Videos tagged with Ron Hood

This video from SHOT Show 2012 highlights Buck Knives' collaboration with the Hood family, featuring the Buck Hood Punk and Hoodlum knives, both made with durable 5160 steel and now available through AAFES. It also reviews the Vantage Force Pro folders, the TOPS Knives CSAR-T neck knife, and specialized rescue and food preparation tools, showcasing Buck's diverse product line and commitment to quality.

This video, the final part of "Moonscape Backpacking" by Nutnfancy, focuses on creating a primitive wilderness spear using a Buck Hoodlum knife. The creator, Tom Sawyer at heart, details fashioning a spear from a fallen tree and testing its durability and balance by launching it into the snow. The Buck Hoodlum's digging capabilities and an improvised icebox are also demonstrated. Due to Time Calorie Energy (TCE) limitations, other planned activities like snowcaving are postponed. The video concludes with a quick review of the Jansport Carson backpack used for the trip, highlighting it as a valuable piece of gear. The series is dedicated to Ron Hood.

The Buck Hoodlum is a lightweight (15 oz) 10-inch survival knife praised for its versatility and value. It excels at batoning and splitting wood due to its full flat grind and wedge shape, and can be converted into a spear. The 5150 steel offers excellent heat treat and edge retention, even after heavy use.

Nutnfancy attends SHOT Show 2011, featuring a review of the Buck Hoodlum knife with Ron Hood. The discussion highlights the knife's design for woods use, its 10-inch 5160 spring steel blade, G10 scales, and utility features. The review also touches on other Buck lines like Bantam, Vantage, and Avid, mentioning different steel types (420HC, 13C26 Sandvik, S30V) and the Paul Bos heat treat. The video emphasizes the value proposition of the Hoodlum, especially at around $150, and anticipates future testing.