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Outdoor Section => The Outdoor and Survival Forum => Topic started by: edcgear on February 25, 2012, 05:39:00 PM
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http://www.opiknife.com/proddetail.asp?prod=opinel-No8-outdoor (http://www.opiknife.com/proddetail.asp?prod=opinel-No8-outdoor)
OPINEL N°08 Outdoor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueKuod_Bbyc#ws)
Check this out... Tradition meets novelty...
I'm wondering why shackle key?? :think: :think:
Though it looks nice!! Want one!!
(http://www.opiknife.com/images/opinel%20No8%20outdoor%20collection.gif)
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I've never been a big fan of Opinel knives ...
Untill I saw these ... :drool:
If I see one somewhere in a store, I know I will take it home with me, these things look great !!!
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Wow, that is just brilliant :gimme:
Someone was saying on here a little while ago wouldn’t it be great if it had a plastic handle
Shame its not a No10 ::) :D
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Wow, that is just brilliant :gimme:
Someone was saying on here a little while ago wouldn’t it be great if it had a plastic handle
Shame its not a No10 ::) :D
Yea really... You'll even have problems with this one regarding UK laws :P :P :pok: :pok: :pok:
IMHO they'll make it in other sizes, this is just a pilot project.... And #8 is the most selled one...
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Never had any craving for an Opinel, but maybe one of these someday.. :think: :)
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Wow, that is just brilliant :gimme:
Someone was saying on here a little while ago wouldn’t it be great if it had a plastic handle
Shame its not a No10 ::) :D
Yea really... You'll even have problems with this one regarding UK laws :P :P :pok: :pok: :pok:
IMHO they'll make it in other sizes, this is just a pilot project.... And #8 is the most selled one...
No10 was just because they fit me better :tu:
we can't EDC Opinals in the UK if they have the locking ring (without a good excuse ::) )
Bigger is always better >:D
And thanks for the link EDC :cheers:
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A OH Opinel with plastic handle; cool. :tu:
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:gimme: :drool: i need one of these in my life :D orange and black :tu: cool idea and no swelling of the handle, nice too see opinel trying some new ideas with a old twist, :tu: would like to see smaller sizes, and i guess here in the uk we could still pop off the lock ring .
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About time, though they seem to have gone a bit too far... :facepalm:
I would like what they were making already, with a plastic handle, not this OHO, serrated multicolour serrated thing.... >:(
Hopefully they will release a more plain version too, hopefully with a non tactical price.
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About time, though they seem to have gone a bit too far... :facepalm:
I would like what they were making already, with a plastic handle, not this OHO, serrated multicolour serrated thing.... >:(
Hopefully they will release a more plain version too, hopefully with a non tactical price.
+1 :ahhh Maybe a plain blade No10 without a whistle :D
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About time, though they seem to have gone a bit too far... :facepalm:
I would like what they were making already, with a plastic handle, not this OHO, serrated multicolour serrated thing.... >:(
Hopefully they will release a more plain version too, hopefully with a non tactical price.
+1 :ahhh Maybe a plain blade No10 without a whistle :D
+2 I was thinking the exact same thing. Ive never needed a whistle. Dont most people know how to whistle?
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About time, though they seem to have gone a bit too far... :facepalm:
I would like what they were making already, with a plastic handle, not this OHO, serrated multicolour serrated thing.... >:(
Hopefully they will release a more plain version too, hopefully with a non tactical price.
+1 :ahhh Maybe a plain blade No10 without a whistle :D
+2 I was thinking the exact same thing. Ive never needed a whistle. Dont most people know how to whistle?
yeah me too, i would like a non serrated version with no whistle and no whistle in a #5 non locking and a locking #6, i wonder if opinel listen to there buyers :think:
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And in Bear Grylls Orange :D
Lauren Bacall Whistle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MheNUWyROv8#)
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Wow, that is just brilliant :gimme:
Someone was saying on here a little while ago wouldn’t it be great if it had a plastic handle
Shame its not a No10 ::) :D
Yea really... You'll even have problems with this one regarding UK laws :P :P :pok: :pok: :pok:
IMHO they'll make it in other sizes, this is just a pilot project.... And #8 is the most selled one...
Sailing? No problem at all!
If I'm out on the boats I usually have a fixed blade in a sheath on my belt. Walked right in front of a courthouse which is adjacent a central police station with a 4" belt knife on, lock windlass in one hand and cup of tea in the other ... no problem :D
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YIPEEEEE finally Opie is experimenting with different handle materials 8) 8) 8) , not sure I want all the 'extras' but it is a start 8) 8) 8).
Hay Allan a OHO loophole , 'No sir it is not a OHO blade it is a shackle key with a polished edge' :think: :think: :D :D :D
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I'm not a big fan of serrated blades but I really dig these knives.
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Modernized handle material, +1.
Blade shape, -1.
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I'm in for a yellow one.
Def
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wonder if you could take out the serrated blade and add a regular carbon or ss one.
then you have a handle and blade that would work.
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As I've said in the other new Opinel thread...
I like it. :tu: If it comes in PE i'll buy one for sure. I was just thinking when Mat made his thread on that cold steel twistmaster opinel "tribute" how a plastic opinel would be a nice thing to have. Great steel + no swelling or the handle.
The whistle doesn't bother me at all, it doesn't get in the way and could be useful in case of an emergency or for signaling. I've been in a situation on the top of a mountain, (1600 meters / 5200 ft) with wind blowing at me shouting at the top of my lungs to my friend who was about 20meters / 65 ft away and he couldn't hear a thing. A whistle on the other hand... I never go to the mountains or woods without one any more. It's easier to blow a whisle than it is to shout, and the sound carries further.
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YIPEEEEE finally Opie is experimenting with different handle materials 8) 8) 8) , not sure I want all the 'extras' but it is a start 8) 8) 8).
Hay Allan a OHO loophole , 'No sir it is not a OHO blade it is a shackle key with a polished edge' :think: :think: :D :D :D
Exactly... ;) :D :D
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Those look very nice :tu:
But I wouldn't want to go around opening slippery stubborn shackles with an exposed blade...
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I'm 99% sure opinel already makes knives in plastic handles, I recall seeing a bright green one in store, definitely doesn't look like wood.
My biggest problem with it is the awful serrations.
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I'm 99% sure opinel already makes knives in plastic handles, I recall seeing a bright green one in store, definitely doesn't look like wood.
My biggest problem with it is the awful serrations.
We had this discussion before in the opinel thread but nobody could actually find an original plastic handled, folding opinel. ???
They do produce coloured wooden ones though, that could look like plastic.
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I'm 99% sure opinel already makes knives in plastic handles, I recall seeing a bright green one in store, definitely doesn't look like wood.
My biggest problem with it is the awful serrations.
We had this discussion before in the opinel thread but nobody could actually find an original plastic handled, folding opinel. ???
They do produce coloured wooden ones though, that could look like plastic.
Did the green one look like this? It's wood. I've never seen a plastic handled opinel before this video.
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr294/nickpong/P8190004.jpg)
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No it was a bright neon green with white lettering, definitely not something you can do on wood, price was a bit lower than the wood model next to it as well. Next time I'm there I'll see if they still have it.
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I just found this listing. Looks like the one you were describing. French though, anyone that could translate?(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/5/2/7/0/8/webimg/482196732_o.jpg)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COUTEAU-OPINEL-N-7-MANCHE-CHARME-COULEUR-AU-CHOIX-NEUF-/260801881020 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COUTEAU-OPINEL-N-7-MANCHE-CHARME-COULEUR-AU-CHOIX-NEUF-/260801881020)
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Hmm, with that big photo it does look like wood.
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from the Opinel thread..
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I talked to the local Opinel dealer.
These new opinel knives should be available here in just over a month....
Just because I do not like them (now/yet) it does not mean I will not buy at least one... :tu:
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For the prices on these, it would be silly not to at least give it a shot.
Def
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How many still want one for 35 bucks?
http://www.opinel-usa.com/proddetail.asp?prod=opinel-No8-outdoor (http://www.opinel-usa.com/proddetail.asp?prod=opinel-No8-outdoor)
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Me!!!!
I have paid more for opinels before anyway..... :D
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Thirty five still isn't bad.
Def
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How much :-\ ill stick to my wooden ones :D :tu:
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That's MSRP as well too- I'm certain street price will be a lot better. Still a good knife for $35 is nothing to sneeze at.
Def
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Doesn't looks like MSRP, if you look at the other items on that site they are comparable to the street price. But of course they could be price gouging on a new item.
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UK price will be OTT as usual :D this could be a nice option for a cycling opinel for me so ill see how cheap they go for here in the uk, :tu:
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The good thing with Opinel is that there isn't the usual huge difference in price between the US and the rest.
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The good thing with Opinel is that it's a good solid knife at a reasonable price! :D
Def
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The good thing is; Paul will HAVE to get one to satisfy his curiosity :rofl:
:oops: Sorry Mate but you know what you are like
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I've got an orange one today, as soon as I learned about them. I never had a wish to buy an Opinel, I was always a Victorinox fan. But, what a mistake! They are great knives. I choose the Outdoor for EDC, in order to save my XLTs blades from destructive tasks and because it had a clip-point half serrated blade that the Swisschamps lack. I found more than I expected. It is cheap, lightweight, with locking blade without beeing threatening or tactical (but it bites!) and the handle has a simple ergonomic design. I don't know if the whistle but it doesn't bother at all. It isn't as sharp as a new SAK, but the difference is small. It is beautiful in it's simplicity. This is a real Spartan; the homonym model of Victorinox is an Athenian besides this knife. Love at first sight. I'm going to get some more, classics and slims.
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Thanks for the mini review :tu:
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Now if they could make one with a beer opener and some screwdrivers.
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The good thing is; Paul will HAVE to get one to satisfy his curiosity :rofl:
:oops: Sorry Mate but you know what you are like
:D i looked at one in a shop that sells opies in poole and they are not my cup of tea as prefer the older models, but if one comes up cheap who knows ;)
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The good thing is; Paul will HAVE to get one to satisfy his curiosity :rofl:
:oops: Sorry Mate but you know what you are like
:D i looked at one in a shop that sells opies in poole and they are not my cup of tea as prefer the older models, but if one comes up cheap who knows ;)
Same story here, had a look at them in my local outdoor shop and they left me a little cold. Each to their own though. :tu:
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I have been trying to get one but the dealer here has decided not to get them (yet)...
I have not seen them online (Amazon uk etc) yet, though with Opinels I have realised that I need to select them from a shop, to get one I like, as their finish is a bit "agricultural" some times. My only real user Opinel is my No12, filet blade.
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I'm a big opinel fan, at first the plastic really turned me off, but I think I'll get one anyways. It would make a good beater field knife, but ironically the $10-15 traditional models will be better taken care of than this new more expensive one.
Mostly I think it will be a good mushroom knife for my wife, as the whistle will help in the woods when we wander apart.
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The shackle opener makes it easy to open the blade one handed. The plastic will not absorb water making the opening difficult. The serrations at the base help to start a cut at some materials, from plastic to bread. I love mine. I spend 22€, you can buy other Opinels, Moras and Victorinox for less but it isn't for rich people.