Why Rambo Ruined Survival! Top Survival Instructor Explains

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[@volkertc]

I was in the Navy when First Blood came out. My buddies and I would go on Rambo weekends and try those things out. We quickly found that the "survival" knives were pieces of junk, but the other stuff Rambo did was useful and fun to replicate.

[@waynesmallwood6027]

Sawback knives were tried in Viet Nam. They stuck in enemy ribcages until someone had the time to break the bone(s) and pull them out. Suicidal. Victorinox and Gerber make excellent sawblades. I have no experience with the others, but there are plenty of evals on KZbin by responsible people. My personal choice is a full length Kabar, a Victorinox Mauser knife, plus a diamond steel and ferro rod.

[@geraldwilliams497]

Survival knives were only junk. If you bought cheap junk. I had quite a few trash gimmick survival knives, but I had one I got as a gift in 1987. On my 12th birthday and it wasn't junk. I had that thing until ten years ago. When I let my son borrow the damn thing and he lost it somewhere. But my dad paid a couple hundred 1887 dollars for my knife. It was the best birthday present I had gotten. Since I had gotten my last new bike and until I got my first real rifle.

[@volkertc]

@@geraldwilliams497 I still have a Buckmaster. It's well made, but not very practical. A Mora Garberg is my knife of choice nowadays.

[@bartmitcham9697]

It is not as bad as that piece of crap the Navy issued us before Viet Nam. I broke mine on the fist day of jungle survival training. I bought a Cold Steel Tanto I carred for 14 years flying in the Navy and then 10 years a bush pilot and it never failed.

[@geraldwilliams497]

@@volkertc I've never cared for Mora. For that type of knife. I prefer BPS or beavercraft. A lot less money than a Garberg, and no plastic scale. I have a couple of mora's cheap rat tang knives. I use them in the kitchen, or my wife does.. when I go out in the woods. I carry my beavercraft mainly. It suits my tastes better

[@stevefisher2121]

Rambo was a bad ass even though it was a movie. He was “trained” to survive through anything and honestly I think there are people in this world that could do the same but they wouldn’t have the benefit of cameras. “I don't think you understand. I didn't come to rescue Rambo from you. I came here to rescue you from him.” Best line from the movie!!!!!

[@jonfisher9214]

I loved First Blood when it first came out and all the survival stuff I would go on to learn a lot more about. But having watched it back recently I'd missed out how it's really about soldiers returning home after war and having PTSD and being unable to fit back into society. Also about how shittily they get treated by the nation they were fighting for.

[@asmith7876]

Shit never changes does it?

[@reallymakesyouthink]

It's just Hollywood propaganda. They tried to paint veterans as all having mental health problems because they spoke out against the war and the conservatives wanted to blame them for being weak mentally. There is also no evidence that veterans were mistreated when they got home. This whole thing about being called babykillers is a bunch of nonsense. A large contingent of the anti war movement were veterans themselves. They wouldn't be calling fellow soldiers names.

[@crackpipejoe3508]

BIDEN DONT CARE!!!!!

[@SaltedRabbit]

Yeah I rewatched it as well a year or so ago and had the same realization. Definitely missed that when I was younger.

[@ns987]

Everything is fine in this movie, except for a happy ending, however, it has an alternative ending

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

The moment he unscrewed the compass and popped out some little survival bits, an entire industry was born! Everybody had a cheap Rambo knife when I was a teenager, and most had a cheap broken Rambo knife a few months later. :D

[@sogman7265]

Been there done that got the tshirt lol. I also had a Rambo III knife by Gil Hibbins I think. I never did use it for anything except show, lol.

[@geobloxmodels1186]

Dan, you could do a whole series looking at movie depictions of survival situations and teaching people what is real and what is not. You could then link to your existing videos about how to REALLY survive the given situation.

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

LOL he already does .coal cracker = real . Bear Grylls= not real.

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

Capital Idea 😎👍

[@1974heathinn]

Start with that one with Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Torro. I can’t remember the name. It is not really a good movie, before you look at the scenarios.

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

Been arguing that for decades! Thanks, have an "expert opinion" to back me up now...saving this video.

[@user-eg3yv3xr7s]

Rambo ruined survival for those that have no clue just what survival is.

[@gregblake2764]

What's really sad is 200 years ago most of the agrarian population in America knew how to forage, make traps, build shelter, start fire, and purify water. Today hardly anybody knows how to do those things.

[@InhumanCondition-gh2qj]

Rambo's knife was a screen device. He needed a blade that was big and intimidating. Orignally, Stallone (a knife collector) wanted to use a Randall 18. The knife made for the film had a large saw-back, so it showed up better on screen, and the misconception of the huge teeth as a requirement soon followed. The Randall and the Air Force Survival knife have much smaller saw-teeth.

[@inregionecaecorum]

Yep clearly a screen trope like Crocodile Dundee who had a knife and a half. I do have a Bowie of similar proportions but seriously it spends more time on my wall than anywhere else although I use it now and then for a bit of wood preparation. It would certainly not be my first goto for a survival situation where I think a six inch blade would be more than sufficient.

[@scotthansenmtbt4110]

Interesting video….although they are hated by most, the large saw teeth on the Tops Steel Eagle 107 and the 111 is incredibly awesome. The smaller teeth on the air force survival knife is made for cutting your way out of aluminum if ever in a plane wreck…the 80’s were my teen years and loved Rambo knives even though they were garbage back then….my first real survival knife I bought in the PX on base at Camp Lejeune NC in late ‘89 or early ‘90….a Schrade M6 maybe….I sold it to a buddy, wish I still had it….it had a nail puller on the butt…

[@casiedorsett5383]

​@scotthansenmtbt4110 Camp Lejeune? According to my TV, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

[@scotthansenmtbt4110]

@@casiedorsett5383 thanks very much for your attention to that, but the cutoff date was 1987 I think….I missed it by a couple years, thankfully…I’m already on VA disability, bad health due to Desert Shield/ Desert Storm….I remember they had sign’s posted everywhere about the water on Courthouse Bay, where Combat Engineers learned demolitions, construction, bridging….I was trained in Demolitions 🤪…..anyway thanks again!

[@nevisstkitts8264]

2:18 "if I have THIS knife" ... AND the decades of training, conditioning, and experience ... then I can survive in the wooded mining area just outside of town ... ... and maybe in the hills of Hollywood.

[@RickBobby-ki5tu]

Great video.

[@neolithicnobody8184]

It's not just the knife that helps you survive, it's the combination of the knife and whatever other survival tools you put inside the handle that help you survive. I've had several of these over the years and most of the blades are junk, but the kit inside the handle is a different story. Many of the kits were extremely useful, even though the quality wasn't the greatest.

[@frikkiesmit327]

I bhought a rambo copy knife from china shop merely for collecting knives. They broke in and they stole my rambo knife!! 😂😂😂😂

[@machinemaker2248]

Not that wire saw. Total pos.

[@joecamel328]

The thing about the Rambo character was he was a well trained soldier with a lot of real life experience. He had been in situations like that before and survived them vs the people going after him being small town cops with no relevant experience and little training.

[@Mwwright79]

My dad was an avid backwoods outdoorsman. From necessity not hobby. He spent his life from teenage years to early thirties living in the woods literally off the land in the late 1940’s-60’s he was in his late 30’s when he settled down but still provided for us with a trap line. He always carried a pocketknife and half hatchet in the woods never carried a belt knife. I was a boy when Rambo came out and saw a “Rambo survival” knife and bought it for him with money made from my own trap line thinking it was the perfect gift. He lit up and thanked me profusely. It was perfect! Had a hollow handle, compass, saw back and rock in the sheath. He then put it in a fire box so it was safe and never took it back out😂. I still have it in the same box he put it in along with all his other knives. Today is his birthday and he would be 88 if he was still here. Thank you for stirring up that memory.

[@ivanlubinski6626]

I was expecting you to bash the large size of the blade. But this context was even better. It wasn’t just a small blade vs big blade. It was blade vs other useful survival stuff. Great video. But like your kid, I always want to grab the knife first.

[@scottwilson6712]

Taking a Scandinavian knife making class, the lead instructor's proverb was, "a knifeless man is a lifeless man."

[@JAB671]

A few years back I went on a short, guided hike led by a park ranger who also led wilderness survival classes. At one point he stopped talking about useful plants, etc. to say, "Please, if you don't get anything else out of what I tell you, today then at least take this away with you; please, please don't ever go into the woods without a knife." I was already on board and always have at least a folder but was even more on board after that. I think he wasn't talking about going camping, hiking, etc. with just a knife so much as he was saying even if you think you are just going to take a quick walk in the woods or even if you are just going into the woods to gather berries, etc. then at least have a knife on you. Oh, and I am sure this just slipped your mind but, depending on where you are the knife can help you get water. If there are suitable vines in the area and you know which ones are okay you can cut through a big vine and fair amount of water will run out of it. Generally don't drink if milky looking or really cloudy but otherwise it can taste pretty good.

[@davidneal6920]

The police chief from Rambo 1 always regretted not buying Rambo a hot meal and cup of coffee. Could have avoided a lot of problems

[@bretjohnson6188]

I will only say this: Back in the day, I bought a large saw-back hollow handle knife made by Buck. It was good quality, and seemingly stood up to everything. But I learned a lot during military survival school. The compass in the handle quit functioning after using the knife to chop large diameter wood and the vibrations of the hollow handle were painful to my hands during those tasks. And, in light of everything else, the weight of that much steel really showed during constant carry. Within three hours of the second day, i was ready to chuck that weight as far away from me as possible. Now I carry a 4 inch blade, usually (but not always) full tang, and do everything i need to do.

[@jamesgray1019]

Just to be clear, I usually agree with 99% of your content. I even watched you on Alone. That being said, as someone who’s worked in the industry, Hollywood always screws up a good story. The “Rambo knife” was actually created for the movie specifically. Even Sylvester Stallone has come out against “the knife” after he did some survival training with a real survivalist for “Ram 2 or 3” I don’t recall. Now… John Rambo was a Green Beret, which means that he had survivalist training, and when given the opportunity he was using his skills to survive implementing the 5 C’s. He also made traps (against humans, but traps nonetheless). Killed a wild pig, obtained cover, (tarp & cordage, and a deputy’s jacket). Constantly scrounging for materials to make his situation easier. Even though it was a “Hollywood knife” he was given all of the tools that he would need to survive the landscape (ie. matches, sewing needle and thread, fish hooks etc.) in the handle. He was also able to make fire and torches in a cave. The knife was CRAP (not full tang), again Hollywood; however, it is easy to believe that someone with his training and skill set could survive in those woods for a few days to a week.

[@JimBallou]

Everyone nowadays thinks a knife handle is crap if it doesn't have a full tang. Nonsense. A lot of durable knives have been made that lacked the full tang feature. I agree a full-tang handle is the most solid design, but that's not to say all others are not strong. I own some excellent and very durable knives that aren't full-designs. The Jimmy Lile knife used in "First Blood" has a tubular handle, but machined out of quality steel, it'd be damned near impossible to break under almost any real-life circumstances.

[@troyspain7073]

​@@JimBallourandell also had a hollow handle knife I don't own nor have used it but do own other randell knives, so while everyone is interested in processing firewood I will stay with what has and still works.

[@BADALEX1]

@@JimBallou Well. Only one way to find out!

[@3nertia]

@@JimBallou If you machine it out a single piece of steel then it *is* full tang but many of these hollow-handled knives that were popular were NOT made that way :)

[@3nertia]

@@borrago Wait, what? There's a book? Lol

[@christosacholos1082]

Rambo uses tricks that can be found in the SAS survival manual. At least, in First Blood... that stuff is great to know, but it's supposed to just help servicemen get out of trouble and captivity and return to their lines. It's not for long-term survival. Still, rambo ruined nothing. If anything, he showed us 80ies kids that such a thing was possible. We always knew it was just Hollywood, but those of us who were boy scouts and later campers and soldiers, did get interested in learning more about survival because of this movie. (A bit like those who would have never started martial arts, if it hadn't been for Karate kid ) 🤔. I think it was a good introduction to a wonderful world of knowledge, in combination with timeless, classic action

[@jamescrowe7892]

Chuck Norris.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

Many people, including me, have been growling about media propaganda corrupting the masses. But, with the influence and direction of good Christian men, that same propaganda can be used against the puppetmasters who secretly control the world.

[@Edgeair]

Thank you

[@toastrecon]

Or, those ones they used to sell in the "Boys Life" magazines back in the day - hollow handle with survival kit inside and the compass in the cap. I went for a swiss army knife instead, and it was the best until this one neighbor kid from the next road up the highway stole it from my fort in the woods. Lol.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

So, basically, you learned survival skills “so you could make fun of the fairy across the street.” 😂

[@tomhackett8413]

Thanks for pointing out and emphasizing the basics for survival great job as always now get back into woods

[@form4li7y]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="63">1:03</a> Whoa.... Parenting 80s style. Nice! Its good to see some people aren't sheltering their kids. Well done.

[@toddcarr.]

Greatest tools in the world won't help you if you don't have the knowledge to use them properly. Get to know your equipment and practice with it to make sure if the worse case happens you have better odds in surviving that hardship. Also learning how to prioritize what you need to do in the time you have is very important.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

Dammit, Nicky, you just had to. The other day at work we had to dress up, and too many of us looked too much alike. The “mom” stuff was flying all over! 😂

[@ravenwolf7128]

Good Point. The most important tool is the knowledge and real experience you bring with you, in pretty much any situation.

[@lanecountybigfooters5716]

Besides little pocket knives my Grandfather snuck to me, my first knife was one of those survival type knives with the hollow handle that you stored other things in. I loved that thing, LOL! Not the most practical, but it got me started.

[@wyldstallyn2016]

man, I got onto your channel cause of the Boilo video, and ive just been been hooked forever. kickass. stay real.

[@tomwheeler9244]

Went out and bought a Rambo knife as soon as they were available..and a "buckmaster" knife..holding a round piece of pipe for a knife handle just isn't comfortable..still one of my favorite movies!

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

I have shown people you don't even NEED a knife for cutting. Around here (Arkansas), we have chert and flint. I use a shard of that to make cutting tools (cutting, skinning tools, and even a "make-shift" hatchet), and they seem to work (albeit not NEARLY as good as any plain old pack knife would...!) It's fun showing people how the Natives lived and survived, back in the "Old Days"! Lol...

[@Ajaxykins]

Some places actually don't have that Out in Hawaii where the Army does their jungle warfare training, as well as other pacific islands and pacific rim, they don't have stones that will make sharp edges when knapped hence all their traditional weapons being made out of wood and skark's teeth. Now if you wanna propose going to wrestle some teeth from a shark so you can cut up your lunch meat... well good luck to ya haha

[@JAB671]

Do you know what such things are often called? Stone knives. So you aren't doing all those things without a knife. You simply have the skills to make a knife off the landscape - which is really cool, btw.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

I remember watching a movie back in the 80’s about a boy who came of age by traveling among pacific islands and making his living from scratch. He used a knife made from a seashell.

[@miamivice966]

Great video. Great points all around.

[@frankagee3157]

You are correct, Poor Rambo. I too, loved Rambo, and my son who is about your age was a Rambo freak also. You have the right idea, just reach into your haversack and pull out your tarp, or fishing kit, or whatever you need. But, what if you do not have your haversack, for some reason it has become separated from you? The knife and the skills that go with it become very important. We need to practice the skills as if no haversack is around. My aforementioned son and I had a discussion when he was 11 years old about survival in which I told him a man can go into the forest with just a knife and live a full life. He has since that time proven that over and over. I love what you put out on your channel and so does he, great stuff. I do however stand by my statement to him over 30 years ago, you can go into the forest with just a knife and live. We need to practice those skills over and over again and again. Thanks for what you do on this great channel. I always look forward to the next one, and always like the last one. Be blessed in all you do.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

I’m more than sure that you and your son know how valuable your lesson is.

[@ostekuste3646]

I always felt the whole point of those movies was that Rambo was so skilled, that even if he didn’t have a knife he would still be able to survive and win the day. It was the whole hero thing. In real life, if you do a little planning ahead and carry just a few key items you won’t even put yourself into a survival situation. Why build a bow drill when you can just carry a lighter or matches? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun to learn those skills. I love using flint and steel to start a fire. If I’m freezing cold and wet I’ll grab the lighter or a freaking road flare if I have one. That’s not the time to be playing around.

[@machinemaker2248]

Imagine stopping for the night and realizing you left your lighter on the rock beside the fire the night before.

[@scottjohnson9225]

I think survival is a mind set. A lot people today don’t have the mind set.

[@jeremyhicks6367]

Thanks Dan!

[@BradYaeger]

I was a teen when Rambo came out but I still went out and bought a cheap knockoff survival knife with stuff in the handle even though at the time I was living in the suburbs. It did come in handy once when me and my buddies were smoking pot and the lighter ran out .

[@evanf1443]

The knife is still what I’d consider the most important single tool. I agree 100% that it shouldn’t be the only tool by any means, and I think that’s the point you were trying to drive home here, but the knife is the tool that can make up for any lack in what else you have with you. You unfortunately can’t use trail mix to build a shelter if your tarp fails for whatever reason, for example.

[@rogerjensen5277]

But the trail mix can be used for bait in your animal traps and/or fishing gear/baskets!

[@sogman7265]

No get the ar15 first. With an ar15 you can get as many knives as you want lol! So a rifle is even more versatile than a knife!

[@evanf1443]

@@sogman7265 affix bayonets lol

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

I'd offer a counter point that Rambo , started the survivalist/ prepper/ bushcraft Renaissance. How many 80's kids got those mail order "survival" knives from the back of comic books ,tried it out learned it was crap. Then upgraded and learned new techniques along the way ? I say Thank you John J ,Rambo for inspiring a generation of future survivalist/preppers / bush crafters 👍

[@jacktribble5253]

Rambo certainly sparked interest in a lot of people. Good stuff if they follow through.

[@danv4513]

I remember watching first blood with my dad. He took me and bought me a cheap rambo style knife. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Then i started learning more. The knife is, well, not great. But its iconic use in first blood is one of the first things that got me into survival.

[@brnrecluse2946]

Great video, Dan.

[@jeromeknasinski3862]

Your videos are so important... Keep up the good work.

[@nevv8581]

Sound advice. Thanks for sharing.

[@williamsugden5159]

Way to go coalcracker!

[@SavageVoyageur]

I bought a Buckmaster 184 in about 1985 because I collected knives at the time. I also bought the compass, and pouches for the climbing pegs and compass. I still have it in my collection and it’s razor sharp.

[@Jaden48108]

Depending on the situation if I had to choose between a Rambo knife and a bic lighter it's pretty clear which one I would go for. A wild pig coming at me? Yeah, Rambo knife gets the nod. Exposure to the elements? Bic is the pick followed by the flick.

[@revk8611]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was already an adult when the movie came out and am now a grandma. Loved it but like a lot of entertainment, saw the flaws. I have debated with so many people about exact same thing. Keep up the good work and do more videos on movie/tv survival myths.

[@johnwalloch142]

You are right; I learned along time ago getting out of the wind. Rain and keeping dry as you can are very important

[@Trad.]

awesome video!

[@flyingsodwai1382]

Thanks for the reminder.

[@craigpollock1420]

Well said it's more about personal knowledge and skills understanding one's environment knowing what materials are good for what purposes and how to apply them 😁

[@dottnick]

Great video, subscribed

[@Bennybushcraft]

Great video mate makes sense 😊

[@fava7753]

Excellent lifesaving knowledge . The knowledge goes alongside the implementation of the persons skillset if you learn the knowledge and have the strength of mind you have a CHANCE to, survive , . People really need to learn the skills needed to be able to survive in any scenario . Your channel is one of the best out there that I have. Viewed over the last few years . Excellent INFORMATION AND CONTENT .

[@chriskourliourod1651]

You have brought up an important point regarding the CHANCE to survive. Having knowledge and skills and practicing them are more than just awesome, but the number one rule of survival is to not get into a survival situation in the first place. Basically, having to do it is one thing; choosing to do it is entirely another-and potentially stupid-thing. Remember in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS when they were running and jumping after that elk all through rocks, logs, cliffs, and creeks? 😂 The real old-time frontiersmen would have NEVER endangered themselves thus-a severe injury that remote in those times was certain death.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

😮thanks Dan, good advice as always 😊

[@StitchJones]

Thank's for the video, this was awesome!

[@fhorst41]

Why do I get images of Chucky when you describe your son running around with that knife? 🤣

[@trevormelnyk9868]

Love the vid , however you forgot 1 firemaking option, if your knife is carbon steel, you can use flint and something like nettles or amadu to make a fire as well. Granted it's a new skill set that is learnt but valuable none the less. Keep up the good work ❤❤❤❤

[@Jody6441]

I was just telling my wife last week how I probably had a half dozen of those $15 dmRambo knives when I was a kid back in the 80s. Good times!

[@michaellacy8510]

When I was young and poor I used an old Case single blade Arkansas toothpick with a (home repaired) broken tip as my one and only outdoors knife. I think I traded a nice ballpoint pen for it. It literally did everything pretty well. I don’t ever remember thinking I needed a better knife. Later I used a SAK Huntsman as my main outdoor tool. Larger and better quality knives are actually better and more useful, but you don’t need them most of the time.

[@gregzeigler3850]

100% correct. I have Condor Tool and Steel Hudson Bay(big butcher knife) and it's a heavy blade that I can use for cutting meat and vegetables. It is also quite handy for chopping down small saplings with ease. However, I use my folding pocket knife more than the big one...

[@dxradioman6351]

OK, as long as you're not dissing Rambo, I'll give you a "like"! ☺

[@OverlandOne]

I always pack around my gun, and my knives. I have different knives with me for different tasks. (Cooking, fishing, battoning firewoid, etc) i also have a huge survival knife I bought back in the 70s mainly for the snake bite kit, which I could not find seperately. I enjoy this channel.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

Forgive me, sir/ma’am, but can you please describe that snake bite kit as closely as possible? I’ve been doing a lot of research lately about just such things, and there are way too many schools of thought about treating bites in the field. However, the most prominent plan is to get to the emergency room as soon as possible.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

Hey, thanks for your response. You confirmed one of my greatest fears, which is a continuation of past shit. When I was toddler, dad had the olive green military kit; when I was a teen, there was both that and the yellow one by a somewhat famous outfitter; and then came the syringe suction devices. In old times, this was the order: immediately chew plantain, pack it upon the wound, and proceed to the emergency room; pack the wound with “fresh” charcoal and continue to the emergency room; cut out the affected areas with a sanitized blade, stabilize the wound, and then proceed to an emergency room.

[@bandini22221]

Just discovered your channel and couldn't agree more.

[@johnpace3232]

Job well done.

[@RickBobby-ki5tu]

Great movies but it wasn't Rambo, it was Hollywood

[@derrickshuey]

like the flathead on the guard!

[@chuckborelli8965]

Great insight and advise!

[@StevenJarrett1961]

Great video. In my kit I keep 3 knives, but shelter, water purification, and fire are my first choices

[@tech-mediasvc]

I recall reading that Tom Brown Jr. walked into the Pine Barrens with only a knife and stayed a year. He also left his clothes behind too, and made new ones off the land. I think it was in Tom’s book called The Tracker.

[@machinemaker2248]

I've heard similar stories about the Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. I don't know how much of that was true but it impressed the hell out of me.

[@huaweimate1419]

At first, I thought - but it's so obvious. Then I remembered that kids are watching this as well and they need to know that non full thang blade with a canopy serrator which is not a wood saw is a poor tool for survival... yes, I guess we all stick to knife as a first item cuz we see it as a weapon (although it's rather a tool) and it gives us confidence. Well, confidence also plays a role in "survival". Great video Dan!

[@Chris-qv5mc]

I actually remember the commercial where they sold the Rambo survival knife with all the extra goodies they stuffed into the hollow handle: fish hook and line, fire starting elements, etc. when I was little I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Now I’m like I guess tangs are overrated lol

[@geraldwilliams497]

It's funny I just watched all five of them between last night and today. Home sick from work and had a rambo marathon at my home

[@MrFrenchy777]

Up here in Canada the axe is the number 1 survival tool, it can do everything a knife does and much more.

[@hyperboreanforeskin]

that squirrel is very angry at you

[@beorbeorian150]

Nobody even knew what survival was back then. It opened the concept of being prepared

[@365survivalist]

I think that first blood awaken the deep feelings in many who were to spend the rest of their lives doing camping, survival. Of course it was only a film and we could dream about being Rambo whilst learning skills . My skill set zoomed after doing a Ray mears course with Ray himself back in 90/91. Never looked back, always learning new stuff moving forever forward and I still hold Rambo dear to my heart as an icon. The closest I came to back then was in fact a duck😲😂😂 Cooked over a fire it was like Sunday Dinner😉 Love your channel Dan 🔥🔥🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks

[@brucehillbillybarthalow3786]

Great video. I had one of those, the blade was a 420 stainless, I didn't really care for but the handle held a few matches,a small amount of fishing line and hooks plus a sharpening stone. I did run down a small ground hog once and brought it home for supper. I never tried to make a spear. That would have been cool.

[@jordanfuller9202]

Mine was "The Hatchet" when I read it in the fourth grade. I figured I could survive with only a hatchet out in the wild.

[@rocketman3474]

Great video Dan but I didn’t laugh out loud until the very end when you talked about hiding in a mud puddle and getting someone. I will admit that I am a knife whore and have dozens in different shapes, sizes and designs but I only have a select few that I use regularly. My Rambo knife is for battoning, scraping, and shaving. I think you need to update the ending with a mud puddle scene. Peace brother

[@madtownangler]

My dad let me watch the original Rambo movie because it kinda had a message. After that no more Rambo movies were watched in our house. I remember taping it on VHS.

[@seanfitzgibbon235]

You are only as strong surviving in the woods as your skill set and kit allow you to be. But yes a knife helps. Another great video Dan!

[@martinhafner2201]

The knife can also be used to cut out large, flexible bark for a water container, if you have the right trees. Or some other container build.

[@FreezingToad]

You talking about this made me realize how much I want to see a "Dan reacts to 'X' survival show." Be it Naked and Afraid, Bear Grylls, other former Alone contestants, whatever. I'd watch it for sure.

[@chriskourliourod1651]

Hey, bub, we can do that on our own. When it comes to naked and afraid, TRULY naked and afraid would be worth watching-none of that choosing-an-item foolery.

[@outdooraf]

My dad bought my brother and me those Rambo knives with the compass and fishing kit inside the handle. Matches too, if I remember correctly.

[@jamescraig8601]

Wonderful video. Great nes if I were to break my knife. I very rarely don't have my sheath knife. I always carry a pocket knife. Love your information. Keep up the great vids.

[@tahoemike5828]

Of course you can use all that stuff, but you need a no-tang knife with a hollow handle to keep it all in.

[@bradleyaune660]

Something I heard a long time ago. One good knife can protect you, clothe you, feed you, keep you warm and dry. If you know how to utilize it.

[@ROE1300]

👍 Good practical advice, although hard to believe anyone thinks the knife is all you need. Although Sylvester Stallone made one too many of these movies they were good entertainment, but we’re never meant to be survival tutorials. Even in the olden days people created other implements - See Otzi’s gear.

[@cycleboy8028]

Knife is probably most important tool to have... to utilize all other tools. Knife to knock small limbs off sapling to bend for bow shelter. It's like the question, "Trapped on an island/ridgeline by yourself what ONE item do you want with you?" Sturdy knife would be the #1 answer on Family Feud.

[@314151618]

Agreed 💯 Being able to set up camp and get a fire started with basically nothing but a knife...

[@christophersteingart2237]

Rambo, both helped and harmed survivalism at the same time. It gave people unrealistic ideals about survival, but at the same time, kindled an interest in many young men.❤

[@pappywinston]

I had the Rambo big wheel with duel machine guns lol. Wish I still had it 🤣✌️

[@spider5001]

Hahaha! I love going out and doing solo overnights. It’s more camping though. I use a hammock. My knife is definitely my least used tool and my least expensive being a mora companion. I use the crap out of my saw so I get the nice silky. The little f-180 fits right in my front pocket💪🏻😬👍🏻

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Just gave my Original Rambo Knife to my grandson 😂

[@dirtactual]

Jeremiah Johnson is my favorite “survival” movie.

[@trackerjacker0013]

I like you grew up watching him stop the Red menace in its tracks. At the outset of the great plague of 2020 and the further “Late Unpleasantness” which is me politely saying, “The looting rioting and murders led by an organization that shall not be named.” I had a lot of free time, shocking I know. However, in that time, I read the book first blood. You hit the nail on the head. It’s told entirely from Rambo’s perspective. From his training, to the fight with the cops. They don’t go into survival manual levels of detail, but it is more carefully explained what his survival skills are, and how he acquired them. The knife gets very little attention past practical usage. They focus on his mindset and his skills. It’s a great read. But to the point. Tools for bushcraft are awesome. Someone’s always doing something new. An it’s just fun for us. The skills are the key though. Can you use them? what tool for what job? This is one of the reasons I’ve been a long time subscriber and supporter. I learn so much here. An I pass it to my kids once I get a handle on it. Thank you Dan, you are one of the greats. An yes. The axe is king. I’ve proven it, so have you, I challenge all comers to prove me wrong. ❤ From WNY.

[@tckoppang]

Yeah, you sum it up wonderfully. In a survival situation, people forget about speed of satisfying basic needs. I'd take a tarp, metal container, and bic lighter first. Not to say I don't love my knife!

[@raincoast9010]

When i was a kid i wanted nothing more than that knife with the compass on top and the hollow handle.

[@eadghe]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="49">0:49</a> Yea, I remember those bows with explosive tips. They sold it at Toys 'R Us. They sure made an impact, when we played in the woods. HA HA HA those were the days! RIP little Timmy, you were a good friend and you went out with a BOOM.