You and Mr. Shabazz are going to convince me to buy a Chaparral Lightweight whether I need one or not.

@Rashoop

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one. Needed one line I need an additional hole in my head. I have one coming... the Chaparral, that is. When my wife finds out, the additional hole may also happen.

I ended up going with the Chaparral. It’s the sliciest knife I’ve ever sliced with. I can literally “draw” whatever shape I want going down a piece of paper. Purely incredible 👏

I have a Chaparral LW, quality folder, exceptional ergos and slicey, totally dig it.

Love these battle to the death vids !

Thanks for the review Brian. I carry the Chaparral most of the time, over my small Sebenza, and other Spyderco knives for those reasons. I love the thinness of the blade, and it’s so Slicey. Then carry a flipper, when I feel the need to fidget, but I can spidey flick the Chaparral, and find it does deploy like a dream as well.

I love the white and black color combo.

I love the mini bugout color options! Especially the white version. The Chaparral is sweet too!

Chaparral. Don't even need to see the video. (But I will)

Got one on order from Indiana Knives! On the way, thanks great review I like and own the full sized bugout too.

I have the orange mini and it's nice

Thanks for the review! You sold me on a Chaparral noble for my first Spyderco.

Chaparral all the time ! Great video, thanks for sharing !👍😊

I'm really liking the mini Bugout never tried a chaparral

I love the stormtrooper white. I may just get a bugout mini just for the color scheme.

😊😊I like most things about the Spyderco, including its appearance, better than the Mini-Bugout, but two things I REALLY like on the Bugout are the thumb studs and the Axis-lock. I might have to get BOTH!

Love the orange. The thumb studs especially such a cool color. White looks sweet to but not liking the black blade.

Picked up a Chapparal lw on a whim like two years ago and it hasn't left my pocket since

I'm watching in future times...its 2046, I still hate the black and white combo. I see in your future vids you dyed yours dark red and it it looks much better

@nicks8026

4 жыл бұрын

Carlito 555 are you heading back in time to kill John Connor?

Does the mini Bugout fit in the 5th pocket ? I have a lil native and that fits perfectly

i have both, love both, but agree with you, if i need to choose one, it will be the chaparral....if i had to choose between the urban and chap.....it would be really hard.

IMHO the FRN scales take the Spyderco knife to a different level. and that level is ++ AWESOME

You made some valid points, as usual.

Benchmade please make a mini bugout with a satin blade and black CF scales!!!

@faethe000

3 жыл бұрын

You can make that yourself in an hour.

I'm carrying my LW Chap right now. I agree that it's better than most of their other smaller knives and for a very competitive price. I carry mine without the clip and the ergos are even better that way.

@Lumpy_Peter

4 жыл бұрын

So do I, but I had to get another set of screws, because the longer one holding the clip would meet the opposing screw and couldn't be tightened. How did you solve this problem?

@jonathanwatson268

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lumpy_Peter I haven't had an issue with it. I just ran it down as far as it would go and left it like that. My dad's chap is the same way and he hasn't had an issue either.

What color did you dye the Bugout ? How much dye did you use ?

I like the white and the orange actually

I'm trying to make exactly this choice at the moment for my first "expensive" knife. Aaaaand, I think you're right, if the bugout came out in reasonable colours, I'd go for that. But because of having to choose between "I'm a hunter" orange, and a coated blade I'll be scared to scratch, the chaparral wins.

2 years later and I just bought the Chaparral. Love it and sold my Bugout (full size) to help pay for it. Ergos and slicey for the win, but you're right it's not a "fun" knife. Overall maybe my favorite EDC ever and wish I hadn't waited so long

I posed this exact same comparison on the Spydie forums right before the mini bugout started shipping. Of course, it being Spyderco forums, most everyone on there recommended the Chap...which is what I ended up buying. So far, I'm super happy. I love my Chap. Perfect office and household EDC, IMO. As for the mini bugout...I couldn't get over the available color combinations or the price. As you concluded, the Chap is a better value...I just wish it was as fun to play with. haha

@Lumpy_Peter

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I have been advocating for a FRN Chaparral with a compression lock for a while.

Weird lighting or shadow made the chap look like dark grey with dark copper coated blade and lock back looks sick.

@nicks8026

4 жыл бұрын

B.D. Swaim agreed. Weird bronze/copper cast to the bottom half of the frame.

Can you please make a video on how to die the handle scales?

I like the slimmer profile of the Mini Bugout, & I'm probably in sparse company enjoying that black/white colour combo. That said, I'm not an axis lock fan, & the thinner stock of CTS-XHP, & lower cost, would tip me in favour of the Chaparral.

Thank you for this one. I did buy FRN Chaparral over the regular Bugout after receiving several warnings about poor consistency of Benchmade products, but I was tempted to get one of these mini Bugouts. Now I should be content with the one I have, but I am tempted anyway. BTW, didn't you do battle between regular Bugout and FRN Chaparral?

@SliceyDicey

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. It was the Para 3.

Love the bugout colour hope they do the normal size in the white cannot believe you over design and aseticts

Great Comparison video

Battle to the death videos for the best

At $119 I would tie them for value. The benchmade warranty & services vs spyderco warranty difference is worth about 20 bucks to me.

Chap or para 3 lightweight are always gonna win!!! I'm still picking up the mini bugout though...cause I have to...you know how it is.

I have both of these knives I tend to catty the mini Bugout more

Do the mini bugout vs a dragonfly 2.

I gotta grab me a "Mini Bugout"! I have 2 V.1 Bugout's. I have the BladeHQ exclusive Blackout Bugout & I have a KnifeCenter exclusive Battlewash Bugout & I absolutely love them both! The Bugout is a GOD send/ a Gem!!!

@darinjenkins7954

4 жыл бұрын

Your drunk and love to waste.. which if you got it cool.. but they are far from gems.. overpriced turds..

I personally like the Delica 4 and the Mini Bugout over the Chaparral . The Chaparral blade is just to thin and flexes a little more than I like and I never could break in the back lock on mine . The Delica is more sturdy and has a better back lock for me . The Mini bugout has the slightly thicker blade also and is super light in my pocket.

I think the black and white ..and black and orange look great. Who would take the time to dye a knife?? Wow.

Why does mini bugout doesn't offer CF-Elite scales, like the full size Bugout from 2020?

I think the ukpk s110v is a better comparison to the bugout mini, but maybe it's just me. The specs are closer, biggest difference is the lock (lack thereof). In this size range, I don't find a lock to be necessary, though. I do like my chaparrals, though. Only knife I have more than one of.

@SliceyDicey

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think people are often comparing locking to non-locking knives.

How about comparing Chaparral Raffir Noble to the Valet? I own both. Love both but for different reasons.

Overall length of 6.4 oz? lol. I'm just teasing, loved the comparison!

Kinda wish the satin didn't have the weird orange thumb stud, otherwise you could just buy the orange and swap the scales. I'm usually not a black blade guy, but gotta go with that one if you want a different color.

You can burn off the color coating on the mini bugout

Not seeing 50% off at SEKW

What color dye will the orange scales take, besides red?

@WilliamMancel

4 жыл бұрын

Orange & purple gives brown. Orange & blue can give purple. Sometimes you have to experiment. I tried adding bright red to grey scales thinking I'd get bright red. Nope. Purple.

@williamlenderman387

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamMancel From one William to another, what color do you think I would I end up with if I dyed bright blue Bugout scales racer red?

@WilliamMancel

4 жыл бұрын

@@williamlenderman387 Probably some shade of purple. I dyed a blue/gray Gonzo scale with cherry red rit dye, hoping for some red scales. Came out purple. Not a bad color, but I was trying to get red. White scales are best for color changing.

@WilliamMancel

4 жыл бұрын

@@williamlenderman387 You could turn those blue Bugout scales some form of green by adding yellow dye.

@williamlenderman387

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamMancel William, thanks for the replies. I was thinking that dyeing blue Bugout scales with racer red would make them a purple color which I prefer over the green you'd get by using yellow dye.

I believe the mini bugout vs para 3 lightweight would have been a better battle IMO

@SliceyDicey

4 жыл бұрын

Uh... already did that. One of my most popular videos actually.

@nicks8026

4 жыл бұрын

Slicey Dicey you compared the MINI bugout to the Para3?

@just-inedc2381

4 жыл бұрын

Uh.. I was jus stating my first thoughts but after researching bc unfortunately I’m not quite the slicer dicer I found u did do a video of the regular bugout and the para 3 lw. Not the mini.

Thanks for the comparison. Ive been looking forward to this BTTD! I own a Chaparral with Raffir Noble scales and am considering some type of Bugout as my first Benchmade. On a side note, am I the only one who finds the Southern Edge website maddening to navigate? Guys, stop trying to reinvent the wheel, the round one works perfectly as is.

@SliceyDicey

4 жыл бұрын

They're redesigning it.

@nicks8026

4 жыл бұрын

Slicey Dicey glad to hear it! I like a bargain as much as the next guy and was looking forward to using your discount code but I honestly gave up after a few minutes.

Mini bugout over $220 here in Oz 😫

Need to make bug out in carbon fiber.

I freakin love my orange mini bugout. I'm probably going to get the storm trooper and swap blades.

@Lumpy_Peter

4 жыл бұрын

Which combination are you going to keep? I was thinking about doing the same, keeping white handle and satin blade, selling the other one.

@waynewelshans1172

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lumpy_Peter I'll probably keep them both then buy new copies of each to have all four "variants" lol

@Lumpy_Peter

4 жыл бұрын

@@waynewelshans1172 That's the right way to do it!

Chap wins for me. disappears in your pocket. laser sharp. For me I love the absolutely ridiculous thin profile. Hair popping sharp.

No chaparrals on their page grr. Been looking for them

I like the Chaparral... But l love my Bugouts a whole lot more Thanks for another Great video 👍👊

I'm not sure what you are considering sharp on the Chaparral or I'm just woefully unobservant. I'm surprised it wasn't a closer contest. I'm going to take a pass on the mini. The regular is small enough. On the Chaparral, I'll gladly take an oz. or two for the steel and carbon fiber. Considering the small price delta, its a no-brainer.

@SliceyDicey

4 жыл бұрын

The opening hole, the lockbar and the scales all have some sharp edges.

Great comparisson but purely personal preference for the selection of who's winning except maybe for the price which you gave to the chap. It can be observed how many comments chose the chap over the mini bug. For me it wasnt even a contest. Chap all the way.

Spydie bit fun for deployment um Spidey drop

After heat treatpocalypse, I have to go with the Chaparral. Spyderco heat treatments seem more consistently well done on their various steels than Benchmade usually pulls off. All that said, I'd still go with the Chaparral. Great vid 🔪👍

The orange one has kinda grown in me I like it

@Camelotsmoon

3 жыл бұрын

You might want to see a doctor about that.

Bugout had more cutting edge also

Just not a fan of the Spyderco lock back!

Why no love for lockbacks?

Mo better...right on. It is...what it is...

Knives with the hole still turn me off. I’m not a fan of back locks either. They feel super cheap. Maybe i need to buy a cheap knife with the hole in it to see if I would like it. I doubt it though it’s just super ugly to me.

Good review, I would of had benchmade win but that's just my opinion. I've had 2 spyderco knifes, pm2 and salt hawkbill and hated both of them. The compression lock is kinda nice though. I can't stand those stupid wire clips and that dumb hole opener, i can hear spyderco design teams evil laughs as i repeatedly cut myself trying to open. Strong opinion i know but I'm new to the knife game and see that's how guys are with their knives.

while i can understand why the color choices aren't terribly popular, but for me, I like different and unique and think it looks incredibly sleek (remember how sleek the stormtroopers look??) and orange is the new black (no pun intended), look at the Honda Repsol, orange is hot.

@chaddamron3877

4 жыл бұрын

Valid points 💥

@nicks8026

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Cha the issue is that knives are tools and the white scales will get dirty REALLY quickly with use. If all you need the knife for is pocket jewelry, fine. Otherwise...

Chap is a better knife.. bugout has better pocket profile.. both overpriced. I love KZread but honestly it drives up demand for no real reason and justifies astronomical prices.

The chaparral wins easy

Marketing genius by benchmade to get people to buy more than one mini bugout.

@darinjenkins7954

4 жыл бұрын

More like scumbags..

Just want to say I love the Orange for the mini bugout. I'm not gonna buy one, at least not till I get my tax return back.

Hey man, I've been watching your videos since the 2nd one, and I appreciated your discount withe White Mountain Knives, but I just looked at Southern Edge and they are a rip off and a bad store with dated products, no descriptions, etc. You shouldn't be promoting them.

@SliceyDicey

4 жыл бұрын

They’re new. Give them a minute. And products are “dated” because viewers are buying stuff out quickly. They’re great to work with.

Looks only - mini bugout by a mile! I own the mini bugout and Spyderco PM2, Para3 Lightweight, and Dragonfly (Emerson version) and think each is beautiful. The Chaparral is just...ugly. Obviously beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for me, I’d never buy the Chaparral since I would never want to look at it. The mini bugout, however, looks fantastic.

Your obsession with the color and what people might think ruin this review for me. People should buy what makes them happy or feel good, not that the color might offend someone.

Get a benchmade clone and still have the fun without supporting ppl who would rather give us a butterfly and cheap material then a worthy $140 knife.. and oh yeaa they support disarming Americans.. id rather support the cloners.