Mora Garberg Full Tang Discussion and Review 

Dave I'm 13 and was a big fan of dual survival and gald to see you on RU-vid

One thing I will point out on this video before moving on because I have answered a lot of comments here, is that this knife is made from the same steel as the 2000, which sells at 30-39.00 depending on Model and Color, the blade of this knife is almost 2 times a thick and there is about 2" more material in length, Not to mention the Kryton Handle versus Plastic, so from this stand point alone the Knife is worth at least 2 times the price, and don't forget the sheathing the 2000 is only a plastic sleeve with loop- Again not saying GO BUY it I really don't care I have NO Commitment to even sell this knife but I think it deserves a fair and un judgmental look, because without feeling the weight of this knife in the hand you do not realize this is NOT a 20.00 Mora by any stretch-

The old models are still available. If $15 is what you want to pay then buy one of those. I am tired of people bitching about the price. Mora doesn't owe you anything.

On the steel: 14c28n is a great steel. It is an evolution of the 12c27, and this family of steels comes as close to bringing together the advantages of carbon and stainless steels as it gets. Compered to other stainless steels it's very, very easy to sharpen, and can be stropped back to hair poping sharpness for a long time, edge stability is also basically as good as it gets in stainless. The price... people buy knives of lesser quality of materials and manufacturing at higher prices. It is only expensive compared to other Moras, not compared to the rest of the market.

Dave, Thank you for your honesty and integrity. Your comments and reviews are golden because you maintain your central focus: honest survival information. My father always taught me that "If your word is no good, then you are no good." To you sir, your word is good with me. Thank you for continuing to be real.

The $100price of the full tang mora for me is not the issue. For me the issue is I bought a mora companion 4 years ago and can't kill the damn thing. Then for some reason I bought a high q robust for heavy tasks because I started to secretly feel bad for the companion for beating the hell out of the thing. No doubt a full tang mora is a great knife! But all mora's are great. Great knives and great knives for the money! How do I spend 100 on a knife that is absolutely worth it when I have two for 32 that just won't let me down!

Thanks for the very .informative video Dave. Your dedication is much appreciated.

I actually prefer stainless steel in my Mora's over the carbon. I live in a very wet environment and love the ease of maintenance that comes with stainless. I don't value being able to create a spark off a carbon blade that highly -- I carry proper firemaking kit with me so that ability is useless 99% of the time. Ease of maintenance trumps that, in my opinion. As far as sharpening goes, that's moot. I can sharpen most any knife, regardless of material.

Another 100% presentation. I am so pleased that I have discovered your Channel. Thank you for all this good and sensible information.

I look forward to picking one of these up. Thanks for the great video Dave!

Great video, Dave. Keep them coming. Thank you.

Great Discussion Dave! Your videos are always awesome.

Great demo. It was nice meeting you at SHOT, Dave.

Thanks Dave, good review. Everything you really need to know in a nut shell. Thanks

I really love my Mora Pathfinder. It has always done anything I have needed it to. I like the butcher style knives, always have. I also carry smaller knives in my pack for certain uses. Thanks for this video.

Been waiting on a full tang from Mora, can't wait to get one.

Well spoken review Dave. Yes, I remember some of your first videos when you wore a Mora Clipper neck knife. I bought several as I followed your videos and still use them. This Garberg looks like a good knife and I will most likely buy one.

I am so glad that you are expressing your opinion of the benefits of stainless. To me the only disadvantage is throwing sparks off the spine with a rock. Put a ferro rod on the sheath and problem solved. My stainless knives sharpen pretty easily and that doesn't bother me one bit, however the fact that it is unlikely to rust give stainless a HUGE advantage.

nice video dave. great to see mora making a full tang knife. hope it will open up the future to more full tang knives. can't wait to be able to see the knife in person and try it out. mora has given us many great knives at great prices and I hope everyone stands behind them with this knife like they have stood behind us all over the years. even at 100 bucks I'm sure given the history of mora it's well worth the purchase and seeing how excited you are about it I'm sure it lives up to the mora history. can't belive how many people out there are crying about a knife they have even held or seen. thanks for all you do for the bushcraft community.

great video as always sir. thanks much for a honest review. Blessings to you all.

Dave, there isn't a video that you've made that I didn't learn something. Keep doing what you do, I love your store as well and I'm planning on placing a order my next pay day!

Awesome video Dave! Keep it up! - Greetings from Sweden!

Well said Dave. I carry a carbon steel blade as my main "hip knife" and actually have a SS blade as a backup in my bag. So, my thought has always been that I have the best of both worlds. Thanks for the video. God Bless!

Man I love Mora's, I very much like that there stepping into some new ground. I'm very excited to see what they do. I look forward to trying out this baby. Thanks for the great and informative video, keep up the great work!

Very well explained. I can imagine the knife would be a great option for coastal environments as well.

This is probably the most versatile sheath /carry system I've ever seen and I'm definitely interested in purchasing one when it becomes available.

I will be buying this knife, looking forward to adding it to my other moras. Thanks for the review

Good thoughts as usual Dave, thanks for sharing.

Dave, thanks for clearing the air on all the speculations that were floating around.

Any kind of steel made by Sandvik is great!

This will be a great Kayak fishing/camping knife. Looking forward to it. Really enjoy all the Moras I have had. Couple have rusted on me in the kayak environment. Thanks for the review. Pretty neat how you can keep on trucking with videos Dave. I remember one of your first ones in the snow with the tracker. What a journey. Stay humble and curious.

Ty for your sharing of info. I have a clipper and will now add this to my collection.

great one, looking forward on getting this new blade when it comes available later this year.

Great video! Awesome knife! The modular sheath looks great!

Nice Dave, and congrads on the link up with Mora, I like Mora and am getting more, but you have so many great knifes on your site Dave, and well your new kit knife, and the look of it, I like that raw old school look.

This was my very first mora knife. You are 100% correct I didn't bat an eyelash at the price. Years ago I wanted to buy one good Scandinavian grind knife. I looked around and I found this one plus the Eldridge and another long skinny bladed mora knife. I tied all three knives together with zip ties as my woodworking kit.

I enjoyed the discussion Dave.

Thank you Dave, great video.

Thank you and I just ordered stainless/leather, living in the SFBA. Cheers! 😎👍

Another good informative vid Dave. Thanks for posting.

A good balanced review Dave, in my experience I find the a lot (not all) of the people who complain about the price will generally find something or another to complain about ~Peace~

Thanks Dave for clearing all that up! Appreciate it good sir!

I appreciate the listing of resources you have, Really makes you think.

great video Dave. love mora knives. great now that it's full tang

definitely appreciate the honesty about it being more of a great backup knife. seems pretty awesome, didn't know mora was making full tangs.

Here is what I've learned from using this knife as my EDC for 3 months. When I first got it out of the box I was a bit turned off by the grip material, it felt odd and like many people have said I to expected a rubberized grip. Thankfully I'm not the designer cause Mora picked an excellent material, the grip feels amazing now, it has become more smoothed out and softer feeling to the touch. Another major thing about the handle is like Dave said "the handle feels darn near indestructible" other than feeling different it looks new. The steel they used is also holding an awesome edge although I do change my grinds to fit my style but overall the retention is excellent. I would like to see Mora do this with other knives like the Companion.....actually DEFINITELY the companion. That would be my dream knife, a companion built like the Garberg with a leather sheath, you do that Mora and NOBODY will complain esp if you used carbon steel..... So I hope that this is already being thought up..and if not PLEASE PLEASE DAVE LET THEM KNOW THATS WHAT AMERICAN CUSTOMERS WANT.😉☺

Ignore the naysayers Dave. Keep up the good work!!

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew there was a reason I wanted this knife... And here it is... This video made an impression, Dave. I just bought this same Mora knife with the fancy moly harness online for 80 bucks, and I can't wait to hold it in my hand, and process some firewood with it on the trail. Cheers, and best wishes brother!

I will be getting one of these, I'd love to see an extended review on this (as in years). Yes its pricey but thats with a high quality sheath system.

Great video. I definitely plan on picking up one of these new Mora knives when they hit the market. I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about the price, you get what you pay for. Buy equipment that you can rely on in the field.

Good honest review there Dave, well done Sir.EDIT: It was interesting to me that they went with the stainless as well, but now I know why.

Great video!

Food for thought, cheers Dave. my next mora was going to be the bushcraft black, but now im unsure grrrrrrrr.

Answered my FaceBook question on TPSLC, thanks Dave for your views...

Great review

I have great amount of respect for your opinion my friend. Thanks for all you do.

I want this knife can't wait for it to be available in the UK, I collect Mora knifes all carbon steel but I might give this stainless steel knife ago but would love carbon steel, great video keep them coming Dave. 🔪

Thanks for video. Hope for some mora in the near future.

right on! I got the Mora bushcraft black and the od green stainless companion myself

I just bought a Mora Companion with a blade of hardened Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel with a three-quarter tang for $15.73 and attached it to my ATV. It's all I need.

I like how people always complain about wanting a full tang mora, completely disregarding them because they werent full tang. And now that it's here, those same people are whining about the not over the top price. Now, granted, this isn't all mora fans, but if people like and already use mora knives but don't want to spend the 100 bucks, they wont, they'll just use the $13 version. Comes down to people just want to complain, you'll never please everyone, theres always people, normally people who don't use the product in the first place, that will find something to bash about a company.

As always , an honest and truthworthy review from a gentleman.

I do understand the different process in making this knife is more costly, and how you said if Mora didnt make a 10 dollar knife, we wouldnt think twice about buying this knife at 100 dollars. The fact still is that they have made a 10 dollar knife... which is why the price is a shock to most of us. Lets take a look at the buschcraft black vs. the pathfinder (way overpriced imho). isnt it the same process in making both of those, just one has a little longer of a blade, yet the pathfinder is double the price, which is why I believe the pathfinder isnt very popular. I feel personally, that if this knife was sold for a lot less, more people would be apt to buy it, and Mora would still be in the green, not to mention making us very happy in the process. BTW, I am a huge fan of Mora and will continue to be regardless of what this knife actually sells for. Thanks for posting this video....All the best.

one of the best presenters on earth. nice work.

I finally got the Garberg and it is great.Actually I don't think it is expensive because if you buy it on time it will save you from buying more knives and second -it doesn't have much competition in this price range.

I love Mora knives! I got two of them, hardly used though, but I know they're sharp and durable as hell.

A full tang sandvik mora? It's about time! It will definitely be a huge hit, even at the suggested MSRP. Chances are, it will sell for less.

Tack, Dave, för en (till synes) super kniv... önskar att Morakniv hade ett "pre-order" alternativ för eran nya Gerberg.

Great vid, I learned a lot of stuff! Definitely will buy one. The sharp spine sealed the deal for me.

Thanks for sharing this with us Dave! I'd love to see a comparison with the Mora 2000, which is my favorite knife for the category of use I would place this Garberg in. The 2000 has the largest tang of the common Mora knives for sale in the USA, if I'm not mistaken, and uses the same steel and basic sheath (minus the modular system). The 2000 also has a very nice grippy rubber handle that allows use in all positions with no hot-spots (on my hands, at least). I would love to own the Garberg too.

Mora makes some awesome knives. Big fan of the brand!

Yaaaaaay ! thank you for this review

good looking blade. if its mora its good. enough said on that. on a side note I got my library to buy both your books for a survival lecture I'm gonna be teaching soon. keep it up man

nice dave love it

I bought this knife for 70 euro and I’m very happy with it. Subscribed to the channel nice video

New to your stuff. You quoted G.W. Sears (smoothing it, not roughing it). Now I know why I like your stuff.

Here we are, nearly six and a half years later, and I bought a spare Garberg in stainless off Amazon today for $55.

which ever way you look at it a mora is so much knife for so little money they are bang for the buck about as good as you can get . I have used them for years never broke one yet. people will pay $400 for a knife because it has someones name on it when in reality for 90% of people out there a mora is all you need. great video.

I agree, 14c28n is a great steel. Thank you!👍

I just got one! Really excited to test it out. 60 bucks with the leather sheath. I live in the pacific northwest and with all the rain I really like SS knives.

I liked your review and honesty about your involvement with Mora and this knife. I look forward to seeing where the selling price ends up after it is released. I believe it will be a solid and dependable knife. People need to quit complaining and stop speculating about it until they can try it for themselves. I think this is a great looking knife for a secondary blade in my kit or my car. Stainless will be a better choice for a knife that rides in my car kit since it will shrug off moisture and condensation. Good job! Now please make a carbon one as well!

Very good, Thank you very much

Just so you know Dave, I have only a little interest in knives, mainly for spoon carving. However, I really enjoyed your talk on the Mora knife. Well done. Nice beard BTW.

I don't have to hold it in my hand to decide I will not spend $100 on ANY Mora knife. Mora is an amazing wonderful HIGH VALUE knife and I have many of them. I have never been unhappy with any of them. There are simply too many other choices on the market. I do not have to understand their processes or cost as a consumer. And no, Even if Mora had no other knives on the market I would not spend 100 dollars on this knife. Frankly, for me, it is outside my "common man" budget for a knife.

If it is a high quality product and is what it says it is, then it is worth 100 bucks. there are other knives that seem to be about the same type that are about that price so I would have no problem with the Mora and the price.

thanks for the video atb

I watched a couple videos of yours on budget bushcrafting and I found one you would like, it's a heavy shower curtain for under 5 dollars at the local Wal-Mart. the gromets are already on it and it's water proof.

Good honest view

I am a Dutch fan of you David.

Would pay $100 which works out in UK £65 every day of the week. Would just wait for the carbon steel version. Love the sheath!

I picked one of these up recently and coming from a man that owns multiple Moras I can say this; This knife feels substantial. I wouldn't hesitate to depend on this knife if I had too. I paired this knife with my modified Esse 6, and between the Two I feel like I have quite a lot of bases covered. Combined with a folding saw and an axe, there's not a lot I can't do. Now if I was lost in the woods with just this Mora Garberg would I feel screwed? Any survival situation sucks, but having that blade with me would make it a lot easier that's for sure. If you're on the fence about the Garberg don't be. It's strongly built and ready for the task at hand. And on top of that, it's probably the best fire-making knife I have ever used. That 90 degree spine is pretty gnarly. It will throw sparks like you won't believe.

I'd like to to try this knife out, I carry the BK2 and love it so I'd like to feel this knife in hand and see if it holds up to my KaBar...

Say Heah Dave, I totally agree with you. I have a vintage Frost Mora 840 Clipper MG. Even though the Tang is stout and robust but shorter than the Mora Companion that has a more Slender Tang but a little longer. But Mora puts a hard Plastic in strategic places on the handle that makes the Clipper a very strong knife, I wasn't as lucky as you were with finding a Forest Exclussive # 311 Kit, I tried buying a Forest Exclusive #311 but they are discontinued. So I got a smaller version similar to the Mora Classic #1 but more stream lined but is handmade with the same laminated blade as your # 311. I love mine and its one of my Fav. neck knives. Yeah it has the brass bolster and pommel with a beautiful traditional Sheath. Oh and its a Full Tang, but a Stick Tang though.,,.

Dave, love to see you do a discussion on (a) neck knife vs belt knife; and (b) standard mora knife vs what you consider a survival knife (5" monstrosity). Why I say this is that if you watch everything Mors Kochanski has said, he seems to prefer a much smaller knife than what you propose is an ideal survival knife. His 'skookum bush tool' is basically a full tang high carbon mora knife, and for my money, much better suited to the range of bush tasks than the huge knives that I see you and your instructors using. Personally in my 20\5+ years in the bush, I've never felt the need for a 5" blade, and when I've tried them, with the exception of batonning 3 and 4" wood, I've found then much too large for processing game, fish and performing basic carving tasks. And to that end, generally speaking. I've never felt the need to baton 4" trees, and have always gotten by just fine with the 3 &1/2" blade. Perhaps this is a northern thing. I. like Mors, live in Canada, and the conditions here are very similar to those present in sweden/finland - where blades like the standard Mora have been used by the sami people for ages. Anyway - just a few considerations, love to hear your thoughts.

Dave, great, honest review! When is the release date? Thanks.

Nice job Dave. Mora puts out a good knife no doubt. I'm sure their process is top shelf as every Mora I have is well done and this one should be no different. There are so many good SS full tangs out there for great prices... lot's of competition for this one but the dedicated Mora heads will jump as soon as it's available. You should do a common man SS camp/bushcraft/survival all arounder type knife with one of the big makers for under 50... it would fly off the shelf. You could add some fire starter with it called "Daves Beard" lol. Strike while the iron is hot! No pun intended.

I agree with you Mr Canterbury on the price point of a Mora knives. It we ( consumers) wasn't spoiled with the $10.00, $11.00 price point of the Mora line, we wouldn't bat an eye at this price point of this blade, myself included.. I have a companion Mora that I've beaten the shit out of for more than four years now, and paid $10.00 for... As always thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinion on this very affordable blade, I appreciate it sir.

I hear you Dave I'm sure the knife is awesome but for $10 more Id go for the PKS Kephart which I did. Although I paid /$139.99 when it first came out.... Keep the videos coming I need my daily fix!

another great video. Among all of the guys on youtube or anywhere else Dave you are the man and I'm hoping to come to the pathfinder school in the next year or two. That being said sir I have a question. If you can only take one knife what would be your go to knife the bushcraft black or the garberg? or something else entirely?

I have both the 2000 and the Garberg.Mora Garberg is an awesome knife,for me it has the right thickness,size and toughness.I just wish for a better belt loop on the sheath and flat top of the handle.