Ritter RSK-1

I like the overall design of the knife. I personally would go with something a little less expensive.

I have a Spyderco Dodo in S30V, it holds a great edge, but I have had some issues with the point chipping fairly easily.
 
I like the idea of the knife, but I bought a regular Benchmade Griptilian for a lot less and I've very satisfied with that.

As far as folder vs. fixed, I'll agree that a fixed blade is stronger, but a good folder is easier and lighter to carry, so it has a good chance of being there when needed. Other than getting into a chopping or batonning contest, the Griptilian will take care of any cutting chores I might need in the woods.
 
It's a matter of the type of experience you're looking for. A day at the lake,the Ritter is more than good enough, although I like a simple fixed blade for most of that. That's a personal preference.

It's only when you're far from home you need heavier duty equipment.

Of course, another plus for the Ritter is, it is a Griptilian, and that makes it a decent EDC anywhere you go. There is a big advantage in using your EDC for a wider and wider variety of applications, since you get to know it and use it more and more intuitively.

Besides, Grips are fun to play with. :)
 
Esav Benyamin said:
IOf course, another plus for the Ritter is, it is a Griptilian, and that makes it a decent EDC anywhere you go
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That's kinda what I am thinking, lord knows I got plenty of fixed blades, but this would be something that I can carry even when I am not fishing, so I would get more use out of it.
 
I'd like to thank StretchNM, DOC-CANADA, and pitdog for pointing out this forum's tradition of civility. I hate to hit people for infractions every time they get carried away, especially here where it's so rarely needed. We just need to remember that Doug himself would respond with facts rather than unfounded charges.
 
I recently traded for an M2 ritter and I could not be happier with it. The M2 seems tough to sharpen but I have good diamond hones. I have always like the griptilians handle as it is comfortable and very lightweight. I plan to order an S30V on also just for the hell of it.
 
I have the Mini-RSK, yellow, plain edge. It's S30V, excellent little folder. Being yellow, it's harmless looking. :)

The Fixed Blade is pricey, it's an excellent knife.

When you buy Doug's stuff, you help out his Org and you help out knife rights. If you don't want to do that, fine. But calling him names, especially retard when he is clearly not being retarded is just stupid.

I have to say something, when I see people being deliberately stubborn and deliberately not addressing valid points I make, I make a value judgment on what they have to offer. If they are not honest enough to answer or address my questions and still hammer their talking points home, I get wired about it. Then I calm down and figure that other idiots will follow that person and they might expire earlier than usual. :D

Ron Hood's stuff has been attacked, at least one thing anyway. Now, a day or so later, Doug Ritter is called a "retard."

WTF have YOU done to ADD anything substantial to this field of endeavor, eh?

Ans. Nothing.

Now, that might be viewed as "rude" or "uncivil." You have to ask yourself the occasional question, isn't this sometimes warranted when people who contribute nothing treat people like Hood and Ritter in that manner?

I think it is a return to civility to call them on their BS, just my opinion.
 
The Ritter Grip was designed to BE something better:

He looked at the Sebenza, which he felt was an excellent choice for an outdoor folder, but too expensive for many people. He looked at the Griptilian, which was ergonomically friendly and had the popular axis lock. He designed a Grip with a Sebenza-style blade and steel, more expensive than the regular Griptilians but accessible to more people than the Sebenza itself.

Are there other choices? I should hope so. That's why there are more knife styles than any of us can keep up with! :D
 
SubaruSTi said:
Ritter is a retard IMO. Hes concerned with the dumbest things when it comes to survival. He cares nothing about acutally doing it hes more of a armchair survivalist. I dont think hes ever been in the woods! All he talks about is knives and how its the most important item you can have. His #1 rule in flying is that you have a knife:confused:. If were talking bailing out in alaska you might need more than that... That said im sure his knife is alright but theirs better out their for sure.
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I hardly ever post on the forums, as I feel I can generally learn more by listening to others, but you garnered a response from me. Here's a couple of pictures to alleviate your concern about Doug not ever being in the woods. It's from an annual survival outing earlier in the year that I helped co-found and have attended for the last six years. The first picture is Doug with the knife. The second picture, you can see Ethan Becker there as well to his left.

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I don't know you personally, and you might be a great person, but your comments about Doug are out of line and demonstrate how little you know about this subject. No, Doug isn't a wannabe that boasts about how much woods time he gets. He approaches the survival subject from a specific context and that deals mainly with aviation and marine accidents/tragedies. However, the information and reviews that he has provided over many years spills over into the areas that most of us are familiar with and I am grateful for that information.

Doug's site was was one of the first that I visited years ago that provided real information about this subject. If you take the time to plumb the depths of his site, you'll find a wealth of knowledge and advice sitting there for free. And, no, his stuff isn't just about knives. There's plenty of information there relating to firearms, first aid, tools, signalling, and all other areas relevant to the subject of survival. So, if one one of your great adventures to Alaska, if you do have to bail or you get lost, there's plenty of stuff to learn from Doug than just knives.

Doug has provided his site to the public for free for years. He is regularly asked to speak on the subject of survival with different groups, and he has been a proponent of various subjects that would help all of us such as the development of reliable and affordable PLB's for the average person and in promoting knife rights for our citizenry. Often, Doug conducts case-studies of real-world events and provides commentary on mistakes that were made and preventive measure that could have changed the outcome. These lessons are beneficial to all of us.

All that said, again, I don't know you. You might normally be a great person and just had an off day with what you wrote about Doug. But, in any case, I will close by simply saying that I knew Doug Ritter via the net for years before I came to know him this year, and I only came to know you today. Doug has done more to promote our rights and awareness of these topics than you have to date, and his impact in this area will be felt and remembered long after you and I have been forgotten. So, go ahead with your funny quips and insults while the rest of us turn to those with the real credibility.

So, now I will go back to lurking again.
 
A few months back, someone E-mailed me and asked me why I "worshipped" Doug Ritter or his gear or whatever. Why did I speak highly of it, you know, things like that. I tried to reason with them, they came back with more nonsense but what it boils down to is this: Doug's stuff is on my website. A lot of people that criticize Doug Ritter and other people don't really do anything of note, so it's easy to be destructive, anyone can take a hammer and a crowbar to something, it's harder to use a hammer and nails and build something.

More of Doug's stuff is going to be featured on my website. I do not understand for the life of me why people that basically do nothing constantly fire off arrows and anything else at people that do try to contribute.

Amazing, excellent post you have there G-Man.
 
G-man said:
Doug has done more to promote our rights and awareness of these topics than you have to date, and his impact in this area will be felt and remembered long after you and I have been forgotten. So, go ahead with your funny quips and insults while the rest of us turn to those with the real credibility.
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G-man, well said, if I am correct, those pictures are from PWYP?
 
I think the chipping issues depend on the knife. I have seen S30V knives that did have chipping problems but my Ritter RSK-1 has had no such problems. I have actually passed it on to my son in favor of a Mini-Ruckus in the same steel. Neither of us baby our knives. It is root hog or die when it comes to knives. No chipping problems on either one..............yet.

;)
 
G-man said:
Yup! How d'ya know? Were you there? If so, sorry I don't recognize the handle!
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I wish!

I saw some other pic's from this years PWYP and Doug Ritter and Ethan Becker were in some of those, with Ritter holding that same knife.
 
Hey my friend, just an idea.

If you go to the knife shop, and pick up and hold the knife your looking for, and feel it's right for you and your hand size, and it's good to great steel, and your happy with it to do ( ALL THE JOBS ) you want it to do for you.

Than buy the knife, take it out to the woods on a trip and make it yours, and keep loving it.

After all, we all think are knives are the best, don't we?

Your friend at the post Donald S.
 
thesupersurvivalpost said:
Hey my friend, just an idea.

If you go to the knife shop, and pick up and hold the knife your looking for,
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Ritter RSK-1's are not available in stores, I have held a regular Griptilian, so the only thing to see is if I like the different blade. I like the design from the pic's I've seen, looks like a good all-around working blade.
 
thesupersurvivalpost said:
Hey my friend, just an idea.

If you go to the knife shop, and pick up and hold the knife your looking for, and feel it's right for you and your hand size, and it's good to great steel, and your happy with it to do ( ALL THE JOBS ) you want it to do for you.

Than buy the knife, take it out to the woods on a trip and make it yours, and keep loving it.

After all, we all think are knives are the best, don't we?

Your friend at the post Donald S.
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NO, we always think our NEXT knife is the best !!!:D
 
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