Thanks for the review. My first choice for a huntingknife was a mora 2000. A cheap but solid knife for fielddressing. So I tought about buying this pathfinder for some bushcrafting adventures. A few days ago my confidence in the quality was disturbed. A french bushcrafter got a bad experience by batoning. The pathfinder breaks right behind the ricasso. In this upper price range mora should think about thickness and fulltang to be a reliable friend.
Very enjoyable! Not just a test for testing's sake - a real-world day out with fire-making. Good to see how it fares. Liked and subscribed! Many thanks, Rob
It's a nice knife and Mora's reputation for great knives is solid, but for that price point and the added blade length, I'd like to see it with full tang construction and the same over molded grip. I'm sure it's an awesome knife, just my opinion
I want this knife bad. That blade looks awesome for carving. But the competition is stiff at that price point. I think Mora either needs to change the specs (full tang, and different sheath design) or lower the price. Or maybe I'll cave in and by it before either, we'll see Mora, we shall see. Good video, Ben Thanks
Big Brown Non full tang is ok since if you push this knife hard to full tang status the steel will suffer anyways. It is a nice knife but the price needs to keep coming down.
Really like the look of the Pathfinder, can definitely see where the beefed up blade would come in handy. Swear by the Bushcraft Black, if the pathfinder can take the same beating its truly a worthy knife. Thanks for sharing. AtB, Jimmy
I wish they had just gone with a normal plastic sheath with a thumb ramp like the Companion has. I suppose there's aftermarket kydex options. Also, $60 would be more reasonable.
metaltrooper62 for bushcraft, survival purposes longer blades is not the best choice. This is due the leverage is becoming huge when the longer blade is deep into the wood and it is more likely to snap compared to shorter blades with same thickness of course. Some experts support the opinion tha a bushcraft - survival knife's blade, should not be less than 2.5 mm thick and NOT more than 130-140mm=13-14cm=5.11-5.51inches long. I have the bushcraft survival black and with a blade of 3.2mm thickness and 109mm=10.9cm=4.29inches length, I can say it feels like a tank into the palm. But for the pathfinder having blade's thickness of 3.2mm(exactly like the bushcraft black) and blade's length of 170mm=17cm=6.69inches (6.1cm longer blade !!! than bushcraft black), I wouldn't feel so secure about its strength. As matter of fact there is a video into the utube where a pathfinder litteraly snaps in the middle (where the blade meets the handle) during batoning, though I have test bushcraft black passing easily through bigger and toughest logs all kind of nasty knots all along.
Great review Ben , looks like it works pretty good ! wish mora could get away from the cheap sheaths but i guess it helps hols the prices down , still a little spendy for a Mora ! atb john
Put that thing in the typical plastic sheath and sale it for the 60$ that its worth and I would buy one, but it makes absolutely no sense why they priced it so fricken high. It is a cool blade though and that extra length makes for an awesome batoner, hopefully Mora will wake up and price it right we can do just fine with the heavy companion..
Great review. I like the extra size of the pathfinder but the price keeps it on a wish list. Don't overlook the rose hips for a big vitamin C boost in that tea. Get well.
While looking at this vid a second time, you know us old foggys, 67, got to see things twice so we assimilate the info. LOLI realized, as good as that knife looks, I think Mora made a mistake. I think they should have come out with a 5-51/2 blade on this knife and made the Garberg, a full tang knife, with this longer and larger blade. I really like the Mora Bushcraft Black. I bought one after watching this vid. I would like to see one with a 5' blade.
finely they have dropped the price to $87.00 on Amazon not $110-120 when they first came out I think $60-70.00 will be a good price they would sell more at that price they should drop the Mora Black to $35-38.00 instead of $45.00. I have 5-6 Mora's and gave a few away to friends who needed a decent Knife. I put several ranger bands on their sheath to give the 25-30' of 550 paracord and about 50' of #24 bank line the rope a place to grip on and then covered it with more ranger bands. Oh yes I included a ferrocerium rod and ground the spine to 90 degrees.
yep do you think it will go down to that? for what it was going for i could get a Jeff white custom blade I got a few condor blades the Nesmith and the bushlore they are nice and priced right!
Well--I gotta hand it to you--I have watched well over a hundred of these knife videos, and you are the first guy that batonned the wood correctly from the outside edges inward. So, there's hope... Thank you for the video; did the spruce tea help with your cold?
another good review, are they both 2/3 tang design is that an issue in the long run with the Mora, i have used several of the Mora blades in alot of knives i made early on great grinds great steel
Great knives! But is the mora pathfinder knife worth the extra money eventhough it is easier to baton wood? Also which is a better sheath kydex type or a leather?
Jason McDaniel I like both kydex and leather. For my bushcrafting setup I prefer the leather just to stay traditional. Yeah expensive knife but a good one.
The path finder is very over priced and the sheath is just plain junk.you can buy alot better knife for the same money and get a decent sheath with it.mora does have some good knives for the money this just not one of them.
I rarely talk about price because they change. The bushcraft black is certainly a great item for the price. Pathfinder is still a but pricey but coming down in price.
Living Survival Why do they make it a 3/4 tang instead of a full tang? Is it to save on weight, saves on manufacturing costs, makes a weak joint where the handle meets the blade where water/dirt can enter?
@@livingsurvival Stick tang is better in cold weather. There's a reason the people from the north make the stick tang knife and not the full width tang knife. Even in Southeast Asia/Indonesia the Parang is most often made with a stick tang. And that's a chopper... And most swords have stick tangs also etc. The stick tang into the injection molded polypropylene is a quite good concept.
I dont like moras at all, but years ago I saw the relations price/value for people looking for a good and cheep knife. I remember moras on ebay for $9, after a year or so the price go up to $13 $16 etc. Today I can NOT see the price/value like years ago. We can find on internet differents mora models for $50 $75 $100?. Is a lot of money for a good (but not awesome) steel with a chep plastic handle and a crappy sheath. We can find hundred of better options for the same price range. Mora is not a budget option any more, they lose the relation price/value time ago. TODAY you can find a fallkniven F1 for 109 brand new, a l.t wrigth bushcrafter hc for 109 or 79 without sheat. A tipical kabar for 70, an esee 4 and 6 for 110, etc, etc, etc. Mora is not an option anymore. In My opinion of course.
+Living Survival Just for a utilitie knife, they are disposable in their country of origen. But the camping/bushcraft line is expensive as hell. No more value/price ar all.
DatHeadcrabTho (DatTho) Patriot won the giveaway. Will have another posted on the forums soon. The tarp is a deer creek oilskin, did a newer vid on it.
Think you might be colorblind. The pommel on that knife is green, not red fyi
Just my opinion. I think for the price the bushcraft black is a better deal. Good review. God bless and get better soon. Thanks for sharing.
I like how these knives are prime examples of form follows function rather that style over substance like many other "cool" knives.
Thanks for the review. My first choice for a huntingknife was a mora 2000. A cheap but solid knife for fielddressing. So I tought about buying this pathfinder for some bushcrafting adventures. A few days ago my confidence in the quality was disturbed. A french bushcrafter got a bad experience by batoning. The pathfinder breaks right behind the ricasso. In this upper price range mora should think about thickness and fulltang to be a reliable friend.
Waldheimat I agree it should be full tang at that price. Thanks for watching and the comment.
I have that same stove in my bushcraft pack and like it very much. It's light and functional in more than one way! Thanks for the video.
Dano Martinez thanks for checking it out
Very enjoyable! Not just a test for testing's sake - a real-world day out with fire-making. Good to see how it fares. Liked and subscribed! Many thanks, Rob
It's a nice knife and Mora's reputation for great knives is solid, but for that price point and the added blade length, I'd like to see it with full tang construction and the same over molded grip. I'm sure it's an awesome knife, just my opinion
agreed 👍
I want this knife bad. That blade looks awesome for carving. But the competition is stiff at that price point. I think Mora either needs to change the specs (full tang, and different sheath design) or lower the price. Or maybe I'll cave in and by it before either, we'll see Mora, we shall see.
Good video, Ben Thanks
Big Brown Non full tang is ok since if you push this knife hard to full tang status the steel will suffer anyways. It is a nice knife but the price needs to keep coming down.
Love that pathfinder blade !
I sometimes add a bit of birch leaf to my pine needle tea .
PREPFORIT Thanks for stopping by and the comment.
The appeal for Mora's with me has always been the value for the price. With the $100 price point on this one, there are much better options!
Called the green pummel red, called the pathfinder the bushcraft black... that is some cold
Really like the look of the Pathfinder, can definitely see where the beefed up blade would come in handy. Swear by the Bushcraft Black, if the pathfinder can take the same beating its truly a worthy knife. Thanks for sharing. AtB, Jimmy
Jimmy Goes Wandering Agreed.
Great video....very (for lack of a better word) "clean"...> smooth, polished, professional...flows well... WELL DONE
thanks.
Well done, love the ultralight bushcraft essentials stove, i keep mine in my water bottle survival kit. Looks like a sweet knife .
+Kullcraven Bushcraft nice. I have a stove that works with an alcohol stove coming up soon.
How long did it take you get a boil on that stove?
+Jerry Lee 4
Any coupons for the pathfinder? Best price I've seen since today February 13th 2019 is $79 usd.
I wish they had just gone with a normal plastic sheath with a thumb ramp like the Companion has. I suppose there's aftermarket kydex options. Also, $60 would be more reasonable.
Great review. I really like the Pathfinder with the larger blade. Hope you get to feeling better.
metaltrooper62 Great blade, just a little pricy. Thanks!
metaltrooper62 for bushcraft, survival purposes longer blades is not the best choice. This is due the leverage is becoming huge when the longer blade is deep into the wood and it is more likely to snap compared to shorter blades with same thickness of course. Some experts support the opinion tha a bushcraft - survival knife's blade, should not be less than 2.5 mm thick and NOT more than 130-140mm=13-14cm=5.11-5.51inches long.
I have the bushcraft survival black and with a blade of 3.2mm thickness and 109mm=10.9cm=4.29inches length, I can say it feels like a tank into the palm.
But for the pathfinder having blade's thickness of 3.2mm(exactly like the bushcraft black) and blade's length of 170mm=17cm=6.69inches (6.1cm longer blade !!! than bushcraft black), I wouldn't feel so secure about its strength.
As matter of fact there is a video into the utube where a pathfinder litteraly snaps in the middle (where the blade meets the handle) during batoning, though I have test bushcraft black passing easily through bigger and toughest logs all kind of nasty knots all along.
dkoriss1 Interesting info. Thanks for sharing this.
metaltrooper62 No problem my friend
Great review Ben , looks like it works pretty good ! wish mora could get away from the cheap sheaths but i guess it helps hols the prices down , still a little spendy for a Mora !
atb john
i guess that gives us an excuse to play with Kydex or some leather ...; )
great review - Havent seen much coverage of this, thanks!
CedricAda Gear and Outdoors thanks for checking it out.
Dude I think you were just having fun processing that wood, haha. Dope video!
+TacticSurvival always a fun time in the woods.
Put that thing in the typical plastic sheath and sale it for the 60$ that its worth and I would buy one, but it makes absolutely no sense why they priced it so fricken high.
It is a cool blade though and that extra length makes for an awesome batoner, hopefully Mora will wake up and price it right we can do just fine with the heavy companion..
+Airik1111 thanks for the comment.
Great review. I like the extra size of the pathfinder but the price keeps it on a wish list. Don't overlook the rose hips for a big vitamin C boost in that tea. Get well.
MI Timberwookie I gotta learn more about wild edibles. Hopefully someone on the forums will post some good info, hint hint.
Great review. I like the Pathfinder as well.
While looking at this vid a second time, you know us old foggys, 67, got to see things twice so we assimilate the info. LOLI realized, as good as that knife looks, I think Mora made a mistake. I think they should have come out with a 5-51/2 blade on this knife and made the Garberg, a full tang knife, with this longer and larger blade. I really like the Mora Bushcraft Black. I bought one after watching this vid. I would like to see one with a 5' blade.
nice knife, I agree with you about the sheath.
finely they have dropped the price to $87.00 on Amazon not $110-120 when they first came out I think $60-70.00 will be a good price they would sell more at that price they should drop the Mora Black to $35-38.00 instead of $45.00. I have 5-6 Mora's and gave a few away to friends who needed a decent Knife. I put several ranger bands on their sheath to give the 25-30' of 550 paracord and about 50' of #24 bank line the rope a place to grip on and then covered it with more ranger bands. Oh yes I included a ferrocerium rod and ground the spine to 90 degrees.
Kristyanna Virgona Awesome info, yes the prices are coming down.
what price do you think it really should be I like your opinion on that?
$65
yep do you think it will go down to that? for what it was going for i could get a Jeff white custom blade I got a few condor blades the Nesmith and the bushlore they are nice and priced right!
I imagine they decided to make it under pressure from the bushcraft community and with everyone not liking the price they may not make it for long.
In simple terms a $100 steak knife
With a M Tech sheath ....umm OK?
THX Mora
agreed
Well--I gotta hand it to you--I have watched well over a hundred of these knife videos, and you are the first guy that batonned the wood correctly from the outside edges inward. So, there's hope... Thank you for the video; did the spruce tea help with your cold?
StandsWithABeer Thanks for the comment. Yes some good pine tea always helps :)
Dude that thing is beast
well done review...real good display of skills...woods
MTwoodsrunner thank you for watching and the comment.
I also love Mora Knives!
another good review, are they both 2/3 tang design is that an issue in the long run with the Mora, i have used several of the Mora blades in alot of knives i made early on great grinds great steel
Nice!
Sweet knife get well soon.
definitely getting both knives
Mora makes such amazing blades, I would love for them to make one with full tang. I would buy one right away... Still very nice though
Paul Charron I agree!
Paul Charron Hi Paul I think mora forest exclusive 277 is full tang, not sure though.
Huge Mora fan, thanks for sharing this. ollllllllo
From Urban to Country Homestead Simple and effective.
Swedish steel 💪🏼
Are those knifes popular in the US?
why would you use the blade to strike a fire
Excellent fighting knife.
Great video! thank you.
Great knives! But is the mora pathfinder knife worth the extra money eventhough it is easier to baton wood? Also which is a better sheath kydex type or a leather?
Jason McDaniel I like both kydex and leather. For my bushcrafting setup I prefer the leather just to stay traditional. Yeah expensive knife but a good one.
nice review on the Mora Pathfinder
willy bailey Thanks for watching and the comment!
Very nice, thanks for the review
The Daily Shooter Thanks for stopping by.
Awesome knife...Do you have a vid of that wood stove
Excellent Review!
Nice review Ben,,,,Hope the Tea helped ya
I think its cool. But for what it is, there are plenty of better options in its price range. I think it is just a bit too over priced.
JeepJeep234 Agreed.
The path finder is very over priced and the sheath is just plain junk.you can buy alot better knife for the same money and get a decent sheath with it.mora does have some good knives for the money this just not one of them.
Hi, I'd like to ask: is the Pathfinder as strong as the Garberg in hard use in general and in batoning in particular?
Great video! I was curious what camp stove you are using in this video?
Bushcraft Essentials Ultralite
What is the make/model of that little fold up knee pad you are using? Thanks.
daniel mccoon Multimat, not sure of the model #. It is on their website.
I wonder why they chose to put the over 100 dollar price tag on it.
kendric476 Overpriced ;(
What's that backpack you have there? :) great vid, subbed
Pro tip: turn your phone on silent for shooting video.
It is blued not coated.
Ultimate Survival 101 :)
.another great video my friend, get well soon.....
Azvoltman Thanks so much ;)-
I like Mora's as much as the next guy but that shit's overpriced. You can pick up a Becker BK9 for less.
kwerner Agreed.
Cool vid dudei looking into getting one now
qfj45 You will enjoy it.
I did not hear you mention the price in this review and whether you consider it to be good value for the price
I rarely talk about price because they change. The bushcraft black is certainly a great item for the price. Pathfinder is still a but pricey but coming down in price.
good vid the moment I saw the vid I was.... you know - WANTED TO LIKE SO I DID
great vid
+scott santanni lol thanks.
I wish this was stainless, full tang, had a glass breaker, a companion-style sheath and cost 60 bucks.
Why did Mora make it a 3/4 tang instead of a full tang?
SanFranciscoBay All their stuff is 3/4 tang. Still very durable but I agree a full tang would be the cat's meow.
Living Survival Why do they make it a 3/4 tang instead of a full tang? Is it to save on weight, saves on manufacturing costs, makes a weak joint where the handle meets the blade where water/dirt can enter?
They are really durable without I guess and yes to keep costs down I imagine.
@@livingsurvival
Stick tang is better in cold weather.
There's a reason the people from the north make the stick tang knife and not the full width tang knife.
Even in Southeast Asia/Indonesia the Parang is most often made with a stick tang. And that's a chopper...
And most swords have stick tangs also etc.
The stick tang into the injection molded polypropylene is a quite good concept.
thats a green pommel, not red.
does black coat affect human health? I am planing to buy one tomorrow.
Light Light no it not one of those horribl coatings just a poder or oxide coating.
Light Light it's a DLC (diamond like carbon) coating which is a type of PVD (plasma vapor deposition) finish. It's very safe & strong.
I dont mind the price if its full tang
Zeta Lin they likely are not making a full tang knife :( but I agree.
what kind of bag is that and where can i get one?
Arthurtats from malcolm's adventures
Good vid. Just subscribed.
+mikedifeo thank you!
I dont like moras at all, but years ago I saw the relations price/value for people looking for a good and cheep knife. I remember moras on ebay for $9, after a year or so the price go up to $13 $16 etc. Today I can NOT see the price/value like years ago. We can find on internet differents mora models for $50 $75 $100?. Is a lot of money for a good (but not awesome) steel with a chep plastic handle and a crappy sheath. We can find hundred of better options for the same price range. Mora is not a budget option any more, they lose the relation price/value time ago. TODAY you can find a fallkniven F1 for 109 brand new, a l.t wrigth bushcrafter hc for 109 or 79 without sheat. A tipical kabar for 70, an esee 4 and 6 for 110, etc, etc, etc. Mora is not an option anymore. In My opinion of course.
+Jorge Barros True for the more expensive versions. They still do make affordable Mora's though.
+Living Survival Just for a utilitie knife, they are disposable in their country of origen. But the camping/bushcraft line is expensive as hell. No more value/price ar all.
What tarp is that.
Also, who won the giveaway?
DatHeadcrabTho (DatTho) Patriot won the giveaway. Will have another posted on the forums soon. The tarp is a deer creek oilskin, did a newer vid on it.
Black as opposed to RED?! .. Dude i think you are colorblind. just saying
oneoeight hm I've been known to screw things up ;)- Thanks for the comment.
Hey I would have guessed it was brown. I'm colourblind as fuck.
from where did you get the stove ?
What is the stove called?
Is it full tank?
The_kid Nope
Guess your paying for the pathfinder name. Too bad for mora.
Randy Huffman Yep, and yep.
You called the green pommel red... No joke, maybe get yourself checked for red/green colorblindness?
i am color blind. my bad.
Lmao...
too much staff and equipment there. :))))
not full tang, not trusting my life on it.
Paul Charron Not as a primary anyway. Thanks for the comment and stopping by.
Eh, i would rather use my full tang antique green river butcher knife that I got for $3 (you could also get a old hickory knife for $12)
+Jack Hadaki i need to try out one of those old hickory's although I would worry about the edge rolling.
They're quite well heat treated. When they bend, they spring back to shape
Hey, better use the Picogrill 85, or 239. You can get it at picogrill.ch
Fake
I’m tired of this bs