Let's talk about SURVIVE! Knives.

[@renexwing1546]

Survive 5.1 Magnacut ordered and paid for in September 2022! communication is catastrophic. 90% of email inquiries are not answered. and if they are, only empty promises. if I ever receive the knife I paid for, it will be sold again immediately. I never want to own a knife from a manufacturer like Survive! the worst chapter in my past when it comes to knives! and I own countless ones from all over the world! congratulations to your family🙏 enjoy every moment! time passes so quickly.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Man that's a bummer 😓

[@thebadness6217]

why bother selling it? it's a knife, not a piece of electronic gear that becomes obsolete over time. Once you get it, you may as well just enjoy it for what it is. Whether you buy any more knives from them is up to you but the money is spent already and i don't see what the point of selling it will do other than give someone else a hard to come by knife and them NOT having to wait for it.

[@guyfromnj]

Same thing happened to me. No response for months and months to a year to 2 years. I started sending more emails and eventually survive finally hired someone to answer the emails. I asked for my money back and then the knife was magically ready. With that said , it’s a great knife. Literally one of the best I own. It’s heavy and beefy and stays sharp. Was it worth the wait def not but it was worth the money. So my recommendation would be to buy knives that are in stock from them.

[@mikebandw186]

What are you rambling about? People have knife orders from every year since 2015 that have yet to be fulfilled. There’s no other company interested in anything Survive is doing. There’s no other group coordinating attacks against Survive. Guy brought all these problems on himself. Failed promises can’t be plastered over by bringing on another patsy. Undelivered knives and especially expensive knives deserve a response from the buyer.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

It sounds to me like you heard what you wanted or expected to hear out of this video as opposed to what was said.

[@mikebandw186]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors no, I heard what you said. And I was able to comprehend it. You’re not that deep. I’m not willing to let more shilling go on undisputed. I’ve been waiting for a knife since 2016. I’ve heard the laundry list of excuses and covers and unwitting rubes going to end of the earth to defend this shyster. You are aware Niagra offered him a complete refund for the steel purchased (his latest in the long list of setbacks) and he not only wanted a refund, but he wanted his steel replaced on top? The knife community is small. People who scam others like paki Damascus dealers should be relentlessly hounded out of business. And KZbinrs who cover for them should be put through the bullshit ringer.

[@savedgesurvive]

Not expensive knives tho..comparably.

[@MRGoods89]

​@@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr no excuse for the decade long wait... but is it possible that Guy got in over his head in the beginning? Made some bad business decisions? Had bad luck? But power through and turn things around, even if a decade later?

[@calihiker7980]

Welp, this video didn’t age well I’m afraid

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I gave balance to it and I believe said myself that if it's all a lie I would be the first to burn him down- But you are right, I didn't realize how bad it truly was. Brutal.

[@jeffhuntley2921]

Congratulations on the new addition to the family!!! God bless

[@Richard--33817]

They are about as big a threat to other companies as Blockbuster Video is to Netflix.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Currently? Sure. If John gets the back orders filled the tables will turn.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors how’d that turn out? ROFL

[@JJ-qi9zn]

Ordered a GSO 5.1 in Magnacut 20 months later no knife. Sent an Email to just cancel and return my $269.00 They refuse to respond. Sent Messages via the log in account with no response.. At this point all I want is my money back. I have delt with many companies like yours, placed my order and within the time specified received my order, but not with this company. I am your dads age and I will not wait forever.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

You ordered an in stock knife and didn't get it, or you pre ordered?

[@JJ-qi9zn]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors It was supposed to be made within three months and now is 20 months later with no knife and no response when I try to contact them.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@JJ-qi9zn many such cases. sad to see people still shilling for them just because theyre mailing out a few fuckin edc 4s at the expense of every single pre order they have unfulfilled (9+ year old orders, btw) It's no wonder Guy took his progress chart and his knife schedule off the site. sad

[@JJ-qi9zn]

@@ShoahBiz Justice will be coming for him soon.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr truth? What truth. All we have here is a man child having a sissy fit lol

[@johanesgo8096]

As a non-American, made in the USA means nothing more to me than a quality knife that I will not be able to afford, and you, as Americans, if anything, can give a man a second chance. I personally really like the design of SURVIVE knives (that's why I made myself a knife suspiciously similar to the EDC-4 model😀). From the bottom of my heart, I wish you both much success. Congratulations to you and your family, may the dear God give you many blessings, health and happiness in life!

[@jitsapprentice4034]

Congratulations bro on your daughter and God bless your family.

[@rando27enco]

14:12 man, this aged worse than milk 😂. Jokes aside, really wished survive would have pulled through, for no reason other than I still have a EDC4 on order. Oh well, RIP $200.

[@IndomnitableForceofNature]

Apparently Survive is going out of business. I am a huge fan of them and prowd owner of a GSO-6 (waiting on a 3, 4, and 12…….) but this is long overdue. They make some of the greatest knives available but their business practices are borderline criminal.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Agreed

[@charlieturner3099]

I discovered Survive through a local shop - totally random. The knives they showed me were “demo only”. I was impressed! The value there was obvious on the surface. The designs were very well executed. Ergos are excellent. What became clear very quickly were two things…okay, maybe three. The store couldn’t address availability. It was clear this was a mystery. I sent Survive an inquiry online - no replies. I’ve since reached out to a few makers who reply almost immediately. And while Survive tried to reflect updates on their website for apparent pre-orders, they had a graphs that reflected open orders and there were numerous ones that went back years. WTF? Maybe the site wan’t updated or accurate? Who knows. Interesting I ran across this YT vid. Immediately speaks to what I was concerned about. I was planning on a multi-knife purchase but just couldn’t pull the trigger on a company with such mystery attached to it. if they get their shit together, I’m in, but until then I can’t wait forever when there are so many other great choices out there. Remember - at the end of the day it’s a piece of steel that’s sharp and pointy. No need for game play and uncertainty.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

That's wild that you found them in the wild before online. Sadly "if they get their shit together" at this point is an impossibility.

[@charlieturner3099]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors YT just popped a video up from Heavyset Tactical - sounds like they’re done. A rambling vid, it ain’t pretty! But glad my spidey senses kept me from taking next steps. I’d have been furious.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@charlieturner3099 I still have to finish that video

[@BabakPA]

Congratulations Jacob on your daughter. God bless

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Thanks!!!

[@drunknnirish]

The way I see it is if you still owe money or product to someone on the books you have no business what so ever making and selling things until your books are caught up. Until that gets done I will never have any respect or trust in a company that is producing a product that is no better than anything else currently on the market. Just like Bark River , and the issues they have Survive will never remove this stain from their name.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I agree with the principle for sure! Lord willing that is where Survive! will be by the end of the year.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors lord willing, huh? we all tried to warn you but you took offense and showed how much of a little baby you are

[@johnmoder5306]

No sympathy and no hate towards Survive Knives. But no trust in this company. Having difficulties and miscalculations etc. - yeah, it happens. But not answering mails to customers that already paid and not refunding and all that is a No-Go in 2024. The knives might be good, but what does it help if you don't know if you get one, when you order? Also, what do they expect? All the customers that they screwed over will clap their hands when they sort out their business and order again?

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

It's hard to say what they expect from existing dissatisfied customers but between their large number of sycophant followers, their quality and their prices if they can clean shop and right the ship they won't have to worry about it- It doesn't always seem it but the customer pool is essentially endless and despite everything going on Survive! still outsells me probably 10, or 50 to 1- and I don't think I have ever made a customer made with business practices. (Although I'm sure I have pissed a few off with political videos lol)

[@thebadness6217]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors the problem with Guy is that he took a lesson straight out of andrew tates hustlers university and essentially put in orders for products that he didn't have the money for. He took in customers pre-order money to fund this order and now that there's problems with it, he can't refund anyone because he doesn't have the funds to do so. That's absolutely horrible business practice. Throughout this entire ordeal with Peter's Heat Treat and Niagra and his run of Magnacut, he's always saying that "it's not his fault" that the magnacut runs had so many problems. Which I believe him 100% that it isn't his fault. But it still is his fault for using customer funds to put in orders for product and no way of refunding the customer due to this problem. Take Bark River for example. You can put in a pre-order for a knife for FREE on knivesshipfree and when the knife is ready, THEN you can choose to pay for it and KSF will send it to you. If you decide not to buy it, they'll just put your configured knife up for sale on their website. But either BRK or KSF front the cost for materials and labor without collecting a dime from the customer, so in the event there's a problem with that particular run, it doesn't affect the customer and piss a bunch of people off. Guy has sent out order fulfillment charts and his own charts has shown that there are some orders that are 5,6 even SEVEN years old that haven't been fulfilled yet. Which means those knives pre-dates all of these problems with the current run of magnacut. That is absolutely ridiculous. I'm already on month 15, going on 16 months since i put in an order for a knife and the thing that worries me is that with each video, Guy barely ever talks about the model that i ordered. So who the hell knows when I'll actually get it.

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

I'm glad they're finally making things right. But I believe you're right, that cloud will be above them for a while yet. And though I believe they could have handled that situation better, they do make a fantastic knife. Heck a little competition may improve the whole industry. Great video! Congratulations on the new life!! ✌️

[@ShoahBiz]

they are not making things right. how the heck is putting 100% of his effort into this new model he pulled out of his ass the past 1-2 years, while sitting on customers orders for existing preorders? Preorders that date back to at least 2015....

[@jeffhuntley2921]

Any time an American company is doing better in business, we all win

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

🎯🎯🎯

[@carscigarsscotchnwatches5158]

I wrote off GSO years ago and I think work tough does a better job anyway.

[@azhomeboy2000]

Congratulations Dad, my wifes expecting in December. ✌️

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Congrats!!!!

[@Andy69Mac1969]

Pretty much lost all respect for you for shilling for the Survive Thieves and Liars. Sorry but you are preaching to people who have been dragged through the dirt by those people for years.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Luckily I don't do this for you or anybody else's respect. I just share what I see as i see it. If you want to throw in with the whiners here ask yourself what you actually want from Survive!- to right their past errors and do things right going forward? Or do you want to have a part in destroying their business due to poor management? It's one or the other. I would think more people would want to see things fixed that destruction but people suck so 🤷‍♂️

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

How ironic

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@tdhgnm that's because as you have shown you are incapable of using a dictionary and you have no idea what a great many normally used words mean. Thanks for clarifying.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@tdhgnm the ironic comment? Who ever replied to what I said there deleted their comment. It isn't there anymore.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Try again using English 🤣

[@christophersteingart2237]

There's plenty of Christians congratulating you for the new addition to your family. I want to represent secular people like me. Congratulations on the new addition to your family. It's very important that good honest people get to have children to make the world a better place.🎉

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Thanks you!!!

[@christophersteingart2237]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors You're very welcome. I sincerely mean it.

[@TheMartialist]

Congrats on the daughter!! That’s huge! I’m a very small channel, but went ahead and read 45 minutes worth of Survive Knives BBB complaints and also some YT comments. Pretty grim stuff. I do wish them the best in the future, though.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

There is no denying that what happened at Survive! sucked and that people weren't treated right. However from my perspective I have been seeing a lot of people getting their awaited knives while some of the people who are not even the ones who were slighted are singing the wrong tune. I absolutely believe that if SURVIVE fixes EVERYTHING and makes everything right that the volume of their naysayers will only increase because they will be overly competitive in price and their competition would rather slander than improve- But we will see!

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr see that's the thing- You either didn't watch the video you are commenting on, or you watched it and only heard what you were expecting. I didn't brush anything off, and I never said "slighted" at least here in the comments. Your in such an enraged hissy fit that you can't even have a conversation like an adult and you have to resort to toddler tactics. I imagine your sole goal is to damage survive and hurt the people who hurt you (lol) but in the end you only hurt yourself. Ironic

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr the people who have some reading comprehension and can dig will see you complaining about knives that haven't been made that either have been made or are clearly in progress. You played your hand- you are trying to paint a picture about survive but instead you are painting a picture about yourself. 🤷‍♂️

[@InGratitudeIam]

First off, congratulations on the birth of your daughter! Fasten your seatbelt! I'm glad Jon got involved with SK. It was because of him I was able to get my money back after waiting for nine months for an order that was never made and for a refund that would not have happened without his direct involvement. They need to clean house because the current people there, at least the five that I dealt with, told me one conflicting lie after another. They still have a huge mess to clean up and they better do it quickly, otherwise they could be facing a massive lawsuit. I hope they survive their unforced errors. (pun intended) And, as you point out, Jacob, there are a number of great options out there in the marketplace. In addition to getting caught up quickly, they need to step up their communications game ASAP. But this time, they need to be telling the truth.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I agree! With everything looking promising going forward they are only increasing our, or at least my expectations.

[@king.indra1]

《 The scam must go on! 》🎶🎶🎶

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Scams aren't manufacturing products and getting them into people's hands.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I suggest YOU take a peak at the production schedule- They are still producing, and I know for a fact having seen it personally that back orders are being completed and shipped. That's not what a scam is. A scam doesn't leave people with a quality product.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr weird being that I got my knife in like 3 days. You use the word shill like it's the only weapon you have but it only makes it obvious what your agenda is here. You share outdated information while having a little sissy fit- all you are doing is making all the people who have legitimate problems with Survive look like idiots because they will be associated with you. 🤣🤣🤣 You are helping Survive! more than I ever could 🤷‍♂️

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@tdhgnm we believe you honestly post what you think because you have chosen the name of "bumblefook" Who are you shilling for?

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@tdhgnm 🤣🤣🤣 yes, the people who care for an audience do it with comments that will be never be read while hiding their faces and their names like cowards. Really well thought out plan to help the people 🤣🤣🤣 And yet the irony is it is people like you who promote the algorithm on videos like this and ensure that it is seen by more people. Irony is always wasted on the simple.

[@MJCarrilloCastro]

Congratulations man! Im really happy for you.

[@bdj357]

I agree that Jonathan is a valuable asset. Communication has been getting better. Seems like product is being pushed through. Completing runs before staring another. I was one that was hesitant at one point as well. But I do see the change and wish them the best.

[@bdj357]

@@robcarey4189 I don’t see where I even said the older orders aren’t an issue. I only commented that I see improvement and wish them the best. I’m not here to complain. If this has been an issue since 2015, and I’m not arguing it hasn’t, why do people keep ordering?

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

These people don't watch the videos, they don't actually follow the updates or see when people get their orders fulfilled or their refunds- All they do is copy and paste complaints for years. I'm pretty sure it's like 3 dudes. Maybe they are paid to troll because they never seem to be complaining about their own experiences

[@bdj357]

@@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr so I’m suspect because I’m not a hater? I’m suspect because I’ve seen people get their knives. I’m suspect because I appreciate a quality product? I’m suspect because I don’t want to see someone’s dream fall apart? I’m suspect because I’m not going to kick someone just while they are making progress? Don’t judge my character because I don’t spew hatred or troll a post.

[@Chris1005]

Algorithm comment, appreciate you bro. Congrats to you and your fam on the new addition. Wheels up

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Thanks!

[@Canadian_Craftsman]

Brutal honesty, but 100% accuracy!!✊️🔥✌️💚

[@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors]

I totally agree with your assessment of Survive. I do think they should slim down a few models and variants. That said I really like the couple I have and I think they really are coming around which is cool. I’d like to know your thoughts on Survive rebranding? It’s just something I thought of. Congrats on the daughter btw. Just did my son’s first b-day myself.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Rebranding might be a good idea. I think rebranding is always tricky/ dangerous and it needs to be done WELL. Star Arms did it, changing the name of their line of knives to Outlier and it seemed to go well.

[@KnivesSurvival]

Congrats on the new Baby brother..

[@travisspeck9434]

Congratulations on the new family member man!

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Thanks!

[@Primitivebearknives]

“Problems are the reality of a business” Says the guy in a ditch with a machine 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But you are right. I’ve had so many things break in the worst possible time too when I had no money to fix things

[@thoricdavid8174]

I just got my 4.7 in magnacut this last month for whatever it’s worth. It’s amazing! The edge out of box was crazy. Once I see the wait times go down I am personally totally willing to order more. I also have a 5.1 in Magnacut. Both orders took 7-9 months.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Honestly 7-9 months isn't bad for a pre order. A lot of my own pre orders have taken that long, and some longer! They sound awesome!

[@thoricdavid8174]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors both knives I have are absolutely amazing. And every interaction I have had with guy over instagram has been great. Really glad heavyset is there. I think he will def help the company

[@WhispyWoods.]

Did you order a sheath? Is the knife the new slim version or thicker like a BSS5? I didn’t think they were working on 4.7s right now. Good for you I just want mine too!

[@thoricdavid8174]

@@WhispyWoods. it’s the new thicker model. The one that kind of inspires fantasies about escape and evade haha I was lucky enough for him to offer me an additional option of having the bss5 handle scales. He sent it with the black scout survival sheath for now, but promised to send my ordered sheath when they are made. In the meantime I plan on maybe getting a sheath made by yellow hawk. I know people are really angry with guy and I def can understand why, but the knife is honestly perfect.

[@WhispyWoods.]

@@thoricdavid8174 thanks so much for taking the time to respond. The inspiring thick version is what I’m expecting some day. I haven’t been in touch with them about wheeling and dealing handle and sheath options but it’s encouraging to hear one got shipped. Enjoy it!

[@TheMartialist]

Out of curiosity, what’s up with Montana knives?

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Just the same controlled op ties as every other bs company. Somebody makes a rags to riches story, gets straight onto fox news, gets directly tied into the most popular govt sourced advertising- boom, business. It's so opaque it's laughable if you track it and compare to industry standards. The owner of MKCO, what's his name, said "people said a good hunting knife can't be American made and competitively priced" or something like that. Are you on Crack? Lolol it's just all so bad.

[@Kennerd007]

I know survive have had its issues in the past. Here to hoping they’re past that and make a comeback

[@Primitivebearknives]

Jon was exactly what survive needed. I also think guy is happy with having Jon on board too

[@ShoahBiz]

Survive needs a steel supplier rofl is John gonna do that? Niagara cut them off and Bohler is too expensive to import anything thick enough for most his models. Ready to watch this absolute fail of a rebrand

[@Primitivebearknives]

@@ShoahBiz and because of this comment, I just bought a survive knife….

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Primitivebearknives wow, wonderful. Join the shills. Jacob and his friend are literally shilling. His friend is supposedly partial owner of survive now. Shill for these crooks and the knife community won’t forget. I hope you purchased something that is listed as in stock, because otherwise good fucking luck. Way to show support to all the people who have been screwed over by that scam artist. Can’t wait for his rebranding effort to fail and to see all the next batch of reused excuses. Why did guy take down his production schedule? Why did he take down his data listing complete vs incomplete orders?

[@ShoahBiz]

Wasn’t Tyler just what survive needed to fix their lack of communication? How’d that turn out rofl

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Primitivebearknives way to show solidarity with the knife community. Oh wait no that’s the exact opposite of what you’re doing. Why doesn’t survive dare step foot on bladeforums or bcusa? Do you like supporting a bold faced lying crook who still owes thousands of people knives that were paid in full from the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and now 2024? Open orders for every single year while guy concentrates entirely on some shit edc 4 model he pulled out of his ass the last year or two. Imagine having an almost 10 year old order and seeing guy announce for the umpteenth time some new models and steel options and going full steam ahead on a new model no one has pre ordered. Hey what’s survives better business bureau rating again?

[@mikeboyce21]

I have zero issues with survive. I love my gso 5. I paid a great price for it. As it was a pre order. And i got it fairly fast. Took about 3 weeks i believe.

[@greencanopybushcraftsurviv6713]

I am not anti Survive Knives but am slowly becoming so. I ordered and paid for two knives back in May 2022 and am still waiting. Customer service and communication is still close to the 0% level (responses to multiple emails, youtube comments, instagram) even after 2 years, and its not improving at all. Website Production schedule is 3 months behind. My question is, is it all waste of time and/or have I been robbed of my hard earned cash (survive knives are not the only ones on the planet that have money worries)? Like I said, I am not anti Survive Knives but soon will be. Greetings from over the pond.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I understand your concerns and honestly I can't tell you for sure. I know Jon at Heavy Set Tactical is working on the Survive floor and is getting pre orders out the door like crazy, but he got on board the ship pretty late in the game. I hope that Survive can get all these pre orders squared away and run properly going forward.

[@greencanopybushcraftsurviv6713]

@@tdhgnm Is that possible from Europe or do I need to take legal action from this side, do you know?

[@greencanopybushcraftsurviv6713]

@@tdhgnm Thanks!

[@mikeboyce21]

Congrats if the babies come! Im stuck in the hospital, been here 12 days now. And not sure when im getting out.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Oh man I hope you get well soon!!!

[@mikeboyce21]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors yeah well its gonna be a tough one. Both my kidneys failed. So im going to need dialysis for the rest of my life.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I'm so sorry to hear that. I only have 1 kidney myself so I try to be careful with it- I could end up right there with ya.

[@mikeboyce21]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors yeah be very careful, its not a fun time.

[@Jerry-Parker]

Congratulations Pa ! 🎉

[@kevinAuman1]

My GSO 3 S90V has been ordered and paid for since beginning of 2000 and yet to get any updates or a refund that I demanded many many times since...

[@ShoahBiz]

You’ll never get that knife. Don’t fall for KZbin survive shill bullshit. Guy is a liar, a thief and an all around pos. I’d advise constantly bombarding guy with refund requests and threats of legal action. There is a 5,500+ page thread on the large knife forum and some people may have some suggestions to put the pressure on guy for a refund. Good luck tho..seems only a tiny % are able to be refunded. He said himself in his own words he will fight you tooth and nail to not give you a refund. Not sure how no one has knocked that little manlets teeth out

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

The year 2000!? I didn't think Survive! had been around since 2000! I guess I hadn't been following them as long as I thought! I didn't even think s90v was around in 2000. That's an eye opener!

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors yeah make fun of a typo you shill. Disclose the fact your personal friend is now a partial owner of survive and you are by definition shilling for them

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@ShoahBiz firstly- I am friends with Kevin and wasn't laughing anything up- I was taking his comment at face value. Yes, my friend has invested in Survive!- that doesn't mean I am shilling, I still have expectations to be met but I have seen first hand progress. "Disclose the fact that"- apparently you didn't watch this video before commenting, I made that plain in the video. You comment said a lot more about you than you think. I'm glad to see it.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors yeah I don’t watch videos that shill for survive, no matter how brutally honest hey pretend to be. Ultimately you still make excuses for them and try to drive their sales. Enjoy shilling for that piece of garbage. Peace out

[@2Snakes]

I'm happy with my $7 stainless Mora Clipper and my bible. LOL.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

That's a solid combo

[@kevinAuman1]

Waaait, his collection sure sounds alot like my own I need to know this fella...

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Yall would get along!

[@fuelediowa]

Guy getting on his soap box was OK for a bit. But to single handedly try and take down CPM magnacut because he was having such issues when other makers are able to make what appears to be straight full blades with out voids takes a bit of steam out of his horn. I really wanted to buy one of his knives. However he himself by getting into public pissing matches with some folks has left a bad taste in my mouth. I do not want to discredit that he had issues. When you bring to light that while addressing issues you can not pick fights with other makers and not be willing to explore the issues with their input as well. Banging a drum asking for support and help and reimbursement but when some people show up and try to get an understanding to be able to see where the issues are and bam Guy is in another pissing match. I have noticed he is not posting his repeated complaints on youtube lately. I hope them Well but with so many other great companies like White River, LT Wright, VGKC, Esee there are a lot of solid options with out the Drama.

[@ShoahBiz]

he has 9+ year old orders of 3v

[@fuelediowa]

@@ShoahBiz what? No way. That is crazy so very hard to believe. 9 like in NINE years! Almost a full decade? I am flabbergasted.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@fuelediowa yes. He used to display his open orders on his website, but recently took that down since he’s making near zero progress. There is a 5,500+ page thread on blade forums about survive. I have pictures on my phone 9; people who have open, unfulfilled orders from 2015 in 3v steel.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I believe the oldest orders are the gso10 and 12's in 3v right? Which I have seen ground and I think ready for edging as we speak. I understand some folks will be unhappy with Survive even if they do everything right for the next decade and never have a late pre order again but at some point we are going to have to update the complaints.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors there are also 5.1s in 3v from 2015-16 and I assume others. You’ve seen blanks in videos before so you assume they’re all wrapped up? Bro he’s been snowing those damn blanks on video since I first found his channel in early 2021. You honestly think it’s acceptable he has blanks from orders placed 9 years ago? Literal shill. Your friend is now a partial owner of survive and you’re an actual shill

[@GreenBadgerOutdoors]

Congratulations.

[@JakebCreates]

Do you think you could make a more in depth video on your understanding of Montana Knife Company?

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Right now all I have is what is obvious. It's only a matter of time till scandal is revealed and that's likely when I'll do a video.

[@kenmccrady1228]

I just subscribed to Heavy Set Tactical. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. 😊

[@kenmccrady1228]

@@JustinDeLeon-sj1xr I don’t know what that means. 🧐

[@smallfarmsurvival4026]

Jon has cut ties with Survive already?? That was fast.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Has he?

[@smallfarmsurvival4026]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors he mentioned it in a recent post

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I'm looking for it now. On ig? KZbin?

[@smallfarmsurvival4026]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors found it 😅 it's just in a reply to a comment in his recent BMKT shorts video

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@smallfarmsurvival4026 good eye bud, thanks!

[@bamaknifeguy]

Congrats on the new kiddo bud. That being said. This business took money from a lot of people and now have left them hanging. Also…I have heard a few people talk about how “Incredible” these fixed blades are but I’ve handled a couple and they are just a fixed blade made on machines. They are not show stoppers or Amazing. There is nothing groundbreaking or new. It’s just a fixed blade knife. I am so confused by the concept that a machine produced fixed blade could be anything other than flat and straight. It’s standard. lol.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

They did take money from people, and their situation is worse than even their haters guessed, and worse than I could have imagined. I can't even understand how it got to the point that it did. However the quality of the knives is more than just a machine made knife. A lot of modern companies HAVE gotten to this point and "survive quality and fit and finish" is available elsewhere more obtainably- but they aren't just another knife as a whole. They are very, VERY nice- for the grind lines to the edging to the 3d contoured scales. It might not do anything that another good knife doesn't but if you have an eye for the details the details are there.

[@KnifeKandy]

Congrats! On a side note did you hear the boy scouts are changing their name and swiss army knives is making a new knife for them with no blade🤦‍♂️

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I did 😓 They have been infiltrated for over a generation though so it isn't surprising.

[@jeremybryant5778]

Congratulations on the incoming newborn. I don't really know anything about survive knives but I appreciate your input and look forward to any reviews you put out. Speaking of Ontario, I did really appreciate your information about their situation last year. I was wondering, have you heard any news? Thanks again and God bless

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Sadly I haven't, and I am really bummed about it tbh

[@jeremybryant5778]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors me too. I was really excited to see their return under new management. I've been searching here and there trying to find out what I can but haven't seen much. I did notice a 2024-2025 catalog for sale somewhere, I wanna say it was Chicago knife works. But I haven't seen anything else about it. They've been one of my favorites for a good while, and I hope they come back strong. Right now I'm trying to land another SP5. I broke mine last year and they acted like they were gonna replace it but then went silent upon the sale.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Man that's rough. Sp5 is a good blade! When made right haha I'll see if I can't reach out to them.

[@jeremybryant5778]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors agreed. Mine was a good one. It did develop the handle rattle but I used the blade very hard and very frequently and finally I took it just a little too far and lost about an inch or so of the tip. I hope they start making em again and making em right. Thanks brother. Stay blessed

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@jeremybryant5778 lord willing! You too!

[@spatialinterpretations449]

No idea what you are rambling on about. Never heard of "survive knives", just buy a Fallkniven with best laminated steel for perfection, or some Spanish knife if you want quality or good value for money.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Fwiw Fallknives laminated steel hasn't even been that good in my experience- But Spain does put out some phenominal value blades.

[@spatialinterpretations449]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors Thanks for the response. I probably have a different idea on what a good knife is or what they are used for. I have gone to replaceable blade knives (scalpel) for hunting and small hatched for anything else. Laminated steel has been around for centuries, the science and engineering is sound.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@spatialinterpretations449 monosteels have also been around for centuries- and good and bad examples of both. A good knife or a good steel is not as simple as "if you make a knife steel sandwich it's better" There is no metric be it toughness, corrosion resistance, or edge holding in which Fallkniven's laminated steel outperforms all other premium steels, and the steels combination of attributes also doesn't come close to other premium steels like magnacut or even 3v- I don't even think it out performs our old tried and true aebl/ 13c28 🤷‍♂️ And of course steel selection is actually less important than edge geometry and heat treat as well. I have never understood fallknives following and claims of "best steel". 🤷‍♂️

[@spatialinterpretations449]

​@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors Fallknives has good geometry. It is all about hardness vs how brittle the knife is. Laminated steel reduces some of the issues. There is no one prefect solution - spending so much money on a knife that has limited task applications is not smart. I have never found a need to baton wood, cut steel and bricks with a knife. The one tool option is delusional.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@spatialinterpretations449 everything you just posted contradicts itself. Magnacut is tougher at 62hrc than fallknivens vg10 laminate at like 58. Something wild like that. You talk about spending so much money on a knife that has limited task applications is not smart- and yet fallkniven is expensive, AND you don't baton meaning you could use a knife with VASTLY thinner geometry than a fallkniven and be far better off. At one moment you speak against task specific knives, then the next speak against a one tool option- and yet of you don't baton and do everything else with a fallkniven you are using what is in practical application a one tool option. What is your actual knife experience outside of fallkniven, I feel like that could be our informational disconnect here.

[@brr8888]

Nothing is getting done Survive is dead.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Yup

[@chancepaladin]

🙏🙏🙏

[@TheMartialist]

And I will continue to closely follow what was going on with the Magnacut.

[@ShoahBiz]

A huge nothing burger. He never said what labs, what tests, never showed any results…just an old vague email of a man trying to appease a customer. Chris reeves has made thousands of magnacut blades with zero such issue. No other maker is having said issue no matter how much guy alludes to it…not one other person has stepped forward. Oh and asides from magnacut and potentially one bad batch, survive has 9+ year old orders open for 3v. Justify that. Survive removed their production schedule and their progress report from their site. Justify that.

[@lawrenceragnarok1186]

I didn't think Chris Reeves has made thousands yet, maybe hundreds

[@ShoahBiz]

@@lawrenceragnarok1186 you are wrong.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@lawrenceragnarok1186 I have seen messages directly from Tim Reeves

[@lawrenceragnarok1186]

@@ShoahBiz I didn't think so, show your receipts. He doesn't make huge batches and he doesn't make them often and the steel has only been out s couple of years. So yeah...

[@brr8888]

Magnacut is solid Guy is a liar.

[@100BearPaw]

Over two years, no knife, and no communication. I’d be happy to switch my order to something that is available to ship, or just get my money back. Unfortunately there’s zero communication. Something has to give. You can’t expect to make anything when you’re on the phone making videos constantly. Just saying.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@100BearPaw the companies officially in the grave, sadly you won't get a knife or your money back I'm afraid. Try to contact your bank and file a claim before he finishes bankruptcy.

[@100BearPaw]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors​​⁠I tried. I used PayPal, as I do all of my online purchases. Come to find out, they have a time period for disputes of 180 days. We’re talking January of 2022 here. So essentially everyone that uses PayPal, (which I assume is a hell of a lot of people) will have no way of getting a refund or even just causing the company any type of headache for what they have done to people. Any other ideas? I don’t live close enough for anything I’d prefer to do………..said with a devious grin………

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I don't know. There needs to be a way for people who bought a knife to prove it so that when survive is siezed the value of the assets could be divided or something... I doubt that is how it works but 🤷‍♂️

[@100BearPaw]

⁠@@ThepreppersbunkeroutdoorsI took screen shots of my order on the survive website For proof of purchase in case it happened to disappear all the sudden. It’s also in my payment history.

[@johnsanford3596]

I have an EDC-4 in K890, VERY well executed knife. I think it would be a bit better with some skeletonizing to lower the weight a smidge. I look forward to getting an EDC-5.

[@WhatsthePOINT_EDC]

Survive Knives are very good all the way around. Everything ive owned and used had been top notch. That’s a fact. I’ve said they will make it through the back log, the haters, and all the hurdles every company goes through. There’s changes happening like you said. We are all excited to see what the future holds!Good stuff man! By the way Scabs video on your knife The Work Horse was badassery. I can’t wait to see what it’s like.👊

[@ShoahBiz]

survive is going to go out of business rofl gonna be fun to see. he cant get steel from niagara/cruicible and cant pay for .150"+ thick bohler.

[@ShoahBiz]

@@WhatsthePOINT_EDC LOL. Damn I called it, didn’t I

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

I think they have definitely earned a bad taste in alot of peoples mouths. Never ordered due to problems ive seen from many other people. Can they come back and clean up their name? Time will tell i guess. I certainly hope they can and do. I think they have some really good blades and would love to see any company succeed. Especially an American company.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

I think your assessment is on the money

[@SB-cs8yz]

Congrats bro, miss your face

[@brr8888]

Guy is a thief and a liar. Nuff said. John is a good dude though.

[@nycbike73]

Im sorry i cant say anything good about survive knives. I ahve been waiting for my order from December 2022. If he was having troubles he should not have taken so many orders.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Fair enough. Lord willing an update to management will lead to getting you and others taken care of.

[@nycbike73]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors I hope so I truly want them to make it but you can't fault customers like me

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@nycbike73 I don't fault customers like you, I don't think anybody does.

[@michaelstjohn6086]

I'm on that fan page and don't remember that.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Remember what?

[@michaelstjohn6086]

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors That fanboy telling you all the benefits of a Survive knife, better love life, healthier, immortality. Just messing with ya.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

@@michaelstjohn6086 oh hahahahahahahaha

[@sircassie891]

What is wrong with Montana Knife company?

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

Same thing as what's wrong with Glover, Hafer, Kennedy, Origin, BRCC, GruntStyle and 9 Line, etc etc etc. It'd a lot for a comment but look at their origin, their growth, and how long before they were on fox news/ in the lime light. When the sum is more than the parts it's easy to put together