My TOP 5 Survival Knives and Why I Chose Them: Knives & Tools for Wilderness Survival
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- I've had a chance to test out a wide array of survival knives over the years, and these are the Top 5 of all those knives I have checked out. Any of these would be a great choice for survival, but as you'll see - there can only be 1 champion. Who will it be? Check it out!
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SOLID SURVIVAL KNIVES:
1. ESEE 6 - amzn.to/2S6STGN
2. Ontario Knife Company Rat 7 - amzn.to/2NK29lr
3. Benchmade Bushcrafter - amzn.to/2LOcTga
4. TOPS Kukri - amzn.to/2LcLwgc
5. Mora Garberg - amzn.to/2Ju9W2T
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SOLID EDC KNIVES
1.CRKT Squid - amzn.to/2NL32KL
2. Benchmade Griptilian - amzn.to/2S5nx38
3. Spyderco Tenacious - amzn.to/2XAFBbz
4. Ontario Knife Company Rat 2 - amzn.to/2S7UewO
5. CRKT Fossil - amzn.to/2LOd8b4
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1. Streamlight Microstream - amzn.to/2LLGjLW
2. Olight S1R Baton 2 - amzn.to/2S42Zbe
3. Thrunite T1 - amzn.to/2LLCruh
4. Thrunite TC15 - amzn.to/2NMwXSA
5. Fenix PD35 TAC - amzn.to/2Jr95Qd
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OTHER SOLID SURVIVAL/OUTDOOR TOOLS
1. Bahco Laplander Saw - amzn.to/2LKInUo
2. Corona Folding Saw - amzn.to/2LM4r0P
3. Mechanix Gloves - amzn.to/2xGgRPF
4. Large Firesteel - amzn.to/2JvQX8d
5. Pocket Bellows - amzn.to/2S84wNG
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1. Vertx EDC Commuter Sling Bag - amzn.to/2XAGO2B
2. Maxpedition Valence Tech Sling - amzn.to/2XFU8mc
3. Vanquest Mobius - amzn.to/2LLHPO8
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5. Helikon-Tex Bail Out Bag - amzn.to/2S5nTH0
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At this moment esse 6 is my favorite wood knife
I always thought it’s was ESEE jungles with J sound not H, Lol. Great review. Thanks for sharing.
I am from Australia and I have the kukri 7 and I must say its my favorite i have had it since I watched you use one i love the feeling and how it is really multi use
My favourite is the BK9. It feels like a medium sized knife in the hand, yet it performs like a much larger knife in chopping that can also do smaller tasks extremely well! Handle is extremely comfortable for XL hands! Has a Sabre grind which in my opinion is much stronger than full flat grind! Great steel and a very beautiful knife if you find a good one that is not warped and has a straight and symmetrical grind from the factory! Thanks for the video.
I wish they made a HD version of the bk9 and 7 in 1/4 inch steel. And no skeletonized tangs.
@@rebelyell2741 Amen to those points... Thick and full tangs!
One of my favorite choppers ever is an old kukri that I found rusted to shite in an old barn. I took it and cleaned it up some and used it as a chopper, brush clearer, etc for many years. I have no idea where it originally came from. Right now I typically carry a LT Wright Genesis and my ESEE Junglas II.
I've been interior camping on fishing trips for close to 40 summers. In this time my dad, bro, friends have never needed any of these knives. What we use and take is an axe,saw, filleting knives, and Grohmann skinning knife and we all have pocket knives. I've never seen my dad need to feather stick and pre build fire tinder, baton logs.... I have seen him fillet fish, cut rope and saw branches and splitting logs was rare because the bush is full of deadfall and dry branches. Saw was for fire wood, axe was for bear defense and incase a tree fell across the ATV trail and the knives were for processing the fish and food for lunch and dinner as the majority of knife work is food related vs John Rambo stuff.
I have the Tops Kukuri and love it. I chose it because it can do the work of a hawk or hatchet with less weight to lug around. It’s no lightweight to be sure but less than the two other options for heavy chopping. El Chete was a contender too. My EDC fixed blade is a small skinner made by Dave Kaufman in Helena Montana. That little beast does everything well and has rode my belt for 20 years or so. A Benchmade Auto and a Kershaw Leek in SS for carving apples covers most tasks.
ESEE-6, being a 5'6"" with medium hand size it is a good fit and comfortable to hold. I chose this knife for it's botoning capability, finger choile for better precision cuts, and thumb jimping for control.
Becker BK7 for me. Built like a tank but not super heavy. Very comfortable handle & great steel.
SoCalPatriot also great price! I have the bk-7-16-11 soon to be 18 once that comes out all that for the price of one custom knife word
Same
bk2 is great too, but not lightweight...
Ontario Bushcraft Woodsman is the knife I use every day. I wouldn't call it a survival knife but it's brilliant at chopping due to the forward weight and is thick enough to pop open kindling, which is its main use at home. Out in the woods it makes short work of taking off side branches and chopping fairly thick wood, I also crack nuts with the side of the blade. It is by no means a perfect knife, being rather inexpensive for its size, but I just love the balance and crazy big choil which makes it very secure in hand. Teamed up with a small knife and folding saw, you're good to go.
That Bravo 4 looks really amazing!
Very nice list man! Haven't tried all of these, but definitely like the look of that Ttops Kukri and may look into that in the future. I don't have a favorite right now, as I rotate through multiple blades. I guess if i had to pick one right now, it would be either the BK2 or the Kabar Turok, possibly leaning towards the BK2 just for its general indestructibility. It can do every task i need and will be close to impossible to break.
You have some amazing set-ups with the custom sheaths. All those knives look like great choices. I want to try the kukri it also looks like a skinner with the curve. Wrist comment was on point. I use the esee 5, the Tops Tom brown tracker. Love them both, especially for batoning. Great video! I’m inspired.
Good axe
Silky saw
Multitool
SAK
Mora
Terava puuko
That's plenty of steel and capability. Chasing the ultimate knife and the greatest/next new thing is a fools errand that will end up with a lot of cash lost. Been there and done that. No more.
Agreed! One is none. So chasing the ultimate can do everything knife is a non starter. I like your list here and I have a H & B Forge Medium Camp Hawk, ESEE 6, ESEE Aspera and a Leatherman Wave and a Fiskars Powertooth 10-in Folding Pruning Saw. I plan to replace that with a Silky. This combination allows me to do a lot.
@@matts9 how awesome is the camp hawk? I live in Oregon so was thinking about getting the Shawnee or something I can also throw for fun
what axe would you recommend ? I currently have silky, multi and a mora, as I was thinking along the same lines.
Solid choices. A SAK is a good addition, I carry one in a separate belt pouch as an EDC... FWIW some of us are "collectors" or as my Old Woman says, weapon hoarders. So we buy a lot of good blades that end up hanging on the wall, just cuz...🤑
Outstanding video review. Thanks for posting. 👍👍
I use a Casstrom 10 k720 steel works well and keeps a good edge nice thickness and a great sheath.
Used weekly but looking at an esee 6 for more length and that secondary bevel for camp chores.
Good choices!
With the MANY knife makers out there producing good quality products it is hard to say which tool is better!
It really depends on price (i.e. the persons budget), level of experience and the required task.
Again, good choices!
Bark River Bravo Strike Force II in 3v for me. The convex edge in 3v is the most resilient edge I've experienced, and the recurve not only assists in longer cuts but also protects the near belly of the blade, which I reserve for fine cutting tasks. I don't know if you've tried it, Tim, but it would seem to fit your priorities quite well! If I know I'm going to do a lot of abusive chopping, but I don't want to take a hatchet, a Kukri is the go-to, like the old Cold Steel Kukri Plus in O-1 tool steel, which used to be available for under $200.
I finally got my first two Esee's. Junglas and the Esee 6 together. Real beauties.
I have the esse6.
To be honest, I use it as my butcher knife at home, but I will be implementing it into my camp tool as well.
Great quality.
Really wish I had the Topps Kukri style knife. I have something similar in a hand forged mirror polished version of the PREPAREDMIND101 JessX. I would have said my favorite was the SRK in VG1 or S5 Carbon steel. However got a chance to get the full size Esee Junglas and the knife is amazing. My machete would be CRKT Chance in Hell just because I has it ot is easy to swing all day 1095 I believe and super easy to put a screaming edge on. A little smaller would be my Camp 10. That handle is so comfortable. It is great for doing kindling, batoning, food prep, just a easy knife to be a camp knife. The smallest I would go is a tie with the Jessmuk and the Swamp Holliw forge Nessmuk. They are great easy to carry not very heavy but can do anything.
10 inch full tang knive is always a good choice. Put on a consideration of a good weight with a tough sheath too is almost perfect combination tool for wilderness survival. I prefer the 2 knives system.
Great choices... my chosen survival knife is the WCSK... can’t go wrong with double grinds, and sturdy knife with comfortable grip and could do anything -kitchen prep, woodcraft and survival. Why don’t you try it?
I don’t have a chopper just yet but i was eyeing up the condor kukri and the tops kukri when I was at SMKW. Couldn’t make up my mind on which 1 I wanted.
I have several BBCK sheaths thanks to you
I have the condor and it is nice
Solid list of knives. My favorite is a custom knife from Jakub Golla, called the Gollik SLSR. It’s a 6.5” blade in Sleipner steel hardened to 60 HRC. .25” thick. Very impressed with its performance. In the context of cutting/chopping tasks that can roll or dent an edge, it has better edge retention than 3V. Very tough, very sharp. It can achieve a finer edge than 3V but I don’t own any crazy waterstones or anything that could achieve that perfect edge. I mainly use a freehand ceramic rod to sharpen it, and I rarely find the need to do so. It maintains an arm-shaving edge without much care.
If you’re looking for a blade like the ESEE 6 but in significantly better materials, consider putting in an order for one of those Gollik knives. You won’t be disappointed.
Enzo Warren Good info. Thanks for sharing this.
I like that point on the LT Wright machete. That’s what I’m gonna grind my Ontario G.I. Machete to. For bow drills.
I really like my falkniven A1. Easy to sharpen, Just the right length (6 inch blade), and great convex grind. My only complaint is I wish there was a micarta handled version. The kraton handle has held up great over the years though. They are pricey, but the VG-10 laminated blade is a winner in my book. I also like my woodbear (can't recall the model), it's 01 carbon steel, so pretty tough, it has the trapper knife shape, which is great when you need a fine tipped knife. And then there is the Daniel Koster bushcraft knife with the iron wood handles, this is probably sharpest but shortest of the bunch, coming in with a 4 inch blade. Handle-wise the Koster is the easiest on the hands from this lot. A1's checked kraton can get a tad rough on the skin after long use, and the woodbear just has a pretty wide handle. but smooth like the iron wood.
I like this knife as well.
Cheers Mate!
You are a knife rich man. My fav. is Esse 5 which I accidentally dropped from a cliff and lost it. Since I'm not working these days I ordered a cheap Chinese survival knife called Ganzo G8012. I'm subscribed,... keep the videos coming. love from India!
That is an expensive loss here in India.
I would be happy with any of these.
Great review Tim; So far my favorite survival knife is the TOPS Prather War Bowie because it is 0.25 inches thick, does wood processing well enough, but also maintains a lot of tactical capabilities. I plan on stripping the coating to patina it after I add a 90 degree spine. Thanks for the video.
I’ve wanted to review that one. Looks sweet.
@@EverydayTacticalVids Yeah, it took me a long time to get it, but I do find it sweet; maybe not as capable as a Junglas at wood processing, but fast and agile in the hand.
The PWB Is my edc knife. An excellent tool for almost anything, from the battlefield to the forest to the kitchen.
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Love my ESEE 5, great knives, like your choices 👍
In an SHTF situation I would want to carry a long chopping/stabbing knife, a medium survival knifes + a survival (practical cutting & defense)folder. And a non-folding saw. BUT, if I could only have one knife...the Bradford Guardian 6 in M390.
Great knife, but hard to sharpen and too light to be good at chopping.
Bravo 4 looks good for me
I agree, the Junglas is king! 👑
ESSE Junglas as well, its worth every coin invested, second TOPS Brush Wolf per the level of versatility!
Anything over 7 inch blade is moving closer to a machete to me. I have one big knife for survival it is Ontario RAT 7, the factory sheath is OK for my uses. The knife had very course protective finish on it, it would grab wood when cutting so I sanded it down to a smoother finish on the blade. I can buy 2 or 3 of these for the price of an ESSE knife and they both do the same job. The man show a large Junglee with a 9 inch blade, I think believe Ontario makes a knife very similar to it at half the price.
Nice. I have a few.
I would go with the skrama paired with a saw in the woods. The BK2 or Strongarm paired with a crowbar in the back for Urban Survival.
After reading a lot I ended up with the Junglas. Using the thick Esee 5 and small Esee 3 too. Batooning and chopping are much easier with Junglas. Esee 5 and Junglas have the same weight. Esee 5 chops good too. Short walk: Esee 5 fits even to your coat pocket. Does everything, none perfect. Day walk, fire and cooking: Get the Junglas and pair it with the small Esee 3.
I have the ESEE 5. Great value for thre money and comes with a lifetime guarantee. Tip: learn to sharpen it properly.. and for finer cutting, such as food, use the front 3 cm, where thre blade is more adapt for that purpose.
I also recommend the Ka Bar BK7 and BK9.
my OH CRAP knife set up is the field knife I grab first ( either my LT Wright Bushcrafter or my TOPs BoB) to be on my belt, and in my pack I have my BK9, with a piggyback smaller blade. I wish I had had a better small blade when I had the kydex made, because I am kind of locked in to the moderately crappy SCHF 42D. I have a lot better blades now, but oh well. the reason for the BK9 is it is a hard use, workhorse that I can trust, but also big enough to use as a chopper, a machete if I need to clear brush, and easy to baton for dry tinder. I would love to upgrade to that LT Wright machete, but that is a ways out of my price range for now. overall this is a good list, a couple I would change in MY top 5, but that's cool because this is YOUR top 5. good video, and good reasoning on your choices.
Even though the ESEE Junglas (and the Junglas II) is a great knife (pun intended!) I would pit my Cold Steel Trail Master up against it any day of the week!
I've often wondered why many of the iconic knives out there, like the Trail Master get very little attention. Yet, so many discerning buyers still purchase them anyway!
Nice video.
I’m a kbar fan BUT... I always carry the esee 6 with a mora light my fire knife piggy back. It’s the venom for hi vis. I like how youcan choke up on it and it’s a decent chopper. The mora for cooking and the fire steel. I love my bk2 it’s a monster just wish it was an inch and a half longer. I have the bk7, bk9, bk5, bk16, bk15, bk13 and the kbar warthog. The wary hog is a hell of a chopper just don’t get any credit b
Very nice selection, brother. I appreciate the detailed info you provide for each and your reasons why. Saving this for future reference for my next purchase. Thanks for sharing and keep up the excellent work, my friend. 👊
Glad it helped out PPT.
Not a bad list.
I enjoyed this video.
All good tools.
The knife brought Man out of the Stone Age, and (imho) is the most important thing you can carry to affect your survival.
I’ve heard lots of good things about the Junglass. Have you used the TOPS Armageddon? That’s my number one. And for all the same reasons you picked the ESEE. 👍🏻👍🏻
Mine is paired with a Brakimo.
Arctodus Simus I haven’t use that one from tops, but I do know a bunch of people like it a lot
Nice knives I'm bummed I wanted a sheath from Country Prepper he made nice stuff
Great review! Lots of good info here.
Hi brian here in Adelaide south australia excellent knifes i would love to test the esee-6 on our own hard wood
Those are nice looking knives you have there and the one I like and can afford most is the Esee knife as it does what most of us will need when camping out or even for military use. The best survival knife which I have is the Ka-Bar BK2 and it is a great knife and a great performer as well.
Got an esee 6 with the 3d scales yesterday. Handle is way to thin for my liking even though I don't have large hands. My Lionsteel T6 fills the hand way more comfortable.
Ordered a couple of architect scales + liners to see if this helps to thicken the handle, but now i'm wondering if the standard linnen micarta scales would be even more comfortable. 🥴
I bought an Esee 6 because of you and Gideons Tact. But I haven’t even had a chance to take her out yet! This Halloween week, I’ll be out in the woods in Oregon, tester it’s out with the 4HM (which is my edc) and my Izula. I’ll let you know how it goes! Super excited!
Very nice knives… 👍😇
My Kabar Reinhardt Kukri is my favorite large knife. I carry a Gerber LMF II when going into our major city, a Ka-Bar Crewman when going towards wilderness and a Ka-Bar USMC and Lg Tanto TDI for roamig around searching for food etc after SHTF for personal protection. Nothing fancy or expensive.
Ill take the BK7
Love your list. I have an ESEE 5 and an Izula 2. Love 'em. The only thing I would not have changed is the Junglas sheath.
The original one is probably one of the best out there. With the molle back, you have two options to secure your knife. The over flap, with locking 550 cord, and the pressure snap strap around the handle. on the sheath itself, you have the very serious "Click" of the knife locking into the sheath, PLUS the locking screw. Add to this the numerous eyelets to lash it to anything or anything to it, and you have a really great sheath. My 5 is fitted with the molle back and I love it. When I'm bushwacking, I lock the screw, put the flap over, tie it down and never worry about losing it.
I honestly think for the money, ESEE is the one to beat. And don't nobody get their panties in a bunch. I said for the money. LTWright, Bark River, Tops and others make awesome knives,
but usually at a much higher price. Great vid. Keep 'Em Coming. Cheers
How do u sharpen the kukri? Do you use the designers sand paper method?
I just revisited this video.
Just as you, I prefer the larger knives for survival purposes.
My top five knives for survival would be:
1. TOPS Armageddon
2. TOPS Condor Alert
3. TOPS Tahoma Field Knife
4. TOPS Firestrike 45
5. Bark River Jonburnaxe (JBA) Prototype
You probably see a trend there… I like the TOPS Knives 👍🏼👍🏼
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Esse 6
Esse junglas
Tops brakimo
Cóndor Hudson Bay knife
Craftsman folding saw ( been using it for over 8 years )
Knife of Alaska camp knife
Hey, love your clips - if you ever want to get rid of the TOP knife/Kukri in your group, then let me know. Take care, "God Bless", sincerely Randy.
Randy Clendenin thanks Randy.
@@EverydayTacticalVids Hey I know I'm way late in responding, but I've a side effect from meds I take of "short-term memory loss". I wouldn't wish that (of the several issues I've got) on my worst enemy whomever that is-this wouldn't even deserve that, "it affects nearly anything I do daily"! I'm a Viet Nam Vet, and should you choose to do that and due to those in DC-who've left me at the "recognized poverty level" (only one I have), that I'd not use it, but cherish it well (I'd have to make pmnts.-I'll just throw that out there.). Hope you had a good T-Day, and will have a great Christmas! Take care, "God Bless", sincerely Randy. 👍👍🙏😇👊
Solid choices for sure.
I grabbed the J2 and E6.
I picked the J2, instead of the regular Junglas, because of its perfect balance. Thus, it wont fatigue you're hand as fast, and I can also do some of that regular knife stuff sense its shorter.
I really think the J2 would shine with a small finger choil (like on the RTAK II), and I plan on adding one, and a 90 on the spine. I use it wayyy more than my 6 now.
But, if I were you..I would invest in some TKC G10 scales for your 6....it really isn't the same..soo much better.
But...if I had to pick out of the knives I own, for survival, it would have to be my DTK *Honey Badger.* For obvious reasons lol.
Yeah I’ve heard good things about the RTAK 2 - are they still making that?
@@EverydayTacticalVids Yeah, The Knife Connection sells it and u can get their G10 handle scales as part of the package. I got a BBCK sheath for it to make that much better! By the way, thank u for introducing me to Micah's work. Saw ur initial video with that huge amount of sheathes and I've now done a half dozen projects with him so far.
CRKT makes some awesome knives of all kinds, i bought a fixed blade tactical knife by far best knife i've ever owned
Hey Tim, great work on your channel. Any thoughts on the TOPS Wind Runner SRE? Its design is very appealing to me but I cant seem to find goon info on it.
Thank You
Cool looking knife for sure. For a survival knife, this is too small for me and too much recurve for something that small. Hunting and camp knife - yes for sure.
@@EverydayTacticalVids I guess I meant the XL version
@@marcocano335 Yeah for me still a bit small even with the XL.
@@EverydayTacticalVids Thanks for the feedback!!
Was researching country prepper because I love the sheath concept. Cripes, he died?!?!?!!?
The khukuri is made in Nepal. It's also the national weapon here. love your videos btw.
Thanks for the comment and glad you like the videos.
I find ALOT of people going cheap on their survival tools . I ask ... would you bet your life on that ? Save and get one great item at a time.
I say the same thing all the time. Cheap gear will fail.
and there are a lot of overly expensive knives out there that aren't worth 1/3rd of what they are asking...price is not necessarily a good gauge.
Agreed although I'd trust my Mora
I always say: "I'm too poor to buy something cheap."
Not true if you are willing to swallow a bit of pride and use equally good foreign product.
you should ALSO show the original holsters
Esee has better marketing than most. Options. The magic word
My ESEE-5 is probably my favorite chopper for a survival scenario & as a companion, probably the BK-16.
Survival situations could happen at anytime so a small knife is better because you can make it every day carry maybe 5” blade or smaller, if you know your going on a trip to the woods just carry a small backpack and throw a folding saw in, you don’t need to split the wood except for a little kindling
Hi, can you tell me what do you think about this knifes: KA-BAR Short Becker Drop Point BK16 or TOPS Knives B.O.B. Fieldcraft Brown Micarta BROS-01 or Condor Terrasaur ? Which knife would be the best ? I got a couple of knifes, but only the Condor Bushlore 232-4.3HC Bushcraftmesser 1095 60004 is my own. It´s all 1095 HCS, but is there much different between the knifes ? I´m from germany and we got many stupid laws taking knifes with us, we can only take a knife with us which has a max. 4,72 inches. What is your opinion about these knifes ? Best wishes from Rob
It depends what you are using it for. My experience would lead me to go with the BOB but the other 2 are good knives still. The Terrasaur is much cheaper but it's smaller and TOPS has an excellent warrantee. Not sure about Condor's. The KA-BAR is solid too - but I don't use a ton of KA-BARs so I can't speak too much into their knives.
Thanks for the vid even if it's a bit dated by the time I watched it! Informative and "interest-holding", watched parts of it twice. Got me thinking about a *possible* new blade... an Esse 3" or 4"- to ride on the sheath of a larger blade. That, and a fire-starter, diamond stick to touch up the blades, and maybe a very small Streamlight or similar if that would fit. I hadn't thought of the light before but it would be useful in a bad situation. Been trying to figger out how- or in what form- some waxy-stuff could be added to the mix to enhance fire-starting... Since I smoke there is always a bic on my person but wouldnt want to have to count on one in the hills if "things" or the weather were dicey.
At this time my #1 survival blades are a Cold Steel Gurkha khukri and/OR a Cold Steel Trailmaster. In the late lamented Carbon V steel, of course. Curious if you've used CS blades and if so what you thought of them.
There are others that are runner-ups.. a couple of old Nepalese khuks (one 1/2" thick) which I like but the grips are a bit small even for my medium hands... a ww2 Brit "V"-marked version of the Windlass khuk which feels "right" in my hand and is a real slasher... and a couple other largish bowies of good steel and feel....
An awful lot of judging a knife is how it feels in the hand, if it doesn't have your "feel", lay it aside. How it takes and keeps an edge in use also very important as well... but if it doesnt feel right there's no need to go any further.
Most of my sheaths are leather, handmade by myself.. others are stock and even kydex. The plastic is taking me some time to warm up to tho I do see some good points- as, in a fall it'll never cut thru and cut me. I should learn to make kydex sheaths especially for the larger blade styles.
Anyway enuff babble! Good video, interesting and useful info, got me thinking.🤔 Thanks again!
And here I've been using a rat 1 and a fisker hatchet to-do everything those knifes are supposed to-do much better for much cheaper and almsot the same weight.
I prefer the ESEE 6 over the Junglas
Excellent choice. I've used the Junglas for years in the PNW jungles....
Yes love the Junglas
what did you have to survive in order to establish this?
@@ols7888 there is virtually no place in America where you can walk for two days and not be in a town...the term survival is dumb in all but the smallest of hypotheticals
Good moorning ,would you tell me your choise for survival in jungle betwen Tops Bob 154 cm or Esee 5. Tank. You bye
Both are in my top 10 but I would choose the five. That thing is a beast and I like that it’s bigger than the tops
the two knives I use the most in field carry are my Tops BoB and my BK9. I really trust both of them to get the tasks done without failing. I have my BK9 in a kydex sheath with an SCHF 42D piggybacking for last ditch, and use the 9 as more of a chopper than anything else, because I always have my BOB on my belt in the woods. of the knives you listed, the only one I have ever even held is the Esee 6, and I would love to have one, but so far the Esees are out of my budget range. ( both of the knives I carry as primaries were gifts, and replaced Schrades) someday, I want to get one of the LT Wright knives, but that's not for now.
I currently have a ESEE Junglas,ESEE 4 and an ESEE Izula strapped on my outdoor gear bag...I love all 3 of these knives BUT I’m considering switching out the Izula with an ESEE 3...I love the Izula but I honestly expected the blade to be a bit thinner than it is.I want my smaller knife to be great at slicing and whittling(like the ESEE 3)..guess I will start cycling my Izula in my EDC.its too pretty to keep strapped on my bag anyway (fire ant red Izula with black G-10 scales) 😆
I definitely need to get myself a Junglas. I've never heard anyone say they don't like it..quite the opposite in fact, and yea, you can't beat their warranty. I use my Bark River Legion the most, but my customized Becker BK7 is a close runner up. I thinned the edge out a little, and it cuts slices and chops great now, but the Legion still chops better. I was amazed at how well it chops considering it's an under 7" blade. I really like a convex edge, and the CPM-154 holds an edge pretty well, and it strops back easily enough for field maintenance, as long as you don't damage it or let it go completely dull. I've used it for over a year, and still have yet to need to do a full sharpening, just stropping. It's also very comfortable in hand, and I like the sheath it came with.
I haven’t checked out anything from BR yet - will have to in the future. Thanks for the comments.
i finally got me a junglas man what a blade you wont regret it bro
Could you tell me please sir what your thoughts are on Schrade knives?
I used to use them quite a bit but since they sold themselves to a BTI I have not worked with them much. I would guess they are still pretty solid for a budget option. What's your budget?
@@EverydayTacticalVids no budget most things are in my price range have an old Cold steel Trailmaster super and indestuctible just wondering about Schrade heard they were not as good i will invest in the 2 ESEE you show here i think
Mora bushcraft black,Mora companion,Mora eldris these are the knives I've had most experience with therefore there they ones I would take
Love me some Moras - agreed.
@@EverydayTacticalVids hard to beat
Small handle knifes just dont work right for me in my big hands
How would the Rat 7 compare to the Essee 6?
Very very similar. 7 has more length of course. But overall both excellent.
Is there an unspoken price limit here?
I wouldn't chop with a knife. Cant think of any reason 2. Razor sharp Mora for the win.
Check the Malaysian made Parang just need to carry 1
A Mora in carbon steel, a 12" true Kukri, a larger Swiss Army pocket knife & a Gerber Dime with scissors, that's all that's needed. If you absolutely have to load yourself down with gear, a folding saw & cruiser axe, but why ?
At several poitns I briefly though this was a reupload then I realize its because much have been previously featured and I watched those vidieos haha.
I weirdly want to see someone rock that mini cleaver Triptip? came out this year.
Saweeeet picks Tim
Is that notch hat?
Day 2 of asking for long term reveiw of tops kukri
Deff replace em all with Becker and Benchmade for sure...
A knife will never replace a axe and saw. If you are "surviving" you should or will have all of these things with you at most if not all times. The extra weight is more than welcome for the extra capability you will have. Not to mention the right tool is more efficient and will cause less wear than using a knife. Knives should be used for cutting, carving, harvesting animals and on the off chance as defense against an up close attacker. While it may be nice to have or use one tool for everything it really is not practical. In a true SHTF survival situation you will most likely either be nomadic bush crafting much like the native Americans or building a bush craft fort like the pilgrims. There are of course other ways but it is to my knowledge that these will be the most ideal depending on the situation. Isolated with a community of trusted and skilled people. You certainly wont find me in the middle of new york city trying to survive haha. Anyways just my thoughts. No harm meant just trying to be real with people. Build your kit and get used to carrying it. You wont feel the weight after awhile and you will be much happier for the extra capability. God bless!
I agree - well said.
The Machete is pretty pointless here since the Junglas can do whatever the Machete can do and better. If you like the angle of the Kukri so much you should check out the Parang that is a kind of a cross between the Kukri and the machete.
ESEE put alot of money and work in order to best the Ontario knife company but I gotta say, I still love the Rat-7 over the ESEE-6!...I like the ESEE-4 but where ESEE lost me was their sheathing options...I wanted to like them but All the attachments and crap just didnt help...If youve ever went on long treks through the woods with 1 of these on your belt, you might understand....I actually had to buy a special made leather piece to make my ESEE-4 comfy to carry on my belt and the sheathing options for the ESEE 6 was terrible...And I don't like the metal belt clip thing either....Love my rat-7....
I think the RAT 7 is a great knife as well. Highly agree. That’s probably number six for me
SHTF, your monster truck with all of your super duper, gee-whiz-bang filled bug-out-bag just got washed away! Your home is gone! You have to walk X-number of miles to your bug-out-site! Now, what ya gonna do there Prepper?! You find a metal spoon, you flatten it out, sharpen one edge...damned this is the best tactical knife I have ever had...you open a can of what ever, sharpen one edge of the lid, ala-ka-zam, damned, this is an excellent tactical knife, you find a hard stone, grab another hard stone, then, whack one against the other, until, you have a sharp edge...then, you say, you know, this is the best damned tactical knife I have ever had~!
Hi Tim would you be interested in trading one of those machetes, i have a few items you might be interested in, let me know ok, Thanks in advance
Sorry, these items are keepers.
@@EverydayTacticalVids Thank you for replying so fast
What I do not get is why TOPs and other USA makers use 1095, 1075 steel, which is a simple rusty material, when there are so many other options such as Aus-8, 440A, D2, N690, whatsoever. They are selling their knives for $$$ yet the steel is basic. They have an obsession with 1095. So why not make them in a better steel? SV30?
Ontario RAT 5! Because I have one?
I know that's right. RAT5 / SE6 because I have them and they work great.