How To Open A Coconut With A Knife Safely

[@NftpMotovlogsPR]

dude I just watched survire liliy vid dude..how come she took about an hour ,,all making love to the coconut right..anyways I live in PR bro I get. it.. In survival cit ..man I would have opened like ten in the time she did..good vid take a tour vid of some vegetation..

[@gabehumphries5483]

mondo m shooooots brah mahalo for watching I agree completely

[@hawaiiknifeandgear5531]

I have opened hundreds of rock-hard, ripe Brown coconuts with a 4 inch fixed blade knife and never chipped the blade or damaged the knife at all. I recommend a blade made from D2 or any good tool steel. I have a video posted on my channel with a little bit different method. There are so many levels of ripeness with coconut that people don't realize, but thank you for sharing it's always nice to see how someone else does it also. Green poppers are easy, the hard shell ones make you prove your skills. Great video.

[@AC9DJ]

I watched her videos recently and first thing that came to mind was she needs to see a few of your videos Gabe. Good stuff!

[@gabehumphries5483]

James Anderson much mahalo

[@twotracks7881]

Very good video showing proper knife technique . I agree with you on the dangerous use in the other video . Mahalo

[@gabehumphries5483]

Two Tracks her video was silly even if she's testing a knife don't do a how to video and show people the wrong way to do something. Mahalo brah

[@pbrb123]

I'm glad to see you demonstrate this technique - and also explain how hard the shell of a coconut can be. I learned your technique on a trip to Mexico in the 80s. It's for sure the best way. I unsubscribed from Lily's channel when I saw her complain about the S1. Between the sand on the coconut husk and the shell, of course her blade chipped - any blade would! Cheers Gabe!

[@gabehumphries5483]

PaddyTheRed Shooooots brah mahalo

[@kullcraven]

Nice video on how to open a coconut, I have to say, there is none in my boreal forest, so never done it. Glad to know the technique, if I have to one day. Thanks.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Kullcraven Bushcraft & Survival much mahalo brah

[@coconutknife6516]

Thanks for showing this way. The F1 is one of my favorite knives. Its nice to know, that i can open a Coconut with my favorite knife.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Bernhard Hofbauer the F1 is awesome great knife. Mahalo for watching

[@BlackRifleSurvival]

great job Gabe! this is the kind of content folks should see. I know you would choose different tools but for the comparison you used a small knife. and still opened the coconut safely and didn't spill a drop. Mahalo!

[@gabehumphries5483]

BlackRifle Survival yes if I a cheap $20 machete I could have open this coconut in a few swings. shooooots brah

[@shovelhead8]

Between the coconut and the dog video, I don't think I will be watching as much of Lily as I used to. Thank you for the video,Gabe

[@beaucrawford538]

i agree your method of opening the coconut is better than Lilly's. but i have to agree with her that Fallkniven knives are way too brittle to be in the "survival knife" category, you chipped your edge on the coconut! that's proof enough. i have used and abused my KA-BAR (1095) and it's no worse for ware, i even slammed the edge in to a concrete wall a few times (accidentally) while i was cutting some vines off and it was pretty quick and easy to repair, it took me less than 5 minutes.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Dylan Castle I don't think the F1 is necessarily a survival knife more of a Bushcraft knife to me. The S1 is not a very good "survival" knife in my opinion even though it has a 5-inch blade length it just doesn't have the weight to effectively chop. All stainless steel knives will chip while opening a coconut that's why people use cheap machetes. Even 1095 will chip while opening coconuts granted nowhere near as bad as stainless steel. Mahalo for watching

[@geraldchavez2405]

Thanks for the tips. 👍

[@geraldchavez2405]

I thought survivor Lilly was strictly mountain terrain.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Sadistically Sharp she should have done at least a little research or talk to the locals they would have been happy to give her a quick crash course on Island Bushcraft. Mahalo for watching

[@BlackRifleSurvival]

H.I.S Survival locals know best. that's why they are born and raised in that environment. I'd never venture out and try something without asking for advice.

[@willsatozlife4359]

Good lessen how to. Thank you for sharing.

[@gabehumphries5483]

william az it just had to be done her poor subscribers have no idea. Mahalo brah

[@WhyName]

Would it be possible to just crack the shell with the grip of the knife? Maybe use a makeshift mallet?

[@gabehumphries5483]

Why Name? I could have used the pommel of the F1 to crack the shell it's just riskier and you could lose coconut water. Mahalo for watching

[@WhyName]

H.I.S Survival Thanks for the quick reply.

[@charlescollier7217]

I don't discredit Lily overall, but it's clear that she is out of her environment. I'm originally from the Caribbean myself, so I laughed out loud at the coconut opening video. Notwithstanding that, she has some good material.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Charles Collier it's like she went to the tropics and forgot how to use a knife. Mahalo for stopping by

[@charlescollier7217]

H.I.S Survival I think that's part of the danger of being in an ufamiliar environment. I don't know exactly where she was, but she took what she knows from her normal setting and applied it where it didn't belong. It's important to rely on local knowledge when in a strange setting. I guarantee you that if she had asked any local resident, they would have shown her exactly what you did in this video. That's 100% what we do in the Caribbean, and it's the same halfway around the world in Hawaii - all island people know this.

[@WarGrrl3]

Do those coconuts taste the same as the small, brown, hairy ones? do you also have the brown ones on Hawaii?

[@gabehumphries5483]

WarGrrl3 LOL ah all coconuts turn brown no matter what variety right before they sprout or go rotten

[@WarGrrl3]

crap, we'll that sucks cuz all the coconuts you buy in the Northeast are brown n hairy. lol

[@gabehumphries5483]

WarGrrl3 we might be talking about different things. if the coconut has been husked and the store is just selling coconut shells(smaller without husk) then they will always be brown and kind of hairy LOL I just haven't seen them in the store like that since the mainland it threw me off

[@WarGrrl3]

I feel better now, didn't like the thought I was eating a coconut on the turn...they take care of the hard to do stuff here in NYC, lol

[@ViperSharp]

I appreciate the good insight. It's important to keep quality content out there. Keep it up!

[@gabehumphries5483]

Viper Sharp much mahalo for your kind works. shooooots brah!!

[@ichheidochso2720]

Yes, but you dont have the "meat". And i would crack the coconut with the handle. Lilly s way is stupid

[@gabehumphries5483]

ichheiß Dochso Mahalo for watching

[@midoriiakina623]

Anyone else hear the *mic drop* when he said "Open coconut" at 4:00? I sure did. xD

[@Yiannis2112]

Why the reference to ''Survival (yeah right..)'' Lily? Out of all people...

[@gabehumphries5483]

Yiannis2112 she made a video on this subject that was filled with dangerous advice. Mahalo for watching

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

Good stuff buddy I wouldn't take advice from someone that lives in cold lands about jungle life lol but that's just me take everything with a grain of salt

[@gabehumphries5483]

REAPER MILITIA SIDETRACKED true that brah shooooots

[@hawaiivolcanosquad3322]

You need a straw for your coconut!

[@gabehumphries5483]

Hawaii Volcano Squad I need a papaya stem straw brah LOL mahalo for watching

[@LCO213]

And a little rum

[@unclelar819]

Well done! Mahalo!

[@gabehumphries5483]

Uncle Lar shooooots brah

[@feralgrandad4429]

practical and to the point as always brother :-)

[@gabehumphries5483]

Feral Grandad Mahalo for watching

[@viseshseernam39]

any knife irrespective of their length can open a coconut it only need to super scary sharp

[@Strive-For-Different]

One little chip in the knife (shows camera his hand) 😂😂😂😂

[@ShanRezGaming]

This gives me a dead arm just watching it

[@aerodicus]

To be fair, she opened it not only for the milk but also to get to the meat. (Though I feared she was going to stab herself in the process)

[@fabianherr2750]

thumbs up like always great vid

[@gabehumphries5483]

Fabian Herr much mahalo

[@WarGrrl3]

I still wouldn't buy either of the fallknivem knives. btw, I've seen mistakes (some small, some big) on EVERY channel I sub to. Peace.

[@gabehumphries5483]

WarGrrl3 I understand sometimes a knife just doesn't seem to work for a lot of people. Mahalo for watching

[@gabehumphries5483]

WarGrrl3 I understand sometimes a knife just doesn't seem to work for a lot of people. Mahalo for watching

[@WarGrrl3]

Andy Ho to be honest Andy, I never heard or saw her challenge anyone to make their own vid so I really dont know. but, then again I don't pay attention to that type of stuff. I watch the vids and take the info I find useful & ignore the stuff that is crap. I have not seen 1 channel that I agree w the host 100% of the time. I see guys make massive mistakes (I unsub. to those channels) and no one says a thing buy Lilly gets reamed for everything she does. I almost wonder if there is not just a teeny bit of sexism there or is it that guys are too uncomfortable telling other guys when they mess up. just watch a few 'sharpening' vids for example n you will see some REALLY bad sh!t n no one says a thing. I just cringe while I watch the knife get totalled. if peo don't agree w the way a KZbin host does something unsubscribe & stop watching; that speaks louder than ripping someone up. the more a host gets criticized, the more views they get so it's kinda counterproductive AND if peo don't like her being so called 'rude' , tearing her up is stooping to her level so...jmo

[@WarGrrl3]

see; now I'm curious n want to go through her vids and read that 'stuff', which, of course = more views.

[@gabehumphries5483]

WarGrrl3 she was lacking in simple basic knife safety skills kinda like she never handled a knife before. The reason I did this video is first I have a ton of coconuts and most people on the web have no idea about tropical survival and that's where all these crazy survival myths start. No one stepped up and said hey wait a minute you're not doing this the right way. Granted this person has to know what they're talking about and there really can not be any argument. I believe in Survival Lily's case there is no argument and clearly her method was the wrong way to open a coconut with a knife. She damaged her knife extensively by using a rock to baton.

[@oceaniccurrents]

No wasted energy.... doesn’t drink the coconut water 😳

[@pacificrider08]

Hey brah, open the coconut by cutting/stabbing in a circle around where the stem of the coconut is, just try it, been doing it since i was a kid, survival secret is out, hehehe.

[@theteyvatfella2437]

try eating the white part ( I don't know what you call it).... it'd be a waste not to.

[@alexwbanks70]

2nd video of yours I watched. Not as calm and Hawaii like as the first. LOL... I know a lot of people have been getting on Lilly lately and do get it when its the safety aspect. But for other reasons they should just let it go. She quit her job to do this full time. I'd never give her money or any KZbinr, but if they can get it other ways then good for them. She actually posted that she would only be putting one video out a week now because the money's not there. I commented "OK". Honestly if she doesn't post any I don't care although she's been entertaining though out the several years. I have a new channel to watch (H.I.S Survival). Since I'm new to your channel I have a lot of videos to watch. :-) Again, thanks for the lesson. I hope to make it there one day and open a coconut myself.

[@paulmphoto]

Love your videos but, a gentleman should be more eloquent and respectful when criticizing a woman's technique.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Live Free Or Die the little interaction that I have had with her brings me to the conclusion she doesn't deserve any respect. deleting comments and not admitting you're wrong is poor behavior in my opinion definitely not ladylike . Mahalo for watching

[@sonfoku73]

Live Free Or Die why should he be nice when what shes doing could actually cause someone to break their gear, lose money, or even endanger their lives?

[@jimmyblair19]

Im not saying that she could not have been more safe, she for sure should have been. however, she actually ate the meat of the coconut. All you did was put a hole in the coconut. Nice try, but you debunked nothing.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Jimmy Survivor the point of the video was how to open a coconut with a knife.....not eat the meat

[@jimmyblair19]

H.I.S Survival you didn't open it, you put a hole in it. She opened it.

[@gabehumphries5483]

Jimmy Survivor according to the health department in this video I open a coconut. Safer, easier and I didn't use a rock. In Hawaii this is a business and you have to have a food handlers permit if you want to open coconuts and sell them. After drinking all of the coconut water and if I wanted to husk this coconut I would just beat it against a rock not beat my knife through it with a rock.

[@sonfoku73]

Jimmy Survivor not even joking he does it in almost EVERY FUCKING VIDEO U DIPSHIT!!!

[@jimmyblair19]

Keep Out blow me snowflake ❄️ lmao