Gerber Bear Grylls ultimate survival knife

[billyboyr6]

I found this knife surfing on the Internet, and loved it from the pics I saw of it. Well everyone online was out of stock as soon as they were realeased. Bummer. So I was going to wait on the Knife Lady to get me one, but was walking through Walmart tonight and there are three of them. Needless to say I bought one. It is basically the same knife as my Gerber prodigy, with extras. It comes with a emergency whistle, built in Diamond sharpener, fire starter, built in hammer on end of handle, and is a cool color configuration.
Bear Grylls Ultimate Knife
I like everything about it, good knife at a descent price. Walmart has them for $50. Just wanted to share. Check it out.

 

[tyler34]

search this forum to find out some candid opinions about the knife, you look to be in the minority.

 

[grunt soldier]

brother you should try and take it back if you can. they have been falling apart since their release w/ no real use. gerber really let there knives slip. in a couple older threads here on ingo i linked a couple posts over in blade forums on how they are not holding up at all. just a heads up in case you haven't used it and have the opportunity to ger your 50 bucks back and buy another knife

 

[melensdad]

I looked at it. I love the design.

Then I found out the pommels were falling off and the knife is pretty much just a piece of crap. Looks great, looks like it will do the job. Just doesn't hold up in the real world. Sad.

 

[fire259]

Gerber actually admits to releasing them before they were ready. If you can't return it to the store contact Gerber, they are offering to replace all of the "1st gen" knives with the new improved ones that are being released Feb. 28th.

 

[chezuki]

It has everything you need to survive in a cushy hotel room whilst creating the illusion of a dangerous and unforgiving wilderness by using some tricky camera angles in the vacant and overgrown lot next door.

 

[jsx1043]

 

[Hemingway]

Gerber actually admits to releasing them before they were ready. If you can't return it to the store contact Gerber, they are offering to replace all of the "1st gen" knives with the new improved ones that are being released Feb. 28th.

Is this true? I've beat the heck out of mine and nothing's happened to it but I'll take it back and get a new one. My son has almost worn out the ferro rod starting fires.

 

[grunt soldier]

yes its true. from the start they were just failing in normal conditions. gerber is offering to make it right but still sucks to spend money on something just to have them say damn we messed up send us your knife back and we will replace it in a month or so.

 

[billyboyr6]

Hmmmm. Didn't know any of that, I must have missed the older post. Maybe I'll just send it to Gerber and get the newer better one. I don't think I'd put my life on a $50 knife to begin with, but I just like the features it has. It will make a good weekend camping knife in my opinion. I'll keep the Esee knifes handy for when the SHTF.

 

[Dog1]

 

[grunt soldier]

Hmmmm. Didn't know any of that, I must have missed the older post. Maybe I'll just send it to Gerber and get the newer better one. I don't think I'd put my life on a $50 knife to begin with, but I just like the features it has. It will make a good weekend camping knife in my opinion. I'll keep the Esee knifes handy for when the SHTF.

i agree and in the initial post on these knives i said the features are very cool. its too bad the quality just wasn't with it. i mean it has a lot of features, the whistle, firesteel, some survival tips, sharpener, ect. and all of that would always be with you because its built into the sheath which is always on your belt. its a good idea just needs better execution for sure

 

[gunfan72]

The newer knife might not be much better. One review I read said that when holstered a sudden impact from dropping caused the plastic inserts to pop out from the knife handle. For the high cost of the grylls knife I would expect more.

 

[fergie22]

i`ll stick with my marine k bar best knife jmo

 

[Hemingway]

I can't find a place on Gerber's site or anywhere on the internet saying you can return your knife. Only, if it has broken, you can return it under warranty--is this what you guys are referring to?

Initially, I understood it to be more like a recall-that the first generation was being recalled and you could get one of the new ones coming out. But, all I can find is there warranty info: if it breaks, they replace it. My son hasn't been able to break it yet so I guess there's no reason to send it back in.

I still prefer my ESEE's, Grayman's and Randall's, though

 

[rjstew317]

. I don't think I'd put my life on a $50 knife to begin with, but I just like the features it has.

the seal pup elite can be had for $57 shipped, just got mine.

 

[paddling_man]

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[kricket37]

Good information, I spotted them at Wally world and was curious about the quality. I have a Sog Sealpup Elite that I absolutely love.

 

[superjoe76]

I am a sucker for all things "cool"! I have always loved my Gerber multi tool and Bear Grylls show so I had to have it. At first impression I like it. Nice ergonomics with a nice solid feel in your hands and some nice accessories. I havent tried it yet but looking forward to it during this years camping season.

 

[451_Detonics]

I heard it came with a hotel room master key....