Bark River Tracker First Impressions

[@rickc4317]

Great review, Gabe. I noticed it's the knife you used in your previous video making the bamboo pot, too.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Rick C to be fair to a knife I test the snot out of it. All us junglerats we use knives more than anyone else LOL Mahalo for watching

[@rockd8946]

Gabe. Love the opening music. Love the Knife. Bark River Rocks. I have one or two. Gotta get this one.... thx. Great Vid. Well done Sir.

[@edowster]

This video was a absolute joy to watch. Great Job!!! So great in fact I just spent $320 on a tracker lol!!!! Love your Videos!!!

[@gabehumphries5483]

much mahalo

[@edowster]

echosixnoble I LOVE IT!!!! My favorite heavy chopper now.

[@laneakjt]

New subscriber here....and soon to be a Trakker owner after it gets back from the spa. Thanks for the the great video, I've done a lot of research on this type of blade but your take on it finally pushed me to purchase. I live in Costa Rica so can't wait to see this beast in my jungle! Keep up the great work, stay safe :)

[@gabehumphries5483]

welcome

[@laneakjt]

@@gabehumphries5483 just fwi, I have been using this blade for over a year now and am absolutely hooked! Thanks for the great review 👍

[@pinkiewerewolf]

I put my preorder in with KSF yesterday. Im looking forward to finally getting my grubby lil mitts on it. Thanks from the Nor-Cal Redwoods.

[@shovelhead8]

Big cool factor. Heavy, but sometimes you need heavy. Well thought out sheath. Thank you for showing this knife to us, Gabe

[@gabehumphries5483]

shovelhead8 it's a super cool knife and when you hold it in your hand you feel very confident. Mahalo for watching

[@andyu5596]

what up gabe..... i have a trakker barkie. its a keeper in my books. great video as usual. i envy your environment

[@gabehumphries5483]

Anthony Ulfig Mahalo brah shooooots

[@Shooter11B]

I just wish Bark River would make a run in CPM 3V OR CPM 154..

[@brianmccann666]

Steven Szabo ... cpm3v please.

[@AnthonyJones-zo7dy]

Excellent stuff. I have a few Bark River knives and you can beat the crap out of them (just don't beat on hardened lava - not good). I wish the grind next to the handle was more of a scandi grind... the hollow grind although makes the edge thinner, I think it weakens it. It transitions to the saber grind on the belly (chopping, slicing etc.). The small section is fantastic for hogging off wood for Bushcraft type chores (notches, carving and as you have shown - feather sticks), as well as, for using it as a draw knife - but I do wish it was scandi like on the William Collins Master Woodsman. Yeah it'd be nice to have more of a higher saber grind on the belly but it's doable...and useable. Again...thanks for the video and of course love the area you film. All the VERY BEST!

[@yolandareyes518]

Wow! What a knife. It is a beast. I love the thickness of it. I like your presentation. Very nice! If the grind was higher, would it increase the price of the knife?

[@gabehumphries5483]

Yolanda Reyes I believe if you buy it from knivesshipfree.com or DLT trading.com they will do it for free don't quote me on that. Mahalo for stopping by

[@brendenbell2737]

I love that knife. Great video on it too.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Brenden Bell thank you

[@slowtaknow]

my thought really is this at the end of the day, the one tool option is a folly of the times, you'll always want multiple tools on you as well as a backup knife.

[@gabehumphries5483]

woodcraft camper yes in my opinion every knife pretty much is a multi-tool and can act as a one tool option in quite a few cases. I just think there should be a difference between a survival knife and the ever-elusive one tool option. If someone spends enough time in the outdoors the majority of them come to realize that there's no such thing as a tool option that does everything perfect. Even a lightsaber has issues LOL Mahalo for watching

[@n8mayfield]

only beef I've had with the bark river trakkers is the square transition on the quarter rounder. It's as if the people making the tool didnt have any experience with it. I actually see it alot. However, not to take anything away from the video, I really enjoyed it, and I appreciate the time it took you

[@gabehumphries5483]

n8mayfield that transition part makes really good feather sticks when used as a drawknife and is razor sharp . Mahalo for watching

[@geraldgeneroso1681]

Hey Gabe, how do you protect your non stainless knives while in the field? Could you make a video on that?

[@gabehumphries5483]

Gerald Generoso I use Froglube to protect my blades it's food safe and works really well. Mahalo for watching

[@geraldgeneroso1681]

H.I.S Survival thanks! I also use froglube. I figure I'd ask you since you are out there all the time. And we have the same rough woods. I have been wary about getting an A2 knife because of rust.

[@SodaPopCurtis808]

Would you do a review of the MSK-1 primitive? Coconut chopping is optional of course... :-)

[@verysurvival]

Nice shots dude

[@gabehumphries5483]

Humble Trekker Bushcraft shooooots brah

[@matthewmitchell8678]

Have you had the chance to get your hands on the tops SXB??? It’s even bigger yet and is a similar blade style. Nice review👍🏻

[@TheLankyWoodsman]

Great Review Sir!

[@gabehumphries5483]

TheLankyWoodsman much mahalo brah

[@centurion4242]

What sling is that for the Baldric Rig? Thanks

[@gabehumphries5483]

Lonecenturion beachin tactical sling. its awesome! Mahalo for watching

[@bushcraft_in_the_north]

The front edge who is a convex is ment to be the axe part. That's why the thicker and shorter edge.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Morten Trolle true. Mahalo for watching

[@shane4176]

Cool knife great video!

[@iwontbebeat7111]

Dude ...I love Hawaii ...but after I remember those mosquitos ... I got scared ... LoL 😆😂

[@brianmccann666]

I was just to ask BarksRiver if they had a Tracker knife available.

[@bluegrasssurvival9423]

I honestly do not consider the Tom Brown Tracker to even be a knife, its more of a survival tool. Ment to do a lot of things good ( not great), but have many options. And to the people that wanna eat up everything Nutnfancy says, well hes just one guy with one opinion. Go get one in your hand and test it for yourself before you judge.

[@Lawman-196]

Good vid, don't really dig the knife.....but haven't tried it. I'm with you on the first point. Bring ax & knife.

[@wjfmarketing]

That is a serious chunk of steel!

[@gabehumphries5483]

wjfmarketing that she is. thank you for watching

[@TheLankyWoodsman]

on a more serious note, I feel the same on the 3 or 4 blade system.

[@gabehumphries5483]

TheLankyWoodsman I totally agree

[@mateiros_carijos]

Very Top!!

[@Lars1540]

Great video. Also the movie is called "The Hunted", not "the hunt" as you state in this video. And the handle material is pronounced "My-kart-ah", not "mar-ky-dah". "Mar-ky-da" is the dude from the tv show "forged in fire". Lol. Doug Marcaida.

[@ckingclosur]

This is an awesome knife shoulder strap maybe needed cuz it's heavy , a D ring at the tip and another one at the dangler you can shave wood make bows even just like with a draw knife Batoning wood with no fear nor hesitation damaging the knife it's safe Bolo and kukri step a side there is a new kid on the block convex and flat or even chisel " single bevel " grind would hold the edge "A2" steel is great you can raise the cheeks with a DMT diamond , it's doable I changed a lot of my knives made them completely flat . this is an AAA+ knife it's a draw knife chisel axe hatchet knife

[@gabehumphries5483]

cking_closure agreed I love this knife. Every time I use it I step towards the Tracker side. Mahalo for watching

[@ckingclosur]

well ...keep up the good work mate I like your posts and there is a question I wanted to ask you but I keep forgetting and that is because you're in Hawaii and you have on regular bases lava oozing somewhere what about if you have this lava in a mold if you can and see if you can have one of a kind sharpening stone , I don't know if it's doable or possible , you know Japan have the best sharpening stones in the world and they are a volcanic island just like Hawaii , maybe you make a good business selling rocks as sharpening stones.

[@gabehumphries5483]

cking_closure unfortunately why is too young to have developed good stone for sharpening. The oldest island is not even a million years old and I'm on the youngest one. I believe the islands of Japan are much older volcanic yes but also the Earth has had time to compress. Mahalo

[@SuperKenh]

Now dats a knife!

[@gabehumphries5483]

ken heinemann true that brah mahalo

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah Gabe, I have a W.C. Master Woodsman (on order) which is a more slender copy of your Tracker.,,.

[@gabehumphries5483]

paulie 4x I'm not familiar with that knife. I'll have to check it out. Mahalo for stopping by

[@paulie4x1]

H.I.S Survival Yeah, Its one of Signature Knives if not The Signature Knife. Yeah, I want mine a little modified, Like a Lowered Drop Point, So its Pointier, White G-10 or something unique. And about 7 1/2 3/16 or 1/4" not sure yet. But yeah, Its a dual grind.,,.

[@gronzkin.l.6261]

Can you also kill a Rooster with this knife???

[@mikeantisdel272]

My take : Remove-indention in the blade Abe make

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah Gabe, Aloha, Now that's a Tracker. Heah, H.I.S. and (show us) H.E.R. heh heh heh. Mahalo.,,.

[@gabehumphries5483]

paulie 4x LOL mahalo

[@paulie4x1]

H.I.S Survival I meant it to be a funny. H.I.S. and H.E.R. Yeah show us her's, heh heh heh.,,.

[@willsatozlife4359]

Gabe, if you wear a knife that big on your belt you will spend most of the day pulling up your pants. LOL I agree with you if the knife was thinner with a higher grind it would work better. Thanks bro or brah!

[@gabehumphries5483]

william az agreed this is just too big of a beast to wear on your belt LOL it's an ogre toothpick. mahalo

[@REDARO11]

Would you like to sell it..?

[@pinkiewerewolf]

If only they made more than 250 of them.

[@RhysTucker2603]

1st

[@gabehumphries5483]

Rhys Tucker shooooots brah mahalo

[@markvandyke3026]

Gutting a deer or slicing potatoes or peeling apples would show this to be a design sorely lacking in any real usefulness.