3 LIFE DEPENDABLE SURVIVAL KNIVES FOR ALL BUDGETS.

In this video we discuss the three knives I recommend to my students.
1 Lt Wright Genesis
2 ESEE 5
3 Mora Garberg
I have tested these knives extensively over years and found them to be excellent Survival knives varying from €300 for Lt Wright Genesis, €200 for ESEE 5 and €100 for the Mora Garberg.

[@user-dj5ri1yt9h]

every video you have made i watch, enjoy from south korea

[@eagleridge1972]

Appreciate that you take the time. Thanks

[@gregb.8280]

I love watching your videos ! I love your common since ! You rock ! Thanks for the videos !!

[@wyattchinn1036]

I'm really glad to hear that you're going to work on the audio. Even if you're using phone to film you can still get microphones that will greatly improve the audio fidelity. I love these videos but I really need to be able to hear you clearly!

[@northeastslingshot1664]

Good seeing you bub! Thank you!

[@eagleridge1972]

Great to hear from you 👍

[@whitecompany18]

Great choice 👍

[@eagleridge1972]

Thanks for dropping by

[@troymorris4590]

I also use orange paracord with two knots on my knives. Orange for visibility and two knots for wrapping around my fingers when choking back on the handle for light chopping. I enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@eagleridge1972]

Thanks for dropping by.

[@tonyjedioftheforest1364]

Great to see you are back. No BS video that tells it how it is and no waffle. I personally don’t have any of the 3 but do fancy the Mora as it fits my price range and I do have the Bushcraft Black which is not full tang. I do have the Tops BOB though which I do like and as you say on the Mora it would be better for fine carving if it was a bit pointier but it’s great for game skinning so horses for courses. It’s also built like a tank.

[@eagleridge1972]

Thanks for dropping by.

[@EnduranceRoom]

Excellent tools and presentation. It is clear to see that you have put a lot of time in with each of them. Looking forward to the next video.

[@eagleridge1972]

Thanks for dropping by.

[@cocovasquez1]

I went from Garberg to Esee RB3, Just a solid knife and USA made and has a 90 degree spine and scandi grind

[@eagleridge1972]

If its an Esee it's 👍

[@christhompson3505]

Very informative video. Thanks!

[@tobyehillier]

Cheers, Chap! Great lesson 🥊

[@eagleridge1972]

Thanks for dropping by

[@josephk7954]

Using the phrase "Drawer Queen" for a knife made me laugh out loud, I collect knives and most of them are so expensive I never use them in case they might get damaged - it's daft really. Great video cheers - hope ya bounce back from the Covid.

[@markpoore3260]

I have and use the 3 knives your showing I’m like you the LT Wright is my favorite also

[@eagleridge1972]

Thanks for dropping by.

[@shanelonergan1792]

Great to see you back at it and it's good news your going to try put out a video once a week because they are very educational and steer people in the right direction with no bullshit talk I have the genesis and was thinking about getting the tops Tom brown tracker but would you think the esse 5 would be a better option I practice bushcraft here in woods in tipperary and I do a lot of fishing

[@solobushcraft1]

Good to see you again Sir

[@eagleridge1972]

Hope you are doing well.

[@jodyrobertson996]

For the Alg(FTA)

[@scotthansenmtbt4110]

Is that Sasquatch scat by your left foot? Thanks for the video!

[@mitchalgreen7244]

Glad to see you again👍, thats three nice blades. Totatally agree on skeletonized handles, I have broken a couple myself. Thanks for sharing.

[@eagleridge1972]

Good to see you Mitchal.

[@jamesdonoghue9358]

Hi there. Excellent review. My knives are drawer queen's as you mentioned alot of the time. Do you know of any leather preserver I could get that would penetrate the entire sheath and stop the leather for drying out over the years.

[@eagleridge1972]

Hi James I find a Birch oil preservative excellent, you will find the sort on a Google search. Sno seal is fantastic too.

[@jamesdonoghue9358]

@@eagleridge1972 Thank you very much. I will look into those. I would just hate to see my sheaths wasting away over time. Been looking for something to keep them preserved.. Thanks again

[@xderiwx]

Hey Shane, Do you prefer carbon steels for a survival knife? What do you do/use for maintenance on them and avoiding corrosion? For a survival knife is corrosion resistance even something to worry about? Thanks!

[@eagleridge1972]

So I like carbon steels for the purpose of that last ditch ability to strike a spark of a hard stone like chert or flint but this is not possible woth a stainless steel knife. The down side is my country Ireland is almost wet all the time and I do alot of game prep and fish gutting and carbon steel is a rust mangnet. I have a knife in stainless AEB-L and inspite of all the work I have done with it, the knife looks brand new and by breaking about three inches of a hacksaw blade and taping it to the sheath I still have a last ditch method of striking a hard stone off the hacksaw back and creating a spark. I really like this AEB-L stainless because it behaves like a carbon steel. I hope this helps

[@xderiwx]

@@eagleridge1972 Thank you for the reply and information! I do remember an older video where you mentioned being from Ireland, which is why I wanted to ask you those questions. I’m from a fairly wet are also, with always high humidity. (Hawaii) So I’m always curious how others deal with carbon steels and corrosion resistance and what tools they choose for those environments. Do you tend to use any particular oil or product on your carbon steels and leather sheaths?

[@eagleridge1972]

@xderiwx I really don't use anything because it's pointless because I am using knives all the time and most of my time is used looking after students and their tools but I would recommend a plant based oil like olive oil or clove oil or coconut oil in the likelihood hood the knife might end up being used in prepping food

[@xderiwx]

@@eagleridge1972 Excellent, thank you!

[@1977kops]

Not even honourable mention of the ERSK? ;) Pleasure to watch your videos Sir.

[@eagleridge1972]

Sadly the ERSK died in the water

[@1977kops]

Sorry to hear that, it is definitely a beast of a knife