Bugout Custom Shop Titanium gone?

[MikeInTX]

I've been playing around with the bugout custom webpage for a while now and I've noticed options disappear and reappear (like blade steel options). I always thought they ran out of stock and had to order/make more.

 

[halden.doerge]

I was just looking again the other day and it looks like the Titanium scale option is back up, so that's cool.

 

[Delta-v]

I was just looking again the other day and it looks like the Titanium scale option is back up, so that's cool.

Looks like it is just supply chain issues then. Thanks for the update.

 

[tk2x]

I have a bad impression of how that company runs. Seems the new president is focused on kitchen knives.

I found this comment from last month amusing, given that all of their kitchen knives are out of stock now.

 

[Wasatch11253]

Anyone else checked out the custom shop lately? As of tonight they only have the Crooked River, Mini Crooked river, the Bugout and a couple kitchen knives available. Steel only in S30V and S90. No titanium scales for the Bugout. Missing a lot of original knives and options... wondering WTH is going on over there.

 

[DocJekl]

It bugs me too (pun intended). The only way I'd buy a Bugout is with the Benchmade Ti scales, so I'm very jealous of halden.doerge and his Ti Bugout!

For a while I also wished that they'd bring the Griptilian and Barrage Family of knives back to the custom shop too - I also want a mini-Barrage with black tanto partial serrated S90V blade and CF scales, and a mini-Griptilian with black tanto non-serrated in S90V with desert tan scales (same as the custom my son ordered a while back).

 

[nevertakeadayoff]

It bugs me too (pun intended). The only way I'd buy a Bugout is with the Benchmade Ti scales, so I'm very jealous of halden.doerge and his Ti Bugout!

For a while I also wished that they'd bring the Griptilian and Barrage Family of knives back to the custom shop too - I also want a mini-Barrage with black tanto partial serrated S90V blade and CF scales, and a mini-Griptilian with black tanto non-serrated in S90V with desert tan scales (same as the custom my son ordered a while back).

I had been wanting to move away from BM for about a year. When they removed knives from the custom shop, I knew I'd finally be moving on. I still have love for them, it is sad to see them go.

I've always preferred assisted opening. No more!

Spyderco Manix 2 saved me : ) Just need to figure out how to get laser engraving...

I hope this helps ; )

 

[Yo Mama]

It bugs me too (pun intended). The only way I'd buy a Bugout is with the Benchmade Ti scales, so I'm very jealous of halden.doerge and his Ti Bugout!

For a while I also wished that they'd bring the Griptilian and Barrage Family of knives back to the custom shop too - I also want a mini-Barrage with black tanto partial serrated S90V blade and CF scales, and a mini-Griptilian with black tanto non-serrated in S90V with desert tan scales (same as the custom my son ordered a while back).

Why just Benchmade's? So many great aftermarket options.

 

[DocJekl]

Why just Benchmade's? So many great aftermarket options.

I don't know why but I get a little OCD lately about changing up or modifying my knives. I have a bunch of things to install like Flytanium carbon fiber scales for my mini-griptilian, and Ti skull pocket clip for my mini-barrage, or Lynch deep carry clip for my Spyderco and CRK and Benchmades, etc. But I can't bring myself to change them out and have a Frankenknife. In my head it feels wrong, or out of balance, but it's all in my head. I can get that fixed though.

Somehow I didn't have this problem when I modded an Omega Moonwatch a few years back to add a Mitsukoshi reverse panda dial and Mitsukoshi silver hands. But maybe that was because I also have a stock black dial Moonwatch and a LE panda dial Moonwatch (Speedy Tuesday) for the perfect triad or set. And I still swap out bracelet and leather or NATO straps on my watches. But give me a knife and I seem to want to keep it whole and original.

 

[Yo Mama]

I don't know why but I get a little OCD lately about changing up or modifying my knives. I have a bunch of things to install like Flytanium carbon fiber scales for my mini-griptilian, and Ti skull pocket clip for my mini-barrage, or Lynch deep carry clip for my Spyderco and CRK and Benchmades, etc. But I can't bring myself to change them out and have a Frankenknife. In my head it feels wrong, or out of balance, but it's all in my head. I can get that fixed though.

Somehow I didn't have this problem when I modded an Omega Moonwatch a few years back to add a Mitsukoshi reverse panda dial and Mitsukoshi silver hands. But maybe that was because I also have a stock black dial Moonwatch and a LE panda dial Moonwatch (Speedy Tuesday) for the perfect triad or set. And I still swap out bracelet and leather or NATO straps on my watches. But give me a knife and I seem to want to keep it whole and original.

I have felt the same way as you for a while, till this year. I knew 2 knives I wanted that either didn't exist or impossible to find. And I already have everything stock I could ever want.

In the unlikely event warranty work is needed I'll revert back to the stock parts. Taking the plunge this year I think helped me grow if that makes any sense, past my comfort zone and into relaxing and enjoying mixing it up a bit.

2nd knife I got aftermarket scales for:

 

[Benchmade]

Why just Benchmade's? So many great aftermarket options.

Dang!