Cheap Walmart Knives for Bushcraft and Survival, Ozark Trail
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2022
- A closer look at three ozark trail knives from Walmart. Cheap but maybe good? Watch to find out.
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I bought one of the $5 Ozark Trail knives on a whim. After putting a better edge on it I was surprised at how well it worked especially for the price. I ended up buying several more on my next trip and threw one in each of my bags to use as either a backup or a loaner.
I bought that little full tang on a whim. I figured for under $5, it'd be worth a look. The grind was way more obtuse than I like, so I spent 10-15 minutes on my Work Sharp to put a convex grind on it.
Now it sits in my truck console as a "just in case" knife. If it gets stolen, I'm only out $5.
My favorite "budget" knife in the camping section is the Camillus Ti coated fixed blade.
Out of the box it was sharper than any of the Ozark Trail blades I've tried, and a few minutes on my leather strop and it was shaving sharp. Very comfortable grip, full tang (under the over-molded grip) decent nylon sheath, and only $10 or so. I have 3 in various kit bags.
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I have paracord knife for years
Have buttoned a mountain of firewood
Good knife
Bought my grandson one, great starter knife
The only Ozark Trail pocket knife that I found at Walmart that I like is the Ozark Trail 8604 tan flipper folding pocket knife.
Unless I'm mistaken the serrations on the spine of the blade are called "jimping", the purpose of which is to provide a more secure grip, and to prevent the user's thumb from sliding on the spine, possibly causing injury to the user.
Yes that is correct
I like the small knife as well, you can also find it with an orange handle and plain metal blade sometimes. It's short enough to fit easily inside a dry box if you're building a waterproof kit.
The sheath on it works better to clip into molle webbing than it does as a belt clip.
I actually have the third knife you showed and once you sharpen it it's not half bad my wife actually uses it for the kitchen so I've got to get another one for me
The $3 Fishing knife has a very good 90 degree spine, at least until last year when I bought three and really like them. NOT as good as Mora, but great as an extra or disposable knife.
I've had the bait knives and the little black fixed blade for a cpl years, they have been my "beaters" on construction/demo jobs, loaners or backups when camping rough, etc. I ended up buying another of each.
The sheaths (esp the small black bladed ones) are terrible, fall apart pretty quick, but the knives hold up to stuff I don't want to put my good ones through lmao.
Dig the Bigfoot shirt.
I like a well made knife. I don't buy knives that cost a small fortune but my favorite at wall Mart is the Buck 119. It is a well made knife that, if my life depended on it for survival , would be the one I would depend on. It cost me 40.00 at my local store and is worth the money.
Heads up: In Walmart's 2022 holiday $6 knife pallet, they are selling a wooden handled fixed blade. That knife comes with a nylon sheath that is a perfect fit for the black Ozark Trail fixed blade in this video. It makes a nice little upgrade.
Great job on the video. Enjoyed.
Charles
I bought a few of the $2.97 bait knives, they are fine for a ferro rod. I always have to sharpen Walmart knives. For the price they are fine if you don't expect too much.
I have pretty much all of the Ozark Trail fixed blades and the best is their Buck Reaper copy . It holds an edge far longer than all the others and has the best sheath as well . I’d still take my Esee’s or Mora’s over them any day though .
Our China Mart has the Gerber Prodigy that is a pretty good knife. I have two, a brown plan edge and black serated. A friend has hiked S America twice with his and loves it. Bought mine for $42.00 ( not from China Mart ) but now they around $60.00 and I'd say at $60 it's still worth it. Also has an awesome sheath.
Yeah those are great knives. Very robust
I have one of those little black knives on my chest rig it's not my main knife but it comes in handy if you need it really fast
I have the 3" and the bait knife. Not any significant experience with the 3", but put a razor edge on the bait knife and have had very good results for light camp tasks. It's a decent understudy for a MORA, but your point [buy a Mora] is dead on. Good vid!
I have found quite a few that work amazingly well.
have all three plus more, one of the small ones made into neck knife
I would have chosen the same one as you did. I don't usually buy knives from walmart either. I did pick up a Kershaw folder for about $10 and a Gerber multi-tool & razor knife combo for around $15 there. I also have a cheap Camillus fixed blade I believe came from there. Neither the Kershaw or Camillus are what I would call quality, nor would I want to have to depend on them. That being said, any knife is better than no knife when the need arises. I always keep either my Condor Bushlore or KABAR 5011 knives in my pack. I bring my KABAR 1249 Kukri or Condor machete if needed for things like clearing trail. And, I always have my Bohco Laplander along with my Hults Bruk Aneby small axe for wood processing chores.
I carry the $10 stainless paracord OZT in my pack as a backup, yet find myself grabbing it for feather sticks and for making small tinder. I rarely forage tinder, simply baton my own. I keep it sharp and it does a pretty good job for a light weighter. Ironically I have used the serrated edge for both feather sticking and shaving off magnesium fire starter! As far as the spine not being square or sharp enough, that’s not true with mine. A cheap ferrous rod comes with the sheath, and I use the spine all the time and it works just fine.
My main knife is a brute: Schrade SCHF37 Frontier. The thing is a beast for under $40, but is indestructible for batoning larger diameter wood, and is a great chopping tool as well. I also keep a Ka-Bar 2752 in my boot.
The cheapy Walmart knife has proven to be more than a backup for me, and has held up surprisingly well for the past year. I camp out nearly every weekend and it has seen steady use. That has to say something right there.
If and when it fails, I won’t fail to drop another 10 bucks and buy another one!
I have all three great for car kits and people starting out
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this fine review. I'm surprised that Walmart has some good quality knives that don't break the bank. Take care and stay safe out there. 🤗
I have a Mora and several WalMart knives and I sharpen All of them with my Worksharp unit upon reciept.. All of them do the job and are certainly worth the investment of time in resharpening them to a 25 degree edge for bushcraft use. High carbon steel is good, full tang is great, sharpness is mandatory and inital price is relative.
I recently bought an Ozark Trail hatchet, it did not come with a mask but I found one on eBay that fits it. have not yet tested it out. I have not looked at the knives
That $3 knife is excellent
Looks like where I live bro.
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Great job, I liked it. I also recently started making videos about hiking and bushcraft and it's pretty good. Greetings from Belarus! ✌️
I have several Walmart knives. In my opinion, the best knife they sell, dollar for dollar, is the Camillus fixed blade titanium. 12 bucks. Its a 50 dollar value for 12 bucks. The only thing that sucks is the sheath. All the brand name knives have shot up in price so much, the Walmart ones make sense. The buck 119 is 75.99. the 110 is 65.99.
Good one,thanks
Got a couple. I like them.
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I watched this video and the previous video about Walmart. Almost 3/4 of the items you showed you got at Walmart, I have never seen there. There are 2 Walmarts in my area, one is a huge super center the other is a smaller one. Most of those items are not there
Stock in locations vary. But all can be ordered on Walmart online.
I've had some pretty decent cheap knives. I would love for you to field test these for maybe a month or more and see how well they can keep an edge.
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I almost love the little $5 one, my only problem is that it will not hold an edge long at all. It almost seems to dull just carrying it in the sheath on my belt. I love the size and the way it rides high when belt carried to conceal it from the normies. I'd live to find a higher quality steel knife with the same ergonomics and carry style.
I did the same thing with that 5.00 knife.... It's a backup in my bag .....
Serrations should be outlawed except for bread knifes. Depending on what your doing any knife you works if you can sharpen and maintain an edge.
The #3 bait knife used to be much stronger. I picked up one this year and it was flexible like a cheap steak knife. I no longer have confidence in it.
I thought that it was supposed to be a fillet knife. In my experience, a fillet knife should be flexible. A knife that doesn't flex will not follow the curves, so to speak, of a fish while in the process of filleting. This will produce poor fillets and, most likely, a loss of meat as well.
On the first knife I have two- both shears suck- they don’t snap and do not fit on belt- fixed blade
Interesting Video, but I have to disagree with your assessment of the bait knife. I've been using it for about three years. I took it to a basic survival class and it held up to the tasks that I needed it to do. The only time it failed was because the instructor had me baton a 6-inch diameter piece of wood. I agree out of the box the bait knife needs to be sharpened and the spine of the knife needed to be filed to be able to make it work with a Ferro rod. But it held up to the class and it is the only knife I use besides a folding knife when I go camping.
Good to know. Thanks the input, long term use is always the real test. Thanks for watching
Batonning a 6 inch log? I don't think I'd abuse my heavy "machete" style long blades like that, let alone an actual knife sized fixed blade.
@@kamaeq that is when you “cheat”. Carve a 3” diameter log into a wedge, get a crack started with the knife, and finish the split with the wedge.
@@PlayaSinNombre I carry a hatchet for that, but when I don't have it, I just stick to smaller stuff. Good idea though, I'll remember it.
the notches on the backside is called "jimping"
Yes sir you are correct I couldn’t think of it at the time
@@ThePreparedWanderer we all gotta look of for each other.
I have found that to get a shaving edge and make good push cut feathers on Ozark Trail blades, you have to change the angle of the grind to be more chisel like.
I hated mine at first, but decided to take a metal file to it, and I love it now. Filing the grind angle makes all the difference IN.THE.WORLD.
I hold the blade in my left hand, blade edge facing away (on a wooden block), and file away at the top corner of the grind with my right hand, a thousand times or so (didn't really count). Knock down the top corner of the grind before you go to sharpen the blade edge. I am a very "happy camper" now. It is not a backup/spare blade. It is my go-to.
I wish I could post a pic of it, for reference, since I hope I have relayed my process adequately. Any questions?
I have the same blade you chose, and plan to modify it too, but I modified a different OT full tang fixed blade (one with a wooden handle).
I would like to know where you got the bigfoot short - would you post the address Sir
Not " Bad*!;
I'm a fisher man and I just wanted to get a cheap stainless steel knife
And I seen a three dollar knife and I was like it's going to break apart
And at the same time I did pick up a
Smith's diamond knife sharpener
And I went home and opened the knife and I was like it's going to break apart
But I did sharpened it up and put on a strip and as that night I did go fishing and I cut up a fish and I have to say it was sharp enough that I had cut a few more fish for some cute baits and it held up and pretty good
And a couple day's I did go back to a
Walmart and I did get a nother three dollar knife and just a couple day's later I did put one of them to a little test I did baton a pice of wood a couple of time's and it stayed together and I was amazed and
The handle feels pretty good in
My hand and I have to say it may not stay as sharp as I like it to be but there not to bad
And it all most feel like to me a
MORAKNIV from the handle
It is comfortable in my hand
But only thing I can say is as how many times you need to take the knife out of the sheath it feels to me that the knife will make the sheath will be a little loose from the sun
The knife will come out
And I do have a belt from
Walmart and the buckle
Has two tung's in it and weaved paracord together with a multi tool on top of that knife and all I have to do is put it over my head and I put a
Metal key holder with a key ring
And it connected
Ony belt loop and it's gets sometimes a little heavy but they will stay together but all and all
There not to bad of knives
But when you go out for a couple day's take a sharpener and a
leather strop with you and a nother
a back up knife that's a full tang
With you and that's my story and I'm sticking with it.
And thanks for all your videos I like and you my friend be safe as you're the woods and peace ✌️
Thanks for taking the time to write your experience! And thanks for watching
I bought much cheap survival gear at Walmart in the beginning of the fauci plandemic in 2020.
All u guys say u have large hands 😳lol
They do that's not what's annoyin. What's annoying is they think if they don't have a huge honking handle then it's uncomfortable and worthless. It's really stupid 😆
I watched this video and the previous video about Walmart. Almost 3/4 of the items you showed you got at Walmart, I have never seen there. There are 2 Walmarts in my area, one is a huge super center the other is a smaller one. Most of those items are not there