Unboxing the Benchmade Bugout, will it claim the title of my EDC?

Published: 2 years ago

Unboxing the Benchmade Bugout! I have carried the Bugout Mini quite a bit, finally caved and picked up a standard Bugout. This knife is for me the benchmark for EDC.

Priority Score for the Benchmade Bugout - 80/100
Pocket Feel - 9/10 (second only to the Bugout mini)
Pocket Clip - 9/10
Feel in Hand - 7/10
Deployment - 8/10
Lock - 9/10 (second only to the Shark lock)
Design - 8/10 (rated high for exceptional weight vs beauty)
Fit & Finish - 7/10 (not centered)
Blade Shape - 9/10
Blade Steel - 7/10 (S30v should be updated to S35VN/S45VN or 20CV or Magnacut)
Value - 7/10 (borderline 6/10 for what it is)


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Some of my favorite places to work with:

Link to DLT Trading - https://dlttrading.com
Link to White Mountain Knives - https://whitemountainknives.com
Link to BladeOps - https://bladeops.com
Link to Blade HQ - https://bladehq.com
Link to Knifecenter - https://knifecenter.com

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Some of my favorite knives, as shown in the videos:

High Price
1) Tactile Knife Co Rockwall Thumbstud - https://www.dlttrading.com/tactile-knife-company-rockwall
2) Demko AD20.5 Titanium Shark Foot - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-3v-slotted-shark-foot-textured-titanium
3) Chris Reeve Sebenza - https://www.dlttrading.com/chris-reeve-large-sebenza-31-1

Mid Price
1) Benchmade Bugout & Mini - https://www.dlttrading.com/benchmade-535-bugout
2) Demko AD20.5 - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-slotted-shark-foot-grey-grivory
3) We Knife Co Banter - https://whitemountainknives.com/we-knife-banter-liner-lock-knife-blue-g10-handle-plain-sw-s35vn-blade-2004a/
4) Spyderco Para 3 G10 SV45VN - https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-para-3-black-g-10

Low Price
1) Civivi Elementum - https://whitemountainknives.com/civivi-elementum-liner-lock-knife-dark-green-micarta-handle-plain-d2-blade-c907t/
2) Ontario Rat 2 - https://whitemountainknives.com/ontario-rat-2-folding-knife-satin-plain-edge-blade-black-handle-8860-aus8-steel/
3) Victorinox Tinker - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-tinker
4) Victorinox Explorer - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-explorer
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Some of my favorite stuff:

1) Keysmart Clip for Chainring - https://a.co/d/4tJ3kSI
2) Reliable Chinese Flashlight - https://a.co/d/iZidEFP
3) Victorinox Paring Knife - https://a.co/d/5x1vrbE
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