Episode 5 - Airboat Hunting On the North Slope Media
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Old Man Folders & the Mall Ninja KidEpisode 5 — Airboat Hunting On the North Slope
The ultimate bipolar opposite of the knife universe. Blades, guns, hunting, trucks, and zero filter.
[0:05] IntroEpisode 5 kicks off.
[0:19] Cigars & Davidoff Deep DiveMall Ninja Kid's cigar habit is spiraling. Freud smoked 20 a day until jaw cancer took his face. Mark Twain lived to 90 chain-smoking. Davidoff costs $83 in Alaska thanks to a 135% tobacco tax.
[3:46] The UPK / Dakota Calls KnifeOld Man Folders accidentally ordered the pocket version instead of the AK bayonet. 14C28N steel, chisel grind, sliding mechanism — gimmick or legit Kubotan? Mall Ninja Kid confirms it stabbed him through his cargo pants.Up Knife OTF (https://upknife.com/collections/upk-d-series/products/upk-d4c-compact-eclipse-ring2-ss-al) | SOCP Dagger (https://www.benchmade.com/products/176bk?srsltid=AfmBOoq-5frk8KLIktop3co2v4YHz7anBbJQrTEqGSKB-yai7Z2tuD6-)
[8:34] Rampage Jackson's Party & the Elbow KOSmall boxer talks trash at an MMA party — twice. Gets casually elbowed by a 280-lb ex-fighter who doesn't spill his drink.Tiki Ghosn Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yZ_Kzt450U)
[11:44] Fortuna Kentucky Straight BourbonRare Characters 2022 barrel pick. First pour of the night.
[12:32] Scout Carry Deep DiveNo kink shaming. SOB carry allegedly put a cop in a wheelchair. Scout vs. bandido vs. appendix vs. Mexican carry debated. Appendix carry = built-in diet accountability. Paracord trigger-guard holster trick explained.
[22:02] Draw Hunts & Alaska Hunting StoriesDraw hunt conspiracy theories. A great-grandfather's 40-year bison quest won at age 80+ with a drop-block 45-70 Sharps. Spine-shot deer. TBD's resume: bear, deer, goat, caribou.
[23:22] The Haul Road HuntMall Ninja Kid and Steve Renos (Bullets for Bucks) driving 18 hours to Dead Horse to pack-raft caribou country. 100-lb pack vs. 30-lb ultralight setup. Game sled recommendation.
[27:57] Gear: Lithium Air Compressors & Tire Kits$cheap Amazon lithium compressor, one per glove box. Patch kit, impact wrench, right socket — don't be the guy with a scissor jack.
[29:38] Rifles, Suppressors & VehiclesChristensen Arms 300 Win Mag at 5 lbs vs. $10K Fierce in 300 PRC at 9 lbs. Dead Air suppressor added. Then: Mall Ninja Kid's 2025 Jeep Willys, Stellantis electrical gremlins, and the Venture 4WD overlanding rabbit hole.
[38:07] Truck Guns & Truck Knives
• Old Man Folders: KRISS Vector 10mm + Ontario machete (stolen, then resold to him by the thief)
• Mall Ninja Kid: Suppressed SBR Draco + NOR Knives Amok
• TBD: Draco / Krinkov + Bark River Bravo 1 in Magnacut
[55:01] Future Knife Trends & Industry RantMore finger-ring daggers. Less mechanical complexity for its own sake. Elegance hiding engineering — Jack Wolf, Pena, Panchenko called out. TBD wants monolithic frame button-lock flippers. Old Man Folders' ProTech Godson fires and annihilates a glass of bourbon mid-discussion.
[55:01] Gerber Flat Iron TangentDakota has six. Two are hostages with stripped screws. Cerakote and custom scales discussed.
[1:05:32] Sharpening Myth BustedBelt grinding does NOT ruin your heat treat. "If it heats more than it eats, trash the belt." Steel needs 450°F+ to lose temper — you'd blister before that happens. Also: the knifemaker killed by his own buffer, and why the shop cages theirs in 5-gallon buckets.
[1:10:00] Outro"We are Old Man Folders and the Mall Ninja Kid."
The ultimate bipolar opposite of the knife universe. Blades, guns, hunting, trucks, and zero filter.
[0:05] IntroEpisode 5 kicks off.
[0:19] Cigars & Davidoff Deep DiveMall Ninja Kid's cigar habit is spiraling. Freud smoked 20 a day until jaw cancer took his face. Mark Twain lived to 90 chain-smoking. Davidoff costs $83 in Alaska thanks to a 135% tobacco tax.
[3:46] The UPK / Dakota Calls KnifeOld Man Folders accidentally ordered the pocket version instead of the AK bayonet. 14C28N steel, chisel grind, sliding mechanism — gimmick or legit Kubotan? Mall Ninja Kid confirms it stabbed him through his cargo pants.Up Knife OTF (https://upknife.com/collections/upk-d-series/products/upk-d4c-compact-eclipse-ring2-ss-al) | SOCP Dagger (https://www.benchmade.com/products/176bk?srsltid=AfmBOoq-5frk8KLIktop3co2v4YHz7anBbJQrTEqGSKB-yai7Z2tuD6-)
[8:34] Rampage Jackson's Party & the Elbow KOSmall boxer talks trash at an MMA party — twice. Gets casually elbowed by a 280-lb ex-fighter who doesn't spill his drink.Tiki Ghosn Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yZ_Kzt450U)
[11:44] Fortuna Kentucky Straight BourbonRare Characters 2022 barrel pick. First pour of the night.
[12:32] Scout Carry Deep DiveNo kink shaming. SOB carry allegedly put a cop in a wheelchair. Scout vs. bandido vs. appendix vs. Mexican carry debated. Appendix carry = built-in diet accountability. Paracord trigger-guard holster trick explained.
[22:02] Draw Hunts & Alaska Hunting StoriesDraw hunt conspiracy theories. A great-grandfather's 40-year bison quest won at age 80+ with a drop-block 45-70 Sharps. Spine-shot deer. TBD's resume: bear, deer, goat, caribou.
[23:22] The Haul Road HuntMall Ninja Kid and Steve Renos (Bullets for Bucks) driving 18 hours to Dead Horse to pack-raft caribou country. 100-lb pack vs. 30-lb ultralight setup. Game sled recommendation.
[27:57] Gear: Lithium Air Compressors & Tire Kits$cheap Amazon lithium compressor, one per glove box. Patch kit, impact wrench, right socket — don't be the guy with a scissor jack.
[29:38] Rifles, Suppressors & VehiclesChristensen Arms 300 Win Mag at 5 lbs vs. $10K Fierce in 300 PRC at 9 lbs. Dead Air suppressor added. Then: Mall Ninja Kid's 2025 Jeep Willys, Stellantis electrical gremlins, and the Venture 4WD overlanding rabbit hole.
[38:07] Truck Guns & Truck Knives
• Old Man Folders: KRISS Vector 10mm + Ontario machete (stolen, then resold to him by the thief)
• Mall Ninja Kid: Suppressed SBR Draco + NOR Knives Amok
• TBD: Draco / Krinkov + Bark River Bravo 1 in Magnacut
[55:01] Future Knife Trends & Industry RantMore finger-ring daggers. Less mechanical complexity for its own sake. Elegance hiding engineering — Jack Wolf, Pena, Panchenko called out. TBD wants monolithic frame button-lock flippers. Old Man Folders' ProTech Godson fires and annihilates a glass of bourbon mid-discussion.
[55:01] Gerber Flat Iron TangentDakota has six. Two are hostages with stripped screws. Cerakote and custom scales discussed.
[1:05:32] Sharpening Myth BustedBelt grinding does NOT ruin your heat treat. "If it heats more than it eats, trash the belt." Steel needs 450°F+ to lose temper — you'd blister before that happens. Also: the knifemaker killed by his own buffer, and why the shop cages theirs in 5-gallon buckets.
[1:10:00] Outro"We are Old Man Folders and the Mall Ninja Kid."