Love seeing Divo get play here. Bought a Growler a few months ago and they were crazy nice - I contacted them because I wanted to throw a lanyard on mine instead of the pocket clip and they sent me an extra little plate from one of their prototypes for free so I didn’t have the recess showing when the clip is removed
Hot take but I MUCH prefer a budget deep carry clip to a milled titanium one for function. Anyway thanks for making this list, lots of cool knives I didn’t know about!
Not a 2023 knife but for far below 100 the osp Penguin is awesome. There are so many great blades out there right now for under 100, I love it. From this video alone i have both sencuts and PF. Kizer too. Sencut is bad ass.
Great content and info again. Thanks for helping me make some choices on my next purchases. I'm enjoying very much my Pyrite G10, as I don't do heavy cutting, but I think the Ekko will be my next buy.
Excellent list once again! I cannot argue with really any of them. Very helpful for knife collectors looking for actual tools for using and they perform well. No one else I have seen has better picks then yours.
The Petrified Fish knife is called the Stamp btw. I’d throw one of the titanium Cvivi clips on that one. The Miguron is tough to beat. It’s has everything you could want in a budget knife.
The Kizer Feist XL in CPM 4V has surprised the hell out of me these last 6months. And for about $90 it's a steal and I getting another one soon. I bought mine when they were limited on Justin Lundquist's website. But now they are also available on Kizer's site under Exclusive. There are so many amazing knives that came out this year and last year, it's a good time to be into knives. Good prices and good quality (for the most part).
I have 12 of the knives on your list and I agree with all of them being top 15. Although there’s no way I could narrow it down to 15. And I definitely couldn’t rank them from about 8-9 on your list to number 1. There’s so much to love about all of them. So then who is the budget knife champion?? CJRB is making a strong push for the budget knife crown recently with the Pyrite family, the Riff, the Ekko, the upcoming Space Cowboy, and many more previous releases. A strong case can also be made for Kizer to be the champ with the Mad Tanto, and previously the Sheepdog, Drop Bear, Begleiter, and countless others. They have a strong case just on their micarta alone. Miguron is making some waves too with the Velona, and the Moyarl,and previously the Pelora, Pagos, and the Akri. But there’s lots of CIVIVIs and Sencuts on your list, and rightly so. The Sencut Bocll, Slashkin, Serene, Sachse, Fritch, and countless others before them… and the CIVIVI Qubit, Sokoke, Spiny Dogfish, Hypersonic, Gordo; and previously the Cogent, Chevalier, Conspirator, Altus, Elementum, Praxis, Mini-Praxis, Baby Banter (and so many others) are all fantastic knives. Not to mention, there’s not a clear and definitive CIVIVI / Sencut style … they’re always putting out new and innovative designs. In my opinion, that makes CIVIVI / Sencut the reigning undisputed budget knife champion - hands down! Great stuff as always, J-Rad! 👊🏻
This Orion looks so cool and it seems to be very utilitarian as well, however the Kubey tanto you showed last time simply blew my mind, I saw it on Ali in a very good price and already ordered it. I can't afford the Berserker so this one is as close as you can get + good company and a good price...and Mr Willumsen, obviously - what else can a man want :) ?
Yeah the EKKO is just awesome! Ill grab it as a secondary almost everyday. Ill do struggle with choosing what secondary some times . I usually carry a real expensive knife incase I see a knife guy . And then EKKO cause I love using it.
On the Orion - grind that tab down. But I don’t like how the scales look like they belong to a different knife and just got stuck on a bigger handle. I am still not sure about the Kizer taking the top. I know the crossbar lock is great, but I am just not feeling it.
@@davidkilby1043 I'm coming up on 60 as well. I started leaning towards edc fixed blades about 15 years ago when I found out my fingers weren't as nimble as they used to be, too much joint damage. Almost shortened my index finger by an inch when I was fidgeting with a large Cold Steel Vaquero. Folders just got harder and harder to use. Luckily there's a wide variety of small fixed that seem to do a better job for me than most folders. Creely Mako, Esee Izula 2, Lionsteel M2M, etc are great for daily use, Shivworks Clinch Pick or T.Kell Guardian for defense. The Mako is especially comfortable for old hands. The handle looks weird but melts into your grip.
BTW the pony stout has been available the whole time on WMK they just only have the all black g10 version but oh well still cool I’m getting one myself
I have the green micarta Ekko and the titanium Ekko. The titanium versions detent is quite a bit weaker which bums me out some but I still really like them both
The sachse is fantastic, I think sencut has been consistently beating civivi, We should many sencut the mid tier brand of their lineup. That being said, the sachse still can’t touch the Malibu or mordax, but that goes for every button lock at least up til the time I wrote this comment
Did you know that Sokoke in closed position acts like a superb kubotan/"tactical pen" for self defence? Just take it to your hand so the front flipper aims down and front and use it for hammer fists, the tip of the front flipper is the first contact point that hits the target then 👍 It hurts like hell even to your thigh 🤭
Jared, I love your videos you and Al post 76 are like my favorites but I hate D2 and mass produce knives unless Bob Dozier does it D2 sucks but Bob does custom knives in D2 like you said small batch he treatment is spot on and his knives man, I would love to have one of his knivesin D2 because it’s done right
as soon as you were talking about the milled vs spring clip on the kansept, i said out loud 'because it carries better'. I don't know why you or anyone else is that upset about.... A BETTER CLIP.
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You my Brother are not alone in this. I’ve a lot of friends who only collect under 100$. We live in amazing times for knives. We get a ton for the money. And they keep upping the ante. I wish ya good fortune.
So many of these knives would have been stellar if they had better blade steel, like 14C28N instead of 154CM or ARPM-9. It's really disappointing that so many models are being churned out with these older steels.
Well I mean spyderco puts those cheap ass garbage looking wire clips on knives I consider being somewhat expensive as well as other companies like vox etc throw wire clips on knives that cost $150 or more and that literally makes anyone that doesn’t have decent knowledge of the knife industry etc assume it’s a cheap pos gas station knife or something along those lines of being a $20 knife or less. I personally absolutely hate that companies use the wire clips on any knives over $40 and imo it’s absolutely ridiculous that they even think that’s acceptable to do with the prices they’re charging for the knives..
Bro did my eyes just deceive me or did you just essentially squeeze the Pyrite XL's two steel liners together to the point of touching?🤣🤣🤣 like wtf? lol
Best FIDGET TOY marketer of the year,… CIVIVI!!!! They sell junk Fidget Toy Steel that doesn’t hold an edge and market them to Gucci Fidget Toy Boys and Girls who don’t cut anything with it anyhow. Good job Jered, deceiving the marketplace. What’s your cut? Pun intended.
I use em as fidgeteers but lots of companies get my money. No complaints on edge retention but I'm too lazy to do torture tests, couple civivis basically reserved for restaurants and the valentines day baby Banter hasta look new in case it gets gifted to a gal
My grandma lost both her hands, so ill take that flipper tab bet 😢 Edit: also, simply drilling pocket clip holes in the left side of a knife doesnt make it ambidextrous at all.
They changed the clip on the Main Street bc the first clip came loose constantly it was my first decent knife I edc a Main Street have for years it did look way better though I wish they’d just fix whatever made it come loose so often
Phenomenal list! I have several of the knives in the top ten and I definitely want several others that are on the list. Sencut and Civivi made some amazing knives so far this year and I can feel more coming; and CJRB is just ridiculous with the Pyrite and Ekko, can’t wait to see what else they come up with under those two platforms! And Kizer is just my overall favorite EDC company with all of the different knives they have that are outstanding and in all price ranges so you can find anything for everyone and the action/materials will hit above their price points. Thanks for another great and informative list!
@@NeevesKnives why didn’t the Nightshade make the list? Everyone raves about that one but I’ve never handled it but it’s definitely on my list of must haves
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If I could name a couple of knives not from this year: under $50 - Sencut actium. Under $100 - Kershaw bareknuckle in 20cv. Great list!😊
I love these best of videos because you can be sure you're not wasting your money on junk--which is easy to do with a lot of the budget knives.
Love seeing Divo get play here. Bought a Growler a few months ago and they were crazy nice - I contacted them because I wanted to throw a lanyard on mine instead of the pocket clip and they sent me an extra little plate from one of their prototypes for free so I didn’t have the recess showing when the clip is removed
I'm glad to see the Qubit make lists because it's such a great knife! The Sokoke is also an instant classic!!
Hot take but I MUCH prefer a budget deep carry clip to a milled titanium one for function. Anyway thanks for making this list, lots of cool knives I didn’t know about!
Not a 2023 knife but for far below 100 the osp Penguin is awesome. There are so many great blades out there right now for under 100, I love it. From this video alone i have both sencuts and PF. Kizer too. Sencut is bad ass.
Can’t believe I missed this video! Awesome as usual. A Good substitute for the Pony Stout is the Tempest Microburst similar size and function.
Great content and info again. Thanks for helping me make some choices on my next purchases. I'm enjoying very much my Pyrite G10, as I don't do heavy cutting, but I think the Ekko will be my next buy.
Pony stout is definitely my favorite this year. I bought 3.
So agree with the slashkin! Such a perfect large/full size budget almost ruined by that lockbar access. It's so annoying!
Lots of great knives on this list and some of my personal favorites. Thanks for the video!
Excellent list once again! I cannot argue with really any of them. Very helpful for knife collectors looking for actual tools for using and they perform well. No one else I have seen has better picks then yours.
thank you Sean
The Petrified Fish knife is called the Stamp btw. I’d throw one of the titanium Cvivi clips on that one. The Miguron is tough to beat. It’s has everything you could want in a budget knife.
The Kizer Feist XL in CPM 4V has surprised the hell out of me these last 6months. And for about $90 it's a steal and I getting another one soon. I bought mine when they were limited on Justin Lundquist's website. But now they are also available on Kizer's site under Exclusive. There are so many amazing knives that came out this year and last year, it's a good time to be into knives. Good prices and good quality (for the most part).
Great list! 💯% agree with your #1. Nice to see you also appreciate full aluminum handles. That makes such a HUGE difference.
@10:09 - Get your minds out of the gutter 🤣
Great vid sir!
I have 12 of the knives on your list and I agree with all of them being top 15.
Although there’s no way I could narrow it down to 15.
And I definitely couldn’t rank them from about 8-9 on your list to number 1.
There’s so much to love about all of them.
So then who is the budget knife champion??
CJRB is making a strong push for the budget knife crown recently with the Pyrite family, the Riff, the Ekko, the upcoming Space Cowboy, and many more previous releases.
A strong case can also be made for Kizer to be the champ with the Mad Tanto, and previously the Sheepdog, Drop Bear, Begleiter, and countless others.
They have a strong case just on their micarta alone.
Miguron is making some waves too with the Velona, and the Moyarl,and previously the Pelora, Pagos, and the Akri.
But there’s lots of CIVIVIs and Sencuts on your list, and rightly so.
The Sencut Bocll, Slashkin, Serene, Sachse, Fritch, and countless others before them…
and the CIVIVI Qubit, Sokoke, Spiny Dogfish, Hypersonic, Gordo; and previously the Cogent, Chevalier, Conspirator, Altus, Elementum, Praxis, Mini-Praxis, Baby Banter (and so many others) are all fantastic knives.
Not to mention, there’s not a clear and definitive CIVIVI / Sencut style … they’re always putting out new and innovative designs.
In my opinion, that makes CIVIVI / Sencut the reigning undisputed budget knife champion - hands down!
Great stuff as always, J-Rad!
👊🏻
its not easy and ive probably already changed the position on 1 or 2 lol
Just my all steel large pyrite $60 not bad. Still crazy sencut did serene for $43
Great video fam!
Which folder would you bring to war to back up your fixed blade
Great vid thanx
Jared, Pony Stout is available at White Mountain Knives. You just have to search for them in their search. Both black G10 available.
This Orion looks so cool and it seems to be very utilitarian as well, however the Kubey tanto you showed last time simply blew my mind, I saw it on Ali in a very good price and already ordered it. I can't afford the Berserker so this one is as close as you can get + good company and a good price...and Mr Willumsen, obviously - what else can a man want :) ?
Yeah the EKKO is just awesome! Ill grab it as a secondary almost everyday. Ill do struggle with choosing what secondary some times . I usually carry a real expensive knife incase I see a knife guy . And then EKKO cause I love using it.
Yeah I pretty much do the same 😆
The sound of that mad tanto is amazing.
Great video. Thanks
On the Orion - grind that tab down. But I don’t like how the scales look like they belong to a different knife and just got stuck on a bigger handle.
I am still not sure about the Kizer taking the top. I know the crossbar lock is great, but I am just not feeling it.
Dang what a fire list.
Great job Jared keep up the good work😊
Between Civivi, Kizer or CJRB you cant go wrong.
The Petrified Fish is nice !! ^^
Wish they would do a kizer mad tanto in denim micarta!
I would add the Sencut Mims in there, but overall a great list! Another great video! Thanks Jared. 😊
What year did the sencut watauga come out? Definitely my favorite budget knife
August 2022.
It’s a good one for sure!
So many great CIVIVI and Sencut knives.
@@TimsSchoolOfFish agreed, I wish they'd make a civivi version that's between the watauga and the ziffius so I can complete the collection
@@ScrubLordJenkins that would be sweet!
Is the Qubit better than the Altus? For Kizer I'm leaning toward the Drop Bear over the Escort.
Yeah I mostly agree
You are the best knives reviewer period❤
Great video! I loved both but this one is more within my happy hunting ground.
Great video man. What's the knife @ 4:23??
Orion knives
I’m interested in the Moyarl but also the Velona from Miguron. Does anyone have an opinion on which is better?
The Sokoke is my favorite value knife of the year. The quality blew me away. Still shocked every time I pick it up.
I'd love to see your takes on some fixed blades. The older I get the less I play with my folders. Pretty much carry just fixed anymore.
Same here. I'm almost 60. Disabled veteran. Fixed is much easier for my screwed up hands
@@davidkilby1043 I'm coming up on 60 as well. I started leaning towards edc fixed blades about 15 years ago when I found out my fingers weren't as nimble as they used to be, too much joint damage. Almost shortened my index finger by an inch when I was fidgeting with a large Cold Steel Vaquero.
Folders just got harder and harder to use. Luckily there's a wide variety of small fixed that seem to do a better job for me than most folders. Creely Mako, Esee Izula 2, Lionsteel M2M, etc are great for daily use, Shivworks Clinch Pick or T.Kell Guardian for defense.
The Mako is especially comfortable for old hands. The handle looks weird but melts into your grip.
i will try and put something together
Good work lately man!
Love me a crowley!
Aye finally made it top 5 baby , I need another video on nitro v please , I think it actually has a visible difference from 14c
The pony stout is still available in Black g10... just purchased one today💪
I'm super stoked about my Kizer bugai with 3v steel for about 98 bucks!
Dyslexia
89 bucks! Even better!!!
It would be cool to see where the Kershaw Iridium stacks up on this list.
BTW the pony stout has been available the whole time on WMK they just only have the all black g10 version but oh well still cool I’m getting one myself
I have the green micarta Ekko and the titanium Ekko. The titanium versions detent is quite a bit weaker which bums me out some but I still really like them both
The Petrified Fish PFB03 is named Stamp. I love the Cetus, but I hate the flipper tab on it.
Agree! I would choose Kizer over Civivi every time. Sold my Civivi's because of the dissappointing action.
I would like to see the Spyderco Manbug Wharncliffe in CPM Magnacut or S90V
Awesome
Kizer for the win!! WOOHOO!
Where can I find number 5?
19:57 WDYM A LITTLE BIT??? THE WHOLE GODDAMN HANDLE IS BENDING
goddamn
The sachse is fantastic, I think sencut has been consistently beating civivi, We should many sencut the mid tier brand of their lineup. That being said, the sachse still can’t touch the Malibu or mordax, but that goes for every button lock at least up til the time I wrote this comment
Did you know that Sokoke in closed position acts like a superb kubotan/"tactical pen" for self defence? Just take it to your hand so the front flipper aims down and front and use it for hammer fists, the tip of the front flipper is the first contact point that hits the target then 👍 It hurts like hell even to your thigh 🤭
I'm curious - do you like forest green handles with black blades? 😂
im ok with them, i think its a common color on knives i pretty much have every color variation there is though
I really like the ekko better than the pyrite, and my ekko came with a crazy sharp edge
Jared, I love your videos you and Al post 76 are like my favorites but I hate D2 and mass produce knives unless Bob Dozier does it D2 sucks but Bob does custom knives in D2 like you said small batch he treatment is spot on and his knives man, I would love to have one of his knivesin D2 because it’s done right
I saw CJRB is coming out with the 'Space Cowboy'?
Stout pony b-roll! 😂
Another great video. I want to do what you want to do
Very surprised the artisan cutlery xccelerator didn't make the list. It's a lot of life for the money.
Nice collection mate.Make some noise Kara..!!
i know it's really hard to just pick 15 but Sitivien coulda/shoulda been on that list....im sure it will be in the under 50$ list
as soon as you were talking about the milled vs spring clip on the kansept, i said out loud 'because it carries better'. I don't know why you or anyone else is that upset about.... A BETTER CLIP.
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You my Brother are not alone in this. I’ve a lot of friends who only collect under 100$. We live in amazing times for knives. We get a ton for the money. And they keep upping the ante. I wish ya good fortune.
Check out the two I mentioned in my comment. Great knives for the money.
I feel the same SIR , thanx for sharing ! 🤘🤩👍💖
@@davidjewell3932 I really do like those 2 knives I bought. Very impressed with the quality and value..
Picky, picky, picky.
(And BTW Blade Banter’s brand isn’t named after a cookie. It’s pronounced O-RYAN.)
So many of these knives would have been stellar if they had better blade steel, like 14C28N instead of 154CM or ARPM-9. It's really disappointing that so many models are being churned out with these older steels.
LMFAO I literally own eight out of the 15 you listed. I must have been a good collector this year. 😅😅😅
lol! the only thing i saw under 100 bucks at devo were some pretty ass scales
Next video top 1247 knives under $138.50.
Grind off the flipper tab if you dont like it lol easy fix
Well I mean spyderco puts those cheap ass garbage looking wire clips on knives I consider being somewhat expensive as well as other companies like vox etc throw wire clips on knives that cost $150 or more and that literally makes anyone that doesn’t have decent knowledge of the knife industry etc assume it’s a cheap pos gas station knife or something along those lines of being a $20 knife or less. I personally absolutely hate that companies use the wire clips on any knives over $40 and imo it’s absolutely ridiculous that they even think that’s acceptable to do with the prices they’re charging for the knives..
It makes sense on the lightweight models... I have a para 3 lightweight & I love the wire clip
Two weeks from now Civivi will release the new number one... who can guess which one i am thinking of?
Pretty sure the civivi bottle opener is intentional
Bro did my eyes just deceive me or did you just essentially squeeze the Pyrite XL's two steel liners together to the point of touching?🤣🤣🤣 like wtf? lol
Best FIDGET TOY marketer of the year,… CIVIVI!!!! They sell junk Fidget Toy Steel that doesn’t hold an edge and market them to Gucci Fidget Toy Boys and Girls who don’t cut anything with it anyhow. Good job Jered, deceiving the marketplace. What’s your cut? Pun intended.
Holy shit bro chill
@@SashaGreybeard okay, like wow dude, torch one up for me….
I use em as fidgeteers but lots of companies get my money. No complaints on edge retention but I'm too lazy to do torture tests, couple civivis basically reserved for restaurants and the valentines day baby Banter hasta look new in case it gets gifted to a gal
@@flannigan7956 yep, understand that, and you picked the right steel for that. All the best to you and yours.
👍🍻
Finally a video I can afford XD
That’s what China does. They appreciate you, I’m sure
@@powersww1reset tf are you talking about
My grandma lost both her hands, so ill take that flipper tab bet 😢
Edit: also, simply drilling pocket clip holes in the left side of a knife doesnt make it ambidextrous at all.
👀👀🤗🤗💪💪👍👍
And the #1 knife has been discontinued. Bummer.
Sorry guys, I meant to say outpost, 76
Pretty sure it's pronounced Orion like onions belt
You mean Oh-rhy-on!! Not Or-e-on!!
China China China😮💨
They changed the clip on the Main Street bc the first clip came loose constantly it was my first decent knife I edc a Main Street have for years it did look way better though I wish they’d just fix whatever made it come loose so often
Phenomenal list! I have several of the knives in the top ten and I definitely want several others that are on the list. Sencut and Civivi made some amazing knives so far this year and I can feel more coming; and CJRB is just ridiculous with the Pyrite and Ekko, can’t wait to see what else they come up with under those two platforms! And Kizer is just my overall favorite EDC company with all of the different knives they have that are outstanding and in all price ranges so you can find anything for everyone and the action/materials will hit above their price points. Thanks for another great and informative list!
yeah the one i wish i woulda put on was the new Night shade with the cross bar
@@NeevesKnives why didn’t the Nightshade make the list? Everyone raves about that one but I’ve never handled it but it’s definitely on my list of must haves