Blows my mind on How others Think THEY know more about YOU than you. Or that they feel they know what IS or IS NOT best for YOU. I'm not a know-all knife guy.. hell I barely know much about the knives I use. Just that the brands reputation was durable and kept a great edge. I very much enjoy what you bring to the table. You have shown me that there's a better option... may not be able to afford it. People are gonna hate... let's Do what you Do... the majority appreciates what you do.

Ok, you got me. I appreciate someone being honest over someone just trying to sell some crappy gear from a sponsor. Keep it up.

TOPS is an outstanding knife company and their knives are a bargain at twice the price. Anyone putting them down, or their products, is just ignorant. 🇺🇸

Should bought a bigger knife , what is there to moan at? People should be thankful they live in a country that isn’t going to banning big knives like these … uk is in the process of doing just this

Man there’s so man people out there who are self loathing or are simply haters. That’s what they do best. Hate on someone for any reason they can find. It’s a sickness. That’s a sweet ass knife and is USA made for a damn good price. Your purchase is 100% a good purchase.👊🔥🔪🇺🇸

Dude that knife is effin awesome. I love you content bro. Don’t change anything!!

My favorite one is “you could buy a gun for that much”. Cause all knives are only weapons I guess 🤦‍♂️.

As long as you're happy with it, who cares what other idiots think. As you pointed out, your money, your choice. Sometimes we buy things just because they're fun. They don't have to be a practical purchase with many uses. We can buy shit for any reason we want. It's our money. I just don't get some of the comments I read either brother. If somebody don't like the knife you're showing, just don't watch the video. They can feel free to click somebody else's link. Why Spend the time and effort to make some dumb ass hateful comment? I enjoy your content. Screw the haters. Keep doing you!

No matter what you do there will always be jealous hateful people, letting you know how wrong you are. How they are so much smarter. I have a decent collection and them are Tops knives. They overbult knive most people won't require anything near as tough. Enjoying the videos keep doing you. I appreciate your work. Thank you

When you go public, someone will always have a problem with everything you do.

for people who say things are over priced i will break down the cost of materials to make it and most of the time theyre not overpriced people really just dont understand how some things work i think lol and if you like big ridiculous knives i may have one for ya i made a arkansas toothpick style blade but its only single edged with a little swedge grind but its 3/8 inch thick 80crv2 steel with a 14 inch blade i still need to put the handle on but thats gonna be a brass guard with thunderstorm kevlar which is just kevlar with brass wire weaved in it but its the second biggest blade ive made right behind pistol petes mega ryno

Great knife, as a professional chef for decades this is part of my cleaver butchery selection .

As Dad would say “why ya lettin em get to ya?…just go over there and kick there ass.” Dad rarely gave advice let alone talk..but when he did it was profoundly simple and to the point. Anyway 1 main reason I feel the channel you’ve created is that you’re real. I know it’s not much of a compliment but it’s a hard quality to find these days especially when bias channels getting paid under the table for products they haven’t put to the fire are a KZfaq plague.

most of those people are desk nerds that never use what knives they have

Don't let the haters get ya down man, you're doing great work. 👍Take care and Cheers!

One could argue that buying more than one of each type of knife is stupid, don’t listen to the critics, I own upwards of ten bowie knives of different qualities and designs, I obviously can’t use them all at once. It’s better than collecting stamps but that’s only my opinion 🤣😂

The new business model “seems” to feed into the FOMO nonsense. All the “drops” with limited numbers and zero stock. I’m not a fan either and avoid the makers for it.

the skrama is a finnish style chopper, the el chete is a machete style chopper, they're genetically different. if the seem similar, i'd call that CONVERGENT design, because they both come from wildly different "genres" of knife. also the skrama has a totally different steel. i have the tops skullcrusher sxb, possibly the most oversized, pointless knife ever. but it's still my favorite, and will be my "one knife" for SHTF or zombie chopping.

Love overbuilt, fun, novelty, kickazz blades, no matter the shape or size, there's smiles per dollar in all hobbies. That's on my long list of wants as well as others. I agree, my money, my problems, haha.

It's all good as long as it keals. Also the great philosopher Scott Steiner once said size does matter.

Interesting video. Sounds like KZfaq is becoming a closed system where some of the people here can only imagine a world of influencers doing fake things to sell things. Hyperreality. Keep buying and using the big knives, man. I like your channel because you use your knives and don’t just get them in the mail from another reviewer just to pass it on to the next like the pocket knife guys do it. I want to watch videos by someone who uses their knives and is excited about them and who records it not someone reacting the a knife 2 seconds after opening the box 30 times a day using the knives they do decide to keep just to open the next round of knives they are reacting to. Your channel is what KZfaq should be. The people who treat it like window shopping and the creators like hand models suck shit.

I bought a El Chete a couple of months ago and it is bad fuckin ass! I love it!

SOOO FUNNY, SURE GLAD YOU DON'T REPEAT YOURSELF. I BOUGHT ONE AND LOVE IT, IT'S A BEAST.

I agree with the comment on Work tough gear. They’re huge sellers but you can’t get one. It’s like trying to catch a Bigfoot in a trap lol . What’s the point of not meeting the demand or attempting to?

I watch videos to hear opinions .This looks cool thanks for letting us know.This reminds me of the Rambo machete but more refined .

Try that storm vector also. You will love it

Such an awesome knife, TOPS has such a big selection and so many awesome knives a buddy has the Armageddon as his chopper and its amazing, Im a big fan of their street scalpel and unzipper. But I want a chopper for out in the bush and am having such a hard time deciding between the El Chete and the storm vector, keep going back and forth, right now my normal dealer had a canada day sale thats running til this friday and the storm vector is bascially $100 off while the El Chete is not but have been leaning towards the El Chete as the geometry/weight distribution just looks like it kills as a chopper, I dont need a knife with a point or anything as I have many other knives for other tasks, but as a pure chopper this looks great.

I'm with you on WT and several other companies just like them. I don't even bother with them when I go to their site and everything is always sold out multiple times.

The Terava Skrama to me is a better deal with a very good steel but the Tops El Chete still is a very good knife also and definitely is a beast...and you are right you spend your money on what you want

Haters will just hate! I have BOTH, and like them both! The El Chete is a heavy duty, pretty much single purpose chopper, period. The Skrama 240 is a mid-weight chopper, but it has different grind near the handle for finer tasks.

I have two of them…great quality and made in the USA 👌🏻

Top's El Chete is a most Sexiest chopper knife I ever see in my life. I like in Acid rain finish ❤

I'm like you. Buy what you want and like.

I love that El Chete, I would love to have one, I really like choppers, I have several, they get lots of use here in my Appalachia. That’s going on my wish list. Have a chopper in my truck at all times

First off, you buying the knife is not stupid, if it's what you like/want there's nothing wrong with that, more power to you, and I hope it serves you well. Now in regard to Tops knives in general, as someone who has been a Tops fan for a long time, it greatly, greatly pains me to say this, but I've come to the conclusion that their steel quality and heat treat is absolutely bottom tier overpriced garbage. Anecdotal reports have been around for a long time that suggested that their heat treat was off, with reports of warped blades and easily bent/broken tips. But channel Joe X has been the final stake in the coffin of Tops knives. Virtually every single Tops knife he has tested has failed in absolute spectacular fashion, even with one's like the Storm Vector having its tip broken off on the very first strike against a piece of glass. Enough solid proof is out there that shows how truly inferior Tops heat treatment is. Which makes me very sad, because the designs, fit and finish of Tops knives is absolute top notch, and that's why I've always been a fan, but seeing how easily they fail again, and again consistently, it's robbed me of all faith I have in their product. Just my 2cents.

I'm a new subscriber and have been binge watching your content. Love it all, and couldn't agree more on what you said today.

Cool fucking knife dude. I almost got one of these the other day but ordered a Kershaw launch 16. This will probably be next. I don't have tons of stuff to chop but would certainly split some firewood with it.

Get rid off it super heavy and brakes like a cookie, that's what i did with mine, as matter fact i have got rid of my all tops knives. Never again.

Personally I Think El CHETE is The BOMB!!

Who cares what a grown man buys ? Thats a reason why i hate "cancel" crap, or boycotts. Im no fan of Glock pistols, or Spyderco knives....BUT I DONT CARE IF YOU LOVE THOSE PRODUCTS...free nation, your money...maybe i had a bad experience with a Glock or a Spydie... who cares ? That Chete looks bad ass by the way

I really considered becoming a “Tuber” just to get access at all the cool knives till I realised the channels getting the cool tools were all the shill’s. That and I’m just to lazy...lol. I’m just not willing to play the game of most of these niche knife companies.

I personally love the el chete and I don't even own it , yet .... I love it , it'd be my first machete , of sorts anyway

Personally I don't mind spending money on high quality stuff as long as I can wake up tomorrow morning and I can see it. What I mean is some people will go out for the night and spend hundreds of dollars getting drunk and the next morning all you have is a hangover.. I think I'm going to buy this knife tonight. It's reduce price at my local online dealer. I haven't bought a knife this year. I just finished putting together a solar generator backup setup. But that's not something that I can chop wood with unless I plug in an electric saw.

Maybe you need some my “I don’t give a S#!t what others think Gene” to rub off on ya...I seem to have an over abundance of that one...lol

Haters gona hate. Don't even justify stupid coments with a response. Best to just ignore them. The get off on getting a reaction from you. Don't give them what they want. Don't take these comments personally. They just have sad miserable lives.

Nice rant as don't know what happened to my first response as maybe I did not post it and though I did as who knows....Believe in the warrior keyboards....El Chete rocks...Good stuff....

Perception is unpredictable Its in the eye of the beholder Who cares, opinions are opinions Dont sweat it. Ignore the hate. None of our comments matter unless you want it too. Keep the good video's coming

I love big chopper blades to!! El chete is awesome

that skrama knife is a foreign piece of shit

Knives are dumb :/ 😂😂 I know how you feel brother!

How dare you turn your nose up at free council from internet experts. Shame.

You have to consider the source on comments like that

What a sad video, lol… your going to need a thicker skin if your going to post on KZfaq… taking my comment completely out of context, calling me a cheapass because I believe a Finnish made woods knife is a better value… no one ever told you how to spend your money, and believe or not, when someone says a statement like “the skrama is a better value” they don’t need to specify it is their opinion, because most people who understand how to communicate know that already… needless to say, good luck my friend, I’m sure you will need it

A lot of folks have opinions about gear that they've never personally used or will purchase to use in a way that is comparable. Tops is a great company, with a great warranty that's USA made with USA steel. Which is a big deal if you e ever purchased knives from different manufacturers that source from other countries. Either way enjoy the chopper, doing chopper things on your property.

Merican Made!

Work balls gear.

I’m guessing this whole video was about my comment that I said that the skrama was a better value, and this is your answer… hmmm. Someone is a little childish

🤞🏽😝🤞🏽👍🏼😝

So what your crying about is people have a different opinion then you. You choose to make videos I decided to leave a comment. If you can’t take opinions then shutdown the comments. So I guess you just want us to co-sign every opinion you have. 😊 your taking things to personal.

Listening to grown-ups complainin about dumb shit gets old faster than anything I can think of... This was straight up painful to get through. Also, the tool you're looking for is called a chainsaw. I promise you an elchete s not the only tool that can do that job. Also, how dare you buy an elchete.

This guy has no idea how to run a KZfaq channel. Arguing with your commenters NEVER goes well. If KZfaq comments of all things get under your skin, grow up! It's strangers online. If you don't want to listen, then don't. But there are consequences.

That’s a badass butcher slicer or mini Machete, I love the blade shape and Tops make stout, tough knives, honestly these blockheads don’t got a clue about what makes a good knife. You want a good tough USA made blade, I dunno then maybe don’t be such a cheapskate. Tops is one of my favorite knife brands. Saluti Man🤌🏻🥂

Hi PBKG. Where to begin ... if you received comments that directly called you stupid (and the like) for buying THAT knife ... you got a legitimate beef. Hey dongs.n.holes out there ... shut it ! If, however, one argued the value vs another knife, offered options, etc ... that's a legit comment. One needs comments to grow the channel, and if one is in this YT game, one should want to grow (i.e. ... your WTG vs business model vs operations argument). Luv the big knives, luv your content, luv the comments/arguments/banter. End of the day, this is just entertainment. One can turn it off. Thanks, good luck, and Happy Thankgiving to you and yours.