5P Black Tactical Survival Knife w/ Sheath

So I spent a long time looking at knives. My main purpose for this knife was for disaster survival for a period of up to 1 month. I figure, if help doesn't come in 1 month, then I'm toast anyway. I don't have much experience with knives, nor with surviving in the wilderness, but I did a bunch of reading online - okay roll your eyes now. I received the knife very quickly and am very impressed with it. It seems very well made, with good grips and a great sheath. Sheath also has a nice locking tab, and nice, offset belt-clip. Just slide it in, click, and it's done. No need to fasten straps. No finger choil, but I've got smaller knives I can use for detailed stuff. So obviously there's a ton of recirculated stuff on this subject going around out there. Some say it's too thick. I wanted the thickest knife I could find that was still useful as a knife. Why? I've heard you can use a knife to embed into a tree and use as a step to get to higher branches. This seems possible to me and would be a very useful thing in a survival situation (coyotes around and family needing to spend a night in the woods/up in a tree). In this situation, you want the strongest knife around. 1/4" thickness - check. Also I've heard of someone using a knife to pop open a car door (they were an emergency responder at a car accident site, and it was the only thing they had, and it worked) - again, you would need the strongest blade you have. Obviously a crowbar or something else would suit better, but in a survival situation, you've got to make-do. I do understand these situations are very rare, but it's a survival knife. I also looked around my neighborhood, and it's conceivable I would need to break into a building (for shelter, screams from within, etc.) and it occurs to me this knife's thickness would also be helpful for that. It also has a butt-spike which can break glass more easily. Again, rare situations in most cases. Some say it's too crude to do slicing. It may be, but I also have a Morakniv and a couple of good stainless folders (RAT I and RAT II), so I should be good for the smaller camp-type needs. These blades are also stainless, so this covers the next issue ... Some talk about it rusting. So it can rust fairly easily is what I've read. It seems like a rusted blade doesn't really affect anything you are likely to use this knife for. You probably won't use it to eat, and the rust isn't going to destroy the blade in a short period of time (like in a survival situation of up to a month). I don't plan on living in the wilderness for years with just this knife, so I am not really bothered by the rusting issue. In a survival situation, you may not have your Tuff-Cloth with you, so you would need to just live with this. It's also usable for batoning. I guess I can see the need to baton wood, and as long as this is capable of this, I'm okay. Is it as good as a bowie knife or axe? Probably no, but it's a survival knife. I also considered the Becker BK22, which is a fine choice as well. I wanted a nice sheath, and liked the design of this sheath, and if you factor in the cost of the BK22 and a kydex sheath, then it's about the same. Plus, I don't need to modify the grips on the ESEE. I've read that the BK22 is a better chopper due to the curve on the butt of the grip, but the ESEE 5 is probably okay if you use the lanyard for an additional tethering for a long grip. Again, it's probably not the BEST, but okay for this role. I considered the Fallkniven A1, and it's a superfine knife from the looks of it. I didn't like having to deal with a convex curve to the blade, and for that reason I didn't choose it. It would be nice to have a stainless blade, though. So, those were the main reasons I chose this knife. I am very happy with the choice so far. Again, I've no experience in these things, so take all I've said above with that in mind. If I was using it for camping mostly, then it seems like the ESEE-6 is the better choice for that role due to it being longer and flatter.

Update - the ESEE-5 is the better buy than the Becker BK-2, IF you plan to level the playing field by getting the Becker Micarta scales, and modifying the Becker (at least old version) Kydex sheath, by adding a Tek-Lok and getting rid of the ridiculous huge floppy nylon belt loop. Out of the box, the ESEE-5 provides the better experience and simply handles with more agility than the BK-2. Keep in mind I am talking about using the knife as a knife -- not as a pry bar, nor as a hammering wedge to split wood (batoning), although no doubt both knives could perform this dubiously appropriate task with similar results. Bottom line, ESEE 5 is a solid, satisfying knife that provides a great out-of-the box experience with no upgrades or tweaks required. If you are OK with the basic Grivory/plastic scales on the BK2 and the sheath limitations, then go that route if price alone is your only concern. Compared to the similar Becker BK-2, the experience in hand with the ESEE 5 is significantly better. Better balance, handling, and better OEM canvas Micarta scales. Superior handling to the BK-2 with the Becker after-market Micarta scales. Pluses for the ESEE 5: Better grip and handling, slightly better sheath, jimping on blade that BK-2 does not have (this is a significant difference). Pluses for BK-2: Cheaper. Default plastic/Kydex sheath is fully acceptable once the nylon belt loop is cut off and replaced with a Tek-Lok. Bottom line: The ESEE-5 is the better knife. Buy the BK-2 if price is your only consideration. That is not to suggest the BK-2 is an inferior knife; the ESEE-5 is just better, although you get what you pay for.

I can’t say enough good things about this knife. I am so glad I purchased the ESEE5! Very nice edge out of the box. Well balanced. The handle fits perfectly in my hand (I wear an XL glove). I’ve read a lot of reviews saying this isn’t a bushcraft knife or its not a tactical knife.... what kind of knife is it? It is a BEAST! And I say it can be used for bushcraft or tactical EDC. Thick, heavy indestructible blade! Comes with the best sheath you can buy. -my knife came missing a screw for the belt clip...contacted the manufacturer and had a new screw sent to me within the week.

I have had this knife for close to one year now I have put it through the gauntlet. Apart from slamming the edge down on stone or concrete, I have beat this knife down. The edge retention is fantastic. After an entire day (roughly 8 hours) of splitting wood with it to make smaller kindling out of quarter split firewood, the knife still would slice through paper like a hot knife through butter. I have used the pointed butt end to smash a friends car window after he locked his keys in his car and also to bash in the skull of a deer that I hit. I love the thickness of the blade and the quality of the steel. This knife has accompanied me on countless backpacking trips and was the first thing in my hand when I was charged by a wild boar on Cumberland Island. I am so happy with this blade and have depended on this blade in countless situations. While not a real review of this knife, that has been done in countless blogs and videos. In my experience with this knife, it has not failed me yet.

Trasuda qualità! Ero un pò scettico sull'acciaio usato, ma devo dire che il trattamento termico è veramente fatto bene e la ritenuta del filo è molto buona. L'unica pecca, se vogliamo chiamarla così, è che pesa parecchio ma a conti fatti con questa bestia ci si può anche abbattere un albero. La lama ha una costruzione full tang con uno spessore impressionante; inizialmente credevo che proprio per lo spessore non avesse una punta "usabile" ma tutto sommato il disegno gli rende onore e compie il suo dovere egregiamente. Dulcis in fundo, il fodero in kydex è fatto a regola d'arte. Il braccio che regge la clip invece è in plastica non proprio robustissima, motivo per cui credo che lo sostituirò a breve con qualcosa di artigianale. Le placche del manico in micarta sono letteralmente perfette, simmetriche e non hanno nessun gap nell'accostamento al dorso della lama. consigliatissimissimo! occhio solo al peso...

Tolles Outdoormesser, was schon lange auf meiner Wunschliste war. Es ist grundsolide jedoch durch die 6,5mm dicke Klinge recht schwer und eher für große Hände geeignet. Ich bin 100% zufrieden. Was man auf jeden Fall wissen muss ist, dass man anders als auf dem Produktbild ein Esee 5 bekommt auf dem das Esee-Logo (wie auf den Griffschalen) und nicht das Logo mit den gekreuzten Klingen und dem Totenkopf auf der Klinge eingelasert ist. Die Griffschalen haben kein Logo. Für mich überhaupt nicht schlimm aber für manch anderen ja vielleicht doch von Belang.

L’ESEE 5, c’est du costaud : solide, fiable, tranchant et pensé pour durer. Je l’utilise pour tout, sans jamais faillir. C’est le genre de couteau qu’on garde toute sa vie… et même après. Un compagnon indestructible et indispensable !

This thing is a beast. The first thing that stands out is the weight, makes my SRK feel like a pocket knife lol. Feels great in the hand, no hot spots. Haven't tried battoning yet but I'm sure the quarter inch blade will go through wood like a champ. I really like the sheath too, fits perfectly. If this is the kind of knife you're looking for, you won't be disappointed. Awesome.

Comme le titre l'indique si bien ! Pour celui qui veut le couteau ultime, fiable, et sans compromis, c'est le parfait outil. C'est le couteau de survie, et avec: Etui Kydex, Made USA. À ça la garantie Esee: Sans contre partie, à vie, c'est le gage de confiance. Ça sera le parfait compagnon sur lequel on peut compter dans toutes situations. Pour ceux qui sont connaisseurs, lame plate semelle, acier 1095 (le 1095 demande un peu d'entretien), mais c'est l'un des meilleurs compromis en acier. Et comme à son habitude, les lames Esee sortie de boite sont rasoir. Mon Esee 5 est accompagné du Esee Izula 2 qui me sert de petit couteau pour les petites taches d'appoints. Un couteau Esee est un choix qui nous accompagne pour la vie. En tout cas je suis vraiment content de mon choix.