We Found the Best Camping Knives! | Knife Banter S2 (Ep 38)

[@fmantero2016]

That Demo Ranch clip is one of my favorites lmao

[@RandallsAdventureESEE]

Thanks for the review guys!! Great stuff....sorry I'm just now seeing it, we've been living out of a backpack for the last few weeks with classes and SAR missions! Take care and keep up the great work!

[@jjbarajas7948]

16:37 Can you make a video on how you make sheaths? I think that would be a cool video idea.

[@Vicandiers]

Would really like a video on that too.

[@ggmanatee]

I agree, I have a fixed blade with a really crap stock sheath and would love DIY ways to make a sheath, whether it's leather or kydex

[@madcat1007]

Try Google. Its a brand new search engine. Just came out yesterday!!!

[@karolwlad76]

Wow ! realy ? there are a lot (I mean TONS) of videos about making sheaths DIY. Try search YT... it is not so scary 😉🔪

[@stephenp.hawkins5494]

Wow props to the Editor for the Demo Ranch reference...lol

[@obviousgreyman]

Yeah for sure they always throw in great clips and stuff Blade HQ has great people working for them.

[@verdant681]

I love Demo... he's the bomb

[@lesleewebb1712]

Kentucky ballistics 🦖🔫🔥🔥👍👍

[@MichaelSmith-nd4rr]

Get a fuckin axe, knife abuse is just mindless,

[@kohlbyhayes9173]

Demo ranch owns a knife company called skiff knives

[@TheGunf1ghter]

Bad ass, would like to see the white river try some more camp duties. That one speaks to me.

[@wild_goose_0285]

Last week I went car camping and backpacking in Algonquin park. I carried my beloved Barkriver Aurora for an entire week in the woods. I trekked with it, processed firewood, and flipped a canoe wearing it. After all that, with only a negligible amount of surface rust later on the CPM-3V, it still could shave paper. I also carried on my backpacking trip a cold steel trail hawk tomahawk. And that thing just plows through wood like a (you know what). I cut down and split up a 45 foot tall pine tree for our fire and it just ate through it like any cold steel should.

[@williamhoppe4500]

I always really enjoy your videos. Thanks so much for giving something to us folks out here that can't stand the news anymore.

[@obviousgreyman]

Love the new labeling sections KZbin has put in on the videos it works awesome for this channel in particular. It’s nice to be able to see the name of the knife you guys are handling in case I wanna check it out or something.

[@Randel1966]

KA-BAR BK-2 is an awesome camp/survival knife. Beast!!!

[@chucklee1313]

Small tasks: mora Chopping: fiskars hatchet Food prep: nothing beats an opinel Plus, I'm always bringing more knives to mess around with whenever I'm camping

[@swedisharcher9405]

Bearded axes were not just used for hooking shields. It's great for Carving, hewing and getting a longer edge with less material. Though the Freyr is neither a well designed bearded axe or axe.

[@rioterism]

For an axe - gotta take the Gransfors Bruk Small Forest Axe - best camping/bushcraft axe out there!!!

[@SeemsLogical]

My favorite camp knife is one you don't stock: Scagel Medium Bowie. Scagel was recently purchased by Bark River knives. They're made in the same workshop, use the same materials, it's just the design that they purchased. There's a lot of variety to them as well. Mine is the Osage Orange version. Very useful knife out in the woods.

[@felixbelanger2659]

You guys should give Svord some love! It took a while before my mini peasant (will order a full size soon) grew on me, but now it's finding itself more and more in the rotation. I used it as a can opener recently and it was still cutting like a champ!

[@317jmdam]

I’d love to see some good trout fishing knives. You guys are pretty close to the Uintas which has some amazing trout lakes. Maybe a catch, camp, and cook episode with some good fishing knives?

[@zephyrr1522]

Yes, that would be an awesome episode.

[@scooterdogg7580]

Grohman knives trout and bird knife Dh Russell design carbon or stainless

[@griffithshandmade-knives]

A lot of people here have made the valid point of the right tool for the right job. That’s great if your pack is prepared an has room for a saw, an axe and a knife. Some Knives are often designed under the scenario that is all you have on you, so it has to be a jack of all trades. Hopefully it will be a knife that’s able to chop, feather-stick, field-dress and prep dinner at the camp.

[@slade3511]

I love the gerber principle and I'm glad you put it in this video. As soon as it came out I loved the knife and needed to get it. I highly you get this knife

[@gregmoore6298]

Thanks for taking care of the dirt bikes!👍👍

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Am I the only person who doesn’t chop with my knife? I bring a folding saw...

[@petrosspetrosgali]

Bruce, I’m not an idiot either.👍🏻. I have hatchets for chopping and splitting.

[@jerrywormeyhicks7427]

No,only salesmen chop with knives.

[@bwxbwx6453]

Yeah i don't get it I literally chop a stick down to keep a corner.of my tarp up and thats it but the stick has like a diameter of 3 inches so.its light work dont get this chopping a whole tree down (purely laziness dont need to do it)

[@GrottoGroveGroves]

nope ! saw and ax. right tool for the correct job.

[@georgeclifford9975]

First thing I thought too

[@charless8641]

When you were talking about a knife that really surprised you mine was the crkt pukka knife, small but razor sharp and holds a edge for a long time. Thank you guys for yet again making a great video. 😃

[@mikeb5663]

Condor Travelhawk, Lansky sharpening puck, Topps BoB knife. My go to hike, camp, mountain accessories 😉👍🏼

[@christopherjones7513]

Jamie, just noticed I could see what knife you were on while sliding past the mora, very slick and much appreciated.

[@The2808erik]

Convex grind is the best for food prep, it's super sharp, fast and durable. I reground all my chef's knives to convex.

[@robertfleming387]

Guess that is a matter of preference, as a chef I prefer a hollow grind for most all food slicing tasks, also tell those south of the border hollow ground is better for dismembering...

[@WinterXI]

as a chef you dont usually pinch the handle of the knife you pinch the steel just after the handle, it gives you more control when cutting

[@kdonda163]

You also don’t pinch grip a cleaver. You also don’t food prep with a folding knife. Unless you don’t own any other knife. And why prep at a campsite in the first place? The funny thing is you can get a top tier Gyuto handmade by Japanese blacksmith for the same price as that Spyderco they used. Spyderco coincidentally makes kitchen cutlery and sells their shitty chef knifes for like $400.

[@silhouetteofastranger8782]

LOL..... I love the way this video started.... AWESOME!!!! LOL.... R.I.P. Dirt Bike guy..... LOL...... That was really funny and creative...... LOVE IT!!!!

[@ledfarmer1980]

i like that you guys were able to go out in the field and test some of the knives out, more like this!!

[@speedygonzales3247]

I like watching you guys use these knives and get real reviews of it 🤘🏽

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

Cheap options for each camp folder kitchen knife I got one for few people in family is the honey badger , I also got the off grid badger that to is great budget Edc

[@longrider42]

I have a very nice bearded camp ax from a company called "Arms and Armor" made from 5160 tool steel. The reason behind this type of design goes way back too the era of the Vikings. They did not have a lot of iron to work with, so they made the ax with as little iron as possible. When sharp, its a great ax design for chopping, and splitting and since you can choke up "Under" the cutting edge, you can do some fine work, and maybe feather sticking. My two camp knives are the Mora Heavy Duty Companion, and the Becker BK-16, both very good knives. I also carry a small folding saw.

[@lonelymisanthrope]

Love the Gerber. I've had one for a couple months and it's only flaw is how big it is when trying to scout carry.

[@joshuaritzheimer1382]

You gotta try the Condor Primitive Camp Knife. It will do all the tasks mentioned in the video. I love mine!

[@paulkobylensky851]

Congrats on the honesty! Crkt makes great stuff. But as a retailer, your responsibility is to your customers. Great job!

[@kcrad1521]

I am surprised the Spydy Chef did not make an appearance for cooking camp knife over the other spydy. Great to see another vid...I was having withdrawals 💓

[@ftdefiance1]

I never thought of an Endura as a camp knife but they are a favorite. I have owned one since they were released

[@121dodgers]

3:10- Props for maintaining your composure and powering through! 🤣👍🏼🚶‍♂️💨

[@lonewolf2831]

My favorite camp knife Was the bushcraft black mora

[@petrosspetrosgali]

I have the desert bushcraft. I love that knife! I’d recommend grinding out that annoying micro bevel. It’s twice the knife with a full scandi grind

[@diogenespendergast5958]

The Gerber Principle is awesome, but the sheath came with way too much retention. Some light sanding fixed it right up, but there may be some variation in sheath retention.

[@coldensheppard6221]

A Great camp knife, the Winkler woodsman!! You guys should do a review on the woodsman, very practical

[@truman5838]

I prefer the esee 5. I have 1 and it's a beast. I had a bk2 but traded it with esee 5 because I found it more polished , finished, and functional. It has a better cutting edge and pointer tip. The bk2 is more like a sharpened pry bar. I also have a 60th anniversary stainless steal Ontario Ranger series. I take both knives out into the field and use the esee 5 for heavy tasks in dryer conditions and the stainless steel for lighter general tasks especially in wet conditions. I'm up in southern Ontario Canada. I go up to Algonquin Park regularly. I don't take a hatchet. Just my 2 knives and a silky saw.

[@jasperweaver3563]

If you are getting into kitchen knifes. I highly recommend the bob kramer euroline 8 inch in carbon steel produced by zwilling. I've always been an outdoors knife guy and my wife got me this knife and it's literally the best kitchen knife I've ever felt. Among shun, zwilling, and many other high end knives. Ife handled them all. It will become your obsession lol

[@alexandercarder2281]

I’m totally new to knives and have a small collection of Mora knifes. The companion, the small wood basic one and the Mora Garberg black and I’m waiting for my Kansbol to arrive (I’ve waited 4 weeks) and I’m new to sharpening whet stone. I was a bit alarmed how quick the black coating comes off the Garberg.

[@ronp4672]

That was a excellent understanding statement between the scandi and convex

[@va941]

This was good, no doubt....but have you ever thought about making a PUUKKO special? Only puukko's.

[@TopsailOutdoorAdventures]

I own the Gerber Principle and the Mora Garberg, both are fantastic knives and values. I find myself reaching for the Gerber most often though lately. It does a lot well and the smaller size makes for better precision work in my hands. For batoning it has limits though.

[@chazlyle41]

LT Wright knives have always been the best middle ground of price and quality for me. My Gen 5 is well used and other than the wife's Mora we don't take much else when building shelter / fire for knives anyway.

[@xXMizuJetXx]

I have the crkt freyr also. Honestly hated how dull it was out the box but after spending 45mins on 4 stones and ceramics, it was totally fine. Idk any other axe with the same quality at $60.

[@MrTimstaaa]

Hi guys. How would you sharpen a convex grind knife at home or out in the field ? For example what type of sharpener ??

[@markfcoble]

Cold Steel folding bushman handle wrapped in denim. Cheap high performance, at least for me. Heavy and rugged. Thanks. Saw, hatchet and bushman....

[@anthonyp7051]

Esse6 my 1st fixed bk in 2015 and started my healthy Outdoors experiences

[@roguegeek]

Talked about camp knives, but didn’t mention Adventure Sworn, LT Wright, or Battle Horse. Talked about camping axes, but didn’t mention Gransfors Bruk. Alright...

[@petrosspetrosgali]

Looking at how these two dolts handle knives and hatchets, they obviously have a LOT less skill than they think they have. They certainly don’t know how to use an axe and are terrible at cutting veggies. Way to make yourselves look like fools guys!😂

[@inspireonex]

2 of those they don't sell so...

[@yogidandapani7594]

@@petrosspetrosgali Young people today frighten me. As I watched this video, I kept thinking, children shouldn't play with knives. Few of these people I see on KZbin have any real wilderness experience, so it would seem...making feather sticks and hacking at branches. Overgrown Cub Scouts. Keep an eye out for ticks.

[@algoneby]

Mora Lite my fire combo. Unless building a cabin, it's great.

[@isaiahpeters8160]

Simply hit the like button for the Intro😂

[@BladeHQ]

😎👊

[@wubaru]

I never understood using a knife to chop wood while camping. Honestly look at a sven saw. That is what i use for gathering fallen branches/trees to start fires while camping.

[@nicholashoward3967]

sven saw is best saw

[@GravityRoller]

@@nicholashoward3967 I would take the What-A-Saw that lives on my pack over a Sven every time. My W-A-S holds 3 wood blades and one for metal at all times.

[@scooterdogg7580]

who camps without a hatchet or axe ? kinda silly really , just a durability test

[@pstaehlin]

That Bark River is by far the best one in your line up there. ...For something EVEN better, try the Bark River Bushcrafter!

[@falconmoose5435]

Great format gents....Well stroked!

[@LeeEngle]

Its a toss up for my favorite between my LT Wright Genesis and Condor Bushlore

[@tinman3381]

The new Ontario 4 1/2 inch hunting knife, the Jaakaaripuuko from Verusteleka , and the single edge large Silky Nata. This set will out perform any of the items you reviewed .

[@osbornoutdoors8778]

You guys need to do a knife banter on boat/canoe/kayak knives. For example ones that you can strap to your PFD.

[@mohamedparhamalawadhi9826]

Personally, I go out into nature because nature sounds are healing and meditative. Feel like loud speaker music, vehicles, and generators disrupt the calmness. Most times I don't even say much because I just want to be in the moment and take it all in. It's personal though and can understand and respect the thrill that others get from high energy activities.

[@BT_360]

I can highly recommend any of the fixed blades made by Enzo/Brisa. They are strong, super thin behind the edge and the ergonomics are on point. And they are priced well.

[@RadDadisRad]

Would have been a 10/10 with the DBK boys

[@whalehands]

I have the principal. You can get that thing stupid scary scary sharp. A very good and affordable knife. Just don't baton with it. That's what its big brother is for, the Strongarm. Actually the strongarm is good for everything. Even a hammer.

[@willwetherington]

I have a Principal with the FDE handle. I didn't even know they made one with a black handle. I want one!

[@pattheflu]

The gerber gator premium fix blade is pretty good for a more compact belt knife with a s30v saber grind blade and crazy good hand ergo.

[@calebmilligan5463]

DEMOLITIA FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love the demo clip

[@anju2606]

Bark River - Aurora? Looking for a sort of do it all one shot. Not too heavy. I understand the trade-offs but would love to know what one would choose if they had to grab ONE right before they parachuted out of a plane into the wild - for added drama. No firearm. Keep in mind lions, tigers, and bears, oh my!

[@nunninkav]

The camp cleaver has everything you need for food prep, a nice big heel to dice and belly to slice, but I agree a more aggressive tip and pinch points would make it "better". That axe was sweet. I would probably go with the big 6 out of all of those if I could only have one. Of course I'd prefer 3, the cleaver to cook, the axe to whack the big stuff and the Esse 6 to get r done.

[@kdonda163]

No. The only possible use for that cleaver would be to break down a whole ass cow.

[@nunninkav]

@@kdonda163 you got one?

[@kdonda163]

@@nunninkav no my apartment is too small

[@TheArkansasBushcrafter]

What fire craft are you doing with a coated esee 6 without a 90degree spine

[@jackcrackerman]

What I'd like to see is a review of best all around backpacking knife. I have a big fixed blade that I use for Bushcraft when backpacking, but it's not ideal (it's the Dawson ranger) as it probably weighs more than my backpack at over 2.5lbs. I've taken this knife on 5 day trips into the Sierras over 12,000 feet mountain passes. In backpacking, every ounce counts, and I did in fact use the knife to help make a fire on a cold and rainy day so it's not like I didn't use it either.

[@rogercrouch5866]

I have a question for you. I have been looking for a Puma stag handle about a 5or6 inch blade leather sheath stamped puma on leather sheath. Would like to know where I could get another it was stolen years ago . Any help appreciated

[@garytrigg-graynoth4034]

So many different knives you need for different jobs😂 remember a time when you had one knife that did everything. Bark river was my favourite, nice review but you can’t beat a buck 110 for an edc😂 👍👍👍

[@LukeAquilaNance]

I’ve been using the Tops Dicer as a chef since it came out. Love it!

[@noaholiver8843]

Hey. Y’all should look into Knifes of Alaska. They have some amazing stuff

[@DJMoore-001]

Exactly. KOA and Essee are about all I use.

[@ronp4672]

Scandiies are awesome but there is a very small area when feather sticks and such compared to a convex

[@dennisleighton2812]

19:15 - Hi guys. The biggest problem with convex grinds is that they are wickedly difficult to sharpen correctly, without a belt grinder, even more than a Scandi grind, which is difficult enough. Here, the sabre, flat and hollow grind knives leave them in the dust. They are waayyy easier to sharpen, even for beginners, because the secondary bevel is so narrow compared to the wide Scandi grind, and the convex grind where one sharpens the whole width of the blade. There is no "best camping knife" - knives are designed to do certain tasks; some excellently, some well, some not so well, some poorly. No one knife does them all excellently - that's like searching for the Holy Grail.

[@rrf899]

That would be funny... if I only took one knife camping. Truly you NEED... One to cook One to fire One to chop One to play with One to throw in a tree And a back up for each of those.

[@GrumpyGrunt]

I feel like almost every knife should have pinch ramps on the front of the handle if possible. That type of sheath for an axe/hatchet is called a "mask".

[@Beowulf_98]

Finally someone who knows the difference.

[@BorrachoBandit]

Very surprised the white river fire craft wasn’t in there. That’s my go to.

[@maxbravo9685]

Keep the good work up

[@BinManSays87]

Best good prep camping knife is a opinel and honestly they're obscenely sharp so don't slice your finger off because they are savage and they're only like £10-£20 and the longer versions are sexy as hell

[@briw4647]

I will stick to my becker bk2 which i customised. New grips, custom grind. Very sharp and good weight

[@ryandavis775]

Bark River is awesome! Granfors Bruk is the best axe ever made. And an axe cover is called a mask lol

[@gappyfisher2464]

Just a side note, moras arent made to be choppers. Theyre a cheap suvival fixed blade that out does most of the competition for that size and style knife. No other knife can come close to it, even the expensive ones. For under £15/20 you cant beat it

[@adamcooley5594]

Should have brought in the boys from DBK to assist with this one.

[@yevrahoit3760]

My camp knivea are a CONDOR RODAN paired with a ESEE 3hm

[@stevepiccoli792]

I like how you promoted the knives and their purposes and their efficiency in food prep but I'm a chef by trade and the knife is the tool of my trade I got to show you guys how to hold a knife correctly and use a knife correctly in the kitchen you got to rock that blade you guys just use the tip on some of the products you cut it's a whole different world if you're doing it for a living as opposed to just yourself or your wife .. knife skills are everything... Meaning how you hold the knife makes a difference how efficient you are and proficient!

[@tosheee]

That opening scene, instant like.

[@mikehall8036]

In my experience the Tops BOB knife does everything the knives reviewed here do and more....better. It's the perfect camp knife for beginners and experts. Can usually find one in the $120-$140 range.

[@matthewandlife2644]

I LOVE DEMO RANCH THX FOR PUTTING IT IN THERE

[@JonkDanube]

i love the crkt freyer, but its not really meant to be a chopper. I throw mine a lot, as well as split very small pieces of wood.

[@petrosspetrosgali]

Lol. Then it completely fails as a hatchet. The primary functions of a hatchet are to chop and split.😂🤣🤣

[@midwestfisherman]

I hit the like button just for the intro!! :)

[@JRP1983]

BHQ should do a Gerber Principle exclusive with micarta scales and D2 steel.

[@adrienm3687]

I picked up the Bark River knife because of this video. I’m 48 hours into learning about knifes and bought a Bark River and Super Freek..how am I doing??

[@АлександрСавин-п5ы]

Good vid ! 👍 Nice hardware ! )

[@davidfuertes1973]

I have a do all original knife . The Ontario Old Hickory 8 inch butcher knife this thing is my camp,fishing,gutting,cooking knife and all for $14 and a homemade sheath... I also have a Machete I picked up in Miami for $4 and a $7Axe that has performed better then some of my priceier Axes

[@kayok07]

I like the esse 5 for a camp knife its a chonky boi and the warranty can't be beat

[@petrosspetrosgali]

All Esees have the same warranty.

[@tom_olofsson]

The edge cover for a hatchet or axe is sometimes called a mask.

[@dalepete2854]

Don’t like any folding knives for food prep where I camp there is no running water and food gets stuck in the handle and the hinges

[@jhtsurvival]

I don't see any problem using the ESSE 6 for food prep

[@ferrumchnop6617]

Be interested in seeing some higher tier axes on the table in the future.