Which ESEE Is King? PR4/JG5/4HM
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Really a professional knife review and extremely informative. I also like seeing the knife cut food as I expect to cut food and wood with any knife I purchase. Thanks a bunch👍👍👍
Great side by side comparison. I really like the look of the JG5. Thanks for sharing!
I really like the new filming design and view. Looks even more professional than ever before!
You either love or hate the PR4 handle. I personally have no problems with it, it comfortable for me. Of all the online reviews I've seen of the knife, it's about 50/50 love or hate the handle.
Thank you! I was waiting to hear what you have to say about these two. Great review as always, keep up the good work!
I got the pr4 few months ago and i love it. This was my first esee
A little update from my last comment aaron. Purchased scales for my pr4 and esee3 from knife connection. Absolutely love them ! Completely transformed both knives, thanks bro !
I got a Fox Parang a few weeks ago using your BladeHQ link for the first time. Prompt service from them and I absolutely love that blade. It makes a perfect mid-size chopper to take on day trips. Looking for something more in this size range (4-5" blade) next. Thanks again!
I know I'm a couple years late, but I highly recommend a customized BK16 like he displayed in this video. I love mine; one of my most-used blades.
I’ve been waiting for this video for a year!!! Thank you so much!!
I love my 4hm. Absolutely love it. I have been looking at the pr4. Really like that Kephart design and seeing some of the selling points you mentioned I think I've been pushed over the buying edge. Thanks.
Thanks Aaron. That PR4 with the after market scales was looking sweet⚔️
Really enjoy your reviews. Very detailed, you’ve always addressed any questions I have by the end of the video. Good stuff. 🤙
Great review. I agree with the value and awesomeness of the 4HM with kydex.
I like the ergonomics of the JG5 an the blade length is just right. Also i like the blade geometry, so the tip won't brake off. Another awesome review Aaron.
I just got a pr4 and put 1/8” liners on it, adding 1/4” total to the grip. I wet formed the stock sheath and it fits fine. I jammed a regular sharpie marker to fill the void so that the leather wouldn’t stink the knife in when it dried.
Neat solution. I thought about that.
Will the stock screws still fit (are they long enough)?
Thanks.
ESEE 5 or 6 depending on how much heavy use it's going to get. The ESEE 6 is my personal favorite camping knife.
Grt video. Thx. Been looking at the jg5 for hunting/camping
Wet the leather sheath, wrap the knife in plastic wrap and shove it in the wet sheath. It’ll form it to your PR4. Should stretch the leather to prevent any tearing. 👍
I see the blade designs being good for different things. That sowbelly design of the JG5 would be great for slicing and skinning tasks. Anyone who has ever caped a deer or elk knows how handy that rounded blade contour is when removing the hide of an animal. For more general purposes and camping/bushcraft I would choose the PR4.
JG5! Love the contouring and blade length. 😎👍
Awesome video to wake up to with my coffee!! How do you think the PR4 stacks up to the LASERSTRIKE? (which is the ESEE blade I have) They are both spear points but the grinds are different. I agree that I would rather have kydex for my knife sheath.
Excelent review. I was expecting both knives will be better than 4HM but wasn't the case.
Another great video! Thanks Aaron. I will say if I was going to spend $200 I think I would get an LT Wright Genesis. When you add the new scales they look very similar
Very Well Done Review!!! Excellent and thorough compare & contrast with preferences, add-ons, and pricing. As an overall package... I'd go the same E-4 in the factory kydex-hybrid sheath!!!
Thanks for this. I'm trying to pick out a bushcraft knife, and man is it tough.
What did you choose?
love the video!!! loved my esee jg5, wwould buy it again for sure!!!!
Thanks aaron, very helpfull vid. I ordered scales for my pr4 and essee 3. Great knives, just need a little help. 👊🏻
Nice review. The only one out of these I have is the JG5. Planning on getting a kydex sheath from armatus carry.
I would love to see the Esee JG5 with TKC scales. Thanks for sharing!
I like the standard PR4. It’s a surprisingly large knife for what’s essentially a Kephart blade.
Hi, I would like to take a great compact bushcraft / survival knife that you can rely on, in your opinion this Esee Pr4 may be the right choice, let me know your opinion, thanks Michele.
Yup, Love my ESEE 4 With the Kydex sheath...
Mate, I am about to decide buying either one... if you had to select one of them which one would you pick, for more confort to work with and maybe style _?
I know knives are very much a personal preference. that being said, I really like the look of the PR4. not in the budget right now, but definitely on my (growing) list of wants. Question for you, I also have very large hands ( I wear xl gloves, and generally need to stretch them a bit) if I were to remove the scales and cut 2 pieces of kydex that perfectly matched the scales and got slightly longer screws, would that make up for the thin scales?
I just recently discovered your channel, nice work. I like your honest reviews, while actually showing what the products can do. I bought an ESSE PR 4 a few months ago, and I love it. It does pretty much anything I need it to do. The PR4 is a sort of Horace Kephart design, while the JG5 is more like a George Washington Sears "Nessmuck" design. One thing, however, about your knife reviews, and most others for that matter, is that I never see anyone demonstrating knives and their capabilities while wearing gloves. I usually always wear a pair of gloves while using a knife, hachet, axe, etc... My PR4 feels perfect in my hand while wearing just a plain split cowhide glove. Something to think about.
Safety, NO ONE discusses safety, you know why?
It is more about the money generated NOT the education of bushcraft community....follow the money trail!
Hi, very nice video! one question, is the thickness of the blade okay or should it be thicker? Greetings from Argentina!
Thanks for the awesome review.
SOAK the leather in water then put the knife in (oil it for rust prevention) and let it sit... leather is meant to be shaped and it's simply not SHAPED to the knife... it will most certainly "fit".
The same with my old army boots works fine. Good tip
I’m going to try that. That’s a good tip.
Do you have any particular oil you recommend?
Thanks Aaron for an informative video......only problem now is that I want them all.
Ordered the PR4 yesterday cant wait. I love the overal oldskool look. Nice to here its actually really well. I love my Mora Garberg still but this looks more traditional and i love it. Thanks for the always perfect reviews. You should get a tv program 😉👍🏼
Ps: i like the price of the PR4 here in europe. Such a good quality 🇺🇸 made knife for around hundred euros. Thats perfect.
I just returned the Benchmade Puukko 200. Didnt liked the opening where the knive enters the rubber handle because water and dirt can enter there. And the sheath was beautiful but not right. The knife just fell out en the leather was really thin for a €150 euros knife.
I own the garberg and the pr4 , I prefer the pr4 because the finger gard
@@fede1233 yes its safer indeed. Handle of the Mora Garberg is really comfortable but I already like all about the PR 4 its just a great knife. 👍🏼
Some of us are capable of making our own custom scales. Thanks Tennessee
And many of us are not...
Thank you ..... been waiting for this for a lot of time....
But still can't decide between 4hm and pr4...
Could wet forming help with fitting the modified PR4 to the sheath?
Like a Sheep-Dip, I set my Izula-II with Knife Center G-10 Scales on the bumper of my pickup while working on my trailer, then just drove off like I didn't need it anymore. Never found it, so I'm looking once more to GT to recommend something good, so I'm probably going with the 4HM because my EDC fixed is more utilitarian & I have plenty of Bushcraft blades!
How would you compare the 4HM to something like a Tops HOG 4.5? On appearance, they seem to be very similar.
Really like Pr4 great slicer and very comfortable to use with stock scales recommend to everyone
The Esee 4HM is one of my 2 favorite EDC blades…the other being my TOPS Tex Creek. Also have the JG5, which is a nice knife as well, but will grab the 4HM every time over any other Esee.
Love both my jg5 and pr4. JG better for skinning
Have you looked at Esee’s Laser Strike? I put grips from The Knife Connection on mine, removed the coating on the blade, and I absolutely love it as an all around great hunting/bushcraft/camp knife. If you haven’t checked ‘em out, you should!
Yes I did a video long ago 👍
I also keep a cold steel ghurka kukri close at hand. And at home have a trail boss and tramontina 18 inch for heavy work
I don't understand the hate on the stock PR4. Mine works perfect for me but we're all different I guess?
It and my LT Wright GNS are my go to blades.
Hi there big hug from Costa Rica. question if you can help me with this I have a PR4 and the blade is not looking as it was . I'm talking about the cool oxide coating. How to clean and bring it back .. is it possible?
Nice knifes and a great review and video 😎
GREAT video's... keepem coming
My ESEE 4-hm is just about the perfect belt knife. I did have to sharpen my spine, but that was my only issue.
Can you still etch the logos on the black oxide knives? Can you still remove the black oxide coating?
My knife that fills this role is the tops rogue wolf, but I pair it with the tops Operator 7
I have the esee Izula 2 and the esee 6hm love them both. Also carrying a boker psk and boker bob.
Great video. Those brown handles are UUUUUGGGGLLLLLYYYY
like the 4 better, on the 5 I do not like the cut out that close to the pin, I believe it would make a weak spot for breaking.
I don't like the bumpy handles...but i like the custom pr4 handles...wish they came stock..... also want the stock sheath to be kydex...i agree with your conclusions!
i never liked the aggressive grips on the pr4, but thankfully theres custom scales for it
Boker has Really stepped up Their game!
Great review on this one, I don't like either of these two. Do like the RB3 thought.
Can you try doing an off brand knife review of a Cudeman knife. Just got one in a Battlbox. Looks interesting.
Cold steel bush ranger lite and sog aegis FL are my well used folders
PR4 works. Thank you.
I just carry a cheap Old Hickory or John Russell Green River butcher knife in the field.
I wouldn’t mind seeing an ESEE 4 hm with thinner blade stock. Like 1/8”.
I am wanting to get one of the jg5 knives I like the Nessmuk knife design.
Cheers Mate!
I really like the pr4 style throw sparks to think about getting one ?not perfect it will do well.
Hello! This is the best video that I have seen about PR4, I dream about this knife, but with the settings it becomes insanely expensive, very very very bad😭, from Russia with love!✊
What would you recommend as the best fixed blade for caring around every day in your pocket
The Esee Izula
Time to complete the collection, review the esee Gibson axe?
I'm gonna get the pr4 and add some brass or red liners to widen it. I think it will feel sweet.
Southern Comfort was thinking the same thing I like the factory scales there just too thin I was thinking adding 1/8 stock brass or copper liner
I would like to see the PR4 with at least a 4 1/2" blade and thicker scales. My issue with almost all of the Essee knives is they lack function due to slightly off designs. Plus I'm just not a fan of 1095 and the stupid black sandpaper paint coating. The oxide coating on these blades really make them standout. A huge move in the right direction. I have an Essee 4 that I stripped the coating off of, reprofiled the edge to make it a true flat grind, and squared off the spine, I now have a functional knife. But still wish the tip was closer to the centerline rather than being up near the spine. I have yet to see an Essee knife that I think they got right. Drives me nuts cause I think they're a good company.
Hi Aron would you want to trade the pr4 for a brand new stainless steel mora garberg with the leather sheath and the plastic sheath i got the whole set up but i really like the pr4, plus i have a kydex sheath for bekker knives, i went a bit overboard and never used this stuff yet ,i just found out about esse, could you let me know if you would be intressed,
Even a becker knife would work, Thanks in advance Aaron
You should test out the lt wright bushcrafter pretty good blade at about 100$
That's PR4 is nice. I have a 6 and an Izula and would like a size in between them but I can never decide if I want to get a 3 or a 4.
I have the PR4 and ESEE 4. If it helps you decide, the PR4 is kind of a blend of the 3 and 4. It is the length of the ESEE 4 but the thickness of the ESEE 3. The thinness makes a much better slicer. Everything's personal and even though I own lots of ESEEs I have trouble deciding. If between the PR4, 3 or 4... I personally would choose a PR4 and add a CR2.5 when able.
The new KaBar BK 62 really seems to be a much better value than the esee options.
Hola saludos Me encantan los cuchillos ESEE sería increíble que se abriera una tienda autorizada en Mexico the gideons 🤩 cuchillos y navajas equipos EDC etc.
I'd prefer the pr4. Wonder if some liners would be a cost effective answer to the too thin handles.
Hue Janus
You can improvise with some household/kitchen plastics (thin, flexible chopping boards for example).
Great video
Shame they cant swith the handles over. Would love the pr4 then. ...as it is its not ergonomic. ..hmm those replacable handle grips look good
Thanks for the review! I wish they had more rust resistance; other than that the are incredible knives.
Almost no one has reviewed the Emerson Government Mule. Is there any chance you could? Mr. Emerson bragged this up as a indestructible work horse that can be mistreated with no problem. I own one and I am curious just how it measures up to the hype. How about a review? :)
I would consider lending you mine if acquisition is a problem.
Wish Esee would of had those scales on the JG3 as well..
What would be your one and done outdoor carry knife?
Those handle scales make ALL the difference with the PR4... something that ESEE might take into consideration. I actually prefer good micarta to G10, but I would definitely take those aftermarket g10 scales over the stock micarta. If they made those scales in micarta, that would be perfect. Also, I really wish that ESEE would give kydex sheath options right out of the gate. I don't mind the leather in some cases, but sometimes you just want to buy a knife and not have to look for third party options that cost you another $50-$100. ;)
Paul Hurtado, I could not agree more with your comment!!
How does the PR4's grind compare to a scandi grind? Because I'm used to a scandi but I'm considering a PR4, would it be worth it or should I get a Garberg instead?
I have the PR4, & I like the high saber grind. It's slicier than a scandi grind, but it comes down to what you're using the blade for. I do a lot of food prep with my PR4. A scandi grind usually sucks at cutting vegetables, for example. A high saber grind is more versatile, imo. Convex blades are nice too; Bark River Knives.
So one is a kephart and the other is nessmick? So witch is better
Where do you find the return links I can’t find them on Amazon?
Awesome video thanks
How about comparing jg5 abd the esee ashley... thanks
Thank you for doing these videos. You are doing a great job helping people make informed decisions. I'm the guy who just buys all 3 (haha) but for those who have to pick 1, this video is really helpful.
It's a shame no-one ever reviews the AGK!
Your link for knock around sunglasses doesn't work.
谢谢你的评测，我刚刚买了esee-pr4。
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I can't quite catch who made your sheath for your BK16, can you tell me who it is?
Wow! 10 seconds on the knife
I thought was part of the comparison. Esee 4hm. Thanks
For not mentioning it.