At the end of the day, nothing worth 62$ will be the ultimate anything (except for “ultimate 62$-thing”). I’m sure that the blade is decent, since it’s produced by Gerber, but it’s hard to take this marketing seriously.
SOG makes a number of high value knives that would probably outperform this one(Fixation Bowie for ex.).

Lol. Gear snobs crack me up. One of the very best “throw in an emergency kit and forget” knives cost me $14. I’ve made kindling with it, gutted deer, fileted fish, sharpened sticks, cut rope…
I won’t post what it is so as not crap in Bear’s thread but my point is…
If it performs the cost isn’t a factor…it’s usefulness is.
Nobody should plan an Amazon adventure then buy this knife and leave without ever testing it at home.
I read and post in adventure/survival threads all the time and you will always find threads about under rated or value priced gear with examples of gear that people with lots of experience have trusted their lives to.
Another group of people who use gear that isn’t boutique priced but gets the job done? Military personel. I seriously doubt a lot of $500 carbon titanium light sabers have been used in the history of hand to hand combat, survival, expeditions, or even camping in the local woods.
Saying, “that won’t meet my needs bc it’s not expensive” is just dumb.
2cents

Sweet! Hey, I know a lot of people may think it’s silly, and I grew up being a cheapo using off brand knifes which work great, but I have to admit, this knife looks sweet. Maybe I will make my wife get it for me for xmas! thanks for the post.

Buy a Mora, AND a diamond hone, you’ll have a better knife, a hone AND change. Simples!

But this is Bear Grylls’ knife! That makes it awesome!

You´ll never find a better knife then Fallkniven F1. 3G steel and a blade hardness of 62HRC!
http://www.fallkniven.com/en/shop/details/473/10/military-knives/f1/3g

I have the serrated one and its fantastic. I have started several fires with it, used it as a hammer, cut countless things and the knife sharpener in the sheath keeps it nice and sharp. Ill probably buy this one as a backup or for my wife (aka, for me)

I’ve got a $15 Mora that is awesome. It’s my main hunting knife. This BG looks a lot tougher and likely better made however.

Kershaw D2. End of story! I have the ultimate knife. Nice piece. Good backup. I repeat… backup!

lol yall think $62 is a lot of money for a quality knife????? This economy really is in trouble.

Go Bear Grylls!!

Mora or Frost, great quality Swedish steel and not expensive. No offense but Chinese made Gerber knives … No thanks

I like this model without the serrated part and I would buy! Where can I buy here in Brazil?

I JUST GOT THIS FINE EDGE KNIFE AND LET ME TELL ALL THE NON BELIVERS THIS IS ONE GREAT KNIFE. I HAVE HAMMERED WITH IT BATONED WITH IT CUT WITH IT. THE FINE EDGE KNIFE DID ALL I PUT IT THROUGH AND THEN SOME. THANKS GERBER AND BEAR FOR A GREAT KNIFE.

LOL you trust your life on A KNIFE?
FYI it’s the year 2011.

“go bear grylls” thank u ur so correct everybody is b*tching about the prices for the knife. I’ve watched and read hundreds of reviews and this knife looks amazing. Plus it comes with all those extra survival things In ONE…. I REALY WANT THIS KNIFE. No questions bout it!!

returned from a 2 week trip on the AT Excellent knife all around. I was extremely hesitant when I latched this on my pack before heading out. I was not at all disappointed. This knife clearly out performs my SOG along with other knives I’ve collected over the years. I paid $50 on Amazon for it. Probably the best $50 I’ve spent for a quality knife, sharpener, fire starter and wilderness survival guide. Very good value. Yes, made in China, but this whole “made in the USA and buy it for under $20” sorry guys, it aint flyin.

If it is anything like his first knife, it is poo. I have had 15$ knives that work better hold an edge better and lasted longer. Overpaying for trash, because of somebody’s name on it. I would recommend putting what ever the value of this blade is, towards a better, quality blade, that WILL last you a lifetime. Think of it as an investment, that could just save you life one day.

Why do all you haters have to hate so much?
Dont knock it till you’ve tried it.
Why do you spoilt brats have to complain all the time?
The knife package is good, not over-priced and will out live many moras.

@K-Dawq,
out live many mora’s?
Are you kidding?
You have no idea how good of a knife a Mora is.If you don’t try to break it on purpose, it will perhaps ‘outlive’ you.
The Mora is actually my favourite of the smaller fixed blade knives.(The ESEE Junglas is my favourite of the big knives).
The Mora is razor sharp.Has a grip matched by none(truly awesome ).The steel is of very good quality.It’s low priced.

Mora Bushcraft Triflex,Mora 711 and the Mora 840MG.
Those I like the best.(Cody Lundin uses a Mora also by the way..)
Not bashing this Bear Grylls knife.
But the Mora is the true ultimate.It weighs practically nothing. All things important when hiking for miles/kilometers in the Bush/outdoor…

BK-2 enough said.

Im with warlan on this one BK2 is the way to go. But It’s prob a good knife for the money. But if you ever need to field dress an oldsmobile… BK2

I actually can say I love this knife. I’m not new to knives, i have everything from the USMC Ka-Bar to the LMFII ASEK, but this is truly a good knife. That said, I wouldnt use it as a primary knife, but its the little things it does good enough to make me like it. All its bells and whistles (no pun intended lol) might be a bit “novelty”, but they are still useful and since none of us go out in the wild with only one knife, you can go wrong with getting one and simply tossing it in your pack as a backup or camp knife, thats what I did. each time I go out hiking,camping or fishing, my hiking pack goes with me as does one of 4 knives (the LMF II, Ka-Bar 7’‘ straight or partially serrated or my SOG SEAL pup), but its nice to have a knife such as the ultimate for a backup. Like I said, a primary tool? I dont really think so, but as a pack knife that you can stow away, wont take up much room and is still a good piece from gerber, I say it really is ultimate in that reguard.

Truly the most amazing survival knife we’ve ever gotten our hands on!!! Bear Grylls and the team at Gerber designed the ultimate tool for ANY outdoor occasion. A tool they clearly designed if they needed it for their own survival. We put together a full-length review you can check out here – Review: Bear Grylls Ultimate Fine Edge Knife

I find it hilarious that these so called “knife junkies” are complaining so much about this BG knife. Everything has a purpose people. The steel is softer so it’s easier to sharpen. I know this because it’s what Bear Grylls himself said in an interview when the serrated version came out. This knife in fine edge is actually very well made and tough. The people that comment that this knife sucks, probably never even tested it…AT ALL. If you did, you would find great suprise at just how tough, durable, weighty and useful this knife really is. At the end of the day it’s about what YOU want in a knife. Buy it, use and abuse it and if it doesn’t work for you return it. It’s Gerber, so you could just keep trading in knives if you wanted. Well those are my thoughts, Have a great day, get outdoors and have fun. Take care and God Bless.
Andrew

Yeah I’d go with Mora too. Its the first blade I owned and it was awesome! These new off the shelf varieties look cool and come with fancy fire starters but are of dubious origin and you can never know when the blade may fold up on you.