Ontario SP5: "Survive for Less" by Nutnfancy

[GCreble10]

Please respond.

Which is better for the money? The Large Heavy Bowie by Ka-Bar, or, the SP 5? I like the both of them and they are around the same price. I just need user advice.

Thanks.

[SuperRip7]

Yeah I am a 10-inch blade fan.

[SgtThorn]

fantastic review!....i attached this beast to my flak jacket while in Iraq in 2003....it survived 42 straight days of combat, sandstorms, and not to mention the sheer size of this monster intimidated wannabe terrorists back into their mud huts..i still have it over 7 years later and its still has the orginal edge...so yeah, deployment knife? Absolutely!

[fetus2genius1]

hey nutnfancy, what do you like better the ontario sp10 or the kabar large heavy bowie?

[MuzzleBlast357]

I wish they'd put a blade like this into my Leatherman! How does this stack up against the Ka-Bar Large and Heavy? I also don't like the tip. I prefer the standard Bowie.

[RudeXBoii]

big mfking knife



[warriorsbaseball5]

Which knife would u prefer the sp5 or the sp50? Nice video nutn

[hoodrat61]

hello veri, got the knives in on friday march 18th. super fast shipping from the ontario knife store. just a very long wait for backordered items. am happy with the knives and the prices. thanks again to you and nutn' for all your hard work!

[nutnfancy]

@hoodrat61 Awesome, I'm glad you liked it, even if it was a long wait. --- Veri

[varun009]

@nutnfancy veri, why do you answer your brother's comments?

[ToddIngram1000]

@varun009 I think it's because he doesn't have the time

[CutleryNovice]

Which do you prefer,the SP-5 or SP45?

[Subatomic1000]

I have the same knife. It still has its edge and is a true beast.

[hoodrat61]

hello veri, i called ontario knife store this am and got very good customer service. unfortunately 2 of the knives i ordered are on backorder and the entire order is delayed till mid march. not a big deal. i just wanted to know what was going on and now i do. i guess someone on the web side dropped the ball in responding to my emails. thank you for your response as well. a big thanks to NUTN' and you for all the hard work you do. i really enjoy his vids and life POU.

[nutnfancy]

@hoodrat61 Thanks for the update, hoodrat. If you get any more info on your order, I'd love to hear about it. --- Veri

[hoodrat61]

is anyone else having problems with ontario-knife-store? i ordered and paid for 3 knives on 2-4-11 and have not got them yet. i emailed 2 times asking about the order but was not answered by them. i guess i'll give it a little more time then try to get my money back if they dont sent my order.

[nutnfancy]

@hoodrat61 Have you tried calling them to press the issue? Its only been two weeks since your initial order, but you might be able to get a tracking number or some info about what's going on. -- Veri

[omgorillaz21]

yes! This makes sense because when I get older and have a son I'm going to say "Johnny when you get older I want you to grow up to have a big knife! You know nothing makes a dad more proud than when his child can chop stuff. You'll show those Flanderson boys next door who's fat then won't you kiddo!?" Johnny: Yup daddy! Me: There's a good boy, now run along and play with my home made grenades I made for ya!

[TheUSMC2017]

Nutn should buy and review the ESEE/RC Izula

[RoyOttis]

I have owned the SP5 for fifteen years now. I don't go into the woods with out it. I've cut down hard wood trees, split fire wood and used it as a camp cooking knife. The sheath is still in great shape and the blade has never chipped. A great deal of the black coating on the blade has worn off though. A little felco tool oil keeps it clean n slippery. I have a feeling the SP5 will be with me for the rest of my life.

[Digityus]

The wieght is not bad on this one. Great knife. Man, I'm glad you've made these videos. I've seen others, but they just play around with the blade and talk about how cool it is. They never really put some explination behind it's purpose or even take the time to compare it to other blades. I saw one guy's video where he was just swinging one of these in the woods clumsy as hell. I hope more people realize what they're getting before they buy. Not just because it looks cool.

[kytodd]

I got this knife for my son. It's a great knife for a great price. Can't go wrong with this one.

[lbkracka]

I bought one of these at a surplus store new for $20 but he didn't have the sheath. Thought I would be able to get one easy but I can't find one. Any idea of a sheath that will fit this blade?

[nightstalkersasslt]

I have had this knife for years and have used and abused it, no complaints. Great bush craft blade.

[Sheepdogwall]

Dude Thanks so much for all the time you put into your reviews. Nice knife.

[TheTacticalsurvivor]

thinkin of buying this knife!! great vid love them!! Tac

[hotsteamypudding]

hey dude, cool videos. I'm a trained knife fighter - and by that I don't mean I'm some sort of ninja, I just mean I've been trained to do it a fair bit - basically long blades don't really help - can totally see where you coming from - but length wouldn't much come into it for something the size you'd call a survival knife. Swords - yeah reach is important - knives - no - so long as it's long enough to get into someone body deep enough to do some real fast acting damage - you'll be stabbing them

[Southern661]

@hotsteamypudding

The statistics for knife-related deaths are somewhere around 30 stab wounds per person. I know people that have been stabbed 7 times in the ribs. Unless you have a thick knife, stabbing is almost useless. The wound cavity will shrink shut and swell, stopping the bleeding within minutes.

[TheJoshy1992]

@Southern661 it depends where your stabbed really.. if someone stabs you in the throat, or back of the neck and such, your probly gonna die.

[Southern661]

@TheJoshy1992 I understand this. But they're probably going to be covering their throat and neck with their arms, and with a 2.5 pound bowie like the Ontario SP10 marine raider... Wait, what arm?

[Southern661]

@hotsteamypudding Cutting? Thats not going to stop anyone that truely intends to kill you, unless you cut their throat or major arteries. small knifes cut , but Bowie knives dismember. Its hard to fight back with no hand, a severed coller bone, split ribs, cleaved skull, or no limb, versus fighting back with a few bleeding cuts, because you will have to wait for adequate blood loss to take effect, and with adrenaline probably wouldn't feel much pain.

[aseglkj]

@Southern661 I like the cut of your jib, good sir ...

[hotsteamypudding]

@Southern661 - you're talking much more about a sword fight here I think - in which case, yeah size definitely counts - but in knife fighting the purpose is to physically get hold of whoever you're actually fighting and stab or slice open their throat (wide blades are good). You may think this would be difficult to do when someone has a machete type blade but their are several martial arts focussed on disarming people carrying large blades. Difficult to disarm someone of a small(ish) knife.

[RSPDiver]

I picked up a slightly older one of these entirely (all nylon sheath, slightly differeng grind) on this review, and used it this past weekend on a camping trip with buddies. While they were dorking around with a folding hand saw and hatchet, I was annihilating logs with my SP5, and making a huge stack of fire wood. The thing just cuts like it was made for it. They only slight down side was the sharpened back clip tore up the baton stick a bit. GREAT BLADE! And WD40 makes a huge difference.

[dagurru1]

CCCOMBAT BLADE thats how you should have said it.

[LakeErieGhost]

@555nato your right sog used to be (sog specality knives) thats when they were U.S. made . .a question for nuttinfancy sp5 or ka-bar heavy bowie whats better over-all knife back to nato i guess we shouldnt expect any different when the same company changes hands like the weather

[LakeErieGhost]

awsome knife whos it holdin up so far

[jon56shane]

Ontario has discontinued the sp5 so get it while you can! They will continue to make the sp10.Soon the choice will be the sp10 or the Ka-bar heavy bowie. Jon

[555Nato]

@jon56shane i thought the Ka-Bar heavy Bowie was also discontinued(by KaBar).

and Ontario discontinues a lot knives the last period by the way.

[jon56shane]

I was in debate, the K-B heavy, the sp5, or sp10.I got the sp10 from SMKW. I LOVE my sp5. Truth is I`m crazy enought to own them ALL if I could! I don`t hear much about K-B cutlass or kukri (Cam. has kukri now too) but I`m sure I`d like those too!!! Jon.

[555Nato]

i cant understand why Ontario quits producing the SP5.that blade is highly effective.probably a money and selling thing same shit as everywhere

[jon56shane]

I talked to them at the co. they said it was simply a slow seller.There aren`t that many options in the sp5 catagory so it must not be a hot catagory.But I love mine!

[555Nato]

I've got the SP10.

it's quite an awesome blade.chops and stabs.does it all

[jon56shane]

sorry I ment that I got the sp5. and love it!! I have a western w49 which is to simuler to the sp10 which is simply a thicker blade. But I`ll tell you that w49 is a CHOPPER!!! And I love the swing style sheaths too.

[jon56shane]

To waterproof the leather I like "Snowseal" . I`ts beeswax so Iit dosen`t deteriorate natural or synthetic stiches or dry out the leather. I melt a small amount then heat up the leather witha blow dryer and aply melted Snowseal on hot leather. This really penetrates the leather. Be sure to wipe off ALL extra wax. Then I also aply it to the inside of the sheath with gun cleaning rod.Again wipe off exsece wax. This makes water JUMP off your sheath! Jon.

[Jurkowski1987]

I got both of the knives sp5 and sp10 they are both totally worth the Moneyy

[RRFF12345]

@Jurkowski1987 ,i agree

[Jurkowski1987]

So which one should i get the SP5 or the SP10?

[Affliction4evr]

@Jurkowski1987

sp10

[jon56shane]

The sp10 is heavier than the sp5 so a better chopper. And a better piont for thrusting,and a hand guard both for offence and defence.I love both swing sheaths.The sp5 is lighter and easier to carry and will baton throught about everything.Many many knives without hand guards have been used well in battle. And lets be real, look at the tip of the sp5, not as pointy as the sp10 but do you really think you couldn`t thrust that into someone? Jon.

[555Nato]

the SP5 will stab very well too.I'm100% sure about that.

[555Nato]

what i thought about the end of production of the SP5:not enough selling of it.pity.but that's how business goes.bwah.

[555Nato]

one guy claimed the SP5 was a better chopper than the SP10,which could very well be true.the SP5 is flat grind.and the SP10 sabre.your W49 looks good too man :-)

[jon56shane]

I think full flat or convex grind IS a better chopper. If both knives are the same wieght.When they have a VERY short grid back from the edge this makes a wedge effect and inhibets chopping power (depth). But both the sp10 and the Western w49 have there edges groung way back and are there for good choppers. You get foot lbs presure on inpact from volocity or mass. But speed reaches a max. point but you can always add more mass. So no matter what, mass CAN at some point win over speed or grind!

[555Nato]

let's just think one thing.one knife model will go.but there will come others back.hopefully good ones.not like the phony types SOG produces lately.

[jon56shane]

Good way to look at it my man! What exciting new knife will they make ( that I`ll jusy HAVE to have) that will piss my wife off further! Just kidding shes GREAT!

[555Nato]

it's like lives of humans.we die and others will come.its a bit sad thatgood things go.but that gives space for even possibly better things to come.the flat grind is defenitely a good chopper.

[555Nato]

be nice to your wife.good wives arent spread like raindrops you know.well if you live in the Sahara they are..hehe

[sadclownwp]

Thank you for your videos, really helped me decide on a very good knife. I got the SP5 and it rocks, i have taken it on all sorts of camp outs and its performance is incredible.

[knifeman135]

wheres the weight?

[jon56shane]

Everything we are discusing are blade heavy to some point.

[RRFF12345]

6:33 to 6:44 ,well said Nutnfancy.I had a Tops MAk-7 ,what a joke of a dagger that was.way too thick edges and point.also disturbing chisellike butt jabbing into my hand.

[KatanaFish213]

Hey what is your guys opinion on 5160 steel that ontario uses?

[RRFF12345]

look at knifetest.the tip of the 'famous' ranger broke fairly easy compared to a so often scoffed at cheap stainless(440C,not bad at all in my opinion) steel S&W.

[RRFF12345]

the ranger has a thick blade but a tip like a kitchen knife which is bad combo.

[jon56shane]

It`s not so much the metal in those that are simuler as the way it`s treated. If done well ALL those high carbons are fine! Jon

[SuperSuperGeek]

Great review. You should do a review of the Ontario SP1. It looks alot like a regular Ka-Bar but its handle and guard are one solid piece. Ive been wondering how good it is compared to the regular Ka-Bar.

[Spartanwarrioromega]

i'm impressed with this knife,thanx 2 this review...somewhere around 40-50 bucks and u get a 10 inch bladed knife!!! wow,now that rocks...and not only that but 1 that is actually reliable knowing that it is made by Ontario...i'm completely sold 4 this knife until i review the rest of the knives u did reviews on...keep it rockin nutn

[dave777blaster]

I prefer a small knife for gutting and skinning deer and a small axe for wood chopping.

[jon56shane]

I find that a small knife , a big knife and a pocket saw add up to the sme wieght as a knife and hand axe but is more versitle. Don`t got me wrong I have 5 hachets and plenty of use for them!

[gruntspy44]

glad I added you nutnfancy..... you got good taste in weapons

[pcolvario]

According to your Info this is an overseas made knife, which I think is incorrect. It is made in the USA? I think people might be mis-led by that comment.

[simoncowellscores]

pcolvario, he must have showed the part on the blade that said "Ontario USA" several times. Ontario is a military knife supplier that also sells knives to civilians. All their Spec Plus stuff like this is made in the USA (as stamped on the blade!).

[Blondie767]

@pcolvario i thought it was made in Canada?

[irvin5598]

im assuming you meant cqc

[vectraB97]

also got a buck nighthawk.. dont know why I bought it.. just look cool.. I don`t like to use it.. blade are more for combat I think.. sp5 is a better all round.. nighthawk`s blade are to tick.. sp5 cut bread like a pro.. easy to get sharp... +++ gerber multitool and sp5 is what I use when I go out on my snowmobile.. If a wild animal jump me it will get a real fight..

[vectraB97]

I have owned sp5 for 17years.. love it.. people where I live think only the norwegian sami knife are good.. I think they are pice of shit.. wood handle that break, and no finger guard, blade that rust.. most of the time my knife are used like a small axe.. nice steel.. I have hit rock with it so hard that it made large sparks in daylite.. 5min work and it is sharp again.. other knifes I have owned break if i hit a rock with full power.. people say my steel don`t sound right.. paint does that..

[gungawats4din]

Just bought one for 41$. Looking forward to getting it in the mail... thx nutn

[Selax]

so the SP5 vs the SP10

AND the heavy bowie from Ka-Bar.

i think we need a vs review

[YourADrag]

@Selax true that!

i would also like to see a review (vs) with the outcast D2

[youinstube]

What an awesome knife!!! The only difference between a custom knife is the fit and finish. The functionality remains the same. I can't say enough great things about my SP5... Once again Nutn, helped me pick out a great piece of gear!!! Thanks so much for getting this good info out there!!! BTW I was backpacking with an eagle scout. He couldn't get a fire going in the damp conditions... I showed him the Nutnfancy way, and sure enough.... success! Thanks for all you do bro!

[inthabuilding]

just ordered one due to watching your videos!

[11CoOlAsIcE11]

1:20 Ouch you can see where he cut a chunk out of his thumb with the spyderco folding knife. Looks like it hurt.

[Stigandir]

Just bought this knife and it failed me within the first day of survival training.

I believe the thin edge is not ment for excesive tree harvesting out of the box. To be sure it got the job done. however there was a large chip out of the blade after one day of shelter construction.

[vectraB97]

tree dont make large chip out of carbon steel.. you hit a rock.. my 17year old sp5 are sharper than new.. I have also hit rocks some times.. never got a chip out of it.. had to make it sharp 4-5 times last 17 year.. but that is normal when I use it like axe... I had more large chips break of my carpenter axe..

[teagueh]

The Knife is still just over $46.00 at the store you mentioned Nutin'

Aug. 7, 2009

[KlavsKarkls]

What about Kersaw Outcast, how would you compare it to Ontario sp5?

[jon56shane]

The outcast is made of D2. Some think D2 is no good for impacting (to brittle) But Kershaw seems to kown how to treat it right.Outcast handle is to small for my big paws anyhow. Jon

[RedAssBaboon666]

omg! that thing rocks!!

[Valetudo21]

This guy is so dramatic lol. I enjoy his videos though for the most part.

[agran145]

That things like a machete! Oh ya, I know you have your own things to do but it would be great if you could compare the sp5 to the sp10

[Godspeak666]

I got one for a pig hunting trip, my friends got a Marine Raider and Ka Bar Large Heavy Bowie. Very comfortable on the hip for such a big blade and carries amazingly well. Made in the USA like the Raider but when comparing the Ontarios to the Taiwanese made Ka Bar the quality of manufacture is not even close, the Taiwanese made Ka Bar is far better made. Paint and finish clearly better and much sharper out of the box. I like the blade shape of the Ka Bar better although its inch shorter.

[nutnfancyfan01]

Review some TOPS and mercworx knives dude.

[VicariousReality7]

I would really like to see if Mercworx knives are any good

[giutoniolo]

45$ for that knife is very cheap man! I´d like to see it in the boonies doing some chopping and batoning! Too bad I got some other priority knives in my list now! Great review Nutn! As always!

[sevenedges]

Nutn man you crack me up, "new terms, I;m going to be throwing at you guys"

Haha keep up the great work man.

[Hoffa3381]

Now I have one more knife to add to my wish list. The Ontario SP10 and Marine Raider both have caught my eye and are in the running against each other. Now the SP5 has joined the race. I think out of the three the SP5 might fit more overall roles and duties between Survival and combat knife. I might be wrong!?!

[gmongoosegaseball]

I just want to point out the knife is made in the USA. You state in the info box it is an oversea produced knife. It is not (As of 04-09-2009) produced overseas, per the Ontario web site. It is still made in the Good Old USA!!!

[H1tMaster]

I had to pay $90 for this knife in Norway

[teagueh]

The Ontario SPEC 6 is the best of the Ontario SPEC models, IMHO.

Thanks for this terrific video and channel!

[elnathancue]

good knife. I use it for splitting mesquite chunks when I smoke pulled pork (makes for better smoke flavor) got a couple of small chips in it from extreme use, but I was able to hand grind 'em out most the way w/ arkansas stone.

[adamrosio08]

Nutn, One question.....KBAR LHB, or SP5?

[H1tMaster]

adamrosio08: I think the SP5... but i have not tryed the KaBar knife as much as the sp5, becorse i like the sp5 and it does alot of good for you when you need a long blade

[jon56shane]

The difference is really only in the tip.

[hogielove]

A big knive will scare the shit out of the other dude!

[stephen4505]

not if the other dude got a gun lol

[ltjosh10]

@hogielove my gun will scare them more ; ) thats why I carry one instead of a ontario sp5

[PinePicker87]

@hogielove not always...god knows who your gonna deal with that day.....

Pine

[Eso1]

Hey, nutnfancy, i want to create a surival duffel bag just in case shit hits the fan, i was recently looking at the Ka-bar cutlass, to throw in it, but i cant find any reviews for it online or videos, have you seen that knife at all?

[ILLEGALLYAZN]

U should review the Ontario XM-1

[Rasenkrieger]

too darn heavy for a 3.5inch blade though!

[BetterThenDaRest]

this was a very good review respect 5 stars

[outlawsoldier47]

It's nice to see a review on an afordable knife for a change. I see alot of my ARMY budies are biased twords expensive knives by Benchmade, MOD and Gerber. If the knife works use it. My question is if the Woodsmans Pal is any good or if it's just a useless gimic. I see it advertised everywhere and I'm wondering if it's worth it. If anyone has used one plese let me know what you think about it. Thank you.

[knifeman135]

I bought mine 12 years ago and the sheath was all cordura.Also, why do youthink the taskforce is just as heavy but shorter?

[turdburper]

Went looking for some of these today, the SP5, the SP10 or the KA-Bar Heavy Bowie. A local military surplus shop carried the Ontarios for $90 !!! Ouch.

[KaBarred]

I can't decide between the Sp5 and the Kabar Heavy Bowie... choices..

[SanitySource]

why not this one? its larger. same steel i think. 1085?

[OTEP1234567891011]

i thought it was 1095. small difference though.

[jon56shane]

The dif. is only in the tip!

[MacheteEater99]

i have this knife and its awesome great review

[ssnake0510]

nutnfancy, CQB stamds for close quarters BATTLE not combat.

im sure u already knew that and u just slipped or sumthin lol.

[GoDJuNkeR]

Sweet knife dude.

[jetfuel545]

Nutnfancy, I see you are putting a liking to the large fixed blades. Very nice. Ka-bar and Ontario both are offering a very good value. Just a quick note both of these company's are based in my home state. Cool. Keep the great reviews comming. Hope you can get to the outdoors and put some of these new blades to use pretty soon. Take it easy. Jet over and out

[hrwulf]

Jet, just for your future reference. If you intend to use military radio speak, don't say over and out. It is equivalent to saying, Ok you can talk now shut up. Another one that people get wrong, is "rodger wilco", it is said either rodger or wilco, not both. Both words mean the same thing and it is redundant to say it. One last one is " I repeat." It is properly said "I say again" Only artillery and firearms repeat. I tell you this to help you avoid sounding silly around real soldiers.

[relicen1]

Real soldiers? Are you talking about Nutnfancy? He's a lieutenant colonel in the air force.

[hrwulf]

I am a former FO, radio transmission for the purpose of calling in air support, artillery fire, and at one time naval gunfire is my specialty. You can be quite sure I know much more about proper usage of military radio speak than an Officer. Officer's give general orders. I don't know how many officers I had to correct in my time of service over these very same things. There is a reason that particular skills are specialized. WO and NCO's make it happen, officers only indicated what they want.

[hrwulf]

No I am not referring to Nutnfancy as this is his channel. It was a reply to Jet. Mr Fancy knows I am correct about this wether or not he chimes in on it. It isn't to be a prick it is just a simple fact of military speak.

[bsumiko]

I'm sure there are phrases that you use improperly without knowing it. Maybe you go to an auto mechanic, a doctor, or maybe an electrician, and you use phrases that are wrong or misleading. Such as I have "heart burn". My point is that you don't have come across as a snobish "know-it-all". NF is simply reviewing a knife - you don't need to start picking apart every single phrase and word that he uses. Relax and lighten-up dude.

[kstangent]

Who cares.

[fverwoer]

another awesome review. Hey NF... I notice you are wearing a Casio GSchock which is sweet. Since a durable and accurate watch is a critical peice of outdoor and survival gear, would you consider adding watch reviews to your repertoire?

[jeepnicc]

I thought all the Spec-plus stuff was USA made?

[chrissept21]

they r

its ontario usa, crappy i no

[MerlinFarley]

I must have it!

[eyal167]

realy like the review.

looks like i need to get myself this one.

cuz the BIGGER the BETTER!!

[LIGHTNINGLEVIS]

i like it more than the ka bar

[SirJabsAlot]

Jason Voorhees eat your heart out. Wicked looking survival knife.

If I was in a survival situation this is the type of blade I want on my side.

Great review!

[Burson69]

That's a good knife for the price.

5/5

[EGZMETALFRK666]

that knife is badass

[lsutigers1010]

awsome knife man