Benchmade Bugout Long Term Review!

In this video I review the ultra light Benchmade Bugout after carrying and using it long term.
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[@richardvirchow3390]

Over the past 4 years, I have bought 4 Bugouts of various colors. I really like the knife - it’s well designed and constructed.

[@stoneguard]

Thank you for answering the specific questions I had about things like how it feels in shorts and such!

[@RickJZ1973]

Very nice review! I obtained the ranger green bugout recently. Excellent knife. I have a couple other Benchmade bugout knifes. They are quite practical.

[@robertsimon276]

Great video explaining the knife and how you enjoy it I am getting mine Friday in the mail and I can’t wait!

[@ScottieG59]

I agree 100%. The stock Bechmade Bugout is a winning design. I have a few and I usually plan to keep them stock, but, so far, I have not. Though, in various mixes, I have titanium, thicker G10, thinner G10 and titanium hardware on my Bugouts, the base version exemplifies the characteristics that makes the Bugout an excellent and fully capable design. Ultimately, as with many tools, the best one is the one you have with you.

[@rhino5419]

Hello. Thanks for this vid you have reassured me. I have that exact same Bugout but have never really used it though i carry it as a backup because of it's weight. It feels so fragile in my oversized hands with those short liners. Also we hear so often about the springs breaking and i am in a country where replacing them would be problematic. Awesome place to do a video! All the best, good health and stay safe.

[@MostcallmeTim]

Good review, I'm going to try it out on some of my runs.

[@Mgizler1]

Great review man. I had the same knife a while back that I used for my edc for over a year. I reluctantly sold it to find something else. However, I just ordered another one yesterday. Ranger green! I can’t wait to get it back in my pocket!

[@the.jonfernandez]

Just ordered one and can’t wait to get it. Great review man

[@beardedgear]

Thanks man! Hope you love it!

[@AMC-eq3jr]

Great review, I'm sold. Thanks for sharing.

[@jamesboxold9671]

Great review man, thats deff my next knife

[@chirongis]

i just ordered mine (in blue scales)! that Ranger green is awesome.. beautiful country too.

[@user-tn3mj5fn7m]

I love my bugout that has a bring orange blade and gray handle, it was custom made for bass pro, where i got it.

[@knifevideochannel4657]

I bought 3 of the Bugouts in various colors/blade coatings and ended up modifying all 3 with Carbon /Titanium scales. Great knife.

[@19sl57]

I just got my first BenchMade, the Hidden Canyon Hunter. The Bugout will definitely be my next purchase! Thanks for the review!

[@45acpP90]

I love mine. Great video. Thanks.

[@tonyscalise2852]

I’m really liking the outdoors format!

[@beardedgear]

Tony Scalise thanks man! There’s too many table top reviewers already haha.

[@tonyscalise2852]

Bearded Gear keep it up man!

[@pray4mojo35]

I ordered mine. Wasn’t sure if I wanted the mini or full size, I went with full size. Only other Benchmade I own is an old 350 which I’ve carried the last 21 years, it’s held up great.

[@daginn896]

My all time favourite knife, hands down.

[@beardedgear]

It’s a great one!

[@jasonsecord8584]

I have had this same model for about a year. I really enjoy it for edc. A very solid choice.

[@beardedgear]

It’s a great knife!

[@modernarnis4867]

Also one of my favorite edc's.

[@jeffhollar1830]

I am right there with ya I have that same knife and love it and carry it all the time

[@gear_addicted]

Great spot for filming!

[@geoffwatson8007]

Great review! 😎

[@Phlfwlr]

I got this same knife yesterday! I was surprised it was noticeably lighter and smaller than my Bailout M4. And that was the lightest, smallest knife I’ve carried before. A lot of people like to pretend that the scales are fragile and they’ll break on you, but I’m already starting to see why they are just looking for excuses to swap them for g10.

[@Harleywindtherapy]

Just bought mine exactly as yours. I have many knives and even 2 Benchmade 940s but I'm still looking for my 'it' knife...your review pushed me to get one.

[@davidtaylor4359]

I'm 58 have spent thousands on knives, have about 100 folders now,the perfect edc knife has not been made yet. I have buck,cold steel,civid,kershaw, sog,benchmade and many more, benchmade gray bugout is what fits me the most. My quest for the perfect edc knife is life quest and will continue lol

[@Harleywindtherapy]

@@davidtaylor4359 I do understand that! I'm 55... my knives bought list is only maybe a few dozen... but my carry ones have been less than 5 for any length of time my whole life. I suppose I am what I am at this point. I still own 2 versions of the bugout - a standard and a Cf elite. Neither made the pocket for a week, lol. 940, several mini grips and a full size grip I got in 4th ID...a half dozen spydercos... nothing is just right as you said. Today I used my favorite beater that I've carried most of the past 10 years to open packages, scrape off a wasp's nest by the front doorjamb, prep food for supper, and help to reassemble some equipment I moved a town over. I once cut a tire off my jeep rim with that same knife! I've about decided to buy a backup for it... it used to cost $20...it costs $35ish... but as much as I love the idea of the nice edc folder, I still go back to my usual. My family has appreciated it...I've given a lot of quality knives away, haha!

[@dtomknivesandgear6635]

Of all the bugout's I love that color scheme the best.

[@beardedgear]

DTOM Knives and Gear Agreed!

[@dualsportedc]

Blackout is my favorite but the GRY-1 comes in a close 2nd

[@abc456f]

Me too.

[@zvchdaniels]

Just picked this knife up and I absolutely love it! It gets a lot of gripe for some reason but I’m 100% on your side with this one! It’s lightweight, functional, durable, and like you said, extremely user friendly. What’s not to like? 👍🏼

[@Raaa1111..]

i see u take care of it. my blade looks used up but still holding its edge and retention

[@mikebarbier1519]

I have a first production ranger green. It says 525/1200 . Carry it all the time. Smoothest action of all my Benchmades.

[@dualsportedc]

Love the Bugout. I beat the absolute F out of my old GRY-1 when I had my old channel as a call out to another youtuber after his moronic video about it being “bad bad bad” and shared my video in his comments. He never responded. Probably felt too stupid after watching me baton, tip test, spine whack, and generally beat the hell out of the knife he claimed he could snap with his bare hands. Lol

[@rhino5419]

Lol. I think you mean Mr W. I saw that too, never liked the guy. He goes into reviews having already made up his mind before looking at something. I saw it because of the clickbait. As i did the one where he said he was changing from the 940 to the Kershaw fastball just after the Benchemade arms destruction thing. Though he said it had nothing to do with that. Lol. All the best.

[@jamesrbaker3684]

I just bought my first Bugout. My first Benchmade was the 940 Osborne then I got the Griptillian I love them both right out of the box. I am hoping the Bugout is as good to me as it has been to you

[@EddietheApe]

Loved the review, so I picked up the same knife. I have a question though, was your bug out snappy right out the box? Or did you have to break it in? It's my first Benchmade. When I disengage the axis lock my blade does not drop.

[@beardedgear]

Mine wasn’t quite as smooth as it is now, but it did break in naturally. If it’s really stiff you can always adjust the pivot tightness. The last two Benchmade knives I bought came too tight and I loosened the pivots slightly and added KPL. The bugout I got didn’t need it though.

[@claytonbigsby6975]

out of all the bm product the bug out and the mini grip are the best

[@joe_a_photo]

Have you seen the bugout torture test by zach’s stuff? He did a good job. Especially since I know you use your bugout a ton. Lots of people act like the bugout is made of glass and is super fragile

[@beardedgear]

If I have it’s been a while, I’ll check it out 👍🏻

[@thecarnut9899]

I just watched a guy abuse a real bug out and a fake bug out and the fake broke while the real one was almost as good as new, it was just dirty

[@SandTguy]

I can’t decide weather to get the Benchmade mini 940 or the Regular size Bugout. Though I worry if I did get the Bugout. I do not think the Mini 940 will still be made. Because isn’t the Mini 940 a limited addition run or is it. Thanks for Your help and time.

[@joe_a_photo]

I’m a huge bugout fan

[@beardedgear]

It’s a great knife!

[@Scientist_Salarian]

The Bigout is my favorite EDC knife as well. I paid retail for mine, roughly $180. If I found some at $100, I’d buy as many as I could afford.

[@JamesStephen710]

And then you have dudes like wrangler throwing a hissy fit like a three year old.

[@alwaysratchet2560]

Seriously

[@TylerRaffle92]

Wrangler star is cringe worthy

[@jamessmith5437]

Well its a 180 something dollar knife w plastic handles. You gotta think he grew up where quality meant metal and heft.

[@scottpollock1714]

@@jamessmith5437 its a 100-130$ knife, specifically marketed to be lightweight. It comes with plastic handles to cut down on the weight. Wranglers review was so bad bc he expected it to be something else. He shouldve read a couple of sentences first lol. In his review he literally said he didnt think it was his expectations being wrong and that it was just the knife itself lmao.

[@jamessmith5437]

@@scottpollock1714 i want to know where yall are all finding a benchmade bugout in that colouration for so cheap even now its 175 bucks and the price has went down to that. 175 bucks is not worth the amount of materials ur getting u are paying for a name nothing more

[@kawasaki7733]

Great vid

gearded bear, spyderco fan here looking for a banger, thanks for the vid. you ever chopped wood with that? meaning hitting the blade on the log with another log? I broke my last blade like that

[@Jay_Mac1775]

Might get one to cycle with my delica 4

[@evantaylor9695]

RED ALERT 🚨: THE BUGOUT IS IN THE CUSTOMIZER.

[@andrewsowik6075]

I ordered one today im carry it

[@jon-eriksuermann9844]

Finally ordered one yesterday. The ranger green wasn’t in stock through the exchange, so I went with the cf elite for $120

[@beardedgear]

Nice!

[@grizzlycountry1030]

The scales on the cf elite are so much better. Zero flex of scales.

[@williamhollar7844]

I like mine just the way it is also

[@ala-bp9lj]

Picked up one of these off a Russian fellow....from what I remember he was rather reluctant to part with it.

[@ridedingo2497]

what a view very nice video i just order one in ranger green aaaaand i am so happy i wait for him now by the way i just discover your young channel you win a sub ;)

[@beardedgear]

Thanks man! Appreciate the support. You’re going to love the Bugout 👍🏻

[@user-tn3mj5fn7m]

Also how long does it take to break it in to make it close like that

[@freshsteve509]

I should start reviewing blades. I actually use them, mine always look different than most of these “long term” reviews I see on here.

[@bonesjones1658]

I didn't catch it, did he mention how long he's owned it/carried it?

[@AKOGR]

I have been looking at this knife for awhile. If you have the mini by now, how much of a size difference is there between the Bugout and the Mini Bugout? I have big hands, so I'm leaning towards the full size. Also where have you found the best price on this knife to be at? I have only seen it for around $114 - $135+ USD. I'd like to be able to find it for closer to the $100 or $114 mark

[@beardedgear]

I did a review on the mini bugout a while back, I vastly prefer the full size

[@AKOGR]

@@beardedgear Thanks for the reply. I will probably look into the full size version then. If you have a chance, I'd appreciate it if you checked out my channel. Stay safe

[@mattconklin4026]

I'm thinking about getting this one for my first Benchmade

[@mattconklin4026]

2 of my BM are over a year old now, especially my 555! It's absolutely fantastic

[@mattconklin4026]

Another year down, with new models added to the roll.

[@thepracticalblade9013]

See, $100 is a price I could get behind for this knife. $150 (BHQ Price) is where I start to grumble a bit. I know you said in your Hogue Deka review that you don't think the Deka was meant to dethrone the Bugout, and I totally agree, but I still think that, unless you value weight over literally everything else, the Deka is just way more bang for your buck when their prices are about equal. Again, a lot of that comes down to preference, but on 20cv alone, the Deka is enticing. It's interesting how price dictates how we feel about knives sometimes. I didn't realize it until now, hearing you say you got a Bugout for $100. The Bugout really wasn't for me in its base configuration (can't handle the squishy scales), yet, suddenly, when I hear that I might be able to get one for $100, something goes off in my head that says "Actually, that sounds good to me."

[@beardedgear]

The deka is about to be released in an ultra lightweight version with plastic scales too haha so maybe they are really gunning for the bugout now 😅

[@megacab]

I was mad at benchmade for a bit, but I'm going to get over it and buy myself a blacked out bugout

[@1970banjoman]

Finally putting away my o.d. green Buck Vantage I've carried for several years and have this knife on the way Incredible ergos in the store on the serated blade version but I have no use for a serated blade.

[@hb6747]

Man I'm so torn between this one and the CF-Elite. Looking to buy my first benchmade folder, after buying my first benchmade; the Puukko.

[@beardedgear]

I still haven’t tried the cf elite, but I’ve heard good things

[@hb6747]

@@beardedgear finally pulled the trigger thanks to your review🥳 got the green one !

[@beardedgear]

Awesome! I hope you love it!

[@jeffhollar1830]

And I like it the way it is

[@tjmoloney22]

Im between this the bm 940 or para 3

[@grizzlycountry1030]

*What do you consider long term????*

[@Sceme1991]

Not unecessary long video, close up shots of the knife, demonstrates the blade movement repeatedly. This is the video I was looking for.

[@canjo4588]

Can’t go wrong with a benchmade

[@wnJhntn]

Is the cf version worth it?

[@rootedexpeditions]

oh yea thats a great deal bro for that knife

[@amorbavian]

Just got one and there's no way it's opening or closing like that. It's very stiff and it feels the lock grinds on the blade. Is it a break in issue or something wrong? I haven't had a knife with this lock before.

[@beardedgear]

Probably just an over tightened pivot knowing Benchmade haha

[@peterr6214]

Did u see the Wranglerstar review? Lol.. Btw I got one and agree with everything u said👍

[@beardedgear]

I think I saw it a long time ago, he loves the 940 which I don’t 🤣🤣

[@Amex22]

doesnt look like you have used it once have you actually used the knife to cut something or just running on the beach.

[@adamgrimes820]

Where do you live at? The view is beautiful

[@TheDedicatedDrifter]

Now theyre around $190 before tax, this economy is great 👍

[@whatfreedom7]

Picked up one for $131.00 today. I lucked out and the guy accidentally gave me the wrong price but honored it anyway.

[@jimathybindlenim6359]

woooah! a knife is just not supposed to go through plastic zip ties, let alone beating it through super thick zip ties! woooooaaaahhhhh!

[@Camelotsmoon]

3:39 I'm so disappointed, you missed your chance to say "I feel like once people find out about the bugout, they bugout about it.".

[@mbhaus6349]

I wonder how a 100 usd (84€) knife can cost like 180€ in germany 🙃

[@mangosnap1213]

I can only find it for 148 bucks please tell me where you found it so cheap

[@beardedgear]

It was years ago man

[@peerx7866]

Too bad the Al Mar airweight sportsman is discontinued since long. Al most same weigth, length and blade shape. Bought it once for 50 euro.

[@1969jmac]

I tried to but just couldn't watch it any longer, you didn't open and close it nearly enough times

[@codyb2944]

Where did you find it for $100?!

[@beardedgear]

On Reddit in KnifeSwap, I do a lot of buying selling and trading in there 👌🏻

[@codyb2944]

Bearded Gear oh nice! I’m not a “knife guy”, I’m just a guy who carries a knife most days and I’m looking for a solid edc that I would enjoy carrying more than a cheap kershaw or whatever else I happen to have. At this point I’m pretty set on this green/grey Bugout.

[@beardedgear]

That’s a very solid choice! I’m confident you’ll really like the Bugout 👊🏻

[@mytopicsopinions2840]

This other KZbinr said he didnt like the plastic on the knife? He also said if u bend it a certain way that he knows he could snap it lol? (No shit) this knife imo is indestructible if used correctly i love mine, i use a mini. PS, u can add aftermarket scales! The shitty part about it is this guy had like 2 million subscribers lol

[@17765]

Definitely disappears I have already lost it when it is sitting on my lap

[@calvin3448]

I kinda want to buy this knife, but I cannot justify the knife being over $100. $100 is what it should be.

[@Chinameca1928]

What!! I just paid $170 for the same knife.😢

[@Franky75ify]

And now its $200.. doesnt seem like a great deal. So many amazing cheaper knives it seems.

[@dariuszpl5870]

China clone super EDC 20$

[@dannytsutsumishita2372]

100?!??! I just bought one of f their website for $216 😭😭

[@andresmiguel2573]

No comparison to the 940!

[@CoordinatedCarry]

Andres Miguel The 940 is awesome but I want to see it in blue and not over priced.

[@andresmiguel2573]

rjcass33 That would be nice 👍🏻 I like the carbon fibre but wished it was closed and not opened.

[@vinhha6073]

Bro $100...?? I just went to bench made in Oregon city bought 1, it's $175...🤦🏻

[@kazak1887]

хороший нож

[@gerry9306]

Thx Vlad

[@Azntrutek2012]

His long term review knife by held the knife in front of the camera and rambling non stop for 20 minutes. There is no scratches, wore spot on his $100 buck knife. LMFAO.

[@Apex_grind562]

No longer 100 bucks. Not realistic bit of information.

[@buckshot1955]

He didn’t say that’s what they cost. He said he got a good deal on it and he paid around $100.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

There's 5 minutes you won't get back.

[@gerry9306]

That's what your ma told me

[@Alex-hs1uf]

That would be a nice knife for $39.

[@DB.KOOPER]

I worked with Benchmade years ago (and Gerber, Kershaw and Leatherman as well) doing R/D and field testing as a FF/Medic and a Wilderness EMS instructor (and on hunting and rafting trips). They are a GARBAGE company that makes budget-tier knives at a beyond premium price. The 20CV Kizer Escort is twice the knife the Bugout is and its a wash whos worse, China or the trash who run Benchmade.

[@nolobede]

Overpriced, over rated garbage. Sooooo many better options for less.

[@gerry9306]

Great value, great quality. Highly recommended 👍

[@Drewski423]

I love mine. I just got it a few days ago. It’s dangerously sharp and so light. I started to go with the mini Bugout but it was just too small of a blade.