Why no love for the HEST ?

Its one thing to be critical and another to be insulting. I just want to extend my gratitude and appreciation for the fine job our moderators do here on BF's. Ive been on other forums where the mods abused their authority and made it hard for anyone to gain from the vast potential of knowledge a forum offers. Lets all be friends again:D

As for the HEST, its always intrigued me but i cant justify buying since my rc4, rc3 and izula seem to cover most of the basics. Im in college so moneys tight but if i had some extra cash I would love to own a piece of RYP's work! Btw, thanks for stopping by and chiming in.

perch
 
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I have some other HEST pics but I cant seem to find them on photobucket , LOL
 
whew.. You know when I came up for a name for the knife I thought I made it pretty easy..."Hostile Environment Survival Tool" . Hostile as in Iraq, Chechnya, Liberia, Afghanistan, Somalia etc etc. My time in these regions have given me multiple opportunities to use a RAT DPx H•E•S•T. but I always had to make do until now.

I also spend time in remote areas of the world where there is no fighting but you need to make multiple uses of what you have. The H•E•S•T is not a hunting knife, its not a bayonet, its not even a tactisexual ornament. Its something you shove in a mooryan's groin and slice your beef jerky with. Its a knife that works equally well as a gift to a warlord (gave one to General Dostum last month) or in the neck of an Iraqi stray dog.

I understand that some people don't get it, or want one. But then again I don't slag off other knives because I don't whittle or use machetes like nimchuks.

As for the folks that fear the prybar... I am sure there were people that thought folders, serrated edges and ceramic blades were scary and dangerous when appeared on knives too ;)

In any case, last time I looked there were a few thousand blades to choose from and no two people who agreed. I fully respect the bushcraft gentleman who laid the plus's and minus's but I did not intend the H•E•S•T to be used solely for hunters . It works fine but the best survival knife whether its CQB in Mogadishu or 72 hrs in the Rockies...is the knife you have with you. So above all the H•E•S•T is compact, quick to hand and WILL NOT FAIL ITS OWNER.

And to have my knife deliver the quality and customer warranty that RAT provides is an honor. If anyone wants to diss a company that provides fairly priced, great quality, Made In the USA products with a no questions asked, lifetime warranty...go for it. I sure they will happy with their tactical ninja ginzu set their mom bought them for Christmas :)))

I encourage anyone at SHOT to come by the RAT booth and handle a H•E•S•T. You might be pleasantly surprised.

best

RYP
 
RYP



Great post, thank you for that. Glad to see you here and wish I was at SHOT to take you up on the offer.
 
I never realized it was that big. I thought it was the same size as an Izula. Personally I don't spend any time stripping wire or prying, so the Izula fits my needs well.
 
shotgunner11 said:
Actually, he personally attacked the designer if the knife, his credentals and the quality of the company that makes the blade.

He then personally attacked me and "the way I operate", whatever that means.

Were all intitled to our opinions but we need to keep them civil.
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Roger that :)


Tostig
 
when i get the HEST it will be attached to my everthing pack, because of it's
capabilities. this is a great site, lot's of thing's to learn. people like mr pelton
and company owners actually post here!!!!!!. pretty hard to be bitter around here.
all though i have been spending a lot more money on knives lately.
 
Long read, few points.

I was sceptic also until I was able to use the HEST and it turned into my fav EDC fixed blade, and I have a bunch of small FB from RATS, Fred Perrin etc etc...
Now I can understand the HEST could look like a gimmick knife but it's a very clever tool at a much more raisonnable price than 160 dollars...

The bottle opener notch can be used for a lot of different things from prying to taking your pot hanging over the fire .
I've seen :"The bottle opener notch weaks the blade."
i don't think so and I don't you will break it easily.
It's very very thick in a short package. I like to push with the thumb on the back on the blade without to have it sore. And that blade cuts very very well even for light chopping (notching).
Mine is kept as razor and will slowly be convexed for now it has been able to cut very well, wood, plastic, meat and ropes.
Now ergo speaking this is a very confortable knife to handle and to work with for long period thanks also to that pry bar at the end of the handle.
The cutting wire notch doesn't bother me and did not get entangle with any matter I have cut.

IMHO the HEST would be a great EDC for ranchers and farmers. It's the first attempt in making a multitool fixed blade. The little prybar is very handy in a lot of situation. It' a great crate opener.
All in all, my HEST is growing on me.
I don't think I will ever use the secret handle cache but the micarta slabs feel great.
You should at least handle it before to be so hard and loud in criticism as there are not so many well designed small FB to EDC IMHO.
 
texastonydobbs said:
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All right! This is the photo I was waiting for! :thumbup:
I was under the impression that the HEST was smaller then the RC-3, but now I can see that only the blade is marginally shorter, while the handle even seems to be a bit longer. That's a definitively a plus for me and my big hands. I don't think the pry bar won't work or will not handle abuse (far from that), but I have doubts if it would be cumbersome or even harsh on the hand if used for long periods without using gloves. And what about carry, does it not get into the way?

I honestly don't care for the bottle opener and really can't see use for it if not in a "social situation" like drinking beers with a bud. Can anyone enlighten me what the bottle opener is used for if not for, eh, opening bottles? If there was an option of a blade without it that's the one I would get, but I could definitively live with it.
 
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like nemo stated ,THe bottle opener could be used to remove a pot from over a fire ....
cradled just right in the hand the HEST makes a great self defense tool without spilling blood with edged portion.
 
LOL you know what I did post from my phone after reading the first page and without noticing the 5 pages of scud vs patriots fireworks !

about the HEST, IMHO it's not an Urban tool but an all terrain tool. A bushcraft knife won't be an urban tool but the HEST can be a bushcraft tool. It won't slice like a thin mora but you will quick find how handy it can be to whittle with.
 
" Pot lifter " Good point Nemo, more knives should have those eh although I do have to say I think I'd get plenty of use using it as a cap lifter as well when sat around the campfire.....that's the beer guzzling Brit in me !!!!!!

RYP thanks for taking the time to contribute to this post, I know it went a little sideways but they do say any publicity is good publicity !!!!

Man I'm gonna have to think my next post through before I add it...Whewwww !!!!
 
I just need to get caught up on some other stuff & then I plan to get a H.E.S.T. knife. Sure I may never use some of the features, but it will be cool to have them. Similar to my SAKs, I don't always use the different tools on them either. Sometimes they come in handy for things they were not intended for.
 
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