I have this knife and I can say this is the best gerber knife I’ve had in my hands in a long time. Razor sharp excellent grind. In fact i used it in a project and it cut better than a new razor. The only minor gripe is I think the action could be a bit smoother but it’s not bad. Overall great knife IMO
I love that the blade has the same profile as the CJRB EKKO. I bought 2 Gerber knives from BHQ the Slimsada and the Flatiron. Both are frame lock knives and both have micarta scales. Both have only one deployment methods - a very narrow hole/opening in the blade which I find difficult to use to open the knives. But I have found work-around methods of deployment. I love the Slimsada.
Very interesting. I experienced a failure with a Gerber folder during the pandemic. It took some time (which was understandable) but Gerber stepped up and gained a customer for life. Very impressed.
I haven't owned a Gerber since high school but it's cool to see them actually trying to offer products that meet the current, damn near perfect standard that the market is fully capable of producing. We don't tolerate clown garbage anymore and each company that chooses to get on board with that is making a good decision
I really like the looks of this knife. When I came across the thumbnail pic...I thought it was the Vosteed Racoon for a second... Another great looking knife.
Just picked up mine today form my local Academy Sports and I have to say I really like it a lot !!! I'm definitely impressed !! And it's almost the same dimensions as my other favorite knife which is my esse 3 👍👍for Gerber
but Chinese D2 blades with Micarta scales and very good fit and finish cost less than 30 USD. good example is the Sitivien ST133. you can even get 14C28N for 30 USD.
That’s from Chinese companies that are owned and operated on slave labor and shady tax practices. Even if gerber produces something in china, they are an American company, and pay a premium for it.
I m not a fan of finger choils at short blades. I would prefer the Civivi . But after all , Gerber delivers a good design, nice materials, at a price that you don't have to make hard decisions. Maybe Gerder have heard some of the complaints. Great review my friend.
This seems quite competitive with the new age of Chinese company folding knives. Something other legacy companies are lacking hard. Good on you Gerber for showing you can still run with the big boys!
I agree with all you say on this review and with your review of the Convoy. Good thing about Gerber is if you like one of their knives just wait a bit and they will go on sale. They get close but just seem to fall short. I picked one of these on sale for $20 and it's worth that or more, $20 - $40. But there are many other companies making better knives for the price. I got it because of the profile, good construction and little better steel. But Mine is hard to open and close one handed. Maybe it will loosen up over time. I am waiting for them to do the Convoy in D2 and will pick one up when it goes on sale for around $40.
OK, now we're talking. A pleasing design (to me) for EDC, hike, the yard, etc. D2 - nice. And I also very much like micarta. I would absolutely give this one a go. Thanks for the good review!
Oh man very well said haha I've only watched the first 10 seconds and wow the front side looks amazing until you turn the knife around lol the backside looks aweful
I suppose it’s nice that gerber is moving forward. This knife reminds me of the Vosteed raccoon which is miles ahead of this design. Decent effort but gerber is still way behind the curve.
managed to get this for 40 CAD retail plus an employee's discount and was surprised to find how much gerber was charging for this on their own website considering our cost was less than 15 usd
Import d2 isn't worth more than $30 give or take. I'd like to see cardboard cut testing on this Gerber along with the benchmade one in d2 that also recently released. I believe gerber and benchmade both use stack metallurgy for heat treatment, so they should perform similarly. 3 years ago outpost76 did a test on a griptilian in d2 and it did around 140ft cut. While import d2 does sub 100ft cut with some variation peaking that, but not consistently. The increase in costs would be acceptable if they kept it consistently in that range for a USA made knife. Assuming quality control was decent.
Man I’m gonna have to get a new blade here soon lol. I usually only buy one a year if that bc I like to carry and really use one. I bought a spyderco para 2 in January and I absolutely love it. Mines heavily modded now but I haven’t been able to take it out of my pocket bc it just performs great. Hell I gutted and processed the buck I shot in October with my pm2 bc I forgot my hunting knives at home on accident and it did great though I had to take it apart and clean it good that night lol. Hell I spent almost 400 bucks this past summer on a Ramon chaves street liberation and it’s awesome but I have barely carried it bc of my pm2 lol
The pm2 would probably win, knife of the century, and bloody well deserve it. The choil nub, would be my only small complaint, but I got to the point of just sanding it down, and then it’s perfect!
A somewhat similar knife, at least I think so vaguely in the lines and ergos, would be the Spyderco Emphasis. For my preferences I’d go with the Spyderco, but the Gerber does have the advantage of being more lightweight. Honestly, I’d prefer something besides 8cr13mov in the Spyderco as well, but my experience with the Gerber Flatiron was not good in regards to quality. I like the blade and design, but there were several major flaws like blade play, issues with the stop pin, and I really didn’t enjoy the pocket clip ergos. That was the best out of several examples I had to choose from too. Obviously Gerber does put out some good examples and I’m not calling Spyderco perfect (although my experience with their knives has been much better so far). I do like the edges I was getting with Gerber’s D2, but I don’t really think it’s significantly advantageous for me over the 8Cr13MoV’s stainlessness. There are steels I’d like more with budget knives over d2 or 8cr13.
I have very little confidence in Gerber’s steel and specifically their heat treat consistency. When they quality control the heat treat and don’t choose junk steel their products usually perform.
I like this Gerber, except the ball bearings. This seems to be a working man's knife and I like that, but I prefer bronze washers over bearings just for less maintenance.
Clearly the multiverse is real. Because I'm obviously on another Earth right now. On THIS Earth, Gerber brings out the same kinds of creative designs they do on my home Earth, but they make them with actual steel, instead of number-coded tin foil.
@@gideonstactical honestly Aaron, it would be a fascinating video if you were to do a survey of all the Gerber blades that have been a compelte disappointment, because they had GREAT design innovations and TURRBLE steel.
I really really wanted to love this knife but...the access to the frame lock design literally and figuratively hurts me! I was excited about this Gerber model because Gerber was one of my first knife brands as a youngster that I could afford and it was made in the USA👍! This knife checked all the boxes for this particular EDC purchase: modified drop point/sheepsfoot 🤔,full flat grind(super slicey), D2 steel, light weight, Micarta, nostalgic and at the time under the $50 price point. Not made in the USA but I can get past that because it's very difficult to find quality USA made knives at this price point in this day and age. BUT and it's a big but and I cannot lie🤣 is the aforementioned frame lock design. I understand that most knives have a "break in" period during which you as the user discover the easiest way to use, purchase, fidget with and generally operate the knife but I have had this knife as a secondary in my pocket for almost a month now and I think I am just done with it. My thumb is callused and has bleed from trying to close this knife! I've taken it apart, lubed it, repeatedly opened and closed it, hell I've even tried propping the frame lock mechanism open around the relief cutout so that perhaps it would become usable to no avail. I don't get it I've heard everyone who has reviewed it complain about it but they seem to have "broken" theirs in or at least made it manageable, maybe it's just mine?!?!? Gerber if you read the comments of a great You Tubers knife reviews please please fix this in any future variations of this knife! To anyone else sorry for the long rant it's just been grinding my gears...BGood
I like your channel and I give you shit every now and then. It’s annoying even in “custom knives “ they don’t make a left handed sheath. Cough buck leather Cough It’s really all makers.
I have this knife and I can say this is the best gerber knife I’ve had in my hands in a long time. Razor sharp excellent grind. In fact i used it in a project and it cut better than a new razor. The only minor gripe is I think the action could be a bit smoother but it’s not bad. Overall great knife IMO
I love that the blade has the same profile as the CJRB EKKO. I bought 2 Gerber knives from BHQ the Slimsada and the Flatiron. Both are frame lock knives and both have micarta scales. Both have only one deployment methods - a very narrow hole/opening in the blade which I find difficult to use to open the knives. But I have found work-around methods of deployment. I love the Slimsada.
Very interesting. I experienced a failure with a Gerber folder during the pandemic. It took some time (which was understandable) but Gerber stepped up and gained a customer for life. Very impressed.
Just picked it up for $19.99 at Academy. They priced match Blade HQ which had it on sale for that price, on their website.
September 8 2023 Blade HQ has them on sale for $19.99. Great deal.
Love that you keep giving Gerber a chance. They need to keep pushing forward and get it right. I am carrying a Gerber Principle on my side right now.
Sweet! That is a good one ☝️
Love my Principle
hell yeah. hope Gerber keeps going on this path. Whoever designed this knows whats up
Big company's like Gerber getting involved in these modern knives it will help bring back some of the other makers back to reality
I haven't owned a Gerber since high school but it's cool to see them actually trying to offer products that meet the current, damn near perfect standard that the market is fully capable of producing. We don't tolerate clown garbage anymore and each company that chooses to get on board with that is making a good decision
I really like the looks of this knife. When I came across the thumbnail pic...I thought it was the Vosteed Racoon for a second... Another great looking knife.
Just picked up mine today form my local Academy Sports and I have to say I really like it a lot !!! I'm definitely impressed !! And it's almost the same dimensions as my other favorite knife which is my esse 3 👍👍for Gerber
G'day Aaron, cant say I'm into this one, but still pleased to see Gerber moving forward. Cheers Duke.
I bought mine at academy about three or so months ago and loooove it. So happy to see you reviewing it brother.
Glad you enjoy it!
These are on sale right now at the Gerber site right now as well as a bunch of other products
but Chinese D2 blades with Micarta scales and very good fit and finish cost less than 30 USD. good example is the Sitivien ST133. you can even get 14C28N for 30 USD.
That’s from Chinese companies that are owned and operated on slave labor and shady tax practices. Even if gerber produces something in china, they are an American company, and pay a premium for it.
I m not a fan of finger choils at short blades. I would prefer the Civivi . But after all , Gerber delivers a good design, nice materials, at a price that you don't have to make hard decisions. Maybe Gerder have heard some of the complaints. Great review my friend.
CRKT Pilar is an example of doing it right, crazy good ergos
This seems quite competitive with the new age of Chinese company folding knives. Something other legacy companies are lacking hard. Good on you Gerber for showing you can still run with the big boys!
Nice review as always! Gerber nailed it this time. I’m actually going to buy one.
Right on!
I agree with all you say on this review and with your review of the Convoy. Good thing about Gerber is if you like one of their knives just wait a bit and they will go on sale. They get close but just seem to fall short. I picked one of these on sale for $20 and it's worth that or more, $20 - $40. But there are many other companies making better knives for the price. I got it because of the profile, good construction and little better steel. But Mine is hard to open and close one handed. Maybe it will loosen up over time. I am waiting for them to do the Convoy in D2 and will pick one up when it goes on sale for around $40.
Gerber makes good d2, I have the d2 flatiron and it's in my top 5 favorite work knifes🤙🏽
OK, now we're talking. A pleasing design (to me) for EDC, hike, the yard, etc. D2 - nice. And I also very much like micarta. I would absolutely give this one a go. Thanks for the good review!
Right on! I think it is a good option.
They are like 30 at the Gerber site now
Oh man very well said haha I've only watched the first 10 seconds and wow the front side looks amazing until you turn the knife around lol the backside looks aweful
Finally Gerber gets into the 21st century
For real!
My light Saber butter knife disagrees
Gerber gets close then drops the ball, as usual. Good effort though.
You should check out kubeys fixed blades. They have some good budget options. The destroyer kukri is notable
I suppose it’s nice that gerber is moving forward. This knife reminds me of the Vosteed raccoon which is miles ahead of this design. Decent effort but gerber is still way behind the curve.
HIGHLY disagree on the miles ahead design of the raccoon. Bias is not always your friend.
Good to see Gerber getting it right with this one!
Yes I do want this much like the Raccoon that is currently OOS Out of stock !
great vid brotha, first gerber I've seen in a while that actually appeals to me. Picked up a Hogue Deka Magnacut the other day, butter!! Love it!
managed to get this for 40 CAD retail plus an employee's discount and was surprised to find how much gerber was charging for this on their own website considering our cost was less than 15 usd
Gotta give it to them. Gerbers trying their best to get back in the game. Hopefully they pull it off.
Though I don't care much for the blade, I sure do like the way the pocket clip looks!
Proud of Gerber. Can we get a full review of the Schrade Radok? I bought one and without any company branding I'd swear it was a Benchmade!
I plan too 👍
It’s NBD, but just as a heads-up, it looks like there’s a minor typo in the video title (“too” → “to”).
Thanks!! Fixed it 👍
Thanks. I'll pick one up.
Import d2 isn't worth more than $30 give or take. I'd like to see cardboard cut testing on this Gerber along with the benchmade one in d2 that also recently released. I believe gerber and benchmade both use stack metallurgy for heat treatment, so they should perform similarly. 3 years ago outpost76 did a test on a griptilian in d2 and it did around 140ft cut. While import d2 does sub 100ft cut with some variation peaking that, but not consistently. The increase in costs would be acceptable if they kept it consistently in that range for a USA made knife. Assuming quality control was decent.
Very nice thanks! Want one. Sliced through the cardboard like butter. The D2 steel seems super sharp on my sitivian 110 as well. 🏆👍
Ya it’s crazy good at slicing
Love your gear videos. Fun stuff.
The shape reminds me of the Pilar 3.
Will the real slim sada please stand up!!!!
Man I’m gonna have to get a new blade here soon lol. I usually only buy one a year if that bc I like to carry and really use one. I bought a spyderco para 2 in January and I absolutely love it. Mines heavily modded now but I haven’t been able to take it out of my pocket bc it just performs great. Hell I gutted and processed the buck I shot in October with my pm2 bc I forgot my hunting knives at home on accident and it did great though I had to take it apart and clean it good that night lol. Hell I spent almost 400 bucks this past summer on a Ramon chaves street liberation and it’s awesome but I have barely carried it bc of my pm2 lol
The pm2 would probably win, knife of the century, and bloody well deserve it. The choil nub, would be my only small complaint, but I got to the point of just sanding it down, and then it’s perfect!
That looks like a great knife to keep an eye on.
Definitely going to buy this one.
That's a good competitor for the Vosteed Raccoon
Looks like a good knife!
I was in until I saw it was a frame lock, should have just been a liner lock.
A somewhat similar knife, at least I think so vaguely in the lines and ergos, would be the Spyderco Emphasis.
For my preferences I’d go with the Spyderco, but the Gerber does have the advantage of being more lightweight.
Honestly, I’d prefer something besides 8cr13mov in the Spyderco as well, but my experience with the Gerber Flatiron was not good in regards to quality. I like the blade and design, but there were several major flaws like blade play, issues with the stop pin, and I really didn’t enjoy the pocket clip ergos. That was the best out of several examples I had to choose from too.
Obviously Gerber does put out some good examples and I’m not calling Spyderco perfect (although my experience with their knives has been much better so far).
I do like the edges I was getting with Gerber’s D2, but I don’t really think it’s significantly advantageous for me over the 8Cr13MoV’s stainlessness.
There are steels I’d like more with budget knives over d2 or 8cr13.
I have very little confidence in Gerber’s steel and specifically their heat treat consistency. When they quality control the heat treat and don’t choose junk steel their products usually perform.
Hmm they didn't wanna go with 3cr13 instead????
I like this Gerber, except the ball bearings. This seems to be a working man's knife and I like that, but I prefer bronze washers over bearings just for less maintenance.
I here that, the knife is tight and not a lot of tolerances. Unless you are going to be getting in the dirt a lot I wouldn’t be concerned.
@@gideonstactical I shower after work, because I get dirty. I actually gave up on folders years ago. My EDC is a ESEE 3
@@troyspurling1910 stop the lies man
Clearly the multiverse is real. Because I'm obviously on another Earth right now. On THIS Earth, Gerber brings out the same kinds of creative designs they do on my home Earth, but they make them with actual steel, instead of number-coded tin foil.
😂😂😂😂 hilarious
@@gideonstactical honestly Aaron, it would be a fascinating video if you were to do a survey of all the Gerber blades that have been a compelte disappointment, because they had GREAT design innovations and TURRBLE steel.
I couldn’t believe how shockingly bad the grind on mine was…
Yikes!!
I can dig it. 👍👍
I really really wanted to love this knife but...the access to the frame lock design literally and figuratively hurts me! I was excited about this Gerber model because Gerber was one of my first knife brands as a youngster that I could afford and it was made in the USA👍! This knife checked all the boxes for this particular EDC purchase: modified drop point/sheepsfoot 🤔,full flat grind(super slicey), D2 steel, light weight, Micarta, nostalgic and at the time under the $50 price point. Not made in the USA but I can get past that because it's very difficult to find quality USA made knives at this price point in this day and age. BUT and it's a big but and I cannot lie🤣 is the aforementioned frame lock design. I understand that most knives have a "break in" period during which you as the user discover the easiest way to use, purchase, fidget with and generally operate the knife but I have had this knife as a secondary in my pocket for almost a month now and I think I am just done with it. My thumb is callused and has bleed from trying to close this knife! I've taken it apart, lubed it, repeatedly opened and closed it, hell I've even tried propping the frame lock mechanism open around the relief cutout so that perhaps it would become usable to no avail. I don't get it I've heard everyone who has reviewed it complain about it but they seem to have "broken" theirs in or at least made it manageable, maybe it's just mine?!?!? Gerber if you read the comments of a great You Tubers knife reviews please please fix this in any future variations of this knife! To anyone else sorry for the long rant it's just been grinding my gears...BGood
Was there a "why we quit RV-ing" video? If so, I must have missed it.
th-cam.com/video/IE3lePRB4Bk/w-d-xo.html here u go! This will explain it. 👍
Would be better a longer edge and no choil.
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Weird maybe try unsubscribing refresh the page and resubscribe.
alright gerber, gerber alright, cool
I don't do Frame locks... So this thing isn't on the table for me... 🤮
Thin lock is a big no for me.
The lock is thick enough, the portion for your finger is just machined too thin.
Will the real Slimsada please stand up?
Hahaha 🤣
reported for stupidity .
You lost me as soon as you flipped it over and I saw it was a SS framelock.
That thumbnail got me interested af but then I saw the clip side and now I hate it ☹️
Hahah 😅
Comments+1
“A+ budget pocket knife”
*Civivi has entered the chat*
Hahah😂
reported for stupidity
I like your channel and I give you shit every now and then. It’s annoying even in “custom knives “ they don’t make a left handed sheath. Cough buck leather Cough It’s really all makers.
Always appreciate the comments and perspective 👍
Ain't nothing wrong with having to wiggle it a little bit!🙃no what I'm say'n?😄
You get the picture I’m a lefty.
Always looking out for u guys 👍
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Button lock on this next time Gerber 👍
Oh man yes!!
reported.
$40.
When are you going to design your own knife? I can just see it now, Chops, Carves and has room for your LARGE SIZED HANDS!!
Got somethings moving that direction we will see 😮
@@gideonstactical oh my man. May God bless that!!
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Very nice but no love for us lefties boohoo.
I like it but that color is just soooooooo ugly. black would be fine.
on sale for $22 now on BladeHQ
Nice!!