I use mine for hunting, camping, yardwork and batoning kindling and breaking log quarters down for the fire place. It has been fishing with me and snorkeling at the beach. This knife has had a very used life so far and it is still in perfect shape. I cant speak for everyone but the 10 years I hav had my knife I love it and would only trade it for the same one without serations. Excellent knife 4 out of 5 stars would recommend!
@@SilencioFilm I think people expect too much from a knife. It's metal and will wear. Some metals wear faster than others and serations wear faster than a smooth blade 🤷. Look at tungsten tipped saw blades, they are far harder than steel will ever be and still wear/full pretty fast on wood 🤷
I have had 2 of these knives (one was stolen in a vehicle break in) and put both through way more abuse including this task... and the both held up fine, like I've been impressed with them.
Bear Grylls knives are fun to play with, not use for survival. Its' chinese "dirty" steel. I use this as a beater knife when I'm landscaping and doing cutting tasks only.
I’d beg to differ on that, that knife in this review is the older version, the one iv used for years is the ultimate pro none serrated and it’s been used every day and has been used hard, mine is built like a tank and I use it for hunting and survival it’s still good as new after years of hard use. I wouldn’t go of one review look at what others say about it, but like I said mine is the none serrated and the sheath is different to the one in this video.
@@Dr.Gunsmiththe Ultimate Pro is the one where they ironed out all the faults of the design of the original Ultimate. I like your tank analogy I tell my friends you could take on a tank and open it up with it. If I could have only one knife the BG Ultimate Pro wins hands down.
@@Dr.Gunsmith , I also have an ultimate pro and if I could I would buy another one. Best design, color of the rescue. I use 3M brand silicone to lubricate since the first month. It is not so sticky and is maintaining its appearance again. a-static.mlcdn.com.br/1500x1500/silicone-spray-auto-120ml-3m/sbrio/6632/df401d63f461e850f805af6090f897d9.jpg
that was my first fixed blade knife i bought myself, well i saved up the money and my parents bought it. i think i was in 4th grade. thats what started the addiction, now i have 2 custom dark timbers and a few mid techs
Yeah, sometimes it takes a poop knife to start the addiction, a gateway knife, if you will. I wish more people started with mora as the gateway knife, or ontario, or even a buck or an american made gerber though, as opposed to this silliness. Thanks for the comment!
Hey Jacob, I was beating the crap out of my Mora companion trying to baton it through a piece of very hard and tough log about the size you have there. I was a newbie then and got winded before I was even done with it. I was taking it off section by section but it was getting so tiring I gave up. As I was a newbie then it never occured to me if the knife would survive the ordeal or not, but the companion knife survived! And it wasn’t even the HD companion. It looked all badly scratched up but held its own very well. Impressive for a knife so cheap!
I have one of these Knives and I like it. I would never baton through a log with this blade. I wear this for EDC on my hip or stuffed into my Get home bag. It will handle most task I put it through. Cutting materials wood, canvas, cardboard. It will stab through a tire and cut the non steel belted sidewall it will cut carpet easily. For batoning small firewood it does great. Now if I intend to go wilderness camping or someplace I'm not familiar with I would take my ESEE 6 and a camp axe or hatchet. Anyone who goes into the bush without an axe of some sort is a fool and that goes for the folks that make youtube videos. Being lost in the woods or being injured out there and not being able to make it back where you have to shelter in place is serious business. If you go into the woods take an axe of some sort for heavens sake.
I;m not likely to hike 20 miles at one shot without making camp to rest. I could walk 10 miles with out rest considering my pack weight and that I'm 65 years old the small amount of extra weight the camp axe would add it would be more useful than a hindrance. As young as you are it should not be a problem. In your vids you look young, strong and fit to travel. Good show.
"I could" "in my dreams" "i heard one time" Cool story. You always bring an axe to play in the woods, and you edc a gerber ultimate "survival" knife. We dont need to know any more. 👍
It does't matter what you think or say and it seems pissing contest is right up your ally. Not mine it's a waste of time. I made my point and you got butt hurt. Such is life.
You just got a bad one. Maybe a first-batch knife. I’ve had one for several years. The sheath retention is still great. And the knife has held up well. The good thing about the BG knife, is it has a lifetime warranty. I know it’s gimmicky, but they are actually pretty decent knives. You just got a bad one, I would be confident in saying.
ThePreppersBunkerOutdoors no, it actually isn’t, and you did. Like I said, I’ve had one for almost 10 years now as my go to knife. No issues. There are countless videos on RU-vid of people using these knives, and saying at the end of their videos that they actually aren’t bad knives for the price. You got a bad knife, with a weak spot in the steel.
@@fisheyeguy people who havent had problems are irrelevant because the standard for which they use is inconsistent- where knives consistently fail is important- You are however correct about the weak point in the steel- caused by the serrations. You have a cheap chinese steel- cheap weal hollow grind, stress risers in the serrations, in a gimmick package. My butterknife has served me for 20 years- does that make it good? Nah. You have looked for confirmation bias on youtube saying the knife you like is good- do further research and you will see break after break after break- the knifes reputation from reputable people and users is garbage- The knifes repitation from people like ultimate survival tips who are paid to advertise products is pretty dang good. Weird how that works right?
ThePreppersBunkerOutdoors nah, I’ve seen plenty of unbiased reviews of the knife. I’ve seen the bad ones too. It’s not a bad knife for what it is. It gets plenty of hate from the knife snob crowd. I know, for a fact, I’ve beat on mine for 10 years now with no issues. I liked it so much I bought the pro version. You got a bad knife. Simple as that. And Gerber would warranty that knife, no questions asked. Your assumption that every good review is mostly someone getting paid to review it is pretty inaccurate. I just watched Survival on Purpose beat on this knife and use it for a year. He seems to think it’s a decent knife for the price. I’d bet a lot of the “failure” videos are from people over-abusing the knife, or were from the first batch of knives, which Gerber gladly replaced because they knew they screwed up.
@@fisheyeguy maybe i think that most reviewers are bias because i know them personally and i know how the industry works personally. Mind Blown Enjoy your knife, im always happy to hear people enjoy their kit
You have the original model that was VERY problematic. They have a newer model that I have yet to see anyone break on the internet (and they try).That old version you show is one to avoid. Survival Lilly does a great test on the ultimate pro (the upgraded model), called the Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro DESTRUCTION test. The blade is only about $10 more or so and takes care of all the problems of the old Bear model. They did a great job on it.
The pro version? Man that thing is $70-90, and your still getting s china made stainless knife with poor ergos and a hollow grind. When you could have a strongarm for 50... i dont even understand why that knife exists tbh
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoorsmaybe you need to try the Ultimate Pro before giving an ill-informed opinion everyone knows the Ultimate proved to fail that is why Gerber went back and ironed out the faults for the Pro. Try the Pro you may well be pleasantly surprised.
Its a knife that gives you what you would expect of the price tag. In a survival situation It would manage. As long as your not trying to cut anything durable, wider than the blade. I probably wouldn't be going around cutting down massive trees with it. And if I wanted a better knife Id pay for a better knife.
Remember the price tag for some people was $80, and even at a price tag of $20- there are better options. "In a survival situation it would manage" how bold of you to presume you understand all survival situations
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors People like Bear Grylls and buy that knife. It does the majority of things you'd expect to do with your general knife. If you want to break it i'm sure it's easier than breaking other knifes. But if you are unlucky to end up in a survival situation and that's all you have then it would probably be a blessing to have. Compared to having nothing at all. I just don't think it's as bad as your making it out to be.
Mine cost me 100 bucks, I had such high hopes for it, but it was so bad! 440a steel (9cr19mov / 7cr17mov it's the same...) Is very soft! I'd be SHOCKED if it was harder than 45 HRC.
I had his offset machete at one time. Brand new went about chopping up a 4” round fresh tree, junk tree not hardwood, and after ten strikes it stopped cutting. Looked at the blade at it was a ragged saw tooth blade now. Took it back and got my money back. Never buy his brand name stuff again
i bought mine for $20 Canadian a couple of years ago, mine is a lot harder to pull out of the sheath, cant complain about it, but I never really used it like that. good to know. Thanks
The only one that is any good is the Bear Grylls Ultimate PRO. It's still overpriced for the quality but has a decent ferro steel. The tungsten carbide field sharpener on the back of the sheath is kind of handy. (yes I know those sharpeners aren't the best, but good enough for Bear Grylls stuff)
I have had some good luck with mine but quality control/heat treat certainly a concern with this model. I did rough it up a bit also. I prefer my Gerber Prodigy as a tougher more reliable choice for this type activity.
You don't have to use the knife in an extreme way for it to break- prolonged use can do that. This knife broke due to a design flaw- that design flaw can be found this way through hard use relatively quickly or in a long time with normal use- But this is the knifes reputation for a reason
Well done, Jacob. Love your logic throughout this video. Yes, as several have already commented....just another gimmick and in this case well proven by you in an unbiased test.
Gerber knows the ultimate is cheap, there were alot of broken blades when it first came out. So They released a pro version with upgraded steel, and discounted the old one.
Lucio Anneo Seneca no one said mora blades are weak I only said it has close to a rat tail for a tang and I believe thepreppersbunkeroutdoors said he wished they were stronger.
It broke because of a weak point created by the serrated edge. You can see it broke on the first grind of the serration. Always a bad idea to have a serration or sawback. Fine edge version of this knife is probably flawless.
I agree that the serrations were certainly a stress riser, but they also certainly werent the only issue. The straight edge verson is a better design with better steel, but its still a $15-20 dollar knife being sold at like $80-90 which is a pretty huge flaw imho
It was purchased from a reputable retailer, so 10x10 its not fake- and the issues i mentioned are what the knife is known for because they are the issues people doing serious survival stuff run into.
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors I have some of the best survival and bushcraft knives there are it’s not in the same league but I’ve beat the crap out of it and it’s still holding up.
Its not an "old model" as far as i know its still produced, but they do have an upgraded version that is much better, and MUCH more expesive, to the point of being silly.
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors god, i cant believe im advocating for bear grylls ! But maybe you could do an A vs. B video high lighting the differences at least that way youre subscribers will be better informed if given the choice..
Making a baton- that was made very clear in the video. How would i use the knife in a self defense situation? First, why would i use the knife in a self defense situation? Second, how could any amount of damage effect the knifes ability to be use outside of total breakage at the handle? 3rd- if it werent a pos knife, there would have been no damage whatsoever, ultimately leading to the point of the video.
ThePreppersBunkerOutdoors a sharp and perfect surface blade is more deadly. I guess what struck me as odd was making a baton which is a weapon by making the more effective weapon less deadly. I know it was a demonstration and test of the blade, but i was thinking for future purposes and situations. I have particular knives that have never been used for even a thread. Their extreme sharpness i keep for people. My question I guess is how to keep a blade at that level of sharpness in an ongoing bare bones survival situation. I always see humans as the challenge vs nature in a situation.
Epic video man. To think that we thought that this was the knife to have when they first came out. About like the infamous Rambo knife as a kid. Lol. The ferro rod is actually the best thing about this knife. Just epoxy it back in the handle or rehandle it. She'll still strike and make fire.. Funny real review on this BG knife bro.
He actually has a few decent products. ;p but with every manufacture, even the major ones, each lot can be vastly different and only a few really stand behind their products reliably.
Absolutely love this video and appreciate such truth and realism. BG is such an over rated p.o.s product, I truly respect this video because of that. Thank you sir for your honesty and patience and for being real about the product and product problems. Respect 👍
Thats 50 pounds? Thats a HARD quearion my man, since im not up to speed on whats available over seas, but i know that ANY knife you get will cost twice as much as it should due to socialist taxation.
No offense please button 45 years of carrying a knife for work and for leisure I have only owned 2 knives they happen to be the same model happens to would be a buck model 110
I've seen countless video's on failures of this terrible product. What amazes me is that for all Gerber's self praising, they still sell a garbage tool this many years into the product life. Just goes to show why I don't buy Gerber brands...the only mainstream step down is Taylor Brands for me, which I also refuse to buy.
I’d say keep using it till it’s completely completely completely unusable that’s something you might have to be forced to do in a survival situation with a shit knife
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors yeah...but I've seen a few of your vids where you test knives and you always show the knife you'll see the whole process of the knife going to the wood...this one that was absent. Look, at the end of the day if this was a knife other than a BG everyone would just say bad heat treatment and it sucks you got a bad one. And no one is going to make a "baton" in a survival situation cross batoning into a 6 inch log to make one. I'm not a survivalist and I wouldn't think to do that with my esee 5...I get it...99% of yt'rs like BG line of products...you got a free knife and purposely beat the snot out of it to break it (any knife can be broken)...you are the only one on you tube I've seen to do it and I've seen many vids cuz a bushcrafter I like used the same one for 2 yrs without incident and was curious to see what the deal was with the knife. It's all good. I get it. But really it's just a knife wives get their husbands, weekend campers and younger people buy...or maybe someone who bought a $20 Rambo knife and that broke so they're buying up...lol again it's all good.
The bummer thing is that you cant ALWAYS be filming. The other thing is that i have to try to demonstrate what years of potential use and abuse look like in a short period of time- and that is hard to do- if i didnt do that, i could only review what, 2 knives?
It's not the knife it's the person using it. I'd take my chances with the upgraded knife than whatever your selling. Lol... This is an old ass knife, not the upgraded version. A bit disingenuous to post this when there is a newer one out there. Then you say you won't spend the money to review the better one. Maybe some idiot will send you one for free so you can review it with preconceived outcomes. FAF.. 😂
The upgraded knife is better sure- its upgraded because the "ultimate survival knife" shown here is trash- i would review the "pro" you mentioned, but its WILDLY overpriced for what you get. Nothing about this video is disingenuous about reviewing a knife that is sold internationally in HUGE numbers- What is disingenuous is to come here commenting supporting a product and looking for confirmation bias to support your preconceived notions of quality of a product that you may have purchased, but know very little about. 👍
Pretty sure this was bought at bladehq, but it might have been bass pro. Either way, there is 0% chance it was fake. The fact that fakes of this cheap Chinese made pos exist makes me sad.
Really..?...I've owned and used one for a couple of years now,,thrown everything but the kitchen sink at it...still perfect now...out of millions made,,just like cars,, there's bound to be a few bad ones out there..show me a better knife..!!
