Cliff also does some retard things to knives that 99% will never do. And given enough abuse ANY knife will break, so from what I have seen of them and what I have handled, I would carry one and trust it just like the other knives I carry. I except them to do their job. Scrap Yard,Ranger, Busse, Swamp Rat, and a few custom makers David Wesner and Nick Allen...all blades I wouldn't think 2x about grabbing a worst case scenario.

I wouldn't grab my HI though....not to sound like I am putting down on them, but I prefer synthetic handles. I have one HI (a Bolo) and the wooden handle started splitting after about 30 minutes....I have epoxed it, but still don't feel comfortable really using it. Now if they put a full tang and some micarta or Res-C....it would be back in the game.