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I wouldn't trust anything from Gerber, let alone their BG line. (Anything new that is, they made a solid product back in the day)
You took the words right out of my mouth! I sell the bear grylls stuff at my job. Most of the time its to the 18 year olds whose eyes light up when they see his face all over the packaging. That parang on the other hand does seem pretty nice for a Gerber, but I'll never use anything other than my woodsmans pal!