TESTING A $8 SURVIVAL KNIFE

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  • @TheThaddeusBlake
    @TheThaddeusBlake 3 года назад +452

    I never took this as a serious knife but figured it was a decent thing to have in my truck as a cheap tool. I had an interview for a promotion at work and about an hour before the interview the zipper on my suit pants gave out and my fly was wide open. I went to my truck, got the sewing kit out of the handle of this knife, and stitched the zipper shut. I got the promotion. Turns out it was the best $8 I have ever spent.

  • @12346unkown
    @12346unkown 3 года назад +574

    2:24 “its even pointing in the right direction.”
    Compass: *shifts 90 degrees*

    • @Kc12v140
      @Kc12v140 3 года назад +35

      I was dying when that happened 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @derricktitley3784
      @derricktitley3784 3 года назад +45

      @@Kc12v140 if theres something on the workbench thats steel thats just off camera (where thats pointing) then the magnetic field will point towards that bud

    • @12346unkown
      @12346unkown 3 года назад +8

      @@derricktitley3784 oh, so we’re being dicks now, huh?
      It was still funny, if you honestly think you have to enlighten anyone on the peculiarities of compasses then you’re so numb i can’t even feel you...
      Also, if you’re gonna be a smartass - get it right - any ferrous metal will do the trick and even minerals can be magnetised. Also, the magnetic field doesn’t point toward it, the compass does. Pitiful.

    • @peaceoutbruh7085
      @peaceoutbruh7085 3 года назад +40

      @@12346unkown why you so aggro

    • @hellbillyBob
      @hellbillyBob 3 года назад +8

      @@derricktitley3784 well ackchyually, .....🤡

  • @jedidiahwest4619
    @jedidiahwest4619 3 года назад +247

    Brings back memories of my first cheap survival knife. I loved that knife as a kid and it sparked my love of the woods. Some times it doesn’t have to be the perfect tool, it just needs to be the one that gets you going.

    • @neiracorominas
      @neiracorominas 3 года назад +16

      “The perfect tool is the one you already have”

    • @SkyBrigidRain
      @SkyBrigidRain 3 года назад +2

      I was the same way, but my survival knife was the one that always let me down. God that thing was hard to strip bark with!

    • @afriendtoo6971
      @afriendtoo6971 3 года назад +2

      He needs a ' john Wayne can opener '...........

    • @ashenblunts8865
      @ashenblunts8865 2 года назад +4

      The perfect tool is the one that gets the job done.

  • @jameshall4385
    @jameshall4385 3 года назад +36

    The adult in me says it’s a piece of junk but the ten year old that just watched Rambo, thinks it is the greatest thing ever

  • @baird329
    @baird329 3 года назад +72

    I still have one of those old 1980's black survival knives. When I was 11 it was cool. Now it's just a fond memory of something my dad got me when he was still alive.

    • @SkyBrigidRain
      @SkyBrigidRain 3 года назад +2

      That one is probably a better quality than this one he's showing! They still made good things back in those days.

    • @elky5987
      @elky5987 3 года назад +3

      I still have mine that my dad gave me on our first fishing trip. i understand it's limitations but i love that knife

  • @andrecharlebois705
    @andrecharlebois705 3 года назад +118

    "In town you're the law. Out here it's me. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe." Classic.

  • @vengancepureblood
    @vengancepureblood 3 года назад +10

    When I first moved to Montana in 2010 I bought this knife as a last minute purchase before going for a drive and hike in the Crazy mtns in spring. It was the first time in my life I slid off the road into a ditch and couldn't get out. I was stuck and it was around a 3 mile hike to a couple cabins we saw driving up hiking back was plan C if I couldn't get free before dark and temperature drop. Because of this knife I was able to build a ramp that allowed me to rock back, out of the ditch and drive the car in reverse down to the cabins where there was enough room to turn around. Best cheap knife I ever bought.

  • @cadensmusic
    @cadensmusic 3 года назад +115

    I had this knife fly apart on me when splitting kindling while camping a few years ago. No one was injured, but the blade separated from the handle after a few whacks, and the blade went flying lol.

    • @jgbullen
      @jgbullen 3 года назад +11

      While full tang is not necessary in a good knife these hollow handled jobs will all break if abused.. A waste of even $8.

    • @blackhawk65589
      @blackhawk65589 3 года назад +5

      Just about to comment this! Had the exact same thing happen to me!

    • @donflint4585
      @donflint4585 3 года назад +1

      @@jgbullen unless you buy a 184 Buck

    • @jgbullen
      @jgbullen 3 года назад +7

      @Vegito Blue No matter what you pour in it, since there is no tang running through the handle, its weakest point is at the base of the blade and it will snap there. Among other things I construct my own full tang knives.

    • @mrkiky
      @mrkiky 3 года назад +8

      The funny thing is that a hollow handle knife could be one of the strongest constructions if done in one piece, which is obviously not easy to do.

  • @willierants5880
    @willierants5880 3 года назад +76

    Pro-Tip, if you ever stay at a hotel, ask the front desk for a sewing kit. Most hotels have them on hand. They include a range of thread colors, needles and often some buttons. All compliments of the house.

    • @shawnmyers6571
      @shawnmyers6571 3 года назад +9

      Me sitting at my small town hotel while working: oh...oof.

  • @CPDheadstomp
    @CPDheadstomp 3 года назад +61

    Captain once told me to always have a knife on you that you don’t mind ruining.

    • @thodan467
      @thodan467 3 года назад +1

      a glocl or maybe a GI Tanto would be better i think

    • @bushtrash2286
      @bushtrash2286 3 года назад

      I would have said fine, lend me your knife for a bit will you.

    • @chuckdawg2799
      @chuckdawg2799 2 года назад +3

      a $200 spyderco people leave at home - well, not doing much.

    • @declinedyt5565
      @declinedyt5565 Год назад +1

      Mpra 511 fits that

  • @chado_outdoors
    @chado_outdoors Год назад +4

    This is what I hate about RUclips reviews...some rich guy gives it a few simple tests, then says it's basically trash, and everyone feeds off of that. My daughter and I are full-time overlanders/backpackers/bushcrafters. She got one of these as a stocking stuffer 2 Christmases ago and I'll be blunt and honest. Damn thing is straight amazing! It has chopped and sawed branches, batoned wood, shaved wood for feathers, cut rope, chopped food, basically done everything you could ask of a large knife...and it still looks new! I'll take 10 of these before I'd ever buy a high priced survival knife!!!

    • @jamesbranham2217
      @jamesbranham2217 Месяц назад

      I have been thinking about picking one of these up.. I hate it's made in China though.. that's the big part holding me back.. i have tried for decades to avoid Chinese products when possible.. my kids even thought it was fun we go looking for something the first thing they would do is look where it's made.. some things you can't get around.. this one I'm still fighting with myself.. if it was made in Taiwan ok.. any place but china.. rrrrrr

  • @1truefreedomfighter
    @1truefreedomfighter 3 года назад +247

    The way they price and market knives...
    You’d think the tang is the most expensive part

    • @JbbJake
      @JbbJake 3 года назад +2

      The LMF2 is a half tang and still expensive

    • @davispeterson1876
      @davispeterson1876 3 года назад +9

      Most expensive knife I own was $120. The best knife I own was $5

    • @dawnqwerty
      @dawnqwerty 3 года назад +5

      @@davispeterson1876 i own a lot of cheap knives and sure some are a hit and miss but my best three knives have all been under $8. The best part is I’m not afraid to use them like some of my pocket jewelry

    • @SkyBrigidRain
      @SkyBrigidRain 3 года назад

      The tang on these knives is like, less than half an inch. it's threaded and bolted onto a pipe. And yes, the break easy. I had a fancy one that had a slingshot built into the sheath..... Broke!!!!

    • @LowenKM
      @LowenKM 3 года назад

      You're right, and probably 'cuz from a production POV you can also offer more mix-n-match 'variations' if the blade and handle assemblies are treated _separately._

  • @philstratton
    @philstratton 3 года назад +146

    But what every knife maker wants to hear is, "It will keel!"

  • @Adam__B
    @Adam__B 3 года назад +390

    Casually unboxes $8 knife with his rolex on😂

    • @susannaCdonovan23
      @susannaCdonovan23 3 года назад +39

      I wouldn't know a Rolex from a Timex

    • @hellbillyBob
      @hellbillyBob 3 года назад +45

      @@susannaCdonovan23 Rolex is ALWAYS attached to a professional douche

    • @tuckers236
      @tuckers236 3 года назад +26

      @@hellbillyBob , If he’s such a “douche” why do you watch his videos?

    • @ToddReuterOutdoors
      @ToddReuterOutdoors 3 года назад +15

      @@hellbillyBob I’d be willing to bet my Gshock would outperform his Rolex.

    • @hellbillyBob
      @hellbillyBob 3 года назад +21

      @@tuckers236what? I can't do what I want to do? I can't think he is a professional douche and watch? Why don't you worry bout you and I'll worry bout me.

  • @zarinpeace4071
    @zarinpeace4071 3 года назад +42

    I actually own that same knife. The day I got it, I opened it up and slid the blade in and out of the sheath. What followed was a sliced open junk sheath and a trip to the ER. Luckily I didn't lose a finger. just some stitches. Also, the blade gets pretty loose after a while.

    • @markk2403
      @markk2403 3 года назад +5

      pull the 5 mil bolt from bottom of handle. loc tite. re install.

    • @rcash3625
      @rcash3625 2 года назад +2

      I used JB Weld on where the blade goes into the handle and on the screw

    • @Mikey-ym6ok
      @Mikey-ym6ok Год назад +1

      I sliced my fingers open with a. Japanese chef nice. Explaining the the nurses how I cut wasn’t fun. But I feel your pain. At least the survival knife wasn’t have as sharp as a Japanese chef knife lol

    • @michaelkulman7095
      @michaelkulman7095 3 месяца назад +1

      Hey, that's what the sewing kit is for! You were supposed to sew your own stiches silly!

    • @MasterOfMinecraft-o6f
      @MasterOfMinecraft-o6f 9 часов назад

      @@michaelkulman7095lol

  • @awesomeO9090
    @awesomeO9090 3 года назад +6

    I bought this knife for kicks a while back and used it for the first time last week. Without putting any edge on it I was able to break down straight grain wood into kindling with batoning and gravity slam method. It cut off small limbs in one swing, and hack a tip into a piece of wood about the same size as the peg he used. The saw teeth are pretty sharp and worked fine for what it is. For $10 I was actually pretty impressed!!

  • @w.e.t.fmusicandgaming4154
    @w.e.t.fmusicandgaming4154 3 года назад +18

    I got a knife much like that for Christmas when I was 13 years old. Am 27 now and I still have it. Used the saw back to cut branches and the blade to hack a lot of things. Despite the "stigma" of knives like those that don't have the full tang construction breaking or coming lose overall mine is still strong and I got to say great considering what you paid for.

    • @Mikey-ym6ok
      @Mikey-ym6ok Год назад +1

      What’s the brand? You got me curious now.

  • @William-Bill-Munny
    @William-Bill-Munny 3 года назад +3

    Considering kids & knife fights are all the rage - this should go over real well at that price point.

    • @CheeseDanish85
      @CheeseDanish85 3 года назад +2

      I hear it's a normal part of some cultures... lol

  • @nickrodrigues7099
    @nickrodrigues7099 3 года назад +13

    I bought one of these 3 years ago. The "tang" is about 1.5 inch into the handle secured by allen set screw which WILL back out if not treated with Locktite. I still have it but has been retired from my kit after just a few camping trips

    • @davidfoster5787
      @davidfoster5787 3 года назад +3

      Take out the allenscrew. Drill through the base using same hole and put full length screw with nut.

    • @conifergreen2
      @conifergreen2 2 года назад +2

      I poured JB weld into it up just past the tang.

    • @daye8132
      @daye8132 2 года назад +2

      @@davidfoster5787 maybe I have bad bits, or your's are super-duper, but I couldn't drill the knife steel. So I did the strongest epoxy i could find for the tang and screw . Seems to be holding up

  • @toddk1377
    @toddk1377 3 года назад +3

    I know many people dawg on these type of knives...I know, it's cheap and they usually fail with any real use, but when I got one as a teen, it started my interest in knives and wilderness survival. Fast forward 20 years, I now own many TOPS knives and others, became efficient at building natural debris shelters, and so forth. Sometimes gimmicks like these are a great way to spark that interest...

  • @theonearmedbandit1816
    @theonearmedbandit1816 3 года назад +14

    The title being just the date was so incredibly ominous I thought something happened

  • @mr.ramjangles5165
    @mr.ramjangles5165 3 года назад +5

    “Don’t be a wise guy…what do you hunt with a knife?”
    Rambo…”Name it!”

  • @MasterArrow
    @MasterArrow 3 года назад +66

    Seeing a title that's just a date got me worried. Like something bad happened today.

    • @marblemarble7113
      @marblemarble7113 3 года назад +15

      The May 13, 2021 Harbor Freight Incident

    • @jeffwallace957
      @jeffwallace957 3 года назад +4

      I really appreciate your product testing. Although I'll admit it has cost me some money through the years

    • @littlejackalo5326
      @littlejackalo5326 3 года назад +2

      @@jeffwallace957 he doesn't do product reviews. He does video game videos. Ohhhh, wait, you're talking to Wranglerstar. I figure you knew how RUclips comments work, since you've left 100 comments on this channel, and you've been a member for 3 years.

    • @MasterArrow
      @MasterArrow 3 года назад +5

      @@littlejackalo5326 heck of a roast over a misclick lmao

    • @baird329
      @baird329 3 года назад

      Back in the 80's those knives cost $5.99 now they are $8.00. I wouldn't expect much. The fact it has anything in the handle, the handle doesn't fall off puling it from the sheath, and it even partly holds an edge is a plus.

  • @estoylaroca
    @estoylaroca 3 года назад +54

    Fun fact, the can OPENER was invented almost 50 years *AFTER* the can.
    Imagine that.
    So yeah, pretty much everyone knew how to open cans without a can opener at one point.

    • @1stCallipostle
      @1stCallipostle 3 года назад +13

      Many old cans used the turnkey before the can opener and you know it

    • @12346unkown
      @12346unkown 3 года назад +5

      I think its a lot more entertaining to imagine a world with the can opener but with no cans...

    • @Letyourcolorsblendwithmine
      @Letyourcolorsblendwithmine 3 года назад +1

      I been using a knife to open cans for the last ten years. Could probably do it faster than someone with one of those crank things.

    • @CrimsonArchon
      @CrimsonArchon 3 года назад +1

      I lost my john Wayne... sad day

    • @tweezerjam
      @tweezerjam 11 месяцев назад +1

      You should be emphasizing “50 years” not “after”. Nimrod- it’d be weird if they invented the opener before the can. 😂

  • @MorrowSind
    @MorrowSind 3 года назад +6

    The best survival knife for a survival situation is the one you have.

    • @chuckdawg2799
      @chuckdawg2799 2 года назад +1

      I like to ask people "what knife do you use the most" - my answer, the one you have on you. I probably used a small swiss army pocket knife more than anything because it was on me for 10 years.

  • @shogg4
    @shogg4 3 года назад +9

    I bought one of these for 5 bucks a few years back while heading out to go backpacking as a joke because a 5 dollar knife of course it was going to suck but came out impressed by it

  • @sandypidgeon4343
    @sandypidgeon4343 4 месяца назад +1

    Being in "The Teams" for 20 years, every knife maker was making their knife "used by Navy SEALs" - lol - we called them the "SEAL knife of the month". Usually, I just carried a US Divers heavy stainless steel "dive club". Thing was a beast, but, very tough to sharpen. Also carried a good steel K-Bar, full tang for prying.
    The issue is also getting a good pouch on the knife sheath to carry a ferro-rod and multi-tool, along with a garbage bag rolled up so that if all your kit was dumped, you still had a few basics. The late Ron Hood had a nice sheath "kit". Always have a small folder on your person as well like a Spyderco for one-handed use. Great videos - picked some stuff up for my "home improvements". Especially loved that video on the Harbor freight hatchet - followed your guide on that, and it is great! Use it next to my wood splitter for gnarly elm, etc. GOD Bless

  • @clintonminer7636
    @clintonminer7636 3 года назад +2

    You left out the value of the nostalgia you feel given the fact you always wanted one as a kid when you saw them on the back of your comic books

  • @billbraun6846
    @billbraun6846 3 года назад +27

    Good job on this video Cody. I love how you didn't totally disregard this cheap knife but instead gave it a proper valuation.

  • @willb3018
    @willb3018 3 года назад +19

    When you remember what the product was that caused your packaging injury you know it was traumatic. 😉

  • @lynnglidewell7367
    @lynnglidewell7367 2 года назад +1

    I have seen this at Harbor Freight many times and considered getting it but never did. After your review I'll pick it up to keep in the car for emergency use when out and about.

  • @pauledwards9493
    @pauledwards9493 3 года назад +3

    Crocodile Dundee approved.

  • @joestahlman9551
    @joestahlman9551 3 года назад +18

    I believe the unsharpened area between the crossguard and cutting edge is called the ricasso- Not a knife expert, just watch a lot of Forged in Fire.
    On another note I think a better or more entertaining test would have been to affix the blade to a handle using items from inside the handle, kill a bear with it, and use the animal parts to make a precision blade to whittle something with.
    Keep posting videos! I really enjoy what you have going on here

  • @thoringuidry
    @thoringuidry 3 года назад +3

    I remember as a kid being infatuated with the Rambo knife...I stockpiled proofs of purchase and scraped together the $10 for shipping and handling required for an "official, genuine" Rambo knife...after what seemed like years of waiting it showed up at the PO Box. I was beyond excited, imagining the adventures I would partake in with my trusty survival knife. I think it lasted about 3 minutes before the pot metal handle separated from the blade rendering me heartbroken but wiser.

  • @davekindk8571
    @davekindk8571 3 года назад +2

    Several years back I bought a couple of these knifes. I was experimenting on how I could make a quick survival spear to bring down an animal in true life survival situation. Wow. I drilled several holes in the handle. And found a 5 foot length of green oak that, with a little whittling, fit into the handle. Was able to find a seasoned oak limb and whittled some pegs. Drove them in with
    a rock. My goodness. With the blade heavy weight I was easily able to drive the knife, hilt and all the way through a thick archery target. It was 20 ft away. It went where I was aiming because of the forward weight that you mentioned.
    But it's waaaayyy to heavy to carry in a hiking or backpaking situation. But wow. I think you could drive the thing all the way through a person in self defense. After a dozen throws at different targets, the blade came out of the handle. God bless you and yours sir

  • @sksupply
    @sksupply 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for reminding me I own this knife. Recieved it as a gag gift. It's in a drawer somewhere.

  • @ajricho8534
    @ajricho8534 3 года назад +13

    damn so quick im here before the title

  • @SunnyBunnyAcres
    @SunnyBunnyAcres 3 года назад +20

    “It’s even pointing in the right direction.” - puts the compass down, and it proceeds to turn 90 deg

  • @kens97sto171
    @kens97sto171 3 года назад +2

    These are actually not bad knives. But all the things that he said are true they are very heavy and not very easy to use for fine work.
    The big failure point which he also mentioned was that the Tang is not very deep into the handle. I took one of these out and beat the love and hell out of it batoning a bunch of wood..
    There is a set screw that holds the Tang into the handle that will work loose and the blade can come out. What I ended up doing was cleaning the inside and the Tang with some brake parts cleaner getting it completely dry and free of oil, then I used some two-part epoxy put the two pieces together and then threaded the retaining set screw in with some thread locker. This will mean it can never come back apart again but I don't really see why you would want it to come back apart ever again and an eight dollars it doesn't really matter.
    One thing that's kind of surprising is that's actually a stainless steel blade and even after beating the hell out of it I didn't find the edge folding over or any significant problems with the steel of the blade. That was the most surprising thing to me.

  • @behindthespotlight7983
    @behindthespotlight7983 2 года назад +1

    Bought one in 2013. A 15 year old w/ whom I worked (kids TV show) went bananas when he saw it. “Come see me on the last shoot day when you’re 16” I told him. He did. Now it’s his. That story does more for me than the knife ever did.

  • @parknelson3428
    @parknelson3428 3 года назад +4

    Here before the title change

  • @z.t.8224
    @z.t.8224 3 года назад +4

    this video title inspires me so much

  • @Umar7705.
    @Umar7705. 3 года назад +1

    Hearing “welcome back friends” always makes my day

  • @bubbaray575
    @bubbaray575 3 года назад +1

    Bought one about 5 years ago.... it's great as an 8 dollar knife...
    That's not a knife.....
    Now THIS, this is a knife!

  • @TheBritishPatriot
    @TheBritishPatriot 3 года назад +11

    That's a pretty decent knife, one like that would probably cost £30-50 here in the UK, the equivalent of 8 bucks would get you a small 2 inch pocket knife, not that you'd be able to carry either of them around with you since we live in a nanny/police state where criminals have guns and citizens can't even buy pepper spray.

    • @Original50
      @Original50 3 года назад

      When the UK Home Office is finished with you, you'll also not be allowed to raise your voice to or runaway from attackers... 😋

  • @ZeekytheGeeky
    @ZeekytheGeeky 3 года назад +3

    Moonlight Sonata i can't believe it's been 8 years

  • @kongandbasses8732
    @kongandbasses8732 3 года назад +1

    I never thought of batoning a can of beans. This may be a new level of confidence and power in knife testing.

  • @alekescalante2010
    @alekescalante2010 3 года назад +2

    That's clam shell packaging. Blister packs are what pills come in with the foil on the back.

  • @DarkMetaOFFICIAL
    @DarkMetaOFFICIAL 3 года назад +10

    Oh man. I had one of these cheap "Survival" Knife. I tried lightly batoning a thin piece of wood. I hit 2 or 3 times, and on the 4th hit, the blade snapped off the handle making a pinging sound and went flying. I just froze for a second like DUDE. WHAT?! Never again.

    • @daye8132
      @daye8132 3 года назад

      Did the Allen screw come loose, or did the short tang break? I have one and have used it to chop through two pine trees,(about 4-5 inch diameter) the Allen screw loosened a small bit and I re tightened no problem.

  • @MagnusChang
    @MagnusChang 3 года назад +20

    posted 3 min ago
    I HAVE ARRIVED
    also, I think it would be really interesting if you forge your own axe that way you can control your own angles and shapes. i thing a lot of people would enjoy watching you do that

  • @bigthoughts2644
    @bigthoughts2644 Год назад +1

    I bought this knife for gardening. I knew the 1/4 tang was not instilling full confidence, but for gardening it works well

  • @bakubread9308
    @bakubread9308 3 года назад +1

    How did I end up here, watching this guy talk about outdoor stuff and survival knife qualities when I don't even particularly like camping? I guess because I like hearing about outdoors stuff, and hearing people who are so passionate about it talk about it.

  • @deeez00
    @deeez00 3 года назад +10

    That knife is pretty good, especially if you need to loan a knife out.

  • @looksgoodonpaper
    @looksgoodonpaper 3 года назад +16

    Haha this was one of my most prized possessions when I was a kid. I bought it from Harbor Freight and strapped it to the front of my dirt bike for when I went out alone.
    Awesome video as always Dad... uh er I mean Wranglerstar. 😭

  • @clintanthony9081
    @clintanthony9081 3 года назад +2

    It makes for a cool Christmas stocking stuffer.

  • @jcodym13
    @jcodym13 3 месяца назад

    Just got one of these today for $12.95. I did not realize I was clicking on a Wranglers vid when I looked up the knife. Thanks for the vid!

  • @carlzirk
    @carlzirk 3 года назад +4

    Whew! No blood after can was opened. Love that Moonlight Sonata.

  • @bostonyeager8456
    @bostonyeager8456 3 года назад +13

    One tip for opening a blister pack is use a hand twist can opener and just go through the edges cuts like butter!

    • @thesmallwoodlot433
      @thesmallwoodlot433 3 года назад +4

      I just use my “E.D.C” knife to open them, never a problem!

    • @LowenKM
      @LowenKM 3 года назад +3

      @@thesmallwoodlot433 Plus a lot more 'fun' actually (and also provides a good excuse for my own EDC 'addiction'... lol)!

    • @eddielikesfishing
      @eddielikesfishing 3 года назад +1

      I've got to try that.

  • @redpandascorner6539
    @redpandascorner6539 3 года назад +1

    The worst blister pack injury I ever had was from opening scissors

  • @Ihavenoidea-kj3ib
    @Ihavenoidea-kj3ib 3 года назад +37

    Hello and good day to you from Arizona
    P.S the original title is May 13, 2021 so I'm here early enough for that
    Hope y'all have an amazing day!

  • @antonytomas1
    @antonytomas1 3 года назад +25

    Came here from Sodapoppin's Twitch channel, he watched a bunch of your videos on stream in front of 20k people. You are a legend! Subbed and thumbs-upped!

  • @frankl1955
    @frankl1955 3 месяца назад

    The blades strength relies on it being nestled in the part that you could not name, keep the screw tight and its fine. Put a belly with a grinder on the back of the blade to nestle your thumb and it feather sticks OK. Its my go to for yard work (Makes a great weeder) for the last 15 yrs.

  • @TylerSnyder305
    @TylerSnyder305 3 года назад

    I would rather have a $20 Bucklite max.
    I'm pretty sure those screw in points on the old Buckmaster were intended for retrieval and not climbing, I've heard as an improvised anchor as well.
    I can't remember the whole story but they were actually designed for the seals, maybe issued as well.

  • @angelafox4380
    @angelafox4380 3 года назад +3

    Another great video. You have a gentle spirit. A Christian man. Love your personality. Thank you for sharing 🙂

  • @daleyfun2247
    @daleyfun2247 3 года назад +3

    It's called a hilt

  • @mr.morris2907
    @mr.morris2907 3 года назад

    *FUN FACT*
    Thanks to Cody, I replaced all my house scissors with penny cutters.

  • @scorpiodragon690
    @scorpiodragon690 3 года назад +2

    I have 4 of them. Love them.

  • @aidanhartx
    @aidanhartx 3 года назад +3

    You should do a video finding the best trauma shears.

    • @Semperfiusmc98
      @Semperfiusmc98 3 года назад +1

      Paramedic here. Letherman raptors are great if you're willing to maintain them. Downside is they don't fit into ems shear pocket and are rather big. I also almost never use any of the other tools on it. But for overall shear use i love the x shear or one shear brand. Even the cheap ones have their place.

  • @pumptruckjim
    @pumptruckjim 3 года назад +3

    Hello Cody. I believe the hand guard bar is called the Hilt.

  • @gavey100
    @gavey100 3 года назад +1

    These cheap products tests are the best we need more

  • @Cincinnatis
    @Cincinnatis 3 года назад +1

    Love the wood stove back drop

  • @mattwilliamson1714
    @mattwilliamson1714 3 года назад +3

    I was checking out the sharpener... and I got the WorkSharp ad!!! WIN!

  • @Captain_Jackass
    @Captain_Jackass 3 года назад +3

    You probably know this already, but you can also open a can by grinding it agains pavement or a big stone. Actually did that out camping when I was a kid and had lost my SAK

  • @shaquilleoneal117
    @shaquilleoneal117 2 года назад +2

    This is what Phil Swift used to stab a bucket only to seal it with Flex Seal right after

  • @WrathOfMrRodgers
    @WrathOfMrRodgers 3 года назад +1

    Hey Cody. I too am a Cody. Thanks for living up to the name and more

  • @gregorylashley4985
    @gregorylashley4985 3 года назад +6

    How about a review of the $13 Hickory handled hatchet from Harbor Freight?

    • @oshwaflz
      @oshwaflz 3 года назад +1

      Looks like you got your wish, my friend

    • @gregorylashley4985
      @gregorylashley4985 3 года назад

      @@oshwaflz Thanks. It so rarely happens. I feel like a kid at Christmas!

  • @joshrepik
    @joshrepik 3 года назад +5

    So early the titles still the date 👌🏼

  • @zenic12345
    @zenic12345 3 года назад +1

    just a good tip, if the knife is hollow you can put small rocks in it and it's going to feel 10x better hand wise.

  • @pinkdude3883
    @pinkdude3883 7 месяцев назад

    Still have mine 8+ years later. It rarely ever gets used. Had to glue up the tang hold after water tests in a lake. Compass is still good. Edge is fairly junky and soft. But with a sharpener it should be fine. Even after extended periods of time. I carry a hatchet to chop/split wood. I know people like to test there knives like its a chopper/hatchet. I will never do that unless i loose my hatchet.

  • @pnwfarmdog4090
    @pnwfarmdog4090 3 года назад +3

    Had the same knife as a kid. Only it had a faux leather sheath and the hilt was leather wrapped. Was a terrible knife then but my brother and I were in love with them. Was a Big 5 special back then.

    • @MountainFisher
      @MountainFisher 2 года назад

      Was it made by a friend of America or China? I had one made in Taiwan, our friend, but probably not Biden's.

  • @forceghostburtreynolds7597
    @forceghostburtreynolds7597 3 года назад +3

    you don't know how many times I thought about buying that, lol

    • @willb3018
      @willb3018 3 года назад +2

      I bought one just for laughs years ago ...after I knew I wouldn't be going to Kodiak Island of course. Actually, using it as a beater around the house and yard, it is OK. Wouldn't want my life depending on it. $7 with no coupon when I bought it. Wasn't expecting much and wasn't disappointed.

  • @KRT045
    @KRT045 3 года назад +1

    I remember when I was a kid and I bought a survival knife from the back of a magazine. I was so excited the, the anticipation of waiting for it to arrive in the mail in 6-8 weeks was almost to much for a 10 year old boy.
    I immediately started to put it through a rigorous testing (you know 10 year old boy stuff) one of which was to try and destroy a Nerf football I had.
    I plunged the knife into the football and twisted and pushed and pulled only the pull it out and find out that the long beautiful blade had bent.
    I was severely disappointed, but I learned a valuable lesson that day. An $8 knife from the back of a magazine in the 1980’s was a bad idea. From that point on I never looked at those advertisements the same!
    I enjoyed the video, brought back memories from my childhood.😂

  • @chucksmall9258
    @chucksmall9258 3 года назад +2

    I found that blade locking screw in the handle strips out after using the knife for a while. I took the goodies out of the handle and filled the hollow handle with epoxy which so far has seemed to work. I wish the handle / blade lockup was better so one could screw the knife on to a tree branch to make a spear.

  • @bulson08
    @bulson08 3 года назад +3

    Nice seeing you use trauma shears to open up the package! Always an amazing video!

  • @cujoedaman
    @cujoedaman 3 года назад +3

    I thought that knife looked familiar! My dad bought one for me when I was in my teens, more for show than actual use (I had much better knives) and I broke it in a few days. Snapped it right at the tang because it doesn't go all the way through the handle (So you can store useless things!). I still have the handle around somewhere too, always liked the knurled grip and that I could still store things in it :D

  • @ToIsleOfView
    @ToIsleOfView 2 года назад +1

    Cutting wood kindling, fish gutting, and making cordage are my requirements for knives. This knife does the job.

  • @sirsir9665
    @sirsir9665 3 года назад

    I was 15 and bought my second knife from an old war vet at flea market. It was just like this one. I thought it was badass and that I was. Love flea markets no questions asked.

  • @Borescoped
    @Borescoped 3 года назад +4

    I know spring and summer are coming along for you, but I miss you doing your woodworking on your workbench in the shop. Think you could set up for a few videos on woodworking?

  • @McTAnGuS
    @McTAnGuS 3 года назад +5

    Howdy from Scotland , looking forward to the video

    • @OldNavajoTricks
      @OldNavajoTricks 3 года назад +2

      Cannae beat a guid sgian tucked in yer plaid :-)

  • @davep.7099
    @davep.7099 3 года назад +1

    Kind of reminds me of my old Buckmaster, it just doesn't have the ice spikes, you know in case you call down an iceberg. All jokes aside, it really is a good knife. Thick blade, easy to sharpen, so thick it batons great. The saw is decent on green wood but not great on dry. Still take it out in the field sometimes, reminds me of my youth.

  • @AnonymousGoogleUser
    @AnonymousGoogleUser 16 часов назад

    I threw away the things that came inside the knife, I used the internal space for something more useful, a flint 🔥.

  • @pootmahgoots8482
    @pootmahgoots8482 3 года назад +3

    Not gonna lie, I thought you jammed the knife into your thigh at the end there without the piece of wood in frame. haha

    • @eddielikesfishing
      @eddielikesfishing 3 года назад

      Your comment just took me back to 12 years old, sitting in the movie theater watching Young Frankenstein. Gene Wilder was teaching a class and stabbed himself in the thigh with a scalpel and says "Class dismissed.".
      Thanks.

  • @fenderbender7360
    @fenderbender7360 3 года назад +4

    Keeping on the Habor Freight theme: Can you review their Jerry can vs Wavian?

    • @planejet42
      @planejet42 3 года назад +2

      It’s not “their” Jerry can. Midwest mfg makes the majority of gas cans in the USA. You can purchase the same can at multiple places.

    • @daye8132
      @daye8132 3 года назад +1

      He did, a couple of years ago. Basically, he preferred the more expensive can.

    • @fenderbender7360
      @fenderbender7360 3 года назад

      @@daye8132 I thought that was a can made overseas. Weld quality on the midwest can handles looks better than the one he reviewed, but I could be wrong.

  • @MJPGuitar
    @MJPGuitar Год назад +1

    I bought this knife, permanent threadlocker, 2 part epoxy, a sharpening stone, and paracord all from HF. Coat the Allen screw in the threadlocker and apply the epoxy all inside where the tang meets the handle. Then wrap the handle with paracord. Once I did these mods it’s been really sturdy and I’ve had zero issues so far. I take it with me when I go camping. All this for under $15. Why not?

  • @BennyHubba
    @BennyHubba 3 года назад +1

    “Maybe it’s the same metal” lol

  • @jakessurvivalandbushcraft5430
    @jakessurvivalandbushcraft5430 3 года назад +11

    38 views 71 likes? Just goes to show how popular he really is!

    • @elusive258
      @elusive258 3 года назад

      Yeah 2 minutes after posting

    • @Stellar-Cowboy
      @Stellar-Cowboy 3 года назад

      Likes get updated, views don’t

    • @elusive258
      @elusive258 3 года назад

      Thats why i didn't acknowledge the sarcasm.

  • @robertpothier1861
    @robertpothier1861 3 года назад +3

    I have this knife and it almost immediately came loose between the blade and handle.

  • @earlgunman6325
    @earlgunman6325 3 года назад

    I have a few of these. My wife and I both had one. Mine lasted like 3 days on a camping trip chopping kindling before the handle broke. I wasn't expecting it to last that long, but my mom was using it when it broke and felt compelled to replace it, even though I told her it wasn't necessary.

  • @ronaldstout3310
    @ronaldstout3310 3 года назад

    I really enjoy these reviews you do. They can be very helpful to people who have minimal budget to work with. I've seen this knife many times on the shelf at harbor freight and something just always called to me saying it wouldn't hold up under real work.

  • @kejadventures241
    @kejadventures241 3 года назад +6

    These are the kind of videos that caused everyone to fall in love with your channel.

    • @kevinaweseom2866
      @kevinaweseom2866 3 года назад

      Bro for real, when he doesn't have the rich boy attitude and keeps the "it only costed $8" attitude I love his videos