Condor Hudson Bay: Big Heavy-Duty Camp Knife Worth the Price!

[@frakismaximus3052]

This type of knife was very common to where i live 150+ years ago... the Red River Valley of Manitoba, Canada. A favourite with indigenous, frontiersmen and settlers alike. Cheers

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Interesting fact to hear! Thanks for sharing 😁👍 cheers!

[@ronmartin3755]

I carry a small hatchet made in the early 1900s. The maker is Plumb. It has the Boyscout Logo on it. I use it for chopping wood for fire, and shelter. My sheath knife is a Cattraugus 225Q. I also carry a two bladed Bare head Jack made by Cattaraugus in my pocket. If I am camping with my sons or friends I have a special camping box that has my lantern, stove, coffee pot, and pots and pans plus extra items I use in a large multiple person camp. Included in this box is a WWI Bolo, and a very thick and heavy Meat Chopper. The thickness of the Bolo is 1/4 inch and the Meat Chopper is 5/8 this inch. I use these for cutting up game. For fish I have a regular fillet knife made by Case. I have thought about getting a Hudson Bay Knife but do not like the modern version from Condor! I like the original look of the 18800s knife with just two pins holding the handle on.

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Hi! Thanks for sharing details about your equipment. Sounds like you are well prepped and intresting to hear you use knives and hatchets with an historical value. Makes it easy to understand why you prefer the original 1800 look instead of this version. Take care

[@tacticaltarzan7278]

yeah i firmly believe that the Hudson bay is a seriously epic budget option for even serious bushcraft, as well as just casual camping. i've found it carves REALLY well for its size, as well as it also makes for a pretty damn good skinning knife in a pinch, though as a chopper/carver its pretty hard to beat given the price and size. its a lot of knife for not a lot of money! great review as well!

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Hi! Thanks a lot for your comment! We fully agree with you! Really nice to find such a sturdy knife for that price. Not afraid to use and abuse it:). Thanks!

[@lonewandererbushcraftwildc6822]

I modded mine re shaped the handle & cut out the ricasso area to make handle longer. & also modded the edge & now its an absolute awesome knife that csn do heavy work & more refined work

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Sounds like a fantastic upgrade! Awesome! Makes us curious how it looks like. Would you share a picture of the upgrade with us?

[@lloydjacobson1812]

Another excellent video guys !!!

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Much appreciated for your thumbs up 😁🙏!! Thanks!!

[@danieltporter959]

You should check out the Hudson Bay Mini. Great review!

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Thanks a lot! Cool duo that must be. Looks very nice! Have you tested the Hudson Bay mini?

[@amedeoperri3571]

Very interesting, I appreciate more this more affordable knives than expensive Bark River

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

That is really nice to hear! Your comment helps to decide and focus what to do during next episodes. Thanks for that!

[@amedeoperri3571]

@@westcoastbushcrafters Great! Thank you for your nice videos!!

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

And thank you for appreciating them!😁👏

[@richardhenry1969]

I also appreciate the more affordable knives. I don't ever see myself paying barkriver prices. I like to stay around $150US and below. I believe most knives above that are just marketing and branding. But lately everything has went up in prices. Yet quality and materials hasn't changed.

[@gyllingenmedvik2557]

Nice episode!!

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Thank you very much!! :)

[@8626John]

I enjoyed your review. I bought one of these several years ago and I found the handle too small for the size of the blade, so I popped off the factory scales and replaced them with curly maple scales sized to better fit my hand and balance that big blade.

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Thanks! Great stuff that you modified the knife. Makes this knife much better. Hope condor overthink a redesign of the handle👍

[@xxfaction6xx]

Great job

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Awesome to hear! Thank you!😁👍

[@supernova1976]

If you like this type of knife, it is hard to beat the Terävä Skrama 240, it chops way better than the Hudson bay .

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Thanks for bringing the terävä as a knife to compare with the hudson bay. It is in more or less the same price range isn’t it? Would be interesting to test that one out one day😁👍

[@supernova1976]

@@westcoastbushcrafters yes similar price range and similar historic design taken from and old Scramasax or Seax. Like the Hudson bay based on an old frontier America knife style . Would be a nice comparison indeed 👍

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Cool that both knives have a similar way of history behind them! Sounds like we got a new idea for a future episode 😁👍. Putting it beside the A2 and tundra 3 camp🔥

[@lonewandererbushcraftwildc6822]

The handle was coming off my skrama 240 after only a month which is not a problem as I just hammered it back down after I epoxy it.

[@julienbertrand7672]

Le skrama est une vraie merde

[@8626John]

One of the contestants on Alone chose this knife as one of his 10 items. He said it did everything he asked of it.

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Thanks for pointing this out! Nice statement from the contestant👍.

[@afprojektcz]

It's a real piece of steel, nice job guys🔪👌👍

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Pure joy to work with that piece of metal! It will be in the backpack this weekend 😁👍. Thanks a lot!🙏

[@afprojektcz]

@@westcoastbushcrafters Great, really enjoy it!😊👍

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Very nice

[@matsalm2943]

I think you should try out the real bad Scandinavian boy. The Brisa Bigmuk. I have used one for some 6 months. I often use it with really difficult knotty and twisted wood like elmwood and beachwood. Wood where I often fail using an axe.

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Haha yeah that is a Scandinavian bad boy😂😁👍. Looked into that one and it is a very special and interesting knife! Great that you let us know that it copes well with the real hard jobs🤘! Would be fun to test that knife out! Thanks!😁👍

[@grayman7208]

good review

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Thanks a lot! Nice to hear!

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Seems like a nice knife😊

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

It really is. Really like that price / quality ratio. Not holding back during bushcraft tasks with that knife😁👍

[@janjarolim294]

Well... Thank you for this video. I was thinking about this knife for a month but after this video I just said myself... Yeah Johny, spend your money for that knife 😁😉

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Haha that is really funny to hear!🤣 Not a bad choice at all! Took it with me last Wednesday. Really fun to use👌😎. Hope you are going to enjoy it! Cheers

[@gsteixner]

Please try to review either a White River or an Adventure Sworn. Thanks!

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

We would love to! Not sure if this is going to happen in the near future. We buy all our knives ourselves and some are quite expensive nowadays 😅. 25% import expenses from USA is not helping either. But they look great and heard a lot about adventure sworn for example. Hope we can soon obey your wishes 😃👍

[@TOPHOLM04]

It’s a very fun knife (I’ve had it for a few years) and it’s true it’s lighter than a hatchet, but we all know that a knife is no match for a good hatchet and you are going to use a lot more energy trying to do the same tasks with the knife than you would with the hatchet 😏

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Absolutely true but very fun like you mentioned! 😁👍

[@Jussydergraf]

Very nice Video. You should try out the Condor Moonshiner. I bought it für 55€ and it can keep up with my Cold Steel Trailmaster for 400€ 😅.

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

haha that pretty cool!!! One they you will see the Moonshiner on this channel! Thanks for the info! Impressive! Cheers!

[@riccopop4555]

annnndddd im sold

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

hahaha happy to hear that. Congratulations!

[@bwetdude]

I have an original Hudson Bay camp (or Chief) knife. It's marked "FOX" and the logo is the top of the HBC's coat of arms : a fox sitting on a cap.... (it's not a NON XXL JUKES COULSON & CO) My best guess is it was a local Lower Canada blacksmith shop's work. Blade thickness: 7,3 mm Blade height: 4.4 cm It has lost about 1/4 of the blade height due to use and sharpening. Total length: 33,3cm Weight total: 505 gram... the handle is mostly likely oak, with brass plates on the top. I'd say it was made in some sort of "layering" steel work, the knife has a big chip that reveals what I believe is 2 types of steel. Did they make "San mai" in Lower Canada back in the days? Anyhow, I wanted to state that the "right side" of the blade is pretty much flat... the sharpening looks more like an axe than a knife to be frank. Big bevel. I never tried to make those fire starter feathers... but being flat must have helped doing so. The top side must have been hit by a baton a thousand times!!! Too bad I can't post a picture here. Maybe on a sunny day I'll go out and make a video...

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Wow cool stuff! Sounds like a really old knife!! Quite heavy with a 7.3 mm spine 😎. Thanks for sharing! Would have been great to see a picture of that knife. Please let us know when you post a video about it😁👍. Cheers!

[@bwetdude]

@@westcoastbushcrafters I'll try and make something... although I'm not much of a social butterfly. :/

[@bwetdude]

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[@lonewandererbushcraftwildc6822]

Good over all knife but master of none i love my hudson bay knife.

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Nice! Great price/ quality 👏

[@ricksmith5678]

Shame condor never put lanyard hole on the handle of this knife?

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

100 % agreeing with that! Little bigger handle would be nice as well👍

[@alexandrechagasmoreira3780]

👍

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

😁👍

[@scodoguy5581]

Guys, film up closer no one can see what you’re doing or see the knife

[@westcoastbushcrafters]

Hi! Thanks for the advice 👍 always looking for improvement 😁👍