Ontario RTAK II: "King of the Woods" by Nutnfancy

A truly amazing value, the Ontario RTAK II is a superior survival knife. Granted it weighs out at a hefty 30.5 oz but perhaps that's "good weight" and you need its advantages, discussed in the video. It's superbly balanced, tough, well finished, and has a long, flat-ground blade of proven 1095 steel (one of my outdoor favs). I do re-profile mine to a 20º grind and that drastically improves its cutting/hacking/wood splitting performance. So yes it's heavy but man does it perform... watch and see.

SAFETY NOTE: These videos will show imperative common sense safety measures to keep YOU safe from your own blades (and falling timber). Accidentally cutting YOURSELF is the biggest danger you will face in the woods.

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[grapplingtech777]

hey nutn or veri... shoot me straight... considering all pro's and con's of both knives.. cost included... would you go with a esee junglas or an rtak 2 ? I know there are alot of factors and my needs may be different.. but your opinion.. I value it..

[nutnfancy]

@grapplingtech777 Nutn says he recommends the RTAK2. -- Veri

[vjanda1]

@badapplez1 The Tops Armageddon is same size but almost twice as expensive. Not heard of any failures. For the money the RTAK II shouldn't be snapping nowhere near as often as is reported. Rubbish

[badapplez1]

Dont forget he might have gotten this knife for free,find a none commercial person for true reviews.your life could depend on it

[badapplez1]

@vjanda1 agree trash knife,How you like Top knives? Heard some have 1/4 thick blades. Esse knives suck big time

[iluvmym4]

Bad ass blade! Like to get one! Using WD40 to help the blade slide through the wood?

[vjanda1]

the knife rocks till it fails and breaks on you while batoning...

FAIL get something else if you life depends on it

[phrankus2009]

@Kylef7735

Indeed !

[Kylef7735]

@phrankus2009 Hmm.... whatever you say.

[phrankus2009]

@Kylef7735 The short answer is that I can easily get stranded, many miles from home, overnight, and no longer drive a car ... Of course, atm, there is a State-Wide burn ban, so this is all moot, until we get some serious rain. The longer answer is that I want to be able to "go mobile" and be "self-contained" at any time, wherever I may be. You cannot use a tool if you do not have it with you. A larger blade is so fundamental and essential that I really should not need to explain my reasoning

[Kylef7735]

@phrankus2009 Why would you be carrying a knife like this when not overnight camping?

And yes i know the laws, im from the lone star state as well.

[phrankus2009]

@Kylef7735 Also, Bowies ans swords and tomahawks are expressly forbidden weapons ... The law does not even define them clearly, leaving interpretation up to LEOs and the courts. Strictly up to the officer and the D.A. ... I just bought a Micarta BK-2 and a Cold-Steel Voyager XL ... The BK2 is 5.25" and the Voyager (plain-clip) is 5.5" so both are legal EDC 24/7 (except no lockers in San Antonio ! ). My 18 yo daughter is going to Oregon, for college, they have no length limit ... she gets BK9