All That Is Survive! Knives, Post Here Reopened

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The Survive Family got together over the weekend and had some visitors.

The Fam:



Other side, GSO 10 and 7-7 made Queeny get back in the safe:



Sykco boys came to visit:



As well as the Asian fellow from down the street:



And the big Swede along with the S&W:



Sunday was the first day above freezing in quite a while, and all wanted to go out and play. But I had to get ready for SB.
 
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Now that's a family reunion....very nice collection you got there!
 
JCW said:
Now that's a family reunion....very nice collection you got there!
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Thanks, the camo 4.1 gets a lot of love and is on my side as I pen this, but the others are basically waiting for better weather.
 
Shotgun said:
3v. By far the best outdoors knife I've bought. It just may be the one to end the search. I can't find anything I dislike about it.
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If you slightly round the corner of the handle above the lanyard hole as seen in post 9 I'll bet you like it even more.
 
Shotgun said:
3v. By far the best outdoors knife I've bought. It just may be the one to end the search. I can't find anything I dislike about it.
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I recently got the 4.1 in 3V as well. I had it in M390 since April, but thought I should up the toughness a bit as I carry the 4.1 a lot. Not that I stressed the limits of M390, but knowing that that next level of toughness is available in a smaller package appeals to me. I do like that stain resistance of the M390, but I have had no problems with rust in the 3V. But then again, I have not been stuck out in the rain for days with it either.
 
Hello, this is my first post here on bladeforums. i'm a big fan of survive! knives ever since i got the first gen GSO 5. i have a 4.1 on order and i heard that the screws are easily marred. is there a way to take the handles on and off without marring the screws? at first i thought there should be a hard plastic type flat head screw but i was surprise to find that there's no such thing as plastic screw heads.
 
I have a GSO 5.1, and had the same concern. Guy has stated that they will be/or already have, upgrade the screws on all upcoming knives, to deal with that issue. I understand that those screws will also be available at some point, although no date was given. The are playing catch-up on a lot of production at the moment, and apparently, are getting ready to relocate to Idaho.
 
SurvivorDan said:
I have a GSO 5.1, and had the same concern. Guy has stated that they will be/or already have, upgrade the screws on all upcoming knives, to deal with that issue. I understand that those screws will also be available at some point, although no date was given. The are playing catch-up on a lot of production at the moment, and apparently, are getting ready to relocate to Idaho.
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they actually came out with the upgraded 440c screws but i think it was machined or heat treated wrong because they were failing. i do wonder how long they will suspend production in since they are moving.
 
What's this about Survive! pulling up roots and moving to another state? Is this hearsay or official news?
 
Shotgun said:
3v. By far the best outdoors knife I've bought. It just may be the one to end the search. I can't find anything I dislike about it.
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I'm there, just got my 4.1 in CPM20-CV on Thursday evening. What with all the snow it will be a while before I can start to really put it through its paces, but so far I like everything better than I expected to. It's lighter than I thought it would be.One trivial annoyance- when I ordered the tumbled-finished screws were the only option offered, but it has the blackened screws anyway. Not a big deal,I don't care much either way, but a surprise.
 
Well, clearly that bodes very well for little details like fulfilling back orders. Because moving the whole company could not possibly disrupt service on orders that are already way behind.

I'm obviously, really missing something here, as far as this company's plan goes.

Let's see...

Take a bunch of money up front and routinely postpone delivery... flood a comparatively tiny repeat market with new models and options/upgrades and t-shirts that may or may not exist... farm almost everything out so there's nearly zero likelihood of making a serious profit... build a reputation based to a large degree on substandard F'n'F (sorry folks, rough machine marks are not a selling point... I have no idea how people have managed to convince themselves that bad grinds and sloppy profiles are a good thing), while "competing" at a price-point with companies that already have a sturdy foothold in the market by way of making - and actually providing -knives with clearly higher craftsmanship for decades...

Not to mention absolutely dismal communication by way of a website that is sort of updated now and then, and FaceBook updates, and sometimes an email to folks that hammered cash into this endeavor months ago...

And the whole time, conveniently ignore the biggest knife forum on the planet while loyal customers plead for info on the knives they've already paid for or are begging to buy... wow.

And now pack up the whole mess and move somewhere else? Seriously?

I really have to ask again, if anyone took that business plan to a banker, would they give out a loan to go do it?

I'm not "hatin'" but good gravy... is this dude writing a textbook on how NOT to run a small business?

I'm honestly asking, because I'm completely flummoxed by this whole thing.
 
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james terrio said:
Well, clearly that bodes very well for little details like fulfilling back orders. Because moving the whole company could not possibly disrupt service on orders that are already way behind.

I'm obviously, really missing something here, as far as this company's plan goes.

Let's see...

Take a bunch of money up front and routinely postpone delivery... flood a comparatively tiny repeat market with new models and options/upgrades and t-shirts that may or may not exist... farm almost everything out so there's nearly zero likelihood of making a serious profit... build a reputation based to a large degree on substandard F'n'F (sorry folks, rough machine marks are not a selling point... I have no idea how people have managed to convince themselves that bad grinds and sloppy profiles are a good thing), while "competing" at a price-point with companies that already have a sturdy foothold in the market by way of making - and actually providing -knives with clearly higher craftsmanship for decades...

Not to mention absolutely dismal communication by way of a website that is sort of updated now and then, and FaceBook updates, and sometimes an email to folks that hammered cash into this endeavor months ago...

And the whole time, conveniently ignore the biggest knife forum on the planet while loyal customers plead for info on the knives they've already paid for or are begging to buy... wow.

And now pack up the whole mess and move somewhere else? Seriously?

I really have to ask again, if anyone took that business plan to a banker, would they give out a loan to go do it?

I'm not "hatin'" but good gravy... is this dude writing a textbook on how NOT to run a small business?

I'm honestly asking, because I'm completely flummoxed by this whole thing.
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Is this based on personal experience, James? I was considering a GSO knife, but now I might reconsider.
 
My 4.1 in 20CV with black micarta, ordered on Xmas Day (Xmas Eve USA Time) has been shipped... well, usps have received the electronic info anyway.
 
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