FC5 Firecraft Knife vs TOPS Brothers of Bushcraft Fieldcraft
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ส.ค. 2023
- Every knife has a specific purpose, but which knife is the best for making fires, cutting feather sticks, striking a ferro rod, and using for a bow drill? I detail what I think is the best firemaking knife in this video.
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Just got my FC5 this year! I absolutely love it. I use the M1 backpacker as a pocket fixed blade to pair with it.
Even without me making an appearance, great video Brotha!
Good choice. I’ve had the Survive Knives GSO5 for years in 3v. Out of the many knives I own, it would be my go to without a doubt despite my more recent purchase of the 5.1 (same but with a choil) in Magnacut. I too have the Becker Bk2 as my dedicated “truck knife”.
Great minds think alike!
"...intimate..." Love it. Great video...thanks!
Glad you liked it.
Hey there, new subscriber here. I've had my fc5 for approximately 2 months and it's by far my favourite. I took the sharpening angle from 19 to 24 and it's even better. Plus a lifetime warranty? No questions and excellent choice 👍
Good to know. Thanks for chiming in.
One issue I dont get is "batoning". Surely if it is supposed to be a knife for fire making it should be a good tool to baton with but it doesnt look like it would be with that flat grind. I dont normally baton with a knife but then again I dont have any dedicated "firecraft" knives.
A couple of comments again:
2:37 "... I'm just going to use a hatchet.." But that means another tool. I'm struggling a little to understand the concept of this fire-making knife. It has the grind for a good bushcrafting knife, but the shape of a small survival knife. These days most similar knives come with 90deg spines, so they can all be used with ferro-rods. Personally, I don't like the groove in the spine, and I don't think it improves the amount of sparks obtained on a strike there.
2:50 Bow drill divot: that is a very personal requirement, and as you say not many people would see that as essential. I don't, as I would never be in a situation to have to use a bow drill to make a fire. There are just too many other, far more efficient ways of starting a fire. A better solution is to plan and prepare better in the first place.
Choil: Hmm I have a knife with a choil, and I've never liked using that knife. As long as my finger can be close to that inner work area of the blade I can do close work (ie no or narrow ricasso). I have a Cold Steel Trail Master and can do some pretty neat feathersticks when I set my mind to it. Other knives are better, but I can do it with the TM, which has a finger guard which makes it very safe to use close up. I would mostly carry the TM attached to a pack, but I have a dangler sheath, so I can belt up if the going looks like heavy going. Great knife!
This Firecraft knife does look like a very good knife, and I'm sure will sell well.
Another really good outdoors knife is the CS SRK - the benchmark knife for survival types knives. If I had to choose a carry-all-day belt knife, that would be it.
By the way, have you heard about the new Victorinox Venture series of bushcraft knives? Might be worth a looksee and another video. It's not a survival or camp knife, but a real bushcraft knife, but turns out to be a pretty good all-rounder too.
I like your videos, and the fact that you engage with commenters, so I've subscribed!
Cheers mate!
The choil can also act as a bit of a finger guard. I do like this FC5 because it’s great for both tinkering around a campfire but also working in a camp kitchen. It suits my camping needs well that way. For sure, the bow drill is a bit of an entertainment factor for people who make this kind of thing their hobby.
I’ll check out the TM, but I also need to make some other Prepper content before TH-cam fully categorizes me as a knife channel. Thanks for the feedback!
@@survivedoomsday Don't forget that Victorinox Venture fixed blade bushcraft knife!
I need to make a list of all the knives...
@@survivedoomsday 🤣🤣 That'll be a loooong list!
I have the BOB knife and agree with your assessment. I've used it to start a fire with a bow drill, which is nice that you don't have to make your own bearing block. Other than that the striker on the base is shit. Other than that though I do like it.
I've never tried the firestarting knife, but it looks superior when it comes to making a fire. Good review!