This is a review and torture test of the Jager F-118 G by Ruike Knives. The knife was provided for review by Gear For Life and I want to thank them for making the review possible.
In addition to providing an overview of the knife, the video also provides a visual size comparison with the ESEE-4. Before and after photos of using the ESEE-4 for path-clearing are shown to illustrate general knife usage in wilderness Search and Rescue.
I am not a bushcraft or survival expert by any stretch of imagination, so SAR Ops dominates my thought process when devising stress tests in the field. After a few simple (warmup) cut tests, the knife is put through edge and tip testing to see if it would hold up to the most extreme conditions I would expect to encounter during night, wilderness SAR exercises.
Speaking of extreme, the torture test applied to the sheath pushes 'extreme' to its limit. I discuss plastic, kydex, and leather gear in the summary.
This is a long video (in excess of a half hour), so feel free to jump to specific chapters of interest. I apologize for your having to look at me for so long during the video. I could truly play 'The Predator' without any creature costume :) Each segment was shot one-take with an #iphone 12 Pro MAX.
As always, thanks for your time and thanks for watching the video.
#knife #outdoors #searchandrescue #hiking #camping #bushcraft #survival
Gear For Life: gearforlife.com/the-ruike-jag...
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
04:16 - Initial Cut Test
07:37 - Feel and Balance
09:44 - ESEE 4 Comparison
11:63 - Sheath
13:15 - Simple Cut Tests
15:25 - Stress Testing - Tip Test
17:28 - SAR Survival Support Construction
19:25 - Hacking Test
22:22 - Sheath - Extreme Torture Test
25:55 - Final Sharpness Test and Summary