The BEST Bushcraft Knife ESEE vs OKC

[@coyotehill2772]

I run the good old buck 119. Was given to me as a birthday present many years ago and has done me well.

[@tymccutchen]

Just picked up one for hunting. Great knife for sure.

[@hdrider2071]

Had mine for 12 yrs still going strong.

[@MrRenomax]

Esee 6 has been my favorite for years and I have several other Esee blades love as well

[@douglassfwilson]

I also like the Morakniv Garberg full tang.

[@joesmith9034]

My grandpa gave me his knife back in 1973 i was 10 at that time it's a mk1 he had in 1944 I still use it today

[@janosaudron564]

The knife i carry everyday is an Esee Izula fitted with G10 Handles. My only gripe about it is that the clip that fits the Sheath to the belt could be fashioned better so I can Carry Horizontally and Vertically. On that small knife sheath a Tecklock is just uncomfortable! My edc Bag/hiking/ bushcraft knife is the Esee4! I absolutely love the knife, my medium to large hands fits the handle better after I took off the MiCarta scales and replaced it with G10. I'm having a Leather sheath Made for both of them. My wife will be getting a Mora Companion for M/Day. For her hike pack and we each upgrading to the Rat 1 folders soon. As Always thanks a Million for the Info that you dispese so freely!!

[@timhuffman5311]

Great Video Bear. I agree with your choice of the ESEE 6. I have one and it came with just the black plastic sheath. I added the nifty, spiffy, canvas pouch and the backing for the sheath. I took off the pouch because it just got caught up in the brush. With the back panel with the flat it makes the knife jump rated. It gives it the needed 3 points of securing the knife, so it was rated. It's one of those knifes you have to try and break.

[@Sambo169]

The RAT & ESEE knives are great blades! Esee 6 is my favorite though! Now the RAT 5 is a sharp blade though!

[@timbow50]

I still have two Randall knives from 1969. One design is for whatever you need to kill and the other is a small “ bird/trout” knife size. They will hold an edge like you can’t believe. The little one has skinned and quartered literally dozens and dozens of deer, antelope and pigs along with a few elk. The secret people is to not cut hair nor drag the edge on bone. Plus you need to keep the fat wiped carefully off. You can do a whole elk with that little blade.

[@Hndsomdevl1]

I think I can't believe you have that rifle on the ground 🤯😳 But I also love the esee's, I have two 3s, two izula's and a esee four. 👍🏾 I also have a OKC TAK 1 🍻👍🏾🙋🏾‍♂️

[@daddycharlie4025]

I have owned the Esse 6 for a few years now and would definitely recommend it for bushcrafting if I could only choose one knife as an all around performer...but it is a beast to carry all day...I recently purchased the RAT 3 as a far more desirable EDC tool for knife chores around the house and gets far more everyday use with it's slim and light profile...just my own 2 cents, personal mileage may vary...

[@bushcraftingmuslim]

I really like the Becker BK16. And if I'm doing a lot of carving the standard thin mora companion carbon. Good fair video 👍

[@matthabir4837]

I've been pondering what knives to put in my various packs and rucks. This helps finalize my choices.

[@anthonyreddy2834]

I like your top pick but I'd probably take the kydex out of that bulky sheath with the cool guy pocket and use it like that. Great video!

[@waynetate9895]

I have a O.K.C. Rat 5, and their SP6 fighter knife and love them both. Also I EDC a Spyderco Tenacious. Love these blades for their purposes.

[@b80-s9i]

Absolutely agree Bear...Esee 6 is my go-to & clearly the "sweet spot" blade. The 6 on the belt and Spyderco PM2 in the pocket and I'm ready for whatev... bladewise that is😁👍🏻 God bless🙏🙏🙏

[@cboogieoutdoors8992]

Hey Bear the carbon steel means you can throw sparks off the knife itself like a ferro rod that’s what makes carbon steel amazing for the wilderness along with carbon steel being easier to sharpen. Make you some fixin wax and it’ll keep the rust off your blade and keep your wood handled tools from drying out. Any knife with a 90 degree spine will throw sparks off a ferro rod. Love your videos I’m on the bushcraft side of the house trying to learn more and get better at the homestead side.

[@michaell.6877]

I have esee 6, great knife, especially for bigger guys with big hands. It feels like you have a handle on it. The one place I ordered it from had them for 150.

[@johnburgin7478]

Nice sampling . I splurged and picked up a PKS Mountaineer. No complaints. Have many fixed blades but there’s always room for more . Going to get a couple of carbon Mora Garbergs . Good grind , full tang , decent blade length and a reasonable price.

[@trailwomanrc]

On a budget I ordered a OKC Tak1. I don't mind some customizing/mods to make it mine. Ideally I'd go for an Esee5, but the Esee6 is a great choice. I can see why it's popular.

[@ericmilburn9841]

I have 3 of the Ontario knives. The ratt 1,5 and the rtak. All have been great knives for the price.

[@rmzlife]

I have the Esse6 and it's a amazing tool to have in any bag.

[@bravowhiskey4684]

I have the Hults Bruk hatchet. It’s great for breaking down kindling and stovewood. Very high quality, and has earned its keeping.

[@brettspaulding5855]

I have the hardcore hammers carpenters hatchet. US made. Holds a razor sharp edge and was a third of the price of the hults bruk and the granfors. I think I paid about 60 bucks including shipping. I've been using the hell out of it for three years or so. I highly recommend it.

[@bravowhiskey4684]

I got my Hults Bruk from a Bargain Barn at a major retailer. I agree, the regular retail is painful… but it’s a tool worth that money.

[@countryheathen1834]

Crkt saker, sadly discontinued was lucky to get one left in stock on knife center, good 4.5 scandi grind blade does wood work like a beaver building a dam and the sheath doesn't suck, comes with a hard leather sheath and a scrappy tool. 1070 HC steel and a great 90 degree sharp spine. all for 80 bucks

[@Thatsmisteroldguytou]

Gotta' Mora Garberg, Compaion and Robust. They all work very well. All S.S.,I tend to be forgetfull and dont want a bunch of rusty knives. Lol.

[@charliesierra4927]

Good info brother T! However I got something to add for the ESEE. Great tools are useless if you don’t put them in great hands. Make tools work FOR YOU. Pockets on the sheath are nothing more than a selling factor. Buy the knife, learn the knife. Don’t learn the sheath; learn your gear.

[@robertkline6479]

Esee 6 definitely fits my needs! Great choice! Thanks Bear for all you do!!

[@lorkainenkingg8497]

ESEE 6P is my go to "bushcraft" knife. I have a Morakniv Garberg as an EDC blade, and I have torture tested the Becker BK9 as my wood processor and it has held up remarkably well.

[@tymccutchen]

Good knife choices for shtf wooded erea type scenarios.

[@j.k.roberts5288]

Good video poquito oso. But my gramps taught me how to made a blade yrs ago. For the field I made a nice D2 kukri. Keep a kabar folder in my. Pocket. An my version of a stiff kiss neck knife. Go 3 go bags. All packed the same way same gear in each one. An backups cached in various places. 3 is 2, 2 is 1, 1 is nothing. I aint a rich fella so over the yrs of pounding steel I learn something new each time. Good for trading an haggling also. My only true vice, besides my aussies/appys.enjoy folks. Like I said good vid.

[@robertlarsen6516]

Thanks, brother. Made me laugh with your witty self bantering. Shalom. ESEE 6.

[@sandfordfields6578]

Oh yeah, I think the Ontario rat 5 is a great bushcraft knife!

[@richroc7]

I know it’s an old video but I just got the esee 6 in dark earth and I love it. It’s the absolute perfect size knife for everything.

[@ralphaelt.novella2547]

As a big fan of blades....I like the rat6....and the rat3...I also never leave home without My Marine Kabar...and a folder....usually spyderco or Cold Steel..

[@colbullsigh6823]

Cool steel! But I hope you're not allergic to the Poison Ivy that's right at the tips of your blades!

[@Prepare2Survive]

My EDC for several years has been an ESEE 3

[@karlshook4586]

I agree with you about the OKC sheaths. I have a BK 9 and a Bagwell Bowie and the sheaths are junk. For the money Mora rules and is probably all anyone would ever need. Thank you and GOD bless you

[@philburke6798]

Great review, probably will be going with your pick, for all the reasons.

[@jeans.399]

Love your knives Bear, thanks great video.

[@dwaynewallace306]

I know a thing or two about a thing or two when it come to knives and couldn't agree with you more except the mora teamed up with a larger knife makes a dandy set for all your cutting needs and right know you can get the mora and a bacho Laplander saw for a touch over 20 bucks couple those with a large knife or a small hatchet or axe and there isn't much else ya need cutting wise 😉

[@eugenejensen576]

I like my old kinfolks knife given to me by my uncle and it was my grandfathers

[@bobbymalcich63]

thanks bear for the knife video!!! keep up the good work!!

[@riaanbooysen6934]

TOPS Brakimo still my favourite

[@HarrisChapman-xi9oq]

Esee 6, custom kydex sheath with leather backer. I have two that work great for me.

[@CAPDODGE]

I live 20 mins from OKC in Franklinville & 40 mins from case in Bradford, 30 mins from Olean kabar/cutco

[@colbullsigh6823]

My favorite is a USMC Kabar type by Ontario.

[@Cameroon110]

Good video as always brother T shalom.

[@terryscott264]

My favorite is LTWright genius in A2 .

[@unclefreedom213]

Love your vids but carbon steel has jack all to do with striking a ferro rod as you stated with the Mora. Mora Companions are terrible with ferro rods unless you square off the spine. All that's needed for striking a ferro rod is a sharp edge and something harder than the ferro rod hell even glass works great. Carbon steel works well with a rock with hardness greater than 7 so flint(which we don't really have in America what most call flint is Chert) quartz or something similar. Also scout carry is what you're referring to when you carry a blade horizontal on your belt. Keep up the good work

[@bushnut8305]

Bushcraft...knowing how to make from nature’s loving supply what Walmart was sold out of.

[@TAVAAR7]

WHAT?! No Strongarm? I know you featured the other OG Bear blades...but maybe I dont know you as well as I thought I did...😆🤣😉

[@11b4life.]

My edc..Ontario rat folder...not the best edge retention but easy to sharpen....benchmade socp....and cold steel punch dagger. If money wasn't an issue...without a doubt...spartan blades...horkos. those blades are unreal but you gotta get your big boy pocketbook out for those.

[@graymouse6117]

Steel...the real precious metal.

[@stijn2472]

7Shalom Bear! I'm still looking for a good solid bushcrafting/shft knive. Currently looking at the Ka-bar bk7, but not sure what to get. I'm on a budget.

[@backwoodzbassin44]

Love bear reviews !!!

[@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors]

Been a long time knife reviewer and user and Esee is one of my top companies. Right now I’m EDCing their PR4. Anytime a anyone ever ask for a recommendation I suggest Esee as the best bang for the buck. OKC is ok but I think their RD series is their best. Anyone that ask for something higher end I suggest either LT Wright or Bear Forest Knives

[@apocosy]

I'll stick with my old hickory butcher and Randal green river knives. Of the ones here, can't beat a mora.

[@dakotas.2231]

I love your collection.

[@patriotplumber4694]

I’m gonna have to branch out of kitchen knives. Nice review Brother!

[@BearIndependent]

You should!

[@drewc2735]

So where did you get the super Rambo sheath for the esee 6? I want one lol.

[@timhahne3894]

Some great choices and I am with you, there are some Bushcraft snobs out there. Schrade has some real affordable knives for any use. I'm not a Schrade rep or anything. But they are a very good value. Unfortunately made in china.

[@andrewvare3173]

Still., Hommy coached you through this

[@johnsanders7337]

Love my esee/rat knives. Including the ones I gave to whoever. FYI to the guy "$ettling" for the mora HD carbon. I ve tried to break (4 )of them.. dried and green Ozark hickory red oak knarly cedar Bottoning as hard as I could. Even smacking the handle I can't get a failure. Also a Great knife to modiy. For $20 if you re learning sharpening skills.. a mora and tramontina just so hard to beat. Have owned most all models in video. Ty for the video. I can 2nd everything said. Good and bad. Ontario sheaths suck. 1095 ish is hard to beat for bushcraft stuff. I also find myself cutting meat for more hours Vs spoons and voodu dolls.

[@areyouawaketoo6543]

What about the gerber strong arm

[@MrJacobmetcalf]

Thank you

[@tymccutchen]

Good knives, my older rat 5 has a better sheath than the new ones coming out. Still could be better but definitely better than the one you have. Have you checked out jeo tec knives just ordered a jeo tec #39 all there different knives have great reviews. Good review on your knives

[@jeffnotti9932]

What do i think?? so i will ramble a little. that is a fine collection of knives and you do have your favorites. and not with out good reason. I aggrege with your perspective. It is good to have knives, I like the Esee knives but dont have one. At some point i will acquire one or two. i have all kinds of knives, my dive knives are a SOG 9" tigershark, a Kbar next generation fighting knife, and a MK3 love them all. i can use them for camp but but dont. I have for camp sturf a BK-2 that i love because it is a quarter inch of steel that i can beat trough wood and it still cuts a tomato love it, a BOB which is will cut and perform most tasks it carves but feather sticks like bleeechhh.. The BOB (Brothers of Bushcraft) is a scani and so is my MK3 i spents some time with that mk3 and a washita stone and just kept running the mk3 on the stone for a long time while i listened to the radio, when i was done 99 percent of the original grind scratches were out and the edge was almost mirrior finished, you an shave with that knife. that MK3 will cut, it could carve. The MK3 surprised me how much better it was competent sharpening. i plan to re profile that scandi on the BOB at a little sharper angle. (i am a saber grind kind of guy). I have a BK62 which is a Kephart clone it is fun and it works so it's a knife. As far as batoning goes, see Filex Immler that dude can do anything with a swiss army knife, you can baton small wood the diameter of the blade if you know how. But beating a knife trough a log is a emergency survival situation as far as i am concerned. you have to know how to do it but find the right too for the right job.. you can build a nice shelter with an axe, saw, knife and a scotch eye.. i also have a tracker, i have a love hate relationship with that screwball thing.. i keep it so sharp that if you bump the blade it will cut you that said, i also plan to reprofile that a little steeper too but it AINT A KNIFE it is is some sort of crazed tool that is hatchet like draw knife like, ulu like, notch maker, (no saw just notches) barb wire breaker, pot bail lifter and it doubles on sax.. when you beat that trough a log it destroys your baton.. but it also splits a log bigger than the knife. Oh yea did i say it aint a knife. so my use for that is purely curiosity, i would consider the Esee 4 and 6 and that sword you have ..Those are cool. Any Becker knife is great as far as i am concerned my go to is my BK2 with a techlok . I do love that knife. i have lots of folders and lots and lots of good kitchen knives. i have my eye on those esee's you can go wrong with one, and a couple of Becker knives. i think ethan becker is cool. there are lots of knife makers William Collins @ WC Knives makes very nice knives they are very inventive grinds well thought out. Knives are personal, you use what you like, and every bodys is different. You have XL hands i have a small hand. so what fist your hand may or may not fit mine. Knives can be like Stratocasters, every one wants to change out hte parts, strip off the paint , change the scales, the whole nine yard. I say make it your own, use it and love it.. Also i like a knife that cuts finely so no matter what size blade i what it to whittle and cut cut meat, food, process ... i may want too much. i am not a fan of a scandi grind on thick steel, but that is just me. i supose if i say that to the wrong people i will be socially canceled, so my recommendation if it works for you stick to it.. if not change it, Read the 90 pages on knives in Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men by Carl P Russell it will change your perspective for sure. i can go on for days about knives.. Knives are just cool. < great video < J

[@anangryranger]

Over half a century ago, the Ek SF4 wasp shaped double sided knife was the ultimate cool guy blade in S.E. Asia. But it was completely usless for anything else but fighting and looking cool. But when you're 20, it's cool guy stuff for sure. Today, in my woods around me, I carry a Cold Steel SRK or or the Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty with the thicker blade. They'll do everything a knife was intended to do. And I don't beat the guts outta my knives doing that batonning nonsense. I use the proper tool, an axe or hatchet. Using your head, and the correct tool for the job goes faster, safer, with less wear and tear on your gear. Guess by now, I don't care for cool guy stuff as much as practical and functional stuff.😒

[@brianbejan575]

If any of you like higher end knives look into bark river knives and falkniven both are amazing

[@gfdemt917]

Gerber LMF2 seems to be a decent all around knife

[@joeredemske7596]

All great knives - that Mora Companion is one of my favorites (I'm not much for cool guy stuff). It's quite tough and holds up well even under abuse. Of the others you showed, I like the ESEE 4 (best overall package); however, I use a BK-10 or a Buck 119 depending on what I'm doing. Both have served me quite well.

[@Btc1ml]

Does rat 5 fit into the esee 5 sheath or any esee sheath?

[@JonDough-412]

It’s been awhile lol Hope all is well Whiskey Alpha Rodger dat!!!!

[@Tacticalboxcutter]

But can you run the esee 6 scout carry?

[@dennisleighton2812]

Here we have this question again: "... if you could only pick one knife" ! Why? Why can I NOT have whatever knives I choose? Why impose such an arbitrary restriction? It's like saying you can't wear 2 boots going into the forest! Why can't I have my CS Trail Master for heavy work, a CS SRK on my belt, an ESEE Izula II, and an SAK/Leatherman in my pocket? And a Silky saw for cross-cutting? Why must I use a knife to split wood by batoning? Why can't I use wedges for big logs? Why not just discuss the pros and cons of the knives for the specific tasks they were designed to do? (NO knife has ever been designed specifically for wood splitting - axes, wedges, mauls and froes are designed specifically for this function. Compare them.) It would also be helpful to start the video with what YOU mean by bushcrafting, as it seems this activity means different things to different people, adding to the confusion. Sorry for sounding critical, but it's starting to get a bit repetitive.

[@eugenejensen576]

Nice knife collection

[@DoloresVillatoro-ho5jg]

You got a great collection there. I love both companies. I'm kicking myself in the but because I should've bought a RAT 6.

[@lurveleggoutdoors9930]

Cool bushcraft gun

[@silvermediastudio]

ESEE 6 been running the same blade for 20 years.

[@jeffreymiller9706]

No Glock Field knife??? Next step up between the Morakniv and the OKC.

[@Northernprepper01]

I really wanted to love the Esee 4. I liked the weight and blade geometry but could not get past the handle size for my hands. I even bought the larger G10 'dale scales' from knife connection which add a bit and still it wasn't adequate.

[@MOWBOZIA666]

I was thinking about buying a *Papa Bear Knife* any thoughts? Or am I being ripped off here??

[@michaeltngineerofdirt4351]

The ESEE Junglas is almost identical to the Atacs 2 with a great combination sheath and the SOG Seal Pup Elite is a great medium duty blade.

[@blue-collaredfather384]

WHERE CAN I FIND THAT SHEATH FOR YOUR RAT-3????????????

[@audoingodan7511]

Those are all decent blades. High end of low to mid end... However nothing comes close to busse, scrapyard, or swamprat. Anything in infi, or sr-101 will chop through any of those. Rtac is good for the price though, like the ol' junglus.

[@MrJacobmetcalf]

Ty

[@americanpatriot6918]

These are awesome knives! I run mostly Tops knives because of the quality and the price point. If you haven't already, check them out!! OUTSTANDING video!!!🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jamesnelson6513]

Try the Esee 4 with the 3D G10 handles. I love it

[@charlessutton5400]

daily work, the big one.

[@hookreelfishing]

Great video ++

[@chris74ify]

Great knifes! But those hard steel knifes rust faster than butter melts on a hot skillet .😁

[@TexasNationalist1836]

Check out the OKC RAT-7 better than ESSE 6

[@texasman45]

Where do I find your bear field knife?

[@BearIndependent]

Fleming Fabrications

[@Tsmace33]

Rifle in the dirt....really Marine 🤚

[@oldeays5085]

I know a few homeless men that have been in the woods for years and only come out to pan Handel enough for batteries and maybe a cheeseburger. And you won't see them for another year or so, To think that there's some that can't do it is ignorance! But, yes all city men will die! As soon as it gets cold! Trapping is a must. Maybe, your one of those that weren't taught or developed any of those skills. But, there are a small few that can thrive out in the harsh environment without any help from the city! You think exactly how the government wants us to think maybe?

[@garvinshands2135]

As always I value your opinion but I think I'll stick with my K-Bar and baby K-Bar.

[@survivalteam2269]

Hey what's up bear if you want to tighten your morea knife up all you need is a drip of vegetable oil and a little piece of Scotch Brite will clean the blade right up 🔪

[@JAMESGREGORYKULP1985]

Hello BEAR

[@shawngraupmann4358]

Hoffman blacksmithing, merican made camp axe.

[@aaronakiyama]

The ESEE-6 sheath these days is disappointing. I have a really old version from back when it was called the Rat Cutlery RC6 and the sheath is very a nice injection molded glass-filled nylon. More like your ESEE-3 sheath.

[@johnbiernacki121]

I make knives and I have 90% of what your showing. ESEE wins with my Benchmade Sibert coming is as a great second choice But the ESEE 3-6 are my go to blades. God bless and Thank You for the great video. You Rock my Brother