looks like a CIMA-1

It's funny how a lot of guys who complain about a 5 1/2 oz knife also have a beer gut. "I'll take 15 extra pounds in my belly, but keep that extra ounce out of my pocket!". LOL

Obnoxiously mocking all other you tube knife reviews while doing the exact same thing they do in every video. Its genius and i cant stop watching

I love your blunt, half synical approach at telling it how it is. Great stuff! I have the regular ESEE-6 and it's been great. I'd like to try an ESEE-4 soon. Over all, they seem to be a great, down to Earth company.

Stumbled over your Chanel today and lovin it. Enjoy the dry humor and attention to detail at the same time. Thx mate

My edc blade is a chainsaw because you never know what will happen. Always be prepared for the worst. I swear you just have to get a good belt and you don't even feel it.

I have the Ontario RAT3, and it’s great for spreading cream cheese onto toasted ciabatta rolls.

I've wanted this one for awhile, good review!

Another fine cinematic experience with commentary successfully appreciated greatly by knife fanatics everywhere

Okay, just stumbled upon your channel, hilarious commentary on a dull subject. Well done.

I carry my Esee 5 in my flight bag and camp with it. It is a beast of a knife. I was thinking about getting an Esee 3 or 4 to cut weight from my flight bag. Thanks for the review of the 3. It confirmed that I need the 4.

I love my 3 "regular". It doesn't have a pointy pommel to stick into you hand when you reach for it and it looks cool with my etch, strip, and the cold blue I put on the spine and tang. The blueing really helps the aesthetic of the knife which is way more important than the rust preventing ugly coating.

you're content always makes me smile - probably the dry humour .... like seeing the simple poundings etc that you hand out whilst making wry remarks all the time. keep it up :)

I love my esee 3. Nice edc blade. Great warranty also. Thank you. Nice video.

Always good experience with esee fixed blades.

Sweet I’m carrying my 3 today inverted with paracord belt loops Awesome knife!

You always make excellent and funny videos! Thanks for sharing!

Solid review mate.

“If you like this Chanel. I wouldn’t but if you do...” 😂🤣😂 Love you AKB. Sweet shrimps too 👍🏼

The camerawork (and spunk) on these reviews makes them so much better than other channels'. Regarding Ontario knives, a lot of people won't buy them out of principle and here's a direct quote from a guy on Bladeforums as to why: "...RAT contracted with Ontario to make some knives. When the contract ended, RAT planned on having the knives made to higher standards by a different manufacturer [ESEE], Ontario pursued legal action to retain rights to produce the RAT line of knives and evidently "won" and continue to make RAT knives with reference to Jeff Randall." For that reason, I wouldn't buy from them.

Christ i love your reviews!! You are humorous!!!

Love your reviews !!! 😁🤣😀

You should post links to your social media accounts in the description of your videos. I have been binge watching your videos. They are under rated. Good job bro!

Thank you I enjoyed your humor

Yes I have self-diagnosed "social media fatigue", but your videos are so meta that they stand out.

"They don't even care if you were the eighth owner and traded it for drugs." Voted KZfaq's Best One-Liner 2018 Why am I just now finding this channel?

You can dye the Micarta scales with black RIT dye and it looks great if you are like black. I did it and it rocks.

LMFAO... thats awsome man. I love your dry sense of humor!

ESEE 3's are great. You also save money over the DPX HEST that was also made at Rowen. A bit short for a lot of tasks, but ESEE 3 is a leader in its class. Ontario RAT used to be made in Taiwan iirc, but I could be getting my history mixed up, which wouldn't surprise me.

Ya, I like your channel. My 2 sons have Ontario RAT 3s. The are handy. I have a lot of Ontario knives. All have been good so far. No issues. My wife’s EDC blades are Swiss Army Knives. Like 5 of them. I know this as she tried to go into a federal building....

I own both the Esee 3 and the RAT-3. The Esee's handle is just a bit longer. I bought the RAT at first because I thought they were the same and it was less money. After I learned the Esee was a bit longer I ordered it and couldn't be happier.

the esee 3 and 4 ride really tight on a belt and conceals nicely

I like my ESEE 3 & 4 I use them for camping and I don’t baton with my knives. I use my ESEE Gibson axe for all my batoning stuff and cutting. Yes I have nothing better to do but watch KZfaq 😊

Ordered one today and it’s coming tomorrow. Can’t wait. Ordered the Esee 4 originally but am returning after zero use. Just a little to big and heavy imo for what I need it for

Nice sum-up of nutnfancy’s target demographic.

Great video. I love the ESEE 3. I'm not one of those people who think that ESEE knives are the best bushcraft knives out there, or even one of those people who think they're especially good knives for Bushcraft, but nor do I think it's bad for it, either. There are so many knives that will perform better, but the reason I love it so much is because of the design. If you want a knife exclusively for Bushcraft then you can do a lot better, but for camping and hiking and as a hard-use EDC for work, then I think it's fantastic. I think the design is very versatile. The blade thickness is perfect for a flat-ground blade of 1095. It's tough enough to do emergency survival tasks like batonning but it's thin enough to be useful for utility, camping, and Bushcraft tasks. It's not that great at carving, but it does the job. It's not the best for feathersticks, but it'll do it easily. It really is just a good jack-of-all-trades. My favourite thing about it is just how reliable it is. I've never had a problem with it. You can feel save when you have one on you in the woods.

Well done troller bro really like this one made in USA

Super knife and video too .

Glad the blade worked out! Great video. The 6hm has me wanting to try the 4hm or maybe 3hm...

Very good review

Great review, you definitely sold me. Just ordered my ESEE-3. I'm not sure if I will like the sheath though, I might replace it with an Armatus.

Good review 👍🏻 realy goog quality of video👌🏻

Regular Esee 6 is worth it if you get it. Great video.

Reading the comments on a nutnfancy video? You're a braver man than I.

That looks like a good EDC , I've gotten into the habit of putting a smaller fixed blade in my pocket just to spite for my folders .

I like your attitude. Reminds me of me.

The whole day stops when a new video alert comes in. Might be the only time I laugh...all day... Now, off to find the tallnesses of a few things...

Good video

Hey bro, I dig that shrimp shirt! Nice threads

Replace the short micarta handles with extended G10 ones. I did. Makes my ESEE-3 so much more useful and comfortable. Absolutely worth the upgrade. Also, see that silver coating around the ESEE logo? Yeah, that's not a coating. They literally gouge out the black protective coating on the blade to put their logo on the knife. All the silver bits are just the bare metal underneath. That's why my last three ESEE knives all have the tan coating with black logos on them. Those are not gouged out of the finish. You make great knives, then ensure they'll rust completely around your big, obnoxious logo. Brilliant. This is one reason why I prefer the Ontario RAT-7 over it's twin, my ESEE-6. Ontario gives a lighter coating but it barely features any lettering cut out of the protective finish. Got an aftermarket kydex sheath for it. Crappy sheath issue fixed.

this guy is like the narrator in Spiderman 2 for the ps2

I'm with you about 3 inch fixed blades. They're primarily for hunters.

I got the S35vn steel in the esse 3

Oldie but a goodie. I'm thinking of getting a Cold Steel Trailmaster in San Mai. What do you think?

I had both a rat 3 and an esee 3 because well I hate myself and love spending money. The rat 3 I got first and it has served me well. The grind came not perfect but after I worked it on my stones it's been fine ever since. I like that the Rat 3 is slightly thicker blade stock and it came with a Mil Tech lock. I haven't had to use the warranty because I don't beat on the blade. The coating is slightly different between the two blades but really, they are pretty darn similar. I ended up giving the esee to my brother. I'd be less concerned on beating the esee up since I trust their warranty more. Really though the question comes down to, is the warranty worth the extra money?

You had me at the word Esee and I clicked on the video.

My friends won't talk to me while I'm in the bathroom, because of the screaming. So I watch videos.

Sweet little Esee. My dilemma is finding a good full tang knife that falls in between whichever 3 to 4 inch (blade) folding knife I have at the time and my Hatchet. I'm one of those wierdos that prefers a hatchet over a giant bowie when processing wood.

perfect for me

I see I'm a bit late on this one...How would you compare this vs Spyderco Street Beat? The black handled Spyderco, no the $9 tragillion made in Japan one.

How do you feel about the Ka-Bar non traditional offerings? The Becker line is kinda Ontario/ESEE competition, and the Jarosz line is nice too. If you can review the Kabar Turok, please do!

Esee’s are cool.

I have both RAT3 and ESEE 3 and I have been using them for three years in a daily basis. Cutting edge length is the same. The ESEE 3 has a longer handle, holds much better in the hand. I have medium to large hands, and the RAT3 is a little too short. Not dramatic but still, too short. The RAT3 has a thicker blade and comes with the BLADE TECH TEK-LOK clip out of the box and is cheaper. Steal is the same. Blade paint is smoother with the RAT3 and more textured with the ESEE. Handle and overall finition is better with ESEE but RAT3 is very acceptable, nothing to blame. So conclusion, the RAT3 is better solution for small hand people with lower budget. Medium or large hands should go for the ESEE 3 at a higher cost, unfortunately.

You review like a man in desperate need of coffee 😂 Nice review but I decided that the Essee 4 was as small as I wanted to go in a fixed blade. I have the Essee 6 and the RAT7 and I believe the RAT is just as well made from US 1095 with the same or similar heat treat and edge retention and was considerably cheaper. As you point out, the sheath is no where near as nice but the blade is excellent. My edc pocket knife is a RAT Model 1 folder and I use it hard but have no issues with it. I have an Essee 6HM but prefer my regular 6 for exactly the reasons you state and I find the grip twists more under hard use. The Junglas 1 is a beast and whilst not used often is a great knife.

I have both the rat3 and the esee3..The rat one is a great folder..However there is no comparison between the rat3 and esee3. The esee has a slightly thicker blade. The esee also has a longer grip.It’s more expensive but is really a much nicer knife. The micarta scales are much nicer on the esee as well.(In response to the question “if anyone else has a rat3 vs esee3 leave a comment”

Love me some AKB. But not as much as a BM.

Apart from the beer and bicycle light vids, I find your vids informative and funny. Have picked up 2 lights and 1 knife so far because of your vids. Looks like I may be making another purchase today. Thanks. P.d. do you think the sheath would be compatible with a tek-lock belt clip?

My RAT 7 is great

I sometimes carry a real knife, sometimes a folder. That's just when I'm wearing older jeans that have shrunk, or something like that, or when I don't think I really need anything at all. But when I do carry a straight knife, it's a durable custom one you can beat up and abuse without damage, not a basic one. Not that a basic fixed blade is bad, if you need a fixed blade.

Great

It's got those Spyderco Air-go-nomics.

I have an ontaro 5 I bought for $70 at a gun show, I think I over paid, I’d prefer to spend another $40 and get an esee

Just subscribed to the channel.

That was perfect how the 3 didn’t stick in stump at end,,,because of the, don’t really care attitude,of ch not cause it’s a crappy knife. I bought my 1st fixed blade 6 yrs bk and yep,it was the ESSE6. Knew after day 1,same day arrival,took her in woods I’d never need to buy another fixed blade,never. Now I own over 30 and 80% are custom made and 90% all have custom sheaths. My other factory bought knives are ESSE. 6,4,Junglas,Escabar(colab with bk),rat2 folder is under the family,they all work great in field and are no doubt the beaters. Much more ESSE to come.

i carry the Kershaw Cinder :)

Another good one AKB - Keep um cummmin!!! More beer reviews too. Cheers

Esee seems like an alpha-tactical/military oriented knife brand for five finger death punch listeners. What fixed knife outdoor brands would you recommend for a humble and gentle homesteading/bushcrafting guy

Im not advanced fixed blade bro but that handle looks choice. But needs to be a tad bigger

"rod striking" and "size comparisons". Wait. I feel like I might be in the wrong place. I would "never" do these things...

I use mine in the kitchen, it's the only "real" kitchen knife I have, does it all

Amazing video of Esee knife 😀😊👍

Esee, esee and esee, u should try one of Ka bar knives, maybe Becker...

I got the 4 so it’s small enough to carry in my backpack but big enough if I’m camping and need to cut wood or something

Esee 4 please!!!

Okc Rat 3 review?

I prefer ESEE-4

3.5” grip area. Wish it was at least 4”

Honestly I liked the last two comparison knives the Condor and the other one what was it though a kitchen knife? . I don't think I like the coated blades is the issue there to rough to much friction or I just don't like the look honestly. I'm a sucker for a shiny polished blade even if my enemy's might see the glint before I strike lol {joke . Another good vid .

I have had both the RAT 7 and the ESEE 6. I gave the RAT to my nephew. The handle is not as comfortable, the scales are not as well aligned, the coating is not as durable, and the sheath is pretty worthless. If you are going to switch out the scales and make your own sheath anyway, it might be the better deal, but I found the ESEE the superior choice.

How 'bout the tallnesses... amazing!!!

ESEE 3 or 4 though???

What about this Esee 3 vs Cima 1?.

Knife should be 7 inches + For *"TACTICAL"* Advantages Pls review the *Mora Garberg* *BLACK CARBON* *VERSION*

the evan breen of knife reviewers

Love everything except the handle. Too short

I would love to trade you a benchmade flfolder for this when u get tired of it!

6:44 😂😂 man your comments are gold

You should made a video on how to open beer bottles with knives that are not designed to open bottles. Anything from gripping the neck and leveraging the blade off your hand to straight up smashing the bottle to "open" it. and then end it with a "or buy a fucking bottle opener" for all the people that make fun of those of us who carry a bottle opener on our keychains (because we're frat boys and the greatest four years of our life already passed in high school).

Basic yet really functional review.

I've got two of the RAT3. one for my electricians tool bag and one with my camping gear.