Upgrades hidden in plain sight
Although their color palettes differ from those of other Bugouts and one another, this pair’s blade and handle materials set them apart. It’s also in how they’re executed.
This starts with the handles. These knives have anodized aluminum in place of the typical Grivory. While that itself isn’t novel — the Bugout 535BK-4 has a gorgeous machined aluminum handle — the subtle faceted surface is exclusive to these new Bugouts.
However, the real special sauce is in the blades. They’re made from CPM-S90V. While that might not seem super special — it’s an upgrade from the S30V that comes standard but is not completely atypical — the blade coating is extraordinary.
The blades are coated with Cerakote H-Series Crushed Silver. It’s a ceramic-based coating that imparts flexibility, wear resistance, durability, corrosion resistance, hardness and resistance to most chemicals and solvents. This grants the blades performance well beyond the steel’s natural properties.