Should You Get the SOG Seal Pup Elite? // Three Reasons I Did

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@JohnVentarino-ey5ln 6 ай бұрын

I've had the SOG SEALPUP ELITE for probadly 20 years and never used it even once. I just loved the look and feel about it so I bought it . I probadly have 20 to 30 top notch knives I never used because there so sweet looking.

@TucoDog-ho6fw 6 ай бұрын

I don’t feel a bit bad about owning lots of knives that I’ve never used. I’ve picked out a handful of users and even they don’t get used very much. Two knives that I bought and fully intended to use because they were available in left hand specific models, haven’t been used because they were just too damn nice😂 (Chris Reeve) Now that I’ve admitted such a foolish thing I’m going to reevaluate using those things. I’m going to get them out and cut something with them.

@JAY-byrd-4-29-92 6 ай бұрын

I've had the opportunity to carry SOG's seal pups. As a ground worker for a Tree/landscaper service, I needed a blade more than I thought.... I fell in love with the nylon sheath first, having to glue the retention strap once a week... Didn't bother me! SOG's base M37 model became a "mascot" among co workers, convinced them to get their own seal pup! The M37 saved me from a life changing accident, long story short my seal pup cut thru tangled climbing rope. The close call with death inspired me to get another Seal pup... Unaware that I was carrying a base model! The Seal Pup Elite's upgrades were appreciated. the AUS8 steel heat treatment performed a little better than the base model.... I didn't appreciate the aggressive spine jimping.... Fearing the jimping would cause the Elite to get snagged outta my hand and afraid to modify a brand new Elite. There's nothing wrong with the base model and the Elite upgrades were not worth it to me. If it is not broken, don't fix it!!! I traded my Elite for a SOG S37 Seal 2000! After spending some time with an early version of the Seal 2000, I realized the SEKI CITY made steel was far superior! In my experience I would call the Japanese made Seal Pups the "ELITE" versions! I am looking to sell/trade my S37, especially for a "SEKI CITY ELITE" Seal Pup! Anyways I am digging the 411 Outdoors Channel content! I always learn something. I wish I could afford to Support 411 outdoors.... I'd be glad to send my SEAL 2000 for a truly comprehensive look at SOG'S SEAL series..... Please feel to contact me in North Carolina. Also Please keep up the GOOD Work my friend! Peace out

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@JCOwens-zq6fd 6 ай бұрын

Got to love that all black. Though I do try not to carry the tactical stuff when I dont want to be percieved as a threat. A stag handle hunting knife doesn't get people as spooked.

@warlantactical 4 ай бұрын

That is no life to live And let me ask you why would you not want to look like someone that dosnt know what there doing Warring gear by no means mean you tactical

@BryonLee Ай бұрын

If I saw someone wearing a knife like that I wouldn't really care. The people that care will find a reason to judge you whether you have a seal pup or a bone handle or no knife at all. If I were to make the time to judge somebody or if a judgment takes place from my subconscious in a matter of milliseconds it would be that he's trying to put on a show he's being too flamboyant with the weapon which means I'm not impressed at all again this would happen in milliseconds. Or it would occur to me he might be prepared to use it and he ain't taking any s*** today or maybe another day is but definitely not today. Either way I wouldn't be affected physiologically or emotionally because I'm not a butthole. Whoever that is is not going to care about me and if we did engage he would like me. Maybe in a couple hours if I see somebody with one I will be thinking to myself you know what I need one of those. I'll probably be thinking that's a good idea. If somebody comes up to me chuckling asking me why I have it or what that's for I'll know that he's probably a coward that's easily offended a real man wouldn't ask me he would know one way or the other, what am I tell him it's to save gas money of me driving home to get it when someone pisses me off. I had about six or eight weapons in prison and I used about two of them no actually it was three and with the fourth one I was assisting somebody else in the execution of the ambush. Since I've been out here the last 13 years I've owned about I would say 10 or 15 knives and I've used one and chased 3 idiots with another one. I'm not going to include sexual roleplay with the satanic music on KZbin. I live in a county that has one town 26,000 people another town 11,000 people and 717 go missing a year. They have an infamous place called murder mountain. I live in the Six Rivers National Forest on a semi "lawless" Indian Reservation. The chances of a knife being useful there are pretty good. Is 600 lb bear might be pulling in the salmon net again on the Trinity River. I might give it to a dude that did me a solid. I might pull over on a dirt cut out on the edge of the woods on the highway to take a leak and people know that cars pulled over there eventually. What I want because sometimes I can get a little wild is a knife that has some toughness it can't be brittle or chip for the tip break off because I might hit the breastplate or some ribs. A lot of times you sacrifice edge retention for such a knife but you don't need edge retention for one incident at a time. There are more and more people on fentanyl these days and they might have a bar they might have a pipe they might have a knife. As the population grows so do the idiots per capita this is not a decreasing affair. I have had people play games with me in vehicles and we agree to go to a freeway off-ramp together. You just never know. The prisons are more and more overcrowded and the food is cheaper in their there is less education less programming less money for all of that so the guys are getting out more monstrous all the time. Human opinions about whether or not I carry a knife are completely meaningless. It does not change the price of a loaf of bread what they think. And they have their own image making process with images of themselves that they're dealing with so I don't respect somebody's opinion that would sell their father for $200 and is walking around half asleep anyway.

@user-om5or5bi1p Ай бұрын

Sureeee it does 😂

@pastrybaker72 2 ай бұрын

Great video. I've had the Seal Pup for a couple of years. It always rides on my hip (along with the Leatherman Rebar in the sheathes front pouch) when I'm hiking/camping. As you stated, it is light and agile for defense use, and it also batons wood with ease. For the price, I'm impressed.

@bdcochran01 6 ай бұрын

Great review. I have a Seal Pup. If I were starting over . . . I would buy the plain edge elite with the composite sheath for eventual horizontal, behind the back carry. What you said about having multiples is correct. I have multiples of the discontinued Ontario TFI - full tang, slightly more than 5 inch blade. It is the knife that I gave to my son for car carry in his car . . . and he does about 30k miles a year. I am older and have too many knives. The only fixed blade knife that I have purchased more than once in the last 15 years is the Peletonen. It is a Mora on steroids that is carried by the armies of Finland and Estonia. It's draw back is the sheath.

@robertrhinehart4779 6 ай бұрын

I own most variations of the Seal series knives. They have caught a lot of flack on the internet throughout the years; however, I really like these knives. They are practically indestructible, hold an edge, and sharpen easy! The SEAL Team elite is my favorite, with the SEAL strike in second place. Great video!

@sportsmobile8328 6 ай бұрын

Thank You for the updates Brother.

@davidlagno7717 6 ай бұрын

The Sealpup was one of the first fixed blades I ever owned. Before KZbin , that's how long ago. I saw it in a Guns&Ammo magazine and I had to have one. I think I paid about the same too. Never had an Elite. I like SOG. I prefer tactical type of blades even for my folders until this day. I use them for everything. Even at work. Hopefully they'll come out with new designs soon as be as popular as they once were. Alot of those blades were carried by our brothers when they went overseas and that's a fact.

@1Dakashi 6 ай бұрын

Got the regular seal pup for my daughter. She loves it, carries it on her backpack.

@nathanfidler9487 5 ай бұрын

Love your content. I have a SOG Seal Pup from Seki Japan that my dad gave me a couple decades ago when I was about 8. Id like to get another Seal Pup so I don't carry around this collectable. My three favorite fixed blades are Kobun, Seal Pup, and Ka-Bar Short. But if I could find like a Gerber mark 1 style of small dagger id carry that. But for me Bowies, Tanto's, and Daggers are defiantly my favorite types of knives.

@steven-u1q 3 ай бұрын

I just bought the seal pup, everything i wanted in a tac knife and the nylon sheath fits my Workpro multi-tool perfectly. Thanks for the great video, im new here and glad i found your channel. 👍🙏

@411Outdoors 3 ай бұрын

Me too! Thank you

@carloshenriquez4115 6 ай бұрын

After watching your last video on the seal pup and the generic version, I ended up buying the seal pup. Now I want the elite too haha. I always love your videos brother

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@YorkshiremanOutdoors 6 ай бұрын

A knife I have been admiring the Seal Pup for a while now, very cool looking blade. Great video dude

@oswaldosalazar9948 2 ай бұрын

Saludos desde Ecuador...me encanta este modelo tengo dos SOG SEAL PUP de los cuales uno lo uso a diario y el otro lo tengo como reserva..también tengo un SOG PILLAR pero ese lo tengo como una pieza de colección..en conclusión me encanta el SOG seal pup

@robertcampopiano6001 6 ай бұрын

I have the regular Seal Pup and the full size SOG Seal knives. I plan to get both versions of the Elite.

@davidmace3310 6 ай бұрын

Luv the Seal Pup. Wish they would make an updated version of the Seal Knife 2000 with the full size blade. With a kydex sheath in Aus 10 maybe?

@tomritter493 6 ай бұрын

I love em had elite and reg loved them both iv seen them beat sooo bad still,going

@davidheath2427 6 ай бұрын

Sog make some nice value for dollar fix blades . Thanks for the look .

@BinkyTheElf1 6 ай бұрын

One is none; two is one; three is good enough.

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@theceo1537 Ай бұрын

Navy Seals Lingo

@ryanjordan7268 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I bought one in the 90s. I love ❤️ it!

@-1Patroit. 6 ай бұрын

The sheath that came with mine has a boot clip on it and a way to put it on mollie

@SpitSharp 6 ай бұрын

Great work ❤ If you advertise something weather it be from the heart or not you should get recognition for it due to your passion without shame, if you get a sponsor to support what you do from a good company it’s because they want to be honest like you and not take people for their money, take if it’s offered don’t let the wrong people falsify it, let not the devil get a foot hold😎

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@tomasjasicek3489 6 ай бұрын

Hello Friend...🖐️... I have with half serrations blade and serrated jimping on the spine...Elite version.👍.. and with kydex(TPE plastic?) sheet

@billybudd45 6 ай бұрын

I like the plain . Have the full size, great but too big. I think these might be the perfect size for edc

@seanlowkey9388 6 ай бұрын

I agree with casual vs tactical. I get funny looks with a kydex sheath, but no one bats an eye when they see a leather sheath. They just think it’s grandads Buck or kabar. But kydex just gives them instant mall ninja vibes. I think grommets leather craft is the only one putting out a decent leather sheath for the seal pups and a few Etsy makers. I pulled the nylon liner out of the fabric sheath, put some soda box cardboard in it for friction fit. I use this simplified method for “throw carry” throw it in a bag,truck,tackle box etc.

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Very well said!

@warlantactical 4 ай бұрын

Funny looks what is that ? Who cares what people think of you where what you want i am functional 24/7 never miss a day and the knowledge to back it up

@sethklikesguns 6 ай бұрын

Do a video on your favorite or top five backup blades!

@ssgwilliamson3817 4 ай бұрын

I have a seal pup elite that the handle busted off of and the tang is 1/3 of the size of the blade

@411Outdoors 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting.

@ssgwilliamson3817 4 ай бұрын

@@411Outdoors I found the knife behind a wall locker at one of my old units. The knife had no sheath and busted handle.

@JohnVentarino-ey5ln 6 ай бұрын

I have the nylon sheath with mine also.

@PODSMPSG1 6 ай бұрын

Edge retention on the steel isn't too good though.

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Aus8 is tricky

@PODSMPSG1 6 ай бұрын

@@411Outdoors Yeah. I stopped carrying AUS8 blades, switched to D2.

@411Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

@@PODSMPSG1 there’s a ton of affordable D2 knives on the market right now as well. I just fear that a lot of companies are lying.

@PODSMPSG1 6 ай бұрын

@@411Outdoors Yeah.

@johnandrewmarquez 5 ай бұрын

Please Please Please Review The SOG Pillar ❤

@411Outdoors 5 ай бұрын

I’m going to have to one of these days because it’s amazing

@johnandrewmarquez 5 ай бұрын

@@411Outdoors Yes! Can't wait, thank You! 🔥

@JesusKing1105 6 ай бұрын

If the thickness is about the same its not worth it. You can order the $40 seal pup, made in Taiwan and a $15 kydex sheath

@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge 5 ай бұрын

Now you need one with a satin finish 😁

@scenicdriveways6708 6 ай бұрын

It's a nice looking knife, but if I were to carry a fixed blade knife for personal protection, I'd want a better hand-guard on it.

@kuzinit2374 6 ай бұрын

I got a buck 119, so now I'm covered

@john0270 5 күн бұрын

I never buy duplicates of anything. If the first one failed unexpectedly....wtf do I want with a second one? Same with warranty on things... who cares? If it fails I'm moving on. Klarus flashlight failed on me via water intrusion.... the replacement 'warranty' unit failed in the same manner.