Preferred Bushcraft Knives of Mantis Outdoors w/ William Myers
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Everyone knows I am partial the Beckers and TOPS knives (and no, I am not paid to be!), so you see a lot of them. I thought it would be a good idea on my last trip out with Will and Austin to showcase the blades Mantis Outdoors uses on any trip into the woods. Will and Austin break down their chosen EDC knives, Multi Tool, and primary and secondary bushcraft/survival knives that they pretty much ALWAYS carry into the woods. Also discussed are our thoughts on gear upgrade mentality...how to spend wisely based on your level of use and budget.
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Once again, great job Chris.
Excellent video guys. I agree about upgrading your gear as you can, based on how much time you spend in the woods and how intense that time is. I know one philosophy is that it is cheaper to buy low cost gear and just replace it with more low cost gear when it fails, and that is a one option. The problem I see with that is it often fails at the worst possible time. In my opinion blades, boots and shelter are three things where you should go for the highest quality you can afford because if either one of those fail you could be in a world of hurt. (That's not to say other stuff isn't important too.) I can't wait to get a look at the Hudson Bay blanket Will. Very nice. - Bryan
there is a video on my channel titled wraping up in a wool blanket the blanket in that vid is my hudson bay 8 point
Wraping up in a wool blanket
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Oh yeah, I think I've seen that one. I'll watch it again and be sure. Thanks Will.
I enjoy watching you guys, there's nothing wrong with spending a lot of money on great gear. Those items last lifetimes. Keep up the good work Mr Chris.
My Leatherman Charge TTi *always* takes my #1 slot for EDC, especially when comparing against folders.
Great advice toward the end of the video about working your way up to better gear. That is exactly what my plan is since I had to basically start over. An inexpensive knife is better than no knife and you can still practice skills that you'll have for life.
Great sensible advice..hell of a mirror finish on that knife...thanks guys
This is definitely cool.
Nice to see woodsman companionship .
I think it's great that not only you are teaching people to evolve with their gear but I have noticed you have evolved as well, not so long ago it was becker this and becker that, I have a BK7 and it's a great knife I have used it a long while but for me it's an expensive knife and I nearly lost it twice and have now replaced it with an Ontario SP47, why???? because I'm in Australia and getting some knives is bloody expensive a $40 knife in the US is a $120 here, a $300 is $6-700. I agree with everything you guys said, well done great vid thanks again for sharing
My most inexpensive knife is my most used for "bushcrafting". I carry gransfor bruks small forest axe and a bk7, but my frost mora crook knife is the best for notches feather sticks and smaller tasks. I use my axe and bk7 to prep wood "bigger task". But smaller task the crook knife come ls out.
Good to see a brother hood of men doing what real men do. My dad and I sometimes sit and whittle while drinking a cold one.
For Christmas, let’s all chip in and get Will a Thesaurus. 😉
I agree with your point on gradually building up a persons kit, (especially dropping the bad habit costs Chris), like smoking...good vid !
Friggin love your vids.
You guys are awesome, keep it up. Hope to see you out there someday!
Phenomenal!!
Great Video guys!
Well Done Guys!
Taylor Leivestad give the BK11 a try its a great little knife has a wire breaker and a bottle opener on the handle and is light enough you barely know it's there but is strong enough to baton with (with in reason)
Rwl 34 is a good powder metallurgy steel, its a European equivalent of cpm 154 which is a powder version of 154cm. If its custom heat treated it should be at 60 to 62 hrc(one of the pluses of cpm 154 is it can be ran harder than 154cm), att that hardness it will hold a good edge and still be easy to maintain. Sweet lookin blade Will got there.
great knives great advice thanks
I've recently bought the Schrade knives 36 and 37 and it looks like those knives might be all I need probably for the rest of my life quite honestly. The way I process my kindling and tinder, not to mention that I've hardly had to baton anything I think I'm set, probably until I get bored with them really. Awesome video guys I'm definitely thinking of getting a Jeff White Bushcraft knife or a Colson Customs O1 tool steel knife.
lol, you should never creep up on people in the woods good tip. great vid thanks chris
Awesome vid's Chris. I know your not a BK2 guy, but I have a BK2 that I use for camping, bushcraft and general motocamping. Granted, it was junk out of the box (JMHO)... but once I stripped off the coating, blued it, sharpened the spine and introduced the blade to my Worksharp, I couldn't ask for a better knife. I can baton, light charcloth off the spine with a rock, throw sparks off a ferrorod, etc. It's Boss. Yes, I had to put some work into it to have it "bushcraft" worthy, but I wouldn't trade it for anything... plus nothing beats a knife that you've customized yourself. PS: Thanks for the "tennis wrap" idea for the handle. I love it.
Excellent video brother,,,, your fans from uk London
Yeah I kinda disagree with the message that moving up or improving your gear means spending more money. I actually try to spend less and lighten my load while at least maintaining capability and increasing my enjoyment level. Most back yard and weekend adventurists honestly don't need to buy expensive stuff... certainly not for what you guys do on this channel. You can do the weekend warrior thing and drive to the river with inexpensive stuff no problem. A 40 dollar knife and army blanket are just fine... no evolving necessary unless by choice. Nice job! Love that Swerve Will!
You get a good stanlees or carbon stanless you,ll find out just what you can and cant do and be surprise that a small stanless knife make a good back up to your main blade
Nice knife I would use the stainless for food prep and keep it extra sharp for skinning and use the o1 steel for wood work
Good advice! I don't currently have a Pathfinder PLSK-1, but I really want one!
There is a lot of good gear available out there for not a great deal of money. You can't afford a $290 PLSK-1? Get a $110 Pathfinder Trade Knife, Tops B.O.B. or Tops Dragonfly. $110 is still too steep? Get a Ka-Bar BK-15, 16 or 17 for $70 or a Mora Bushcraft Black for $40. (The Ka-Bar BK-7 is a fantastic knife, but it's a bit big for bushcraft. Get a Mora Companion to go with it though, and you're good to go!) You can get a Mora Companion HD for less than $20, and, while I wouldn't do much batoning with it, it will do the vast majority of what you need done!
The point is that you don't have to be rich to get out there and do this stuff. You just have to be willing to do it. You can upgrade your as you go.
Schrade is solving that problem in 2015. I can't wait to show people. I should have the early testers in a month. Myself and a few others contributed much advice in their design. 1095 saber grinds, ergonomic handles, 90° spines and choils. Three sizes, slightly different.
PREPAREDMIND101 I look forward to seeing that!
PREPAREDMIND101 Wicked!
Or you could get a real steel bushcraft 2 with a d2 scandi blade for 50 bucks or less
You said the steel was RW something. I'm guessing it's RWL-34 which is a powder steel that has a finer grain structure than ATS-34/154CM which makes it basically CPM-154 which is a great steel. By the way waiting a year for a custom knife is not that long.
Great video guys. Jealous that I wasn't there chilling! Gonna have to make it happen, time for some manifestation lol.
3 dudes on 1 vid! Cool! I was waiting for yall to go walking across a train trestle with Stand by Me playing in the background. lol.
It is default for me to determine if you guys know what your talking about!
My Old Hickory does all I want it to do. Used one for years and is the one I carry most of the time. I do have other knives but somehow this is my "go to" knife. Hell the sheath cost more than the knife LOL
Where is the bark river knives ? nice video
RWL-34 is the steel.
Well damn.. I was planning on sneaking in too..
Oh well =P
I seen Dave Canterbury's video on the Chris Caine Survival knife. Sure looks tough and rugged. With a good size blade and quality, at only $200, seems like some serious competition out there... I really liked it, along with a couple big knives from Tops, one being the Armageddon. I currently have a BG Gerber I got as a gift, but I think it will be a great back up knife along side my Tops Intercepter. I just want something bigger as I want to make bush craft and self reliance more of a hobby.
His knifes change when Dave Canterbury changes ,damn Chris get someone who thinks for there self not a copy cat Wana be
I think under standing what a knife can and cant do at a certain price range cus if I had a dollar store knife Id, be seeing if I can make fuzzy wuzzy that tender crap the shavings with the spine and be using it to curl feathers you see I cant just go and pick up a 200~ 300 $ its not that I dont have the money or that I cant set the money aside at that price range for me knives start become more and more beautiful and while its brand new it just so sexy like the scout knives William got its its almost like a safe queen knife type of deal
Whatever happened to Silver Fox? He was one of my favorite channels.
Chris, I know you like big blades and all, but how does the Tops Armageddon rank with you vs the knives you been using? I have been looking at that one for a multi purpose blade that I can use for out in the woods, hunting, self defense, and so forth. Thanks..
I really like it BUT it's still very new to me and doesn't have much dirt time on it at all.
Keep you hands still dude
6:22 That's nothing. I'm on the waiting list for the Alan Woods Woodlore Knife about six years now and about three more to go. That's the one Ray Mears carries. I've come to prefer a larger knife, but I'll still continue to wait. Too much time invested to quit now. Resale will be very high since they stopped taking orders some time ago and it will be a collectable.
I do use the mossy oak tanto as a cheep shtf knife and I carry the the sog the one modle after the bob borus silen solder and I carry a cheap 90"s slip joint it with carve if kept sharp
Can you let me know the make and model of Will's hat? thanks in advance
Kentucky royalty alpaca wool
great video man, this video really helped explain upgrading gear as you go. i have one questio though, you use a lot a knives and have a very good look on things so what is your thoughts on the bear grylls series, such as the ultamate survival knife and the paracord survival knife. i ask because i have a paracord survival knife and personnaly i like it but am not sure about the rest of the knives, and am also looking at buying the ultamate survival knife. i cant wait to hear your opinion, it will really help. Thanks -Eddie
Well Chris I cant watch this video without given you some hell about whatever you call those things on your feet, I know here in the rocky mountains of Colorado youd be liable to hurt yourself fairly bad
And it * feels*
I would love to have the pathfinder but on their site it's like 290$ c'mon I won't spend that much
If I come sneaking up on you than I think I would be to bizzy looking at my map to notice you and be lost :^\
what are thooooooooooooose!!!!!!!!
poor Will doesn't get to talk
Well I got my knife at wallmart and I use it its a cheep 10 full tang and it works for when I need it and what I need it for and it hassnt brake broke snap on me yet . I under stand I have delt with 200 300 $ knives from my friends its thefact I dontwanna strike sucha buety thatmy own it not like well itsy, friends lets screw him over it cus its usedit feel ok to test it when he say ok I,wann see your knife do any thing similar to my knife
Hay Chris Ive watched ur videos for a while and have loved them. You do a great job. I just made a you tube so I could give you a sub and like your vids. Ive wanted to ask you if you own guns. If so why no videos. I love our Chanel and your AWESOME.
and (i might sound stupid) but do you but stuff on your knife if so what.
Sorry, it you shouldn't praise someone as much as you do. It's like you're kiss g his ass. This is your channel... make your own videos, and be your own person!
What's wrong with knives from Walmart? They carry the best knives in town! They are the highest quality, least expensive, and Chinease made! Just cuz a little china kid made the knife does not take away from quality! I promise, there is no sarcasm in this comment what so ever...lol
lol had me scared there for a second