Is this brand any good?

marcinek said:
Precisely. The only "problem" with them is that some, including myself, think they are silly. But that really shouldn't matter. If you like 'em, you like 'em.
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Meh, I've moved on! Just wanted to tell him that they ARE well made. They really are. I'm not so much into their designs anymore.

I really did like that Shrapnel though.... Good lawd the blade shape on that thing was sexy...
 
TheMonsterTruk said:
I wasnt really looking into it for edc. For this price range, it would have to be a knife i could carry every single day on military duty; a hard-@$$ use knife that i could use for everything for my four-year Infantry contract with the army, and use it for years after when i get out. Would an extrema ratio meet this standard? Or should i look into something else?
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Kinda sounds to me like you haven't gone in yet. Let me give you a little advice; don't spend a lot on a knife, at least not initially. Don't take a knife to Basic Training/OSUT, it will be taken away from you and you will likely not get it back. Also, know that young soldiers lose everything! The smaller and more expensive it is the greater the chance of loss. The main things you will use a knife for are cutting 550 cord (paracord), opening MRE's and scraping carbon off the back of the bolt on your rifle. For 20 years my main EDC knife was a 3-1/2" lightweight tactical folder that could fit all the way down in my front pocket and not bother me on a 12-mile foot march w/load. I carried many different knives that fit that description and they all worked fine except Gerbers which I always found difficult to sharpen in the field with my eze-lap diamond rod sharpener. Good luck and be safe!

Bob
 
Bob is 100% correct. Wait to buy. See what other more experienced guys are using. That goes for a lot of gear. As you get more time in, you'll gain insight. Depending on where you end up going, and what you end up doing, lighter weight, lighter weight, lighter weight will becone your mantra.
 
TheMonsterTruk said:
I wasnt really looking into it for edc. For this price range, it would have to be a knife i could carry every single day on military duty; a hard-@$$ use knife that i could use for everything for my four-year Infantry contract with the army, and use it for years after when i get out. Would an extrema ratio meet this standard? Or should i look into something else?
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I think you may like the Esee4 and save some money too. You're going toss anything that's not (good) weight. Trust me.;):)
 
AntDog said:
Meh, I've moved on! Just wanted to tell him that they ARE well made. They really are. I'm not so much into their designs anymore.

I really did like that Shrapnel though.... Good lawd the blade shape on that thing was sexy...
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The "you" I was referring to was the OP, not you. Though it certainly applies to you also! :) If you like 'em...great! Way too thick to make sense to me.
 
marcinek said:
The "you" I was referring to was the OP, not you. Though it certainly applies to you also! :) If you like 'em...great! Way too thick to make sense to me.
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Yeah, I have to admit they're a bit over the top!
 
marcinek said:
To each his own! I always found the RAO to be the over-the-toppest. Though it looks like they got a RAO 2 now!
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Lol! Yes sir. Those are ridonculous! That's waaay more folder than I would ever need, that's for sure.
 
AntDog said:
Lol! Yes sir. Those are ridonculous! That's waaay more folder than I would ever need, that's for sure.
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Yeah, they used to be the slabbiest folders out there, but it seems stuff like the Medford Praetorian and Grayman Duas etc, have surpassed them in terms of rethickulousness of late.
 
MF2 is 0.14 in (3.5mm), I have the MF3 ingredior, same thickness, and it is a real slicer with good ergo and not so difficult to edc... I like it but but I have to admit, the real "thickness" is in the price !!!!!
 
marcinek said:
Yeah, they used to be the slabbiest folders out there, but it seems stuff like the Medford Praetorian and Grayman Duas etc, have surpassed them in terms of rethickulousness of late.
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Can't forget Direware! Eek, the prices on those things.....
 
RangerBobTX said:
Kinda sounds to me like you haven't gone in yet. Let me give you a little advice; don't spend a lot on a knife, at least not initially. Don't take a knife to Basic Training/OSUT, it will be taken away from you and you will likely not get it back. Also, know that young soldiers lose everything! The smaller and more expensive it is the greater the chance of loss. The main things you will use a knife for are cutting 550 cord (paracord), opening MRE's and scraping carbon off the back of the bolt on your rifle. For 20 years my main EDC knife was a 3-1/2" lightweight tactical folder that could fit all the way down in my front pocket and not bother me on a 12-mile foot march w/load. I carried many different knives that fit that description and they all worked fine except Gerbers which I always found difficult to sharpen in the field with my eze-lap diamond rod sharpener. Good luck and be safe!

Bob
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How come young guys are likely to loose stuff?
 
RangerBobTX said:
Kinda sounds to me like you haven't gone in yet. Let me give you a little advice; don't spend a lot on a knife, at least not initially. Don't take a knife to Basic Training/OSUT, it will be taken away from you and you will likely not get it back. Also, know that young soldiers lose everything! The smaller and more expensive it is the greater the chance of loss. The main things you will use a knife for are cutting 550 cord (paracord), opening MRE's and scraping carbon off the back of the bolt on your rifle. For 20 years my main EDC knife was a 3-1/2" lightweight tactical folder that could fit all the way down in my front pocket and not bother me on a 12-mile foot march w/load. I carried many different knives that fit that description and they all worked fine except Gerbers which I always found difficult to sharpen in the field with my eze-lap diamond rod sharpener. Good luck and be safe!

Bob
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And no, i havent gone in yet, but i have enlisted (just in DEP). And i do know that you dont bring knives with you to basic. I was gonna have my knives shipped to me when i settle into my unit.
 
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TheMonsterTruk said:
How come young guys are likely to loose stuff?
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They lose things because they haven't learned to cope with the stress. The two biggest stresses on soldiers in Basic Training are time management and mass punishment. You cannot control either by yourself. Eventually, soldiers learn to work together as a team and both start to dissipate. I was a Senior Drill Instructor for three years in an Infantry OSUT company. I was also a Infantry OSUT First Sergeant as my last assignment before I retired. Here's my standard advice to anyone going into basic training (weather you want it or not); Start running NOW! It doesn't matter how good you are at everything else, if you can't run you will live a tortured life. Be a team player but keep your head down and strive for invisibility with the DI's. Don't go looking for attention; you will get it and you won't like it! Nothing is like the movies; everything is hard and a five minute break and sense of accomplishment are the only rewards. Good luck.

Bob
 
I've owned an ET Golem Miles and a Shrapnel. They were both very good quality knives.
 
RangerBobTX said:
They lose things because they haven't learned to cope with the stress. The two biggest stresses on soldiers in Basic Training are time management and mass punishment. You cannot control either by yourself. Eventually, soldiers learn to work together as a team and both start to dissipate. I was a Senior Drill Instructor for three years in an Infantry OSUT company. I was also a Infantry OSUT First Sergeant as my last assignment before I retired. Here's my standard advice to anyone going into basic training (weather you want it or not); Start running NOW! It doesn't matter how good you are at everything else, if you can't run you will live a tortured life. Be a team player but keep your head down and strive for invisibility with the DI's. Don't go looking for attention; you will get it and you won't like it! Nothing is like the movies; everything is hard and a five minute break and sense of accomplishment are the only rewards. Good luck.

Bob
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Thanks for the advice. I've been working all summer to help prepare.
 
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