This sort of video is why I’m subbed to you. That’s a great idea for a journal, I will have to use that! Glad to see the two of uses overcoming the distance!
Michael, coming from an enthusiastic knife guy: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE HELLGAP!! The James Brand makes very mediocre-at-best products in general, but the Hellgap is especially bad. They make sure good looking stuff, but that's about it :)
Dude, Stirling is the best! I live about an hour from their brick and mortar location! You can go and check out their whole production and the owners are soo nice. Never thought I’d see a local Arkansas company on the snail! Totally cool and love your work man!!
I am much older than you, but I truly love your content, your sense of humor and above all being genuine and not fake nor pretentious. Keep it up Michael 👍
It’s not entirely genuine, TH-camrs receive free products not out of the kindness of a company’s heart (such a thing doesn’t really exist lol). They get them in the hopes that the TH-camr will feel obligated to give the brand a shoutout and that the product will show up in the background of or be worn in videos. These are subtle forms of advertising. Since this guy is a businessman, he probably knows this, so his compliments are less about gratitude and more about giving the donors what they want.
@@protocetid I understand, I'm not that naive. What I am saying I feel he-as a person- is a genuine guy, down to earth. For instance his mate on theo and Harris is full of himself and it's obvious.
@@mbessio He could be, I only watched like 3 of his videos. But don't forget how many famous people have an on camera persona that is dissimilar their true personality, their true selves are revealed when met in person, by inside sources or in scandals. Never meet your heroes is a saying for a reason, celebrity worship is silly.
Thank you for mentioning that opinel spoon upgrade. I've been looking for a light and small spoon solution for camping for ages and since I bring the opinel anyways I'll give that a shot
I'm right there with you on the Opinel! I live in France, and these things are available everywhere: supermarkets, tobacco shops, garden shops, sporting good stores...and yeah, they run like 10€. They even have rounded-tip knives for kids. The steel keeps an edge for a super long time. The museum is about an hour from my house, and I'm planning to visit it this weekend. Enjoy your time in Denmark!!
First, congratulations on 5 years with Taylor! Second, or maybe third, I am ordering that fork knife and spoon set, that's amazing, The number I didn't pick last time, I was just looking at that bag company, Bleu de Chauffe, put it off as I have a lot of bags, but now, somehow, I'm on their site again.
Happy anniversary to my favorite metal slug🎉🎉🎉. Btw, I’ve been watching your videos for around 5 years as well. So maybe it’s our anniversary as well, swoon😊. Anyways have fun in Denmark duder.
I loved the video but I came here to comment that the ad reads were the most entertaining I've seen in a while and I actually didn't skip ahead for once because of that. Thanks for keeping it fun and interesting!
Just watched the denim video, excited to see you are getting in to knives. If you ever want to know more about them I'd be happy to help. Been in the industry for many years. Cheers.🤙
That is so cool, that you work in the watch industry! And I say this, because I am totally blind I have no vision whatsoever. I have been blind for the last seven years and I always enjoyed wearing a nice watch but now my issue is they do have watches for the blind, but They are a very, very poor quality. It would be nice if one of the manufactures would try to solve this issue it should be waterproof. It should have a quality leather band and it must talk of course. They do make the talking watch is an analog and digital, so this would be interesting if you could try to tackle this issue. Thank you once again.
The Timex Iron Man would be a perfect platform. Also, the G-Shock would be a great platform. Both of them have analog and digital platforms. That would be perfect. This would be a great starting point.
Hey Michael, Thanks for your interesting content. The spelling of your French postman bag was not obvious for me to find in your write up. How is it spelled exactly? Thanks so much.
Love Stirling. I just started using their shaving cream. They have some inspired smells. I don’t know what on Earth inspired the “Ben Franklin” scent but surely something did, because it is crazy. Not necessarily crazy good, not crazy bad, just crazy. It’s an interesting experience.
Ahhh well I’ve spent the last day binge watching your channel. One of the TH-cam channels I wish had infinite videos. Can’t rush perfection I guess - cheers!
Great video as always! I thought fountain pens would be right up your street, but I saw that yellow rollerball at 2:39 ! A Lamy Safari is a great starting point but if you want to keep things local, Noodlers does interesting ink and Esterbrook, originally from New Jersey, has been brought back to life recently
Switched from Opinel to an Antonini Old Bear, never looked back, just superior where it matter, the lock, ,never even thought this would close on my hand, but Opinel, always, through multiple examples, would work itself loose on even the lightest work. My wallet is a Vulkit, it looks like leather, feels like leather, hell it even smells like leather, but it's thinner, and has 2 quick access slots for cards or folded cash, and all of it has wireless protection for your cash cards. Got a Casio G-Shock too, but one of the ones where the characters are white, while the background is black, as I find that far easier to read, and is easier to read in dark lighting, even without activating the back light. I just have a small set of steel cutlery from IKEA (Also some steel straws and chopsticks), I feel and experience has shown me, that having cutlery that is purpose built is better than trying to make other tools work as cutlery, funnily enough they are the best cutlery I have, even though I got it all from IKEA, apart from kitchen knives, which were Aldi / Lidl, and my steak knives which are Lagioule.
Don’t get too “into” knife steel would be my advice. I thought I needed high class knife steel. “Good” knife steel tends to be hard to sharpen and not worth the price or effort. Something you can sharpen easily is better. Edit: Like the Opinel. Or a Victorinox. The latest, greatest knife steel tends to be more brittle, hard to sharpen and doesn’t always have the same corrosion resistance. Don’t get me wrong. I still have some modern knives with flashy steel but it in no way makes the knife more usable or dictates what I have in my pocket (today, a Vicorinox Rambler on my car keys. So small it’s barely there but does most things I need).
Knife steel is a huge rabbit hole. There’s the blade material itself, the heat treat on the steel, and then the type of grind on the blade in conjunction with the actual edge angle. When it comes down to it, I completely agree that the flashy steels in a lot of high end modern knives are cool and can definitely boost performance, I have found that ease of maintenance has become the most important aspect of a knife steel for me.
Taylor's pronunciation is almost perfect, you can tell she does know french well it is like 98% there My only tips (for those who REALLY want to nail it 100% for some reasons) is on the "bleu" word: close the sound just a bit more. anglos speakers tend to make a very open sound. If your mouth does the same shape as when pronouncing "blue" then it is probably slightly off. If it helps, imagine you are directing the sound in a direction, and aim for the floor. These closed sound are in my opinion what betray even the most fluent anglophone most of the time. (but don't worry too much about "A" or "O" sounds like in "Chauffe", no matter how you say it, it will probably match an accent somewhere in France) Anyway, again very good pronunciation and I wouldn't mention it if it wasn't on topic!
Dude you're awesome and the editing is probably the top .1% on youtube. Its crazy I even had a dream that I found your place/appartment complex and I was just standing outside looking in while you were recording a video. It was wild and hella random but I guess your videos made that much of an impact on me to dream about it. lol
I love Denmark lol while you're there you should take the train to Malmo and Lund, no more than 45 min away and you get to see a bit of Sweden! Safe travels bro
Knives can be nice but decades of knive crime in Scotland means even being caught outside with a 3 inch blade on a multi tool ( without probable work usage) can result in prosecution ( police discretion if they believe it’s for work) I have some opinel garden tools and cutlery and they are awesome
@K.M.V S our (Canada) knife laws aren't really that bad, they just can't be used for self defense, no autos, no balisongs, no gravity knives. The big thing is that CBSA is super weird about importing knives. I had my Chris Reeve Large Inkosi seized because they thought it was a gravity knife. Worked several months for an appeal for that thing because no chance I'm forfeiting a $700 CAD knife.
In NYC your pretty limited to what you can carry based on blade size and locking mechanisms. All autos are illegal in NY, you can own them just can’t carry them. In the city though if your caught with any sort of flipper or semi auto mechanism It’s probably going to get confiscated. Up here in the ADK we can have under a 4” blade while carrying as long as it’s not an auto mechanism. I have a civivi KI-V mini to make sure my carry is legal where ever I go, of course we could all just carry a Swiss Army knife. Edit: NY State also does not want you carrying any sort of gravity deploying knife.
Laughing at this because i use very similar items. For knife i opted for the french douk douk instead of the opinel and camera is a fujica 801. Also boots.
Strange, I was watching Theo and Harris and I could’ve swore you said you were married. Enjoy Denmark. We were stationed at the embassy there for three years.
what the hell is a myoozayuhm?
i knew this would come but i never knew it’d come so fast
@@TheIronSnail that's what she said
Mewzaahm
@@tragikk03 оооо
@@TheIronSnailis there a list of Victoria and Alberta Best designed items in history, you got me curious and upon googling I can't find it.
hello everyone, don’t worry my apartment is clean now
That James brand knife is real nice but I understand NYC has strict knife laws. You might want to check on those if you haven't already.
I’m glad its clean
How’s the poison ivy?
Good job on the clean up! Now you can go outside😂
This sort of video is why I’m subbed to you. That’s a great idea for a journal, I will have to use that! Glad to see the two of uses overcoming the distance!
I've got a Bleu de Chauffe canvas tote. I get so many compliments on it and the size/lack of pockets means it gets a lot of use.
Michael, coming from an enthusiastic knife guy: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE HELLGAP!! The James Brand makes very mediocre-at-best products in general, but the Hellgap is especially bad. They make sure good looking stuff, but that's about it :)
An esee instead maybe.
@@kasper6873 I think for the aesthetics and functionality that he's looking for, something like Daily Customs or a Chris Reeve Backpacker
spyderco shaman is a pretty stellar one
@@Get_Splooshed it is for sure, I just don't think a Shaman is super Michael Kristy style
Go for the Bradford Guardian 3! An amazing knife, small enough to Cary around everywhere and cuts apples like you wouldn’t even believe
whats the wool jacket your wearing? :)
Congratulations on the 5 years with Taylor! 🎉
Dude, Stirling is the best! I live about an hour from their brick and mortar location! You can go and check out their whole production and the owners are soo nice. Never thought I’d see a local Arkansas company on the snail! Totally cool and love your work man!!
Visit Brund when you’re in CPH. Lots of denim and really nice clothes. Big recommendation!
Happy 5 years. The 5 year diary is such a cool idea. Cheers
I am much older than you, but I truly love your content, your sense of humor and above all being genuine and not fake nor pretentious.
Keep it up Michael 👍
It’s not entirely genuine, TH-camrs receive free products not out of the kindness of a company’s heart (such a thing doesn’t really exist lol). They get them in the hopes that the TH-camr will feel obligated to give the brand a shoutout and that the product will show up in the background of or be worn in videos. These are subtle forms of advertising. Since this guy is a businessman, he probably knows this, so his compliments are less about gratitude and more about giving the donors what they want.
@@protocetid I understand, I'm not that naive. What I am saying I feel he-as a person- is a genuine guy, down to earth. For instance his mate on theo and Harris is full of himself and it's obvious.
@@mbessio He could be, I only watched like 3 of his videos. But don't forget how many famous people have an on camera persona that is dissimilar their true personality, their true selves are revealed when met in person, by inside sources or in scandals. Never meet your heroes is a saying for a reason, celebrity worship is silly.
I've had a carter and an opinel for years now, love them!
Congrats to 5 years! Looking forward to the release of the jacket. You’re vibe always brings joy to my day!
Thank you for mentioning that opinel spoon upgrade. I've been looking for a light and small spoon solution for camping for ages and since I bring the opinel anyways I'll give that a shot
love the jacket in the video; if you don't mind sharing, what is the brand and name of the jacket, and where could i get one?
I'm right there with you on the Opinel! I live in France, and these things are available everywhere: supermarkets, tobacco shops, garden shops, sporting good stores...and yeah, they run like 10€. They even have rounded-tip knives for kids. The steel keeps an edge for a super long time. The museum is about an hour from my house, and I'm planning to visit it this weekend. Enjoy your time in Denmark!!
Great video! That Bleu de Chauffe bag looks so good. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Does the Carrot link not work for anyone else? I really want to know what the shirt is he is wearing in the video
Love your overshirt in this video. Interested to know where you got it! Love the essentials/EDC
I too have an opinion knife. Great quality at a great price.
look up Holtz Leather Co for wallets! I have had one of their card holders for like two years, and I love it!
I've been using my Opinel No. 8 for 13 years. Has developed a nice patina on the wood, and the metal is blackened to prevent rust.
I’ve got that same Return of the Jedi glass! One day I’ll complete my set of those and the Empire glasses.
First, congratulations on 5 years with Taylor! Second, or maybe third, I am ordering that fork knife and spoon set, that's amazing, The number I didn't pick last time, I was just looking at that bag company, Bleu de Chauffe, put it off as I have a lot of bags, but now, somehow, I'm on their site again.
Best item in this video: decorative wooden screen-like thing behind the bed. What is that and where can I get one?
Oh this is awesome!! Thanks you for the shout mention! It’s an honor to be included! (Me: Bronson Leatherworks)
Look at all that wall organization. SOMEONE is getting efficient (old vlog callback). Another excellent video!
“Getting ice cream in Concord Massachusetts” I know exactly where you were going man 🤣
Just here to say your writing (or off the cuff) is so enjoyable. Thanks for making these videos. I have laughed twice already.
SO ENTERTAINING, always amazes me like your editing makes a video so "simple" into a must watch
holy shit, yeah that french bag is stunning. I absolutely love how refined but rough it is.
aagh, alas, no silver hardware! as much as I love brass as a metal, for personal fashion I try to stick to silver metals.
Happy anniversary to my favorite metal slug🎉🎉🎉. Btw, I’ve been watching your videos for around 5 years as well. So maybe it’s our anniversary as well, swoon😊. Anyways have fun in Denmark duder.
I hope you enjoy your knife journey!
Spoiler alert: He can live without all of these things.
No, he'll die without his hipster goods.
Your videos are so entertaining. Keep it up man. Safe travels to Europe.
Thanks for the thoughts on midori! I went with the Travelers Notebook system and like it a lot. You need a Kaweco Sport Pen Togo with that notebook!
i got a wallet from popov leather i had it for about a year now and i love it and the patina looks great
I loved the video but I came here to comment that the ad reads were the most entertaining I've seen in a while and I actually didn't skip ahead for once because of that. Thanks for keeping it fun and interesting!
4:09 please share the name of this stacked wastebin, cannot access the carrot link anymore.
ayyyy dude. i think we are due for a new version of this. thanks. also ur killin it
Just watched the denim video, excited to see you are getting in to knives. If you ever want to know more about them I'd be happy to help. Been in the industry for many years. Cheers.🤙
Awesome videos and stories! Also Nice return of the Jedi Burger King cup, one of my favorites.
That is so cool, that you work in the watch industry! And I say this, because I am totally blind I have no vision whatsoever. I have been blind for the last seven years and I always enjoyed wearing a nice watch but now my issue is they do have watches for the blind, but They are a very, very poor quality. It would be nice if one of the manufactures would try to solve this issue it should be waterproof. It should have a quality leather band and it must talk of course. They do make the talking watch is an analog and digital, so this would be interesting if you could try to tackle this issue. Thank you once again.
The Timex Iron Man would be a perfect platform. Also, the G-Shock would be a great platform. Both of them have analog and digital platforms. That would be perfect. This would be a great starting point.
Hey Michael - What is the overshirt you are wearing in this video?
HOW ARE YOU SO CREATIVE WITH YOUR VIDEOS, I LOVE IT
love the explorer
Greetings from Poland. Love your videos!
Hey Michael, Thanks for your interesting content. The spelling of your French postman bag was not obvious for me to find in your write up. How is it spelled exactly? Thanks so much.
I thought Viberg 145 got discontinued. Im looking foword to see your take on them. That chair is fier you have there
Love your videos!!
Congrats on the anniversary!
Concord Massachusetts!! I'm from there!!! What were you in Concord for?! Did you go to Bedford farms?? Let me know!!!
Love Stirling. I just started using their shaving cream. They have some inspired smells. I don’t know what on Earth inspired the “Ben Franklin” scent but surely something did, because it is crazy. Not necessarily crazy good, not crazy bad, just crazy. It’s an interesting experience.
Ahhh well I’ve spent the last day binge watching your channel. One of the TH-cam channels I wish had infinite videos. Can’t rush perfection I guess - cheers!
"My first favorite thing is this knife from The James Brand... to be honest I don't know that much about knives"
Checks out.
Great video as always! I thought fountain pens would be right up your street, but I saw that yellow rollerball at 2:39 ! A Lamy Safari is a great starting point but if you want to keep things local, Noodlers does interesting ink and Esterbrook, originally from New Jersey, has been brought back to life recently
Started with knives, my first hobby dive lol great vid and happy anniversary!
Postman bag goes hard. Might have to snag one up😅
I KNEW I RECOGNISED YA. Theo & Harris the totally unbiased rapport of vintage watches
I bought two Leica M4P's in 1981after my first year as a photojournalist. Used them forever! I think I paid $525 for each new body.
10:11 the hole you use in the left strip is lower than the right one, it drives me crazy, for your information :)
Switched from Opinel to an Antonini Old Bear, never looked back, just superior where it matter, the lock, ,never even thought this would close on my hand, but Opinel, always, through multiple examples, would work itself loose on even the lightest work.
My wallet is a Vulkit, it looks like leather, feels like leather, hell it even smells like leather, but it's thinner, and has 2 quick access slots for cards or folded cash, and all of it has wireless protection for your cash cards.
Got a Casio G-Shock too, but one of the ones where the characters are white, while the background is black, as I find that far easier to read, and is easier to read in dark lighting, even without activating the back light.
I just have a small set of steel cutlery from IKEA (Also some steel straws and chopsticks), I feel and experience has shown me, that having cutlery that is purpose built is better than trying to make other tools work as cutlery, funnily enough they are the best cutlery I have, even though I got it all from IKEA, apart from kitchen knives, which were Aldi / Lidl, and my steak knives which are Lagioule.
How did I never know you had your own channel! First time viewing. Subbed. Going to buy an Opinel. 😎👍🏼
Don’t get too “into” knife steel would be my advice. I thought I needed high class knife steel. “Good” knife steel tends to be hard to sharpen and not worth the price or effort. Something you can sharpen easily is better.
Edit: Like the Opinel. Or a Victorinox. The latest, greatest knife steel tends to be more brittle, hard to sharpen and doesn’t always have the same corrosion resistance. Don’t get me wrong. I still have some modern knives with flashy steel but it in no way makes the knife more usable or dictates what I have in my pocket (today, a Vicorinox Rambler on my car keys. So small it’s barely there but does most things I need).
Knife steel is a huge rabbit hole. There’s the blade material itself, the heat treat on the steel, and then the type of grind on the blade in conjunction with the actual edge angle. When it comes down to it, I completely agree that the flashy steels in a lot of high end modern knives are cool and can definitely boost performance, I have found that ease of maintenance has become the most important aspect of a knife steel for me.
Taylor's pronunciation is almost perfect, you can tell she does know french well it is like 98% there
My only tips (for those who REALLY want to nail it 100% for some reasons) is on the "bleu" word: close the sound just a bit more. anglos speakers tend to make a very open sound. If your mouth does the same shape as when pronouncing "blue" then it is probably slightly off.
If it helps, imagine you are directing the sound in a direction, and aim for the floor. These closed sound are in my opinion what betray even the most fluent anglophone most of the time. (but don't worry too much about "A" or "O" sounds like in "Chauffe", no matter how you say it, it will probably match an accent somewhere in France)
Anyway, again very good pronunciation and I wouldn't mention it if it wasn't on topic!
Quality video 👌🏽👌🏽
did you jump in with the crown unscrewed??
What type of TV is that? It’s super cool!
What jacket are you wearing in this video? Just watched your jacket collection vid, but don't think it was included there 😓
Your videos are so well put together man.
The " I like small rectangular things that fit in my hands" is so relatable
Whats the sweater you're wearing in the thumbnail? Cant find it on the carrot link
Whoops! Good catch! LL Bean roll neck!
Man. I’m such a fan of your video and the development of each section. Keep up the outstanding work!
5 years?! Propose already! 😊
love the OP
As a knife person who recently became a fan I suggest you buy a Chris Reeves Sebenza 21 or 31
Who makes your grey overshirt please?
What model is your Explorer? Looking to get one myself and am thinking 114270...
what is the watch you're wearing throughout the video? the golden with the leather strap?
Okay. Nice bag. But why is one of the strap buckles in a lower hole than the other? It's bothering my OCD and I wish you would change it
Yeah I'm almost 4 years old, but congrats with Taylor!
Dude you're awesome and the editing is probably the top .1% on youtube. Its crazy I even had a dream that I found your place/appartment complex and I was just standing outside looking in while you were recording a video. It was wild and hella random but I guess your videos made that much of an impact on me to dream about it. lol
I love Denmark lol while you're there you should take the train to Malmo and Lund, no more than 45 min away and you get to see a bit of Sweden! Safe travels bro
Congratulations to you two! ❤
why is taylor in denmark? ldr is tough as heckkk
Just saw another guy with a Serif. This merits a subscription
Knives can be nice but decades of knive crime in Scotland means even being caught outside with a 3 inch blade on a multi tool ( without probable work usage) can result in prosecution ( police discretion if they believe it’s for work) I have some opinel garden tools and cutlery and they are awesome
@K.M.V S our (Canada) knife laws aren't really that bad, they just can't be used for self defense, no autos, no balisongs, no gravity knives. The big thing is that CBSA is super weird about importing knives. I had my Chris Reeve Large Inkosi seized because they thought it was a gravity knife. Worked several months for an appeal for that thing because no chance I'm forfeiting a $700 CAD knife.
In NYC your pretty limited to what you can carry based on blade size and locking mechanisms. All autos are illegal in NY, you can own them just can’t carry them. In the city though if your caught with any sort of flipper or semi auto mechanism It’s probably going to get confiscated. Up here in the ADK we can have under a 4” blade while carrying as long as it’s not an auto mechanism. I have a civivi KI-V mini to make sure my carry is legal where ever I go, of course we could all just carry a Swiss Army knife.
Edit: NY State also does not want you carrying any sort of gravity deploying knife.
Laughing at this because i use very similar items. For knife i opted for the french douk douk instead of the opinel and camera is a fujica 801. Also boots.
Strange, I was watching Theo and Harris and I could’ve swore you said you were married. Enjoy Denmark. We were stationed at the embassy there for three years.
You shoot film? Do you post your pics somewhere?
Yo, what's the shirt you're wearing? It looks super nice. It wasn't in the Carrot link.
Nothing like a nice slim leather wallet 👌
I just fucking love your videos mate. congrats on 5 years !
Do you develop film for the Leica?
just curious what happened to the explorer when you jumped in the water?
What app are you using to draw on the iPad?
Congrats on 5 years. Time to do a Work watch excursion videos from Denmark and showcase all the Scandy watch makers.....
Let’s get this man a benchmade
Where did your tv come from?
This Makes The Hood Go Crazy