I’ve bought about 10 of these. One for every kit. Sold most of my custom knives. Not much need for fancy g10 or micarta. I only need 5 things for my knife to meet my standards. 10-95(or equivalent carbon steel), scandi grind, decent spine, 4 inch blade, round or universal grip handle. These garbergs are fantastic.
I have both ss and carbon, I've used my ss constantly for nearly two years simply because I love the knife, I have had no problems with it whats so ever, it holds a great edge, I simply strop it at the end of a working day, a lot less maintenance in wet weather a lot less to worry about. I'm not saying I don't like the carbon, but apart from flint and steel I haven't found much difference in performance. As for flint and steel if you're prepared enough to have a knife you should be prepared enough to carry a good fire kit, I love the way these survival sernarios the person is always left with just a knife. I always believe the best survival tool lives between your ears.
Thanks for the video. The Mora Garberg is a fantastic piece of kit. I like the multi mount kit too. It is held securely on my pack with the molle webbing.
Excellent review! Getting a used Garberg I got at a good price in the mail soon. Also, I completely agree with your view on Scandi grinds, and I disagree with the idea that there such a thing as a "true" scandi. As a Scandinavian person I've seen many different variations on grinds. Many are slightly hollow, slightly convex, or more like a saber grind. The zero grind Scandi, while very effective at woodcarving, makes many knives lose their versatility in my opinion. Now a Garberg might actually be able to handle it, since it's got decently thick blade stock and the primary grind angle is quite obtuse (compared to many, especially vintage, Scandi knives). Very refreshing to hear someone else say these things as many in the online Bushcraft community seem to think a microbevel is always bad. I don't agree that a fulltang is a must though, but then again I'm not really into the whole survival thing. Have a nice weekend!
You said bomb proof watch the mora garberg take down a very thick birch tree down on their official site and that knife would do that again and again the terrava and the f1 would not have there handles left I'm not slagging those two knifes but as a full package they are not as tough
I definitely agree, I like my fallkniven but I do find the cutting edge is way too hard and therefore quite chippy, I have no experience with the terrava but I have been told handle material separates.
@@eagleridge1972 yes it does the garberg is not my favourite knife and I have your survival knife made by davie but I can not find a knife that i would put above the garberg and I'm regretting the daft money I've spent over the years
Hope this helps, those who really want to learn,because it's the most common thing, that people are confused about knives: The Stainless steels that Morakniv uses, are way tougher compared to the Carbon steel they use. Add on that, the fact that they heat treat them both, with the same quality heat treatment, however, they keep the Stainless steels way lower in hardness. That, is another factor that also get's you a tougher blade steel. What makes both the Stainless look similar in performance and toughness, or the Carbon seem tougher,, is the fact that the harder steel, takes more to get damaged or bent, because simply it's harder! Where you'll notice, the big difference (except of corrosion resistance) is on the edge stability. The Stainless will get a roll easier, because it's a softer steel, but won't chip, because it's tougher. On the other hand, the Carbon steel, will take more to get any damage on it's edge, but instead of roll, it will take a chip when it finally gets damaged. As a general picture, but not the rule, softer means tougher, harder means more brittle. My backround, no need to read: I'm Chemist/Metallurgist, since the early 90's where I got my first degree. The reason I got my degrees, was and is... knives. My parents, used to tell me, that I was asking for a knife ,since I was a 2.5 years old baby. I already have a suitcase full of knives, by the age of 10. Now, my white hair, are probably more than my knives, but believe me, it was a time, where the knives were more, than my white hair... Keep them sharp and stay safe! Cheers!
It isn't all about hardness though. All stainless steels are more brittle than carbon steels due to the inclusions of chrome or nickel. So you can't really compare the stainless with a carbon over varying harnesses. There is more to it than that. Hardness I'd only a general guide for that particular steel. I'd be confident that 1095 will be tougher than almost all stainless steels, even the super steels. Carbon steel is just inherently tougher. So batonning and chopping will always be better with carbon steels. Sharpening is also much easier with carbon steels.
@@Elektroslag "Hard tested" either steel? I maintain and use knives for living, since the 90s where I also got my degree on Chemistry/Metallurtr So,give me a break kid. Go and offend a boy at your age.
