Gerber Bear Grylls Folding Sheath Knife

Reviewed 08/31/2014 by Ron

-Price Paid: $18.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

This knife is ok to keep as a backup such as keeping it in the car as a seat belt cutter but the steel is too soft use this knife as an EDC knife unless you really enjoy sharpening a knife literally several times a day. I have two of these and as a simple test I put a razors edge on one of them and used it to quarter a chicken for supper. After quartering one chicken the knife was dull beyond all usefulness except for the serrated section of the blade. I resharpened it and used it to cut my chicken after roasting it and dull once again. I have tried several other cutting task with it with the same results, it simply dulls too quickly to be a useful daily carry knife. However the sheath is fairly nice and the ergonomics are awesome. This knife feels better in the hand than any other folder I have ever owned but it just doesn't appear to be stout at all.

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Reviewed 04/21/2013 by

-Price Paid: $39.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

bought it as a noob in the knife wolrd on the reknown names of gerber and Bear Grills, at first really impressed by the ergonomics loved it (still do) but then i notice after carving a piece of pine!! that the edge got dull real fast and i got it resharpened i'm good at that but the edge doesn't hold
so for a survival useless except for stabbing, the coating wears off really fast (just by cleaning it)
also ...what kind of steel is the mystery gerber steel ???
anyway don't buy it

Reviewed 12/23/2011 by Nate

-Price Paid: $30.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

I purchased this knife (not because I am a fan of Bear Grylls) but because I had seen a lot of good reviews about it so I figured I would check out all the hype. When I opened the box, the knife was VERY sharp! When I put the knife in my hands, the grip on it just feels AMAZING! You can have anything on your hands (oil, water etc..) and this knife is going to stay put and you are going to have comfort doing any task at hand! I figured I would perform a few cut tests on it cuting various pieces of wood. It cut right through them everytime and never game me a hiccup. I did not do any splitting tests but I did chop at a little bit of wood (maybe about 20-30 chops) and the blade was just eating away at anything that got in its way. When I finished, I noticed the back bottom end of the frame was starting to come apart already! It wasnt literally about to break apart but with more moderate use, I think it will eventually end up splitting. I put that thing back in the box and took it back to Academy! This knife if marketed as the "survival series" and I do not think that it will hold up if you have to actually use it for any long term survival. It might do okay in a 3 day "bug out" bag but im not sure if I would trust it beyond that. If you purchase one of these, or are thinking about purchasing one, I suggest you inspect it very closely and make sure it will hold it up when you need it most!

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