$23 Maxam Survival Knife and Slingshot - Rambo Survival Knife Project
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- The Maxam Survival Knife is a hollow handle "Rambo knife" that comes with a survival kit in the handle, a secondary smaller knife and a slingshot feature. All for under $25. Let's see how well it works.
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Sorry for the late release time on this video. It was a crazy week. Please let me know what you think of this knife but remember......comments containing "cuss words" won't make it past my filters so nobody will be able to see them or respond to them, including me.
If you put some epoxy inside of the handle and were the screw in the handle .you should be good to go .
@Angelo Morte it sure does
@Survival On Purpose Theres another little secret under the paracord wrapped around the sheath, theres a sharpening stone
I really do like that knife .were can I buy one at .great video as all ways .have a great day .
You should check out the Tom Brown tracker knives
With the hollow handle knives I think a mini bic lighter would be some best use for that space.
you are right sir, the main problem with the bic lighter is the durability, so if we can protect it somehow, we can make use of its painless fire
@@NHGeneral you can get good bic litters made of metal online and they're much more durable than the plastic ones which if they don't fit perfectly into the handle might get tossed around inside and break
@@NHGeneral we pad it with cottton ,matches and band aids
I use a clipper lighter in mine. It’s perfectly round and fits great.
Lol, hey! It's the harbor freight knife! 😂
About 10 years back I bought 1 of them EXACT knives & after a few years, STUPIDLY I tried intentionally to break it !!
I was in for a SHOCK....I threw it at trees & rock piles & NO WAY did it break or loosen in the handle !!
For a cheap $20 made in china knife, it was tough as hell !!
I'd buy one again for sure !!
👌👍
Love this series! First Blood ignited my love for knives and you have been doing great on testing a variety of hollow handles. Always great to see your balance testing. Thank you for the shout out! Oh, love the MRE Monday series also.
23 bucks, hard to beat. Make a great present for a kid. Really what kid wouldn’t want that knife 😊
Hello, I congratulate you on the video. I am from Spain and I wanted to say that this knife is a copy and surely of poor quality of the JUNGLE KING I, of the AITOR house, in Spain. They are 2 and 3. They vary in size. from the mid 80's. Very good quality. A greeting.
Had the 1 and 2 miss them blades
Hat es in Deutschland, schon in denn 90ern gegeben 😉👍🏼
*I'd buy that, for my nephew. O, you should send it to Joerg from The Slingshot Channel.*
Yes!
Maxam actually makes pretty good cheap knives, I have one that is over 15 years old and abused... it still holds a good edge.
I have the Aitor 16016 Jungle King 1, this is a very good copy of that knife. Very impressive for the cost.
This knife looks absolutely awesome. I wish I could purchase one but they're not available to Australian buyers. Damn!!
Too wild lol
There's a store in my town that sells (I believe) this exact knife, and after seeing this video I wouldn't be against buying it. Maybe off amazon depending on price difference lol
That sheath kit looks very much like the Aitor Jungle King that I bought in 1987. They sold for around $40 back then, and now they sell for over $200
Hi. I was looking the same thing, and I think that it looks a bit too much like Aitor sheath, I really believe that in this one it is genuine Aitor sheath plastic, because why knockoff would have indents for rivets on leg lanyard holes, but no strenghtening rivets, logo has all the same elements in it, and not even mirrored, knockoff would not have those rivet places and logo would be tiger or something like that.
Both knifes are knockoffs or there are variations on the smaller blade, strangely there is a spring inside the handle and not just rubber or nothing
Bidenomics.
My brother had one of these when I was a teenager and its definitely better than the HF version.
Still not great but better.
Btw the diamond sharpener is on the sheath under the string wrap.
Not going to lie, I absolutely loath these hallow handle kind of knives but this video actually made me want to buy one and replace my Uncle's Harbor Freight one with it.
Another video shows that you slide the slingshot tubing all the way onto the two metal pieces(before) you lock them into place and that will keep them from slipping off.
That was a great review. The china lick thing? I About fell out! Lol
Not bad for the price, for a young beginner good review.
The #1 thing I want to know about a Rambo knife is how strong the joint is. That is, the joint between the blade & handle. Plz consider testing all your Rambo's (to destruction) in a future vid.
Regards.
This starts pretty dang sturdy but if you want it bombproof pour some JB weld in the handle where the tang fits in and let it cure. That blade is never gonna wobble or come out.
Jungle King makes a good one and it has a slingshot and small knife as well
Maxam makes decent kitchen knives.
Thanks for review I was surprised by result!
The one thing about metal hands is they get really cold to hold on to in very cold weather.You would need to put some sort of cover like gorilla tape on the handle.
Hello Brian, glad to see you're smart enough to own a Casio - I've a Pathfinder (found it w/pmnts. several yrs. back) and wouldn't have any other!! Hope ya read my previous msg. (re. Kiskyar). Was almost an Eagle Scout, but my dad wasn't a help/guide type! Take care, "God Bless", sincerely Randy.
enjoying the series Brian, thanks
Really enjoying this series! Always enjoy your videos. I hope they do end up sending you that knife! The slingshot fail was hilarious, at least the knives were decent for the price lol.
Like your down to earth approach to the testing
Much respect from everyone here at Vikingbags!
I've had good experience with the harbor freight style one. For the products pros. It's not a knife that I would have in a survival situation. But, I have found it to be a good beat around knife for just rough messy tasks. I've often used it for the saw spine. I've had no issues cutting thick wood.
You should show the Harbor freight and the Maxam side by side.
Lol, did anyone else try to blow on the curls when he was trying to start the fire?
You're a likeable guy and I enjoy your video clips. Cheers from Germany.
honestly for a beginner this is a good starter knife.
Good info...Thank you.👍
Cool 😎
I know you have done reviews on them before but the hollow handled knives by Schrade would fit in this niche perfectly and be one of the best contenders imo.
That knife is a copy of the spanish Aitor Jungle King 1, which was started to be produced in 1985. Aitor is a good quality brand in Spain.
I was amazed to see that the Maxam Survival knife is very similar to my Jungle King I survival knife which my father gave me as a gift in 1984 after a boyscout Jamboree. The only thing missing is a small wet stone , a small liquid container and some basic signaling instructions near the signal mirror. Btw the rubber of the slingshot in my kit was the only thing that needed replacement. Knife still works perfectly to this day and I will eventually inherit it to my son when he makes Eagle Scout. I would love for you, if possible to make a side to side comparison of the Maxam with the Jungle King I from Aitor to see what I’m talking about.
Cool story
I really like your videos
I have the same knife. It's decent the sharpening stone is under the Paracord .
The sharpening stone is behind the cord on the sheathe
Best military survival and hunting knife 😂😂😂
Undoubtedly made in China, which means it looks like a knife but will probably break after 3 uses.
At this point there are Chinese knives that are pretty good, but I'd hazard to guess this isn't one of them. Like you I suspect more and heavier use will show its flaws. Looks like a toy to me.
The tip breaks easily.
If Rambo had actually carried that knife, there wouldn't have been a Rambo 2, 3, etc. He wouldn't have killed the bad guy when the slingshot failed and he was shot dead. LOL Thanks for showing such a wide range of knife styles, quality, price, etc.
Aitor Jungle King, since 1983 :-)
Get one from the 90s or earlier if possible. Aitor was bought by Grupo Pielcu, and now quality has suffered.
Wow, your review must have worked wonders, the price more than doubled. 😀 For a “different” hollow handled knife, check the Cold Steel Bushman. I have three, with “crutch tips” closing the pommel end. Still need to invent a plug for the hilt end.
Bummer
@@SurvivalOnPurpose i see this a lot. A CZcamsr gives an item publicity, and the price jumps. 😏 I just try to be patient.
You could try to put plastic tube even more down between sheath and metal part where tube is attached to. This way your sheath and metal part would holding plastic tube. Might work better than just slide down to where it can go in video.
Thank you because you saved me money !!!
Me and my good buddy would head to a local creek here in georgia after school and practice throwing knives. The knives we used were the crappy hollow handle knives that cost about 5 bucks. My friend used the same 360 degree spin technique you do and he was a deadeye with those things.. We also would unscrew the compass part for throwing and amazingly, the knives never broke. All ya had to do to maintain them was to tighten the bolt every now and then. I dont think we ever once used those things for their intended purpose!
Old ALICE packs have that type of lock retention at shoulder straps and also at old Vietnam ammunition pouches
Cool Knife, crappy sheath! Thanks for sharing!
Very good, Thank you very much
Love the unboxing by the way.
Thanks
a survival knife is such an important piece of gear - it could literally come down to life or death - it simply cant be a piece of garbage - the blade and handle have to be one piece - a few exceptions being some military bayonets - the only hollow handle knife i would trust with my life would be the glock knife - i know your just showing the absurdity of these "rambo" knives and thank you for exposing these toys for what they are - no one should under any circumstances ever trust their lives to such garbage - they would literally be putting themselves in danger due to mechanical failure - these are horrible knives and the people making and selling them should be ashamed of themselves
That's a nice knife.
Seems to be a good one Brian :)
Your global state of the art test facility is impressive as hell.
Thank you.
HI Brian, I'm new to your channel and enjoying your Rambo survival knife video series. I remember when I was a kid, Dad bought me a Rambo knife for $5. It was dull and non balanced but I still thought it was cool. I see Amazon has the officially licensed Rambo knife series from all four movies. Now these knives are about $100 to $175 but the Chinese knockoffs are real but are only $10 to $40. From the Rambo 2 movie here are 3 Amazon suggestions for under $40. K EXCLUSIVE Amazon Jungle Survival Knife $20, Whetstone Cutlery The Vermillion Survival Knife and Kit $28, Survivor Rambo Style Hunting Knife with Carbon Sharp Blade Durable Green Two Tone Blade w/ Survival Kit. Looking forward to your next video. At the end i hope there is one or two knifes which may be worth buying!!
Great video...
Thanks!
Great video, seems to be a sort of knock off of the aitor jungle king survival knife Whitch is made in Spain and is a bit more pricey but looks to be of fairly decent quality, maybe you could look at that one sometime, thanks for the video, I enjoyed it thoroughly as always
Thanks for remembering the name, I got mine around ten years ago and couldn't for the world remember the name. The web store's own title of it was 'Deluxe Rambo Survival Knife' so to know the real name and brand one had to look at the box itself 🙂
Sharpning stone has been hidden beneath the cord
Great review...... I use a BUCK 616 OPS BOOT KNIFE BOS 154CM BLADE G-10 HANDLE KYDEX SHEATH USA ..... Love it .....
I have that one!!! It’s cool
In an Alternate Universe there is a CZcams channel called " Survival by Accident ".
Ordered one for my wife for Christmas.
Survival in the burbs.
Harbor freight knife with extras.
Hey there Brian! How about doing a comparison with the SCHF1 from Schrade? I've never had one but they seem pretty sturdy. What do you think?
The shcrade is the way to go if u have the money
I had a knife like this years ago but it was smaller. Same sling shot, same secondary blade, maybe same company but it's been so long I couldn't say for sure.
Good video a thanksgiving surjprise.
The retention system is very close to the quick release on a lot of gear from the Vietnam era for the us army. Check out the ruck sacks and lbe's they have a strikingly similar system.
That doesn't mean I am going to trust it.
Perhaps you could glue on some quality surgical tubing for the slingshot function to work properly.
Well that is definitely a pointy piece of metal. Should be useful for something.
That is a cheap copy of the Spanish Aitor Jungle King 1!
You should make a video of the real Aitor Jungle King 1 which is a great quality knife, and the original survival knife!
Brian, your channel was one of the first I ever discovered, knowing nothing about You Tube. When I first heard you talk about the cutting edge ballance and rotation device you maintained at SOP I was intrigued. I still chuckle to myself everytime. Thanks for the content you post. I'm enjoying this series as it reminds me of the truly terrible knives I grew up with and the stunts we used to get up to with them thinking we were Rambo. 😁👊👍
Thanks. I am having fun with it myself.
The best thing you can do with that slingshot is to get a set of Crosman bands and mount them on a Crosman slingshot.
You should get your hands on Boker Apparo. One of the best production hollow handle survival knives made.
You should review the Buckmaster for this series.
I have a Jungle King also which is a cool Rambo knife
Yeah, it looks like it. I tried t send them an email to see if they would send me one to review but they are in Spain so we'll see. I bought this one but the Jungle King is more than I can justify spending right now for a video.
I put JB weld down inside the handile of this knife about 1" thick never had a problem choping with this knife after that.
Because the handle is hollow it is going to be a weal point at the point the handle meats the blade.
Just watched this , I have to say , it is a really close (good ) COPY , OF THE REAL THING... It is a copy of the , JUNGLE KING , THE JUNGLE KING , is from a company in SPAIN... I was issued one , back in the day... do not know if they are still in Business... OH the logo on the sheath, what I could see is the exact Logo the real one ... Well there was the JUNGLE KING 1 and the JUNGLE KING 2 ... The long blade , like the one you have , is the JK1 , What I had was the JK2 , It’s bald was shorter and had an odd shape to it ... I was told it was for more Strength and Durability...
Company's name is Aitor and still in the business
Replace the tubing with a better quality tubing and you should be good. I like the functionality of it.
Maybe I will try that
Gerber used to make one. I had it years ago. It had a spear point instead of the Bowie style..... If you could get your hands one I would love to see that video
I remember I was looking at my knife like that once and thought, Ya know what?
I could fill the handle full with black powder and........fill in the blanks LOL
That one I got will not hold an edge at all I mean I could cut a blade of grass with it and then have to sharpen it again or it would not even cut air LOL
That one you got does look like it came with a lot more useful stuff with it and I just got a sheath the knife with some cheap stuff in the handle and a compass that looks like it does not work at all
I bought the Harbor Freight knock off of that knife for $7.99 and you can sharpen it to a razor's edge!, the "fishhook" that comes in the little kit had no eye so not sure how you would tie it off. The one thing I can see that you can do with it is if you get a pole that has the same threads at the end as on the end cap and you have a knife on a pole for those days you don't to get up close and personal with whatever animal that's attacking you.
Thanks for review on this knife. Knife quality seems good for the price, sling shot is useless. Lol
Very good review you delve into everything about the knife good and bad, it's good to know the slingshot is crap because I would have bought it just for that! Now i know there's no point thank you for the review your honesty is helpful! You do give really good reviews my friend keep it up, you're unboxings are great I love them they help me decide which knife to buy I'm a Benchmade / Camillus type of guy everyone is a Benchmade guy I guess LOL but going outside high-end knives and just finding cheaper ones that do good jobs are hard to find your review is really narrowing that down thank you! 🔪🏹🗡🔫 👍 Survival on purpose the rocks thumbs up 👍 bro
Thanks Wayne
The retention system is a plastic version of the system used on the Gunner's Belt in a military helicopter. I was always doubtful too.
Looks like a Spanish clip, like we have on our webbing pouches
I had same knife I hunted hog using as a spear and much more it depends how you use it and whichever best peace you had
It's a good thing the knife balance is being checked by a professional knife thrower. LOL
I have a feeling that is not the same knife Prepper hat. You could’ve got something really nice for $200 years ago. Thanks for all the great videos.
I have the knife, its not bad but I wouldn't try to survive in Vietnam with it. I didn’t have a problem with the slingshot though.
I'd hate to try to survive anywhere with just this knife
Have an old Maxxam hollow handle was giving to me 14 years back still sitting in my tool box never used ....
Got the same base knife at Harbor Freight for $9. Like you I was pleasanty surprised for what it was for $9.
This one is better without question.
Sir can you tell me why us better please ?@@SurvivalOnPurpose
The sharpening stone is under the cordage on the sheath.
Not to bad for the price. It'd be nice if the slingshot worked. The knives worked well. Definately better than the harbor frieght knife.
yep
Great video and thanks for sharing! I used to have a Buckmaster 184 but I could never bring myself to rely on it because it wasn’t full tang. Would you consider taking this into the bush as your primary chopper?
As a "primary chopper" ? No
Survival On Purpose Yeah, my conclusion as well. So when do you feel this style of knife would be most useful?
I would definitely recommend checking out the Buckmaster 184 if you can get your hands on one and are interested in reviewing another hollow handled knife. Schrade has a fairly inexpensive one that’s a solid piece which might be worth checking out. Schrade SCHF1.
When you slide tight rubber onto metal, like a slingshot or bicycle grips, use hairspray, not spit. It acts as a lubricant when wet, as a glue when it dries.
cool