I have two of the Gerbers, I love that they’re super light and cheap enough that you can afford to keep one anywhere whereas I probably wouldn’t want to leave a $100+ knife in my bag or car. I have noticed occasional surface rust on mine, I’m not sure what the steel is, but it cleans up easily and takes a decent edge. *edit* you look like what I imagine Mark Wahlberg would look like if he became a longline commercial fisherman instead of a movie star.
Gerber's YELLOW color needs a mention. So much easier to see and find when dropped in the dark..or overboard. I am surprised Gerber didn't leave an inch or so of non-serrations toward the end as Spyderco wisely did...as the other Gerber E-Z-OUTs are combos...which I've EDC used for 28 years.
Im a firefighter medic and paddle. For rescue we use spyderco but I think its overkill for the river….However, if your blindly opening and your lifes ending might be easier to open the Spyderco.
I have a spyderco Pacific salt n bestie has assist salt or something like that, both H1 versions. It's awesome, they live in our pfd, and do not rust in saltwater, doesn't jam and retains their edge well. we put it thru a beating opening coconuts etc. i initially put a small zip tie, real tight on the thumb hole so I can open it with my teeth when my finger sometimes cramps or gets numb,thinking it was hard to open, but so far, still opens with my finger no matter how tired I am, so I removed it.
I bought the Gerber and left in my PFD pocket during recent river trip. Two days in and the blade started to rust. Contacted Gerber and they sent me another one, no questions asked. Good customer service but have yet to see if this new one will also rust.
I'm a big fan of the Spyderco salt knives -- I have three: I use the "manbug" lightweight model for playboating, the Salt 2 for general river use, and a hawkbill version for sailing. The H1 steel is impressive at avoiding rust.
River novice here...Wouldn’t testing or showing in wet conditions be more effective? Old rope was good demo. Bit, I’m wondering how these knives work on wet rope and with Cold-WET hands? Either have better grip in wet conditions over the other? That sort of thing.
I really like the Wenoka/Aqualung (there's a few of them now with the same design) Squeeze Lock Diving Knife. Most of the people I boat with use it. The locking mechanism works great for having it not fall out randomly like every NRS seems to. I prefer to not have my knife in a pocket, personally.
Was looking heavily at the Spyderco but ended up with a Palme Folding knife off Ebay - had to come from UK but still $60 cheaper than the Spyderco. (gosh do I wish they had a U.S. distributor)
@@GearGarageTV the real issue for a sheathed knife attached to a pfd is ease of knife removal from sheath and re-attachment. I recently bought a new knife and frankly it's terrible. I'll need to replace it as I would never want to be in a situation where seconds counted with it.
I have two of the Gerbers, I love that they’re super light and cheap enough that you can afford to keep one anywhere whereas I probably wouldn’t want to leave a $100+ knife in my bag or car. I have noticed occasional surface rust on mine, I’m not sure what the steel is, but it cleans up easily and takes a decent edge.
*edit* you look like what I imagine Mark Wahlberg would look like if he became a longline commercial fisherman instead of a movie star.
It's great to see a review using old rope!! I'd love to see a review comparing the Gerber to a Spyderco Byrd Cara Cara 2 rescue?!
That's what I use.
Awesome video. The EZ gets my vote
This is cutting edge stuff !!!!
Gerber's YELLOW color needs a mention. So much easier to see and find when dropped in the dark..or overboard. I am surprised Gerber didn't leave an inch or so of non-serrations toward the end as Spyderco wisely did...as the other Gerber E-Z-OUTs are combos...which I've EDC used for 28 years.
Im a firefighter medic and paddle. For rescue we use spyderco but I think its overkill for the river….However, if your blindly opening and your lifes ending might be easier to open the Spyderco.
Maybe the knife part at the end of the Spyderco makes it easier to cut on through things 🤘🏻🇺🇸☘️⚡️⚡️
I have a spyderco Pacific salt n bestie has assist salt or something like that, both H1 versions. It's awesome, they live in our pfd, and do not rust in saltwater, doesn't jam and retains their edge well. we put it thru a beating opening coconuts etc. i initially put a small zip tie, real tight on the thumb hole so I can open it with my teeth when my finger sometimes cramps or gets numb,thinking it was hard to open, but so far, still opens with my finger no matter how tired I am, so I removed it.
The spiderco knife also has a glass breaker which isn’t useful for paddling uses but just another thing to consider
I bought the Gerber and left in my PFD pocket during recent river trip. Two days in and the blade started to rust. Contacted Gerber and they sent me another one, no questions asked. Good customer service but have yet to see if this new one will also rust.
I've been using them for 15 years and have never seen one rust. Thanks for the comment!
I'm a big fan of the Spyderco salt knives -- I have three: I use the "manbug" lightweight model for playboating, the Salt 2 for general river use, and a hawkbill version for sailing. The H1 steel is impressive at avoiding rust.
Nice video l like good river knives
River novice here...Wouldn’t testing or showing in wet conditions be more effective? Old rope was good demo. Bit, I’m wondering how these knives work on wet rope and with Cold-WET hands? Either have better grip in wet conditions over the other? That sort of thing.
It would also make sense to test the rope under tension. Maybe some day I'll have a larger space to do all those tests. For now this is what I can do.
Gerber is awesome and half the price.
I really like the Wenoka/Aqualung (there's a few of them now with the same design) Squeeze Lock Diving Knife. Most of the people I boat with use it. The locking mechanism works great for having it not fall out randomly like every NRS seems to. I prefer to not have my knife in a pocket, personally.
I've used that knife before but find it's hard to cut rope with because of the small, hard handle. It definitely is my favorite external knife.
I’m a firefighter and a paddler. In my opinion Gerber serrations aren’t as effective.
You forgot to show the glass breaker hidden in the Spyderco handle at the bottom and the scissor cutting of rope with the Spyderco..
The glass breaker lasts for a couple uses before it pops out or gets mushed into the plastic frame and becomes somewhat useless in my experience.
Was looking heavily at the Spyderco but ended up with a Palme Folding knife off Ebay - had to come from UK but still $60 cheaper than the Spyderco. (gosh do I wish they had a U.S. distributor)
Have you done a similar show with sheathed knives attached to pdf's?
Not yet - I don't have any sheath knives to review except the Gerber one I discussed a while ago
@@GearGarageTV the real issue for a sheathed knife attached to a pfd is ease of knife removal from sheath and re-attachment. I recently bought a new knife and frankly it's terrible. I'll need to replace it as I would never want to be in a situation where seconds counted with it.
@@davidpauli3189 The main reason I don't use a sheathed knife is that I haven't found one I really like.
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The spyderco is designed to cut rope, laid across the ridged handle, close blade over and clip it. So much easier than slicing.
Good to know - I'll have to try that out