Se7eN's trip report thread.

In our terms, yes. @Bushman5

OUR TERMS BUSHY.

But for the rest of the world, its a good all around knife. I love it.......But you are right in a way....

Don't make me snap and post pictures of the BUSSE ASHBMLE's spine...5/16's of INFI.

Don't make me do it....I swear to god brother...

 

Doooo iiiiiit!

 

grind a deep Bowie tip on it....its begging for a bowie tip!

 

ya know ya want tooo.....

 

come on man....grind a deep bowie swedge into that lil pig sticker.......

 

Oh Sh*t


What's this?

I know what it is... one of the greatest production fixed blades ever made.

The ESEE JUNGLAS



Amazing knife......nice 3/16ths spine.



But wait...what the hell!!! OH MY GOD

WHAM

ASHBMLE



There is...a bit of a difference...




Just the tip!!!!....pictures....of just the tip(s)




Both knives are awesome...but there is NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT.

SeV out.

 

Truthfully, the Junglas handle is way better...



Hmm...

Identical in size from the side.



Opposite sides



It's impossible to pick between these two knives as they are. However, if you live in the norther. Hemisphere, I think the BUSSE wins. Thicker, tougher, stronger. Cold winter approved. If ESEE made a .25" Junglas, I wouldn't even think about a BUSSE. Truthfully, BUSSE knives are horrendously expensive, although they are good blades. Just not affordable for most people. Mine was a gift from my brother for my 40th birthday...otherwise...I wouldn't own one.



The choice is yours.

Cost - ESEE
Value - ESEE ( cheaper and comes with a sheath!)
Strength - BUSSE
Edge retention - BUSSE
Ease of field maintenance - ESEE
Ergonomics - BUSSE without gloves ESEE with gloves.
Effectiveness - BUSSE
Weight - ESEE
Sheath - ESEE ( LOL hands down winner)
Factory edge - ESEE

Preferred climate - Southern/Jungle temperaments - ESEE

Preferred climate - Northern climates - northern USA / Canada.

Go ahead and roast me, but is just my opinion. I own both, use both, so that has an impact on my opinion.

SeV out.

 

I would not hesitate to baton my SYKCO / Bussekins in -20 C or colder. I have YET to see anyone do so with the Junglas.......(not a shot at Esee, I just have not sen anyone use a Esee in -20 C or colder weather........)

 

Because no one is usually out when it's that cold. My snot starts freezing at +30* here in California. lol

 

Awesome comparison!!!! Now I really want a .25" Junglas.

 

The shot of the spines was like comparing a folder to a leaf spring kukri lol

 

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

lol

I know I have, but I don't have a way to prove it...Whenever I'm out, if it was ever that cold I usually always used my ESEE 5 because it was thickets..I always warm up my blades under my jacket for a while because the steel will become brittle if is super cold. It's a fact. I even do that with my axes.


I have some pictures of my BUSSE knives being used in -42c

Let me find them.

I was left with the same feeling LOL

 

I'll give you two guesses as to what is going take place today.

 

cold weather knife test!NICE!Looking forward to this...

 

And apparently charging your phone lol!

 

Teaser

ESEE Junglas submerged in -22 c for 3 hours prior to use...

 

Here we go.

Bushy says he has not ever seen an ESEE Junglas used in -20.

It's colder than -20 here...and I beat on my Junglas for a bit.

First, I put the Junglas outside for 3 hours while i worked on the the combat shovel prototype bushy and I are building. By this time, the knife is cold. Really cold.

Without warming the blade at all, I chopped up a 10 foot piece of birch into several pieces.



Time to get things done. Wham bam!



First piece. Cut through it like piss all.



Piece number two.



All of it...





No edge damage. I hammered this thing..I swung so hard, that if it broke, I wouldn't be surprised...It didn't break.

Time to baton through a few pieced of big pine. This knife is not meant for this at all...but if this knife is going to be sold in Canada, it has to do this, and do it well.





No problem at all. Saw it get bent a few times, but always returned to zero.





More to come.

 

I processed more wood. Hammering the junglas with a frozen birch log.



Naturally, without any damage, the Junglas prevailed.










Time to light a fire. @Bushman5 sent me some fire starter to try...this sh*t was like dried napalm! I lit up a few cotton balls and cut open my napalm pak, BLAM. Instant fire. this stuff burns hot...REAL HOT. I didn't even put small pieces of wood on it...I just piled on the big sticks and away it went.





After all the work my Junglas did, I could still produce a decent featherstick.






At this point, my phone died and wouldnt turn on because it was too cold.. More pics coming, but I have to upload from my Rebel T3i.

 

LET THERE BE FIRE.





At this time, this young lad came outside to play. A lesson was to be learned.

I taught him how to build a quinzee.



Snow storm from BC was rolling in.



I gave Logan my headlamp so he could see.




It was taking shape. He did a good job for being 9 years old. he also did this in sub -22C weather...






More to come.

 

First,thanks for braving the cold to keep us entertained,nice test...results are what I expected,pretty good for blade of that profile.Can't wait to see the design of that shovel you and Bushman came up with...