Recommendation? Looking for opinion on bugout or alternatives

The Hogue Deka is basically a better quality bugout alternative at about the same price range. The bugout is a good slim lightweight carry though. I have the 535-3 and it is great. The standard bugout stock scales are a bit meh, but one of the nicest things about the bugout is how easy it is to find aftermarket parts for it.
 
RousingRabbles said:
The Hogue Deka is basically a better quality bugout alternative at about the same price range. The bugout is a good slim lightweight carry though. I have the 535-3 and it is great. The standard bugout stock scales are a bit meh, but one of the nicest things about the bugout is how easy it is to find aftermarket parts for it.
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Is that the C.F./S90V model?
 
I will also say look at the Spyderco Para 3 lightweight. I have one in CPM-SPY27 and it's a nice knife.

The Hogue Deka is nice too, my cousin has one. However, I do not care for thumbstuds.

I don't have any experience with the Kizers you mention but the one Kizer I did own was very nice.
 
If it matters to you where it’s made, buy a Bugout (or Para3 LW or Hogue.)

I’m not a Benchmade fan generally and find the Bugout fairly boring yet I carry it more than anything else. As a seller mentioned to me, it punches far above its weight class. And yes I recently bought a second one.

I have two Para 3s, and love the design/execution. But the Bugout pockets better and is lighter. I don’t mind the stock scales at all.
 
Buy the Bugout you will not be disappointed, I love mine. The bad reviews are by those that do not like the knife, which is fine but there is nothing wrong with the knife . People just like what they like. It rides great in the pocket and does what you want an edc to due, cut and slice. I have a lot of folders from a wide spectrum of brands and I edc one of my Bugouts for a few days every week. If you buy the basic you can always change the scales to something else later on or spend a little more and get one of the more upscale ones now. Bugout Group.jpg
 
Bugout. Gigantic aftermarket for modding it if that's your thing.

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The Bugout is a great knife even if it is a little pricey. Super lightweight, fantastic ergonomics and decent blade geometry. All in all it is very well done. The only real drawback is a slight flexing of the stock scales on the entry model. Notice I said “slight flexing”. Some people make it sound as if it makes the knife unsafe. Just use the knife and don’t worry about it. From a practical standpoint, it is a nonissue.

Another knife worth considering is Benchmade’s Bailout.

Out of everything listed above, IMHO, the Bugout is the one to get.
The Bailout is one that I would consider with the addition of aftermarket scales.
 
I have some very nice knives, but when I am out in the civilized world, there's a Bugout in my pocket. Hard to find a knife that offers such a great blade in such a lightweight, compact package.
Mine is the Blade HQ special with a 20CV Blade and G-10 scales.
 
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The Bugout is a nice knife. Blade is thin enough to do slicing cuts, Light enough to not feel like a brick in your pocket. Now if you want Tactical it wont be for you. The word Tacticl is just a selling point. Quality is there. Full size or the Mini will do most cutting jobs. A Bug out is in my pocket every day for over a year.
 
I love the bugout. I have owned a few, sold them and then bought them again…. I currently have one now. I do however think that they are over priced now. When they were closer to 100$ they were a great buy. But now at 157.50$ on bladehq………that’s more than I paid just a few weeks ago for mine from the same place. I think it was 148$ and I thought that was high.

Again, I do love the bugout and it will literally do anything you want, but at that price, I think there are better options. Maybe if it came with g10 or micarta and 20cv….

Still love the bugout though.
 
Gizler00 said:
I love the bugout. I have owned a few, sold them and then bought them again…. I currently have one now. I do however think that they are over priced now. When they were closer to 100$ they were a great buy. But now at 157.50$ on bladehq………that’s more than I paid just a few weeks ago for mine from the same place. I think it was 148$ and I thought that was high.

Again, I do love the bugout and it will literally do anything you want, but at that price, I think there are better options. Maybe if it came with g10 or micarta and 20cv….

Still love the bugout though.
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It could be argued that just about any American made knife (and some imports) could be considered "over priced". There are Asian imports that cost more than a Bugout.
 
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The Bugout is unbeatable for what you get. You just can't find a lighter full size folder with the lock and capability you get for the price.

I got one wanting to hating it until I carried it. It replaced my hiking fixed blade, and you don't feel it at all. I take it everywhere, sweat all over it, don't care, it's fine.

The complaint about flex on the scales I don't share. The Griptilian originally had these complaints, and the scales were shown to take an unreal amount of pressure before breaking. The Bugout can take plenty, the flex is a non issue for me.

So from a guy who never imagining that I'd like the Bugout, I can't recommend you get anything else till you have one.
 
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