I’ve been doing some reading lately on long videos- I haven’t been watching them just
reading about them.
You’re like what about knives?
Fellow Youtuber ALittleOlder mentioned that a lot of the bigger channels are doing 10
minute or longer videos, so they can do mid roll ad breaks, ads at the ends, and I think
there’s an option to send you junk mail too.
So it prompted me to do some half assed research.
It seems that longer knife videos nowadays also get ranked higher.
Let me repeat that, LONGER GET RANKED HIGHER.
LONGER VIDEOS GET RANKED HIGHER But the reason I’m letting you know this is because it
seems to have added about 30-40 precious seconds, which should help out the ranking of this
review of the Esee Camplore series JG3 BO.
It’s kind of like a cross between an Izula and an ESEE 3.
With a touch of the quillionless Bushcrafters delight of the HM series.
I said a Bush Craft, a bushy to the craft.
You see what happens Youtube.
Wait until I discover catalogs, and reading.
This channel will blow up.
But before we blow anything.
Up.
Let’s go over the dimensions like the overall length and weight.
With and without that sheath.
Did you know sheaths add weight.
Blade length and cutting edge.
I recommend just carrying the knife in your teeth to avoid sheath weight, if you’re
an ultralight hiker.
Handle size and grip area.
Did you know that fellow reviewer Journey Wind Junk sent this to me for review?
Spine thickness.
Handle thickness.
I don’t think his review is done yet.
Talnessesseseses.
He approaches his reviews with care and seriousness.
I really only care about SEO.
The James Gibson designed JG3 comes in 2 flavors, both of which are a little metallic.
The Regular JG3 made from uncoated 1095 carbon steel for the patinas, and this one the JG3-BO
using 1095 carbon steel in a black oxide coating and an uncoated 90 degree spine.
This one would be more rust resistant because it’s covered in BO.
Unlike the standard esee 3, this knife features a smaller side profile, a high flat grind
(not quite a full flat grind), a little bit shorter of a cutting edge, 3.2 for the JG3
vs 3.3 for the Esee 3, a different blade coating, and a more droppy of a point on the JG3.
More droppy of a point of course being a phrase which just caused about 7 people to unsubscribe.
Esees makes a wide variety of blade styles, and some of their more bushcraft friendly
options drop the front quill ion like this one… or my Esee 6 that I traded away for
the Esee 3.
When in the out doors I generally don’t bushcraft.
I use my blades for food prep or breaking down some wood, and fighting bears… so I
have found when I do choke up on the blade my finger tends to hit the edge of the blade,
because I can’t do anything right.
I prefer front finger guards or quill ions, but some dudes don’t which is why the guy
I traded my Esee 6 HM to loves it.
As knife bros we don’t all have to like the same thing, unless a court order forces
us to.
The handle, but before we get to that let’s enjoy a wonderful commercial break from one
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And we’re back.
The handle.
The handle, like many esses is canvas micarta and comfortable.
Boring well rounded handles, that fit a wide variety of grips is something I like about
Esees.
The handle is comfortable and fits the curve of my hand well.
There’s a hole in the back for a lanyard paracord survival sculpture, that you could
match to your paracord survival bracelet.
If you remove the handles this is what it looks like underneath.
It’s also what an extra 10 seconds looks like.
To it’s credit Esee uses allen keyed handles for easy swapping and removal.
If they ever get to beat up, but buy new ones.
Or steal them from someone.
The sheath.
The sheath is a nice reddish brown sewn and welted one, similar but not the same to my
PR4 sheath.
It’s thick and well made, and I want to say in the standard JG3 you can get a right
or left handed sheath, so you could buy the left handed one if you want, this one is right
handed though because I’m not a freak of nature.
You ever want to know why most animals aren’t left handed, yeah thats what I thought.
It’s not one of them dangle sheaths , but since it’s a small knife it works well and
doesn’t ride high.
My grandpa always said a good sheath and a good pair of underwear never ride high.
Or if you’re going commando you don’t need to worry about either.
Ok my grandpa wasn’t into knives… and would have been ashamed at a poorly worded
joke at the expense of a cheap laugh.
Comparisons.
Are we at 10 minutes yet?
You’re like yep- 3 minutes ago.
Let’s see knives.
The Esee3 first.
Because we haven’t seen it enough.
Good comfortable handle, I’m a bit of a sucker for a 4 inch blade though.
And you might say then why do you review so many 3 inches fixed blades.
For hunting or fishing or brush crafting or whatever people do to pretend they don’t
buy their meat from a store killed by someone else, 3 plus inch blades are a good compromise
for not looking like a jackass with a Rambo sawback on your belt, a lighter weight, and
good for most camp and outdoor tasks not named batoning.
If you’ve not been able to ascertain in the years you’ve been watching this channel-
I’m not a bush crafter or survival expert.
Now the Esee 3.
I like this one a bit better than the JG3 because of the handle and quillion.
I hold a knife sort of like a child and the proper finger guard and quill ion is more
friendly to my awkward fingers.
This one has some blade jimping, while the JG3 does not.
It’s also a little heavier too.
Not quite as big a knife as I like for batoning.
Now the PR4.
This one is a nicer size overall.
Also a nice 90 degree spine.
For ferro rodding.
I still don’t 100 percent love the handle, I more of a standard ease handle type guy…
you know the type right.
You know Journey Wind Junk when he returned my PR4 he had sharpened and stropped it…
when I returned his Condor Swamp Romper I think I left tree sap on it.
See that’s the kind of guy I am.
I’ll link his review of the PR4 under this video so you can read his take on this knife.
Now the Condor Tool and Knife Bushlore.
This one is ok, I like this handle however I’m a little weary about wood handles and
whack those handles with my wood for batoning videos.
It’s comfortable but not quite as stabby as I’d like.
And one more.
My vandal Rover, or hey that looks like a steak knife.
I love the flat wring on this and the handle… also wood- but I have beaten the crap out
of it.
Sheath is also very nice
Are we about done.
Not until at least 10 minutes.
You know this.
For this segment I got me a new Ferro Rod courtesy of Silent Thunder Ordnance. 5/16
diameter 2 1/2 long.
We’re going to start a fire with this.
I’ll link the Ferro Rods below, blingier than standard ferro rods.
With multiple color options.
So if you don’t know Esee has the best idiot bushcraft proof warranty in the business.
They’re ready for dumb Youtubers like myself- who has used their warranty before.
It’s an unconditional transferrable lifetime warranty.
You break it beyond repair and just send it in.
I have 4 Esees now- even though people want me to review some other fixed blades.
But if I did what people wanted me to I wouldn’t be on Youtube.
First we start of with some Wood for feather sticks.
Can I do this.
Who knows.
Maybe just a pile of wood shavings.
Then we use the spine for some finer wood, this is the part that ignites the easiest
because it’s like cotton, if cotton were wood.
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