Help, HEST or RC3

[basb]

Um, no. In fact, I only know of one other fixed-bladed knife... no, make that two, ever, that have a dedicated bottle opener. Those being the Becker Knife and Tool necker, and a LARGE fixed blade that Bark River made a few of (can't remember what they were called).

I was being sarcastic

But still, a knife with a bottle opener.... I mean come on...


*Time to lay of the beers and get to bed....*

 

[dogboye]

I was being sarcastic

But still, a knife with a bottle opener.... I mean come on...


*Time to lay of the beers and get to bed....*

DOH! You got me!

I guess i should lay off the beers, too. OR, I guess that is what you're saying. Lay off the beers and go to bed.

Again. DOH!!!!! :foot:

 

[RYP]

First of all its not worth surviving if there is no way to open a cold beer at the end of your triumphant overcoming of adversity. Secondly there are multiple ways to use the DPx HEST to open a beer. Personally I suggest having one of the damsels in distress open one for you while you ponder witch lethal element of the multipurpose HEST your will choose to dispatch your next foe with.

And please keep in mind the HEST can be put to good use opening maltose beverages while planning your future adventures. Thus adding to the quality of survival planning and prevention of disaster by going to bed early before you get into too much trouble.

Finally there is that cinematic moment in which you walk into a nasty bar, ice frosted beer sliding down the grubby bar and just before you filet the one eyed bandito poised to dispatch, you pop open your beer, flip the HEST into the air and remove his vital organs with a well planned Bruce Lee move.

 

[basb]

First of all its not worth surviving if there is no way to open a cold beer at the end of your triumphant overcoming of adversity. Secondly there are multiple ways to use the DPx HEST to open a beer. Personally I suggest having one of the damsels in distress open one for you while you ponder witch lethal element of the multipurpose HEST your will choose to dispatch your next foe with.

And please keep in mind the HEST can be put to good use opening maltose beverages while planning your future adventures. Thus adding to the quality of survival planning and prevention of disaster by going to bed early before you get into too much trouble.

Finally there is that cinematic moment in which you walk into a nasty bar, ice frosted beer sliding down the grubby bar and just before you filet the one eyed bandito poised to dispatch, you pop open your beer, flip the HEST into the air and remove his vital organs with a well planned Bruce Lee move.

Amen! That made for a good grinn from ear to ear.

 

[Mistwalker]

I have both. Sorry Im no help I love them both. Diff. apps for them though.

Plus 1

I love both for completely different reasons. If I have a larger knife on me...as in the woods...I prefer to have the 3MIL handy as a general utility cutting tool that is an awesome slicer and I tend to keep it on the strap of my pack . For one as my larger knife...as in the urban...I prefer the HEST because it is made heavier to be tougher.

 

[coyotebc]

Um, no. In fact, I only know of one other fixed-bladed knife... no, make that two, ever, that have a dedicated bottle opener. Those being the Becker Knife and Tool necker, and a LARGE fixed blade that Bark River made a few of (can't remember what they were called).

Hey I am cool I can open two beers at once, the HEST in my right hand and the crkt dogfish in my left

Seriously though I prefer the way the handle of the HEST fits my hand over the RC 3
I bought the HEST but ab RC 3 will be bought soon

 

[coyotebc]

Plus 1

I love both for completely different reasons. If I have a larger knife on me...as in the woods...I prefer to have the 3MIL handy as a general utility cutting tool that is an awesome slicer and I tend to keep it on the strap of my pack . For one as my larger knife...as in the urban...I prefer the HEST because it is made heavier to be tougher.

I don't have the RC 3, but my favorite woods knife for the last 30 years or so is probably a little thinner then the RC 3.
I think I would feel comfortable with just the RC 3 in the woods.
I live in a temperate rain forest so I always have a folding saw or hatchet with me as well

 

[daybreaker]

both are great, hest is handy though

 

[dogboye]

Hey I am cool I can open two beers at once, the HEST in my right hand and the crkt dogfish in my left

Seriously though I prefer the way the handle of the HEST fits my hand over the RC 3
I bought the HEST but ab RC 3 will be bought soon

DOH! Forgot about the Dogfish!

 

[Mistwalker]

There is this one from SURSUM Knife Woks

 

[dogboye]

There is this one from SURSUM Knife Woks

SURSUM? Um... never heard of it, I hate to admit. Is that a custom?

I was thinking strictly production knives, though. And actually, thinking again, I don't think that Bark River had an actual dedicate bottle opener. Just did it quite well.

NICE KNIFE, BTW, Mistwalker!

 

[Mistwalker]

SURSUM? Um... never heard of it, I hate to admit. Is that a custom?

I was thinking strictly production knives, though. And actually, thinking again, I don't think that Bark River had an actual dedicate bottle opener. Just did it quite well.

NICE KNIFE, BTW, Mistwalker!

John does custom and mid-tech knives. He's been making knives for about 20 years or so. There are a few of his knives here, some on both pages, and I have another one I am hitting the woods with this coming week.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=750280

Yeah, that "Party Knife" as he calls it is pretty sweet.

 

[dogboye]

WOW! He does impressive work.

And "Party Knife" is TOO cool!

 

[killstew]

First of all its not worth surviving if there is no way to open a cold beer at the end of your triumphant overcoming of adversity. Secondly there are multiple ways to use the DPx HEST to open a beer. Personally I suggest having one of the damsels in distress open one for you while you ponder witch lethal element of the multipurpose HEST your will choose to dispatch your next foe with.

And please keep in mind the HEST can be put to good use opening maltose beverages while planning your future adventures. Thus adding to the quality of survival planning and prevention of disaster by going to bed early before you get into too much trouble.

Finally there is that cinematic moment in which you walk into a nasty bar, ice frosted beer sliding down the grubby bar and just before you filet the one eyed bandito poised to dispatch, you pop open your beer, flip the HEST into the air and remove his vital organs with a well planned Bruce Lee move.

This my friend is why you are awesome

 

[stjones]

First of all its not worth surviving if there is no way to open a cold beer at the end of your triumphant overcoming of adversity. Secondly there are multiple ways to use the DPx HEST to open a beer. Personally I suggest having one of the damsels in distress open one for you while you ponder witch lethal element of the multipurpose HEST your will choose to dispatch your next foe with.

And please keep in mind the HEST can be put to good use opening maltose beverages while planning your future adventures. Thus adding to the quality of survival planning and prevention of disaster by going to bed early before you get into too much trouble.

Finally there is that cinematic moment in which you walk into a nasty bar, ice frosted beer sliding down the grubby bar and just before you filet the one eyed bandito poised to dispatch, you pop open your beer, flip the HEST into the air and remove his vital organs with a well planned Bruce Lee move.

This my friend is why you are awesome

+1 to RYP's AWESOMENESS!!!!

 

[7wt]

I had both, now I only have one and that one is the HEST. I sold my RC3 because it just didn't work for me. It was a great knife but just didn't sing to me, never liked the choil. I knew it would always be second fiddle to my HEST so I sold it to someone who will love it more. The HEST will never be sold primarily because it disappears in my hand like a good tool should. It's a stubby little beast that does what I think it should. It's best compared to the girl in high school that wore black leather and smoked too much, dangerous but always down for a good time.

 

[skinz0021]

I had both, now I only have one and that one is the HEST. I sold my RC3 because it just didn't work for me. It was a great knife but just didn't sing to me, never liked the choil. I knew it would always be second fiddle to my HEST so I sold it to someone who will love it more. The HEST will never be sold primarily because it disappears in my hand like a good tool should. It's a stubby little beast that does what I think it should. It's best compared to the girl in high school that wore black leather and smoked too much, dangerous but always down for a good time.

great way to put it!

 

[RYP]

"dangerous but always down for a good time."

why would those two terms be mutually exclusive? )

 

[DH1]

I vote HEST. The RC3 is a very nice knife that I can also reccomend...it all depends on your personal taste (then again, what doesn't depend on your personal taste?)

 

[serratededge]

I gave up trying to decide which one of these two to get. In the end, we`ll have both anyway, right?