Glad to be your secret weapon!

"Caressing them like a loved one", that was hilarious

The omega spring was the reason I ditched on a Griptilian and went straight to the Para 3, as someone living very far from the US too, I know it will take ages to get some replacements!!!

I love how the shots of a man enjoying a scenic stroll in the wilderness is accompanied by aggressive metal lmao so manly

I love the part about watching grown men open boxes and holding and caressing on their knives like it was a loved one! So true!! I laughed so hard! Great video!

Finally a video about broken omega springs! Mine lasted probably three months max. Getting new springs in czechia or sending the knife to benchmade pretty much wasn't an option. So I made my own springs and it works better than original ones :D

I am from South Africa, the possibility of an omega spring breaking, is the reason why I haven't buy any Benchmade knife.

I had exactly the same problem during a two weeks vacation. The knife became half dangerous and half useless... Benchmade has sent me a replacement spring free of charge here in Europe, but now I never carry a benchmade only, and when travelling with one knife, I go for a Spyderco.

I've seen so many people on youtube video comments saying they've never had a problem with the omega springs. And yet, here you are. I hope you can get new springs in some kind of timely fashion.

If you buy a bug out, be proactive buy springs as a replacement. I’ve had mine for over 2 going on 3 years and still riding on the original. I use my knife hard I’ve torn it open dozens of times to clean it and customize hardware. Great knife.

Nick is the man! He’s led me through all of my knife maintenance projects!

You are a funny man!!! Great sense of humor!! Glad you took a break!!

“Lets call it the Bugout and have a bespoke piece of piano wire be a single point of failure.” -Benchmade

This dude sums us all up in our small knife community. Fun channel.

In a pinch, you can always make new omega springs with memory wire. I believe omega springs are either 25 gauge or 22 gauge wire.

Stick with the Spyderco. Will Not let you down. Good luck.

Para 3 lightweight is the BEST!

I returned my bugout after hearing stories of the spring breaking. Hoping for a speedy spring shipment!

I love the Bugout and Nick saves everyone’s ass. I’ve never had an issue with my omega springs but I put a drop of oil in the axis area to help prevent wear in any rub spots.

Hope you had a great vacation, you deserve it. And hopefully you'll get the knife fixed.

You are a funny gentleman. We are like giddy school children around knives. My wife has norwegiian ancestry, and early on in our marriage, I asked for a Norwegian Knife to honor her ancestry for my birthday. She got me a Helle Dokka. Beautiful Knife, but it came very dull from the factory (duller than a butter knife). Once we sharpened it, it is truly beautiful and purposeful. IT IS my back up knife, and I used it when I go camping. My Bugouts have been pretty reliable, and I put them through hard use. You must have received the one bad one in a while.

That para 3 is built like a tank! Bug out is a cool blade shape but can’t bring myself to pay so much for what feels like a cheaply built knife. This reinforces my thought... Thanks for sharing.

This bugout knife brought me here and now i am hooked to this channel....

When it comes to lock strength and reliability, i trust my Cold Steel Recon 1 and Mini Recon 1 as my reservist and civilian carry.

Channel is a gem, as nick would say ;) subbed!

I’ve had numerous Benchmades over the years. Never had one go out. Not saying one won’t, but they’re not as fragile as people say in my experience. I think the problem is with people pulling back on the omega springs on one side only. You need to pull back on both sides of the Omega springs at the same time. If not you can expect problems.

I flinched when you removed the blade. The bugout is a huge pain in reassembling the blade screw part.

Exactly why I will not carry a benchmade. I have had 3 break after using them for less than a month. No more axis locks for me.

That part is called the omega spring you pretty much have to send the knife in to Benchmade! Good luck with that because the time it will take them to fix that lol…….you can find the omega spring on eBay if you wanna replace it your self, which is pretty simple!

I love your videos! I was sad to see this, but not surprised I’ll admit. 🙌

Buy a Ganzo knife from AliExpress that uses a similar mechanism. You can steal the wire-spring (called an Omega spring I think) from the Ganzo to fix your Benchmade. Might come in faster than a replacement directly from Benchmade. I don't understand why they don't include **several** extra springs with each new knife...

You confirmed my suspicion that those springs are garbage

I laughed when you said "I should have brought 7" lol

New favorite channel 🤘

If you go to a local arts and craft store, you’ll be able to buy some memory wire. Buy some memory wire with a similar thickness to the broken omega spring. Take out then omega spring that is still intact as a template and all you’ll have to do is bend the memory wire to the same shape (or close enough) and cut it to length and you’ve got unlimited omega springs for under $5. Ive done it with my 940’s broken spring and now I just make them as I need 👍🏻

why arent you using your spydercos anymore?

I'm sorry you had this issue with the bugout. The Springs are sometimes known to break. Benchmade should replace them for you if they ship that far. I absolutely love the knife and sounds like you do as well. If you want to look for a third party selling the springs they are called Omega Springs. This might help find some faster.

Your production value is very good. Subscribed….

I know it's not a common occurrence, but failures like this make me question the axis lock reliability. For EDC is not a big deal, but if you depend on your knife for work or while being out in the woods, this is definitely worrisome.

Cold Steel American Lawman - not as fidgety (that being said - I still fidget with it like there's not tomorrow, works super well) but that lock will basically never let you down.

your videos are awesome

Hey farmer! Greetings from Georgia, US! Your videos are great! Love my new Bugout (G10) and Freek. But understand that this doesn’t help you when your Omega spring breaks. Did you ever get your replacement springs, and if so, how long did it take to receive them? Happy fidgeting!

Mine did the same Farmer..I got replacement ones on Amazon (12.00) that are a little stiffer in a good way and look stronger as well.. they've outlasted the factory ones so far and I fidget alot and cut a little

Someone needs to send this man a box of Omega springs....now!

As a similarly large human I suggest you invest in a good fixed blade knife. It may not be fidgetable but they are much more reliable and lower maintenance. My latest has been a White River Knives Backpacker Pro, I’m floored with it and it’s nice to not worry about it doing it’s job

Spyderco Siren...absolutely corrosion proof and very strong.

That stinks for you. Hopefully you get your omega springs quickly and are back up and running soon. Stay safe!

ok, so disclaimer, I'm a spyderco fanboy, that said, i love my M4/aluminum tanto bailout. It's seen about as much use as your bugout did in the video, it usually goes in my pocket when I go into town (going into town is a monthly thing vs at home it's a PM2 or Shaman depending on what I'm doing in the yard. But even though I have the bailout in my pocket, I keep an old crkt m16-01kz, a Kershaw Launch 9, streamlight and CR123a batteries in a sunglasses case, and Spyderco Manix in my man-purse/backpack. And in the car there are a couple fixed blades and a Ka-Bar LDK in my wallet, and a gerber keychain knife (zip blade) on my keys, and you know I think I'm realizing I might have a problem...

I finally broke down and bought a Bugout with titanium scales from SMKW. It arrived with a semi-sharp blade that was off-center and had pretty serious lock-stick. The SMKW website describes the blade as 'satin finish' but it's the usual stonewash finish. I returned it with a note listing these quality problems and asked them to send a replacement that was free of defects. They issued me a refund, instead. Meanwhile, the $23 Bugout clone I bought from Ali Express continues to function well and remains in my EDC lineup. And for what it's worth, unless you have a 'real' Bugout to compare it to, I bet 99% can't tell it's a fake.

I had this problem with my Benchmade Mini Freek. I just went to my local art and craft store and bought spring wire and made one myself. It takes a little bit of patience and a few pairs of pliers, but it seems to hold up rather well as I haven't had an issue since. But I also do not daily carry it anymore. Best of luck

I’ve stayed away from omega spring knives for this reason

I gotta say, people that include fidgeting as part of reviewing a knife make me ignore most of what they say. Knives are tools not toys. With that said I appreciate you showing the bugout's weak point. I hope you recover from you fidget addiction.

That sucks man!! Never owned a BM for that reason. Went with Para 3 instead. Love it and bought multiple variants now to test different steels. Just don't pry with any of them or tips will break. Your YT video part was hilarious and true.

I'm exactly just like you. Im constantly playing with my knife collection, especially my Spyderco collection. I love Spyderco knives, I probably have 20 Spydercos and love them all and still want a lot more of them. Plus I mainly buy all black Spydercos. The blade all black and the handles and hard wear. I think the all black just looks bad ass. Great video my friend.

Same thing happened to my Nakamura 484-1, I'm in Canada and didn't want to ship my knife to benchmade so I got some omega springs from etsy. They work like a charm!

I had a bugout that I carried for about 8 months and never had an issue. Honestly.. I've never had a spring break on any Benchmade that I have ever owned. I currently carry a griptilian and so far so good. But..........this is the main reason why I got rid of all my other Benchmades in the past. I couldn't 100% rely on them. I still don't feel completely confident in my griptilian, and it all boils down to the omega springs. But .. I always carry a backup knife. Usually a Vic hunstman. Keep us updated on the spring situation. I bought some from Etsy. Hell, I would be willing to send them to you.

Fidgeting Redrawal Syndrome has struck me recently. Good to hear you had that looked at asap!

his hands are so big that they make the bugout look like its mini version

I will send you an Omega spring free of charge, because of the Hat you are wearing.. GO GIANTS!!!

When the knife bug bites...it bites hard! Got into collecting about 5 months ago and now addicted! LOL!

Sorry you had that issue! I’ve had mine for a few years of hard use and I’d like to send it in for a tune up but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

That sucks man, I've had zero issues with mine, I have both the basic black one and one with flytanium scales that I bought this year at bladeshow and like you, I fidget with them all the time I'm at home lol and open packages, along with some clothes tags. Hope you can get the omega springs replaced soon!

Still love and carry Benchmade knives but I've probably replaced a half dozen Omega Springs (I have a Griptilian, mini grip, bugout, mini freek).

I personally have never broken and Omega spring but I often take one of Omega Springs out so I can pull the access bar back with just my thumb.. that is my next question isn't there to Omega Springs in their you broke both of them?

damn, my bugout has not had any problems with the omega springs.

it didn't came with another omega spring in the package?

things like this made me realize the spyderco shaman is the last knife you will ever need.

I’m looking forward to your repair video! I’m gonna stick with Spyderco. I have the Delica 4 and the Pacific Salt 2. I want a Para 3 Lightweight.

Same thing happened to me during my highschool graduation trip. Had a mini hk axis and the omega spring broke during the first night of the trip. Luckily I had a backup tenacious as well. Never left home without a second knife starting from that day.

Same boat. I love Benchmade but absolutely hate the axis lock. Springs break all the time and, until recently, there were no aftermarket springs available. I ditched folders for three years because of this issue and went with small fixed blade instead. I'm moving back to folders now for fun and am getting a Spyderco Shaman mostly because of your videos. Hah. Hope all is well in Norge, man!

Yeah, the Omega springs is definitely an Achilles Heel for Benchmade. Omega spring is made from 304 steel. 316 is better in my opinion. That said, it's rare that an Omega spring will fail due to snapping.

3 omega springs broken in the last month. I was so confident it wasn’t a common enough issue to fret about it but here we are.

I feel so gutted for you my friend, they should already come with a spear set of omega springs in the box for the money they charge. But this is just a typical example of a knife loving person’s problem when companies don’t give proper support for every country. Hopefully you get your replacement faster than you got the knife 😘👍

Heard about some spring issues, and opted for boring, but sturdy Cold Steel.

I wonder what he would think of the Ritter Hogue mk1 g2? Same locking system with way better spings and it actually fits in your hand. The Bugout is too small for my hands too.

I'm sure it has already been said in the comments many times, but Omega springs can randomly fail at any time. That is the reason I no longer buy knives with this lock type. It happened to me on a BM I owned decades ago, very soon after I bought it. It's a super fun lock to play with, though.

Benchmade's quality control has dropped off in the last few years that I have noticed. Sad to see since they are one of the big knife manufacturers that has been around a while. Hopefully they dont fall into the same pit as gerber

Man this happened to mine after 2 months. I ordered a replacement set off Amazon that claims to be stronger and picked a back up set just in case. I’ll do updates every 3 months in case you want to see how those are doing. Good luck.

That's why I own 7 Spydercos and 0 Benchmades

Bugout? More like "tactical office knife" came close to getting one glad I went with a PM2. 😎👍

My945 just broke a AXIS lock spring... it was only couple months old.. THANKS FOR SHARING.

I believe since you're outside the US benchmade will ship you new omega springs, if not there's some Etsy sellers who sell them but I'm not sure if they ship to Norway. Some people also have tutorials on KZfaq on how to make them with guitar wire

Spyderco Native 5 Salt is still my go-to!

I have carried A bench made 940 With the exact same Springs for 10 years and beat the hell out of it no problem. That is an unusual situation. Is it fixed?

I'm not quite sure that I follow this. Aren't there two springs? Did they both break? Not clear from the video.

Love the Bugout. You probably just got a lemon

The horror..the horror. A friend of mine has that knife. I liked it on KZfaq, but really don't like it in hand. I have the rather cheap Spyderco Tenacius right now and like it way more than I thought I would! BUT I am interested in trying out that locking mechanism - S.O.G. has their own version and it looks like the right thing for me. The new Flash for instance! I hope you have a nice holiday in spite of your mishap with the Bogout.

I think it's funny they felt the need to make a mini version of this. They should have made an XL instead.

And that’s why I love my Spyderco Navajas.

Great content brotha 🤙🏽 what’s the update on getting your bugout fixed?

Mine went out fast too. I got wolf springs they are definitely higher quality there’s a little more resistance but you get used to it pretty quick.

I suggest getting a whole little baggie of omega springs just in case, they are so cheap not to have a ton as backup.

You only need to bring one knife when you go on vacation… if it’s a Spyderco.

Get yourself a big chonkers titanium frame lock ZT and this will never be a problem again.

what a cliffhanger ! hope you ca fix it ! Next time you'll take the spyderco 😉

😂😂😂your content is awsome brother ✌🤜💯🤛next time gots ta bring the shaman wootwoot haha hava good one brother U Da Man 👊

I got really excited there for a second when you said BladeHQ was shipping to Norway... Panduro might have some wire that will do the job.

I will admit that if I was really bugging out, or going to war, I would probably take a pm2 instead of any omega lock knife, BUT when I show my collection to my friends, everyone loves the bugout. People who have zero knowledge of knives beyond the cuttyness just seem to love the blade shape and the feel (g10 and ti... The grivory usually gets the tap test.. what dis?). I carry a bugout to work (construction) most days, when I have pro techs microtechs spydercos, hogues, quiet carrys, we knives, giant mice, trm's and a bunch of budget options. Bugout is a winner, but you have to budget for scales. This puts a new one with titanium scales on the under $200 club, even with extra springs. Android yes, I have extra omega springs, though I have yet to need one since my first *used* mini griptillian found in a field in a park in VT in 2005 (not a denial, just the facts). Easy to carry, lightweight and handsome. I have 4 of em.

Had omega springs break twice on me in the past, I’ll never buy an axis lock again except for the coil spring variant

Had both my omega springs snap on my all black bugout 2 weeks ago. I feel like there is a manufacture issue. Recently bought an Osbourne mini and its lasting longer. You have a lifetime warranty, use it.