Knife companies should NOT be making this mistake!!!

[@dragonsaint9446]

Absolutely agree with you on this, anything smaller than a 2 foot machete should always be belt or body carriable in the sheathe provided!

[@ColonelSandersLite]

I'm not even sure why a machete should be an exception TBH.

[@dragonsaint9446]

@ColonelSandersLite From about 2' and up there's a case to be made that it'll spend most of its time in storage or a toolbox for gardening/agricultural machetes, and that even bush clearing ones are more likely to be stowed in/on a backpack when not in use. Not to say a blade like that can't or shouldn't have a belt loop, just that I can see the argument for ones that don't.

[@sammywilliam8156]

Not a boast because I just got the d*** thing today but my block 81 field and I have a part where you can put a belt loop through it and it costs $48.33 believe spending $500 on a knife and not being able to carry it on my person that's basically no offense to this young man I love his content and I love that he explores every night even the dollar store ones which me used to be on a budget is very honorable thing to do But it's basically like pissing in the wind

[@M60gunner1971]

Are we using Olde English now? Why dost thou not speakest in more modern pronouncements? From wence cometh ye, the underbelly of the rear?

[@SeemsLogical]

Just wanna point out that at $500 you can get halfway decent swords from Del Tin, Darksword Armory & Balaur Arms. A lot of knives fail for me at this price range when I play "What else can I buy for what that costs" because I know where to buy swords. A knife has to be really impressive aestehtically, innovative in some way or have some really boujee materials to warrant that kind of asking price.

[@cheapshotfishing9239]

Swords and knives are literally useful for drastically different tasks

[@SeymourLolis]

@@cheapshotfishing9239 True, but swords should have a drastically higher manufacturing cost. They're similar material, made by similar employees, etc., except swords use more material, take more space, etc. There's no reason why a knife and should cost the same as a sword of comparable quality.

[@SeemsLogical]

When a knife starts getting into the sword price range is when I start to expect stuff like premium properly heat treated steels, mother of pearl inlays, perfect lockup with a centered blade, hair whittling sharpness, multiple opening mechanisms, a compound hollow grind, a genuine leather sheath with embossing, beautiful anodization, comfortable ergonomics, a life time warranty and luxury style packaging. The higher the price, the higher my expectations. Because at $500 is where stuff like that becomes a realistic possibility. So if I am not getting any of that in your knife at that price range then I am not buying. Charge a lower price if you want the knife to sell.

[@cheapshotfishing9239]

@SeymourLolis they're different steels typically, at least the ones I go for. Usually I like a nice spring steel for a sword, n a high carbon for a dagger. Gerber mk ii never leaves my hip, perfect shape to punch through tough carp n catfish skulls fast. N it just depends on what u mean. Like a high end sword from a low end brand can cost as much as a high end knife from a high end brand, but I feel like a handmade sword by a single artist and a handmade knife by a single artist should generally make sense for their price (for the former 800-2000 and for the latter generally 3-500$) until we get into art blades and then material science goes out the window and prices stop making sense entirely from a utility standpoint and only start to make sense when you look at it from the pov of someone buying art.

[@cheapshotfishing9239]

@SeemsLogical I mean you're not wrong to expect better quality for a higher price, that's a good mindset to have, I just think looking at it in terms of like "I could get a whole sword for that price" is silly when you're not looking for a sword, you're looking for a knife, at least hypothetically. If you want good knives for sword prices look at zero tolerance, extrema ratio, shoot even Benchmade does some pretty good stuff for a relatively reasonable price. Just try to look at it for what it is yknow, a knife will do lots of things a sword can't and there's engineering and design that goes into every centimeter of a good blade.

[@yeeyeebrudderz8629]

I agree with everything youre saying except for the fact that the hook spins so easily, it should be very hard to turn

[@CJLiveFromTheOutdoors]

Wow. That was a very information-dense :59. You gave me a lot to think about in one minute. Clearly I need to check out your knives. I probably need one and just don't know it yet! Thanks for the video.

[@josephdavis2695]

Effective video. Nicely done man. Succinct explanation of why you added a thoughtful, functional element to your product. I wish more marketing efforts understood how effective this approach can be.

[@bolespal3475]

You can get a Beretta APX with optic and the remaining $100 for ammo. No Survival knife should cost $500 that’s crazy

[@rippilot2113]

Holsters, sheathes, and pouches not shipping with mounting hardware or clips of any kind is one of my biggest annoyances when buying gear

[@prestonnormile9996]

I just wish you had more in-stock knives

[@calculatedsurvival]

I wish I had more time to make knives….

[@SauceOnChickenBall]

This was a smart buisness move. Gotta keep growing your views, only way to do that is to have merch. Good job man

[@calculatedsurvival]

Thanks man!

[@Benzion-x3q]

@@calculatedsurvival This made me want to look into your knives Great business move man

[@50calBeowulf]

I'd like to see Calculated Survival test a Ka-Bar Turok Camp knife

[@fighter7029]

Idk when people started normalizing $500 for a mostly if not all machine manufactured knives. Most have “ok” steel but it’s just a knife, majority aren’t even custom. Same reason I quit buying benchmades it’s not worth what you get. I’d much rather buy a decent knife and a Glock or a couple used glocks and ammo lol these “tactical” knives are getting ridiculous.

[@dumpywhite]

I got 2 benchmade 945s for 250 CAD a couple years ago, one for a gift, n mines fantastic. They were from a little known Canadian retailer and were on sale but I think it’s a great lil thing

[@Aaron-pb5xy]

One man's trash is another man's treasure

[@kickerofelves85]

New subscriber here!👍 I'd love to see you test some of the newer knives from Walmart. They have some different brands and even some of the generic Ozark trail knives look halfway decent.

[@bihup]

When I carry a fixed blade in that orientation I just grab it with a reverse grip instead. I still agree with what your saying, but their is a work around, kinda

[@calebwood1984]

That's a fantastic piece of equipment!

[@KirkBaumgardner]

I have a couple of expensive knives but I don't use them they're collectibles but there's no way I'd pay $500 for a knife I can go get a tops for half of that or I can get something that's just as functional and depending on the knife say if it's 109.5% high carbon for less than a hundred bucks and it function just as well

[@ladymirishiki9989]

Can you do a knife test on the Gerber 8970513D please :) it's been my daily carry for years and would love to see what better knife peeps think of it.

[@jamesh7209]

Not trying to tell you your business and not sure how difficult it would be but a lock in rotation position option on your sheaths would be better..that way while you are busy working, bending moving etc it will stay put

[@iM16A1Detroit]

can you do a review of the cold steel true flight thrower as a survival/bushcraft knife? it’s a throwing knife but i bought it because of its thickness and previewed durability

[@erfanahmadzade2283]

When a knife nerd/user/lover makes one it's gonna be good 😏

[@iwannasleep.]

Can you test put the Weyland Tracker? I love mine personally, and a great price!

[@lunarlittle04]

Where do you get those clips. I have been looking for one for months

[@calculatedsurvival]

Amazon. If you email [e-mail] I’ll send you the link

[@MrLoobu]

A knife is a knife and we have known how to do that for a long time. Designing a good, usable, and durable sheath that will last half of the time as the knife is much more difficult.

[@Pmartz3]

Have you done the qsp canary for 62 doll-hairs on Amazon same day shipping

[@WillMurray420]

I’ve been looking for an easy rotate belt clip.

[@Rubsmoy]

Is there a video of you testing both the sidekick and bugout? I want both of them

[@radicalcoyote3772]

Could you please do a review on the Swiss Tech Stahlern?

[@thatoneguy4655]

You have got to make a left handed conversion kit i hate pulling my knife out backwards

[@yeetee2781]

Can u do a spyderco para 2 please? As much as I love them I feel the tip is gonna snap off. Please do it.

[@Albertafishin]

Can you review the qsp canary it has a great sheath

[@BEAR-]

YOU SELL THESE!?! DA’FUQ! I’ve been rockin’ my ESEE 4 with some paracord and those little press tab string holder thingies in the scout carry for years. The belt thing is annoying! The only thing keeping me from being concealed is that I have about a centimeter of paracord hanging out from under my shirt. I would love an over the shirt scout carry!❤

[@kalashnikovdevil]

Any chance you could do the Off Grid Rapid Fire?

[@alancalkins2656]

You have some damn reasonable prices too 🙏

[@Unicorn161]

I don't like either of those options. I prefer sheaths that have a simple extension piece to lower the knife.

[@Drew-d4i]

Could you review the Benchmade bushcrafter 162

[@juliansamuelson6731]

Hey are you gonna have any more of your knives in stock soon on your website?

[@christianrios6295]

Review a knife from Todd Cutler! He forges tons of different blades and i wonder how they would hold up to one of your tests

[@leo1999matt]

Please test out the cold steel black bear classic vg10 San Mai combat knife

[@camry7879]

Can you do the Condor El Salvador?

[@lonesomepiranha3045]

Can you review the mercworx golgatha?

[@ChristopherKeillor-m9d]

Four sheets made out of Kydex I have a new idea for a new sheath that would allow not only Quick Draw but also quick sheathing, and even better retention unfortunately I don't have the equipment to make such a critter yet anyone wants to help I am okay with getting 10 cents from each sale

[@Splinter-nm3yg]

I’m getting a bugout

[@mmalus]

Pls review a cold steel bushman

[@swimmer36912]

Man, if you could do a 2024 updated video on best fixed blade knives and sheathe, I would 100% use an affiliated link to help support your channel. Love the content

[@kunuelo5576]

He makes his own knifes that are great my brother 🤙

[@caryk3028]

Preach

[@AnnoyedAurora]

Could you do a review on the work tuff gear V44X bowie

[@chrishensley6550]

I checked out your shop and didn’t see any hunting knifes do you make a hunting knife that could be used for skinning and gutting?

[@calculatedsurvival]

I’m working on a skinning knife for next year… sorry about that

[@GazB85]

What's a tech lock? What are those rotatable things called that go on the sheath?

[@davidesquivel4326]

Can you try CobraTec knives

[@oscarlamonte3148]

Off the grid makes a beautiful LOW-PRO SHEATH ATTACHMENT transitioned many of my bigger blades to using this method.. I do like your clip device 💪🔥👍 A reverse deployment is much easier, because it's a straight up motion.. Check it out!

[@ChrisvilleUSA]

Have done the tip test and baton side smash on this one yet?

[@thelion7929]

Can I buy just the clip from you?

[@SGTCap1980]

Are those clips available by themselves?

[@johnjasso5637]

Can you do the Ti-Lite

[@Sanguivore]

Do you think those clips would fit on a Cold Steel Mini Leatherneck, by chance?

[@calculatedsurvival]

No idea…. You gotta have 3/4” between holes

[@rolandreynoso1392]

Do you ship to the PH?

[@natehoover5266]

So is 1095 your preferred steel for a fixed blade? Or is that just what you can get and keep it affordable? Just wondering. I'm sure you're the guy to know what the best is. Ever think of doing a little smaller pocket fixed blade? Maybe 3.5" or 3.25" and a sheath with a pocket clip?

[@calculatedsurvival]

I do like 1095 for a lot of reasons, as well as 52100 for its extreme toughness. But I am switching to AEB-L for my next couple batches sometime in the future. AEB-L is basically the stainless version of 52100. And I like simple steels because you can sharpen them in the field on a river rock unlike these new powdered super steels…

[@calculatedsurvival]

I am working on a 3” blade in the near future with a pocket clip

[@natehoover5266]

@calculatedsurvival nice! Thanks for answering. I appreciate your reviews and your testing and opinions. If anyone know what a good fixed blade is it's you.

[@hsojfarren8830]

Will those clips would with an ESEE 4s sucky stock sheath?

[@Therealpiemaster123]

Smart build.

[@SeymourLolis]

For $500 they should be shipping those knives with holsters made by Gucci.

[@airsoftlobo154]

Can you do the Schrade SCHF37M Frontier 12.4in?

[@hectorhicks7363]

Can you test the crkt testy neck knife

[@PillowFilledWithSpiders]

Try out the odenwolf wolf 3

[@Inhiseyes19210]

Exactly 💯 but am not and never paid that much for a knife/blade wow unless i was a big time knife collector

[@allthingsfighting4518]

What’s the individual clip of you wouldn’t mind sharing that would be a life saver for the fixies I already have

[@calculatedsurvival]

Amazon. If you email [e-mail] I’ll send you the link

[@Hydraslayer]

Figured you wanted a straight forward answer

[@calculatedsurvival]

a.co/d/01yx1G3

[@calculatedsurvival]

Try this^^^ I didn’t realize they let links work again on KZbin….

[@alexleonard4157]

Do you sell just sheaths? If so will they fit a giant mouse GMF1-XL

[@calculatedsurvival]

Not at this time

[@alexleonard4157]

@@calculatedsurvival when you do let me know as I'm looking for a sheath that I can spin around easily as most of mine are fixed in the vertical position and sitting becomes difficult when you have a knife handle trying to poke you

[@therantingchristian8944]

You could put that knife in a plate carrier in the shoulder or something Just to have it go somewhere

[@richroc7]

Did you say that you sell a type of tek lok that rotates? Do you have a link?

[@calculatedsurvival]

No, I sell knives with that loop… you can purchase them on Amazon individually if you like: a.co/d/9XmdFuV

[@richroc7]

@@calculatedsurvival thank you for your quick reply and support. I enjoy your videos and you’re a stand up guy who tells it like it is 💪🏼🇺🇸

[@jedivanrooyen9614]

Will you bring back the brawler any time soon ?

[@spartakip9507]

Can you go full invert it?

[@edwindulaney2.79]

I carry mine handle down fast easy and very quick to deploy.

[@LONC8103]

can you do a esee 5 test

[@bornstellar0034]

Damn I have this issue everyday. I carry a knife for work and bending forward I almost always have to take my knife out to pick up boxes and large slabs of meat.

[@L3giT_Hax]

Can we see the enuff 2 in k390?

[@1086696]

What is the rooting clip called

[@SuperSteelSteve]

Who makes your knives? I don't see anything on the website about them being made in house, or even in the USA.

[@calculatedsurvival]

I personally make them

[@SuperSteelSteve]

@calculatedsurvival How much of the knife do you make? Do you profile them? If not, where do you have them cut out? Do you heat treat in house? If not where do you have them heat treated? What's the Rockwell hardness? What's the stock thickness? Where do you get them coated? Do you make the axes/hatchets too? No videos of you grinding or even doing handle work.

[@calculatedsurvival]

I am suprised you didn’t see that they are handmade in the USA… those are the first words above the description. I have my blanks cut by New Jersey Steel Baron. I grind them. (There are videos of this, but I guess I should make more.) I heat-treat them to 58-60 HRC I powdercoat them. (Only once did I have a third party coat them, but I won’t be going that route again.) I make the sheaths. I sharpen them I make the handles. (I do buy sheets of micarta because I do not make micarta in house.) I do not make the throwing hatchet… I was not able to keep up with demand so I have those made by Ergo Chef.

[@SuperSteelSteve]

@calculatedsurvival Appreciate the info. "Made in the USA" is a legally protected term. "Hand made in the USA " is not. This is why I ask. Companies like Cobratech have exploited this. The fact the throwing hatchets are Chinese made was another flag. Survival guy youtubers selling Chinese made merchandise is very common. Thank you for clearing this up

[@calculatedsurvival]

I did not know that about the legally protected terms. Thanks for the info on that. Unless I start a factory in the USA for every item I sell, I don’t think I’ll be able to ever fully get away from China. So I decided to test everything I sell and if it passes the test, then I approve it for sale on my site. I don’t think I will ever outsource my knives listed on my site. That is an item I am very sensitive about. I am starting to hand make new throwing hatchet handles out of aluminum here in my workshop. I ran them over with my truck and they survived. They are 5oz heavier though… I’m going to try and have them ready for Christmas.

[@kiyanajt6267]

I wrap paracord so you can carry it in all directions. Simple quick and easy

[@TonyHiatt-x1z]

What about left hand carry because I am left handed

[@rnkmode1876]

I don't pay 500 for any knife. Especially when it's been proven they aren't any better or stronger than knives that cost less than half as much. This thing out perform or more durable than my CS SRK in CPM3V?. Seriously doubt it.

[@StinkyGringo]

What knife is that?

[@TimRobson30]

I love scout carry

[@xxArsen1xx-OnPsn]

Neat now do the Gerber Strong-arm. Great blade, sheath is TRASH.

[@DaveOmoldydogpoo]

Do you sell just the clip?

[@calculatedsurvival]

No. It’s on Amazon

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

What clip is this?

[@MarkusMöttus-x7j]

Does anyone know if he's tested the Terava(Terävä) Skrama 240 sold by Varusteleka?

[@dcraigie235]

What knives is that

[@mattsilvaarmwrestling]

I carried vertical for years. It's a superior. Just like a 🔫

[@jamesedgar5944]

I've never trusted the carry option that doesn't require me to undo my belt just cause I'm paranoid I'ma look down and boom gone 😂

[@KirkBaumgardner]

I just don't understand how a man would look at those things and say look I'm going to buy something to get just as much function and efficiency out of this cheaper knife as I would a more expensive knife

[@Justus4All]

Lovely

[@Sambo169]

You could have bought (4) Esse 6 knives for that price snd they are just as good for survival I mean to each to his own though! I cant say anything because ive bought expensive knives before! What knife is this one?

[@jamesball7322]

I’d like to see you forge the knives 😉

[@brianlash154]

This all seems pretty intense I have a bunch of swiss army knives While they may night be good at stabbing a metal rhinoceros they do just about everything else

[@nebula7510]

Swiss tech stahlern review?

[@sammywilliam8156]

And I know I bring up honor a lot and I don't want to sound like suk k ko from avatar but I don't care how rich you are I don't care how smart you are I don't care what political party or religion you're part of if you don't not have integrity or honor you're nothing and you young man have both absolutely love your videos and I love your information on your no b******* way of saying things I love you're not just gonna be bought out by a company because they got a big fancy name on the knife never change

[@nathanbardo6872]

Just waiting for a benchmade Adamas fixed blade torture test

[@franzmuller3396]

👍

[@andrewhernandez7384]

I want one to put on my plate carrier or battle belt

[@sammywilliam8156]

Not to get boastful because I just bought the d*** thing but my Glock klife God I can't believe I can't believe I can say that anyways my Glock knife has a belt loop you can put a belt through it's not too big it's not too small it's just what I wanted it's 6 inch blade 11 inches in total basically easy to carry but not like I'm carrying around what are those shores off from an anime but if I'm spending $500 on a knife I'd better be able to carry that thing on my bill Because if I can't it would be the equivalent of pissing in the wind but with all of this said absolutely love your videos And coming from someone that used to be on a budget is very honorable that you do every knives even the dollar store ones

[@jameskirk3]

Hang it low on a chest rig, point down. Then get into a helo wreck.... knife will conveniently relocate to your thigh... Scout for the win, or any configuration that doesnt flag ypur nody with the tip, sitting, standing, crouching, climbing, jumping, falling, crashing, etc etc.

[@calculatedsurvival]

Haha!!! Sounds like you have a knife scar in your thigh.

[@robertdonovan3986]

Test something from mkc!