I have the Esse 4 Venom green with the orange handles. Its a fantastic knife.
@surprisecamping
8 ай бұрын
I think that exact knife will be the next one I get.
@scottnorvell2955
4 ай бұрын
I love the stones! I ordered them right away. I would probably cut back on the ferro rods and strikers to one each and add tender of some sort. Maybe a coil of jute twine. Then you have both tender and a little cordage. Also a Mcarmy small necklace compass. They’re quality compasses for their size. Lastly a small signal whistle. Too many people skip over this one. A national parks S&R guy I met once said one of the most important items most people miss is a survival whistle. He said they have dogs trained to hear whistles miles away from a human ear picking it up.
@surprisecamping
4 ай бұрын
Interesting, good idea on the twine. I normally have whistles in my other pack and kits. That would be a good addition here as well.
@arctodussimus6198
27 күн бұрын
Nice kit. 👍🏼👍🏼 I would replace half of those ferro rods with three magnesium rods. Just a thought. Also maybe put a Fox40 micro whistle with the paracord
@surprisecamping
27 күн бұрын
Great suggestions, I also feel like I have too many ferro rods in there but wanted to take up the loose space. A whistle is also a good idea, small but very useful.
@JudgeD-hc9vw
3 ай бұрын
nice review. I have had a 5 for a while and just got the same sheath and extending pouch. I also have a 3 using the 3/4 sheath and extending pouch however the pouch is not able to screw down on the bottom 2 screws as there aren't any holes to do so. Cheers!
@surprisecamping
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the encouragement, I've been eyeing a 3 for a while now, it seems to be a nice size. I never thought to look for the sheath and pouch for it, I'll have to do some research on that now.
@JudgeD-hc9vw
3 ай бұрын
@@surprisecamping have given the 3 to my teenage daughter while in the woods and she loves it...easy to control and she loves making try sticks. But when she has a bigger job she used my 5 or the hatchett. Keep doing what you are doing Man.
@michaelnasser8697
11 ай бұрын
“There can be only one!” Bonus points if you know the movie, lol.
@surprisecamping
11 ай бұрын
Highlander is the obvious choice but there is also the movie called The One that the line reminded me of.
@michaelnasser8697
11 ай бұрын
@@surprisecamping Well done!
@BigggRoss
11 ай бұрын
Personally I would ditch one of the leathers in the tin for some tinder. Something like Spartan Fire as it has multiple uses
@surprisecamping
11 ай бұрын
As I was making the video I was thinking about adding straws filled with petroleum jelly and cotton as tinder. I'll have to look into making some to put in there.
@jamescrowe7892
11 ай бұрын
I never would have thought 100 ft of paracord would have fit in that pouch much less the paracord and the tin. Maybe a little too redundant on the ferro rods and strikers, in my opinion. I have both the 5 and 6 with the Molle sheaths and both the tins have a mix of "survival" bits. I may change them to concentrate on fire a little more or water purification. There was enough room in the pouches to add a small sharpening stone such as you have. Well done, though.
@surprisecamping
11 ай бұрын
It's definitely a tight squeeze but I was surprised myself everything fit. I probably could fit some micro-pur tablets in there for water filtration. I would need some kind of a container for that to work. If I could carry a stainless steel water bottle then I can just make a fire to boil the water. That is definitely a great suggestion. I'll have to see if I can incorporate it.
@shadowlab9543
10 ай бұрын
i just looked, its a newer bigger version !!
@luvdacurvyones
9 ай бұрын
You can put your weed in there. 😂
@surprisecamping
9 ай бұрын
I'm sure someone could, not sure how well it would help for survival.
@michaelnasser8697
11 ай бұрын
You can’t go wrong with an ESEE knife, now get out and “play” with it so you can get good with it, lol.
@surprisecamping
11 ай бұрын
That's the only real problem with the ESEE knife, it costs $150, my Mora knife was $18 and I don't feel bad when I abuse it. I'll carry the ESEE in the woods but I'll have to remember it's just a tool when it comes time to using it.
@michaelnasser8697
11 ай бұрын
@@surprisecamping Well, I have to ask, If you’re afraid to use it for it’s intended purpose, why buy it? It’s just a tool. I think we all fall into the trap, at times, of thinking we “need” something, when really, we just want it. Besides, ESEE has their lifetime warranty I believe. As far as “abusing” a knife, I don’t know what your definition of abuse is, lol. I definitely use all my medium to bigger sized knives when I’m camping, but I understand what each one is capable of. I’m not going to try and baton wood with my SAK or do fine carving with a big knife. Can it be done, sure. Take your new knife and make a couple walking sticks or “try” sticks at home so you know what it’s capable of. Sorry to be so long winded, lol.
@surprisecamping
11 ай бұрын
I understand what you're saying. It's a mental block that I've been working on. I know once I start using it it'll become a tool and not my nice new knife. The Mora companion was the opposite. I bought it to see how far the knife will go without breaking. I've used it for gardening, digging in the dirt, things around the house, cutting up boxes, anything I can think of that needed a knife. So far it is survived quite well and when it gets dull, I sharpen it and it's right back to new. If I got dropped in the middle of the jungle and I can only pick one of the two knives, the ESEE would win every time. Regardless of the warranty it is a stronger and more robust knife.
@michaelnasser8697
11 ай бұрын
@@surprisecamping Ahh, now that makes sense 😉. Sorry, wasn’t trying to be difficult earlier, just didn’t understand, lol
@cyclops214
10 ай бұрын
Is that the large or the small pouch that you can buy? I'm guessing the large since everything fit in there like it did.
@surprisecamping
10 ай бұрын
That is definitely the large pouch. I believe the small pouch can fit the tin and not much else.
@cyclops214
10 ай бұрын
@@surprisecamping yes, I was debating whether or not to buy the large or small pouch after watching your video I'm going with the large pouch. Thank you.
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