Cold Steel Lites: "Keeping It Light, Fast" by Nutnfancy

If it doesn't serve a direct life saving function you will probably pitch it. It's easy to talk big on the forums and stateside but when the bullets start flying and you're humping 100 pounds of gear over rugged mountains, unnecessary crap is getting pitched. I have seen this old Firepower vs Mobility equation play out again and again and I readily detect guys who DON'T get it. And yet having a fixed blade on your LBE is highly advised. For both utility and defensive use. The Cold Steel Outdoorsman and Tanto Lite blades fill the bill. At just 7 ounces, these featherweights can come along for the ride, ready for service. The are extremely high value for their abilities: only $20 (price, availability subject to change). Don't expect heavy duty splittling, hacking, or chopping performance here. That's not their job. Utility, food prep, and stabbing bad guys is their calling and in that they will rock. The 4116 German produced steel is up to the task, featuring adequate but not phenomenal rust resistance and edge holding. They arrive "offensively sharp" which is just the way we like them. The blades' bright finish on these versions should be DuraCoated (example shown) for improved camouflage if their combat bound. Krylon paint will work after a good sanding job too. The Tanto is a featherweight version of Cold Steel's gorgeous full featured Tantos but it's much lighter. The tip on both knives are strong with great penetrating power. The Outdoorsman blade is much better belly and utility capabilities. You can see the blades were cold formed not precision ground like their more expensive, heavier counterparts. This saves money. With this in mind, I wouldn't expect too much out of that "bone breaker' on the Outodoorsman Lite. The handles are excellent: polypropylene frame covered in sticky Kraton. They provide lots of room for grip variety and security and their pommels can lay down some smack. No lanyard holes are present on them but you can drill one through these full-tang blades. The 6 inch blades are 3mm thin and that's preferred, again making them light and fast in hand. The sheaths suck but are appropriate for the value point. About 1/3 of the handles will protrude from the pouch sheaths. Creativity can adapt them to LBE but a new sheath might have to be constructed for higher versatility. Also ready to integrate into your bugout system, the Tanto and Outdoorsman lites will give you lots of cutting power. Many good options compete against these high value blades but they're good enough to go into my BEST Soldier Blades Playlist.///////////////////////////Thanks to YouTuber "FUNKER530" a Canadian combat vet for providing excellent and gritty combat footage to The Nutnfancy Project, some shown here. Check out his Channel and tell him thank you: www.youtube.com/funker530 //////////////////////////////////Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 9 out of 10 (price considered)

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[crowne]

Thx for another great review

[nutnfancy]

@crowne Thanks brother, I like how it turned out too. Peace.

[Firearms4Canada]

IT'S A GERBER BIG ROCK MENG.

[RadioactiveSheepHerd]

Forgot the Mora 2000:) Thumbs up so he can see it.

[HYPERHIKER32]

Good job

[sghost128]

I'm offended by how sharp that knife is.

[weewy]

Nice. Thanks

[ParacordRookie84]

I think it would be cool to have a poll so TNPers can vote on blades they want you to review. Maybe make it a video and have dudes comment the blade they want reviewed and then use comment voting. Just an idea.  Love the channel man. Thanks so much for all the great content

[Kylef7735]

@macstmanj3 He has a review on these knives and the cold steel roach belly, identical knives just with different shapes, get it.

[xtremearmor]

WOW, what an awesome intro for the blade review. Great blade review and very cool comparison with the other blades.

[OptimusSkiver]

I've got a kobun (based on your recommendation, of course), and it's pretty much everything I need, except handle security. The AUS8A kobuns should be around 30 bucks now, because I got mine for $28, which is why I jumped on it instead of its cheaper cousin the Tanto lite (which you can still probably get two of for the price of a kobun). Had my doubts on the Krupps steel, but now that you say it's decent, I might shell out for it when I have 20 bucks to spend.

[macstmanj3]

@nutnfancy would you please review the cold steel finn bear? I use your reviews for every knife i buy

[ruger338magnum]

Bought one after seeing this review. Brother bought it from me so ordered another one. Keep your powder dry Nutn.

[NecroKatanaScythe]

Hmmm, Needs more GIMPING!