What started your ESEE Addiction?

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Ok I'm new to the forum and just recently came to find ESEE knives. My first purchase was the Junglas. I saw a few videos on it and just knew I had to have one. Once that arrived in the mail, it wasn't long before I got my self a ESEE 5 and 2 Izula's (one for the wife). Now I'm thinking about my next few purchases.

By the way I had one small issue and so I emailed ESEE on a Sunday afternoon, not expecting to hear back from them until later in the week. Mike got back to me within about 10 minutes. The part was in the mail the next day. That is customer service that has won me over for life!
 
You just got lucky. Usually Mike is out tending to his flock on Sundays. :D
 
You started with the Junglas???
Dang, that's like getting Heather Locklear for your first..... :)
well, congrats anyhow! The knives are great.

A guy wanted a trade for one of my packs I used to carry. It was old and beat up, but his Izula was too.

We both spent too much money on shipping -- I'm in the states + he's in Australia...
but the Izula was (and is) very great... and that it led me to the brand.
 
I blame it on this forum!!!!! lol and some youtube vids, but i just wanted a new bulletproof knife and these are what i came up with, "ESEE" BULLETPROOF knives that are made in USA and have GOOD people backing them up PERIOD! And KNOW IM ADDICTED and have to stay here on forums to listen to my support group. So like i said in the beginning i blame the forum... P.S. dont sniff the handles it goes straight to your head!:D
 
My first was a 5 - I wanted to get a hard-use knife - started with a Gerber LMF (sent it back within a week) and then came to a crossroads...
I looked at several knives: Tom Brown [Tops] Tracker, Fallkniven F1, SOG Seal, ScrapYard Scrapper 6 (Oddly enough, I never considered the Becker BK2!)
After a lot of deliberation, I decided ESEE was the way to go - no regrets.

I now have an Izula and HEST to keep the 5 company, and am looking to acquire a Junglas sometime.
 
I love neck knives, and I had seen pics of the Izula on here all over the place with the cool cord wrapped handles, but I honestly didn't really want initially. I was looking for a larger knife for outdoor use, and I never heard of ESEE before the forums and I am not usually easily sold on anything. When I actually thought about it and realized that an Izula was only 50 bucks, I figured it couldn't hurt and I could just sell it if I didn't like it. I ended up LOVING it, and it didn't leave my neck for months.

I had gotten the smallest, so then I went for the biggest and got a Junglas. I have a friend who needed trails cleared on his property and the Junglas is the best tool for the job!

Now I'm a full blown addict. Incredibly tough knives that look great and are made with high quality by a great company with great leaders and an excellent warranty. I can't say enough. ESEE went from an unknown to my favorite knife company in a matter of months.

Basically, if ESEE wanted to promote their company, all they would have to do is promote bladeforums. That's how strong the following is...
 
A little over a year ago I had never heard of the company, I had always been interested in knives but had not been actively purchasing any new ones. Then I happened across BladeForums while searching some other aspect, and kept seeing people talking up the RC knives and company support.

Wound up starting simple with an Izula, but of course that led to an RC4, another Izula, Light Machete, HEST, arrow heads... pretty soon to add a 6 and Junglas, not sure in what order, and looking at the packs too. Can't really justify it since I don't live in the jungle any more, but I'm not married so don't have to justify it to anyone :) . How does a person justify owning 100 different knives anyway? :D
 
Started with a -4... then a couple of Izula's (one for me, one for my DW). Who know's what is next? only time and budget can tell... hehehe :D
 
I was sick of buying crappy low quality knives. I saw ESEE, then RAT cutlery and saved for a RC-4, thinking, hell, even if I do bust it, they'd replace it! Lesson: You want to woo an adventure nut? test your knives on crocodiles in a jungle. That works. :D
 
The good news for me is that when I bought my wife the Izula she fell in love with it. I did a nice para cord wrap and personalized it for her. Now she's on board. I'm looking at getting a ESEE 4 next, but I want to customize the handle with Kauri wood from new Zealand. that mught be next years adventure. Seems like a great support group here....lol

Thanks for sharing your stories.
 
my first was the ontario rat 7, once I had that I knew I had to get the izula.....I got the izula and rc 4 the same time....and later I got the esee 5......now I'm lookin to get the esee 6........
 
This forum got my addicted :D

Started with the Izula, then got a RC-4 then RC-6, looking to get the H.E.S.T in a near future.

Great great knives and amazing service.

Now i'm building a set of custom cocobolo scales for my Izula, pics to come in also a near future :cool:
 
ESEE 3, I had the Izula first, but the addiction started with the 3. Until then, I was a recreational knife user. After the 3 came, I got my first buzz, and was hooked. Fortunately, I'm a Beckerhead, so, I can stave off the addiction with the purchase of a Becker. Moose
 
I don't really think I have an addiction.. just like the knives for what they are. Great knives at reasonable prices and awesome CS. First one I got was an RC 4 though.
 
It's more common sense than "addiction." Although I know you probably are not really talking about an addiction. Maybe some of these guys really ARE addicted to them, I don't know. Might be crack in the micarta. :D

I started out with an Ontario RAT-3 and, as usual for me, sitting around a campfire and cutting an F-STICK for the fire...I started whittling on another one just for fun. Then I started shaving it down with the edge 90 degrees to the stick. After about an hour, I had no hot spot on my hand and the knife was still really sharp. I eventually dulled it enough to need touched up and that was pretty easy too. Man, that's three for three right there. Grip was secure and didn't blister anything, held an edge well and was pretty easy to resharpen. Most knife companies fumble and drop the ball before we get through with these three attributes.

Then I saw the very early picture that Jeff put up of the Izula prototype being batoned through a cherry limb, if I remember correctly. Did some reading about the newer knives that were not Ontario offerings and read where some guys said the newer knives were even better. Waited around for months for that Izula...as everyone else did. :D

So, the Wifey and I both have an RC-3 and we both have an Izula and I have a H.E.S.T. We both have the Advanced Survival Kits in the nice, little green pouches.

The newer RC knives hold an edge a little bit longer and are about as easy to resharpen. The grip seems to be a bit more refined than the older ones. So...

Oh, one of the things that changed dramatically between the Ontario RATs and the RCs was the coating. The RC's coating is simply off the scale...it is easily twenty times the coating of the Ontarios.

I traded off an Ontario RAT-7 before I ever got a chance to go down and hack down a hectacre with it. So, in the future, I believe a Junglas will be in order as I need a chopper and I really don't see any need to give another company my money for Outdoors/Survival based knives when these work so good.

I know there are a lot of jokes about "addictions" and "cults" when it comes to knives but I am really not into that sort of thing, besides just being a part of a community of like-minded people.

Overall, I admire ESEE Cutlery because they make good products and stand behind them and the place is run by two guys who are basically into just that. They are also not resting on their laurels and instead they are branching out into other survival gear - big plus for me!
 
Being laid off :D

I wanted to trash the made in China folder knife that my company gave me as a holiday gift. It was a silly promotional knife with the company's logo on it.

I bought my ESEE-5. The knife is so pretty and well made that I became addicted. I then bought an Izula, Junglas, and the Lite Machete.
 
I had two different events where I almost had to spend the night in the wilderness and learned I was not prepared. I then started researching survival gear and quickly learned the knife was the most important tool to have. I originally bought the gerber lmf because it was well advertised all over the net. I still to this day have never used that knife. I came across a website that talked about best knives for survival and a rat cutlery knife was referenced. I went to the rat cutlery website and it was love at first site. Great looking knives at great prices backed by the best warranty in the business. This forum$ sealed the deal (that $ was a typo but how funny it fits sense it was this forum that pushed me to spend the money when I already had a knife that would serve my original need). I bought both an esee 4 and izula. The minute I received I was already trying to determine the next purchase and what to do with the lmf. I am still debating the 6 vs 5 and I am quickly developoing a desire for the junglas. Yes its an addiction. The 4 serves my original need well so all others are just wants not needs. They are just great knives, period.
 
decent, hardworking knives with no "Rambo features" or weird designs (except the bottle opener), nice sheaths with the option to add the factory pouch to many of the sheaths, reasonable prices, and the company is run by people who take the time to interact with the end users, and a warranty can't be beat.

i finally got a RC4, off the exchange. someone had it and had never used it. need to get a pouch and a MOLLE back for it, and i'm planning on getting a 5 to keep in the truck and have a HEST/F on order. need to get an Izula at some point too.

i'm also oddly attracted to the slipjoint folder that i've seen some pix of. unfortunately, since it's been out of production for so long and only a few were made the odds of ever finding one for a reasonable price is slim.
 
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