Hello all.
I am new here so, I'll try not to step on too many toes my first time out
Hickey, I'm glad you're enjoying your new knife. I've not used one yet, nor read any reviews other than yours but, I'd like to weigh in with some concerns here.
I recently saw the ad for the Strider, liked the looks of it, recalled fond memories of my past Bucks, and figured I'd check out the write-up on their web site. At a MSRP of @$200
, what I came away with was sticker shock.
I've owned lots of Bucks over the years. As I would imagine many of us have. The primary reasons for this were that, I grew up with them, they were good quality for the money, and they did what they advertised. Overall, a good bargain.
Now, that said, I am not tight with money when it comes to quality tools. I like to spend enough to guarantee a long product life and years of hard use. I see this as being important because it's fairly easy to concieve that my life could depend on a good knife (it has a time or two in the past) and when the defication hits the ventilation I like to know that my gear is going to weather the storm.
It seems to me that the median price for good quality tac folders is $120-$150. Buck has always been comparable in price to the industry average in the past, so what gives?
If the Strider turns out to be head and shoulders above the rest of the field, I'll gladly withdraw my criticism. Until then though, I'll remain a little skeptical and disappointed.
Les