Benchmade 535 Bugout in the Woods! Review and Cut Test

[@mknight5159]

I caught the Benchmade bug about a year ago. Since then, I have a purchased 3 knives from BM. Hands down, the Bugout is the winner. If I lost this knife, I would be right back at the store for another. The blade just doesn't lose its edge. Can't feel it in the pocket yet it feels substantial in the hand. What's not to love? Yeah the price kind of sucks, just don't loose it!! I also picked up the mini grip in 20cv with the drop-point blade, another great knife for about 55 dollars more. But still.. I can't stop raving about the Bugout.

[@RevHiker]

MKnight515 its def an awesome knife!

[@jfulbright3078]

Go Wild!! And i also love my Bugout!

[@BossMan_Jerm]

Thank you for not putting this knife through stupid tests that the knife isn’t meant to be used for and then criticizing it.

[@crd4243]

THE best review on this knife.

[@NotDave_x]

I didn't find this video until after I placed my order and now I'm just even more excited for it to arrive. Can't wait.

[@AndrewSmith-rp6ee]

Thanks for the review. I've been carrying this knife for over a year, it is amazing. One thing I especially like is the color - I see no point in having a camo knife that wouldn't catch your eye if you dropped it. For lefties, I recommend switching the clip so that it doesn't open in your pocket and stab your finger. Once I did that, no issues.

[@spydergkh6337]

Great review! I ordered mine on the 24th! For the past several years, I have been carrying Victorinox, and I was ready for a change.

[@matthewadler1329]

Thanks so much for doing this video. It helped me to feel more confident in using the Bugout, and now I really love the knife. I see what all the fuss is about. I have plenty of overbuilt and full liner folders, but having this ultra light option just makes my rotation that much better. It's the ideal general purpose slicer to pair with a concealed compact tactical fixed blade, which is my usual.

[@ima4ster]

This is the first knife that I've seen in a while that got my "gotta have " reaction.

[@RevHiker]

ima4ster my thoughts exactly

[@ima4ster]

Where are they available from?

[@RevHiker]

ima4ster amazon link in the description. I think blade hq and the others are sold out

[@David_DY]

Love the Bugouts for me... It's my all around favorite! It just disappears in your pocket I've clipped it to my boxers still can't tell u have it... Love the Bugouts!💪

[@cocabandi]

Cool knife. Great overview. Thanks. Wish they would come out in more colors.

[@I0nlyRunFactory]

You said that you CAN'T baton with this knife. However, you absolutely CAN baton with it. What you should have said is you SHOULDN'T baton with it. Check out the review done on this same knife by Advanced Knife Bro to see this knife's performance while batoning. Great review man.

[@RevHiker]

Ian Osborne I have seen the review. You CAN baton with any knife, but not if you want it to last haha

[@I0nlyRunFactory]

RevHiker You are absolutely right man. Too true.

[@flythesky3000]

A great and objective review of the Bugout. I really trust RevHikers opinion! I'm in.

[@RevHiker]

flythesky3000 thanks!

[@rowanashby1155]

Thanks for the proper “field” review of this knife. Now I’m completely torn between the mini crooked river and the bug out....

[@DeanMD77]

Rowan Ashby I have both and much prefer the Bugout

[@05generic]

That's an efficient package. Thanks for the review.

[@RevHiker]

05generic thanks, glad you liked it!

[@chrisreuther4546]

Really perfect review! Thanks! Downside... I now really want one....

[@RevHiker]

hahaha same here!

[@jetsteele3075]

Excellent review. I completely agree with your assessment. I own one and thoroughly enjoy using and carrying it.

[@RevHiker]

Jet Steele thanks!

[@jacksoncavaness3539]

And witch one do you like better a bugout or a mini crooked river

[@teatowel11]

Have you bought one yet? I got mine the other day and absolutely love it. Your review was one that I really trusted. It's my first benchmade also and I'm very impressed with the axis lock.

[@shcmoly]

Got mine testerday. Was a little worried about the thin "plastic" handles but I think they are strong enough for anything I will do with it. It is a pocket knife after all.

[@RevHiker]

shcmoly nice!

[@57HEMIviken]

With $100+ knife you shouldn't be able to make the handle scales touch what a disappointment. I'll take rigidity over lightweight any day.

[@lv4235]

Great review as always Rev!

[@RevHiker]

Lucel Verhoogt thanks!

[@darthblade2016]

#RevHiker I absolutely love the Bugout, enough so that I got the tan/gray one they just came out with too. I am not an ultra-light hiker, so I don't really look for that on an outdoor folder. I prefer a folder with a more full handle for outdoors, but this knife is amazing as an EDC blade. To each their own though, fun review as always!

[@jacksoncavaness3539]

Hey when you get a benchmade bugout you should look at the tan color and black blade

[@libertylover81]

Hope Benchmade offers this with some Earth tone handle options in the future. Otherwise, looks like a great knife.

[@RevHiker]

libertylover81 I do wish they offered blades in multiple colors too

[@jeffhollar1830]

Great video and it will baton through wood but not advised great knife I love mine

[@dynamiteknifereviewandnews9326]

I want one now. I need one now.....pays bills....I want one next payday...lol

[@RevHiker]

Dynamite Knife Review and News haha!

[@concealmenttraining9371]

Every bugout I pick up has up and down blade play. Its crazy.... must then be a issue?

[@lostworldvideogames]

Preordered mine of BladeHQ. You have confirmed I did the right thing by ordering it early. Already carry a 940 daily but this may retire that knife. Would love to know how it sharpens up eventually because I have a tough time with my 940.

[@RevHiker]

Bill Pizzoferrato I sharpened it last night. It was a little easier than the 940 because the stock is thinner. Took a great edge. I think you'll be very happy with it

[@SuperSteelSteve]

Bill Pizzoferrato i own a bug out.... I owned a 940... (The knive gods will strike me dead for this) i sold my 940 after i got the bugout. It does everything the 940 does but better... Lol like cut stuff. Its really a great knife.

[@PREPFORIT]

A great useable backup to compliment my fixed blade. And a LOT lighter!

[@RevHiker]

PREPFORIT perfect back up for a bushcraft role

[@samsonedges]

Sweet review! Now to put a wicked edge on that bad boy!

[@RevHiker]

Samson DubV done and done!

[@BackcountryExposure]

Oh Baby, Oh Baby, Oh Baby!!!

[@RevHiker]

Backcountry Exposure haha! Gotta get one!

[@Dirtyknives007]

Did you get any hotspots carving into that wood? Great video btw!

[@Justin_Krehbiel]

Really starting to love this knife I havint bought a bench made yet but this one is pushing me lol

[@RevHiker]

GreenApples_K haha it's a good one

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Great to see a 'real world' knife review without the cliched baton chopping half the forest a 5 minute walk from my house sort of stuff.

[@mytopicsopinions2840]

I think the fair thing to do would be that you keept this one and got your friend a new one LOL

[@johndavid9973]

Batoning with the buyout. check out Dutch bushcrnaft knives

[@dcclscott]

I have the bugout 535 and LOVE IT but am wanting a 940 still. Would it be worth having both? Thanks for your work

[@SuperSteelSteve]

dcclscott i own the 535 and i owned the 940..... The 535 does everything the 940 does but better ... Like cut stuff lol I sold my 940 after i picked up the 535.

[@Bowhunter88]

I bought the bugout to replace my 940...2 weeks later im back with the 940. For me i have to have yhe thicker blade for work and on the farm,but the bugout has a better blade shaoe for cutting thats about it

[@fog360]

Does the spine throw a spark from a fero rod ?

[@jaypowell0185]

This knife just seems like a win

[@RevHiker]

jaypowell0185 it def is. Great knife!

[@madmartigan8774]

Perfect example of why I enjoy knife Thursday. It could have been months before I found out about this knife. Looks like a great knife and I really like the color. I know this is off subject but what kind of watch are you wearing? I noticed it in your last hiking videos and I'm interested in it.

[@RevHiker]

Mad Martigan it's a somewhat cheap timex expedition

[@madmartigan8774]

@RevHiker The "scout"? I'd call it in expensive vs cheap. Timex makes good watches. At least in my opinion they do. I really like the timex weekender which comes in a wide variety of flavors. Won't break the bank either

[@RevHiker]

Mad Martigan wasn't trying to imply it wasn't good or cheap construction... just that it's not high end. I'm more than happy with it

[@ginaclayton2206]

did anyone notice the face on the tree to the right of him?

[@bassinbilliards6279]

Subscribed

[@BenKurth]

I like the blue. However, I would love to see it offered with a dark translucent gray handle scale and dark anodized spacers. Would make a great office carry.

[@RevHiker]

Ben Kurth maybe they will do some other colors at some point. On another note, glad I don't have to worry about working in an office haha. No one cares what I carry lol

[@sarachenn6049]

I dont think titanium wears well. Lets look at titanium frame locks. They wear down pretty fast. So im bit worried that titanium axis lock bar would wear out fast

[@RevHiker]

Sara Chenn couple differences... ti framelocks slap and scrape into place on two sharp edges. The axis slides into place with one round surface and another smooth ramp surface. The axis bar is always rotating slightly and contacting the tang in a different place, which spreads out the wear. Also, with benchmades excellent warranty and customer service, IF it wears out 5 years down the road, they fix or replace it. There are also different ways to harden and hard anodize titanium... the lock has a hard finish on it to preserve it.

[@sarachenn6049]

RevHiker oh wow i did not know that. Thank you for teaching me. :)

[@RevHiker]

Sara Chenn 👍👍 no peoblem

[@SuperSteelSteve]

Sara Chenn have you ever witnessed a ti framelock wear out? Like... Ever ? Lol

[@Steve8624]

Sara Chenn wear on knives looks so good

[@whatfreedom7]

It’s so expensive and it doesn’t even have a metal liner? Seems like it wouldn’t hold up very well.

[@ryansargent9447]

Its not meant to beat the crap out of, its meant as a lightweight, thin EDC knife, and for that it works very well

[@bassinbilliards6279]

Its a great deal for the price. Ic its too exspensive id suggest going with Esee, Boker, Kershaw or Buck. This knife will go hand in hand with my Benchmade 943 Black. I ordered carbon fiber scales for an addition 60$. Thing is super gorgeous and works very well.

[@reece758]

Ryan Sargent thought it was called a BUGOUT for a reason. What does Bugout mean then?

[@dualsportoutdoors]

It'll be fine. I have beaten the absolute crap out of a Bugout from batoning to prying to using it to wedge a coffee machine door open and the knife still functions like the day I bought it

[@edcgearpocketknife]

Great vedio

[@RevHiker]

Brian outdoor gear reviews,knife reveiws thanks!

[@mytopicsopinions2840]

If it was your knife you could’ve batoned, I saw somebody is a plastic mallet LOL

[@alexcochran5226]

that stick got cut like a carrot in a vegetable peeler

[@petefanelli9244]

Your tiny hat makes your face look huge!!!

[@YanDoroshenko]

I don't believe you're an ultralight backpacker. First of all you look pretty sturdy so that's already not ultralight and also that magnificent beard probably weighs more than this knife.

[@skankhunt4527]

Strong? Lol you can pinch the scales together. Overpriced gas station knife