Rounding out my trifecta of knives that knife and every day carry super genius Journey Wind
Junk has loaned me brings me to a knife that didn’t survive a social media field test.
So it probably won’t make him mad where I put it through my brand new social media
test standard, throwing at asphalt.
OH MAN I THOUGHT THIS KNIFE WOULD BE TOAST BUT IT HELD UP REAL WELL.
I WOULDNT HESITATE TO RELY ON IT IN ANY TACTICAL SURVIVAL SITUATION.
The Condor Tool and Knife Swamp Romper, presumably made to sell some knives to fans of the dumbass
show on the the channel that has nothing to do with history- the History channel.
You’re like HEY I WATCH THAT SHOW.
Yeah well I still watch the walking dead.
But let’s do the dimensions, while you wonder how we got on this topic like the overall
length and weight.
It’s a low idea week here at the channel.
Blade size and cutting edge.
A good old non sequitur is my go to when the writing team is on strike.
Handle size and grip area.
I shouldn’t have let them unionize.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
But they knew how much I was making and wanted a piece.
Tallness.
I’m the creative one here, they’re just the dumb workers who write all day!
Oh yeah the Swamp Romper.
Umm… clear my head.
The Swamp Romper is a I dunno swamp knife…
Swampcraft knife from swamp experts condor tool and swamp knife.
It has a drop point blade made from a 1075 High Carbon steel.
So if you’re in the swamp and you want to keep it stain free, don’t let moisture sit
on the blade.
The grind… let me describe it the the best of my knowledge as a few people roll their
eyes.
This appears to have a similar grind as my bushlore.
I had a few people on my Bushlore review tell me it was a Scandinavian grind and not a flat
grind.
A few product descriptions on the internet call it a flat, some people on forums call
it a Scandinavian, some call it a hybrid, some a convex, and some call it just a goddamn
knife.
This knife and the bush lore have microbevels, and on my true Scandinavian ground knives
like my spyderco pukko and my Moras… they don’t have that edge bevel… this one seems
to be a hybrid…
It has a edge bevel, but it also looks like the secondary bevel has a slight convex bend
if the light hits it right.
But it could be flat.
To the best of my ability to describe a knife, the one thing I’m almost 50% certain on
is it’s not a true Scandinavian grind.
The blade shape on my Bushlore is more spear point, so it has a longer belly, and the Swamp
Romper has a more dramatic upsweep as it approaches the tip.
It’s ok you can say it…
But if you really want to know some answers, just ask this helpful guy.
The handle.
The handle is made from Walnut- not the nut the tree.
(Wow this guy knows his stuff).
It has a similar construction to the Bushlore, wood scales over a full tang.
The Swamp Romper has hollow rivets only though, which is really handy for determining geo
coordinates when lost in the wilderness.
Please not the advanced knife bro channel is not responsible for bear attacks, death
by exposure, or general outdoor ineptitude.
The handle on the Swamp Romper has a more pronounced quillion, finger groove, hilt,
or whatever the particular knife anatomy chart calls it you’re looking at.
I actually like this more than the less pronounced on on the bush lore.
I have noticed than more seasoned bushcraft artists seem to like less of one- seems less
tactical and not good for stabbing but that’s none of my business.
The handle is large and can accommodate hands larger than mine- I have no idea what the
upper limit is on hand size- maybe not shall sized dudes.
The handle scales as you may have seen… well this one crackt from some light chopping.
Sometimes the danger of a wood handle, is that if you have to use a knife outside of
it’s designed purpose like I often do- well shit happens.
Looks like there was some horse glue under it too.
Cool.
Also if you baton and sometimes have to hit above the handle, wood tends to be more prone
to deformation, than say micarta.
Maybe just don’t chop or baton with a knife.
The sheath?
This is more of a drop sheath, or the dangly type as real knife bros say…
I like these sheaths better because they ride lower on the waist.
The leather is riveted and welted together and by the looks of it should outlast the
handle.
It also has a handy cigarette holder, in case you’re out and need to come to the forest-fresh
taste of a Pall Mall Menthol.
If you’re listening RJ I’ll do anything for a sponsorship.
Anything.
Comparisons.
First the Swamp Romper.
Believe it or not I like this handle and blade style a bit better than the Bushlore… you’re
like I believe it… however it does show that wood handles can split if you beat up
on your knives.
So be cautious when doing anything other than feather-stickingcking.
Now a verb.
Now the Bushlore.
The bush lore has a very comfortable handle, and maybe the idea is it does not encourage
whacking it, but treating wood and the outdoors with the respect it deserves.
The blade is about the same size?
Which blade shape do you prefer?
The Swamp Romper has that more traditional knife look.
How about the Esee 3.
The PR4 is on loan to Journeywind Junk right now.
The 3 is smaller and has micarta sales.
I think at this juncture in my life micarta has the best hand feel for me…
G10 maybe second, if it’s done right and lightly textured.
This review will be coming in a few weeks, so stay tuned for another video of an old
knife that has at least a million clicks by true Youtube survivalists and outdoorsmen.
I don’t have the Esee 6 any more because I traded it for the 3, but how about the Mora
Companion… a true Scandinavian grind.
There’s no edge bevel, micro bevel, secondary… oh wait yeah there is.
Ok never mind maybe I don’t have a knife with a true Scandinavian grind.. actually
maybe my spyderco Puuko was before I hit it with the sharp maker…
All I know is I don’t know nothing.
Ok we’re done here.
Ok no, we’re not.
Journey wind junk said and I quote I don’t want you to send it back to me, so it’s
open season on the Condors.
And I’d just like to clarify for the nice game and fish agents watching, he means the
knife and not the endangered birds.
Oh and also he said Do You worst.
So let’s let this play out for a few minutes while I beat it.
(MUSIC PLAYS)
What is your favorite bushcraft or swamp craft knife.
Whose your favorite bushcraft video artist on Youtube.
What survival skills have you learned?
Who sponsors their channel.
What is a knife.
What is a grind.
I don’t know the answer to anything, and if you knew what was good for you- you wouldn’t
have ever asked yourself that question.
If you like this review, and knives and beer, and I dunno stuff.
Maybe flashlights again.
Sitting in my basement in the dark with a zebra light trying to get it to display all
12 modes without accidentally exiting programing sounds horrible.
Doing calculations on a pad of paper while watching a light dim also sounds like torture.
Oh yeah subscribe, baton that like button, go smoke a cool Pall Mall, bushcraft, follow
Journey Wind Junk on Instagram and his blog and on blade reviews.
I’ll link that stuff down below if for some reason your google is broken.
Thanks for watching.