Your vids are such a pleasure to watch, while they are always helpful, what makes them unique is your positivity, you are the kindest host on You Tube. N your excitement when you get a new product makes me want to buy it too. Thank you for your honesty and the joy you infect us with. I'm living really rough due to a severe line of duty injury n your vids really make me feel better when I've lost hope. God Bless you and your family. Stay safe.
Have the izula 2 for nearing a decade now. Never was a fan of simple carbon steels but the design is awesome. Shaved down the sheath to front pocket carry. Stripped the coating as it wore off in weird chunks. Now convexed but rusts so easily. Was looking for a long time for a good replacement.... ended up getting the s35vn izula . Nice stainless, fantastic design hard to go wrong
Great knives! I have an ESEE Izula II, with scales from the Knife Connection. It is my neck knife, along with a titanium whistle and a 4-inch firesteel, great setup! BTW: Izula is also known as the Bullet Ant, located in Central America. They are called "Bullet" ants because their bites hurts so bad people think it's as bad as being shot!
8:53 If you got time and wood you could also just carve a wedge (stick can do too, or multiple sticks), then drive the knife into the log to create a crevasse to put the wedge (or wedges) in, and then shwack it with a big stick n stuff.
Great video thanks. Great thing about your knife is if the tip did brake you can send it back to be repaired or replaced for free. I ordered my Izula II and paid extra for the contoured G10 handle scales frm The Knife Connection. Anyone who wants a G10 handles the sell them separate plus they have the extended G10 handle scales that can increase the langth of the Izula I to the same langth as the Izula II. You will love your knife that much more once you put handle scales unless you are trying to keep the weight down for backpacking but since the handles come on and of you can have the best of both worlds.
Hey Jiujitsu2000! Howzit, Bruh? I haven't seen one of your videos in quite a while and I love watching them. Your excitement about the Esee Isula is warranted. I just got mine last week and initially wrapped the handle in orange 550...my Isula is the olive green one. However, I did such a crappy wrap, just couldn't finish the wrap as nice as I wanted; so, I ordered the G10 orange scales for it and I wish I had ordered it in the first place. It is such an awesome blade and I included it in my Emerson Chest Pack which is now my primary survival kit. I mounted it horizontally on the front of the pack. The "back plate" with the metal clip can be mounted either in the vertical position for conventional carry or horizontally for scout carry which I prefer for small knives. When I need it the knife is right there in front of me. I used two velcro keeper straps to secure the knife so it wouldn't swivel. Also, I put a short length of 550 cord (orange) to make a lanyard which helps to stabilize the knife in my hand when I do fine work like making a spoon, spatula, tent stake or hanger for my pot over the camp fire. This is my first Isula and I placed an Esee 3 on my save list at Amazon. I may get another Isula and make it an ankle knife, just a thought. Great choice picking the Esee Isula...have fun with it! Keep up the great videos, too!
The knife is small enough that I made a sheath on the inside of my belt. It lives out of sight, it's comfortable and the circle in the handle just peeks under the belt enough to grab easily. Holds an edge too.
Yep this is one of those live I've been watching reviews on RUclips of her a long time to be honest I wanted one of these knives for at least 4 years just don't have the extra $57 just laying around right now
I guess if labor & benefits, building/infrastructure, machining & tooling, materials, utilities, taxes, insurance, shipping, marketing, etc. were all free.....then it would be a different story.
Your vids are such a pleasure to watch, while they are always helpful, what makes them unique is your positivity, you are the kindest host on You Tube. N your excitement when you get a new product makes me want to buy it too. Thank you for your honesty and the joy you infect us with. I'm living really rough due to a severe line of duty injury n your vids really make me feel better when I've lost hope. God Bless you and your family. Stay safe.
I agree. I have watched a lot of his videos. I have learned a lot from his videos.
Have the izula 2 for nearing a decade now. Never was a fan of simple carbon steels but the design is awesome. Shaved down the sheath to front pocket carry. Stripped the coating as it wore off in weird chunks. Now convexed but rusts so easily. Was looking for a long time for a good replacement.... ended up getting the s35vn izula . Nice stainless, fantastic design hard to go wrong
Thanks. Like that you tested it without the handles.
You put this knife thru some good testing. I have been looking at this knife for sometime, but you convinced me that it is worth getting.
Man I love how you get in a knife that you saved up for and immediately put it to use. Love your videos. Subbed.
Great knives!
I have an ESEE Izula II, with scales from the Knife Connection.
It is my neck knife, along with a titanium whistle and a 4-inch firesteel, great setup!
BTW: Izula is also known as the Bullet Ant, located in Central America.
They are called "Bullet" ants because their bites hurts so bad people think it's as bad as being shot!
8:53 If you got time and wood you could also just carve a wedge (stick can do too, or multiple sticks), then drive the knife into the log to create a crevasse to put the wedge (or wedges) in, and then shwack it with a big stick n stuff.
Great video thanks. Great thing about your knife is if the tip did brake you can send it back to be repaired or replaced for free. I ordered my Izula II and paid extra for the contoured G10 handle scales frm The Knife Connection. Anyone who wants a G10 handles the sell them separate plus they have the extended G10 handle scales that can increase the langth of the Izula I to the same langth as the Izula II. You will love your knife that much more once you put handle scales unless you are trying to keep the weight down for backpacking but since the handles come on and of you can have the best of both worlds.
Hey Jiujitsu2000! Howzit, Bruh? I haven't seen one of your videos in quite a while and I love watching them. Your excitement about the Esee Isula is warranted. I just got mine last week and initially wrapped the handle in orange 550...my Isula is the olive green one. However, I did such a crappy wrap, just couldn't finish the wrap as nice as I wanted; so, I ordered the G10 orange scales for it and I wish I had ordered it in the first place. It is such an awesome blade and I included it in my Emerson Chest Pack which is now my primary survival kit. I mounted it horizontally on the front of the pack. The "back plate" with the metal clip can be mounted either in the vertical position for conventional carry or horizontally for scout carry which I prefer for small knives. When I need it the knife is right there in front of me. I used two velcro keeper straps to secure the knife so it wouldn't swivel. Also, I put a short length of 550 cord (orange) to make a lanyard which helps to stabilize the knife in my hand when I do fine work like making a spoon, spatula, tent stake or hanger for my pot over the camp fire. This is my first Isula and I placed an Esee 3 on my save list at Amazon. I may get another Isula and make it an ankle knife, just a thought. Great choice picking the Esee Isula...have fun with it! Keep up the great videos, too!
The knife is small enough that I made a sheath on the inside of my belt. It lives out of sight, it's comfortable and the circle in the handle just peeks under the belt enough to grab easily. Holds an edge too.
It is a great knife, for sure. I used this as my EDC-knife for years and it works.
Yep this is one of those live I've been watching reviews on RUclips of her a long time to be honest I wanted one of these knives for at least 4 years just don't have the extra $57 just laying around right now
That is an amazing little knife! Thank you for sharing it.
Excellent! I'm ordering one right now. Thanks!
Is that the dark earth one or the sand one?
Aah, I just saw in the info box link that it is the dark earth one, thanks for the quick info! 😅🤭
Thanks for the review. I might have to look deeper into it. Looks like it would be a great neck knife or gutting fish out this summer. Thanks Skeet.
I have a boatload of esee knives excellent is all I can say. I have the izula 2 it is an amazing a little knife
A very good video an awesome knife the paracord would be the finishing touch thanks for the video.👍👍👍
Love my Esee too! Tough no nonsense blade !
Very nice, great review!
Nice little knife u have there big guy. 😎👏🏾👏🏾🇺🇸
Cheers Mate!
I like to stick my toe in mayonnaise and lick it off
Nice knife. Btw what kind of jacket are you wearing. I need a new every day jacket. Thanks.
can you do a video on sharpening the blade?
Howse holden up? 🥺👉👈
Cuts like the knife song by Bryan Adams
Ciao
Lovin too much stuff makes me suspect
Brought one 10 years ago. Wasn't impressed. I'll take a Mora Robust over it any day.
kind of an odd comparison considering the robust is more a full sized belt knife and the izula is more of a compact full tang fixed blade....
Way 2 different knives that's like me saying I'd choose an esee junglas over a more robust......
Way 2 different blades
$57 on Amazon for $5 worth of 1095 steel & a $5 sheath..
AND $ 6K of knowledge and another $10 K of equipment and another $ 20 K of craftsmanship.. What a bargain..
Try $97.98 on their site.
I guess if labor & benefits, building/infrastructure, machining & tooling, materials, utilities, taxes, insurance, shipping, marketing, etc. were all free.....then it would be a different story.
Can u make it? Probably not