Benchmade 535 Bugout Knife Review 1.8 ounce with hard use field test
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- With the Benchmade 535 Bugout pocket knife, Benchmade has made one of the lightest most durable 3 inch folders you can buy. Made in the USA with a S30V steel, and a liner-less grivory handle, it's 1.8 inch weight can be deciebing, but it's a very capable knife. In this review, I put it to the wood in a field test. I beat it up, whack the spine- and cut stuff with it. You'll also see me compare it to other popular knives like the: Benchmade 551Griptilian, the Benchmade 765, the Spyderco Delica 4, the Benchmade 940.
You can buy this durable knife at Blade HQ: shrsl.com/15410
You can check it out on Benchmade's website: www.benchmade.com/bugout-famil...
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Correction on my cutting edge measurement: 3.03 in or 7.69 cm
#benchmade
#bugout
#hiking
Apples and cardboard for breakfast. Gata love those Carbs...board.
+Lemon Slush Loves Knives ok finally someone noticed!
Thank you for staying true by batoning the knife. It's a test, so it should be a bit more than what it was designed for.
Its what the viewers want!
Although I am watching this at least a year since it was made, I find this video helpful. Everyone interested in the bugout has and/or will find this video helpful. Thanks.
Love your reviews, thanks for getting such a great video up so quickly.
+Doopywoopy I was going to put it out tomorrow... but I doubled down and finished it today. Need those early clicks!
This is the most honest review I’ve ever seen.
Probably my favorite CZcamsr!! Brutally honest and I have mad respect for that!!
I love my Bugouts. Sits so nicely in the pocket. I have a couple of the first production runs. I bought a bunch of them because I wanted to make sure I had a backup in case I broke it.
This is the best review of this blade on the youtubes.
I want this bugout. Christmas present from the other half this year. I can tell just by your video this is for sure what I want.
It's a good light useful knife. I wouldn't use it exactly like I do in this video, but for normal boring knife stuff it's great.
Advanced Knife Bro of course not. It would be a back up to my fixed blade.......but I'm glad you beat on yours so I don't have to. And for that thank you sir. Idk when I get mine I may do a hard use video. Haven't reviewed any of my folders yet
I love my Bugout. Just reviewed it today. I highly recommend it. S30V is a freaking BEAR to sharpen whether it be Benchmade, Spyderco, Zero Tolerance, or any other company that uses S30V
I love that you point out all the nonsense nitpicks ppl have when it comes to knives. There is always some kind of silly little complaint. Its annoying when ppl do that. Love your honest reviews and way of speaking to the viewers. Keep up the awesome work bruddah!
Thank you!
I liked the fact you knife baton with the bugout so much I subscribed! I like my bugout. Since I refuse to get a 940 that isn't a 940-1, I am glad the bugout can be the edc I don't mind losing or giving away to a friend in need of a good knife.
Absolutely love this review 👌all well said
I got to see one of these the other day and I was very impressed. I also scored a Manix 2 lightweight in BD1 and a Paramilitary 2 finally. The Manix really impresses me with the weight to size ratio. I had a G-10 Manix sprint run in CTS-BD30P and I thought it was way too heavy, but this one is great!
+SailfishSoundSystem the pm2... I need to carry that again. I get knife ADD and sometimes forget about it. It's such a great knife
I like BD1. Sharpens real easy.
subbed. you totally sold this knife to me with your humor.
Thanks dude!
Wow your channel is unlike any other knife channel. Truly unique and not boring
Thank you! Watch some others if you get a chance
Advanced Knife Bro yeah i’ve totally been bing watching for the past few days!
I've watched a bunch of knife reviews recently (like way too many) to validate my late night drunken impulse purchases, and yours was the first that really made me stop & subscribe because of the quality of the content. :slowpoke: Fine work, AKB
Mine (non 1st production) came scary freakin sharp and also even 8mos later is still perfectly centered also I have no issues sharpening the S30V and actually am highly impressed with benchmades treatment of this steel because of how durable it is and how sharp it will get when really stretching out thee edge yet holds that hair whittling edge quite a while of EDC use!
This is a great knife- and those occasional people here who say- doesn’t look durable or capable of hard use are blind, and have no idea what they’re talking about.
@@AdvancedKnifeBro I could not agree more! I mean it is a BENCHMADE!!! Lol they issued us benchmade autos when we got to Iraq 3 days before the war started and for good reason, their knives are held to higher standards than many other manufacturers and they hold up to tasks beyond their recommended use! I still love my ZT and Spyderco knives but that benchmade knife may have saved my ass more than a few times and I wish I still had it today!
I was gonna ask on your next video if you had plans to review this one. Suppose I got my answer. I have been in the market for a Benchmade for no other reason than I don't have one and this may well be it. Super lightweight, seems sturdy enough based on the reviews I have seen so far and to me at least, aesthetically pleasing. Thanks for the Review Knife Bro!
+lowwkey91 some people like it... some don't... yeah it's sturdy and light... and thin in the pocket.
Great Review. I saw a few reviews of this knife now. I still can't decide if I want one. If I bought I could do a review and then keep it in one of the knifebags with all the other knives. And it wouldn't take up a lot of weight like everybody has been very eager to point out. Nah really not in love with this one.
+alittleolder yeah people are churning them out. This is my fastest turnaround video yet. I'm probably not fast enough. Got it Friday.
alittleolder way too expensive to buy in Australia imho costing more than griptilians
Solid review. Solid knife. That's all I got. Hope you're having a good day.
+Fitz Mouse I don't got much other than thanks!
Love my Bugout
Excellent review man.
Thanks dude!
Great video! thanks for the info.
I love my Bugout. I have the 551 griptilian and the mini in 20cv. But I just love my Bugout!
It might be my favorite of the 3.
This guy is hilarious. Well done
Thank you!
Liked it since announced, but wasn't fully sold on it. Glad you reviewed this. Impressed how it took the beating... and cussing. I am in.
+peterko yeah... I figured people wanted to know how well this plastic knife held up. I can oblige!
Nailed that prediction on the upgraded bugout. Future-telling knife bro 🤔
Having handled a bugout and owning a mini griptillian I can say the later feels sturdier but the bugout doesn’t feel bad. I am concerned about it over long term wear, but it feels quality brand new.
You should try and review other folders this same way on the torture test at the end. For science of course. I have been on the lookout for a folding knife that can do some light batonning (3in wide max), easy and quick to deploy, feathersticks well, and can use a firesteel on the back. Dream EDC here for this Alaskan.
Thank you for this great video.
Very nice review !!!
Thank you!
Oh my god you took our "throw a curse in there" advice from that one video 😂😂 5/5 gold stars! Good video as well!!!
I always take advice! Except when I don't!
excellent video. great quality and pretty funny too
Thanks man!
I'm surprised your deployment is so bad, mine is absolutely flawless. I love opening/closing this thing.
"Perfectttttttly off centered" is pure gold
Awesome video! I like the review, and language.
When a knife is blue, it automatically increases the chance that I will buy that knife.
+BlueRedGooGoo if only the blade were blue!
Advanced Knife Bro I pre-ordered 2 like a week ago lol
Advanced Knife Bro but I would love a blue dlc coating.
This knife review is fantastic on so many levels. Keep them coming.
+Geoff Marl thank you! Got some more coming soon.
I think its a nice knife for the price. Im not sure if i want to buy one yet.but i think that if benchmade actually put in a stainless steel frame inside then i wouldn't mind paying a little more for it.i think it might be better in the long run.
Great video by the way. I love it
Might add a few ounces then... maybe one day they'll release an in between the Bugout and Griptilian.
Hey man my 10 year old son and I love watching your channel. Unfortunately the cursing is something that I can't let him watch. I appreciate all the hard work that you put into the reviews.
Thanks! Sorry for the cussing.
The Mini Griptilian felt cheap and disappointing, like waking up on Christmas morning to the giant, cheap, plastic Voltron when you were perfectly clear you wanted the smaller metal Voltron.
Micah Knepper you too?
Sublyme too real
So, I just found your channel. You are now, hands down, my favorite knife reviewer. So nice to hear a guy just enjoying the products and giving an honest impression. I get so tired of porous knife snobbery.
Subbed and shared. I don't know how to Instagram though so.....I'll leave that to Benchmade.
I don't know how to instagram either. I basically do it to supplement this channel... drive a bit of traffic... and alert subscribers to stuff I'm going to review. While I like nicer knives, I'm definitely not a knife snob. I give you some of my impressions... and hope I give enough info to know if it's a blade you'd be interested in or not.
Top of my list
Who the hell are giving you thumbs down seriously just don't watch the channel if you don't like the reviewer I guess they at least still count as watches but still why the thumbs down the guy puts a lot of work in to these videos give a thumbs up just for spending his time and money to feed our knife cravings. Good work Bro.
You can’t please everyone I guess! My videos always get 2-6 within the first day. I’m inclined to believe people are subscribed to me just to thumbs down. My data says about 1/4 thumbsdown come from them- not who, but at least from subscribers. OH WELL!
Nice review as always. It's a shame Benchmade finds it difficult to center the blades on their knives these days. One thing you didn't mention for the perfectionists. Was the grind symmetrical IE not looking like a half assed chisel grind?
+Elvay the first production side is less even than the butterfly side. It ain't perfect... but I wouldn't describe it as bad as a chisel Grind.
Thank you for the reply AKB! Yep thats a thing now.
I like how you chop apples and cardboard on the same cutting board, seems like a good knife...one day...ill buy a Spyderco or Benchmade. Budget options for now!
great knife and greater video.
I only regret, that I have but one life to sub to Advanced Knife Bro's channel.
You have my attention now!
You mention negative comments often. I know it's done on jest, but you're far better than those folks to give them validation. Best knife and flashlight reviewer(er) on CZcams
+Michael Seneschal i guess I like to poke fun at myself- and it gives me something to talk about. Thanks for the kind words!
Advanced Knife Bro yeah, when I was 6 my Mom always told me, "the best sense of humor is the self deprecating kind". Then she pushed me back into the coal mining line and told me to dig harder. So there's that.
+Michael Seneschal that'll teach ya!
You make the best knife reviews. Entertaining, with all the information needed. Shit.
+ssbrosking36 thanks dude!
Dude. Your vids are great; some funny and truly insightful moments in this one. Good intro, especially when you reference the various types of knife "reviewers" on the Tube. Would love to see this silly Benchmade compared to the Ka-Bar Dozier Folding Hunter, which costs $20 and has a similar design (even the blue!). An Advanced Knife Bro could, um, buy five of them for the price of the 535 Bugout. With fewer tears. Just sayin'.
+David Bock I'll keep it in mind. And try and pick one up. Just got in 5 cheap ass knives to review first.
I’ve done batoning with my 580 barrage and it worked just fine. Literally use it for everythingggg..
Now I want the mini barrage, your thoughts on them?
Good video as always Bro. Two months ago I bought the new " Benchmade 560 Freek" and am very happy with it. Priced at $110 with s30v and part of the handle has the same material as the "Bugout". If you get the chance a review and comparison would be great
+William Rainone I wanted to get that one... but didn't get an early enough jump on it. I'll consider it though.
Just go into this hobby and the bugout was my first purchase...........LOL the end when you shave your arm..........GOLD
When you beat on a folder knife like that, do you ever have "batoning remorse"? I'm impressed either way. No wrong answer here.
Nope... just watch my Chris Reeve video.
Man I was sure that batoning would do some damage to the knife, but surprisingly it survived. Though, it was only on one log.
Yeah man... held up better than my Sebenza.
I love the cussing, the knife review wasn't too bad either, great channel!
Subbed...easily the least BS review of this knife I've seen.
Glad I found your channel. Dont change any shit.
+Jake Burnett I fucking won't- thanks man!
I take it back. This is a camp knife too, shaves and cuts wood just fine and holds an edge, been cutting things with this knife to test it and its doing great. Still wouldn't use it for things meant for fixed blade use, or any folder
Yeah it’s a pretty fine knife for sure!
Wow, I'm impressed, Batoning Benchmades too! I like the comparisons to the other folders. Multitrack voice audio. More cussing. Dick jokes. This review has something for everyone! Don't worry, Benchmade should send you a knife for review some day...
+Patrick Richard I packed everything into this one. Glad you noticed me overlapping my dialogue. It was my corporate shills in the boardroom impression
Please curse a lot more, it’s very relaxing! I watch your channel so I can fall asleep!
Would love to see this one in titanium/cf and maybe m390/elmax steel :)
+Howlin000 so you're the guy responsible!
Blue is fr the reason I never got the bug out until their cf scales came out
So... Mini BugOut battening session?😱
I love bm good and fair video .
There he is.
Your back lol.
Sorry to hear about your Paw 😭.
May he rip.
+Jack FarmBoy I think I heard that in a cartoon when I was a kid. I think I've probably used it in the reviews several times too.
Advanced Knife Bro
Sounds like somethingbyou would say.
“Don’t worry S30V your day of reckoning is coming” Advanced Knife Brostradamus right here
Excellent review, and I loved the... "but this is CZcams and not real life", comment. * Subscribed
Buck110! With G10 and nickel bolsters and s30v :) now that is a strong knife
you know what I can duck with this channel too lol... keep this shit up. I really do dig your videos at least you get a real review
I try man... thanks!
I have this knife and I really like it. I think this is actually an excellent deal for the $. Mine seems to be quite a bit smoother then yours...maybe because they are 1st productions.
+Jet Steele could be? Thanks man.
"After it shot my paw" 🤣
I was over the knife review after the first 4 minutes, the next 6 minutes and 51 seconds was laughing at your jokes. You're hilarious.
What you said about s30v's day of reckoning? Feel like it wont be too long. VG-10 is already being hated on at this point.
I bought the grey bugout and the adamas at the same time cuz going from one extreme to the other is how I roll I guess. Or I needed to even out my manliness.
Sounds manly as fuck to me.
waiting for a tanto blade ( no I'm not tacticool, I use my knife as a scraper as much as to cut with and tanto blades are great for that)
How do you get a first production. That's a cool collector
Buy them when they’re first released... they get sent out to dealers. I have one or two like this.
Not a big fan of super lightweight knives. But as a secondary or something you put in a pack that’s dedicated for light duty I bet that’s a great little blade.
I'm considering this knife to replace my busted old Spyderco Centofante. I think it has slicer potential.
I used it last night to break down a whole mess of card board. Great knife.
I suggest all knife company should make the handle blade space tapered customized to the blade to add more stability in closed blade centering, handle durability and aesthetic geometry.
Zen Jen Chen Dirt or debri would be an issue...
refreshing diffrent channel
Thank you!
I Just bought the Griptilian with the g10 handles and the Bugout about two weeks ago. When I first held the Bugout I thought this thing can't be very sturdy but I was wrong and it continues to impress me. I almost want to carry it more than my 940-2, almost.
packinaglock I have a 940-1 and I swapped the thumb studs. It’s impossible to not just carry in the back pocket by the wallet as a backup being so slim
Hilarious, entertaining and informative.
+flythesky3000 thank you!
Not sure if I am too late, but could you explain your jab at Ganzo knives? I am newish into the knife world and have been genuinely shocked by the quality from my ganzo and tangram blades. I feel like it would fit in just fine with your channel and I'd love to see you do some reviews on them.
Nothing wrong with build quality, or price and value. They make a solid knife for the money with a budget steel. So the most I’d say is you have to sharpen them more. The big problem with Ganzos are that about 90% of their designs are imitations of other knives. They aren’t designed as fakes.. but the fact that they copy major design cues from other manufacturers rubs people the wrong way. I have reviewed lots of their knives... probably won’t anymore though. Just not worth the headaches of lectures, and arguments over if what they do it ethical. Have given away quite a few to friends and family and they like them.
@@AdvancedKnifeBro Mad respect for actually replying especially given how old the video is. I totally understand your answer as well. As a man whos independent and on a college budget i go for the budget blades. I would absolutely love to see you review some of the KA-BAR Dozier models (really any of them). For $20 on amazon they are literally workhorses that just keep on going. Hands down my 'first pick' if I need something to do some work.
On another note, do you or anyone else reccommend a good (cheap) but effective sharpening system? Thinking about trying to snag a KME sharp maker on the swap if I can find one for the right price.
@@WaffleCouncil I have also reviewed the Dozier, so check out the video if you get a chance. I use the Spyderco Sharpmaker- works pretty well on Ganzos.
your hilarious! instant subscrib
Thanks man!
An electric blue thumbs up on the video bro top review
+porkbap55 thanks dude!
If I had a budget of 200 bucks, what benchmade model would you recommend for an EDC?
Muito bacana like !!!!
Is that baton you used to beat on this bugout for sale? Thanks subbed
Nope
Thanks for the entertaining and informative review, gratuitous cussing aside. You said the Endura WAS your favorite knife? What's your fave now?
+Nathan Armstrong I rotate between the 940-1, the Para military 2, and the headesigns poison. The poison is an acquired taste- but for some reason I love it.
Cool man thanks for the reply my friend. I rock the PM2 on the daily and for sure plan on picking up a 940-2. I just looked up that other knife and wow I hate the look of that poison thing! -100 would never carry! Haha rock on though.
This very same knife now continues its life with Birdshot IV.
True Benchmade Gold now.👍
Yeah it does! Verifiable by the serial number!
If I didn't already have a 531 I'd buy one.
+crommy927 if you have something as light as a 531 then you don't need this!
Should I get the Bugout or Crooked River? No wrong answers, I just can't decide between the two.
I sold my bugout a while back, and kept the full sized.
I have my endura4 in zdp189 and love it .But now I'm considering selling that knife and buy the Spyderco caly3.5 (zdp189/420j)in carbon fiber handle and this one.would you suggest that?thanks^_^
With the Caly you'd get a slightly smaller lighter weight knife, and a slicker handle. I would assume both have a pretty similar hand feel. I dunno I'd prefer the longer blade of the endura... both have the same lockup- so there's no fun factor upgrade. The Caly looks nicer? I literally have no idea... both have pros and cons- But I personally wouldn't upgrade if it was me. People want different things out of a knife.
thank you ! the zdp-189 on the caly3.5 is harden to 67HRC , which is almost as hard as Maxamet...,that is a point I considered.Another point is that the FRN handle on the endura is kind of too flexible,makes the blade not that stable under hard use.Anyway thanks for your advice :) ,I think I will take the paramilitary2 in s110v
Will you review more ganzos? There's a 10$ delica clone F759M that might be interesting.
+Derp Herp I can... it'll probably review some more in a month or two... I have some mora, he outdoors and y starts I have to do first.
give it a year and it will be 100 dollars more, like the 940 a few years ago you could get one for 150$ now they are well in the 200 range, as are most knives, like spyderco, i pretty much exclusivly buy kershaw now, reliable and good price, and amazing customer service.
Kershaw has excellent customer service.
Dank.
Ok I want one