It seems to me that the Bugout is kind of supplanting the Griptillian, perhaps even becoming kind of like a Gen II Griptillian. It’s lighter, but also thinner and shorter. The Bugout has a 3.24” blade that is 0.09” thick while the Griptillian has a 3.45” blade that’s 0.12” thick. The Bugout has a flatter, thinner handle at 0.42” Compared to the Griptillian’s more rounded 0.64” handle. The handle material, while seeming similar, is somewhat different between the two. And of course both now have “mini”versions.
They are also now doing “fancy” versions of the Bugout and you can build your own on the Benchmade Custom page.
I only wish they’d make a spyderhole version of the Bugout and then it would be almost perfect IMO.