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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- A brief rundown on different tracker knives including Tops Tom Brown Tracker, Weyland Tracker, Poshland, Warivo, and Knife Knation’s Tracker Knife. This is the first video in a series on using and selecting them based on quality and budget..
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Weyland Tracker Knife
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Poshland Tracker Knife
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Knife Knation Tracker Knife (the one I customized)
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Tops Tom Brown Tracker Knife
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Warivo Tracker Knife
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The Tom Brown Tracker Knife is great. I bought mine after seeing the movie The Hunted back in 2003 and it cost me $499 at the time as well as waiting 5 months for delivery.
Gotta love a video that starts with a banjo
I was lucky to be directed to this video and your other longer work with the Weyland! I was ready to go with the Tom Brown and suck up the extra money , but you've given me a lot of food for thought... and just plain helpful info on both videos so thank you!
Hey my brother! Thank you for the feedback! It’s a knife you will love!
One of my oldest friends from the Marine Corps gave me an original tracker and I still keep it. I don't carry it around too much since I'm in the city now.
I don't have a problem dropping good money on a knife IF I'm gonna use it. While I've wanted a TB Tracker since seeing The Hunted I just never really thought I'd use it that much. Now that Weyland looks pretty darn close to the original & at that price it's worth giving it a shot to see if it's something I want to invest more money in. Thanks for the great videos.
Hey my brother you are welcome and thank you for watching and commenting! I have a review on the Weyland and that should give you a good idea if it’s worth your time, I test it pretty rigorously!
@@gustifer0311 I watched that one too! It was definitely the deciding factor for me. I actually just hit "order" & it'll be here tomorrow.
@@jkukurugya that’s awesome my man! Hope you enjoy it! I’m repairing mine right now! I damaged it on a belt grinder so I’ll be making a video on how to repair it for numbskulls like me soon lol!
I have the Weyland and have used it. Very good tracker, built well and has held up. The sheath is actually nice
Tom Brown stole the design and screwed a lot of people over along the way to the Tops iteration. Robb Russon of Utah knifeworks has proof that Tom Brown stole his [Robb] design. Robb Russon is the progenitor of the now infamous tracker knife. His son Mark is now producing the original model that was contracted by Tom...
Michael thanks for watching and commenting! I recently watched an interview with Rob Russon! I did so after making this video! Needless to say I was sick to my stomach! Thanks you for sharing this in the comments, it will be a subject I touch on in my upcoming review on the Tom Brown Tracker! I think when I talk about that section, it’s going to get me a lot of flak and I may upset a lot of people! Please stick around and help me out in the comments when I release that video!
I just got my Russon , and I highly recommend it! Nuff Said’
@@robertrhinehart4779 that’s awesome! I reached out to Mark to see if he would be interested in letting me review his knife! Hopefully he’ll reply soon!
Well said
@Gus Wolf glad you have, its so sad to see things like that going on in the community
In the movie The Hunted, I always wanted to find a version of the tracker knife the main character Aaron Hallam made with a piece of scrap metal toward the end of the movie.
That knife was made by a specific knife maker . When I think of his name I’ll reach out
David R Beck made the one seen in the movie. The original design was by Rob Russon in the 80s, whom Tom Brown stole the design from and gave no credit.
I'm in the market for a tracker, your video was very helpful and informative, thanks Gus!....looking forward to your future knife assessment videos
Glad you are in the market Doug! Make sure you check out the Budget Tracker video that is releasing today at 1200pm Eastern! It’s a long one but the scenery is good!
Go to Utah Knife Works get the survivor tracker better than the cheap overpriced topps brand
I have one from Bark River thats pretty good and the one from TM Hunt M 18 neither one has the saw but thats fine I always have a dedicated saw. Thanks for the Video.
I see you're a fellow marine GG I like your perspective on this subject I had the original one when it first came out and it got stollen I just ordered another one finally they had it 199 I've never seen the price drop on it before but my original I had accidently chopped throw a nail on a piece of wood and realized how well it was made. subbed to you now thank you.
Where bouts in Tennessee? I used to live in Boone, NC, in the 1980's as a kid. My Mom taught at the college there. I was all over those mountains on dirt bikes! Wonderful place that area, eish I could get back there someday.
Chattanooga area
oh yeah, know it and love it! Beautiful place, God's country. @@gustifer0311
My Tommy Tracker survived batoning and grew stronger somehow and prying that made my K Bar Kukri have a loose handle
I bought the warivo. Waiting on the Weyland in the mail
That’s awesome! You will thoroughly enjoy both! In getting ready to do a video on customizing a Warivo!
@@gustifer0311 I can’t wait to see it
I want one purely because of ’The Hunted’ 😂.
Love the knife, this might be a stupid question but is there a trick to getting it back in the sheath in the scout position in the small of the back or is it just practice? Never seems easy. 0311.
Awesome stuff man and I feel like your the only guy doing this that's really in tune with the reality that $250 is a boatload of cash when your talking about a knife. It's great that it'll cut a sandwich but will it make it for you as well.? Thanks for the cool knives and the reality check.
mason thank you so much for the kind words! There are a lot of folks out there that do in deed need a reality check! 250 can buy a daggone pistol or mossberg 500 lol ( well it used to). THere are plenty more to come and in the next couple days youll be excited to see an in depth review on the Weyland Tracker knife. Ive been out in the woods with it all day and will start editing it tonight!
@@gustifer0311 as you rise up you won't have time to reply like this and it will become impossible to remember everyone and I totally get that. Buy if you remember the idea that 2-300 bucks is alot o money it will serve you well sir. Alot of us out here have and will do it but you know man ,I mean cmon some or most reviewers act like it's nothing. If you work at a dealership it's no biggie to drive a caddie . Your likely to get to that point and I hope you do man! Ditch that luck and hone your skill brother! Good days are still to be had
@@masonlemons113 again wise and kind words! Ill keep it real my brother! I think it will be sometime before i get big on here, im gonna have to seriously work on my editing but thats a skill ill hone as I go! STay tuned!
how does the weight of the weyland feel vs the toms?
Thanks for the vid. Been wanting a Tracker Knife for up here in the back country of Vermont. But all these tracker knives on Etsy. These sellers advertise razor sharp. I'm just so hesitant. I want to see a paper test to see how "razor" sharp they say it is.
The original is made from D2 steel if I remember correctly. I go back any forth in my head on whether I'd like one in D2 or Tops's 1095.
You are correct, Mark Russon’s tracker was made from D2. He just released his original that he gave to Tom Brown back in 1982.
Nice rune-work
Waiting for the t2 tracker.
I'll do a video when it arrives
I would love to get my hands on one of those Russon trackers!
Do you know anyone who makes a kydex sheath for the Weyland tracker knife?
They have to pass the throwing test. Gotta keep that boredom away.😂 Got those notifications turned on now.❤🤘🏼😎
Well if you tape them up good enough and they don’t rattle too much after missing a big oak it passes 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice brother! Keep ‘em coming.
Btw whats the biggest one available?
Waiting on my Tom Brown T2. 300 isnt bad. Ive got knives worth 4000 and over. Im far from well off financially im just a blade addict.
Nice video. You might like some of my videos.
Brother I will check those out!!!
@@gustifer0311 I hope you enjoy brother
Shhiiiieeeet Boy- 4000$! You’re way out of my league!
Don't forget about boker's tracker knife..dale Wenger blade..legendary brother ..it's pretty amazing 🤷...it destroys the wayland
I cant find it anymore ..i am from belgium ..would like to have the black tom brown tracker knife #1
Imho the bark river version works the best for me,I carry a folding wood stove and splitting wood is a must.brkt doesn’t have a saw back which makes life easier.
I haven’t tried that one yet brother, so I’m gonna have to pick one up. Thank you for letting me know about that.! Thanks for watching and commenting my friend!
@@gustifer0311 hope u weren’t offended by my comment.ive owned every version of the tracker excluding the Dave beck original.bark did a genuine copy with slight changes but can’t say I’ve had a better knife than it.solid 4 years of daily use when I lived in the woods.i now know what a proper “survival “ tool is.
@@ariadanzig434 not at all my brother! I love it when people share their insight and experiences! We are all here to learn! Welcome to the channel my friend hope to see more of you here!
@@gustifer0311 if u like trackers u really need the bark river version man problem with most others is the saw back hand to heart this blade changed my life for better.tho I’d recommend a £10 piece of kidex for a better sheath option.
Probably should have picked a simpler design, but I'm grinding out my first knife now, tracker inspired.
That’s awesome dude I would love to see some photos of what you come up with!
@@gustifer0311 I'll have some photos when I get it and a horizontal carry sheath finished.
Great video! New subscriber
Hey thank you my brother and welcome! Trying to finish up our tracker series next week and then I will be on to survival and combat knives! Getting ready to drop a customization and bluing video soon! Thanks for watching and commenting!
what's the symbol on the sheath? looks familiar but i can't place it.
@@acerock013 which sheath partner? The Weyland?
The hunted , what a movie
Just watched it ! Love it!
No dave beck wsk?
Would love to get one!
@@gustifer0311 maybe you can borrow mine for a video
Are these knives sold in Canada?? 🤔🧐
As long as Amazon will ship them :)
Gave you tried the jeo tec model 51 on Amazon
I have not, I have seen a couple of them on there though!
nice lightning bolts on that handle of your first knife, wonder what that means?.....
I think it means ol' Gus is a scumbag.
It means "don't be a beta"
Its a Nazi symbol lol look it up son.
Not held any tracker knife, but just looking at these, the Boker one might be better,,
🤔🔪🤔
it's a fake when it's not build in america?
I like your position on that!
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.....actually Tom Brown stole the design from Rob Russen. If you ever actually used one, you'll realize the Topps is actually too thick and useless. Thinner and hollow grind actually works.
They're girthy enough but I don't want to sharpen that
It’s not that bad brother! I’m gonna do a video soon on making a sharpener out of a dowel Rod and sand paper :)
I almost bought the weyland!!!!...Wayland!!!!.... then I noticed the shorter bevel on the tip. It looks weetarded.
Then u almost went with another 10inch with the hook also in D2 BUT it was 8cr1...and Just NAMED D2 steel blade not actual D2. Smh.... I'm goi g with another actual D2 it's 10 inch and 62 bucks ...... be careful yall. Goodluck
I like the Tom Brown Tracker but i'd never buy one .
I will get one of those Weylands just because the Price , size and it's made with 65MN and not 420 or 440, the 65MN is a good comparison with 1065 .
Awesome brother! Use the associate link I put in the video! Amazon will give me a small kickback I can put towards other knives! Thanks for watching commenting and your support! More tracker videos to come!
I carry a Tops D Fly 4.5 as my edc belt knife, just can’t beat Tops👍🏻
I’ve been thinking about that Tops Back packer Bowie!
@@gustifer0311 I wouldn’t mind that one either!
I don't get this knife design ..
It does a poor job of a hatchet ..
It does a poor job of a knife ..
It does nothing decent ..
It's a bad ass looking knife that doesn't
do anything very well ..
Get a heavy duty knife like a Becker or Ontario
and your ahead of the game ..
Survival Lily's APO 1 is a pretty good knife
design made from good material ..
AUS 8 with G-10 handles ..
She also sells a Tracker knife if you want that look ..
For the price of a "Tracker" knife you could have a hatchet and a pretty good fixed blade conventional knife ..
Absolutely
The Tracker knife was actually designed by Rob Russon, and tom brown junior took the design and had it made elsewhere so he could get a bigger profit,,.. shame on him,, 😱😡😡
Ugh, that awful Pakistan knife. The steel is probably not hardened and would break or bend under any use
It’s definitely cool for looking in the kitchen. I would not trust my life on it.
I have the weyland tracker and for the price its a beast also for the best authentic tracker get you a UKW survivor tracker straight from the source the family Russon not that cheap overpriced toppsknock off
Btw whats the biggest one available?
Are these knives sold in Canada?? 🤔🧐
Btw whats the biggest one available?
Btw whats the biggest one available?