Hi Rob, you probably know this already, being such a sharp guy - just heat the rod loop Kydex with a bit of hot air (carefully), insert proper sized ferrorod, and let it cool. Wil fit perfectly after that. Thanks for all your videos, I enjoy them always.
I make kydex sheaths, some people aren't practical and wouldn't think of this or be to scared to mess with it. You obviously have plenty of sense my friend.
Thankyou as always Rob, yep whole different ball game with damp wood. I still reckon most of us would die if faced with pouring rain,low temps and high winds and only had a knife and ferro rod. Skill and knowledge still outclass pricey equipment. Must tell you, that F1 X in elmax of mine which has had no use and only been stropped chipped near the start of the belly just batoning 6 or 7 splits of not particularly hard wood not one but 2 nicks in the blade. I smashed the shit out of my Mora stainless and robust with no damage, so as far as I am concerned I wasted 230 quid , and yes hate the handle even more now I used it a bit. You are an honest guy and when you show us something we know we get the real deal warts and all. Keep doing your thing, I always learn a little something from you cheers
I'm waiting for an F1x elmax, you'll know how mine fares, I might take a Fallkniven out tomorrow, sorry that you paid over the odds for the knife mate.
For my ferro rod striker I took a hacksaw blade and cut it down to about 3 inches long then attached it to my apocalypse sheath by running one of the screws that holds the kydex ferro rod holder through the hole in the hacksaw blade. You can turn it to strike your ferro rod without taking it off the sheath. If you lose your striker then that would mean you lost your ferro rod as well.
As usual this was a very informative and thorough video and helped me a great deal with fire building in damp conditions, something I have been struggling with lately. I always find your videos enjoyable to watch and for some reason stress reducing which I greatly appreciate. Please keep the great videos coming!
Great knife review and a nice looking knife, even if it is out of my price range. I enjoyed seeing you being tested with fire starting in a broadleaf setting like the rest of us humans😁. Keep up the great videos. Thanks
Another great review, really like the thumb ramp..... Just shows that you need to carry a strop when out in the woods for a long time...n Good idea to add the extras to the sheath rather than in a tube handle which compromises the blade integrity 👍👍
Your last little bit of wisdom there was spot on! But then I am a firm believer that a knife is a knife and there is actually no such thing as a "survival" knife in reality.
It looks like a great and beautiful knife! And great tips, anyway 👍🏻. Watching Rob's videos, I always learn how not to waste my energy in the field 👌🏻. I admire you and send you my best regards. I'm waiting for further tests and pieces of advice.
Great video mate, was hoping you might review this one. Have to agree about folk scraping stuff that shouldn't be scraped with their knife's edge, few things make me wince more haha
Drawing that knife up in the triangle of death not safe you were feathering wood up between your legs you’ve got major arteries in that part of your legs a slip of a wet knife out of the hand could be fatal given the rural location, probably best to find an alternative way of doing that with a larger piece of wood. Otherwise a good solid video with spot on advice.
Looks like a Nice knife - eventually got my Mille Cuori! Stunning knife, however to the point of the comment - does the Apocalypse fit into your “Big Knife!” Classification??
I have the same knife. I've found that a shallower angle against the spine throws decent sparks. Not as good as a 90* flat spine, but more than acceptable.
Just back from the four day march in Nijmegen and a week of Covid and now found your new video with my favorite knife (mine in apocalyptic finish as I need a non reflective tool). Agree on scraping fatwood. In fact, I would not use any portion of the cutting edge for doing that as the belly point is needed for skinning animals or fine cutting of material (e.g. fabric, leather). A truly well made knife. Just love it. BTW Rob. Have you been working out? You look like you're in the best shape since I started following your channel. Have a nice week and enjoy the finely crafted new knife.
The TRC Apocalypse is my favourite knife, but mine is even worse at fire lighting. It has the brown Apocalypse finish. If I was to light a fire I would bring something else to spark.
“I’ve got to burp.” Love the honesty, Rob. That’s why I watch. I have the same pocket knife you used on the rubber, but I carry a Suisse Army Knife with scissors, tinder, and a couple mini-ferro rods. You’re right, the knife alone won’t work in most hard situations.
Great vid as usual Rob - nothing wrong with using rubber when needs must.....show me anywhere in the developed world that doesn't have old car tyres lying around! It probably counts as natural tinder now 😅 I was thinking, would the finger notch choil scrape? I'm with you 100%, sharp spines should be ubiquitous - so many bushcraft uses, I just dont understand why they are left off......round the spine from the handle for an inch for carving comfort, the rest of the spine sharp sharp sharp. Chalk and cheese to the Selvans wasn't it!
you know what Rob i have been a huge fan for long time now i started my own video reviews of some general purpoise outdoors knives and i got a lt wright and a few other serious more old school crafting knives based off of your perspective on knives so thanks a lot. I appreciate your content and someday maybe i can get the chance to chat with you and say hello. Thanks for the video i ordered a fallkniven a1 pro i have the s1x hated the handle scales and now going for the kingly A1 pro haha.
Didn’t really appreciate the size of the knife till you started chopping, that looks to be a not too big not too small kind of size. Not heard of the maker before. Could you flatten the spine for scraping? How was the handle was it comfortable. I like the look of it.
It seems to be well made, except for the choil which only removes useful edge and adds nothing to the utility of the knife. Thanks for bringing me along again. :)
That choil is perfect. Makes the knife great for heavy duty work (chopping) while allowing fineer knifework as you get tight on the blade with that choil. Perfect setup.
Usual wisdom Rob, got other financial priorities at present else I’d be all over TRC knives, the smaller ones like the This is Freedom etc are pretty good value for what they are too imho..
@@RobEvansWoodsman yeah, not available for now that one,hope they keep the quality level up as they get more popular, they’re not a big operation and DBK have given them big exposure
I think Rambo or something like that should carry in movies more knife like this. Seems very functional, tactical, and the bowie vibe is strong. Although personally these more tactical/military style knives are not my thing really
@@RobEvansWoodsman thats nice. What rucksack? Im bit of been on budget, and been looking over milsurp rucksacks just to get some bigger pack, and i still like to look the more expensive option at least to drool over
@@RobEvansWoodsman oh thats cool. I am from finland wheres varusteleka is from, and my small pack is i think from särmä or anyways varustelekas packs. Its great, but not so in long term hikes just because of size. I have carried my pack very regularly in the woods, and just in town, and it just shows some wear nothing Major over years of use. I hope this serves you well on your journeys.
@@lalli8152 it's huge , I could live in it , I won't be hiking with it I have smaller packs for that, I'd like a smaller Savotta pack but I have far too many rucksacks anyway.
Hi mate, nice video again. Well this knife seems to be good. It costs here 490 €. I always ready for paying a lot of money gor a good knife. The value between knife material and price is not consistent. I stay by my fallkniven A1 X. It was one of my best investments. Only my opinion 😊
Can't tell you as I don't have the TRC knife, but it looks really nice, I think it'll be down to which knife do you prefer the look of, both are excellent companies.
Can anybody say they notice a big difference in real world use with "super steels?" Just curious. I think I'm over it, I've been using a sog stout flk and have been blown away. Other than the frame lock being a tad tough to get to on the close it's one of my too 5 knives and it cryo treated d2. Not sure if they use cpm d2 and don't specify but I'm pretty sure it's just ingot form d2.
Great video as always Rob! Looks like a decent knife for sure! Have you tested out the LionSteel M7? Or have I missed that video? Looks similar but more of a budget knife
Hi Rob been a while just thought I'd mention that in the dbk video about this knife they were able to scrape the ferro rod with the rounded spine I assume you know this and your knife is different as there handmade but just thought I'd mention it
These knives make absolutely no sense to me. Beyond the outrageous price. The choice of steel makes no sense for a knife that size. Who goes to the woods with a knife that costs that much. I could buy a whole outdoor setup for the price of that knife. Plus still have money to spend. I personally prefer toughness over edge retention. Don't want a knife that takes hours to put a edge on. For some reason seems everyone pushes these high dollar knives that really don't do anything a good budget knife won't do.
@@RobEvansWoodsman don't get me wrong nothing wrong with collecting something if you really like it. But to me knives are tools (tools I like) but a tool. Plus I guess it's my upbringing but I love when something cheap beats something expensive. It was a beautiful knife.
@@richardhenry1969Never come across anything cheap that beats a more expensive alternative especially in bushcraft. Like my Gran used to say "buy cheap buy twice".
I agree, I was shocked when I saw the price. But like with watches there is no upper limit to the price of knives, however the law of diminishing returns applies, i.e. this knife is not 10x as good as a knife a tenth of the price. For a real good no-nonsense ''apocalypse'' knife i.e. a honking great full tang prybar which can easily be sharpened to a wicked edge, check out the Linder Guide in 420 steel. It's only £19. At the moment they're out of stock at Heinnie but they are listed still so they should restock them at some point in the future.
@@simonh6371 my main thing with that knife is the steel choice. Elmax is not a tough steel. It's OK on a folder or a edc knife. But a survival knife should be tough more then edge retention. But fancy names gets fancy prices. I believe the people that buy these knives don't really use them.
I really like the fact that you differentiated bushcraft vs survival and went survival with a survival/do it all knife. Can I make a bow drill, no, my skills are not there yet. Do I carry a ferro rod and tinder, sure but, I also have a bic and ranger bands (bike tire inter tube cut in bands) for starting fires when emergencies happen. A lot of words to say I appreciated how you took a look at this knife.
The worst conditions make the best tutorials; but they sure do drain your funny bone, don't they? Impressive sheath, impressive edge; it's a shame to fall short on other, equally important abilities. I noticed right off, that the handle would probably not work well in my hand. You didn't mention it, so I assume it worked well with yours. I too was thinking Falkniven all through the vid, and in the end, I guess we were all thinking the same thing. Who knows, maybe someone from TRC R&D sees this and makes some changes; stranger things have happened. Thanks Rob; a fine way to wind down the weekend. :D 🪓🗡🪚
🤣 You've been sitting on this for three weeks, was that not painful.🤣😂👍
Man I absolutely love your videos, very relaxing to watch while learning something new. Keep up the great work!
Oh dear...circular tea bag spotted.
Poor drills, do you need a supply of Yorkshire tea sending? 🤣
Top review though 👍
Using up the emergency Tetley bags.
Don't worry I have plenty of God's own Yorkshire tea.👍👍
"I really do miss a camp in the conifers where everything splits nice and easy" T-Shirt - Right there! Brillyant stuff Rob!
THAT'S where my tire went!
As always, excellent. Thanks for the vid.
Hi Rob, you probably know this already, being such a sharp guy - just heat the rod loop Kydex with a bit of hot air (carefully), insert proper sized ferrorod, and let it cool. Wil fit perfectly after that. Thanks for all your videos, I enjoy them always.
I make kydex sheaths, some people aren't practical and wouldn't think of this or be to scared to mess with it.
You obviously have plenty of sense my friend.
Thankyou as always Rob, yep whole different ball game with damp wood. I still reckon most of us would die if faced with pouring rain,low temps and high winds and only had a knife and ferro rod. Skill and knowledge still outclass pricey equipment. Must tell you, that F1 X in elmax of mine which has had no use and only been stropped chipped near the start of the belly just batoning 6 or 7 splits of not particularly hard wood not one but 2 nicks in the blade. I smashed the shit out of my Mora stainless and robust with no damage, so as far as I am concerned I wasted 230 quid , and yes hate the handle even more now I used it a bit. You are an honest guy and when you show us something we know we get the real deal warts and all. Keep doing your thing, I always learn a little something from you cheers
I'm waiting for an F1x elmax, you'll know how mine fares, I might take a Fallkniven out tomorrow, sorry that you paid over the odds for the knife mate.
For my ferro rod striker I took a hacksaw blade and cut it down to about 3 inches long then attached it to my apocalypse sheath by running one of the screws that holds the kydex ferro rod holder through the hole in the hacksaw blade. You can turn it to strike your ferro rod without taking it off the sheath. If you lose your striker then that would mean you lost your ferro rod as well.
That's a good idea.
Some hacksaw blades will give you a spark from flint, but not many.
As usual this was a very informative and thorough video and helped me a great deal with fire building in damp conditions, something I have been struggling with lately. I always find your videos enjoyable to watch and for some reason stress reducing which I greatly appreciate. Please keep the great videos coming!
Thanks mate, I appreciate it.
With regard to fire making , l always carry Zip individually wrapped firelighting cubes and a couple of BIC lighters . These never fail . Cheers
Great knife review and a nice looking knife, even if it is out of my price range. I enjoyed seeing you being tested with fire starting in a broadleaf setting like the rest of us humans😁. Keep up the great videos. Thanks
“I’ve gotta basically do what I can with the wood I’ve got” .. the truth for any man 😂👍🏻
You have a dirty mind!🤣🤣
Thankx Rob, and for the compliment on the Pine Pitch firestarters
Another great review, really like the thumb ramp..... Just shows that you need to carry a strop when out in the woods for a long time...n Good idea to add the extras to the sheath rather than in a tube handle which compromises the blade integrity 👍👍
Your last little bit of wisdom there was spot on! But then I am a firm believer that a knife is a knife and there is actually no such thing as a "survival" knife in reality.
Ok then ,mid sized utility knife.
@@RobEvansWoodsman ha! Awesome! I will use that as well.
Absolutely a gorgeous knife
Thanks for the review!!
It looks like a great and beautiful knife! And great tips, anyway 👍🏻. Watching Rob's videos, I always learn how not to waste my energy in the field 👌🏻. I admire you and send you my best regards. I'm waiting for further tests and pieces of advice.
Thank you.
Great review of I knife I love, thanks Rob, well done mate‼️
Interesting film Rob and a nice insight into how rubber can be utilised
Before even watching the whole vid I can tell its a heck of a knife, it looks to be very good quality.
Great video mate, was hoping you might review this one. Have to agree about folk scraping stuff that shouldn't be scraped with their knife's edge, few things make me wince more haha
They did it on Thursday with multi tools.
Drawing that knife up in the triangle of death not safe you were feathering wood up between your legs you’ve got major arteries in that part of your legs a slip of a wet knife out of the hand could be fatal given the rural location, probably best to find an alternative way of doing that with a larger piece of wood. Otherwise a good solid video with spot on advice.
Looks like a Nice knife - eventually got my Mille Cuori! Stunning knife, however to the point of the comment - does the Apocalypse fit into your “Big Knife!” Classification??
I have the same knife. I've found that a shallower angle against the spine throws decent sparks. Not as good as a 90* flat spine, but more than acceptable.
Just back from the four day march in Nijmegen and a week of Covid and now found your new video with my favorite knife (mine in apocalyptic finish as I need a non reflective tool). Agree on scraping fatwood. In fact, I would not use any portion of the cutting edge for doing that as the belly point is needed for skinning animals or fine cutting of material (e.g. fabric, leather). A truly well made knife. Just love it. BTW Rob. Have you been working out? You look like you're in the best shape since I started following your channel. Have a nice week and enjoy the finely crafted new knife.
I might have lost a bit of weight.
Seems really versatile defo a good survival knife, loved your earlier review of the Boker plus mini tracker so much that I bought one.
The blade (except for the choil) is almost identical in style to the Fallkniven S1, which is not a complaint because it's one my favorite designs.
The TRC Apocalypse is my favourite knife, but mine is even worse at fire lighting. It has the brown Apocalypse finish. If I was to light a fire I would bring something else to spark.
It's a good knife but I sold this one as I have other knives this size that I prefer.
“I’ve got to burp.” Love the honesty, Rob. That’s why I watch. I have the same pocket knife you used on the rubber, but I carry a Suisse Army Knife with scissors, tinder, and a couple mini-ferro rods. You’re right, the knife alone won’t work in most hard situations.
The GAK is a relatively new pocket knife for me, I've been carrying a modified Victorinox huntsman for a while.
Great vid as usual Rob - nothing wrong with using rubber when needs must.....show me anywhere in the developed world that doesn't have old car tyres lying around! It probably counts as natural tinder now 😅
I was thinking, would the finger notch choil scrape?
I'm with you 100%, sharp spines should be ubiquitous - so many bushcraft uses, I just dont understand why they are left off......round the spine from the handle for an inch for carving comfort, the rest of the spine sharp sharp sharp.
Chalk and cheese to the Selvans wasn't it!
The finger choil was rounded considerably.
@@RobEvansWoodsman It's just weird to include a ferro rod holder without a good means to scrape the damn thing.
And it didn't suit a LMF army rod.
Congratulations for shooting this pretty knife! I am a bit green-eyed.
Looks a decent knife, thanks for sharing mucca.👍
Lovely knife; not sure about the choil.
you know what Rob i have been a huge fan for long time now i started my own video reviews of some general purpoise outdoors knives and i got a lt wright and a few other serious more old school crafting knives based off of your perspective on knives so thanks a lot. I appreciate your content and someday maybe i can get the chance to chat with you and say hello. Thanks for the video i ordered a fallkniven a1 pro i have the s1x hated the handle scales and now going for the kingly A1 pro haha.
Sorry to have set you on an expensive path mate 😜.
Fallkniven seriously need to sort their handles out.
Good morning Rob.
These have just resurfaced on HH for £500.
Worth the cost?
Thanks David 👍🏻
Nice knife but it's a lot of money and I'd prefer to Fallkniven A1x and it's cheaper.
@RobEvansWoodsman it certainly is a lot of money! Decisions Decisions...
Thanks 👍🏻
Is there any particular reason you'd choose the A1?
Didn’t really appreciate the size of the knife till you started chopping, that looks to be a not too big not too small kind of size. Not heard of the maker before. Could you flatten the spine for scraping? How was the handle was it comfortable. I like the look of it.
If I intend keeping it I could have made a large scraping spine but I'd have had to take a serious amount of steel off.
It seems to be well made, except for the choil which only removes useful edge and adds nothing to the utility of the knife. Thanks for bringing me along again. :)
I'm still on the fence with finger choils.
That choil is perfect. Makes the knife great for heavy duty work (chopping) while allowing fineer knifework as you get tight on the blade with that choil. Perfect setup.
@@AR9ify You know there is a thing that's better designed than the choil,and keeps your finger away from the sharp edge. It's called a handle.
I must have got my Rambo knife from the same shop as you. Mine snapped were the blade meets the handle, awful.
Been waiting for a Mille Cuori since last year, think TRC are too busy making DBK knives to produce their own models.
Huge HUGE score on the blade! Been after one myself for over 3 years... Timing is everything right?!?
A very nice review, the knife looks interesting. I am not shore I would spend quite a bit on it. Take care
Hi, just looked at TRC website. I like what I read about the South Pole, some of the reviews and a RUclips. Gave it a really sound credit. Cheers
Loosen the ferrod holer on the screws, there should be rubber spacer washers.
For such a price, you think they would sell it with a Ferro rod in the holder.
That is a stunning knife.....
Rob thanks for this video!
I m curious, if you were going to choose between the apocalypse or an A1X which would you prefer?
A1x I still have it and I sold the TRC to buy a new Rucksack.
Usual wisdom Rob, got other financial priorities at present else I’d be all over TRC knives, the smaller ones like the This is Freedom etc are pretty good value for what they are too imho..
There's a model I like which is more utility/bushcraft size, it might be the South pole?
@@RobEvansWoodsman yeah, not available for now that one,hope they keep the quality level up as they get more popular, they’re not a big operation and DBK have given them big exposure
What if you used the choil for scraping the ferro rod?
I don't have the knife anymore.
Good work
👍
I think Rambo or something like that should carry in movies more knife like this. Seems very functional, tactical, and the bowie vibe is strong. Although personally these more tactical/military style knives are not my thing really
I sold it and bought a new rucksack!
@@RobEvansWoodsman thats nice. What rucksack? Im bit of been on budget, and been looking over milsurp rucksacks just to get some bigger pack, and i still like to look the more expensive option at least to drool over
@@lalli8152 its the large Sarma pack from Varusteleka
@@RobEvansWoodsman oh thats cool. I am from finland wheres varusteleka is from, and my small pack is i think from särmä or anyways varustelekas packs. Its great, but not so in long term hikes just because of size. I have carried my pack very regularly in the woods, and just in town, and it just shows some wear nothing Major over years of use. I hope this serves you well on your journeys.
@@lalli8152 it's huge , I could live in it , I won't be hiking with it I have smaller packs for that, I'd like a smaller Savotta pack but I have far too many rucksacks anyway.
Great video as always
Hi mate, nice video again.
Well this knife seems to be good. It costs here 490 €.
I always ready for paying a lot of money gor a good knife.
The value between knife material and price is not consistent.
I stay by my fallkniven A1 X.
It was one of my best investments.
Only my opinion 😊
I prefer the A1x to the trc , I sold the trc.
Hi Rob! Congratulations for the video.
Can I ask to you what is the jacket?
Helikon Tex woodsmans anorak
Awesome review! Super duper blade!
My TRC Apocalypse has a rounded spine but still strikes a ferro rod surprisingly well
This one didn't
I miss the camp too.
Wilkinson sword dartmoor survival knife an 80s iconic knife ,all sorts of add on"s love to see you get your hands on one them
They are horrible, huge square plastic handles put me right off.
rather a collectors piece than a user ,its unbelievable these where on issue in the olden days loving the channel @@RobEvansWoodsman
What is better between trc southpole and falkniven f1x elmax?
Can't tell you as I don't have the TRC knife, but it looks really nice, I think it'll be down to which knife do you prefer the look of, both are excellent companies.
Can anybody say they notice a big difference in real world use with "super steels?" Just curious. I think I'm over it, I've been using a sog stout flk and have been blown away. Other than the frame lock being a tad tough to get to on the close it's one of my too 5 knives and it cryo treated d2. Not sure if they use cpm d2 and don't specify but I'm pretty sure it's just ingot form d2.
There's always a new Super steel that's better than the last one, the jumps are only really noticeable to nerds that cut rope and paper.
Great video as always Rob! Looks like a decent knife for sure! Have you tested out the LionSteel M7? Or have I missed that video? Looks similar but more of a budget knife
Never used one but looks promising.
@@RobEvansWoodsman the Lionsteel T5 is a good knife, I really like it for batoning smaller stuff for kindling
Can't believe you actually liked a knife without a skandi grind. Was waiting for it, but nothing. There must be something in the water over there...🙂
I like many knives that aren't scandi ground.
@@RobEvansWoodsman Just pulling your leg...
Hello, I really liked the video, and I would like to know if you recommend buying this knife and why? regards
If you want to spend 500e on a big knife it's really nice but I really don't see the point, you could buy a lot for that money,
@@RobEvansWoodsman Thanks
Hi Rob been a while just thought I'd mention that in the dbk video about this knife they were able to scrape the ferro rod with the rounded spine I assume you know this and your knife is different as there handmade but just thought I'd mention it
There was no way I'd get a spark off the spine, it was very round
Great knife review, Rob! Looks like a very good survival knife! But what is the best survival knife of all in your opinion?
Sorry Patrick but I really can't answer that.
If anything a leatherman charge!
@@RobEvansWoodsman no problem ;-) Thanks a lot, Rob!
Rule of three and you can't go wrong, chop and change for different environments, the leatherman charge would always be included.
@@RobEvansWoodsman thanks for your advice, Rob 👍
Great review . Super knife , super steel . Looks like Survival Lily's APO1 in design . Cheers
I assume you won't be grinding down the spine to make s sharp edge.
I sold it and bought a rucksack!
@@RobEvansWoodsman 🤣
👍 Great Review Rob. At that price I'll stick to my vg10 Srk and continue saving for an A1X. 😁
Sensible man
take the Choil for the Fire Steel
Rounded.
@@RobEvansWoodsman mine not😆👌
I've been trying to get one of these for a while now, but no joy so far.
Update, just ordered one 😁 damn they're expensive 😒
They aren't cheap!
If you're in the UK you may have difficulty getting it.
@@RobEvansWoodsman thanks Rob. It should be OK, the knife is coming from my usual supplier.
Got it, and it's a beast 😍
Next step, something in Magnacut 😃
These knives make absolutely no sense to me. Beyond the outrageous price. The choice of steel makes no sense for a knife that size.
Who goes to the woods with a knife that costs that much.
I could buy a whole outdoor setup for the price of that knife. Plus still have money to spend.
I personally prefer toughness over edge retention. Don't want a knife that takes hours to put a edge on.
For some reason seems everyone pushes these high dollar knives that really don't do anything a good budget knife won't do.
I agree with you but I had to try it out, I sold it straight away and bought something else, but I did like it.
@@RobEvansWoodsman don't get me wrong nothing wrong with collecting something if you really like it. But to me knives are tools (tools I like) but a tool. Plus I guess it's my upbringing but I love when something cheap beats something expensive.
It was a beautiful knife.
@@richardhenry1969Never come across anything cheap that beats a more expensive alternative especially in bushcraft. Like my Gran used to say "buy cheap buy twice".
I agree, I was shocked when I saw the price. But like with watches there is no upper limit to the price of knives, however the law of diminishing returns applies, i.e. this knife is not 10x as good as a knife a tenth of the price. For a real good no-nonsense ''apocalypse'' knife i.e. a honking great full tang prybar which can easily be sharpened to a wicked edge, check out the Linder Guide in 420 steel. It's only £19. At the moment they're out of stock at Heinnie but they are listed still so they should restock them at some point in the future.
@@simonh6371 my main thing with that knife is the steel choice. Elmax is not a tough steel. It's OK on a folder or a edc knife. But a survival knife should be tough more then edge retention.
But fancy names gets fancy prices. I believe the people that buy these knives don't really use them.
I really like the fact that you differentiated bushcraft vs survival and went survival with a survival/do it all knife. Can I make a bow drill, no, my skills are not there yet. Do I carry a ferro rod and tinder, sure but, I also have a bic and ranger bands (bike tire inter tube cut in bands) for starting fires when emergencies happen. A lot of words to say I appreciated how you took a look at this knife.
It would easily have made a bowdrill set.
The worst conditions make the best tutorials; but they sure do drain your funny bone, don't they? Impressive sheath, impressive edge; it's a shame to fall short on other, equally important abilities. I noticed right off, that the handle would probably not work well in my hand. You didn't mention it, so I assume it worked well with yours. I too was thinking Falkniven all through the vid, and in the end, I guess we were all thinking the same thing. Who knows, maybe someone from TRC R&D sees this and makes some changes; stranger things have happened. Thanks Rob; a fine way to wind down the weekend. :D 🪓🗡🪚
Thanks Doc