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I've been taking a number of short, quick hikes at the local trails here in So. Cal. Around where I live, black bears, rattlesnakes and mountain lions are a very real threat, albeit lessened by the great amount of foot traffic the trails get. I've been trying out different carry methods for my BK11. Both pocket and belt carry have become a bit awkward, and regardless I'd really like to move away from a fixed blade knife for these short hikes due to the murky legality of carrying a fixed blade in some of these parks and trails.
I have an Al Mar SERE 2000 that I used to EDC for years. It was my first knife before I really got into knives, and despite all of the knives which have come and gone, it always has been around. Again, however, the SERE is a bit heavy and I really don't care for the blade shape for outdoor chores.
My eye keeps going to the Bear Grylls Scout folder to fill the role of a stout, light and convenient folder. I've never owned a Gerber knife, and I can't tell what to think of them from BFC. Some days everyone seems to love them, other days everyone seems to think they are crap. I know that the BG lineup gets a lot of laughs from knife knuts, but frankly I'm not very interested in his name on the knife one way or another. I think the lineup would likely have existed even had he not been attached to it. I also don't see how anyones opinion of him as a person, survivalist, scout, actor, or any other role really impacts the performance of a knife.
The few people I've told that I'm interested in one or two of the knives form the series look at me like I have cracked. I just can't tell why some people don't like this knife. Is it because of Gerber? The BG name? Country of origin? Has the knife been proven to be crap? The one thing I don't care for is the tip down carry, but otherwise the length, grip, design, and lock all appear to be decent.
I've searched around a bit on the forum, but I find little related to this knife. Mostly talk about the Parang and Ultimate knife. If this topic has been done to death, by all means direct me to the threads and I'll close the thread myself if the mods don't do it first.
I have an Al Mar SERE 2000 that I used to EDC for years. It was my first knife before I really got into knives, and despite all of the knives which have come and gone, it always has been around. Again, however, the SERE is a bit heavy and I really don't care for the blade shape for outdoor chores.
My eye keeps going to the Bear Grylls Scout folder to fill the role of a stout, light and convenient folder. I've never owned a Gerber knife, and I can't tell what to think of them from BFC. Some days everyone seems to love them, other days everyone seems to think they are crap. I know that the BG lineup gets a lot of laughs from knife knuts, but frankly I'm not very interested in his name on the knife one way or another. I think the lineup would likely have existed even had he not been attached to it. I also don't see how anyones opinion of him as a person, survivalist, scout, actor, or any other role really impacts the performance of a knife.
The few people I've told that I'm interested in one or two of the knives form the series look at me like I have cracked. I just can't tell why some people don't like this knife. Is it because of Gerber? The BG name? Country of origin? Has the knife been proven to be crap? The one thing I don't care for is the tip down carry, but otherwise the length, grip, design, and lock all appear to be decent.
I've searched around a bit on the forum, but I find little related to this knife. Mostly talk about the Parang and Ultimate knife. If this topic has been done to death, by all means direct me to the threads and I'll close the thread myself if the mods don't do it first.
