07/29/07
Greeting fellow RATers! Hope you all are well. First off, glad to hear that the RAT knife line is expanding and will be made here in the USofA. Kudos and thank you Gentleman. Best of luck...
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I have been looking at obtaining both a RAT-3 and RAT-7 and the RC-3 just recently popped into my radar.
I really do like the improved features of the RC-3 and have followed up with the retailers ...
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I just got a plain edge RAT-7 in 1095, and the cardboard sleeve that covers the blade when it's packaged has the word "LETTUCE" embossed on it. Just wondering why that might be?
So far, the knif...
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KNIVES FOR HUNTING
Many of us hunters of long have a love affair with the tool of a successful hunt; the knife.
In our minds, we have this idea of the perfect knife that will fit our hand like a...
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BINOCULARS
Hi guys,
The big brown truck and the nice man that brings goodies to the house stopped yesterday with a package from Cabela’s.
I was deprived from sleep for the five days that it to...
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Hi Mike and Jeff,
I would like to say that I have been using your Rat-3 for a year now, and it has become the first knife I reach for when heading outdoors.
I have been eagerly awaiting the R...
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The web site at www.ratcutlery.com [http://www.ratcutlery.com]> is now live. Let us know what you think. Mike...
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Does anyone here use a compass or has everyone gone to GPS? I'm asking because I'm looking into getting a new compass and didnt know if there is really much differance between a $6, $12, or $40 compas...
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the big brown truck brought my machete back today.
i sent it off to justin at ranger knives to get micarta scales put on it after seeing a few pics on this forum (thanks guys) of some of his work, ...
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Jeff I was wondering if ontario included some sort of instructions or diagram of what all the slots and holes in the new version of the SPAX does. I'm wanting one for my truck and maybe one for the ho...
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Mike and I have finalized the deals on our new knife line and company. RAT Cutlery Co. will be operating in association with Rowen Manufacturing to produce several new designs this year. Our first kni...
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OK,
So, I was just hoping that you could report what horrors your knives have withstood.
Give me a sense of what we can reasonably expect from the Ontario heat treatment and such....
To gi...
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LIGHTS FOR HUNTING
This post will try to show how different lights used for hunting compare with each other, and will clarify the difference between the lumen ratings used in Luxeon (LED) ligh...
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I have been communicating with this CPT since Feb of this year. A Bradley ran over his TAK and it broke. Go figure. I sent him another one along with a RAT 5 to try out on field ops in Iraq. Thank...
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These knives are finished and shipping to distributors. You should be able to get them from A.G. Russell, Cumberland, Blue Ridge, etc.
http://www.ontariorat.com/collector.htm [http://www.ontariora...
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Just wanted to say that Mike and Jeff stand behind there knives 110%. Theirs is the best Customer service I have ever dealt with.
I will definitely be buying more Rat Knives....
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This has been a long time coming but Mike and I will soon be striking out on our own with the knife industry. Within the next few months we will be forming a new company that will produce a series of ...
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I took my RAT-7 out in the back yard for a little chopping and wood splitting, just to test it out. This is a great survival or camp knife.
I used a baton (big oak stick) to split this live oak. ...
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I realize this is relative to personal comfort limits, but does anyone have experience with low temp use of a Snugpak jungle bag?
I need to put together a kit with a weight limit for a week outi...
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I really like the RTAK, but a 12" machete will carry as easily. I like the RAT-7, too, but a longer blade would sometimes be useful as a mini-machete. I have always liked the Ontario Survival Bowie w...
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Attached is a file you can click on (I hope) and view a failed RTAK II that a guy sent me the following email with. My reply and then his reply and so on is also here. I may very well be totally off...
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Attached is a file you can click on (I hope) and view a failed RTAK II that a guy sent me the following email with. My reply and then his reply and so on is also here. I may very well be totally off...
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Which are the main diferences betwen the RTAK and the RTAK-II ?
I just bought the RTAK, I hope to have it in my hands this weekend ... but I did not know that the RTAK is out of the production...
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After some serious research, I have purchased the following:
RTAK II
RAT 7
RAT 5
RAT 3
TAK 1
I am hoping the knives are as useful and as tough as I have been told. I intend on using t...
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