knife isn't full tang. second you don't split wood at all with a knife, you use a fucking hatchet or an Axe or splitter.
remember right tool right job. This guy has clearly never heard this saying.
+Eric Cowburn Congratulations! You win a pin! Calling someone an idiot.... When it's a PARODY video about a POS knife in the 80's. 😂🤣😂😃
PREPAREDMIND101 quick response. I'm impressed.
PREPAREDMIND101 can you buy the knife again and do a proper review.
Eric Cowburn Oh my ...... it hurts ...... buhahahahaha
PREPAREDMIND101, I hope Eric doesn't forget his helmet when he goes out in public. I also hope he wash's his feet regularly cause I cant imagine foot in mouth every other minute tastes too good.. Ah well, I watched the whole thing Chris..but I really didn't need to know this was satire. Its like the saying goes; "some people have to be highly educated to be this stupid..and comment on YT video's." Off topic, you should do more PARODY video's like this Chris, your dry sense of humor is right up my alley :D
Almost everyone that bought these knives in the 80s survived. So theres that.
TheKimjoh560 I guess you have a point, I had one and have survived this far. I wish I had that old knife now just for grins! 😁
The fact that I bought that piece of shit in 85 and am still alive make me HATE YOU 😠 for pointing that out.
HAHAHAHA!!!
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TheKimjoh560 I loved that knife as a kid in the 80’s!
When I was a kid in the 80's I wanted one of these sooo bad, I remember some of my friends having them and I was jealous, finally got one when I was around 8 yrs old, that day was among the greatest days of my life.
"These are the best selling knives of this kind sold by us"
Yeah I started laughing there and couldn't recover for the rest of the vid!
Vince Lok. I know right. That's one of the best parts of the commercial. This is pretty damn funny
the reason your knife broke was because Rambo had a red bandana and tours was black! duh! get it right! lol funny video
You guys realize they are STILL making this knife and commercials just like it? Google "Rocky Mountain Knife"
Christ I had one of those when I was 12
You could sharpen that bottle opener and use it for a gut hook...and if you get thirsty, you could use the but of the handle like a hammer and drink the liquid in the compass. That handle does not hold up to warm weather very well. Got to love Becky!
I remember having a couple of those back then...
but dude, the Rambo knife is like totally radical- NOT!! lol awesome vid, thx 4 sharing!
Was the biggest piece of shit you could buy, and still is...i have it some were still ..
When I bought one of these, I thought it was the shit! I remember thinking, late at night, before going to sleep, that if a bad guy came in the house, then he'd be no match for my survival knife and the fishing line I'd use as a trip wire.
Geeze, kids are dumb!
"straight from a cow"... oh my goodness that really made me lol : )
hahahahaha..
I remember them being more like straight from a vinyl cow... ? Not even leather at all.
I still have this survival knife, and have been waiting 30 years (so far) for those Ruskies to invade us :)
Wolverines!
Tobias McGriff COD MW2 reference???
Spinnaker lol
I have it to including the survival kit inside
... Ain't happening yet? :D
Personally, I'd fill the handle with cocaine...
damn straight! I will chew that f...n' tree down with my teeth.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😄😂😄😂
That's Really Messed Up Man! LOL!!!!! 😄😂
Now that's an awesome way to survive, high as a kite!!
a nice stash for some blow.
Lol, "420 molecular steel" >_
Arctic Gator I ordered the non-molecular version, which is completely invisible to the naked (or otherwise) eye!
Arctic Gator They knew only stoners and kids would buy it.
Now i use my survival knife as a bong 4 2 0 Blaze it with those waterproof matches
Arctic Gator I don't know if that's even a steel
I own 420 & 440 steel knives (Gerber), & also these survival knives, can tell that they weren't made of that steel, by far :p
I am thoroughly impressed that you did this entire video without laughing..... especially when you were describing that high quality sheath. I was laughing through the whole thing. I remember when they used to have those commercials on TV!!
I never thought I would hear "top quality twain made" with excitment in my life, thank you. My bucket list is complete.
I remember back in 1984 I was in 9th grade. Most of the boys in the school had this knife and we felt SOOOO macho with it. It was an adventure just to put it in your backpack and carry it on school, just enjoying the feeling of doing something "illegal". My backpack had one of those, and of course, the cassette of Iron Maiden's Live After Death.
This video is SO hilarious. We even put those knives as bike handles in order to make our bikes looked like Mad Max bike.
I used to go over to my friends house for the weekend and pack all this stupid shit in my pack. If kids today did it they would be expelled. Back then it was boys being boys. Now it is a terrorist threat. You point your finger at a kid and say bang.... you get expelled. I miss the good old days of crappy knives and playboy magazine left sitting in your friends stepfathers garage. Good times,
Me too! You'd end up in Guantanamo now for the stuff I took to school on Friday to take to my friends house. Fireworks, knives, etc....
Iron Maiden's Live After Death double album was one of their best live recordings. I used to listen to it every day. My favourite album though would have to be Seventh Son of A Seventh Son.
just remembered I have the complimentary knife too. it came with a leather sheath as well. I sawed a tree branch bigger than my leg with the saw. I was a badass 10 year old man.
I was so let down as a kid when I could not cut a tree down with that fucking cable saw.
I can
That was awesome! So glad I found this video this morning. Brought back some memories. When I was a kid in the 80's we actually were required to get one of those by our Boy Scout troop before we went on our camping trip. We didn't actually use it for anything while we were camping, but we all awesomely had them strapped to our belts.
Cracks me up every time I watch it!
Chris, you deserve an Oscar or Emmy or wtf ever, just for keeping a straight face!
I know this is satire but this is exactly how 75% of the prepper videos out there sound.
Just replace "Commies" with "Terrorists", "Government", or "Hyperinflation"
The other 25% is random Mormons and atheists
I think he means like how Mormons are famously preppers and how atheists actually pro-gun. ( at least all the ones I know )
Whoops. Nine years later this aged like milk
*Brother, you're always so seriously focused on reviewing good gear, that this parody was great! And yes, I had one of those, in the magical camo design that made me invisible in the woods in 1986... Now, I look back at those times and feel like facepalming myself. Every 10 year old boy had one of these, and we were part of the secret Wolverine resistance.* 😂😂😂
Those split rings are for the cable saw haha.
I used to have one of those when I was a kid.
I got one as a kid too. Held on to the compass for years, since it very reliably pointed SouthEast...
Chris... this is the funniest thing I've seen in ages. Excellent job not only spoofing the knife, but your own self! It must have been a blast trying to go back to your earliest videos and the way you did them before you gained the experience you have today. The fact that you ad-libbed this tells me you've got some hidden acting talent but keep that to yourself. You're too valuable to us for you to go running off to Hollywood. Thanks for the laughs! Never take yourself too seriously or others will never take you seriously enough! Cheers!
In the mid 80s when i was serving in the Infantry, they introduced these knives to us and many of the rich guys brought it, not me as i didn't have the cash. Then, many are impressed with the compass and hollow handle which holds some survival stuff and of coursr a knife which have a saw edge!
Go back to watch this one from time to time and it still cracks me up. I lose it at the batoning moment every time. Thanks for keeping this video around. 😂
Had one with the camo sheath , I even remember the commercial LOL .
Phillip McCrevis i still have one lol it has most of the kit still there minus the compass lol
This is without a doubt one of the best reviews of all time. fucking hilarious and well done. Earned a new subscriber.
Thanks! You convinced my son not to buy the hollow handle survival knife! Well done, Sir!!
Keep him from m-tech and lion ocean and he'll be safe
Just came across this old video. Love it. Not sure how you did it with a straight face. Awesome job.
Best video of yours that I have ever seen! How am I just now finding it. lolz. Good Job!
back in the early 1980"s I bought a life knife, survival knife and still have the knife. leather sheath, sharpening stone, and a few survival items in the handle. a screw on but cap and a but cap compass. still have it.perfect shape. don't know where i bought it. Or what I payed for it. thanks for the video
Hilarious! Thanks Chris, for brightening my day a little more! (And when i was a young boy scout, i also wanted one, but my dad bought me a Victorinox huntsman..... i was dissapointed at first but the huntsman is still going strong after roughly 20 years....)
“it might even float if you drop it in the water” OMG I laughed so hard after that man… epic.
I've been watching your videos for 2 days straight (while sick in bed) and thinking "I wonder how a review of my old Rambo knife would turn out" - now I don't need to wonder. Fantastic stuff.
I had too watch this in 360p.... It made it so much more realistic....
At 144p it looks even better
Yep... I had that exact knife. 'Painted' the blade black with a sharpie. (quality job befitting the quality of the knife).
The survival kit seems to have decreased in quality since the 80s, which is hard to believe.
The SAS wire saw broke the first time I used it.
I remember wrecking the blade trying to sharpen it with that stone.
I also had the amazing hollow handled survival knife that had the sling shot and the harpoon in a stainless steel tray inside the plastic holster, better quality but still utter utter crap.
OMG you bring back my childhood i had the same issues on my one the blade did come loose the nut actually did come loose in it !!
Geez you enlisted my own experiences as well, except for the last part; I saw that other survival knife with the slingshot & harpoon at a hardware store & I died in envy to own it. Never did. I mean, I never owned one, nor died at the time (go figure). Came to learn, through the cutlery I have owned, that 99% of the knifes sold as survival types are (what you said? ah yes) utter utter crap (LOL). 420 molecular steel, my ass. It's like they used leaf springs taken from defunct cars in the junkyard to make the blades. The plastic cap with the compass was big as a ball for a car's gear stick and the compass itself worked until the second time you hit a branch with the knife.
@ What was that about a knife with a grappling hook???
Spoilers: you haven't answered & I'm already LOL
Man Chris this is gold.
I've watched ton of your reviews, can't believe I've never come across this one before.
Great content!
...and I still have mine I got as a kid lol. It was my first knife.
This "commercial" is completely hilarious!!! Thank you for the laughs!
I got one as gift back in the early eighties. LMAO
they are the best selling survival knives ever sold by us lmao
*I must have gotten the super-duper deluxe edition, because it had a cast aluminum handle, the blade got loose all the time, but it survived long enough for me to learn just how awful it was compared to my dad's Kabar from Vietnam. That blade must have been made from some real special stainless, because I never seen one of these knives that was sharp, that's why none of us kids ever got hurt. If we could've gotten BK9's back then, there would be a bunch of grown men nicknamed Stumpy or Stubs.* 😅
Well enter the owner of the sole truly sharp survival knife. My dad had taught me how to sharpen & hone, & mine was really sharp. Fortunately, I never did anything deeply stupid with it while wearing it into that awful sheath on my waist. Otherwise I'd be already dead :P
oh man. when you went to baton with the rambo knife and it broke, I legit laughed out loud. Not a lol, or teehee, but fully belly laugh! Thank you for that! That was awesome!
Cool video ,i didn't think you could be a funny guy ,but this proves me wrong...Yep i bought one too but mine had an aluminum handle and i ended up breaking it the same way you did...
OMG I DIED!!! BATONING!!!!!! DEAD
I don't know how you kept a straight face trough that. Awesome review! :D
Glad you explained at the end what was going on, I thought I was having flash backs ahhhh. here I sit singing flowers in the rain, feel the power of the rain. LMFAO
420 molecular stainless? s110v for the win.
I got mine ... "r-r-r-razor sharp!" it wasn't. also the "tang" was also just a bolt. Arrived broken. threw it out.
Do you Know where to get a replacement handle? Mine broke and it was a gift. Can you Help PLEASE?
My parents came to America from the Vietnam war. Fortunately I was born and raised in America. I envy you for getting to even order cool toys like that in the 80s. I enjoy the vid a lot even though it’s been years since this was created. I hope all is well with you. God bless you Chris.
Funny vid dude. Don't worry bout the trolls and little kiddies that like to post derogatory idiocy. They apparently did not receive enough spankings as a child. What's even more funny is they watch your vids...money in the bank bro. I think maybe they forget TH-cam is not gospel but rather a place to post entertainment, opinions, and ideas.
I saw those plastic handled survival knives for sale at a local flea market for $10 about a year ago and they're the worst ones and most of them have steel handles. I have one that has about a 10 inch long blade and the knife and blade are two pieces that I don't use for anything and just collect right now but I doubt if any of the hollow handle survival knives would stand up to any real or rugged use though.
rockinron40 sir, you've obviously not seen RAMBO!!!
I have one and the blade is loose from the handle what do I do?
I got one of those when I was around 14. Held on to the compass for years - It very reliably pointed SouthEast....
I love this video. Giving away my age but I had one as a kid ..still do actually. And it probably would float. .crap normally does . Again ...funny good job
Just like you said you loved those Rambo knifes... And why do you have to bet up Johnny Rambo?? What the hell dude, that was my hero back then, can't say I haven't put in First Blood and rocked it out. Can't forget your roots... LOL
Central Oregon Survival Network I'm 42 and I just got through watching First Blood I miss the 80s so much man I got my first survival knife but I was 11
Yup, great years!!! "Wolverines, Rambo, Chuck!!! Hells Yeah!!
Excellent video, I laughed the whole time. Great humor, and if you remember back in the day when the commercial was aired how crazy this survival knife fad was. Great parody.
Lol...the sarcasm about the 80's survival knife and when you went to baton wood with it was hilarious
Dude, this video was hilarious. Greatbjob.
Funny I am that old and I bought one back in the 80's. To this day I remember thinking what a Piece of Crap it was.
I have to come back to this vid every once in a while. Cracks me up every time.
I've still got mine from the 80s. I've never needed to go shopping since. Best purchase EVER. Seriously though, when I was a kid back in the 80s , my cousin and me bought one each and genuinely felt we held a knife we could survive with ...if necessary 😂. Well , were both alive and so is our knifes .
i cant tell if this is a sarcastic video or not.........
***** It is pretty obvious he was being sarcastic. He even reveals it at the end.
***** This guy isn't too great at sarcasm.......or is he? lol
I'm ashamed it took me that long to realise that u were joking
have you got the amazon link please (matte black one if possible)
The knife cormercial advertisment.. 🤣🤣🤣
This video really nailed it. Well done.. perfect for this knife. 😅
top quality taiwan made lol(:
subscribed just for this vid
LOL 20 years ago i had the regular shiny one...get not busted by the sowiets, but the blade broke...like your one. ^^
Junk...
Lol love the video Chris, was scrolling through the channel and found this, was not disappointed
I had the camo one on the right in the commercial! that takes me back lol
my mans look like the kid from lazy town stingy !!!
This Rambo shit is the worst knife I have seen. It has only nostalgic value.
Substandard Gamer Kiba For Real.,
No Rambo stuff is the best (best no quailty in the world), love the 80s hehe go Rambo go.
Man! I need to get one of those awesome knives right now!!!!
I hope everyone realizes that these knives were sold as kids toys in the 80's and generally could be had for about 5 bucks... 10 at the high end... keeping that in mind it shows how much cooler the 80's were that kids were given real knives to go play with. Imagine that today... this society would have a heart attack!
My Dad bought me a Buck 105 knife when I was 10 years old, it was a different era for sure.
This is a joke right !? If not this guy is crazy :)
hahahah what an epic video. those rambo knives where rubbish!
When the handle snapped I lost it LOL Fun video to watch. I still have one and bent the blade over the weekend showing my son how terrible it is
As soon as I saw this video pop up I knew it was going to be great lol.
HaHaHa Chris; you made me laugh out loud. I just turned 46 today and vividly remember the Rambo movies. As a 13 or 14 year old, I simply HAD TO HAVE one of these awesome knives (in case of, you know, invaders and such...) So I saved up my pocket money until I could afford one. I am South African; we didn't have access to the ease of ordering as in the USA those days, and foreign-made items were expensive.
When I opened the box it came in, I had the exact reaction as you did: Why does the entire ensemble look so cheap? Is this flimsy sheath supposed to be leather? Why does the blade look so puny as compared to the movie? Why is the compass swiveling all over the fucking place (it should point to North), And then I unscrewed the back and got all this cheap-ass crap out of the back in little plastic bags? I was so disappointed!
But I gave that knife the benefit of the doubt and went into the woods (well, just beyond the back-yard) and hacked at a tree limb. Chop three and the blade went flying and I have the handle in my hand. I wanted to burst into tears (the want & desire, the saving up, the ordering and the wait, the anticipation - and then BAM, reality bites so very, very hard); but I couldn't because I am a boy and I was 14. I think I grew up that day.
Thanks so much for posting this. I had a real good laugh.
HA HA HA PURE GOLD The last paragraph you typed the way you describe the anticipation, then breaking it right away, then wanting to cry, ha ha ha thank you for the laughs.
Great story.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...
Cheers from a former Transvaaler. :-)
That is EXACTLY what happened to my knife! I had one of the ultra-cheap $4.99 ones because I couldn't afford more (hell, $4.99 was a LOT to me!) I didn't get allowance, and when I did, it was $5 a week.Well, I went to Wynn's (the "gun/ammo/everything else sporting store around here-I LIVED there!) I looked at all of the hollow handle knives-they all cost so MUCH! I asked were was the $5 one, and my dad consented grudgingly to that one. Well, mine went to pieces on the FIRST chop. I whacked an oak tree like 2 feet across-what did I think was gonna happen? Shwing-and it cuts thru it like Excalibur? Guess so. It busted off at the grip and I probably did cry, that knife was hard won. The next day I begged to go back and get another, and shockingly I got it. I didn't whack any trees with THAT one! These were so crappy that they didn't even have points-they were rounded off! Probably meant for kids-ah those were the days-no political correctness, and kids could (usually) buy knives, throwing stars, nunchucks, whatever, and if the guy at the counter gave you any guff, you just brought your mom or dad, (or whatever-a stranger would do)and had them nod approval for the purchase. Nice video, brought back memories.
MrRugercat45
Thanks for the laugh. Of course I had one too. I never did open the little bag in the handle with 3 or 4 matches, a fish hook, a couple of split shot weights, and some string or monofilament. Yeah, it was truly junk. I was afraid to use the blade. I think all I ever tried using was the saw on the back of the blade and discovered that by making it look aggressive they made the saw teeth too coarse and it was worthless as well! If you're old enough tell me if you ever bought something in a comic book ad (like X-Ray Glasses)! I guess boys are naturally gullible.
Omg!!! Chris this is your BEST vid ever
👍👍👍👍
Classic when that knife failed & your expression 😹😹😹
Thnx sooooo much for this vid
Peace ✌️
" this knife has a bottle opener so, if you find some beer in the woods and your trying to survive. You wont hurt your hands!" fucking pure gold!
omg lol i had that knife in the 80's !! Great vid man, lots of laughs...thanks for the flashback ! :)
Great video! I loved that knife back in the 80’s as a kid! Thank you for reliving my childhood.
Hi Chris thanks for the awesome vid ! I was wondering what kind of belt you use for your Bushcraft belt kit
Does it fit on a bayonet lug?
I have a Saburo "Survival Master" ... hollow handle, but forged aluminum & blade goes into the handle about two inches. Actually a pretty sturdy, batonable knife. Excellent blade; handmade stainless steel-- Japan from the late 80's.
God, I remember those knives were everywhere back in the 80’s. I think I still have 2 or 3 laying around in the garage.
Why did you not test the wire-saw and the split rings?
I had two when I was a kid and both went away and fell apart, now I got another one, have it to show to others for memory sake.
I remember these knives, Where in the world did you find this one? I have not seen one of these in over ten years.
Love it. Was explaining to my kid about there knives which is how I found this. I think every kid in South Florida c. 1986 bought one of these from the local flea market . I'd like to find one out of nostalgia but they all seem to have the header "rare-collectable-vintage-etc-etc" and very optimistic price tags.
I just bought a brand new in the box one on eBay for $14.
talking about a blast from the past, i remember that knife my broke in the in its pouch while falling off my bike on the trails. i was so mad. its funny now. especially when i saw this. thanks
Best spoof ever! I remember wanting one too when I was young. Thanks for the laugh.
lol I remember these! The key rings were for the metal wire saw that was supposed to come with them. I remember there was also a aluminum handle one but those broke really fast to.
My grandpa actually bought this knife from the commercial I still have the dang thing. He bought the fact one from the commercial with the sharpening stone and sheath and it has a small "survival" kit in the handle. That is hilariously ironic. Hahahahaha
that knife bring s back so many memories, I was a teenager in the 80s and was really into ninjas and martial arts movies, that knife was in the back of soldier of fortune and ninja magazines, when I had it as a kid I felt like such a bad ass, thank goodness I never had to rely on it! Lol , awesome memories though, excellent video review, I'm putting it on my vhs tapes along with my copy of Rambo:1st blood!
I bought several of these at flea markets and gas stations back in the 80s ,either $5 or $7 each ,they were the best ..when you were a kid... it's awesome to see them again..
Thanks for the memories. I was in the Army when those things came out and a lot of the guys would get them. One field exercise was the life span of the knife. they quickly became embarrassing to own, let alone carry.
I had one of these as a kid. Used it at Boy Scout camp one year. Looked awesome, performed like you'd expect. I will say that the split rings held the ends of the saw cord, though in use, it broke after getting 3/4 of the way through a sapling. I must've had the deluxe version, I had 5 matches and some fishing line in mine.
Where can I buy it today the one from the 80s?
Dude, not sure how you made this video with a straight face. I'd be cracking up the entire time.