$8 Harbor Freight Survival Knife - Will It Break? - The Rambo Survival Knife Project
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2024
- Since Rambo Last Blood is out, it seemed like a good time to finally do a test of the $8 Harbor Freight Survival Knife I've bought a few years ago. It seems to be patterned after the Rambo Knife from First Blood. It even has a compass and "survival kit" in the hollow handle. What do you think? Will it break? Will it make it to the balance test? Let's find out.
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$8 worth of imagination for a kid! I was also playing war and Rambo with mine, teamed up with a 22 cal pump up Crosman pistol, I WAS a force to be messed with. Thanks for the great memories!
Wow. I was making spears out of sticks and playing Kung Fu.
Right after we saw First Blood both my brother and I got "Rambo" knives... I might have been 7 or 8... fun times the 80's
Same here, all my friends had one too, I grew up pretty rural, we were always running around out in the woods playing army and Rambo type stuff. Definitely good times the 80s were, glad I was a kid then.
I keep one of these under the back seat of my truck. With the hollow handle, it would also make a very good spear mounted on a pole or sapling.
Be careful about carrying that in a vehicle.
That may constitute illegal concealed carry.
Never gave them a thought. I guess with some mods it would work. If not you have next to nothing in it
I did some improvements, fine tuning to mine. I took a diamond hone to the entire edges, got it razor sharp. I took a die grinder and ground a lead cutting angle, and relief angle on alternating teeth, went opposite direction on other teeth. made the saw cut like a hand saw! Installed in handle shortened allen wrench, kitchen matches, variety of different fishing hooks, some fishing weights. On the scabbard I installed magnesium fire stick also from Harbor Freight.
You can take the blade off from handle and take to a shop that sharpens skill saw blades. They can put a grind on it with precision! I put lock tite on the screw threads of the allen wrench and in the receiving hole, this stopped the allen screw from loosening. In the marine corp they sale a $150 knife with marine corp on it, in the PX. But just to expensive for daily use for me. This knife is perfect for me, once you do some needed improvements. Also a great gift as long as you do the fine improvements, before you give them as gifts for a survival situation! For under 10 bucks, its worth it.
Don't you remember being a kid in the 80's and having one of these with the compass in the pommel? And wasn't that the best thing ever? There ya go. Kids knife.
;-)
memories mate i hade the black handle with silver blade i thought it was the best thing ever back then ........ignorance is bliss lol
Dude, I completely forgot about mine until now. I'm not sure where my parents got it. It had some fishing line and a hook, some matches, and something else I can't remember, along with the compass on the end.
Edit: just finished video. Mine didn't have a sewing kit with it. Maybe a whetrock?
I lucked out a few years ago and got one similar to this on Amazon, with pitons you could screw into the handle.
Yeah dude, my favorite aunt bought me one and a mini mag lite. We miss ya Aunt Marge.
The M9 bayonet that we carried in the infantry was easy to break. It wasn't a full tang would snap at the handle. When you used them on the actual bayonet range you had to be really careful to pull straight back after you stuck the blade in the bags because they would snap off if you twisted even a little bit sideways. I think uncle same was paying over $300 for them.
Thats ridiculous price for such low quality i could make a great bayonet better than the m9 with the basic rudimentary tools in my garage
Uncle Same doesn't seem to be a cost-savvy shopper: he shops at the expense of the taxpayer to the pocket-filling benefit of the crooked connected cronyist politician. Go figure.
Military Grade!!! 🤣
Yep, I remember it well. I threw one at a tree once and I picked it up off the ground in two pieces. The M- 9 is a tragic piece of garbage.
@@kirknunya4291 was it really that bad? Have you tested or used this harbor freight knife.
I got one and it has worked real well for me but I know the steel is a little softer than other knife makers despite being thick. I was still looking around for cooler stuff. If harbor freight sells something head and shoulders above anything else around 100 dollars I might just hide away from looking at the other stuff.
I keep one in my car, who cares if someone steals a 10 dollar knife.
Me bec i am weapon collector any stuff can kill someone even if it 1$ for me worth a looot .
Exactly what I was thinking. I guess I’l drop by the Harbor on the way to the firework stand later. Happy 4th fellas!
The problem is somebody arming themselves and slicing you and stealing your car ...
What do you expect for 8 dollars. For 8 dollars i say it's pretty good.
I expect a Mora for 8 dollars.
Not when a mora is 9.99 lol much rather have that
Um.... REAL quick. (Reference to the carving portion) Whenever I buy a new knife I DONT CARE WHO MAKES IT I put my own edge on it. I have this knife too. Holds an edge for an OK time. The black legion version of this knife (pretty much same bells and whistles ie compass in handle survival kit inside etc. Major difference is it's better stainless steel, nylon and glass handle and it's a bayonet style. Taken my black legion camping and hunting and chopped with it on WRIST DIAMETER limbs. Held up didn't loosen.) Think I paid $25 for it. Way better than this one. Save the $8 and get a better one. This one may do good in a pinch if you have nothing else for a time but I aim to keep stuff around for repeated use.
I bought one a few years back knowing exactly what I bought,... I noticed a gap where the blade meets the handle so I made sure it was tight & then pushed JB Weld into the gaps ;)
This knife can be a decent one with a few minor modifications. Sharpening being one of them, replacing the small pin holding the blade with something more durable, and make your own survival kit for the handle.
Or save yourself the hastle and buy something with a decent tang and steel that's tougher than peanut butter
Do you wear tampons?
@@jbfthree1 you must because you get mad over a comment
ahy instead of replacing the pin, wield it so youll have a full tang?
Ah yes perfect compartment for my survival crack pipe
I've had one for over 10 years now and it's holding up great. I had to sharpen it when I bought it, and I put a chunk of inner tube over the handle for grip.
I have two of them, I am realistic enough to not try to take on a major survival event, but I like them. They came out of the package sharp and after touching them up seem to hold an edge. they make for a fun conversation starter as well. I have wrapped the pommel with paracord, and modified the contents as well, a striker, dependable matches, waxed cottonballs, etc.
Same here...the Paracord made it a little too blocky in the handle
They WILL NOT hold an edge!
For a little more you could have a knife that is user safe and will last.
The one I had in the 80's had a snap pouch on the sheath that held a small sharpening stone.
Harbor freight will be sold out of these by the weekend 😁
;-)
Dale Thomas I truly doubt it
I bought one couple weeks ago for fun. Actually a pretty good knife. The items in the handle are cute. It splits kindling fine.
let's sue HB like they got sued over that lockblade that won't lock ??
That's hilarious.
I imagine the steel is fairly soft, so it should be easy to sharpen. Put a good edge on it, Loctite that screw, and fill the bottom portion with some decent strike-anywhere matches, and honestly it seems like a pretty good bang-for-your-buck 3-night survival knife.
I traded the matches for a lighter
I'd sure rather have this chipo knife for 8 bucks than a sharpened stick.
@Blind Squid there are a few of us blacksmiths around who have hand crank blowers and coal fired forges, and in my case literally tons of steel
$9.99
It’s better than nothing
@@krknfmkr8919 FACTS. High carbon is still personally preferred over stainless (you know what I'm saying) I have a propane forge but I know what your hinting at.
@@krknfmkr8919You got a website?
I got mine around 2015. Glad i watched this, i thought the compass didn't work but when set down on a flat surface it works great! My blade stock seems to be a tad longer inside than the one you showed. I haven't had any lossenung problems but haven't tried wood chopping, glad i got one!
Cool
I have one and it’s held up well since 2012 can’t beat it for $8
@captain crankypants only way these hold up even 1 year is if you never open package like this guy did for years.
captain crankypants 😂😂
I think I could chop on in half with a kabar
Does yours have that screw in the tang because mine doesn't?
Be interesting to see if you could buy a cutoff wheel, a grinding disc, a drill bit and a piece of sandpaper for 8 bucks and make a solid knife out of an old leaf spring.....I see foot long chunks of them at the roadside everywhere heavy trucks run....
I got a cheap Rambo style survival knife when I was 8 (thing were different in the 80's 😂. I had about 15 knives - SAK, pocket knife, bushcraft, hunting by the time I was 10) Edge was crap so my dad put it on a grinder and got a real good edge on it.
Used it & abused for several years with hunting and just general bushcraft and camping.
Compass was perfect even though it was cheap and added my own little "survival" back up kit in the handle.
I was really happy with it and it performed pretty well with the home mods
Cool
In the 80s things were still made of better quality than much of what we see today...I too had a cheap Rambo knife in the early 90s,as a kid I thought it was the coolest thing ever.I felt like I could venture into the wilderness and survive through a Rambo-like scenario 😂
I remember having this knife in Mexico 🇲🇽 when we go fishing or when I go hunting 🐇 rabbits when I lost the survival kit I end up filling with concrete the handle 😂😂😂 what a beautiful times back in those days 😊
Years ago when I first bought this knife I did a simple facelift. I took the set screw and blade out and superglued any suspect areas and let it dry. Then I put the blade back in and filled the areas where the blade gets fitted back in with clear superglue. That also keeps dirt out. I also superglued in the set screw. I may have superglued some other others as well, I don’t remember. I also wrapped the handle with white tennis grip overwrap, “taped” it with Yonex tennis tape at the screw-in cap end, and tightened a metal hose clamp outside the bottom of the handle, near the guard. I also removed the compass, inserted 4 nickels and held them in with a rubber o-ring. I put a small piece of plastic inside the tip end of the sheath so the blade wouldn’t accidentally rip the sheath open. I also removed the snap clasp for quicker access.
I’m not really super into knives though I have several. Most probably won’t do what I did, but I just wanted to make the knife stronger and more personal. I have to say that the knife has held up really well. Oh, the superglue facelift I do to a lot of things I buy if they seem kinda on the cheap side. The tennis wrap keeps my hand from getting cold against the metal, looks cool, and makes the handle beefier for my big hands - (I’m 6’5” tall and 260 lbs.). By the way, the hose clamp is mostly just for looks and for the way I like to hold the knife. It is by no means necessary, though it does hold the tennis grip on really tight.
Inside the handle I put a quarter in first, then a clear plastic storage tube (O.D. 3/4” x 3” - though I plan on moving up to an even more useful storage tube with O.D. of 15/16” x 3” - available on Amazon, though it may need to be slightly smaller because of the end cap ), then of course the rubber o-ring and 4 nickels in the end cap. Inside the plastic tube I have: hurricane matches (wind proof and waterproof) with a long striker, some fishing line and hooks, a miniature magnetized flathead screwdriver for my eyeglasses, a bobby pin, a nail, and a small device that tightens a camera flash unit cord. Also inside is an even smaller plastic storage tube O.D. approximately 9/16” x 1” for some lip balm - though I may look for an even smaller tube for the lip balm. Of course the contents are ever changing as needs change.
Lastly, both storage tubes also have end caps.
Thumbs up for your persistence, optimism and humor. I didn't expect that much from the Harbor Freight quality Chinesium of the blade. (Gotta keep the maintenance tool close by, though.)
Thx, it seems to perform reasonably well and certainly didn't fall apart... and wonder if folks are often so hard on these things just 'cuz they are 'cheap' to own? Would love to see a sorta 'blind test' done on knives like they once did with wine snobs... who couldn't see what they were drinking, and often liked the 'cheap wines' _better._
I bought one of these a couple years ago. I removed the blade filled the slot with epoxy pressed the blade back back in and locked down with the Allen screw. That seemed to fix the loosening blade.
The reason they make it so, is so when it goes south you can replace it with a better one you yourself made. Or take it and weld it to a non- cancer causing handle, or weld a tang to the blade and then… the sky's the limit.
I had this harbor freight knife. I've always had a knife. Got my very first Swiss army knife the day I was took out Canada. I got my first Rambo knife from my US Army stepdad in 1980's. So when my brother in-law got me this knife, I put it to work. It's amazing 👍
It worked for me in deer camp notching the tree for my climber stand n I've used it for hunting and camping.......it's a budget survival knife it gets the job done for a cheap survival knife......ive never had to tighten the set screw
Heh...I have that same knife...took one look at the edge and had a friend of mine who sharpens knives professionally take a whack at it...it will take a good edge..😁
Amazing!
And it will stay sharp until you use it. 😂
Worked better than I would have expected. I always felt the weakness of those hollow handle knives would be the lack of a decent tang, and that seems to jibe with your experience. As for feathering and such, I don't think I would ever expect a knife to work well straight out of the package without some sharpening.
I gave mine a full flat grind, did a little honing, now its razor sharp, not bad for a cheap knife
My "survival knife" is, and has been since 1991, a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Ranger Model. I carried it through 10 years of US Military Service, 6 years of Law Enforcement, Camping, Hunting, Craftwork, and General Pocketknife use.
It has served me well.
Adrian Firewalker
I’m lucky if I don’t lose a knife in a month .
@@bstevermer9293, that's me wirh Zippo Lighters! I've owned probably over a dozen, including 1 that had the Parachutist Badge, aka "Jump Wings, engraved with my name and the date of my 1st Jump. I lost it in less than a week.
FWIW, when I bought the SAK, I also bought a Leather Sheath that imcluded a mini Sharpening Steel, and I always carry the Knife in the Sheath, and it is also attached to my belt with a Paracord Lanyard. Those probably have kept me from losing it
Swiss army Hunters model - 5 of them in the last 5 decades! Just like toilet paper, never leave home without it!
Got my nephew one, he loves it, it’s a great trainer and actually has been used a lot to do little camping tasks...
Your nephew is a child? Why expose a loved one to junk?
Bent Nickel Because the nephew doesn’t know it’s junk. He thinks it’s the coolest knife he’s ever seen. And when he loses it, uncle is only out &8.
I had 1 of them knives.....some years ago & I got pissed off with TRYING to keep a sharp edge on it so I TRIED my hardest to intentionally DESTROY it !!!!
It NEVER broke or fell apart whatsoever.
I just gave up after awhile and gave it away to a buddy of mine !!
Tougher knife than I gave it credit for !!
😎👍
Hey man really good seeing you love your videos you have a great platform thank you for sharing you always keep me enthused and what's new and what's coming out really cool 👍 keep making these videos thank you
Maybe you could add a segment in seeing how easily you can sharpen it, and if holds an edge..... ;)
good idea...though I can't see it holding an edge for long
I have probably spent about as much time asI'm going to on this one. We'll see
Why? What does blade quality have to do with a movie prop?
I have one I bought years ago also. I did locktite the set screw in on the blade and put a pretty good edge on it with my worksharp belt sharpener but have never taken it out and used it in the field. I do however carry my Morakniv's frequently. No doubt it is a poor excuse for a knife but maybe it is better than nothing.
@@SurvivalOnPurpose would giving it a sharpening fresh out the packaging make it worth 8 bucks?
There's a beaver somewhere in the woods watching you, feeling sorry for you....lol
LOL
Thanks for the fun, Bryan! Your cander and sincerity is always appreciated. XO
Thanks
Good video. Equal and fair evaluation. I enjoy your videos. Thanks.
It's up to you to put the finish on that blade. It is sent to you dull so you won't slice your selfe on first blush .
@@N2RI1 the jungle of St Luis Missouri.... LOL. really
then why put a "WARNING !! SHARP EDGE!!!" sticker on it if they did not intend for it to be sharp out of the box??
I agree. It is common knowledge & practice. I further attest that a low price point does not necessarily denote poor quality.
@@502deth Because idiot's who would ask that are same one's that would burn themselves with coffee and sue MC Ds. You sound like one of those people.
I have this blade the whole handle comes off it just threads on .handles a good sharpening to.
I have watched this video several times. It's surprisingly entertaining.
A friend of mine bought me one from a Pawn Shop we were browsing through and had it for years. When my Grandson turned 18 I gave it to him and he still has it.
Rambo knife performs well even in his most dishonorable form. That shows how great it is!
I found in the Mojave desert, a Smith and Wesson 5 inch outdoorsman. I pulled off the side of the highway I40 to take care of business and was just kicking around in a ravine looking for my rock collection and this knife was in a scabbard lying there.
What i expected was a rusted up piece of junk but when I pulled it out, the blade shined like a mirror.
I felt kinda bad for the adult beverage consumer who lost it. I checked it out by the model #on it and it was made by S&W before they started outsourcing the making of it in the early 80s. for150.00 dollars!!
I like how you tried to give this $8 knife the benefit of the doubt. What knife I would like to see tested is the “SmittyBilt”chopper. Not sure if it has a specific name but it’s made by SmittyBilt,it’s 11” w/ a 6” blade and was VERY sharp out of box and very heavy as far as choppers go
i bought one of these 5yrs ago. Used thread lock on setscrew and epoxied tang to handle no loosening issues at all.Use it when metal detecting has held up great.
Laser John,I just through drilled mine and drove in a 3/16" steel rod and peen`d over the end`s and then put in the epoxy like you did...I was gonna spot weld the blade to the handle but it`s 2 different metals...
Jimmy Lile would be rolling in his grave if he thought Rambo was fooling around with anything from Harbor Fright.
;-)
I knew Jimmy Lile back in the 80's use to set up next to him and across from Jack Crain who made the predator knives Arnold Schwarzenegger used in his movies those were great handmade knives.
I’ve never seen wooden “go-fer” matches before. 😝
My Ontario SP6 has been a tough piece of kit for over 20 years in my possession. I have abused it, left it outside through the seasons and banged on it cutting wood with a mini sledge and it is still solid. Paid around $40 and definitely got my money out of it with many years of service to come. It takes an edge and is useful in a variety of missions.
cool
I did a wrap on the handle with 550 Paracord. The first wrap I used 100% cotton clothes line about the same thickness of the paracord. I wrapped it tight then I wet it down and put it in the hot sun to dry.
The hollow handle is not water tight. You can see light coming in around the tang. I unscrewed the setscrew to remove the blade from the handle and filled the hole with JB Weld then reinserted the setscrew.
A Harbor Freight 9 LED flashlight fits nicely inside the hollow handle. I made a little pouch on the sheath to put the survival stuff into. I bought a set of plastic clamp on borders you attach to a poster to hang on your wall. I cut a length long enough to cover the saw back section of the blade. This stops the saw from tearing up the nylon sheath.
I found that a 2 sided Diamond Steel plate 450/1000 grit worked quite well to sharpen this blade to
paper push cutting sharpness.
Harbor freight has these knives on sale till end of December for $6.99.
you did broke it on the first hit on the wood, the guard on the edge side
I am surprised he didn't see it. He handled it a bunch after that.
@@williamm6972 yeah I kept waiting on him to say something about it myself.
It probably helped the balance.
I see we don’t have an English major here
Poop Head, grammar is hard when you spoke wicha akcent
I’ve got one of these tucked away somewhere that I bought out of curiosity years ago. For $8 it’s surprisingly good, but that’s not really saying much. It takes a decent edge, holds it reasonably well and the tang is tougher than it looks.
It’s not a knife that really has much of a purpose however. The only thing you’d ever use this for are outdoor activities, (camping, hunting, fishing, etc...), and for that there are much better, full tang knives that are also reasonably priced.
I put mine through the wringer just the other day, and it held up shockingly well. Just had to tighten the screw up every once in a while. I've decided it'll be my hiking companion, along with my magnum. If I end up needing to warm up at a rest spot on the hike, I can use the matches for a fire. Only damage was that the compass broke, so that was annoying, but as long as I know roughly what time it is, I can use the sun to direct me.
I know I'm very late. Just watching again. My Pawpaw got me a lil "rambo" knife for my 9th birthday!😆 imagine the outrage! 🤣 I chopped and cut up everything! Spent hours on dulling up the blade thinking it's gonna be razor sharp. Lol! And took friends out in our woods to play. I miss those days. I still have that lil survival knife to this day. With my grandpas engraved signature on one side and my 9th birthday on the other. I have given my daughter the same type of tool to learn. It's different if you want someone to get the basics and move forward. He would've hurt me in giving me an expensive very sharp tool. I wouldn't have learned what I have. Thanks pawpaw! You wouldn't be allowed to just be in these days.
If you have seen first blood 3 he really puts his knife through a real test
I love watching you test cheap knives. It's like watching a comedy special. Have you ever tested the Harbor Freight Gordon Buck 119 clone?
I had one when I was a kid.
Back then it had a nut in the handle holding together. Lol even in the 80's it still came lose.
I had one of those lol.
Dude! Several years ago, I was subscribed.We even commented back and forth a few times. I recommended you to everyone I knew. Yet, just now, when this vid came up in my recommendations, I realized I hadn't seen you for years... And lo and behold it showed me to NOT be subscribed any more. How did that happen? I didn't do it. Well, subscribed once again.
Surprised the heck out of me truthfully the Carving fail wasn’t that unusuall. Almost any knife ive owned needed some type of a dressing out of the box With a few exceptions of some Leatherman Multi tools i used for EDC purposes because ive been a lifetime Boatowner / Operator and always kept a knife on me for Emergencies and i dont think having to add Loctite on the Screws isnt that big of a deal for a 8 dollar knife it was a surprise to me that it didnt break right away thanks Brian in all honesty I’m more of a Hiker / Backpacker and I wouldn’t carry that much weight in my pack as ive been a fan of The Buck Lite knives for their price and durability
Love the video, it brought back some memories from when I was a kid.
thanks
I'm surprised you failed to mention the broken hand guard. I'll agree that what we know about a product isn't always factual so testing is best.
I didn’t even notice it. I guess I was having too much fun
Yeah, something happened in the first throw. You first notice the break at about 17:45. The guard must have been made with a brittle pot metal.
that "guard" on the real knives is supposed to be bent and holes threaded for the spikes to screw into to use as a grappling hook for climbing with real Para-cord. this crap would never be able to do that.
I love these cheap junkie knives tests. Makes me feel better about my $50 knives LOL 😁 I believe the back of the knife is Saposed to be for descaleing fish not a wood saw. But I could be wrong. I had a lot of fun waching this. Thanks for sharing. God bless
I have the same knife. I filled the tang cavity with J-B Weld and put the set screw back in. Sharpened it up a little and now it works just fine. It's not a Benchmade of course but it can be useful.
Good old JB Weld
Saw a report on FB the other day said HF had recalled a bunch of knives. Reason? Laceration hazard.....wait....what??😂NO joke.
Lawyers ;-)
@@SurvivalOnPurpose no surprise. Well be carving the turkey with picnic ware before its over with...and signing release forms to get that
Although...if you put enough hex head cap screws and red loctite in one...it might just work...IF it was made by a competent machinist. Being that I can carry enough LOD emergency gear in something the size of this tablet...Id want a full tang model like the ones from Rambo 3 and 4
I never thought I'd see the day when an organization like kniferights dot org would be NECESSARY in the United States.
For $8 knowing it has some weakness.
Take some time and sharpen.
Put your own choice survival kit items and make a wrench to keep inside.
They are not spending a lot labor time on these knives to keep cost down.
I would like to see this reviewed after a professional sharpening
Which would cost more that the knife ;-)
Been carrying this in my car for 3 years.
Took it to a professional to get sharpened because it came dull with basically a flat tip but it's pointed and plenty sharp now.
$8 for the knife, $15 for the sharpening not bad for $23
As someone who has been in multiple knife fights all you need is something that won't break in a fight and won't break the bank when the police take it.
Thanks for the video on this knife. I have seen it at HF but never bought one. Next time though I think I will. Not that I'm going to use it at all but it will be one for the collection. That Allen set screw, I would probably use a little epoxy to keep it snug. It actually looks pretty good for that price. And the blade looked straight, I have paid over a hundred dollars and gotten blades, Brand Names, that were off center.
As to the knife, to be fair, I have never bought a knife that was truly sharp right out of the package. Handmade knives, yes, but prepackaged knives, never. It's a cheap knife, frankly it's better than I would expect it to be.
Please don't blame China for making cheap stuff. In all fairness, the companies that sell it here tell them what the price has to be, so they have to make it accordingly. If the buyers for these companies wanted them to make high quality stuff, they could easily make it.
Can’t believe that didn’t fly apart when you were throwing it. Should have sharpened it to show before and after sharpening.
Hello my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this video. I purchased that same knife at Harbor Freight one year ago. I use while car camping. It is a little big for backpacking. The price when I purchased it in December of 2018 was $9.99. Take care out there, be safe and have fun. 🤗
youtube algorithm brought me here great quality video pretty cool how everything just worked out with the shelved knife
BEST OF LUCK TO ALL ON THIS SHARP CONTEST
This vid reminded me I have one of these somewhere. Bought it on a whim about 5 years ago and never used it. Wonder where I put it... 🤔
Lol
Brings back fond memories of my Aitor Jungle King 2 survival knife I had as a kid. Yeah the blade also rocked in the handle coz I used it like a machete but after some apoxy resin around the tang it was a very cool survival knife. Wish I still had it.
I would have strangled someone for one of those. Until I learned they were waaay overrated. Now, all I've got are full tangs and separate little pouches to store stuff. Hollow handles? that's a joke. Only clueless civilians would buy those nowadays. LOL. Thanks God we're grown kids now :D
@Jose Martinez. In my defence, it was the eighties, I was thirteen and we all wanted to be like Rambo! Amazingly you can still buy them if you want to waste £150. Like you say, there are plenty of big boy knives out there for a lot less (even if they don't have a built in catapult😏)
Loved knife when they came out as kid with the ball compass on ends but the handle was kind flimsy and came unscrewed when you were trying use surated end to saw small limbs
I got looking realized the locking nut on the small tang wasn't all that great and used some lock tight to stop it from falling apart but they were only good for few season
As for these new ones I expect about same handles need be longer with longer blade more robust tang that's got better lock nut system the longer handle so you have real space to store survival stuff
Old ones the stuff was tiny and some times weak like fishing line or tiny hooks
And a heavy butt plate in a hammer shape with recessed compass so you don't smash it if you do hammer with it
The knife needs tweeking out the box. You get what you pay for but theres always room for modifications
For me ,the issue that any yahoo can separate the blade from the handle and conceal it and enter any facility with it that isn't monitored ,gives me the creeps...
@@jomarz1828how is that any different than any other knife.
step one survival did a video on how to improve the knife making it stronger
Got one of these.
Tightened the bolt, sharpened it close to finish.
Then, i tempered the edge to 'straw' color (using a simply heat torch and a little time/patience). Finally, I completed the sharpening.
Came out ok for the price :)
Mine cuts pretty darn well after some sharpening with the Lansky diamond stones. It is infinitely better than nothing and for personal protection??? Remember the bit in the Crocodile Dundee movie where here says to a thief with a knife...."that's not a knife, THIS is a knife". I think that would work. WARNING!! Do NOT bring a knife to a gun fight!!!! LOL
That knife is so dull, you couldn't cut a fart with it.
Stainless steel doesn't hold sharpness well.
Of course it can’t cut a fart. A fart has superior sharpness, in fact it’s the sharpest thing known to man... it can cut through 4 layers of clothing without even making a hole!
Lol
I think I could cut a fart with it
@@mr4x4s NICE
It's not sharp anymore cus you took the sticker off! Put the sticker back on!
the rattling sound when chopping made me laugh ... :-D
I worked at a sporting goods store.
We got a sales flyer for a "compass in the handle survival knife". They were $2.99 each. Less by the 100.
I laughed at the thought that a anyone would want a piece of junk like that. I showed it to the other guys and they laughed too.
I threw the flyer in the trash can.
About two weeks later Rambo hit the big screen and the phone started ringing off the hook. It was soccer mom's wanting to buy their little boys a compass in the handle survival knife.
I could have sold a thousand of them. If every soccer mom bought a pair of sneakers or a tennis racket we probably wouldn't have gone bankrupt.
My prejudice cost my company a fortune.
Somebody gave me one of those Harbor Frieght survival knives.
I could get by just fine with one of those knives. It's a lot better than nothing at all.
Ah I spoke to soon.🤪 I'm impaired lol.
Worth every nickle of the $8.00 that you paid for it.
quite often I sharpen up a blade when I see it needs it,this one needs it
I have a couple of them. They do chop well but mostly I like them for batoning fatwood and try to keep my good knives good. If I ruin one of these but used it for awhile I consider that no real loss.
Had one that broke at the handle, first throw...
"Just my little benchmade"......Compared to the $7.99 knife!
Compare it to a more once they go on sale that will.do even better than the benchmade
Thamks for tje video Brian.
Good honest review
Put an edge on it and do again... don't baby it. Work it like a rented mule. Pry, dig, scrape, cut rope, limbs mine works better than what you're showing... it's still an 8 dollar knife... see ya Bill
This is a far cry from the original Lyle knife.
I had one a few years ago and tried many a time to sharpen to no avail. Also i did a torture test on it in my old yard and got the thing to bend at the threads. Threw it away when i moved never will buy another. It was a fun toy as a kid. Hated the saw it might be useful to groove wood sticks for cordage.
I have one I purchased back in the mid 90’s. The first thing I did was LockTight the Allen screw then sharpen it with my Lansky Deluxe (5 stones) at a 25 degree angle. I wrapped 50’ of paracord around the handle to give it some girth. I have even taken a chainsaw file and sharpened the saw teeth like a chainsaw so it actually cuts. I replaced the items in the handle with much upgraded items like waterproof strike anywhere matches and line with several hooks and split shot. I stumbled across a leather sheath at a flea market that fits it perfectly for $5. For under $20 I have a decent tool... not top quality but after 20+ years it still works and goes camping with me all the time.
"His job was to eliminate enemy personnel."
Period!
R. S. “They drew first blood, not me!”
I always re-edge every China blade. Plus, the saw is like the ones on a Victorinox, it's made for cutting limbs from trees. You let the wood move too much
I have one and it came reasonably sharp. It’s quite a bit sharper now, but the secondary bevel was pretty good when I go it, so it wasn’t a lot of work.
I own this knife, it is actually better than you would think. I have never once had to tighten it as you did. It was very sharp right out of the package, and holds an edge relatively well. My 2 complaints were that the knife cut the stitching on the sheath no long after I started using it, and the O-ring did not keep the contents of the survival kit dry satisfactory.
You can beat Sportsman's Guide "club prices" practically everywhere and don't have to pay a club fee.
I bought so much disappointing stuff from Sportsman's Guide that I gave up on that firm. ( E.German boots with a horrible chemical odor / Little John urinal that leaked at the cap / useless musty Baily Bridge tool kit / British commando pillows that were hard and had a feather poking / British commando sleeping bag that was too short for anyone over 5'6" / British emergency shelter that was useless / used ammo can that was dented / Used M Alice pack with tear that wasadvertised as "no tears" / Russian thermal underwear that was too small for anyone / used mess kit sold as new....😨
I was going to buy one if it was 7.99$ but it’s now 8.99$. Not worth it. Lol
You know I didn't know the dollar sign ended at the end of the price. What are you from Russia
Silly me, the dollar sign is actually supposed to go in front of the price. I’m sorry that confused you.
No, I am not from Russia. They do not use this symbol “$”for their currency.
I hope this clears things up for you.
Have a great day😁
I have looked at this knife every time I have gone to that store. It brought back memories.
I found copy of the book and finished it with a few days, enjoyed it.