The thing I like about trappers, is that their shape, in my opinion just makes it so easy to carry, plus it has two blades in stead of one. I know a few guys that religiously only carry trappers. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :)
@@TheGunNurse yeah, I have benchmades and don't care much for them, but I was talking about traditional style knives. I carry spyderco, which is made better than any of my benchmades
The Trapper is certainly not my favorite pattern, but it seems that I have more of them than any other. What I do like is the choice of so many different handles. No other pattern has so many to pick from if you like to collect.
You know.....I started out Not Liking the Trapper, but I got one here & there and before you know it I had acquired about 35 of them (Case, RR, Kissing Crane, Frost, etc.) And you are Right, there are really a lot of varieties & collector-type pieces in this pattern! My best handle quality/uniqueness is the Trapper!
The spey blade on a trapper is for skinning, not castrating. Professional trappers would go out of business if they went around castrating their prey. It was not designed to be a box cutter, or other EDC NONSENSE. It is a fine knife in the field [hunting/fishing]. The modern flippers, etc, are about worthless for fishing/hunting/skinning purposes. Another trapper option is the Slimline---single blade, sleek, elegant & light weight.
I totally agree with you Mark. I have bought trappers in the past from Case and carried on the farm. They are big and heavy to carry and I found the stockman pattern more useful in the daily tasks for everything I did on the farm. I actually owned at one time a large stockman red bone Case that had "for flesh only" stamped on the smaller spey blade of the stockman. Wish I would have kept that knife and stored instead of using all of those years ago. Just was never a fan of the trapper pattern. I know a lot of collectors do. Now I carry a Victorinox #1 because I love the steel and it covers my daily needs. The size fits my hand and is light to carry. In every job I have had over the years my tasks and requirements have changed. So have my EDC's Jeff
I love Trappers . Full Size Trappers . I tend to like larger slip joints and the Trapper just gives you so much cutting edge . They make such great steak knives . Either blade . The blades are long enough to cut through a two pound block of cheddar too . Between the Stockman and the Full Size Trapper , I've got a hard time saying what my favorite pattern is . I like 'em both but if I'm going to a steak dinner , I'll be using my Full Sized Trapper .
That is why I never bought a Trapper..looks to long for comfortable EDC. I would like to ask about the watch your wearing, I have a small collection and like the style of yours. Thanks.
I am not the biggest fan of the trapper pattern, but the spey blade does draw cuts to open packages as well as the clip in my experience. I prefer the Barlow or sodbuster pattern
The spey blade is perfect for castration. The scrotum is not sliced off, it is split just enough to be able to slip the testicles out, the vas is scraped back away from the testicle and then the vas is separated where it is scraped. The best use of the spey blade comes later, when the removed testicle sack is split just enough to remove the testicle which from calves is seasoned sometimes breaded and deep fried whole. From bulls, the testicle is usually sliced, breaded, seasoned and deep fried. Rocky mountain oysters! That spey blade is the best, the the oysters are great!
tthe good thing about a case knife like a swiss army knife is that people dont get all weird when you pull it out in public compared to one of the tactical looking folders.
I like the trapper pattern, and I really like the one you have, tho the blade would be to big, I think a medium trapper would be nice for uk carry, I'm hope RR makes that same knife as a medium. Good video, Mark.
Tobias made (somewhere) this remark: the trapper is a moose on a jack knife. Trappers need one tipless blade in order to scrape the fat from the skin of small game. the other one is, as in the moose, a narrow and pointy california clip point for skinning and dressing. Anyway, I find it useful for carving, when there is something hard to reach without the risk of make an unwanted cut with the tip, in case of the speyblade. The clip point works like a drill and is capable of round cuts in short spaces. So much on the defense of the trapper... I got just two against five stockmans, and I am not a collector...
Not true, a jack knife is kinda a stockman pattern with just two blades on one end, having a larger clip point blade and a little small blade next to it
Me, neither. I prefer a broad blade to a narrow one - that Cali clip point is just asking to be snapped off. (Or maybe I’m just a barbarian.) I think the spey is used for skinning, too? Anyway, good thing there are lots of traditional patterns to choose from.
You should have been at JB's SKL yesterday. I heard JB say hello Sue, and I thought he said Su, so I started saying everyone say hello to my hero Su Chicken.. everyone was saying hello Su Chicken & you weren't there 😂 I don't know who Sue was, but she was confused
@@skcamerican Good luck with the tomatoes buddy. I tried gardening before. The bug's, & gophers ate my whole row of nice, almost ready to harvest tomatoes one summer in one day. I was actually doing it to eat, because we didn't have much money. I realize that with the cost of water, time, insect repellent, sitting in the sun with a shotgun, waiting for Mr Gopher, it was cheaper to just buy tomatoes at the store. 🤣
@@WilliamsKnifeLife I’m an old hippie subsistence gardener, can’t not garden. We do have a plague of gophers, tho my dog and the neighbor’s cats get one now and then. Sometimes I find their cache for winter, a big hole full of taters or strawberries. Lol. The strawberries didn’t look so good. We prob grow 50% of our food. Start our own plants from seed, the alpaca supplies fertilizer, lol. Pretty cheap, tho the drip irrigation system cost a few hundred. We put up jars of green beans, tomatoes, pickles. Can’t stand store veggies. I could live cheaper if I gave up beer, chocolate, cheese, and knives!
@@WilliamsKnifeLife this is weird. There are a couple of pages(?) of RRs on Blade Matrix listed under model numbers, not “rough rider.” To find them you have to search “RR1” or “bone.” They are mostly newer models and the prices are higher. Strawberry bone, buckshots, classic carbon, premium, and a few others. Most of them have no photo until you open the item page. Added later? Unfortunately none of my grails is there, and I’m out of money. Maybe you’ll find something.
The best knife to bring to a restaurant is the new Victorinox Folding Serrated Paring Knife (like a folding version of their “tomato knife”). It’s only 1.5 ounces, but has a blade well over 4 inches. The blunt tip makes it non-intimidating (and also nice for harvesting in the garden). Victorinox says you can put it in the dishwasher. It has a liner lock, which is nice but potentially hard to use for someone with less hand strength.
Greetings , I don’t hunt ( anymore ) . Brother gave me a delica ( 20 years ago?) . ALWAYS EDC 100 percent that knife after receiving it. Saved my butt once ( muscle memory - was in my hand without thinking)( guy jumped me downtown Atlanta middle of day! Did a 90) .. but over all a great tool! Lots of box opening not abused . I have been looking over all my old knives lately ( winter maint.) ( and black rock waxing sheaths) . It’s like visiting old friends … I’m 66 n retired. When I first started my journey man ( trade) job , I bought an expensive at the time large Sears ( camillus made) lock back . I promptly broke the 1/16 th of tip… it never bothered me and actually helped. But I finally fixed it this winter after watching too many knife videos with a guy grinding the back side. I use that knife first five years in a trade and another five or 10 in maintenance but it was heavy. Ok too much coffee this morn .. thanks for your video and all that you put in them.
I think the spey is the most pointless blade shape, at least if you're not cutting animal parts,. And I'm not. I'd rather have a long sheepsfoot or coping blade. But I have to admit that I use it more than the clip. It feels strong and the straight edge seems good for cutting food. And I like having the longest possible blades for the handle size, vs stockmen or other double-end patterns. I'd just rather have the useful point of a sheepsfoot for cutting into flat surfaces. So I guess I like the trapper except for the front 1/4 inch of one blade. Oh, and I do think a tiny trapper seems more useful than a peanut, although the peanut is nicer to look at.
I have a medium Case Trapper in "pocket worn" red bone that has absolutely perfect fit, finish, and spring snap. I really like the rather long clip blade that most trappers have but I would probably get more use from a small pen secondary blade than from the big spey. Also, that long spey blade adds weight for the pocket. So I don't dislike trappers but they are not my favorite.
A queen city cutlery thin trapper is my go to pocket knife when invited to dinner parties and barbecues. Nothing is better at cutting apart your food than the spay blade, And if you're asked to help prep onions or tomatoes The point of weight is perfect. An e d c doesn't mean it has to In the zombie apocalypse. Is there a solve everyday problems
At first trappers weren't my favorite pattern but... they did start to grow on me and a few have been appearing in the collection. Awesome video and interesting topic! just saw RJ Knives video on the subject 😝
I probably am in the minority. I really don't know how I feel about it. Someday I don't like both blades on same side and others I do. Size is easy I tend to like large knives. I didn't get why the Spey blade has stayed on as long in as many patterns. I could understand 1 or 2 patterns for people that use it as a skinner. I would love to see a large Moose with the clip on one side and good wharncliff on the other. Doubt it will ever happen because Tobias said in several videos that the Moose was used by Trappers alot especially for skinning. I am still looking for that pattern I put in hand like the feel and the blade selections. Hope I find that pattern soon so I have time to really enjoy it and make it mine.
I don’t completely dislike a trapper , but it is one of my least favorite traditional patterns . I’m weird though because I think my favorite traditional pattern is a doctors knife . Thanks for the video ! Take care brother
Have a Boker Trapper that is a second, the Spey sticks up too far when closed and this fills your hand when using the main blade and is much more comfortable to use for me. The Boker version of the Trapper is more solid than the Rough Rider and has better blades. With the lucky malfunction of this knife it is an acceptable knife for use. I'm going to use one of these knives for it's intended purpose, processing small game once to have a rounded opinion of the pattern though I'd prefer to stick to fixed blades for the task.
I listened. This dude has no reason to hate on the trapper. Just hates because he wants to hate. Don’t be like this guy. If you dislike something, and you have a reason, fine. But don’t jump on stump and tell everyone why you hate something and then not have something to say. Dude just wants to hate on trappers because of their popularity and wants to act like he’s special for being different.
And I have a REASON for having a strong opinion. Something you, Mark, need to have before making an argument against something, especially when posting a video about strong opinions: I hate trappers. Otherwise, you end up looking like a simp that just wants to jump on the band wagon of the guy you mentioned who also hates trappers. Maybe he, at least, had a real reason, though I doubt it. Trappers are popular for good reasons, so if you’re going to speak against the trapper then you should have a good reason. Tell what I believe, you secretly love the trapper, but just want to be a dude that hates on them like other “knife guys” who want act cool for dissenting. THAT’S why you have one secreted away in your office drawer, Mark.
I dont like them either, especially in a EDC/work place, for most jobs out there, like cutting box tape because you're stocking shelves the most used blade is the sheepsfoot, you dont need a 3" clip point to do that, and older ladies are more likely to complain when they see it because it unnecessary.
Get s single blade Case Trapper. I got one as an inexpensive DLT exclusive. I like Trapper a lot, but these single bladed models. I may give a try to the coke bottle shape, but Case Small Swell Center Jack is much to small for me. If they offered 4" Swell Center Jack that would be great.
🙈 you’re going to make a few people mad! I like the Boker Urban Trapper (which is a little longer than that knife!) I must appreciate larger knives… and I like the ergos on that knife! I’ll be interested to hear how others respond!
I love the urban trapper , but kind of agree with Mark . There is not much to it so it does come off as flimsy . Mine has stood up well to day to day tasks though .
@@jasonbrown6686 For a very mild use I think it’s a wonderful knife but I like my knives to be able to take on heavier tasks if need be. That’s why I had to get rid of mine. The action in the field in hand was wonderful but I think it was a glorified steak knife. I’m really happy that you have one and that you have found enjoyment in it where I could not. Thank you so much for watching and your comment!
@@markcoffman494 I tend to carry mine on weird occasions . It’s s n a few funerals where it actually got put to much more use than I expected . And on a brighter note , it’s seen a wedding or two . I bought it for a dress up knife , then realized I don’t really ever dress up . When I first got it in hand , I was disappointed . It did feel very flimsy and the blade is so light , the detent is non existent . But , it has performed surprisingly well whenever I’ve used it . Plus my wife gifted it to me so it holds a special place in my heart . All that being said , I can see where it could be a complete disappointment for some people . In hand , it feels like any stress will obliterate it . And the pocket clip is definitely flimsy . It is my biggest concern when I do carry it .
I find the handle uncomfortable. The spey blade doesn't bother me, the fact it is more difficult to access than if they did a front pen /back clip, like a standard jack; does
@@Brown1286 no problem! I think you should probably give the nail file video a look. I compiled about 40 knives together with different nail files. And made a comprehensive review of all of the different mail files Victorinox offered. It’s probably one of my best videos, along with my MacGyver videos.
With you all the way, not a big fan of trappers either, but wow, that's one of the best-looking Rough Ryders I've ever seen😉The North Fork happens to be one of my favorites as well I do appreciate having a small speyblade on a Stockman but it's mainly the sheepsfoot and the clippoint that I use. I did recently get the BH207W Mini Trapper from DLT because I was pretty impressed with the 6318 Medium Stockman that also has the S35VN blades, and I have to admit, I like the trapper better yet😮 The buffalo horn isn't actually all that pretty but it adds a little girth which makes this little knife feel really good in hand, and I especially like having the wharncliffe blade in place of the speyblade (not a huge fan of the 'Turkish' clippoints on either knife tbh, but you can never have it all🤷♂). So much so that I ordered a 65329 Trapper as well🤗
@@markcoffman494 I watched because I thought as long as your post was, you were probably going to say something poditive at some point, but basically you just kept echoing aesthetic dislikes.
First of all, I should stop watching your channel. I'm getting the urge to buy more knives and I have to agree with my wife... She says I don't need more. I think it was about 2005 and I heard Schrade was selling their brand to Taylor and they would no longer be made in the USA. I had 3 Old Timers (one of them a #1940T single blade trapper) and I thought I should buy a few more American made Schrades before they disappeared from the shelves. I ended up with 8 more special edition trappers with scales in wood, bone and antler. One is an NRA commemorative and another is an Old Timer bird knife. Yes, I like trappers... Mainly to collect.
Yes, it was one of my earlier videos! Music was definitely too loud. In my more recent videos I have used either more relaxing, music or no music at all
Probably should’ve clarified. I only use it to break the top of the banana. I can feel it just find myself. Thanks for the fantastic and well thought out comment.
@@markcoffman494 I carry a Case mini trapper, 1981 model. My 93 year old father gave it to me so it has a deep sentimental meaning to me. Carry on young man!
Very useful knife.. spay blade is good for food prep ie... Spreading peanut butter ,mayonnaise & Stirring pots of food and beverages.
The thing I like about trappers, is that their shape, in my opinion just makes it so easy to carry, plus it has two blades in stead of one. I know a few guys that religiously only carry trappers. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :)
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Stockman is the best knife pattern designed
@@dereksteele2284 never seen a benchmade huh?
@@TheGunNurse yeah, I have benchmades and don't care much for them, but I was talking about traditional style knives. I carry spyderco, which is made better than any of my benchmades
The Trapper is certainly not my favorite pattern, but it seems that I have more of them than any other. What I do like is the choice of so many different handles. No other pattern has so many to pick from if you like to collect.
You know.....I started out Not Liking the Trapper, but I got one here & there and before you know it I had acquired about 35 of them (Case, RR, Kissing Crane, Frost, etc.) And you are Right, there are really a lot of varieties & collector-type pieces in this pattern! My best handle quality/uniqueness is the Trapper!
The Trapper is one of my favorite patterns but I don’t like anything that comes out of China!
@@norby0418 That is your privilege, however, if a knife is well made, I don't care if it is made in Timbuktoo, I 'll buy it!
The spey blade on a trapper is for skinning, not castrating. Professional trappers would go out of business if they went around castrating their prey. It was not designed to be a box cutter, or other
EDC NONSENSE. It is a fine knife in the field [hunting/fishing]. The modern flippers, etc, are about worthless for fishing/hunting/skinning purposes. Another trapper option is the Slimline---single blade, sleek, elegant & light weight.
I agree. I tend to like medium stockmans, mid size lockbacks, or 2-3 layer 91mm saks best when it comes to traditional edc pocket knives.
I thought I didn't like a Trapper, but I like a Sowbelly Trapper now. A spey blade was really a specialized thing that most people don't do anymore.
I take mine to dinner. It's a great table knife.
People like trappers because they’re old school.
I like a Trapper Pattern, but prefer the large Trapper. The GEC 23 is fantastic for instance. What do you think of the Sowbelly Trapper?
I have a case trapper it's a good knife. I tend to lean towards a Barlow pattern or toothpick. Sometimes a canoe.
I totally agree with you Mark. I have bought trappers in the past from Case and carried on the farm. They are big and heavy to carry and I found the stockman pattern more useful in the daily tasks for everything I did on the farm. I actually owned at one time a large stockman red bone Case that had "for flesh only" stamped on the smaller spey blade of the stockman. Wish I would have kept that knife and stored instead of using all of those years ago. Just was never a fan of the trapper pattern. I know a lot of collectors do. Now I carry a Victorinox #1 because I love the steel and it covers my daily needs. The size fits my hand and is light to carry. In every job I have had over the years my tasks and requirements have changed. So have my EDC's Jeff
The "electrians knife" a trapper variant is a great edc knife. It replaces one blade with a screwdriver.
Just picked up a Camilus USA TL-29 at my local flea market for $15. Good back springs/snap. A solid, likeable knife.
I'm a big dude, so the trapper is not a bad size for me in the pocket. I carry mine in a leather slip to kind of keep it in one place.
Love my Old Timer Trapper. The spay is great for cutting meat, bread, cheese, you name it! My trapper is yellow handled and my daily carry.
I love Trappers . Full Size Trappers . I tend to like larger slip joints and the Trapper just gives you so much cutting edge . They make such great steak knives . Either blade . The blades are long enough to cut through a two pound block of cheddar too . Between the Stockman and the Full Size Trapper , I've got a hard time saying what my favorite pattern is . I like 'em both but if I'm going to a steak dinner , I'll be using my Full Sized Trapper .
I’m going to be giving the trapper pattern another chance, in an upcoming video
That is why I never bought a Trapper..looks to long for comfortable EDC. I would like to ask about the watch your wearing, I have a small collection and like the style of yours.
Thanks.
I am not the biggest fan of the trapper pattern, but the spey blade does draw cuts to open packages as well as the clip in my experience. I prefer the Barlow or sodbuster pattern
The spey blade is perfect for castration. The scrotum is not sliced off, it is split just enough to be able to slip the testicles out, the vas is scraped back away from the testicle and then the vas is separated where it is scraped. The best use of the spey blade comes later, when the removed testicle sack is split just enough to remove the testicle which from calves is seasoned sometimes breaded and deep fried whole. From bulls, the testicle is usually sliced, breaded, seasoned and deep fried. Rocky mountain oysters! That spey blade is the best, the the oysters are great!
tthe good thing about a case knife like a swiss army knife is that people dont get all weird when you pull it out in public compared to one of the tactical looking folders.
I thought I was the only one in a sea of Trapper lovers, sure, they are nice, but to me, I prefer something like a Congress or a Doctor's Knife.
It's a personal preference. That's why there's more than one pattern.
Now, tip down carry people are just nuts!😱🤣
I like the trapper pattern, and I really like the one you have, tho the blade would be to big, I think a medium trapper would be nice for uk carry, I'm hope RR makes that same knife as a medium. Good video, Mark.
Tobias made (somewhere) this remark: the trapper is a moose on a jack knife. Trappers need one tipless blade in order to scrape the fat from the skin of small game. the other one is, as in the moose, a narrow and pointy california clip point for skinning and dressing. Anyway, I find it useful for carving, when there is something hard to reach without the risk of make an unwanted cut with the tip, in case of the speyblade. The clip point works like a drill and is capable of round cuts in short spaces. So much on the defense of the trapper... I got just two against five stockmans, and I am not a collector...
A jack knife is any knife that the blade/blade's fold from one end.
one to five blades are the most common.
Also the spey is very good for skinning.
Not true, a jack knife is kinda a stockman pattern with just two blades on one end, having a larger clip point blade and a little small blade next to it
Im a big fan. and I also use the spay blade almost every day. I think i have 10 Trappers. To each there own. Thanks for the vid!
Me, neither. I prefer a broad blade to a narrow one - that Cali clip point is just asking to be snapped off. (Or maybe I’m just a barbarian.) I think the spey is used for skinning, too? Anyway, good thing there are lots of traditional patterns to choose from.
You should have been at JB's SKL yesterday. I heard JB say hello Sue, and I thought he said Su, so I started saying everyone say hello to my hero Su Chicken.. everyone was saying hello Su Chicken & you weren't there 😂 I don't know who Sue was, but she was confused
@@WilliamsKnifeLife Lol. I can’t make JB’s early shows in gardening season, too busy trying to get the tomatoes in.
@@skcamerican Good luck with the tomatoes buddy. I tried gardening before. The bug's, & gophers ate my whole row of nice, almost ready to harvest tomatoes one summer in one day. I was actually doing it to eat, because we didn't have much money. I realize that with the cost of water, time, insect repellent, sitting in the sun with a shotgun, waiting for Mr Gopher, it was cheaper to just buy tomatoes at the store. 🤣
@@WilliamsKnifeLife I’m an old hippie subsistence gardener, can’t not garden. We do have a plague of gophers, tho my dog and the neighbor’s cats get one now and then. Sometimes I find their cache for winter, a big hole full of taters or strawberries. Lol. The strawberries didn’t look so good. We prob grow 50% of our food. Start our own plants from seed, the alpaca supplies fertilizer, lol. Pretty cheap, tho the drip irrigation system cost a few hundred. We put up jars of green beans, tomatoes, pickles. Can’t stand store veggies. I could live cheaper if I gave up beer, chocolate, cheese, and knives!
@@WilliamsKnifeLife this is weird. There are a couple of pages(?) of RRs on Blade Matrix listed under model numbers, not “rough rider.” To find them you have to search “RR1” or “bone.” They are mostly newer models and the prices are higher. Strawberry bone, buckshots, classic carbon, premium, and a few others. Most of them have no photo until you open the item page. Added later? Unfortunately none of my grails is there, and I’m out of money. Maybe you’ll find something.
The best knife to bring to a restaurant is the new Victorinox Folding Serrated Paring Knife (like a folding version of their “tomato knife”). It’s only 1.5 ounces, but has a blade well over 4 inches. The blunt tip makes it non-intimidating (and also nice for harvesting in the garden). Victorinox says you can put it in the dishwasher. It has a liner lock, which is nice but potentially hard to use for someone with less hand strength.
I almost forgot the most important part... serrated blades don’t dull as fast when cutting on dishwear!
Greetings , I don’t hunt ( anymore ) . Brother gave me a delica ( 20 years ago?) .
ALWAYS EDC 100 percent that knife after receiving it. Saved my butt once ( muscle memory - was in my hand without thinking)( guy jumped me downtown Atlanta middle of day! Did a 90) .. but over all a great tool! Lots of box opening not abused .
I have been looking over all my old knives lately ( winter maint.) ( and black rock waxing sheaths) .
It’s like visiting old friends … I’m 66 n retired.
When I first started my journey man ( trade) job , I bought an expensive at the time large Sears ( camillus made) lock back . I promptly broke the 1/16 th of tip… it never bothered me and actually helped. But I finally fixed it this winter after watching too many knife videos with a guy grinding the back side. I use that knife first five years in a trade and another five or 10 in maintenance but it was heavy.
Ok too much coffee this morn .. thanks for your video and all that you put in them.
Wonderful story. Thank you so much for commenting. Can’t wait to see more comments on other videos of mine. Loved reading this.
Hahaha! You sold me on getting a trapper.
I guess I am a good salesman 😂👍
I think the spey is the most pointless blade shape, at least if you're not cutting animal parts,. And I'm not. I'd rather have a long sheepsfoot or coping blade. But I have to admit that I use it more than the clip. It feels strong and the straight edge seems good for cutting food. And I like having the longest possible blades for the handle size, vs stockmen or other double-end patterns. I'd just rather have the useful point of a sheepsfoot for cutting into flat surfaces. So I guess I like the trapper except for the front 1/4 inch of one blade. Oh, and I do think a tiny trapper seems more useful than a peanut, although the peanut is nicer to look at.
"The spey blade is a pointless blade shape." I see what you did there. Lol
I have a medium Case Trapper in "pocket worn" red bone that has absolutely perfect fit, finish, and spring snap. I really like the rather long clip blade that most trappers have but I would probably get more use from a small pen secondary blade than from the big spey. Also, that long spey blade adds weight for the pocket. So I don't dislike trappers but they are not my favorite.
A queen city cutlery thin trapper is my go to pocket knife when invited to dinner parties and barbecues. Nothing is better at cutting apart your food than the spay blade, And if you're asked to help prep onions or tomatoes The point of weight is perfect. An e d c doesn't mean it has to In the zombie apocalypse. Is there a solve everyday problems
At first trappers weren't my favorite pattern but... they did start to grow on me and a few have been appearing in the collection. Awesome video and interesting topic! just saw RJ Knives video on the subject 😝
I probably am in the minority. I really don't know how I feel about it. Someday I don't like both blades on same side and others I do. Size is easy I tend to like large knives. I didn't get why the Spey blade has stayed on as long in as many patterns. I could understand 1 or 2 patterns for people that use it as a skinner. I would love to see a large Moose with the clip on one side and good wharncliff on the other. Doubt it will ever happen because Tobias said in several videos that the Moose was used by Trappers alot especially for skinning. I am still looking for that pattern I put in hand like the feel and the blade selections. Hope I find that pattern soon so I have time to really enjoy it and make it mine.
I love trappers
I’m glad I bought a cheapie like this to see if I liked the pattern, and I didn’t. Then I tried the moose which I liked even less.
I wont use any of my knives on ceramic plates...that what serrated edges are for.
I guess if you aren't a trapper skinning game you have no need for one. Most men would be better served carrying a butter knife.
I don’t completely dislike a trapper , but it is one of my least favorite traditional patterns . I’m weird though because I think my favorite traditional pattern is a doctors knife . Thanks for the video ! Take care brother
Have a Boker Trapper that is a second, the Spey sticks up too far when closed and this fills your hand when using the main blade and is much more comfortable to use for me. The Boker version of the Trapper is more solid than the Rough Rider and has better blades. With the lucky malfunction of this knife it is an acceptable knife for use. I'm going to use one of these knives for it's intended purpose, processing small game once to have a rounded opinion of the pattern though I'd prefer to stick to fixed blades for the task.
I listened. This dude has no reason to hate on the trapper. Just hates because he wants to hate. Don’t be like this guy. If you dislike something, and you have a reason, fine. But don’t jump on stump and tell everyone why you hate something and then not have something to say.
Dude just wants to hate on trappers because of their popularity and wants to act like he’s special for being different.
You, sir, have a very strong opinion. Thank you so much for commenting that even though I disagree. Thanks for viewing. Have a nice day.
And I have a REASON for having a strong opinion.
Something you, Mark, need to have before making an argument against something, especially when posting a video about strong opinions: I hate trappers. Otherwise, you end up looking like a simp that just wants to jump on the band wagon of the guy you mentioned who also hates trappers.
Maybe he, at least, had a real reason, though I doubt it. Trappers are popular for good reasons, so if you’re going to speak against the trapper then you should have a good reason.
Tell what I believe, you secretly love the trapper, but just want to be a dude that hates on them like other “knife guys” who want act cool for dissenting.
THAT’S why you have one secreted away in your office drawer, Mark.
@@ranren really appreciate your passion. Never change. Thanks for the comment.
I’ll change if I see a need, but this isn’t about me, is it.
@@ranren thank you again for the comment.
I dont like them either, especially in a EDC/work place, for most jobs out there, like cutting box tape because you're stocking shelves the most used blade is the sheepsfoot, you dont need a 3" clip point to do that, and older ladies are more likely to complain when they see it because it unnecessary.
Get s single blade Case Trapper. I got one as an inexpensive DLT exclusive.
I like Trapper a lot, but these single bladed models.
I may give a try to the coke bottle shape, but Case Small Swell Center Jack is much to small for me. If they offered 4" Swell Center Jack that would be great.
🙈 you’re going to make a few people mad! I like the Boker Urban Trapper (which is a little longer than that knife!) I must appreciate larger knives… and I like the ergos on that knife! I’ll be interested to hear how others respond!
Oh I hated that knife, it felt so flimsy.
I love the urban trapper , but kind of agree with Mark . There is not much to it so it does come off as flimsy . Mine has stood up well to day to day tasks though .
@@jasonbrown6686 For a very mild use I think it’s a wonderful knife but I like my knives to be able to take on heavier tasks if need be. That’s why I had to get rid of mine. The action in the field in hand was wonderful but I think it was a glorified steak knife. I’m really happy that you have one and that you have found enjoyment in it where I could not. Thank you so much for watching and your comment!
@@markcoffman494 I tend to carry mine on weird occasions . It’s s n a few funerals where it actually got put to much more use than I expected . And on a brighter note , it’s seen a wedding or two . I bought it for a dress up knife , then realized I don’t really ever dress up . When I first got it in hand , I was disappointed . It did feel very flimsy and the blade is so light , the detent is non existent . But , it has performed surprisingly well whenever I’ve used it . Plus my wife gifted it to me so it holds a special place in my heart . All that being said , I can see where it could be a complete disappointment for some people . In hand , it feels like any stress will obliterate it . And the pocket clip is definitely flimsy . It is my biggest concern when I do carry it .
I find the handle uncomfortable. The spey blade doesn't bother me, the fact it is more difficult to access than if they did a front pen /back clip, like a standard jack; does
Don't like trappers huh? Well it's OK to be wrong.
Check out my latest videos, you’ll see I have had a change of heart. Thanks for the smart comment. 👍
@markcoffman707 will do! No hate here, btw. New subscriber, I look forward to looking at more of your videos now that I've found the channel.
@@Brown1286 no problem! I think you should probably give the nail file video a look. I compiled about 40 knives together with different nail files. And made a comprehensive review of all of the different mail files Victorinox offered. It’s probably one of my best videos, along with my MacGyver videos.
I collect and I love Trappers especially the min trapper us a trapper daily
With you all the way, not a big fan of trappers either, but wow, that's one of the best-looking Rough Ryders I've ever seen😉The North Fork happens to be one of my favorites as well
I do appreciate having a small speyblade on a Stockman but it's mainly the sheepsfoot and the clippoint that I use. I did recently get the BH207W Mini Trapper from DLT because I was pretty impressed with the 6318 Medium Stockman that also has the S35VN blades, and I have to admit, I like the trapper better yet😮 The buffalo horn isn't actually all that pretty but it adds a little girth which makes this little knife feel really good in hand, and I especially like having the wharncliffe blade in place of the speyblade (not a huge fan of the 'Turkish' clippoints on either knife tbh, but you can never have it all🤷♂). So much so that I ordered a 65329 Trapper as well🤗
So far in my life I haven't had to cut nuts so I don't own one of these.
Dude, you really went to all the trouble to make this video to bash the look and aesthetics of this style? Too much whining and griping for me.
Sorry, you can always not watch ?🤷🏼♂️
@@markcoffman494 I watched because I thought as long as your post was, you were probably going to say something poditive at some point, but basically you just kept echoing aesthetic dislikes.
@@jeffbruce9741 well, that’s the point, I don’t like this knife. 👍 thanks for watching
Do you like canoe or stockman
Canoe
I'd like a little less of the foreground music.
So what you’re really trying to say is…….😁
First of all, I should stop watching your channel. I'm getting the urge to buy more knives and I have to agree with my wife... She says I don't need more.
I think it was about 2005 and I heard Schrade was selling their brand to Taylor and they would no longer be made in the USA. I had 3 Old Timers (one of them a #1940T single blade trapper) and I thought I should buy a few more American made Schrades before they disappeared from the shelves. I ended up with 8 more special edition trappers with scales in wood, bone and antler. One is an NRA commemorative and another is an Old Timer bird knife.
Yes, I like trappers... Mainly to collect.
You talking over the music ruined the music experience.
Did you say that you don't like it?
Watch the video to find out
Good information, annoying music.
Yes, it was one of my earlier videos! Music was definitely too loud. In my more recent videos I have used either more relaxing, music or no music at all
You need a knife to peel a banana?
Probably should’ve clarified. I only use it to break the top of the banana. I can feel it just find myself. Thanks for the fantastic and well thought out comment.
@@markcoffman494 I carry a Case mini trapper, 1981 model. My 93 year old father gave it to me so it has a deep sentimental meaning to me. Carry on young man!
@@nathanprofitt3224 much appreciated!
I m not a tan of the trapper or the spey blade either