Seen a couple guys using these as some hard use folders in the plumbing and cable business. Seem to be One was all beat to hell and I asked to take a look at it. Stout lock up. I asked why they chose this particular knife and they said that it was the only knife Walmart had that was orange. I want to get some more opinions before I go to Wally World and pick on up for my own tests. Hell, it may make the Edc rotation.
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Bear Grylls Scout
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I wasn't a fan, my clip bent the first day I cad it lol...also it's so thin (along with having some sharp edges, and no, I don't mean the blade
) its not very ergonomic, over all I would say.........(drum roll please!) get a orange delica, it's a great knife and with great certainty I can say the bear grills "scout" is a gimmicky POS.
) its not very ergonomic, over all I would say.........(drum roll please!) get a orange delica, it's a great knife and with great certainty I can say the bear grills "scout" is a gimmicky POS.Well that increases your options! Do you specifically want a knife that you can pick up at WallyWorld?
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If you want a knife at Walmart get a Kershaw Blur. And just so you know 95% of Gerber stuff is garbage and that's being kind.
Not specifically looking for a knife at all. I've got the Spydies, Benchmades, Kershaws, Case etc. It's just a hobby. I EDC all of them. Even Gerbers. This thread is just for discussions sake. The price seems right for what the BG Scout is. Just curious of others opinions.
I'd have to disagree.
All the Gerbers I have used as a Maintenance Director, Outdoorsman and Hunter that I have never experienced a single problem with:
Myth
LST
Mag. LST
Paraframe I
DMF
06 FAST
Fast Draw
Remix
Mini Remix
Remix Tactical
Torch I
AR 3.00
Gator
MP400
MP600
MPT
Suspension
Octane
Crucial
The list goes on.
I use all my knives because of the hobby and fun of it. Gerber has a low quality steel, but I don't need a knife for anything but cutting.
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Hence why I said 95%.
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the gerber hate isn't purely because of BAD knives, though there have been some noticeable QC issues. I look at it like I look at Wine lovers.
If you only drink really cheap bottles of random, mass blend wine, it probably is good to you and does what it needs to do. But as soon as you start stepping into the realm of drinking expensive, award winning Cabernet Sauvignon and the like, all of a sudden you look at that old $5 bottle of wine with disdain. It's still made from grapes, it's still wine, it just lacks some of the refinement of taste. However it won't make you sick or anything compared to the "good stuff".
So, a Gerber with chintzy handles and no name blade steel works well for your average guy who walks into wal mart to get a knife he will abuse, and quite frankly it would probably work well for most of our uses too. But when you are used to great companies who really bring the most out of their locking mechanisms, handle material and ergonomics, blade profile/grind/and steel, you will pick up that Gerber and be hard pressed not to laugh at it.
IMO the people who use their stuff the hardest are rarely the knife nuts like us who obsess over every detail. A guy I know who dresses more deer, fish, and fowl than any person I know uses random crappy knives with no name stainless steel. And he only has as many rifles/shotguns/fishing poles as he needs to get his specific prey.
If you only drink really cheap bottles of random, mass blend wine, it probably is good to you and does what it needs to do. But as soon as you start stepping into the realm of drinking expensive, award winning Cabernet Sauvignon and the like, all of a sudden you look at that old $5 bottle of wine with disdain. It's still made from grapes, it's still wine, it just lacks some of the refinement of taste. However it won't make you sick or anything compared to the "good stuff".
So, a Gerber with chintzy handles and no name blade steel works well for your average guy who walks into wal mart to get a knife he will abuse, and quite frankly it would probably work well for most of our uses too. But when you are used to great companies who really bring the most out of their locking mechanisms, handle material and ergonomics, blade profile/grind/and steel, you will pick up that Gerber and be hard pressed not to laugh at it.
IMO the people who use their stuff the hardest are rarely the knife nuts like us who obsess over every detail. A guy I know who dresses more deer, fish, and fowl than any person I know uses random crappy knives with no name stainless steel. And he only has as many rifles/shotguns/fishing poles as he needs to get his specific prey.
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All the Gerbers I've owned over the last few years have been quite decent as well, just saying. I've owned USA and China made Gerbers as well fwiw...
No need for bashing here when someone is posting a observation of what someone else is using quite happily. :thumbdn:
No need for bashing here when someone is posting a observation of what someone else is using quite happily. :thumbdn:
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Does that totally preclude strongly negative opinions about a knife?
Not that the answer matters in terms of what goes on here.
Not that the answer matters in terms of what goes on here.
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I bought one two months ago to use kayak fishing in the pacific. My reasoning was, whatever I bought would end up rusting and I might lose it to the ocean, so better to get something cheap.
The rubber like grip is actually ok, but even cleaning and oiling it started rusting immediately. Also got a benchmade mini grip that was gifted to me at the same time. I'm not obsessive about knife cleaning, but even with basic care, the bm is showing NO signs of corrosion. So my lesson is, as long as I don't drop it in the ocean...which is actually a big if...I'm better off with a good knife. I would have to buy 3 or 4 of the gerbers a year...at least! Honestly...it's was amazing how fast the ocean "ate" it. Its nothing specific to gerber. I had a cheap buck from walmart before the gerber and only got a few months out of it before it rusted up and the lock broke. It just ends up cheaper to buy good steel and use it for years. Well it WOULD BE cheaper if I didn't go buy a bunch more benchmades! ;-).
The rubber like grip is actually ok, but even cleaning and oiling it started rusting immediately. Also got a benchmade mini grip that was gifted to me at the same time. I'm not obsessive about knife cleaning, but even with basic care, the bm is showing NO signs of corrosion. So my lesson is, as long as I don't drop it in the ocean...which is actually a big if...I'm better off with a good knife. I would have to buy 3 or 4 of the gerbers a year...at least! Honestly...it's was amazing how fast the ocean "ate" it. Its nothing specific to gerber. I had a cheap buck from walmart before the gerber and only got a few months out of it before it rusted up and the lock broke. It just ends up cheaper to buy good steel and use it for years. Well it WOULD BE cheaper if I didn't go buy a bunch more benchmades! ;-).
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Lmfao. That's good stuff!
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Actually (and as you may know) Da Bear is affiliated with the Boy Scouts. So no cookies for you!
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haha!
To me, the Bear Grylls marketing is more than reason enough not to buy one. Wouldn't touch it.
"Gerber" doesn't help much either.
You asked.
I would have to disagree with this. all the Gerbers i've ever owned either broke or fell apart, most recently my applegate covert. Also they never held an edge and their "excellent warranty" was far from it. i wasnt even hard using them they were just casual EDC knives
for the Scout, based off my experience with Gerber i wouldn't buy it, that n I can't do the whole BG labeling on my gear, feels too gimmicky for my tastes
I'll join in the bashing just a bit simply because I used to like Gerber products. Then I found Mora...cheap, simple, Mora. So much better in every dimension except sheaths and way less money. It just changed the whole landscape. I learned to appreciate fine knives from owning the lowly, $12 Mora. Sort of counter to the fine wine example above...but a related philosophy. No funny business, good steel, good handles, killer prices. Loving the Mora lead me to appreciate more expensive knives too...and drop all but a few Gerbers like a bad habit. I want to love the LMF II. The design is quite good. Maybe the best factory sheath in the business. Steel? I'm not even sure it is steel. I have a couple of the EZOut folders and they're pretty good too. The Gators seemed good but heaven only knows what the steel was. Sold all the gators because people do like them and they sold well...folks were happy...I was happy. Kept the EZ Out folders because I like them. Kept the LMF II as my vehicle tool box knife because I have worked so hard for so long to try in vain to get the thing sharp that I figured nobody would pay for it...plus frankly, it is a very cool design. If only it were made of steel!