Gerber Gator or Gerber Garbage?? Shocking results at end!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ย. 2022
- This is a video of me testing the Gerber Gator machete. You can find the unboxing and initial review on my channel. Subscribe for more content! #outdoors#survival#bushcraft#machete#knife#knives#garden#gardentools#tools#blade
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Now I just need to figure out how to sell the Gator Jr lol
😂😂 I’ll throw this one in with ya!
That machete isn't made to cut logs my friend, in Mexico we use it to cut tall grass and weeds maybe some narrow branches but that's about it.
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The first machete I bought, while out of town for work, was a Gerber jr. It was the longest machete that would fit in my luggage that Home Depot had in stock. Having to file out major edge rolls after each job made me realize I needed a better machete pretty quickly. It's now my kids play machete.
i use the gator no problem in normal working conditions.
Was considering buying this, thank you for saving me the money. Happy new year from Denmark.
okay. you win. i cancelled mine before it shipped. i still think if gerber lowered the price to under 20... it'd be a good deal for the average backyard brush cleaner.
Wow. Thanks!!!
Well, like I said, I've had my G.G. for about 20yrs. Never used it on pine trees before. The original use of a machete was to clear a brush path. To dismantle a tree, oak, pine etc. you would use a hatchet. And I've been a survivalist for just over 32yrs. But, everyone uses what comfortable and easiest for them. Love my G.G.
I understand your point and agree that there are better tools for the job of cutting whole trees. I myself have been a land surveyor for many years and now a wetlands delineator. I carry a machete and it serves as an “all purpose” tool for me and many others in my field of work. We generally pack light and need a knife that can get us trough whatever nature throws our way (and I’m only talking wood here) The purpose of these videos is to illustrate which machetes can hold up to the tasks. I am a longtime fan of Gerber knives and have many older ones that I would not part with. If it works for the tasks you preform then by all means, keep using it!
I've had my 18 GG for about 10 years. It's alright but it's not full tang. The saw sucks gets stuck a lot cause of it. My uncle gave it me already used and beat. It's not full tang and the handle likes to run away alot. Price isn't too good either. Sheath pretty good though.
Those wood u cut at the last are hardened already.... In our area we use axe only for that type of hard wood
I was putting a edge on the gator Jr. After seeing your video, i dont think i will be taking it out of the house, LOL. Great Review, very helpful.
Well thanks for watching but sorry for the bad news!!
I'm not going to be chopping logs with one of these so it's fine for clearing normal brush away from a site. The Saw is is fine for cross cutting a two inch limb. A camp or Bushcraft axe is always more preferable for large log cutting to begin with rather then a machete. No machete is going to hold up to repeated strikes against objects it was never intended for. If however you are going to use it in normal conditions for the purposes it was intended I think you'll be satisfied with The Gator. I was.
Thanks for sharing! I absolutely agree that a machete isn’t intended for chopping logs. Light brush might have been all gerber had in mind for this blade. However, there are several less expensive blades out there that CAN preform more brutal tasks. I’ve personally had to chop through 8” hardwood before to get a job done. A machete is a land surveyor’s preferred sidearm and when we’re 1000’ from the truck where larger cutting tools live, the machete must get to work. 😂
I know that not everyone cares to do the work a surveyor does but I share these videos to show the limitations of blades. I have seen new guys show up for work with this particular blade and be disappointed, only after a few hours of chopping. With all that being said, if it works for the tasks you need it for, then that’s great! I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to watch and share your experience! Thank you!!🙏
Got to love how they call those things "a saw" when the teeth arent even staggered. Which just leads to it getting stuck which will eventually lead to the thing snapping more than likely. Gerber ought know better.
when the log starts to pinch your saw blade by sawing from the top, you are supposed to start sawing from underneath. that was the way I was taught to keep the log from bind up the saw blade.
A 7” diameter hardwood is not going to start pinching a 1/16” “saw” blade in the first inch. Further more, the teeth on this particular blade are not actual saw teeth.
cutting from underneath lmao, what a moron. it really depends on the position of the tree and gravity. cutting from underneath every time is a good way to waste energy and be less efficient. show's your inexperience at the basic skill of woodcutting
It’s a Gerber, enough said.
The steel was horrible. The sheath seemed ok. I’d be bummed out if my machete did that.
Well my friend, I wouldn't think of using a machete to cut a tree down for sure but your demonstration showing how the Gerber gator rolled the edge makes me wish I never bought one. Regardless the application, sometimes you gotta do whatcha gotta do and the last thing I want is gear failure regardless of what I may have to work with. I thought it was a good demo!
Those are my thoughts exactly and thank you! I really appreciate it!!
I've cut plenty of hardwood trees down with cheep cold steel machete. LOL I've cut down trees with things I've made myself 😂.
Me>gerber apparently
Why are you cutting trees down with a machete?
@@SS-zm3vi land surveyors generally carry only a machete as their primary cutting tool. We choose them because they’re lightweight and durable. While an axe or chainsaw is definitely preferred for cutting “trees”, they’re not as portable. I spent a lot of years trying to figure out the best way to carry both an axe and a machete. What I’ve found is a quality steel machete can get you through a lot of things you wouldn’t expect it too.
Hi, i have a cheap plain steel machete paid 10 dollars, like i almost spent more for a file to sharpen it 😅. It will stand hits though, like the first machete younshow here for comparison, and i think i do see your point.
BUT, if you allow me to add one to some other comments here, the Gator has carbon-steel blade, probably thinner/more flexible, anyway it's different material, for different uses. The saw is not staggered teeth (unlike the Gerber Clearpath i think)? OK, i will saw slice by slice a trunk like a cake, only pulling, not pushing (just like has to be done on most saws now) and guess i'll be fine.
Like I said, it's good to push a tool to the limit just to show and prove, but i still trust my Gator will be good for cutting high weeds and sawing wood. Time will tell if i'm right or maybe wrong.
Keep up the good work though!
Thumb up from Italy 😎👍
I really appreciate you being here and sharing your experience!
Get a Kershaw camp 10, a bk9, an rtak 2, ir sp5
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I've used dozens of gerber products and maybe the skelitool is ok for the price. Everything else is just bad
There's an old video you should watch called "How to use a machete as a tool". But you probably should watched it before you made this video.
I’ll definitely check it out! I enjoy learning new things and am always open to suggestions. Thanks for being here and taking the time to share!
Not going to be using mine to chop up trees.
My friend! Look we all have paid good money for a bad tool. Go get a kukri, you can get a nice one for $150 with delivery and your mistakes can go in the draw of shame like all nife guys will eventually have.
Goddamn what a terrible machete.
I was thinking about the Gerber Compact Clearpath - do you know if that's any better or just as bad?
I don’t know but I definitely can!
Watch Joe X and his machete test. Cold steel jungle machete is a good one.
I have the Schrade priscilla and that was good on brush but anything thicker than a inch the edge rolled tried a 2-inch branch now is go a few dents in the blade. Condor Australian army machete is a good one, but you pay a lot for a machete.
Get a Tramontina for light brush clearing/small trees. Get a Cold Steel machete for heavier tasks.
There are FAARR better choices than Gerber. Esee, Becker, tops, Ontario, Kershaw etc. Expect to pay at least 60 for a decent one. Kershaw camp 10 rocks for about 60
Agree with some comments, a machete is not intended for chopping trees. I have a Tramontina since years but I have serious doubts it will survive what you did to the Gerber. Just my two cheap cents
Just for cutting light brush. Useless almost. Better than nothing but almost nothing worse than that
your lack of understanding how and when to use the chopping edge and the saw blade shows your inexperience at the basic skill of woodcutting
I swing a machete everyday buddy.
Or and stay with me here. THESE ARE TEST TO SHOW THE BLADES QUALITY but don't mind me just here to watch someone cut stuff. Hey Mr. Hill please post a video of you cutting down a tree with the back of a machete please.
Maybe Mr. Hill failed to take into account that the blade arrived bent. I'm certainly not a "skilled wood cutter" but I'm definitely smart enough to know, you can't push a bent pecker into a tight slot.
Great videos man!
@@10robbyhenhouse9 LUCKY YOU where did find a tight slot.
All the experts have come out to play.😂