That blade looks better!
But can they fix the rest of it?
Agreed, that website on the handle looks terrible
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Agreed, that website on the handle looks terrible
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I don't like them because you lose half the cutting edge, 90% of my cuts are right up at the handle
I have a part serrated blade in my PFD though
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It cuts stuff well enough, but it looks like you did it with a cheese grater if used on wood, but then this knife was never designerd for carving in detail.
Ive put a couple through some rough use and am impressed with what they will take for the money they cost. I don't mind the initials as I have the same initials
but I'm not crazy about the orange...
look at the gerber LMF or the prodigy these were the knives tinkered with the get the BG one - much better IMO
Slight tangent, but i had great fun last night trying to spot the BG branded kit when we watched the channel 4 episode in which he takes Jonathan Ross into the woods for a weekend. My wife and I both sighted the knife, parang, trousers, shirt, fleece, jacket. But i won with a gem- a Bear branded waterbottle!
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-31-001...sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1325680409&sr=1-93
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-31-001...sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1325680409&sr=1-93
Yeah I saw most of them too, the bottle suprised me. Also listed in the credits "Bear Grylls Productions"!
It looks to have about as much finesse as he does.
For the kind of extreme situations that are engineered for him, it is probably a good choice. It's thoughtfully designed for the job, and there's no use ruining a 'nice' knife if that is what you need to do.
But do you?
If you don't, I'd go for something else. I definitely wouldn't want a serrated edge, and you aren't stranded in the jungle thousands of miles from civilisation (I assume) with nothing but your knife, and thusly you have the luxury of buying a separate saw. So I see no reason to buy it. The in-built sharpener isn't going to be as good as a DC-4 (etc), the firesteel is a bit on the small side...
Granted, that all costs money, but you could buy a Clipper, a Laplander, a DC-4 and a firesteel for the same or less. If you don't need to compromise, don't. (IMO)
If you really want something that 'no-frills-whatsoever', I'd think the Cold Steel Bushman a good choice. It's cheap, at least. Put some good [bike] handlebar tape on it, stuff the handle with survival goodies of choice, et voila...
For the kind of extreme situations that are engineered for him, it is probably a good choice. It's thoughtfully designed for the job, and there's no use ruining a 'nice' knife if that is what you need to do.
But do you?
If you don't, I'd go for something else. I definitely wouldn't want a serrated edge, and you aren't stranded in the jungle thousands of miles from civilisation (I assume) with nothing but your knife, and thusly you have the luxury of buying a separate saw. So I see no reason to buy it. The in-built sharpener isn't going to be as good as a DC-4 (etc), the firesteel is a bit on the small side...
Granted, that all costs money, but you could buy a Clipper, a Laplander, a DC-4 and a firesteel for the same or less. If you don't need to compromise, don't. (IMO)
If you really want something that 'no-frills-whatsoever', I'd think the Cold Steel Bushman a good choice. It's cheap, at least. Put some good [bike] handlebar tape on it, stuff the handle with survival goodies of choice, et voila...
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The design is based on the above knife by Gerber and as a matter of interest is around the same price.
Personally I think the BG knife ticks all the boxes and I wish I could of had one when I was a kid instead of the plastic handled number with a bubble compass.
Its a 'survival knife', affordable and can take a real beating. It looks like a lump of plastic but surprises you when you pick it up as its really solid.
It may be part of the BG franchise which I find quite grotesque, but it does what it says on the sealed plastic wrapper.
Its not pretending to be something its not. When I go on long trips I like to have a grab back in the back of the van. This would be ideal.
The design is based on the above knife by Gerber and as a matter of interest is around the same price.
The knife in the picture is the LMF II which I couldn't find anywhere in the UK for less than £112 - it's about $65-70 but not here. The Gerber Prodigy is also very simialr both in terms of size & build to the LMF but can be had in UK for £60 ish. Doesn't have the sharpener, firesteel, BG logo or orange handle but it a pretty nice knife.
well serrations are a pain the neck for sharpening. and to be honest in my opinion serrations will do you no favors in the bush. if i was you i would go for a mora or if you are fixed on gerber then get the gator ( comes with serrations aswell as all fine blade) and get a separate fire steel. but its all down to what you prefer to be honest. whatever knife feels good in your hand and works well for you!
Like Shewie, the only serrated edged knife I have is permanently attached to my PFD. As far as I am aware, a serrated edge is only for cutting rope, and so the 3 inch serrated knife on my flotation jacket has only ever been used once on a polypropylene rope to test the edge, the next and only time I will ever use the serrated edge again will be when I’m in a hurry and the adrenaline has all started turning brown.
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Gerber make avearge knives, but this one is cheese x 10. There are thousands upon thousands of decent outdoor knives at the same price point and the only reason why anyone would buy this particular knife, is because it's got BG on the handle. That's 90% of what makes it total cheese. Most people wouldn't look twice at this knife if it didnt have his name on it.
That’s the spirit Martyn, get stuck in and tell it like it is, but hang on, I can’t be in the last %10, because it’s not the bit with the BG that puts me off, its the bit that sez Gerber.
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The best are not great. The steel on the LMFII is 420HC, it's OK but not stellar and the knife has a lot of critics and that is one of their best. I dont think anybody knows what steel is used on the BG knife.
On a recent poll, 6 million people were asked why someone would buy a BG knife and 99.8% of people said that the only reason was because they were sexually attracted to Bear Grylls. True!
On a recent poll, 6 million people were asked why someone would buy a BG knife and 99.8% of people said that the only reason was because they were sexually attracted to Bear Grylls. True!
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On a recent poll, 6 million people were asked why someone would buy a BG knife and 99.8% of people said that the only reason was because they were sexually attracted to Bear Grylls. True!
That's cool. I wonder if the same statistics apply to the people that commission a Deval Bushcrafter off Stu
