Fire with my 32 year old COLD STEEL RECON SCOUT,

wood prep for the fire with the recon scout form 1990, ferrorod and fireplug .

[@krisrhebergen]

You can tell you have 32 years of experience with it in how efficient and well planned out everything you do is.

[@nicksweeney5176]

Aahhhh...😊 The 1980's, when Cold Steel's "Carbon V" was the new 1095 and Cold Steel was offering cool, indestructible models, like their Recon Scout.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Right on

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

I'm wondering what mine is. I got it in 2004 or 2005. Hopefully it's Carbon V.

[@MichaelTravis12c27]

Love this video!! I always wanted an old school Recon Scout and never bought one.

[@grahamwinter5536]

Great knife 👌👍

[@perebird]

What a beast Rob 👍

[@Ve-du5oq]

I have a too since 1992 it never made me disappointed , Good knife

[@alanrice39]

I remember those knives, now I wonder why I never got one. Good video

[@cafeqc3793]

Really nice knife, 100% my choice

[@gareththompson5653]

Brilliant knife mate a classic another great video.

[@marcrhodes3382]

Loved mine so much i bought a second carbon V just to keep pristine for the apocalypse! Nice vid thanks!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I saw a unused 1990's carbonV master hunter in a show last week, very tempted to buy it.

[@williameddy7217]

Rob it was short 😟but still a good video ! Thanks so much!!

[@marksadventures3889]

Proper gear back then Rob. Good to see you out and about fella. Nice little video that. Thanks for posting

[@silverback4434]

Wow what a knife !

[@chris6559]

Great vid Rob, some savvy splitting there too!

[@willcravens2893]

rad video! it's nice to see a well traveled knife like yours!

[@jurgenkrebbekx4329]

Dude……way to short mate, I love tactical utility blades especially of this size, we need more of this 🤪

[@nickdavies4623]

i remember you having it, and its still one of my favourite knives

[@eugeniovaldez7205]

Classic epic goodness!

[@Zenmastersean]

great knife. fun video. thanks for sharing. stay healthy brother

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

That was a cool batoning trick you did to get into that big log! I appreciate this type of video. In todays age of consumerism where people are focused on the newest gear it’s nice to see something like this where you go back and use old faithful kinda thing. It’s a shame a lot of gear and tools just go unused or abused/neglected because of the want for more and more.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Thanks for watching!

[@jongjoorhee931]

Good one, Rob. I have a Trail Master in the SecireEx sheath. Essentially a same knife, just a little bigger. Good camp knife, not too bad for food prep, but even with enough thickness, not great at battoning-splitting. Would be fine with conifers but not with the white oak I use as firewood. That full flat grind makes it stick and wedge it in the wood too much. I am glad yours work for you. Enjoyed your content, Rob. Many thanks for sharing.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

That wood was semi rotten birch, incredibly easy to split.

[@daemonharper3928]

Short and sweet! Nice old school knife there - inner tubes are so handy....comfort, grip and ever waterproof fire material - very bushcrafty. Great to use a mix of old and new.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Cheers mate

[@masterxiong7368]

What a beauty.

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

I still have mine I got in 2004 or 2005. Haven't used it in years and it just sits in a box. Replaced it with the Ontario RD6 and RD9 (with The Knife Connection G10 handle scales). I should revisit the Recon Scout though as I just found it in said box. I'm wondering if mine is still Carbon V.

[@oldfart9287]

Thankyou as always Rob, I rekon you could have stopped at that knife many years ago, seemed like it performed just great. I aint trying to be smart cause I aint, but found out by accident, I removed the masking tape from my new file knife as I finished the sheath and just wondered if the masking tape would light with a ferro rod, blow me I tore a couple of bits down the middle and it went up first strike, tried again 3 or 4 times and whammy 2 or 3 at most, I mention this because I had a hell of a job doing it with duct tape even the gorilla tape they all rave about. Anyway just pleased the hell out of me, now tell me ya already done a video on it lol. Thanks again for putting up with the old git,love your channel

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Never did that mate.

[@jeremynedrow7003]

I have the same thing but it's the tanto blade.There amazing for the money.

[@TheDavewatts]

Cracking knife.👍

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It really is.

[@HARMARSCH2]

Nice knife does everything that you need it to be

[@daeholm]

Gotta love an old school bowie knife.

[@heikohotellima3977]

Great Knife

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

Back when Camillus was still a real company and made blanks for a few different knife companies as well. Case in point, Carbon V was an evolution of a Camillus steel that further morphed into 1095V that Kabar now uses.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I knew there was a connection with cold steel and Camillus.

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

@@RobEvansWoodsman yup the original (now defunct, no way I consider the new company relevant) Camillus was a pretty old and innovative unit.

[@sopwithcamelus]

@@RobEvansWoodsman Camillus made the Country Classics slip joint knives for Cold Steel. I carried a trapper pattern for years.

[@HarshmanHills]

always cool to use "old" stuff lol

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

I see they can be purchased in cpm 3v for $475 USD!

[@roguesheep1747]

Rob do you glue the para cord then use the inner tube and do you think it would work with the boker frakas it has a funny shape to it it has a swell then a steep dip. If I post a link of it would you have a wee squint at it . I forgot I had it so I took it on a tour of duty and remembered why I put it away lol there is hot spits all over the place lol

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I didn't glue the para cord because the handle is rubber and relatively square but if I was putting it on a wood or micarta I would use double sided tape.

[@roguesheep1747]

@@RobEvansWoodsman cheers for the Rob the Mrs is in the town now so ill slide her a wee message ..

[@Alkhoholic]

Love you reviews Rob. I must admit I was an amateur knife enthusiast but became a full blown knife nut after watching your videos. I had recently ordered a custom Damascus woodlore (to clone one of your bushcraft knives) but turned out to be a big disappointment. The knife maker did not know what he was doing and made me a knife with a small handle and narrow blade width which is far from a woodlore copy. It's probably the most expensive parring knife currently in the world haha. Anyways, out of frustration I ordered a Casstrom woodsman knife designed by your mate Roger. Then I saw the new Fallkniven F1 Pro Elmax and both are currently being shipped to me all because of your influence 😄

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I haven't got a F1 in elmax! I'm very sorry that I started you down a very expensive road my friend!

[@Alkhoholic]

@@RobEvansWoodsman true you don't have the elmac YET 😁 but you always said the steel of the fallknivens are good so I assumed their new one is also good.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@Alkhoholic there are plenty of knife/steel nerds out there that'll pick holes in any steel, the only two steels I dislike so far are D2 and 12c27.

[@Alkhoholic]

@@RobEvansWoodsman I see, well I am hoping to start the right way so that after 30 years, I'll be like you and your old cold steel knives 😀

[@j.p.4541]

Great review my friend, your Recon Scout has held up very well. Where did you get that leather sheath for it? Looks great!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I made It about 30 years ago, one of the first sheaths I ever made, it's a bit rough up close.

[@dennisleighton2812]

I gather things went a bit squiffy at Cold Steel a while ago. Any idea if things have settled down over there?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I only know that Lyn Thompson sold out to the Chinese.

[@freddavidson8364]

No worries brother...

[@bobbieschke599]

Have the ReconTanto, Scout and 2 Trailmasters all from the early 80's.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

l have a few Cold Steel oldies in the collection, you will see them at some point, remember the ATC?

[@sopwithcamelus]

@@RobEvansWoodsman I do. A beautiful kukri shaped chunk of Carbon V and Kraton. I believe it stood for All Terrain Chopper.

[@charlesslocumjr1693]

You couldn’t quarter like that with an axe !

[@richardhenry1969]

I much prefer seeing knife stuff. I'm sick of the look what I got. Seems all youtube is now is a long commercial for overpriced junk I don't need. With a clown thinking he's a expert because he's making videos. Funny when I was young nobody called themselves expert. That's was a honor someone else gave you. Crazy times I guess. Like a computer guy is now telling the world what to do about viruses. So either money or a camrea an your a expert. Sorry for the rant. I truly enjoy your content. Just sometimes I start thinking and that really gets me going. Lol

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I know exactly where you are coming from, popular and rich dosen't make an expert, time served makes an expert and most experts in their fields and quiet humble people. Someone I know once described himself and a bushcraft expert......he really wasn't!

[@richardhenry1969]

@@RobEvansWoodsman on point as usual. That’s why I enjoy you. Take care

[@Daniel.Liddicoat]

If I give you £50 could you go back in time and buy me 2. Keep the change.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

🤣🤣

[@tikkidaddy]

Rob, I have an old Carbon V CS Trailmaster that was made back then, brass guard, engraved ricasso, not printed. That knife has been thru pure hell. I sent it back to CS in Ventura for a new handle and resharpening. Its about as old as your RS, made in the late 1980s. They were and are real world outdoor tools

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Awesome 👍 I've got a few CS from the late 80s early 90s all fantastic tools.

[@alexbergmann2817]

did the handle break or the kraton grip just worn out ?

[@alexbergmann2817]

@@RobEvansWoodsman is that a Scottish or Irish accent you speak ?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@alexbergmann2817 Welsh

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It's very worn under the cord wrap.