Don’t buy this garbage! Reapr Brigade knife review.

[@pedroclaro7822]

Each day I’m more convinced that a morakniv is the only real budget option.

[@michaelsantoro170]

Highly recommend looking at BPS knives if youre looking for a full tang mora effectively. Really good budget option is the BPS adventurer. A little too long for some bushcrafting tasks, but its an absolute beast for 40$. I also have 4 moras just because theyre impossible to beat cost to performance wise. 13$ for a companion that weighs nothing and you can just throw onto your pack and never have to worry about it.

[@not-a-raccoon]

Cold steel SRK, either the full size or compact is pretty great too

[@not-a-raccoon]

​@@michaelsantoro170I have 2 from bps and they're fantastic

[@not-a-raccoon]

Or the Ontario sp-6 is a good option for a thumper for around 50 bucks. I've owned I've for years. Love it

[@napalmholiday9708]

Seriously, ~$15 for a Mora companion is awesome. Just cant beat it for the price.

[@ds6872]

So in other words, if your looking for a knife to do knife things $30 is fine. If you want a knife to do hatchet things, you'll need to spend more lol

[@patrickriarchy6054]

Or you could just be smart and carry a knife for knife things and a hatchet for chopping things.

[@Niesmiesznyy]

more like $15

[@psychozulu]

@@patrickriarchy6054 You should read Hatchet

[@JT--XL365]

@@patrickriarchy6054 you have the correct answer. some folks see one survivor man movie/show and think a knife is the end all be all.

[@deadfall0324]

You’re missing the point. The purpose of this video is to show the quality of the knife and how well it holds up under extreme stress. Quality knives survive his test, cheap knives don’t. Quality can last a life time

[@conker116_]

For a knife that didnt break and only fault were the screws, tested for use cases it wasnt designed for. I think $30 is a fucking good price

[@jakejakedowntwo6613]

A much cheaper Mora did better than this knife under that abuse. Under that high bar this would be a bad knife.

[@tylerlocke3776]

You actually put that knife through a lot more than most people would in a year with a 30$ knife

[@robertfields3420]

Exactly no one is doing all that with that knife he’s being extra lol

[@Pensnmusic]

​@@robertfields3420a small handful of people will, and those people probably appreciate seeing the hard use scenario I doubt he's out just to trash the product

[@trinidaddy]

​@@PensnmusicI'll choose not to trust somebody who says "you get what you paid for" in reference to a 30 dollar piece of metal, implying its cheap, when everyone in the comments is talking about some amazing knife for 10 dollars. So I guess "you get what you pay for, unless you pay 1/3rd and get something better" - a """""knife expert"""""

[@ЯкодимЯкодимов]

​@@Pensnmusicif you use your knife for battoning and beating it all around don't look for knife made for light camping use

[@peen2804]

@@Pensnmusic i mean if i was regularly putting my knives through hard use i would not rely on a $30 knife. like... at all. i dont know anyone who would

[@OShackHennessy]

If my $30 knife doesn’t take a direct hit with a club directly from the side without bending it has no use in survival. 🙄

[@glenecollins]

It didn’t snap which is pretty good for most $30 knives, a knife that thick made with ok steel and well finished (heat treated etc) should take quite a bit to bend it like that. The really annoying thing is that nowadays the steel is often pretty good they just don’t do any sort of heat treatment on it at all.

[@BobSaint]

Isn't that the most realistic test You've seen? 😅 This guy just boosted the knife's sales inadvertently.

[@Therionx]

That is not exactly trash . It did a lot for 30 bucks, most people that buy a 30 dollar knife are not going full outdoors survival mode with it .

[@escapetherace1943]

the soft temper actually means it will pretty much never break under bushcraft, and the edge retention was good. The main use for a knife tip is skinning game anyway and fine carving. For 30 dollars it's a winner

[@anthonyclark9159]

​@@escapetherace1943thirty dollars buys a much better knife than this

[@joshmajor8662]

Haha 😂 I’d imagine your stroking yours saying “it’s ok baby, he doesn’t mean it”, as you typed out that comment Lol 😂 sorry guy, that’s trash!! Do your research, there’s better options for that tiny amount of a msrp. You are “right” tho, nobody that buys this is doing ANYTHING strenuous with, they’re carrying it in that shitty sheath and showing it off Lol 😂

[@garethkalum8297]

​@@anthonyclark9159 examples being?

[@SuperSteelSteve]

​@escapetherace1943 Soft temper 😂😂😂😂 Sir, that blade wasn't heat treated. Heat treated steel, even at 50 hrc won't take a bend like that😂😂😂

[@Zane.Wellnitz]

Seemed good for a survivalist knife. Rule one - you want bending before breaking! If it bends you want to be able to bent it back true. You do not need your knife breaking on you or it is useless on the field. It held an edge pretty good as well.

[@metaleggman18]

You don't want it to bend or break...

[@Zane.Wellnitz]

@@metaleggman18 not easily no. But yes you want it to bend before breaking. A bend can be straightened out. A break can be extremely dangerous. Ideally you want it to bend to 90 degrees and spring back to straight before it holds a bend. But that is more for a sword length. A knife I'd say 45 degrees.

[@weeb3244]

​@@Zane.Wellnitzyou have no clue what you're talking about

[@Zane.Wellnitz]

@@weeb3244 if you don't want to take the word of a blacksmith ask a local one and then come back to me with your ridiculous opinion

[@SnailHatan]

Clearly you have never been in a survival situation. This knife is virtually useless. It took a FEW MINUTES to bend the tip, bend the whole spine, loosen the scales, and chip the edge. The sheath is inherently dangerous for both you AND the knife without even doing anything to it yet. Complete waste of $30.

[@ItsCrap97]

Did better than a lot of 80-100 dollar knives u test

[@Gir-Riff-raffe]

My buddy’s dad is a honorably discharged swat entry man, trained a bunch of pretty successful cage fighters that went on to help start modern day MMA. Now he grows weed in his backyard and makes electric guitars with wood from trees in the same yard. Anyway when I was living with his son, he made me a throwing knife that he made out of a metal wrench handle. The size of my forearm. One solid hunk of metal that was sharpened by a key grinder in his garage. I’ve had knives before…not like this thing tho.

[@Drekromancer]

@@Gir-Riff-raffe I'm not sure what the point of this story was, but it went hard from start to finish so I'm not mad about it.

[@Gir-Riff-raffe]

@@Drekromancer I’ve abused the hell out of that throwing knife he made me. That was the point. And that fucker doesn’t really tap out for anything

[@richpryor9650]

@@Gir-Riff-raffe So he was honorably discharged from SWAT?

[@Gir-Riff-raffe]

@@richpryor9650 he shot and killed a guy named Jesus then had a complete mental breakdown after it. *“Not hay-zeus….his name was Jesus.”* He built it up in his head that the deceaseds parents didn’t name their kid Jesus to be a criminal. That somewhere along the way, it lead to him being the one that ultimately ended it and it broke his mind. He abandoned his son/my buddy, his sister and their mom, went a couple towns over, rented a hotel room, bought a couple bottles of booze and started drinkin. Didn’t quit the force, didn’t tell anyone he was leaving. He just kinda left to deal with his pain alone. So when they caught up to him, had a doc talk to him and realized what happened….yeah they honorably discharged him. 🤷‍♂️

[@jamyleach8292]

Could be wrong, but im sure it wasn't intended to be used as a hatchet or a pry bar. Im not expecting a whole lot from a $30 retail store knife, but lets be real here.

[@kippert8912]

A morakniv could.

[@Comstar_Accountant]

Throws knife over shoulder. Queue wilhelm scream

[@morganblackheart9468]

My leg!

[@adamjenkins190]

I prefer a Goofy holler

[@forsakenace9577]

Yeah you get what you pay for but most people aren’t beating the shit out of their knives and have bills to pay.

[@jakejakedowntwo6613]

A Mora can do that and its cheaper.

[@forsakenace9577]

@@jakejakedowntwo6613 mora? I’m not familiar

[@jakejakedowntwo6613]

@@forsakenace9577 morakniv is well known for its "mora companion knife". A extremely durable outdoor knife for around 16$ Its the most recommended budget outdoors knife by most knife youtubers.

[@xelanoxin]

Yeah I don't do any of that with my knives I just cut tape or cardboard lol

[@jl123ist]

Even in a survival scenario, you wouldn't beat the side of your blade with a big stick, or stab into a log and try to break the tip off. Most of these torture tests are out of the realm of reality for the use of that knife. A large amount of the heavy cheap knives will work well to baton wood with, but they were never intended to be a prybar.

[@jakejakedowntwo6613]

@@jl123ist a lot of people will pry with a knife. You probably have used it as a prybar. It is a valid test. Other tests are to simulate accelerated wear, not scientifically, but you should be able to gauge the knifes durability. Its obvious that the majority of people wouldn't give this type of abuse. Just like any review you need to point out the flaws and see whether its good or not. He does this with every knife he has reviewed and the best cheap knife that can easily do this is a mora.

[@jl123ist]

@@jakejakedowntwo6613 Certainly people will use knives for tasks they aren't designed for. They are not designed as prybars, if you use a knife for tasks it wasn't intended for you should expect failure. It doesn't deserve to be called Junk when it fails a task it was never designed to complete.

[@williamstamper442]

Not everybody can afford a knife more than $30 and most people dont abuse their equipment for views. This falls into "it is what it is" category

[@Ace_of_Horns]

Considering the knife still chopped that fairly thick branch into multiple pieces and was still sharp afterwards, i'd say its even better than expected.

[@zombiewarrior225]

This dude really called a knife trash and backed it up by doing things that aren't supposed to be done with a knife. It's not a hatchet

[@stanleykowalsky]

That knife is trash. He’s right.

[@Ace_of_Horns]

Even then he showed it cutting a tree branch multiple times and the knife being sharp afterwards. So it's a pretty solid knife

[@jakejakedowntwo6613]

@@Ace_of_Horns Compare it with a mora

[@ZenSponge]

Him: You get what you pay for.

[@bradgrand79]

The $10 more I will perform better than 90% knives in that price range

[@Leftyotism]

So true, especially after seeing the Mora Robust being insanely abused by Joe X, he couldn't break it! 🥰 Unlike that stupid Kabar, which always breaks off the handle from batoning and chopping.

[@ZenSponge]

@@Leftyotism Oh my wow, what a video! I know what I’m buying later today. That Robust is a marvel. Mora’s heat treatment must be on another level. If only they made a leaf shaped or spear point variant. Ugh, I’d buy six. This weekend. Edited to add: Oof, my bad. I watched The Dutch Bro’s _try_ to destroy the knife. Try and fail. Over, and over again.

[@hithere4719]

Mora seems to have invested so much in producing awesome knives for rock-bottom prices that they saved on the other end by needing no huge marketing campaigns. I know about Mora because of countless people saying “$10/15 knife good 👍🏻”. ColdSteel is similar, but so experimental that I honestly do appreciate seeing them dismember hogs and stab through car hoods. If I have $40 that I want to spend on a folding knife, I want that locking mechanism torture-tested with heavy metal music playing.

[@Leftyotism]

@@ZenSponge Haha! Hell yeah brother! Or sister! The DBK guys also tested that Magnacut Kabar, and guess what happened to it! Always the same. Oh, and if I ever manage to mortally wound my Mora Pro C, I will get a Robust next! (Or if I wanna be extra save when I go somewhere.)

[@phild8095]

I'm not sure I would treat any blade like that and not have the ghost of my father slap me in the back of the head.

[@Necturn_]

Idk what the knife is marketed as, but if somebody just needed a light-duty fixed blade, this seems like it would be fine enough.

[@jakejakedowntwo6613]

It's marketed as a outdoors knife. Used for camping, so it would be a bad knife for that purpose. A mora is also a outdoors knife that can easily go through this gauntlet and its cheaper.

[@jotarokujo3603]

Imagine paying $30 for a knife and it doesn't do the job of an axe.

[@dustyak79]

Imagine promoting spending hundreds of dollars on a knife to beat the hell out of it and do the job of a 25 dollar hatchet

[@vashonmart]

​@dustyak79 Sounds like a good idea for people who don't want to carry extra weight. Imagine this. You didn't bring the hatchet thinking you will not need it, but situation changes on you. Wouldn't you love to have a knife that can take on the job of a hatchet decently enough?

[@dustyak79]

@@vashonmart but you thought you might need a knife larger than a pocket knife ? The weight savings are voided by the extra work and less efficiency of using the wrong tool for the job. Pack the hatchet

[@jotarokujo3603]

@@vashonmart ngl that situation sounds like being ill prepared. That or something has gone horribly wrong. Honestly if you feel the need to bring a knife that big and tough you're probably better off just bringing a hatchet. That said my main point is that this isn't a very good test of a knife's value because this isn't what you buy a knife for. Most knives aren't this tough because they don't need to be and it's significantly harder to maintain a knife that tough once it starts to dull. For example professional kitchen knives tend to be quite brittle but maintain a very thin edge incredibly well. These are fantastic knives but would be absolutely destroyed in a test like this.

[@sahb4049]

😂😂😂

[@DashzRight]

That knife is perfect for most of the people, lmao, no one is gonna chop fucking trees with a knife or smash it in the center with a log....

[@jiml.4280]

This knife may indeed be trash, BUT, it bent when subjected to abuse you wouldn't perform to a $200.00 knife. It. Did. Not. Break. Both bends can be repaired in the field. You'll probably have a wonky knife that cost $30.00 that is still usable. A $200.00 broken knife is expensive trash that needs to be packed out from the bush

[@Sb_747]

That seemed really fucking good for $30

[@jayvee1387]

Agreed. If shit hit the fan and i didn't have anything else, id use it. and if i did have something else, id still use that one as a bullshit throwaway anyway 🤷🏽‍♀

[@caleb-gt7pf]

Yea thats what im saying wyf this troll stuff has gotten to fare so so they act stupid as fuck so people like me and you talk in the coments look out for it for now on theses guys are usimg tiktac and helping china yall have a great day if i show up dissappeared you herd it here fidst

[@trinidaddy]

Yeah let's be honest this guy probably gives bad reviews to most inexpensive knives to push the "you get what you pay for, guh-huh🤓" narrative so he can shove hundred dollar knives jn your face as "the only option"

[@CPFMTKV]

you can definitely get way better for cheaper

[@Sanguivore]

Even for $30, this knife is crap. You can get a Morakniv for half the price, and those things are practically indestructible.

[@SmoopyGablooy]

"Im going to shoe you a 30 dollar knife is cheap" *starts chopping wood

[@slaviccheems5132]

His channel focuses on survival and outdoors and chopping wood with a knife is something that you will probably end up doing, and something he does with every knife he reviews.

[@michealbates6369]

That wasn't my issue.... I chop wood with knives not much more expensive with good results...but when are you gonna whack on the side of your knife blade like that??

[@annoyedmarine1578]

you WILL NEVER CHOP WOOD WITH A KNIFE MATE IF YOU DO YOU HAVE TO BE AMERICAN. Everyone I know owns a hatchet or a straight up wood axe. they are incredibly common, light and easy to maintain. Right tool for the job and all that.

[@michealbates6369]

@@annoyedmarine1578 You know what is lighter and on me literally at all times? A fairly robust fixed blade that is perfectly capable of batoning wood. Have done so. But yes, a hatchet is better, but I don't always have one with me.

[@annoyedmarine1578]

@@michealbates6369 you know what you literally don't have to do at all times? Baton wood. You know what you will have when going into the woods with the potential of working with wood? A 3 pound hatchet. A knife is meant for knife work. You dont use a hammer to filet a fish.

[@ezrahendog5837]

I have a $30 Gerber and it's perfectly good for what I need it for

[@TheVampiresVengence]

Took quite the bend but now the tip is straight again 😂😂😂

[@KenS826]

Yes, if I was in a survival situation with that knife, I would intentionally bend it with a log or try to break the tip off...🙄 I only agree with your sheath assessment.

[@robertwright7937]

The Reapr? I'm not scared. And it needs more cowbell.

[@not-a-raccoon]

MORECOWBELL

[@robertwright7937]

@@not-a-raccoon Thank you. Every bit helps.😄

[@not-a-raccoon]

@@robertwright7937 happy to help 🔔🔔🔔

[@Courier-Six]

I'd love to see you do a review on the Old Timer 169OT. D2 steel fixed blade for 50 bucks. Curious to see how it would hold up since it seems to ve decently made.

[@cavelvlan25]

One. I wish I could share pictures. Two. I want to see a high quality knife survive this fairly brutal test.

[@TheOneAndOnlySame]

lool

[@Sanguivore]

There are tons of high quality knives that survive this kind of testing daily, here on this channel and many others. Joe X, Mayor Fuglycool, Peterbiltknifeguy, etc.

[@addictedgamer3449]

He has tons of knifes on here that survive these tests with flying colors. It's how I decide to buy my outdoor knives

[@addictedgamer3449]

Just bought the Gerber Strongarm cause of it. Only 90 bucks

[@diabolicalfox]

​@@addictedgamer3449 "only 90" I remember when they were 50-60 :(

[@shawnsturgeon1014]

I don’t buy expensive knives to beat. I buy throw away knives to beat. That’s why I buy two junk knives lol.

[@sydres]

Abuse the knife then call it trash. Great review technique. Knives are not hatchets nor are they meant to be pry bars or used to stab hard objects. Even high dollar knives will fail under enough abuse

[@jacyroots5038]

Lol there are plenty knifes that can stand this test while only being 70 bucks. Stop defending gas station blades fool😂

[@CPFMTKV]

and there’s knives that are a fraction of this piece of turd and still outperform it by miles

[@metaleggman18]

Weird how knives that are around the same price will survive his so called "abuse"

[@donavinmcnabb129]

Don't use knife to chop wood. Ive learned so much today. "The square peg didn't fit in the round whole, cheap garbage"

[@NeevesKnives]

yes in most cases you get what you pay for, thats why its our job to test and show what knives are actually good for the money regardless if its a little or alot of money we should be able to recommend the best option

[@shawnpepin7890]

Yes sir. I've purchased 15 dollar knives that out preform much more expensive pieces... contrary to this video, their are at least a dozen knives $30 and under that are worth their weight in gold...

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

The reason expensive knives last longer is because no one has the balls to do this after shelling out that kind of cash.

[@mgman2640]

It's a pretty good knife considering how you hammered the crap out of it 👍

[@A-G-F-]

The tip bent easily, the knife is probably poorly tempered and soft, imo that ruins it as a whole

[@annoyedmarine1578]

Are you using the tip to open fucking cans and stab excessively hard objects? Theres these things called tools for that. Like a reliable spike that can do both.

[@annoyedmarine1578]

also the tip would simply snap off in harder steel grades. regardless of temper.

[@A-G-F-]

@@annoyedmarine1578 Ah sure, let me pull out my toolbox while im lost in the woods

[@CPFMTKV]

@@annoyedmarine1578 still doesn't change the fact that the knife is horrible

[@theguywhosnothere]

opinel's are quite cheap, but ive found them to be quite good! obviously wouldn't stand up to most of this since its a folding knife but ive been using it for wood carving for over a year and its still got an okay edge on it! would love to see a review because i cant bring myself to torture test my own 😅

[@slappy8941]

OPINEL'S WHAT? 😂😂😂 Bruh, apostrophes don't make words plural. 😂😂😂

[@theguywhosnothere]

@@slappy8941 Opinel is the brand, Opinel's knives are quite cheap in the implication

[@Corndogg316]

Seems like it held up pretty well for 30 dollars. You said yourself that you were impressed with how well the blade retains its edge. Everything breaks if you’re trying to break it instead of using it as a tool.

[@seanmcclure2006]

You should test a $1,000,000 knife

[@gerrylopezmusic]

this man uses a cheap knife like a axe, prybar, splitting wedge....anything besides a knife and complains that it doesnt hold up. if you judge a fish by its ability to fly it will lives its entire life thinking its a failure. -Einstien.

[@kubar8670]

Hey Brother. Could you try out some of the Joker knives? Those are Spanish and Look really clean, but I Wonder about their durability

[@Niesmiesznyy]

they're trash sorry

[@stevechapasko5244]

That fast forward noise made me feel like I had an insect eating my brain. Good lord, you could torture people with that noise.

[@annoyedmarine1578]

"It's a thirty dollar knife" *Proceeds to use it as a fucking hatchet and is confused when it breaks*

[@BrennonIsMilak]

With a proper heat treat it should take little to no damage

[@annoyedmarine1578]

@@BrennonIsMilak Regardless of the heat treatment or whatever Garbage youtube had fed you blades are not meant to be abused like that. There are blades with specific edge geometry for specific things. Cutting/Splitting Inch and a half branches requires a wedge focus edge not a shearing or slicing edge.

[@annoyedmarine1578]

@@BrennonIsMilak also side note steel has its limits its not magic m8.

[@706d]

It actually never broke. $30 seems fair for it.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

I'd really like to see you do civivi knives, they're basically the kings of budget knives. More in the range of 50-150. Specifically the civivi sokoke is what I'm interested in

[@BIGGAGaming]

Hey, recently found the channel and really enjoyed the content. would love to see what survival knives you do recommend maybe at different price points. Thanks

[@gheshalrejotar6677]

I wouldn't say a $30 knife is trash but it's certainly more of a box cutter than a survival tool

[@charlemagne516]

Review the NedFoss Survival Hunting Knife I’d love to see how much it can actually take!

[@John_439]

The old Gerber prodigy knives are on sale for 30 where you can find them and they are awesome knives.

[@MM27058]

And this is why morakniv is the best. It’s the best bang for your buck at $20-80 I have three different variations and none have broken nor have I really had to sharpen them.

[@tylerwestman5258]

The $20 one is garbage it’s crap steel get the $50 carbon steel one

[@MM27058]

@@tylerwestman5258 idk what you mean by crap steel. That steel retains its edge it hasn’t broken yet and it’s rust resistant.

[@tylerwestman5258]

@@MM27058 you got the cheap stainless steel one theirs a big difference between the 2 who cares if carbon steel rusts it’s 10x better then stainless

[@MM27058]

@@tylerwestman5258 that depends on your purpose for it. For example I like stainless steel for a utility knife which is mainly what I use that knife for. I also like it for skinning animals. Carbon steel is good for a camping or survival knife but even then it kinda just depends on what you train with and personal preference as to what is the best.

[@adequatelyadequate7071]

@@MM27058 There's a whole world of people who haven't caught up to the year 2023 and still think the solution to steel is more carbon = more better and that the best stainless has to offer is 440 and refuse to accept that there's stainless that performs as well as or better than carbon in outright edge retention and strength and plenty of stainless that is worth it for many trading a slight loss in edge retention for not having to keep oil and rags on you for every time you use the knife, all this ignoring the many differing needs of users resulting in no one formulation being a perfect fit for everybody It's best to ignore these people and be happy with your stainless

[@LVmobster27]

The Wilhelm scream would’ve been a nice touch at the end

[@boogieman6522]

Its probably a great knife when used the way its designed

[@A-G-F-]

The tip bent, it should have chipped if it were worth a damn. Very, veeery far from what i would call a great knife.

[@boogieman6522]

@A-G-F- bent should have broke 😅🤣😂 Give someone a hammer & everything looks like a nwil😅🤣😂

[@boogieman6522]

@@A-G-F- I have an axe for chopping

[@Totemparadox]

Bro what? Chipping is a sign of a too high hardness which causes the blade to be brittle. I'll take a softer blade every time over a too hard blade.

[@trinidaddy]

​@@A-G-F-stick to toy guns kid, you don't know too much about the big boy toys for us grown ups😂😂.

[@michaellawrence2725]

It worked fine until the whole misuse part of the video

[@beardedxj]

I would love to see how an Al Mar SERE holds up. Not a cheap blade so I'd rather not test my own. 😂 love the videos short and to the point. (No pun intended)

[@nothingsreal6810]

lmao if you can even find them

[@peerx7866]

@@nothingsreal6810 They are indeed hard to find.

[@beardedxj]

@peerx7866 hmmmm how hard to find? Mine is in good condition. Not quite excellent since I've had it since 2008. Absolutely love this blade.

[@autodidacticartisan]

The crkt lck is a 30 dollar knife and its my favorite out of my whole collection, even though its one of the cheapest. Sometimes you get more than you pay for

[@Pure_Tekkers]

Love your content mate

[@calculatedsurvival]

Thank you!

[@orenmontgomery8250]

That last whack would likely destroy even a high quality knife.

[@drhairy]

The lesson here is that a knife is for cutting, and not for giving to some idiot who’s going to try and hammer it through stumps or purposely bash it with a big log…This isn’t about survival. Survival depends on you using the resources you have - carefully.

[@AdventureSworn]

Agree with the consensus... Mora is the only true budget option. 👍

[@CageyTroller]

But man you have to also realize or you keep forgetting. There are legitimate gems you can get for $30. After all we have all seen $100+ knives fail even worse than this $30 one. So I mean that's the thing(also yes I know there are just wayy wayyy too many out there, but you get what I mean)

[@CageyTroller]

And it's kind of funny because the same topic came up on guitar cables. And someone said, "you can tell which one will last a long time and which one won't" but funny enough in my experience that expensive one lasted a few weeks while the cheapest knockoff non-brand one lasted 10 plus years still counting. It's been through hell and back. So it all depends you might get lucky

[@bloodgout]

@@CageyTrollerI’ve had the same guitar cables for at least 10 years with quite a bit of stage time

[@CageyTroller]

@@bloodgout Yea, it's all about getting lucky to be honest

[@lovescamaros1]

cold steel srk for like 50 bucks will do pretty much anything you need.

[@jesusislord553]

Yes. I do remember when the Log Monsters showed up and broke everything in the camp ... including my folding knife. Their howl of rage was deafening.

[@martinlynch7384]

Please do a review of the Mora Garberg and also the BPS knives.

[@escapetherace1943]

bps is trash garberg is good but overpriced companion is all you need or companion HD

[@largeheartshark6491]

I didn't know you took requests, how about a 40 dollar bps knife? Seems pretty solid so far, would be nice to see it pushed to it's limits.

[@hopefilledsinner3911]

For 30 bucks it seems ok. Your test are beyond what anyone would do to a knife.

[@clarkogles3289]

I would love to see a review on some Helle knives, most don’t have a full tang but have some of the most interesting materials for blades, they have a carbon steel core for the edge and stainless outside so protect it

[@ra8640]

As usual, a great review. You do get what you pay for! So here's some advice, don't buy a cheap knife. Save a little longer, get a better knife like an ESEE. It's not a custom blade, but it is a good knife with a good guarantee. And it is affordable. Learn from videos like these videos, they are honest. Respect!

[@ezor5609]

Esse isn’t affordable for many people, better to just go with a mora instead.

[@ra8640]

@@ezor5609 Hello. I was just giving an opinion from experience. I've had Mora knives, they are decent, but they are not built like a heavy duty survival knife. They will never take the abuse of an ESEE made knife. The ESEE knife guarantee can't be matched by Mora either. I went through a few Mora knives over the years. My ESEE knives have outlasted them all. This is why I noted to save for it, it's worth it. I'm just a regular guy, but I would rather save a little longer and have a way better knife at my side that can do so much more if my life depends on it. Stay Safe out there!

[@Niesmiesznyy]

​@@ra8640 Let's be honest to ourselves if we use knives as knives not as a crowbar or an axe, everything that holds an edge is good. Be it esse, busse, benchmade, mora or even little swiss army is great. but they pretty ofc

[@ra8640]

@@Niesmiesznyy I never use a knife as a crowbar, that's not even debated. But I have used a good thick knife to baton wood. We all have different ways and techniques for using knives. I've camped weeks without an axe. A heavy duty knife in the field is an incredible tool if you know what you're doing. From camping to combat, a good hard use knife is amazing like an ESEE 6 or an OKC Rat 7. Just my opinion, I'm not trying to debate. Just experience.

[@ezor5609]

@@ra8640 Didn’t mean it to downplay esse or that they aren’t worth it or anything like that. I myself have knives in that price range and also above. To me the benefits of the mora are that they are as stated inexpensive, good quality for the price and if you break it and want to continue exploring the knife/bushcraft world you can go with something like an esse or buy another mora if you liked it.

[@CajunReaper95]

I love my little reaper Karambit style knife honestly it’s more of something I’d collect but would also use as a defense weapon if needed.

[@kevincage1641]

Dude, you are the best! I was hoping you would say in your videos which knives You personally would buy. As I watch more and more, I see that’s exactly what you are doing. I begin to see salient points…..strength of blade tang, grip feel, tip retention (my favorite) , strength of blade, and sharpness. These are important for woodwalking. Thanks again

[@calculatedsurvival]

I appreciate that!

[@kevincage1641]

@@calculatedsurvival Hey. I love what you are doing. For one, the blade is really really tested through and through. I plan to buy a Randall, and I’ve been hearing about them since 1978. Eventually, I plan on doing “the branch on blade test.” I’m hesitant to find out I might have just bought $600 worth of Serious Hopeless Ineffective Tool…LOL Thanks for all of the information. It’s greatly appreciated.

[@sstritmatter2158]

There's a difference between what you keep in the car versus take in the woods

[@sirflamedrop6165]

Tbh that knife was really good, you're just a purist, and I can guarantee you that if you look after that and don't abuse it like you just did it would last you mamy many years. (Perhaps not that top handle bit, but,) cheap knives aren't always bad. Most people use their knives for small jobs around the yard, qnd would never try to chop a tree with it

[@calebz1448]

So he does these tests because there are knives that pass these tests. So essentially he is grading on a curve and the cheaper the knife the lower grade it gets for the most part because of fabrication cost cutting that allowed for integrity loss. Him doing these tests actually should allow everyone a better idea of what knife they should get for the price and use intent they have personally

[@sirflamedrop6165]

@@calebz1448 I get that, but I think that that knife performed very well for its price. It's a knife though, and isn't supposed to be ever treated like this. If you want to have a knife thatcan withstand these conditions, then get something with a chunky blade an a bigger angle edge geometry, it'll still be plenty sharp. The crappiest knife experience I've ever had was with a knock-off Gerber that I got as a present lol. The blade was fine enough, but the tang, which was disguised as a full tang, broke out of the handle when I was butchering a chicken. Needless to say I think that you should keep your eyes open for such things. But in general, not all cheap knives are bad, especially if they are just used as dayly carry.

[@calebz1448]

@@sirflamedrop6165 I agree that it is an unrealistic torture test but since he is doing the unrealistic testing we can know that butchering a chicken will be easy work for this cheap knife is my point. If he just butchers chickens though we may miss the truly well rounded blades because so many would pass the test with flying colors undistinguished from the other competitors. Easy tests are for lower performing tools. Complex tests are for professional grade tools when it comes to knives as well as tools of trades. I know that Lowe's tin snips will get the job done but not for as long as Midwest tin snips as a professional roofer I know to buy once cry once on the things that are built to last

[@BR4IN1N4J4R]

I have a few cheapo knives I use as everyday carries because if they break/bend/ect, I won't get upset

[@utkucetinkaya8871]

Imagine this dude has a car channel .He is reviving budget car like toyota or hyundai and call the cars trash bc they are not fast and durable as rolls royce

[@ChefD303]

Dude, I'm subbing. I love knife test vids. Can't tell you how many knives I've been through.

[@lucydog3376]

Maybe stop trying to chop through branches with them then...

[@matthewheil8687]

Good is not cheap and cheap is not good. 99.9 percent of the time you always get what you pay for

[@FlymanMS]

There’s no direct correlation. Swiss knives are reasonably priced and superb in quality. Fancy expensive knives might charge you a lot for the brand or design and still be subpar. There’s just quality and knowing the quality.

[@sethklikesguns]

Depends, I've round quality knives for around 30 dollars.

[@CageyTroller]

It all depends my man. I have a hobby in music and same topic came up. And sometimes the cheapest knock off guitar cable lasted for over 10+ years while the expensive $100 Ernie Ball guitar cable lasted for about a few weeks. I my personal experience lmaoo

[@bloodgout]

Mora would like a word

[@lovescamaros1]

@@CageyTroller ive got tons of experience with cheap vs expensive knives. ive owned over 200 knives and cheap almost never beats the quality stuff quality vs quantity, buy once cry once are said for a reason.

[@brandondrew6399]

Why I love my 1940s Mora swedish knife still EDC ❤

[@Primal_Primat3]

Love your right to the point content. No messing about, just calling it as it is.

[@ntsh96]

I actually think that's not bad for 30 bucks. Not better than a mora, but not trash.

[@jeanladoire4141]

*hits the blade on a stump with a fucking log* *thin knife bends* "yeah well it's trash" As if in any fucking situation you would stress a thin blade like that. Do you need your knife to resist being driven over by a tank maybe? That sounds realistic enough

[@fil-amphilippines5157]

Pls make a compilation review of your best picks, do a cheap and mid range then high end.

[@TheGunBub]

In 2011 i was 14 and bought my dad and i cold steel gi tantos with some of the birthday money i had gotten early. They were 25 at the time my dad uses his every once in a while for yard work and general utilitarian chores. I’ve rigorously have used mine cut down dozens of saplings chopped wood used it as a general purpose pry bar in certain situations used it to cut open oil drums in the motor pool and if maintained so it doesn’t rust and occasionally sharpening it it’s been the best all around knife I’ve ever owned $25

[@GypsyGaming8883]

When I was a young Teenager I bought a $30 7" bowie knife from my local flea market. When I was 17 a couple buddies and I were messing around in a sand pit when suddenly that $30 "SOG" knife with its included sheath was released and ended up square through my toes... After 3 hospital trips and many stitches I went and bought a Ka-Bar and leather Sheath, with the bandages and pins still in my foot. I am 24 now and the Ka-Bar is still going strong. Bring it on every hunt.

[@jonslife3533]

Go try an old hickory, its definitely my favorite budget option

[@trapvandal]

That seemed to me like a pretty serviceable budget knife handle screws can be tightened I think that's the idea with fixed blades are for hard use. I'm not saying it's not trash on a spectrum of people who know knives. At the same time though just because it was a very bendable steel the fact that it came with a decent factory Edge and real g10 fitted scales seems like a decent purchase to me especially for people who don't care to spend a hundred plus on a knife to use and beat on 🤷 PS I'm one of those people, love me some expensive pocket steel.

[@Darth_Axel]

The hatchet isn't bad by them tbh, really useful

[@perpetualconfusion5885]

SRK is an epic 40 dollar option!

[@lancegleco5226]

I bought a old timer fix blade knife about same size as that, tractor supply store time for a Christmas gift and I forgot the bring the gift and so I ended up just giving my brother a card from the local pharma, gave him a 150 bucks for his little exchange gift. And I ended up keeping that knife and I would put that up against anything that the $38 or $48 I paid for it fixed blade is unbelievable. I was so shocked, so impressed that old timer was unbelievably durable. Still have it, probably 15 years old right now fifteen to twenty years...it's stood up to my use.. I am not and don't live in the great outdoors or I'm not Daniel bone but I do use my pocket knight for a lot of other common things. Just cut piece of rope, cut a piece of wood chip, a little something. Take a sliver out whatever the case may be. I've taken the hammer on handle And pounded holes through aluminum siding, it has survived well....OLD TIMER IS A GREAT PRODUCT OF YOUR DOLLAR...

[@kadegordy4275]

You should do the Benchmade steep mountain hunter

[@harmleyten4]

Hultafors heavy duty is 9 euro's (1 dollar is almost the same as a euro) and they are amazing! Had mine for 9 years still in perfect condition, and i do all kind of bushcraft stuff with it

[@bullridermusic2054]

Great video, I have to say this though, that knife failed due to the handle and sheath it came with. The foundation itself, meaning the steel, was actually solid and did its work by bending and not breaking, I'm guessing a softer steel such as 1055 or 1075.

[@handsmcneil]

Mora for an actual budget knife. Becker or esee for a budget step up.. or really a step to one side since theyre very different knives from a mora.

[@michaelzero5278]

A knife is not meant to be use as ax

[@oxyfee6486]

I wish I could hit the like more than once, thanks for the work you put into your videos, very educational and appreciated.👍

[@curgunner]

You should try the Onterio Utilitac 2 folder. One of the beefiest folders I've seen and only $30. Used mine for probably 8 years now

[@michaelbrown6543]

Actually I’d like to make one point here. Id always thought magnacut and s35vn and 110v m40 etc were awesome steels. But I saw one guy reviewing a cheaper steel I believe it was Cr13Mov or Aus8 or something of the sort. He said for a working knife he would rather have a knife that’s soft enough to bend. A bent knife can be bent back, a broken knife is useless.

[@Best_in_show98]

*uses knife how it’s not meant to be used* 🙀 “it bent it’s trash” I wouldn’t judge a car on its ability to crash and keep working. I’m not gonna judge a knife on how good it takes a hit from a stick and keeps straight.

[@lumpyzx2645]

There are 2 cheap knives that are worth buying. Cold steel SRK and Glock Field Knife. Honorable mentions are any cheap Morakniv and a lot of the cheap Cold Steel knives as well

[@burnheretic3950]

there are all sorts of great inexpensive knives from Morakniv to BPS knives (have been really impressed with them, come with a really well made leather sheath.).

[@bobbywonder4574]

200 dollar knife will still bend like that and nobody will use their knife that way

[@SCARLETBIRDS]

if i'm gonna suggest a knife try the condor parang, saw a dude using it to make bows and tools etc in the woods, it looked super sturdy and super sharp

[@oldbisciut84]

Expecting a 30$ knife to stand up like a 300$ knife is childish

[@ajvilla7219]

What’s a good price for a budget knife? And what are the best budget knives?

[@kenny228s]

Most people carry small knives like this because they can’t carry guns or they carry both exclusively for protection.

[@themortalinstruments2776]

You should do the buck selkirk, I bought it as a hunting knife but it quickly became my survival knife. I bought it for 30 when it first became available, and it has been the most durable knife I've ever had