Ozark Trail
Ozark Trail
My wife picked up this Ozark Trails for me today. It’s a Benchmade Bugout knockoff. And, I have to say that I like it. I wanted a brightly colored knife so it would be easy to see if dropped. I’m not knowledgeable enough about new knives to give a great review or anything, but this will definitely go places with me. Nice D2 for $10
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Re: Ozark Trail
There was a huge surge of popularity and discussion on Reddit a while back about those knives. People all agreed on the quality for the cost it was unbeatable. I like a cheaper(not flimsy or dangerous) knife for the truck or tool box/workbench and these are perfect.
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Can't go wrong with D2. 

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could be a Yugo hood


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How would one prove Benchmade's S30V is really S30V?bestgear wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:30 pmcould be a Yugo hoodI always wondered why we take such information from almost all manufacturers at face value without independent testing - does anyone provide that data for their knives
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exactly my point John. I bet it starts with a certification from the steel manufacturer and that’s what the knife manufacturer states.
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But if it is Chinese made?????
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Wonder if the new high tariffs on Chinese goods will bump up the price of all these cheaper knives?
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I saw a video where a guy said that they had tested the steel & it was in fact D2, but no idea how good the heat treat was. Is this true, I don’t know.bestgear wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:30 pmcould be a Yugo hoodI always wondered why we take such information from almost all manufacturers at face value without independent testing - does anyone provide that data for their knives
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Maybe Yugo hoods are made out of D2. 
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