today at Blade HQ we're looking at a whole bunch of neck knives I was going
backpacking and I said this would be a good knife kind of a good camp knife
yeah and this is a classic like yes yes this is one that you guys suggested as a
Great neck knife
what is up guys today a Blade HQ we're looking at a whole bunch of neck knives
now before we started this episode I'd never regularly carried a neck knife
what about you Zac? and I've never carried a neck knife ever we are gonna go pick
out a couple neck knives and I'm gonna wear it for the next couple weeks and
see how I like it because you guys seem to like him I've seen your comments and
so we're gonna see if I like them there we go the Kizer Thumbper short kind of a
broad blade I don't know if I need a there we go okay kind of like that so I
think I'm kind of up against like super skinny this is kind of sit there between
my massive pectorals Zacs opinion let's ambush him he doesn't know this is
coming if you and I had talked a little bit about neck knives
we have talked about neck knife there's a neck knife there's a neck okay what I
want to know is which one should I carry backpacking with me this weekend this
is my first time pulling it out of the packaging thank you like this one I like
that one yeah so here's I'm a I'm a ceremoniously put this on perfect right
here I like it without stabbing my face like I've got this paracord for you and
this is like knighting you it's gotta be careful put it back that's called then
go carry so we're gonna dive into some of the knives that we carried some of
the knives that we think would make great neck knives as well as some of the
knives that you guys recommended that would be great neck knives so we're
gonna dive right into it I carried the Condor Bushnecker
before we jump into that though we've got a giveaway ooh
at the end of this video at the end of this video make sure to watch because we
got to give away a winner for our best knives 2017 absolutely so yeah but on to
the Condor forward so the Condor Bushnecker I
picked this one it's pretty lightweight 1.6 ounces it's so what's the steel type
on this one's a steel type 1075 yep 1075 steel made in El Salvador I was
going backpacking and I said this would be a good knife kind of a good camp
knife so I threw it on with backpacking in two degree weather froze all night it
was fun and I didn't pull the knife out once yeah when you said that you were
gonna go backpacking that night I was like no that's not a that's not a fun
time for anybody it's actually really fun it was cold right but it was cold
yeah so I can understand you probably know layers on yep backpack straps in the
road and that was the thing is I realized you know when I need a knife I
go straight from my pocket that's kind of my training that's that's how I use
it but I did like the security of knowing I
do have an extra knife with me I like the sheath I like the ball chain
and with back hanging out hardly even noticed it like when you got 40 pounds
on your back another one point six ounce is no big deal but I got back and I'm
like I gotta find something lighter so I set this one aside for a minute and
I went after the Spyderco ARK the ARK and the thing I like about this 10.8
ounces it's got h1 steel its polymer handle ultra lightweight I went for that
light weight factor and so I snagged this guy and tried him out for a couple
days in fact one of you recommended running with neck knives so I'm like all
right I'm going running alright guys we're going on a run here carrying the
Spyderco ARK right there somebody says running with the knife is alright so
we're just gonna do it
so I wouldn't call him here does this thing bounces bounces like crazy so it
works she's all noxious
there you go three miles with it can't say I love it how'd that work out for
you it sucked no here's the deal so I live
in a suburban area chances of meeting bearded headed thugs along the way slim
to none I'll pounce down yeah slim to none right so as far as needing a knife
on a run no not at all and it sits there and it kind of jangles the whole time
even under my shirt and sister and jingles now that said if you were
running in a sketchy area it might be a good feel safe sort of tool the other
thing I like about the Spyderco is it's got this dual attachment sheath
basically have to push that button right there to get the knife out one thing I
didn't like about the Bushnecker I have a tendency to fold my arms right and
then if I were to put my head back the right possibility that this thing could
potentially come out it has really good engagement but I can see how this feels
like it's got a little bit more security obviously yeah also h1 steel wear it in
the shower and from what I've heard rule number nine right my reviewer frankly
nee Whaley rule number nine is always carry and always carry a knife even if
you're nude yeah so I still think we should have modeled them but we'll you
know it's fine next time next time we decline decline we decline so those are
the ones I cared what did you carry there all right so I went with the
Kizer thumbper and I really actually really liked it so we carried these for
two or three weeks if you did I care about three or four done yeah I threw
mine on when when we got him and I says I'm gonna give this give us go around
cuz I've always been interested in I just never done it so it has s35vn steel
high ends yeah really high end steel for like 80 to 83 bucks and like that's
really nice it's got the natural g10 handle which I
really like natural g10 so this was cool it was just kind of a cool knife to
carry what I found personally was I didn't use it that much kind of same
thing my training just puts me right to my pocket and I've always got my pocket
knife on me so my grandpa used to always say you got a pocket don't you and that
you have to have a knife but I did the one thing that I did like about and it's
something that I've heard you say is one is none - it - two is one it was not as
one yeah perfect yes
that wasn't me I liked it was almost like a concealed-carry not necessarily
protection wise just us-- wise sure it was just nice to know I have the knife
like if I forget my pocketknife or I wouldn't did some gping and some other
things and it was just cool to know like the knife there right I don't like that
man this one for sure so the thing about this one I like the size on it I like
that it's a higher end steel it's a little bit slippery and that was
something that I thought about I just never got around to but I considered
putting some jimping in here yeah that is the thing with this knife is it's a
it's a little small in my hand and a little slippery so it's not a you know
really secure great purchase I actually I actually went out in the bush to for a
couple days different time it was much warmer Hey we were still snow but it was
much warmer built a little lean-to was out there for a couple days and I use it
a little bit here and there just for kindling and stuff like that trying to
get some use out up to understand it and I mean it performed well I never cut
myself but it was something I was definitely conscious totally yeah and
that's the thing with this one like so next one on the list CRKT Minimalist
yeah this is a classic like yes yes this is one that you guys suggest that as a
great neck knife micarta handle scales you've got a couple different varieties
in this one and I I usually like a neutral handle kind of like this where
it doesn't force your hand into a spot but these minimalist especially with a
small knife I actually really like the finger choil
yeah the choils and the jimping on - yeah it's in the doing the minimalist is such
a secure knife I had a buddy he didn't he didn't care it is a neck knife but I
had a buddy who would carry it scout carry it okay I know is the only knife
he carried and he loved the toil for that very reason just cuz it was a
smaller knife yep and this one yeah even the the lanyard on that one just a
little bit more purchase in hand and this one just feels a lot more secure to
me than that guy yeah personally yeah but I will say I actually did I did like
the Kaiser thumper did you I think it's it's a nice looking knife which
aesthetics is something I look for in my knife
I know it's guys silly but you know it's important it's important I think and and
I and I using it was great liked it and it was good I enjoyed it guys we're
gonna look at a few more knives here in just a second right after the commercial
break hey guys we've got some exciting news
benchmade just came out with another round of some discontinued knives it was
kind of a surprise to us and so now they're on the website so things
like this triage or even like this five movie where you normal part of the
discontinued bench mainsail one thing that I will say though is that there are
not a lot of them and they are going fast so go to blade HQ calm look for the
benchmade discontinued sale and hurry because like I said they're flying off
the shelf and we're back from commercial break now the next one on the list is
more of your self-defense knife I feel like all the ones we've kind of looked
at could potentially be self-defense knives but I don't know that they're
inherently maybe the arc a little bit the next one totally defend yourself
defense yeah it's the Cold Steel Urban Pal blade length on this thing is one
and a half inch 1/2 inches total links about three inches ish you got a polymer
handle partially serrated blade and basically this is a last-ditch save your
bacon sort of tool I mean you could use it as a regular cutting tool yeah up on
it yeah I don't think it's it's a self defense it's a self defense player yeah
and it's tiny weight on this thing is 0.7 m/s so it's right in that range that
I liked so if you're looking for light weight between the two here I'd look at
either of these just depending on use if I were looking for more of a utility
yeah I'd go to that ARK yep the Spyderco arc versus the cold steel urban pal but
if you're looking for just purely save your bacon in an emergency that urban
pal is a good good choice yeah it is and it's got the the secure ex sheath on it
and so it actually locks in really well like I was I was a little skeptical
because the other way that people use this knife is you'll you see the keyring
here she has they'll put it to their keys or
on the back of a backpack or something I don't know about that but I was kind of
shaking it around and already it will not come out so yeah yeah first of all
the knife and it is the nice thing about neck knives and you guys mentioned this
in the comments is they're fairly affordable the the most expensive one
we've got on the table is 80 bucks 25 I don't know what the arc is yeah I don't
member what the heck was going for cold steel is 20 bucks so overall you're
paying for less material 68 ish 68 so you're gonna pay a little bit more for
that h1 steel but it's not gonna rest on you yes that's nice I do like that urban
pal yeah kind of cool it's a great knife and the urban pals like 20 bucks there's
good with that yeah yeah really nice so next up we've got
the ESEE Izula yep so recommended by you guys but ya know this is another one I
think there's some kind of falls in line with the with the minimalist yeah kind
of a classic yeah a lot of folks are commended yeah this one yeah
so blade lengths right around three inches it's about six inches total length and
obviously there's no no handle material the cool thing with this and with its
little brother that we'll talk about here in a minute is that you can get a
micarta scale kit for it and you can get a g10 scale kit for it and with this one
specifically you could robably it with both but with this one specifically you
can also do a paracord wrap nice which is pretty cool so I think 90 degrees
yeah so it is on the table as far as those on the table it is on the heavy
side I like the Izula I'd never neck knife
carried it I think it would be a little heavy for my personal taste but it's
little brother I think is a mighty fine addition to the family the Candiru
get a size comparison almost you check that out yeah purple as well
a candiru is a little bit smaller in the blade length a little bit lighter
just designed to be more of a true neck knife where I think a lot of people
carry the Izula because they own it already right and it's like oh let's
neck knife carry this I think this is more designed as a true more specific
neck knife and again with this you've got good purchase here you got a little
bit jumping on top so again really nice secure grip on that skeletonized handle
if you want to throw a paracord wrap on it yeah and the fish the Candiru itself
go look it up because it's a fun story yeah interesting yeah and I actually see
the Izula's actually also neat it's named after the bullet ants which I don't know
if you're familiar with that or not but apparently it's like the most painful
like toxin poison I don't know the difference but it's the most painful
bite sting you can get on the early so yeah crazy next knife on the list is the
banana Ram Mike Bananarama Bananarama Ka-Bar TDI know this is a great little
knife if you're looking for a last-ditch tool again yeah definitely a last-ditch
tool I mean I think the difference between this and the Cold Steel is you
could get some use out of this I mean there's a little bit of purchase - it's
got the jimping on top you could open some boxes and stuff but I think it's
designed very specifically for self-defense I agree the sheath on this
thing I like this - it's just a tiny sheath so one thing I noticed
is some of these sheets are a little bit bigger the ark once you get all the
pieces on there feels a little bigger well it's just you know it's a little
bit fatter yep you know yeah not a big footprint on this thing yeah and this is
actually another thing that a lot of you guys said with caring neck knife was
concealability sure so this is a great great concealed absolutely for sure
Ka-Bar TDI and that one runs about 14 bucks so currently and now let's must be
honest with each other these prices are subject to change if you're watching us
in the year 2020 perhaps yeah the price might be different so sure go check it
on the website at ye olde bladehq.com now we've got one more we're gonna hold
it for just a second to hit the mailbag first on the mailbag worst insult we've
ever had oh I'll give you the Patrick Henry he says short inserted clips and
over-the-top delivery of the dude on the Left make this upload cringe-worthy
decent content though just turn it down not sure who you're trying to appeal to
smart man Patrick we don't know who we're appealing to either but we love
you guys next one on the list we had a young man in here named Josh the other
day in the storefront and he actually left us a note on a video he was
carrying a little squid and so I shot a text over to Lukas Burnley Josh left the
store before Lukas Burnley responded so here's your response from Lukas Burnley
Josh thanks for stopping by the storefront open from noon to 6:00
Tuesday through Saturday so if you're ever in Lehi Utah and also can we just
talk just for five seconds how cool Ben is he just shoots a text to Lucas
Burnley so that's when I told Josh he'll just shoot him a text yeah this is like
you have Lucas's number appropriate response Josh yeah but he does when you
kick around this industry long enough that's like it's good there's the mailbag okay
last knife on the list this is an interesting one guys
I actually would never neck knife carry this thing now I wouldn't eat too heavy
it's for me it's more about the length yeah yeah definitely two point seven
ounces this is the Kershaw skyline it's the S30v steel with the carbon fiber
handle blade length on this thing is three and a quarter inches it's a big
one but the thing is guys neck knife carry this thing in fact our graphic
designer Josh and neck knives carry neck knife carries it I snagged some footage
of him walking around the office like a boss else so I try the neck knife not my
favorite not quite my tempo I just love it it's perfect light weight can't even
tell you want to be low-key about it just - I love it I love it I feel secure
he loves he loves it he loves it all right and I love it as well he actually
walked into a convenience store to pick up some brewskis the other day and I
think he he might have looked like an undercover cop yes like yes yes sir
so he's this is the story is he's in a rough part of town I guess and he
dropped in to get some drinks and he goes in and he said people kind of
looking at him weird he realized he's wearing a kind of all-black and a bit on
black baseball cap and he had he didn't realize he still had the skyline around
his neck on the outside of his clothes was around the office he does but I
think when he leaves he tucks it in yeah and so yeah everybody was kind of kind
of staying out of his way and I guess as he walks out there's kind of a rough
looking dude with some like face tats or something and he just holds the door for
me he's like have a good day and Josh is like what and then he realized oh it's
this it's probably snack knife and the way I'm dressed so this is a great knife
in my mind this is too big too bulky to neck knife scary yeah green I've been
hurt to the Bushnecker yeah right there just your your overall length is a
little long that's it I mean Josh does it yeah if Josh does is gotta be right
yeah yeah guys do it and I think that's great but yeah for me personally just
it's too long for neck knife yep that's that's another reason I really like that
thumb for was it just was good back tiny tiny I like it okay guys a few weeks ago
we had a giveaway in knife banter in the seven best knives and we're giving away
an injection now we said all right it's a ten dollar knife let's give away three
will be generous for fun so the winners of the injection Kershaw injection
giveaway are Mike Spearman yeah emerald raccoon and Vincent Vincent
Lopez el ganador del mundo Vincent a Lopez el ganador del mundo there it is
over the top delivery anybody yeah I liked it yeah good there is guys in a few weeks
we're gonna be doing a video on OTF so let us know down in the comments what
your favorite OTFs are and why we'd love to use some of your comments in the next
knife banter we do and we'll have another video coming out for you next
week and what what is that one gonna be Zac
oh is that that's the thing the thing yeah yeah
Zach's shop micarta handles the spyderco shaman you're gonna love it it's like an
entire video yeah with this bearded man well I don't know about all that
goodness but it is pretty the scales are not pretty cool I think so that part of
it there another super cool so we'll have that for you next week thanks for
watching guys
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brick and mortar no probably I knew you could yeah
bricks expensive no it depends on what you go with