$50.00 at my local Academy. It comes with a ferro rod, and a diamond sharpening stone built into the sheath. As well as a guide on how to build shelter, water purification, etc. Besides it being a Bear Grylls signature series knife it looks like a good deal. I like my Gerber EDC Tanto blade. It has served me well for almost a year. There is a video in the link. I also talked to a guy who uses one for hunting. He told me it works really good and had just skinned a deer with it on his last hunt. He also said the ferro rod works very well. So, would it be totally gay to buy this? Ha ha!
I've been wanting another knife more gear towards SHTF and the price is right. Right now I have a SOG Revolver Hunter.
Looks like an updated LMF, but I like the addition of the ferro rod. I might pick one up if I was in need of a good pack knife. Though at present it'd be cheaper for me to just pick up some ferro rods.
The ferro rod seems to snap into place pretty hard. And if the blade holds up like any other Gerber it should be good to go. I was wanting the LMF II but it's twice the price and the BG blade has more to it. I may pick this up today at lunch.
Haha! That's flippin awesome. Hey Bashman. I was waiting for a Bear Grylls bashing response. That's why I asked if it would be totally gay if I bought the knife. We all know Bear Grylls methods of running and jumping around like a monkey on crack over mountains and through jungles is totally absurd.
Besides how we all feel about Bear. That's no secret here. How about the knife? Pretend it doesn't have BG on it.
Good review. As I suspected. It's a total cheese dick knife. Glad I didn't blow my money. Everything seemed fine until he tried to cut a limb by batoning the blade through and the shock caused the tang to go flying.
Oh yea. It's a total endorsement deal and marketing gimmick. It would have been nice to see Gerber actually make a good product with these features though. Like just add the ferro rod to the LMF II or something.
Not a fan of serrated edges on a survival knife. Makes splitting a whole lot harder. For $60 give me the BK2. Better steel, 1/4" thick, no cheap pommel cap.
It is ugly as sin with the international orange highlights. But, hey, when you make baby food and insurance policies and knives, not much can be expected.
Haha! That's flippin awesome. Hey Bashman. I was waiting for a Bear Grylls bashing response. That's why I asked if it would be totally gay if I bought the knife. We all know Bear Grylls methods of running and jumping around like a monkey on crack over mountains and through jungles is totally absurd.
Besides how we all feel about Bear. That's no secret here. How about the knife? Pretend it doesn't have BG on it.
I noticed this in a frame on one of his episodes. Supposedly, he was out in the middle of nowhere, and for a split second a house showed up in the frame.
I noticed this in a frame on one of his episodes. Supposedly, he was out in the middle of nowhere, and for a split second a house showed up in the frame.
That video posted in this thread was pretty funny. He was supposed to in the middle of no where. Then it shows a civilian in the same spot with a main road right next to it.
updated Gerber LMF with teddy's endorsment I guess it beat the original Bear blade at over $200 and was even worse .
my buddy Brian did a review on it ,
I broke an LMF a few months back ,testing it out against BK&T BK2 ,BRKT Bravo 1,ESEE5.... I'd pass on the Bear blade but I guess it better than nothing
updated Gerber LMF with teddy's endorsment I guess it beat the original Bear blade at over $200 and was even worse .
my buddy Brian did a review on it ,
I broke an LMF a few months back ,testing it out against BK&T BK2 ,BRKT Bravo 1,ESEE5.... I'd pass on the Bear blade but I guess it better than nothing
The new version is out, but it still isn't that great. The pommel is supposedly fixed, but the knife still isn't a full tang. The steel appears to be crap as well as the serrations. Not too sharp out of the box. The ferro rod is thin. The whistle seems to work fine though.
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