We Tried to Destroy the Benchmade Bugout!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- George and Sara tested the Bugout to see what kind of hard use it can withstand!
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I've always thought my Bugout was perfect for my EDC -- nice blade, light weight, compact -- but my mind told me it was "delicate" so I've been gentle with it. Thanks for taking a robust gamble on it! Quite impressive!
I agree.. I been carrying a bugout for a year and I do the same. The best thing about this knife for me is its light and the pocket clip is great. Otherwise I can't seem to like it and I've tried. I'm used to knives more robust like aluminum handles and thicker blade. I carried a buck 722 spitfire for 8 years and it was a workhorse with a aluminum handle and 420hc. The bugout is not a bad knife im just not used to a plastic handle and thinner blade
@MoonChild0678 you won't see any knives not made out of the new composites...kyronite etc... its far superior to metal in every way.
@@MoonChild0678buy a pair of aluminum scales online. Cheap and it’ll fix your issue
I have not regretted my Bugout purchase. I even upgraded it with aftermarket parks down the road! It's a great EDC.
I ordered my bugout and received it yesterday but I gotta admit that moving forward I’ll never spend that much on a knife that feels so cheap. I ordered the griptillian as well with it and it costs like 30 bucks less and feels way better. I got my Benchmade feeler and I won’t ever buy another one again. Maybe the adamas. That’s it.
Sarah is a great addition to the channel.
The hell she is
Steel flexibility/elasticity is always fascinating, swords will even have silicon added to help them bend 90 degrees without deformation or fracture. Watching steel bounce back is so weird! Sara continues to be a great co-host. Going through the grain with thin blades was always going to be rough, but still doable.
Got two BugOuts, a first production Ranger Green one and a first production Black CF Elite. Love em both, and they have covered all my knife needs.
Same here I also have a mini Bugout
These tasks definitely aren’t easy if you don’t spend a lot of time outdoors doing them, I appreciate the effort these two put into the testing. Also glad to see how well the bugout held up. Anyone who is expecting a hard use tool out of the bugout is looking for a different knife, still cool to see that it could make it happen in a pinch.
Watching around 7:58 was just scary. George pulling his full force with the knife tip directed at his face and neck level.
Its really easy to set an experiment up to do this safely. This just encourages people do to dumb stuff with their knives !
Where is JoeX?
I love my bugout. Been my edc for years. Perfect for what I need.
Good lord have you tried the manix 2, para 2 or delica? Sorry I just can't do Benchmade anymore after discovering Spyderco. Sorry I genuinely am not trying to be rude. Just helpful
@@DeffoZappoIt's perfect for his needs not yours. Though it is wild how you can get s30v manix2 for the same price on bhq.
Good job guys. I really like your test on the two knifes. Hope see more films like this one.
7.45 - 8.00, George do you realise what you are doing? Watch it again and just be glad you got home to your family that day.. Lets not do that again, okay.
Cutting towards his neck like that. It could of been so bad. But he really isn't the smartest guy that works there.
I seen that too!! Crazy
Yeah I screamed at my phone. NO!! That would get him severely injured or killed.
Just wow
This is what happens when you send a indoor guy outside
I had a buyout from you guys I hit a few years ago. It had Micarta scales. I loved it but had to sell it because I had unexpected medical issues come up. I wish I still had it.
I have 2 Bugouts and I honestly love them both. I love that it disappears in my pocket. I've carried Cold Steel or Spyderco for years, but the Bugout has quickly taken over as my EDC.
Awesome video, would love to see more like this rather than tabletop reviews. Just bought my 3rd bugout the other day
The Bugout is the Greatest Folder Of All Time. I don’t care that it’s only been around 7 years. It’s slicier than it should be. It’s tougher than it should be, and it has the best blade to weigh ratio in the game. Excellent ergos. Carry form is incredible, it’s almost imperceptible in pocket. The aftermarket’s massive and allows you to make it completely your own. Benchmade doesn’t even take nearly as much advantage of it as they even could. Need sone more aluminum options from factory. Bonus, it’s a full size knife that doesn’t look imposing to use in public. I’ve got 9 of them.
They feel like they come out of a 50¢ toy machine. I hate them
@@ScrubLordJenkinsAnd it hates you.
@@ScrubLordJenkinssame can be said for many of the Chinese knives flooding the market these days.
@@ScrubLordJenkinsthen just don’t buy it! As said prior that can be said for many of the folders of today!
You should do a series of knives in other workplaces. Warehouse tasks, maker spaces, automotive garages, hell. Even artists studios.
This content is so much better. Ditch the studio!
1:19 well the bugout breaks by hand soo...
I've had a Bugout for awhile now, it replaced a 10 year old cheap Kershaw that had been amazing. I carried the BO for awhile, but the grip did bother me some. And I didn't really want to lose Benchmade money. I've been checking out my knife along with your test, it's pretty cool. I'll work it back into rotation.
I love the mini bugout CF. I just can’t seem to put it down. My favorite by far. But the freak is definitely cool
Great video!! 🎉 would love to see more “torture tests” like this (or like the prepareomatic) for the best sellers or other popular brands. This really helps show off the knife’s abilities!
Would love to see the 940 do this
That’s what I was thinking. It’s my only benchmade and I absolutely love it
@@jakewaters5563I sold my 940 after a couple months. Mine must have had a bad heat treat, it was softer than a butter knife.
Is there any reason Benchmade can’t use D2 on the Bugout and sell them for $50 bucks ? Then we could afford them 🇺🇸
Because the ones they currently make sell very well. One of the best selling knives of all time. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…
@@holtonbower5626 I personally don’t like D2. 14c28n is way better IMHO.
The redoubt is D2 with similar construction and it's still overpriced.
Well that means they need to budget cut on the rest of the component's like bearings. So it will never Be the same, and benchmade are now in the high end class.
They would still sell for over $100. The redoubt is in D2 and it’s nearly 200
Benchmade destroyed their own reputation when they decided to start chopping up guns. Don't give them a cent. Buy from companies like Spyderco, Cold Steel, Buck, etc.
You want your knife to have some flex .... Said no one ever
Sara FTW! I can't help it, I just love watching her when she's doing her thing :)
I just got the freak just like the one they have and it’s by far my favorite knife. I looked for it for weeks and blade hq either was always out or it was like 300$ so when I finally gave up on looking for it I walked into a new fun store one day and they had one marked under a different knife name by benchmade but brand new and it was like 180$ and I bought it before I even walked through the store. Beautiful handle, blade is shaving sharp, amazing knife! And my mini bugout is great as well!
lol what store???
I have the super freak on the farm and beat the hell out of it. Not an issue with it and the edge lasted all feeding season where a cheap blade lasts a couple weeks. Just sent it in to Benchmade for its first year checkup.
I carry the bugout and the canyon hunter simultaniously as my edc's. I use my bugout for daily tasks, but my canyon hunter is my true GTF out of town knife.
The bugout is the reason I hate benchmade. What a ripoff lol thats a maximum of a $40 knife. Benchmades affordable knife after tax is almost $200 lol seriously. I have several benchmades but will never pay almost $200 for that turd.
Wow great vid I'm extremely impressed 👍🙏
Feels like a $25-$50 knife.
100%
What it can’t survive is being opened and closed normally for a few months. The omega springs break. For me it did.
Not mine...🤣
@@MNWoodland I’ve never had one break…. 🤷. Lifetime warranty
Mine is a first production run have carried and used it 5 out of 7 days a week for work camping hunting fishing, never had a broken spring or any issue
People say the Adamas is the toughest Benchmade folder but I've seen the Freek survive things the Adamas didn't.
Awesome video looked fun!
Guys just buy a Hogue Dekka, save about $20-30. You get better materials too.
Or any sliding bar lock knife from kizer for that matter.
They don't know how to sharpen at the factory though lol!
I actually used to say this myself! I even went as far as going to a huge knife store in another state to take a look at them in person.. there not at all better than the bugout . I will say many issues with the ones they had , I was holding a deka and real bad blade Pay.. way off center . And just didn’t feel good in the hand. Go with the OG BENCHMADE for the 30 dollars more if you want the real deal! I own 2 of the bugouts and the dekas are not better!
You read my mind. I am probably gonna get the deka soon.
Love my Freek, that thing’s my edc for a reason. My Bugout is nice, but it’s a little thin for my preferences. Not concerned about strength, the thin profile’s hard to keep my fingers out of the way when closing. Good for around the house
Wish they still made the original Freek, it was only $125.
I should have grabbed 2.
“You almost want your knife to have some flex” 😂
I mean she's not wrong? Take an engineering class. Flex is a good thing, otherwise, your knife is more prone to shearing.
There's a reason swords were made of spring steel.
Yeah! And you'd never want your car to have a crumple zone! Better to make it from sharp angles and thick stainless steel panelling. That's the safest! My name is wc4201 and I'm smert as herck, mama sez so
Best damn EDC snapped his bugout in half by hand lol
I would rather my knife handle NOT FLEX.
That being said I bought the bail out the came with aluminum scales.
If I bought a bug out, I'd put aftermarket aluminum scales on it, but then prices wise, the end product would be the same price I paid for my bailout.
Not a bad knife, just not my style
I have 4 3 full size blue and black and the ranger and 1 mini orange one like them but sometimes it feels to light but I only use the back one I recommend it to anyone who want a really light knife that can do anything for knife use
I only have three BMs. The Freek, 940, and Auto Stryker. I only use the Freek for the most part.
I won't buy a knife I can snap in two with my bare hands. Definitely not overpaying for one.
I love my bugout but the first thing I changed was some flytanium titanium scales cause those plastic ones really don't inspire confidence. My go to for camping is still my Griptillian though and it doesn't care at all when I baton logs with it!
Why is the griptillian your go to?
Is it thicker?
@@Dozaa. It's a pretty beefy blade stock and it's a fairly large knife in general, just feels better suited to more abuse
I still contend the new freek with S90v and carbon fiber handles with its lighter weight should be called the Freek Out.
You can tell these people spend more time in offices than doing anything that involves physical labor
The BENCHMADE FLAG IS AWESOME!!!! I WANT A PROTECH ONE NOW AND A LEATHERMAN AND ZT /KERSHAW AND BUCK A ZIPPO ONE WOULD BE COOL I MEAN IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!!!! A HUGE #DSKFS!!!!! THAT AWESOME
Torture tests do not matter at all on any knife with omega springs. You could take it out of the box, flick it once and the springs may snap right there. Horrible design choice, built to fail at any random moment. Will never carry an axis or like wise locking knife outside of my property, and will never buy one again.
Bradley Martin broke one with hand pressure, not worth the money
Thought about one of these but I love my chaparral and I started with spyderco can’t get myself to crossover
Still waiting for Benchmade to make a knife called the "George."
I wanna see a test like this on a shaman
i see all the comments about 7:45 but as long as you are using your body not your arm for the pulling its safe quit being a Nancy and also i think the rope was caught on the sharpening choil.
1 faulty bugout, sent back and replaced, replacement was better but on 3rd set of springs. Not that great.
Bought a BHQ exclusive Bugout, and the screws fell out within the first week. It also was dull AF. Just sayin'.
Take the bug out camping. One week in the woods. Make it the only Sharp thing you have.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A FRAME LOCK VERSION OF THE MALIBU AND OR MORDAX!!!!!WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL!? STILL BE A BUTTON LOCK.... BUT ALSO MAKE IT A FRAME LOCK.....
If you don’t have tons of money Walmart made a cheap version that will get you by.
If you can ever find one in stock
The bugout is so weak. I can't even defeat the 25 ninjas I encounter every day on my way to work
lmao half these ppl who dont want a "cheap piece of trash" prob never use their tools for anything other than cardboard. I could be wrong, but I'm a mechanic and one of my most used tool is my pocket knife. I have beat the absolute hell out of my bugout, doing everything from shaving cooked on plastic off of exhaust pipe to prying rusted pad clips out of brake calipers and it's held up great. I touch up the edge every few weeks. Bought on ebay like new for 90 dollars.
These two are not outdoorsy people...
Jay needs to hit the ice block with the bugout and chop a coconut with it... Does Benchmade move onto the final round?
Yall are late to party, I was doing this on live streams on IG years ago. Alcohol may have been a factor…
Except with only 136 subscribers… you don’t exactly have much of an audience so it’s likely not many saw it 😂
@@awdobsession717 did it on IG there bud, not here on RUclips. but you’re right, not too many saw it. If only you’d have been there I would’ve gotten the validation I crave. Be good bud 🤙
For the price of the bug out It should come with steel frame rails. Who says we want light? I want durable.
This video was a joke for a durability test.
Just my opinion.
I would not but the FREEK again. I have one I have never carried or used and it RUST as M4 does. I coated it with oil and wax when i got it to protect it from moisture but it didn't help.
I really wanted to get a Benchmade freek but after buying a griptillian with a blade way off center and a noticeable uneven grind and emailing Benchmade and getting the response to open the blade and bend the handle to center the blade I won't be buying another benchmade
I have a super freek available.. exilent condition.. lmk
Bugout is Trash. Bailout is a much better knife. Not even a debate.
Please make more torture test videos. Maybe Benchmade vs spyderco torture test
They ain’t selling like they use to are they?
I noticed all the editing when Sarah was struggling it. Fire and battoning. It’s good to see someone struggle a little so new knife people feel it’s ok to struggle when learning. I know this was about these two knives but why not kill two fords and show people how to do the basic boyscout knife work. “Blood Zone”
Actually i already reported her to the knife police. They're comin for her.
@@rays5163lol😂
@@PietBuksThen you should watch knife influencer RUclips channels and quit watching this one.
hold on is blade hq based out of utah?
Dang, glad you went home safely. Be a little more cautious
Joe X would be proud, but when are you testing Cold Steel? 😀
Can't stand the bug out 🤣
Held one for a few seconds and it felt 🤢🤮🤷
Mini Osborne and mini griptillian for me
I bought a mini Griptilian in D2 when they first came out. It was a nice knife and I'm a huge Mel Pardue fan but, damn that thing would grab inside my pocket so bad it was hard to pull it out. In the 3" range, the 705 was the best EDC Benchmade ever made. I gave several away as Christmas gifts and still have my Forum Knife in M2.
So you’re trying to break a light duty knife? I don’t get it. I’m a backpacker. I carry a mini Swiss Army knife, and the blade on it is more than I ever need. It also has scissors and a toothpick and tweezers, what a perfect tool! But sometimes I’ll really splurge and carry my mini bugout. At over an ounce and a half, it’s a bit heavy and it’s 3 inch blade is far more than a backpacker ever needs.
Is this legal in Australia
Min 5:30 - please wear some eye protection.
This lighting is about to give me a stroke.
The Bug Out is a nice knife. Good Quality but it's not worth $300.
13:00 that is not pressure treated wood 😂
For the money i will go with spyderco PM2 and PM3 😊
Pm2 is like $200 these days 😭
Sarah’s a good edition
What about the Bailout?
I need a bugout
Springs will break if used too much. 😂
Used mine alot, no spring breakage! 🤣
I think the bugout is overpriced
Why in the world does the boker kalashnikov outsell this?
Kalashnikov is a robust, heavy duty switchblade with full metal construction and simple, reliable parts. The other is a sharpened heap of milk-jug plastic that runs you three times the price.
So many lies. No way the bugoit is the 2nd best selling knife we all know the bugout is horrible because all the keyboard warriors yell it at us in all the comments
Do a para 3 lw next
Bugout was destroyed on your first try no reason to go any further
Bugout held up dildodo...🤣
Every single pocket knife would be destroyed by that
Did we watch the same video? Both knives held up very well. I'd say neither of them were destroyed at the end of the video.
the test us fun, however. George a needs fashion designer! The shirt is so 80"s?
Does anybody know of a nice display case for pocket knives i’m looking for a good one
You can make one but your own only at the cost of materials. It's a really good option.
@@TheSkellyno. 99% of people can not.
How many? A tool chest with pull out drawers is a great way if you have a large collection. I have a wood display with acrylic top from Amazon.
"holme and hadfield" could be an option depending on the number of knives
Get joex he'll definitely destroy them
No flex is not good. It's just an excuse for poor execution of the knife.
I don't know if you can break a Bugout, but the Bugout definitely ruined the knife world. Now everything is a 3 inch light weight toy. Thanks, Benchmade, like your prices weren't enough bad news.
Funny how they "ruined the knife world" yet here the knife world is several years after the Bugout was released and companies are still trying to mimic it and "dethrone" it.
@@stephenbarabas6286many knives have dethroned it before it was released
@@stephenbarabas6286 And that's exactly how it ruined the knife world. Crappy, overpriced under weight, under sized, junk. It never had a throne it's the thing you put under the throne leg to make it level.
@@The4cp 🙄 sure. Yet they continue to be 1 of the most bought knives out.
Cry all you want but your statement is 100% wrong.
I love the bugout, it does what its made for and more. But as someone who was into knives before the bugout.. what is your favorite knife? (:
send one to joe x
This was a kindergartener test.. give it to Joe x or 🤫
Bugout vs pyrite light.
If you're not going to bend the knife close to 90 degrees after pounded it in, is it a complete test?
The Bugout can baton with no issues but the lock breaks from just opening and closing normally. 😂
So what I learned was anything over $50 is over priced. I'd rather buy Chinese knock offs than pay $300 for a "american made" knife that was most likely made in the same factory 🤷🏼♂️
Keep buying Chinese! Cheaper each time! 🤦🏻
@@johnruiz6743sourced in China, made in China, assembled in China, packaged in USA with an sticker to prove it does not equal made in America. Don't be fooled 😂
@@wobblybruteThey are made in their factory in Portland, Oregon which the last I checked is in the USA. Exception: if it has titanium that is from another country but it was probably cut in the Portland factory. You can look around and find videos regarding their factory.
@@davidgarrett5671 the requirements for that USA sticker is only 70% 🤡
Bugout can be broken in half by hand. The handle breaks in half when compared to the $10 Ozark Trail (Bugout clone). It's on youtube.
Im not sure why people like the bugout it looks like a wimpy cheap knife