Work Wear And American Knives

What do you guys use on the job

[@Doug-do7ge]

Great rant, more people need to say it 🇺🇸

[@ScotchNThings]

Thanks and agreed

[@88HD_]

I love 1620. That’s all I wear now. Love em. 🇺🇸

[@ScotchNThings]

Thanks I’ll have to look into them.

[@meursault1654]

Darn Tough merino wool socks made in US with lifetime warranty are my favorite. Wigwam is cheaper but not as good. Totally agree with u on USA knives👊👊and forgettable Chinese knives

[@ScotchNThings]

Sweet I’ll have to grab some next time I’m in a scheels

[@satudave]

Thanks for your thoughts on the subject bro. I avoided it for some time now. Figured it was time to wish we had more American made options with all our products

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya people keep talking about it and it’s just going to get worse and worse if we keep outsourcing everything. Skills are getting lost and it can only end badly if something were to happen globally

[@gareygerosky8030]

I agree with you whenever possible. I buy USA made.

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya I get I’m not going to be able to find a toaster made here. But since I’m in this hobby and after time realize that knives come from everywhere and I can buy American I do.

[@succman8398]

I like Chinese knives for the value, but nothing beats the feeling of picking up a proper American made beauty. There's just something extra about American knives that really makes them feel distinct from anything that I've handled from anywhere else in the world

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya I use to buy a lot of budget stuff anytime I’d go into cabelas. With time I’ve refined what I like and I like with most of mine now if there an issue I just have to send the knife in and they’ll take care of it. I don’t care what people do with their own money and how they spend it. I have just gotten tired of all these guys basically becoming salesmen. But again that’s a me problem

[@Savage.Doomer]

Hard to find usa made workwear, specifically shirts. But definitely always try to buy American.

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya it’s hard even when I went to get redwings the ones I wanted were from overseas

[@Doug-do7ge]

Bombas socks are great, made from marino wool. Keeps cool in summer and warm in winter

[@ScotchNThings]

Cool I’ll check them out. Do you know if they come boot length

[@Doug-do7ge]

@@ScotchNThings yes I believe so

[@apex_alchemy_knives]

5.11 tactical makes these rip/snag resistant cargo pants ...they aunt cheap but I wore a pair for work ...probably three days a week for 4 years until I got too fat fir em. Still hanging in the closet actually. I wear ariat m5's ...they have a true denim for aroubd 90 but the stretchy ones are like ...70. Really good point on the Chinese govt owning all the "companies" I was talking to Jed about Strider and how few models he has and how thet model seems to work very well. He told me he just gets bored making thr same knife over and over and I can definiteky respect that aspect. Great video bro. 😎💪

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya I think it really depends on the maker. For the guys that are established it makes sense when they can’t keep the bread and butter in stock. I’ll have to check out the 511 pants. If I can keep them from ripping I’d be in good shape.

[@apex_alchemy_knives]

@@ScotchNThings man I've had good luck with em. I was crossing a barbed wire fence and it got snagged but it didn't rip or shred...it put a tiny hole in the pants. Luckily it didn't get me. But the pants , if they would have been blue jeans...I would've lost a pair of jeans that day.

[@MrkwlCS]

Nike socks, moisture wicking with top arch support. No toe or heel support but my favorite. Wrangler ATG pants canvas at target. Nike or UA undershirt, the compression kind. Wrangler or Jockey antimicrobial boxer briefs. Wrangler hiviz shirt. Carhartt hiviz hoodies.

[@ScotchNThings]

I think I’ve got a pair of the ATG pants and like them. It’s amazing if you don’t have good underwear on how miserable you can be

[@MrkwlCS]

@@ScotchNThings yea, if im soggy down under its a bad day. Same with my feet.

[@ScotchNThings]

@@MrkwlCS ya I’d get to the hotel or back home just soaked down there. The newer performance underwear has made a huge difference

[@lcurtsinger4313]

With you on every word of that factual rant, check costco on mens sport socks,i would switch to 6inch boot inthe warmer weather

[@ScotchNThings]

Cool I’ll check them out next time I’m there. If I could find some pull ons that’s a good idea. I’m too lazy to mess with laces on work boots. Got tired of them breaking or burning from torch sparks

[@Salamando3D]

Sounds like you read my comment on Dave's video 😆 Dave is an awesome dude and he had a really sound take and good perspective on all of it. I totally get why he has a few Chinese knives. I'm not as curious as he is so I can easily resist buying them, but they are indeed well made and can be fun to experience. He does it for the love of knives, and I respect it. You nailed it about how they produce goods in China. Everything comes from a few factories and they just put whatever brand name belongs on whatever comes off the line. Another funny part is all of the marketing videos the Chinese knife companies put out. In their very obviously staged 'factory tour' videos everybody looks like an emotionless worker bee plugging away. The propaganda is easy to see through, but ignorance is bliss. Obviously I'm really impassioned about the China vs USA knives topic. I think if more people were armed with unbiased information, they would dump Chinese made knives, even from local designers they appreciate. But I'll always stand firm on defending people's right in exercising their freedom to buy what they want with their money. I've seen some knife tubers try to tell people what to buy and it's just pathetic watching them let their emotions convince them that people should do what they say instead of let them think for themselves. They're influencers of the worst kind. Cheers man!

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya I’m in complete agreement with you. There are definitely some cool looking knives they produce but in the end they are almost all alike. I can get fidget knives elsewhere. And there are plenty of overbuilt US stuff out there that will keep me busy the rest of my life. I don’t buy knives as an investment but it helps knowing when I want to sell one it’s still has value in it. And people can spend the money they earned anyway they see fit in my book but with some of these channels it’s just a giant advertisement. Here is a knife I just got for free it’s the best thing ever now follow my link to buy so I get a cut.

[@Salamando3D]

@@ScotchNThings facts 😆 I only follow a handful of knife channels now after the scales fell from my eyes and I finally saw the big channels for what they are: salesmen for China. A lot of them are pretty nice people, but I'm done enabling simping for China any further haha. Totally agree that there are more than enough awesome USA-made knives to keep us busy for a long time. Or make our money back if need be 🤣 💯

[@ScotchNThings]

@@Salamando3D same here. I use to watch a lot to see knives that interest me. But when they decided that they wanted to make it a living they realized that the US makers for the most part weren’t going to send free knives out all the time for them to make content on. Some do and I get that if they are newer and want to get their stuff out for people to see. But to make money they had to start pushing the Chinese knives. And honestly I don’t think we would have ever got to this point if we weren’t the ones making all this content. They saw an another space they could compete in.

[@Salamando3D]

@@ScotchNThings yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head there. There's always a space to make money in, and they're looking for it. If the China knife market ever dried up, a lot of those guys would be out of a 'job' 😎

[@ScotchNThings]

@@Salamando3D ya and if yt ever decided to go the way they did with guns those guys are hosed.

[@polentras]

Bombas socks💯

[@ScotchNThings]

Cool thanks I’ll check them out.

[@kouk1352]

Ariat rebar pants have a knife pocket, Fox River boot socks or I have redwing boot socks

[@ScotchNThings]

Cool thanks. There’s a redwing store not to far from me.

[@nicholasedwardbehindtheedg2343]

Been wearing wrangler work pants and 5-11 pants. Danner boots. And regular T-shirts . Can't afford much else. All about buying American made when I can, but it's becoming more difficult every day.

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya I’ve got a pair of 5-11 pants and really like them. Yes it is and the benefits of those knives being cheaper is getting taken aw with the rising prices of them also.

[@nicholasedwardbehindtheedg2343]

@@ScotchNThings heck they aren't really cheaper anymore!

[@ScotchNThings]

@@nicholasedwardbehindtheedg2343 no that s what kills me. I see them in the 300-600 range and I’m like that is insane

[@no1fibersplicer525]

Levi’s, duluth shirts and thorogood boots

[@no1fibersplicer525]

And Ricky S2V boots when not working. I like the dickie socks too. Damn. Sounds like I should’ve bought more. Tell me how the wranglers work

[@ScotchNThings]

Oh I forgot I wanted to try the thorogoods at work.

[@ScotchNThings]

Will do. I’m guessing I’m going to be sliding around some since my current boots have stretched out. I usually buy them as tight as I can. I know I hate when I’m use to something and now have to find something new to replace what I know I like.

[@channelzero8916]

I used to buy expensive work gear now aside from my red wings I buy pants at thrift stores. I destroy pants regularly so 10-12 dollars I don’t mind

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya after destroying 80 dollar pants a few times it just wasn’t worth it. Because it’s not if they get ripped just when

[@TXFarmRoad]

FILSON 👌🏻

[@ScotchNThings]

I’ll have to google it never heard of them.

[@TXFarmRoad]

@@ScotchNThings Outfitter from Seattle It's bout all we wear at work all over Alaska

[@workinhard23]

Also buy local! Hire american tradesman.

[@ScotchNThings]

It’s amazing how lazy people have gotten. Everyone want to make money but a lot these days don’t want to actually work for it or learn a trade.

[@workinhard23]

@ScotchNThings absolutely! I also am at that funny point in my career (35 yrs old) where I get both sides sometimes. I See a lot of bosses who want the world out of a guy for $18/hour. And a lot of weak kids who can't pay some dues and live without a brand new truck, cell, sneakers, bar tab, etc. For a couple years in order to make a great living once they are skilled. The guys that hire illegals instead of Americans really drive me crazy though. Starting to affect into my favorite side hustle of hardwood flooring. These guys will do it for next to nothing and some contractors don't care about insurance, craftsmanship, or taxes. They pull up in their 100k truck, do nothing, and go golfing. Then they bitch about no one wants to work when they themselves ain't getting down with me and scraping corners🤣 ones things for sure-if you can show up, work hard, and take pride the sky's the limit and you can have the 100k truck too💪

[@ScotchNThings]

@@workinhard23 it’s all about putting in the work. All my guys are Hispanic. Couldn’t get a white guy if I tried. But I’m also lucky and they’ve been with me for years so I don’t have to constantly be training new guys. They’ve become a well oiled machine. My dealers go through people like crazy and I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with the turnover like they do. Don’t even get me started on insurance and taxes.

[@workinhard23]

@@ScotchNThings gotta take what you can get 🤣

[@THExDUDEx8624]

I don't personally buy non USA knives almost ever. I do have one Taiwan made knife. I have some Chinese made lights that I got before I knew anything. Does it sting a little spending 250$ on a flashlight? Yeah, but I also won't have to replace it every year. People acting like like , "well, your TV and toaster are made in China, so why bother?" That way of thinking is why i want to puke when my wife turned the "news" on. Just like the crazy lefties , people like this try shaming people who choose not to buy something from China.

[@ScotchNThings]

Ya and with those more expensive US lights and knives if you have an issue you can send them in. And that is always the excuse well so and so is made there so there’s no issue. Well it is an issue and if anything were to happen between us they’ll find out what we’ve accomplished by depending on China for almost everything.