THE RESULTS ARE REPEATABLE! More abuse of the Ozark Trail DropOut axis lock!

[@acfanjgill]

Ozark Grail

[@knivesiguess]

That one's not too bad.

[@cammobunker]

Just grabbed one of these today based on your videos. I am *shocked* about how very good my example is. It is easily the quality of my el-cheapo Schrade Divergent, which was three times the cost and is AUS-8, not D2. Yeah, the edge on the DropOut was basically that of a butter knife out of the package, but in all honesty I'm an old guy and I have no expectations of a sharp factory edge after a few decades of messing with cheap knives. Since this will be a beater work knife used on various edge-destroying materials, I just threw it on the accusharp and after a few passes to set the angle(And scrape the blade coating off) it sharpened up nicely. What a clean, spiffy action for $10. The construction equipment orange handle color is a bit extra but I can live with it.

[@knivesiguess]

The two I've checked out were plenty sharp out of the box but this isn't the first time a dull factory edge has been mentioned. Gotta love OT's quality control.

[@chrisduncan440]

Mine was shaving sharp out of the package.

[@Bradkeb]

@@cammobunker i love my divergent, but the divergent has 3 times the material on it than the great value drop out. You can also catch it on sale sometimes for very cheap i cant remember for sure but i think i got mine for maybe $18-20 on a sale. The sharpening choil is a nightmare on it but i laid back the apex to a very acute angle and its a slicing beast considering the price and steel

[@allenwurl6245]

It’s a $10 - sharper than a rock 🪨 knife in high visibility Orange. It beats all my expectations and serves the purpose it was designed for. Definitely throwing on in all my life vest and backpacks 👍👍

[@knivesiguess]

Best way to put it. Expectations exceeded.

[@blackbirdtactics8250]

I had the same result you had. My first one was “perfect” as far as centering. I went and got a second one as a backup, gift, etc. and its blade is a touch off center. I may loosen the scales and give it a slight tweak to see if I can center it up. Overall, I still like the knife and I think it will get a lot of people started in EDC that don’t have a lot of disposable income.

[@knivesiguess]

I'm still holding on to hope that this means more like it are coming.

[@Tusk2001]

@@blackbirdtactics8250 i’ve got three. All good. I sometimes do day labor with a tree and forrestry company. I’ve worked the last couple of days and have used it to cut balls of vines to sepsrste them from the tree(s) and top li cut off limbs for chipping. They have held up very well and stayed sharp

[@CookinCatWithMesoMatt]

My dad just picked up 4 of these. 2 for me and 2 for him. I always love getting new knives!

[@knivesiguess]

Always a good day tearing open a new one!

[@louzher6968]

This is a great value knife. The only two complaints I have about the knife are the wobble in the blade and the lack of sharpness out of the package. My knife has good cutting ability due to the hollow grind, but is pretty dull. Tested it on paperboard, newspaper, envelope paper, magazine paper, plastic Ramen bag, and potato chip bag.

[@knivesiguess]

Mine have been just barely able to shave out of the box, coulda been a lot worse. Haven't had the blade wobble though.

[@polythecat3940]

I bought a few of these when they had restocked them online. They had to fulfil my order from two different locations and now seem to be sold out again. I have been using one heavily for several days now mostly to cut cardboard, tape and rope. I usually use a Buck 110 because all these things dull most blades fast and the Buck I can resharpen in under a minute. After probably cutting through 500 pieces of cardboard this little knife still doesn't need sharpened. I have to say I'm kinda impressed. I've had other budget D2 knives that cost 5x this much and haven't done as well. The blade is definitely slicey and holds an edge exceptionally well. Build feels solid and the mechanism on mine is smooth and snappy. The centering on mine is also near perfect. The one visible defect on the knife is that one scale is burnt orange and one is blaze orange. They can apparently be dyed easily with RIT dye but for my purposes its a work knife so I could care less if its kinda ugly. I'm not really sure what the handle is made of as they just say injection molded and I have no idea how that will hold up and I have no idea the quality of the mechanism or how it will do over time. It's a really nice semi disposable work knife and is the best value I have seen. If Walmart can pull this off for $10 I would imagine for $15 they can slap micarta handles on them and work on the durability of the mechanism if it needs that. Benchmade might need to rethink their astronomical prices soon.

[@knivesiguess]

I want everyone else to see what can be done for $10 now. Imagine the arms race trying to do better for under $20.

[@OurDee]

I got 4 with free shipping. All 4 are centered. They will make great gifts when moto camping.

[@knivesiguess]

Nicely done. Mine will be distributed between vehicles after all the testing and videos are done.

[@peterodriguez2364]

Just picked one up today.. perfect for me at th shop.. round th house .. fishing.. love the smooth action.

[@YCIGAFSN]

I got four of these. All good but one has an ever so slight uneven grind on the top edge as you showed, but nowhere near that bad. I've been carrying that one for two weeks and it does pretty damn good with what I have thrown at it so far. Still sharp as it was out of the package. Been cutting paper, cardboard, opening boxes, blister packages, heavy plastic bags with the twine reinforcement, string, small rope, cut up old t-shirts for rags, and sharpened a few pencils. I even cut through a soda can just to see how well it would do. It was like cutting butter in death valley in August at high noon. I may have missed a few things it has been used on so far.

[@knivesiguess]

That sounds about right.

[@MoonChild0678]

Thats crazy for a $10 knife awesome.

[@Bradkeb]

I rit dyed mine black, VERY pretty, putting it back together is a pain…still working on it, axis locks are notoriously annoying to put back together and its parts are quite small for the larger handed folks

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, my hands shake WAY too much for that mess

[@Bradkeb]

@@knivesiguessthe bearings are tiny, as is the stop pin and stand offs. The stop pin is also isnt anchored in any way, it just falls through the other side. I would love a bug out, can afford a bug out…but the bug out is over priced to me by $80-$100 bucks. Youre not really getting $180 of knife imho - so the $10 dropout was a no brainer 😂

[@knivesiguess]

Oh, I agree about the Bugout prices. They should be down to around $100 by now but they just keep going up.

[@JC_1095]

How did you get it totally black? I tried to boil water then pour it into a cup, then add the dye and then dip my G10 scales (a different knife, not the ozark) into it and it went from OD green to forrest green, just a few shades darker.

[@Bradkeb]

@@JC_1095 “rit dyemore synthetic” graphite specificallythe synthetic. Ive heard that the regular rit dye gives mixed results. I used a half of the bottle and left mine on the stove with the heat still on sort of lowish and let it got probably 40-60 mins checking on it. I also dyed some g10 hatchet handles, g10 small fixed blade scales, and some micarta in the same batch. The ozark went black very quickly but i let it go long. On the hatchet scales theres still a glint of the original color if you try really hard to find it. Oh, and youve got to degrease the scales and then use gloves to handle it to keep from getting inconsistent spots - or at least thats what they say and what i did. There are videos where theyve used the regular rit vs synthetic and got similar results to what you describe, hope that helps

[@randallbollinger9625]

I’m diggin the old school d&d magazines

[@knivesiguess]

Thanks! I REALLY wish I could still play, it's been a long time.

[@Tusk2001]

@@knivesiguess that’s why he had all the different dice up on his table. I also wish i could find a game here in really rural south central VA. Never mind the overwhelming majority of Baptists here, it’s just not a lot of people that I know that play.

[@knivesiguess]

I don't know many people around here either and my schedule hasn't allowed the ability to meet up with anyone at a predetermined date.

[@randallbollinger9625]

@@knivesiguess I understand, I live in Wyoming now, I doubt there are many people in the whole state who would play 🤣

[@knivesiguess]

It doesn't help that my old group just fell all the way apart. Our DM got married and had a kid, one of my players got married and had a kid, one guy just vanished, etcetera. It happens, it's not a unique story but it's still a bummer.

[@yogipony9016]

Mine works great with normal use but the lock bar gets stuck and fails to engage after being exposed to vibrations and after attempting to adjust the pivot. Oiling the lock bar area and moving it for about 10 minutes two times over freed it up again. Its just a little rough. Fortunately the spring is strong. If the lock bar fails to engage, its actually quite dangerous especially with a ball bearing pivot. The blade swings closed very quickly when you dont expect it. I love this knife but wouldnt hand it to a lot of people unless i opened it for them.

[@knivesiguess]

That's the second complaint I've seen about that. I'm not familiar enough with the insides of an axis lock to guess what the issue could be.

[@RagingPoo]

I bought the last two at my local Walmart. One was slightly off-center and the blade was a little wobbly, open and closed. The other however was dead center with no wobbles. Both had great action but one was slightly stiffer than the other. Both were very sharp. It seems like there are a few quality control issues, but for 10 bucks I can't complan.

[@knivesiguess]

Always QC issues with Ozark Trail. I'd hope they would work on that with them getting more popular, but apparently not

[@Bradkeb]

@@RagingPoo tighten the pivot, one of mine was like that, i had to take the picot halfway out and then tighten it down because it felt like something was gumming it up a tad. Also, if you gently bend the handle to the side that it leans toward sometimes you can make it look centered by making the scales slightly bent. Edit: do at your own risk of course - remember theres a sharp blade in there when you start putting pressure on the scales #dontcutyourself

[@royalhoward2882]

Simply remarkable.

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, that ended up being a slog and a half.

[@druidic4353]

The new g10 tanto is pretty good too it's on bearings too

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, just tip down. That's why I didn't get it.

[@druidic4353]

@@knivesiguess I get that.

[@Bradkeb]

Got mine put back together after rit dying black…over night, a few choice words, and a few arthritis pills later…the black is very pretty…i have a second one that i was going to dye red. For the love of no pain in my hand i think its going to stay orange. Its slightly off centered now but when my hands quit hurting ill try some of the centering tricks. The screws were very finicky, not sure that that the body screws werent superglued so i had a few that were funny going back in. But hey, ive got it looking nice, my own shaving sharp edge, i think im going to enjoy my Great Value Dropout - love how light weight it is, a little cheapy but comfortable in hand

[@knivesiguess]

Nice, man! I'm not screwing around with disassembling an axis lock until I'm forced to. They don't seem like much fun.

[@R_mix19]

Two of the three I bought seemed like the pivot screw was superglued as well. Couldn’t loosen it for the life of me

[@knivesiguess]

I haven't tried anything but the pivot screw, but both of mine were good.

[@Bradkeb]

On mine the pivot was good but the stand offs i had to use a pair of pliers on one side to get them off, and there was something on them that wasnt loctite. Also with centering, i ended up ever so slightly bending the scales, which are thin/easy to do because nothing else worked. Its not going to be my edc just because i have much better ones, but its a decent fidget and will probably find a long term place in my edc bag as a back up. The geometry is so thin and it took such a sharp edge, itll be a super slicer if ever i need one

[@wbwills2]

I’m waiting on them to be on sale. %50 off ,im pulling the trigger on this one. Plum darn Keeler!

[@knivesiguess]

They may not be selling them long enough to have a price drop. The time to grab one is when you see it. This could be like the axis locks that drop on Christmas where they never sell them again after a couple of months

[@caswain01]

Wal Mart has sold 1 million of these knives. 999,999 bought by KZbin channel creators.

[@knivesiguess]

You'd be amazed how many civilians are ordering 10 at a time and buying out all the stock in a store. Most common is ordering 4 at a time for the free shipping.

[@druidic4353]

​@@knivesiguessWalmart lkys trial lol

[@knivesiguess]

.... I can't figure that acronym out. SON OF A DICK I'm getting old.

[@druidic4353]

@@knivesiguess plus sorry typo lol

[@knivesiguess]

Okay, I was starting to question decisions I've made that led me here.

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Uhhhhhhh, No ! No I wasn't. Decent knife review though.

[@knivesiguess]

Thanks!

[@user-dz7cl6ii4m]

I added a titanium civivi pocket clip to mine. That $13 pocket clip is 30% more expensive than the entire knife lol.

[@knivesiguess]

Oh that's just awesome. If I'm wiling to put a couple of hours into fixing a $5 knife you can tell I love stuff like that.

[@user-dz7cl6ii4m]

I did have to sacrifice the stock clip by cutting a piece off to act as a spacer to go under the titanium clip to give it the right angle and tension. I do this with most pocket knives I buy that have a stamped clip. Fun, fidgety knife that I plan to use quite a bit so I decided to spoil it with th titanium clip lol.

[@knivesiguess]

Well done, man. Love it.

[@user-dz7cl6ii4m]

Couple things to keep in mind for anyone else that does this: The knife will no longer be deep carry. You will need longer screws.

[@knivesiguess]

I love the fact that only guys that think the way you and I do about doing stuff like this are gonna try something like that.

[@bobbybuttry6588]

I waited 30 minutes for someone to get me one out of the showcase. Got tired of waiting gave up and left.i will try again

[@knivesiguess]

I HATE it when they're locked up like that, I had the same problem with the Würdig. I should have just gone to another department and grabbed someone but I just went to another Walmart instead.

[@Barbarjinkies]

I waited 30 also but I knew if I left, it would've been sold the moment I turned an aisle

[@ringaleavo]

It's $10, can't even eat at Burger King for $10

[@knivesiguess]

Pretty much

[@codybroadway8496]

I’m from Fayetteville ar home of Walmart they’ll get it fixed we need more input is all we also just started carrying civivi knives

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, I knew about the Civivis, that's been pretty big news.

[@elvenisar]

only a cosmetic flaw but not any more on 10$ D2 Axis lock fording knife? jesu.......

[@jamesg9068]

500 bought since yesterday according to Walmart, can't find one out of stock

[@RockyMountainBlades]

Mine Is almost 💯 perfect, my only issue with mine is a couple minor cosmetic issues and it didn’t come very sharp.

[@knivesiguess]

Gotta love OT quality control

[@RockyMountainBlades]

@@knivesiguess yup, from what I’ve been hearing is that everyone else is getting really well sharpened ones.

[@knivesiguess]

Mine were

[@RockyMountainBlades]

@@knivesiguess that’s awesome! For me I can’t really complain too much for $10

[@knivesiguess]

I'm just glad they aren't catastrophic QC issues again.

[@notademonrat]

I bought one ive had issues with the lock sticking it doesnt always slide back to the top it get stuck in the middle. but its mostly when im playing with it over and over, if im just using it theres no issues. I love the knife.

[@knivesiguess]

It's definitely a banger

[@elmadicine]

I got one just to check out the hype and eventually keep in my car, definitely has the off center QC issue but it doesn't affect its usefulness to me. would definitely buy again if I was away from home and just needed a temporary knife

[@knivesiguess]

Personally I'd exchange it for a better example, but that's just me. Knowing my second one is so badly centered is gonna bother me.

[@DeerUNIT42]

Mine had an omega spring fail within first 10x opening/closing 😢. You should compare their Omega springs vs what Kizer/ Benchmade use. Maybe they're very thin and/or poor pot steel material?

[@blackbirdtactics8250]

My running joke is that this knife is why Ozark Trail has been selling us cheap axis locks the last few years. So we’d have extra “omega” springs laying around already lol.

[@knivesiguess]

I need to figure out how to take an axis lock apart and put it back together first. My hands shake so much that I don't wanna do it until I HAVE to for some reason.

[@DeerUNIT42]

@@knivesiguess they really are simple, won't fly out like shark locks or other coil spring tension locks.

[@MrJsv650]

Great vacation knife. If you lose it no big deal plus you can use it hard and not care.

[@knivesiguess]

Travel knife 100%. They just need to keep them in stock now.

[@Tusk2001]

U mean the OT Great Pumpkin,

[@knivesiguess]

Potato, tomato

[@Tusk2001]

@@knivesiguess one is a starchy root vegetable, the other is a fruit….. I was gonna say, “ I know u r, but what am I?” - but that would kick that gate wide open, LOL

[@Kujo999]

I finally got mine, not at work because the one we have in the system that's supposed to be on display, we have no idea where it is. I scanned the UPC and the distributer says "Brand Fidelity International Limited" most of the OT knives I've gotten say something like "Huangzhou Great Star" something or other so this knife is likely provided by a different company that I hope to see more of. I'm hoping we see different colors come Christmas time. Mine is good right out of the packaging.

[@knivesiguess]

Very cool. It sounds like there's a LOT of potential there for more new goodies to start showing up.

[@Barbarjinkies]

The WM I went to only had the display and I asked for it but they wanted manager to ok it. They didn't call back so they sold it to me.

[@anthonyrenner2964]

I see people are already taking advantage and selling them on eBay for $35 to $50…

[@knivesiguess]

WOW. I thought it capped at $25ish.

[@robprimo242]

I never see anyone ask this question on non reversible pocket clips so I'm going to ask.is it possible? New to knife's here,and wondering if it's possible to drill and tap for left side carry.

[@EvilTwinRC51]

Yeah it’s doable but you would need slightly longer screws because the other side isn’t recessed.

[@pretentiousname01]

There are a huge number of knives out there that have reversible clips on them. Granted they arent 10$, but they are out there.

[@knivesiguess]

As mentioned, a LOT of knives have reversible or 4 position clips. If you know your way around modifying stuff it's not that hard of a job to drill and tap for a clip on the other side, but probably not worth the effort on something like this.

[@djups0686]

​@@knivesiguessThis.

[@robprimo242]

@@pretentiousname01 that's why I want to do it.because it's only a $10 knife.thank you for the reply

[@chrisduncan440]

I bought 2. The one i opened is completely off center when closed. I dont really care. A poor man's bugout, with D2, for $10, is awesome to me!

[@knivesiguess]

It's ridiculously good. I personally would have exchanged it for a better one, but stuff like that would bother me. If my first one wasn't devoid of QC issues I would have returned one of them.

[@chrisduncan440]

@@knivesiguess the way it comes in the package, you can't really tell if it's off center

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, I tried really hard to check before I grabbed that one, but still got the QC issues.

[@GunGuy258]

Im going to grab 2.

[@vitaliygz]

So many videos on this knife out there and nobody bothered to take it apart

[@knivesiguess]

Someone will. I haven't fought with disassembling and reassembling an axis lock yet and I don't want to do 2 25 minute videos trying to figure it out.

[@MrASM78]

@@knivesiguessthey’re not hard. I put new springs in my benchmade last night in fact.

[@knivesiguess]

I 100% expect my first reaction after working on one will be "Oh. That wasn't so bad." But it doesn't stop my bran from playing it up quite a bit.

[@PassivePortfolios]

I checked two Super Walmarts for this knife - no luck yet.

[@knivesiguess]

Bummer. Don't go too crazy. More should be showing up. I've been told the best thing to do os order one for pickup at a nearby Walmart and wait for them to get it. And cross your fingers on the QC issues.

[@PassivePortfolios]

@@knivesiguess I'll order 5 so I can return any which have QC issues. Thanks for the advice !

[@knivesiguess]

That's how you commit to the bit right there.

[@wretchedmess]

Dragon magazine was freaking awesome!

[@fish4fun354]

Mine has a brighter orange color on the belt side vs the other.

[@knivesiguess]

That's on all of them, sadly

[@micahjohnson9184]

Thanks for your review! Between this and the Civivi Mini Praxis, which would you prefer? I'm leaning toward the Mini Praxis, but I don't know.

[@billtidey]

The Civivi is a much nicer knife as far as finishing is concerned. I picked up one of these Bugout knockoffs and to me it is more of a glovebox or chuck in a toolbox to have a decent knife when needed kind of thing. The plastic handles do not scream quality. For carrying around, the extra $20 for the Mini Praxis is worth it in my opinion.

[@micahjohnson9184]

Thank you much appreciated! I'm new to the knife community, learning slowly but surely.

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, the Civivi is gonna be nicer and built better for sure. It depends on what you need it for. If you're doing a bunch of nasty work, get the OT. For general carry and normal use get the Civivi.

[@micahjohnson9184]

@knivesiguess Thanks! Mainly daily carry and breaking down the occasional boxes. Primarily times when my Super Tinker main blade may not be enough, nothing to completely beat it up. I'm always on the hunt for budget knives with good edge retention. If you know any that might beat the Civivi, feel free to let me know!

[@knivesiguess]

Just doing that light work you can get by with almost anything. Getting up past 14c28n, D2, 8cr, Aus8, things start getting more expensive pretty quickly. I'd go with the Civivi and call it a day.

[@rcjoe406]

You cant even find this on the web site in south central Florida mine got stuck in ct with a bad barcode why it coming from Connecticut when they had them a half hr away wtf 😅😅but they worked it out 2 day tuned into 8 days grrrr 😅😊

[@knivesiguess]

You remember the weeks long saga trying to get the HF Icon knife in? Hate it when it happens but it happens.

[@rcjoe406]

​​@@knivesiguessyup... everytime now the icon is just sitting there staring at me whenever i go in lol Walmart definitely sold more than they had in my state 🤣

[@knivesiguess]

Hopefully they'll be back in soon.

[@rcjoe406]

@@knivesiguess someone said it's a one run deal like all the axis locks they make I guess they don't like money lol

[@knivesiguess]

I hope not. But, I still have mine. It's just weird.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Must be really popular, I ordered 4 and they are only sending two.😮

[@knivesiguess]

Yeah, this is just like the last couple of times axis locks dropped from OT. Glad you were able to get 2 at least. They're sold out everywhere.

[@tindang5938]

Now it's sold out everywhere lol

[@knivesiguess]

I'm not surprised. It happened with the $5 axis locks too.

[@tindang5938]

@@knivesiguess I asked a store employee and he said looked like it wasn’t gonna be replenished. I don’t know if that’s true

[@9mmmike642]

@@tindang5938You trust the WalMart employees?

[@knivesiguess]

That's what I have concerns about. It'd really suck to not have these available as GOOD beater/throwaway knives.

[@dakkadakka7697]

Super interested in these, sadly no sign of them in canada yet :(

[@knivesiguess]

Do you guys have Walmart in Canada? I've never thought about that before.

[@BuzzingGoober]

I would buy this for $200 without hesitation

[@knivesiguess]

Easy, there. $10 will get you where you wanna go.

[@maxpinson5002]

None of those to be had in this region.

[@knivesiguess]

Oof. Maybe they'll be there soon.

[@grigorirasputin996]

people are hoarding them. Round 2 will probably be much lower quality to try and meet demand.

[@knivesiguess]

Nah, they'll remain the same. It's OT. Once they release something it seems to remain unchanged until it's discontinued.

[@bobd.fletcherjr4912]

Bob Elkhart 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@andrewfett142]

👍🏼

[@NateB1976]

Once you get a little older it’s hard to find like minded people and even harder to find a good Dungeon Master to have a proper D&D session. But those were the days as were other role playing dice games. I also feel like most adults lose that sense of imagination to continue with those types of games as well. Not all of us but most.

[@knivesiguess]

The big thing is scheduling. My schedule won't allow me to do anything. I've been working pretty much every Saturday/Sunday for ages now and there's no point in trying to request one of them off.

[@patrickkerns2022]

most of the later ones are bent .im glad i got a chinese copy much better on wish same price .people freak out on junk lol .at least mine says benchmade quality is pretty good...thanks for the video

[@knivesiguess]

I don't really mess with clones like that, the Bugout clones are so prevalent that everyone else under the sun has covered them. I feel like the hype is warranted on this one. The $5 axis locks from the last couple of holidays were just fun to play with.

[@punkyspray]

Interesting 🧐

[@knivesiguess]

Indeededly. Most indeededly.

[@Chainsaw2373]

You will just be lucky to even get one much less return it. They will give you a refund of your $9.97 and call it good. Sold out Everywhere

[@knivesiguess]

It's not a seasonal item at least. More should be showing up soon, and more available once the hype dies down a bit.

[@travisrose2277]

First! 🥇 #nosprinkles #teamnosprinkles #nospeedoforyou

[@knivesiguess]

You're earning your sprinkles today

[@ChoneyPony]

It's a GEM...that's Good Enough Made not Benchmade. Wait... It's a Hug out...that's a homage Bugout... I'll be here all night.

[@knivesiguess]

I've seen SO MANY different names for it by now

[@druidic4353]

The wugout

[@Suiseisexy]

@@knivesiguess I'm torn between "Benchmade we have at home" and "The Carrot"

[@branned]

Best review so far

[@knivesiguess]

Thanks! I'm trying to get as much testing as I can for you guys.

[@seabyrd1948]

China

[@MarvinBowen]

Everybody buying many of these in one go is very inconsiderate. They're now basically sold out everywhere. Thanks for your selfishness.

[@knivesiguess]

I didn't do it. I grabbed a couple for the channel but that was it.

[@MarvinBowen]

Knife snobbery is really starting to get under my skin. This thing is $10. The review should consist of telling us it held an edge. It opens and closes smoothly. The end end. All this other stuff about QC and blade warp and cosmetic issues and the centering especially being pointless are just idiotic comments to make on a $10 knife. Would you do this kind of a review on a gas station knife? Of course not. This is an awesome knife that somebody who is trying to get geared up for a quick camping trip would be real happy to have. Even as an EDC, as long as it holds up to wear and tear over time, it's great. End of story.

[@knivesiguess]

I have to mention it because it's important to a lot of people looking at it and I would not be doing a very good job if I didn't pass that information along.

[@keftonbrown1460]

So I've had a few Ozark trails. Pretty much all where very sharp and easy to sharpen. They are cheap and cheaply made steel quality isn't good. Save your pennies and get a better budget knife

[@knivesiguess]

I'll be honest the D2 on this thing has held up to some ROUGH treatment. I've seen one get snapped intentionally to check out the grain structure and it look pretty damn good. Nice gray powder. There isn't anything that's gonna beat this at $10, but a Civivi or something in the $30 range IS gonna feel a lot nicer in the hand.

[@keftonbrown1460]

@knivesiguess I believe you but the heat treat is inconsistent

[@knivesiguess]

I can't speak to that at the moment, the two I tested did fantastic.

[@justaguest6971]

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