RAT 1.5, the midrat

[Maximumbob54]

Or as I'm currently thinking of it, "The put your money where your mouth is" knife. There are a few knives that others and myself have wished there was a more middle ground offering. A medium Sebenza/Inkosi has long been a wish. And since my first RAT 2 in AUS 8 I've always wished there was a slightly larger but not so chunky as the RAT 1. And then they finally offer a great steel upgrade so I double dipped. But the wish has of course been for the MidRAT:

For me it means no longer choosing between a three and a half finger knife or a knife for those that share DNA with Paul Bunyan. And jumping from S35VN to MagnaCut, that's a nice little upgrade at a most reasonable price. And the G10, I love Spyderco G10 but even I can admit it's a little aggressive. But this G10 is that same mama bear just right level of traction without eventually eating a hole in a pocket.

I just can't help but feel like this is a company listening to the buying public. And for that, Ontario got my money. And I'm not displeased.

 

[Blue Sky]

The 1.5 was completely unexpected, to me at least, considering the company sale and how it seemed to go into near suspended animation. For them to introduce a new model, albeit a scaled version of an existing model, is quite the welcome surprise. It looks like a good choice, I hope it’s successful for them. I like my model 1, but it is a little large in certain situations.