Junglas destruction videos???

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brad2008

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the g/f just walked in and told me to order that ''jungle thing'' that i want for Christmas so i immediately went blank for a second as far as whatever i had researched earlier this month on the knife so i have to start over ......so im looking for destruction tests on the junglas an so far all i see is the one where the blades snaps or looks like it snaps btw not very good video but anywho are there any other destruction test videos of the Jungles out there ?????



thanks, brad
 
Dude brad, you know you want it, the GF even gave you the ok.... Whatcha waiting for?
 
Pea-Ta said:
Dude brad, you know you want it, the GF even gave you the ok.... Whatcha waiting for?
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What he said. You aren't going to break the Junglas. And if you do, it's covered by the warranty. Most importantly though, I want pics if you do.

I'm guessing you won't though!

JGON
 
i have a Junglas (or "Jungle A$$" as i call it). i haven't really asked too much from it, yet, but it doesn't seem to be flimsy. one thing, though. i know you didn't call it this, but be sure you realize it's nothing like a bowie. after receiving mine, i understand why it's pitched as a machete. it doesn't have the bendable blade of a typical machete and it does handle more like a large knife, BUT it is far from hefty. personally, i'm fine with that, it makes for a very fast handling blade (contrary to what i've heard from some). but it's an entirely different beast than say a Trailmaster. just wanna throw that out there so you don't expect something other than what it is. just focus on the spec's and you'll be able to get a good idea what it's like.
 
I never saw the point and will never see the point to any of those videos. I buy and use knives I like, if the knife doesn't perform to my standards I sell it or give it away.

I would much rather watch a video of someone doing something constructive with a knife in a real scenario, I fail to see how chopping concrete, stabbing metal plates, hitting a knife with a steel mallet, etc. would help me in choosing a knife.

This is only my oppinion, if you like destruction tests so be it. I am not trying to insult anyone or their oppinion. I just feel it has no bearing for choosing a knife built for the outdoors.

Tony
 
brad2008 said:
so im looking for destruction tests on the junglas
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Dude ... what are you planning to do with this knife anyway ?
Nothing on those "tests" will determine how well it will perform in actual real life use.
 
tonym said:
I never saw the point and will never see the point to any of those videos. I buy and use knives I like, if the knife doesn't perform to my standards I sell it or give it away. I would much rather watch a video of someone doing something constructive with a knife in a real scenario, I fail to see how chopping concrete, stabbing metal plates, hitting a knife with a steel mallet, etc. would help me in choosing a knife. This is only my oppinion, if you like destruction tests so be it. I am not trying to insult anyone or their oppinion. I just feel it has no bearing for choosing a knife built for the outdoors. Tony

tonym, same here. I want something to show me how to use a knife in everyday scenarios. Heck, you beat, bang, bend, gouge, pry, chop, or hacksaw anything, it will eventually break. The point??
As long as my ESEE's do what I ask them to do, that is all I am concerned with.
Merry Christmas,
Be safe.
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JUST1MOR said:
tonym said:
I never saw the point and will never see the point to any of those videos. I buy and use knives I like, if the knife doesn't perform to my standards I sell it or give it away. I would much rather watch a video of someone doing something constructive with a knife in a real scenario, I fail to see how chopping concrete, stabbing metal plates, hitting a knife with a steel mallet, etc. would help me in choosing a knife. This is only my oppinion, if you like destruction tests so be it. I am not trying to insult anyone or their oppinion. I just feel it has no bearing for choosing a knife built for the outdoors. Tony

tonym, same here. I want something to show me how to use a knife in everyday scenarios. Heck, you beat, bang, bend, gouge, pry, chop, or hacksaw anything, it will eventually break. The point??
As long as my ESEE's do what I ask them to do, that is all I am concerned with.
Merry Christmas,
Be safe.
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While I agree with you guys to a degree, I must admit that if someone wants to destroy a knife to attempt to demonstrate something....I am all for it as long as they are not acting like a D-bag or acting malicious toward the manufacture.

I am sure we can all agree that some of the tasks depicted in some of these "test" videos are absurd, but they at least seem to suggest to me that the knife can take an obscene amount of abuse (always well beyond what I would expect).

The danger arises when someone attempts to assign greater value to these things than is warranted. Attempting to directly compare various knives from these demonstrations is utterly silly.

Putting a knife in a vice and bending it with a pipe can actually provide some decent data. Did the steel fracture?...at what angle?...did it bend? or return to straight? Answers to these can tell a bit about steel and heat treat...and depending on the desired use you might hope for a different set of answers.

Whacking away at bricks, rocks, folding chairs, hinges, etc....well that stuff is fine if you actually need a knife to do those tasks:rolleyes:
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Dude get the knife....destruction test videos, while sometimes entertaining, are just a way for some jerk off to show they can destroy an expensive piece of equipment without feeling the pain of the cash they just lost...If you want a true idea of how this stuff holds up ask the guys, here on the forums, who are using it in real world situations, or look for a video showing someone using, not abusing their knives.
 
Another perspective to the destruction test vids is that, like other have said, a knife may be designed for a specific purpose, and a destruction test does not demonstrate how well it performs that task. In some cases you may have a knife that withstands insane amounts of abuse but still fails perform up to normal standards as far as cutting, slicing, bushcraft, survival or whatever. this is why I views destruction tests an pure entertainment (if that).
 
oh, while i don't know how much abuse it can take, i CAN tell you the thing cuts like a freaking laser!!!!! seriously effective slicer. easily and cleanly halves 2 liters filled with water with a back hand slash. i mean like leave the bottom half sitting there. and brush? omg! brush runs away when i point the Junglas at it. maybe the knife can't take as much beating on the concrete as others, i honestly don't know, but man will it clear a path :D

edit to add - i've named mine "The Tailor" as in "you want long sleeves or short sleeves?" :D
 
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I have chopped some serious timber with my junglas without any issue whatsoever.It went through the testing I did with it out of the er......bag, some funny bushcrafting and an 8" thick log this summer after 2 separate camp firewood chopping sessions and that was with the factory edge.I touched it up when I got home and it's been farm worked many times since then.
 
tonym said:
I never saw the point and will never see the point to any of those videos. I buy and use knives I like, if the knife doesn't perform to my standards I sell it or give it away.

I would much rather watch a video of someone doing something constructive with a knife in a real scenario, I fail to see how chopping concrete, stabbing metal plates, hitting a knife with a steel mallet, etc. would help me in choosing a knife.

This is only my oppinion, if you like destruction tests so be it. I am not trying to insult anyone or their oppinion. I just feel it has no bearing for choosing a knife built for the outdoors.

Tony
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I am 100% with you there - I want to know how a knife handles the tasks I would expect of it, every knife I own could have been made stronger, but I wasn't interested in the design changes that would require. There is a balance between hardness & toughness - a tougher knife may not be as hard as I would like, even if it does better in a destruction test. A thick blade would be able to take more abuse, but it will be heavier and a poorer slicer - that is another compromise where the blade that survives the destruction tests better may be the poorer performer in tasks I want to use it for.

I like SAKs & Moras and Opinels - I can't see any of those doing well in destruction tests and yet they are great and I love 'em.

The BK-9 did poorly in the destruction tests and I bought it anyway after watching those tests - I'm not afraid to chop or baton with it either. How would my knife survive if I was a complete idiot? I don't care!

I would buy any ESEE knife that I was keen on, they wouldn't have such a good warranty if they weren't confident of the quality of their knives!
 
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