Schrade SCHF3N with gear or Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife Pro?

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Hi,
I want to buy a survival knife(for bushcraft mostly), and now I'm stuck with two options(which are comparable in price): Schrade SCHF3N with sharpener and fire starter
or Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife Pro
Now both knifes have what I want from a survival knife: Straight plain blade with place for forefinger, blade long between 5-6", a sheath and something like hammer on the back of a handle, and cost(with fire starter and sharpener) around 60 dollars.
Please help me decide, or tell me your options if you know of a better knife.
Thank you.
 
Of the two, I would probably get the Gerber.

However, I strongly advise against both.
 
Armadew said:
Of the two, I would probably get the Gerber.

However, I strongly advise against both.
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This. Neither Gerber or Schrade are very respected companies here since they sold their quality for mass produced Bear Grylls type stuff. For around $60 you can buy a Becker BK15 made by Ka-Bar and get a great firesteel and a knife you can pass down to your children's children, and still have enough cash to buy a soda and a candy bar when you're done.
 
Buy the fire starter and sharpener separate. If you go with a Schrade, get one of the models with a 1095 blade instead of 8Cr13MoV. It will need a bit more cleaning and some occasional oil, but will be far better for serious use. Or you can buy a USA-made Gerber Prodigy for under $40.
 
Inazone said:
Buy the fire starter and sharpener separate. If you go with a Schrade, get one of the models with a 1095 blade instead of 8Cr13MoV. It will need a bit more cleaning and some occasional oil, but will be far better for serious use. Or you can buy a USA-made Gerber Prodigy for under $40.
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Yes, I have been looking on prodigy earlier, but a lot of Gerber knives come with this saw close to handle which i really don't like.
 
Noswad0208 said:
This. Neither Gerber or Schrade are very respected companies here since they sold their quality for mass produced Bear Grylls type stuff. For around $60 you can buy a Becker BK15 made by Ka-Bar and get a great firesteel and a knife you can pass down to your children's children, and still have enough cash to buy a soda and a candy bar when you're done.
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Seems like a very good knife, thanks.
 
Becker knives are nice. :thumbup:

Lots of other great outdoor knives for the same money too. Check out some of the Scandinavian brands. Look a step beyond the famous super-cheap plastic molded Mora products. $40 gets a good quality traditional outdoors knives from companies like Marttiini, Ahti, and Lapin Puukko.
 
For bushcraft I wouldn't even go with the becker to be honest. I'd go with a mora. It's cheap, it's lightweight and it's dead simple to sharpen.
 
Before you make your mind up . have a look a the EKA NORDIC W12 . it has G10 scales scandi ground and comes with a fire steel and sharpener . and as a good kydex sheath . and comes with in you price range .
 
Becker for sure. The Schrade and the Gerber made me throw up in my mouth a little.
 
Thats a tough question. You are looking for a survival knife, and the Schrade is called the "Extreme Survival", and the Grylls is the "Ultimate Survival Pro". Whether "Extreme" is better then "Ultimate" is a toss-up. Pick 'em. But the Gerber is "Pro" so that has got to be better. It's made for Pro survival people!

Just a quick aside, I seem to find that the outdoors is full of rocks and logs and stuff you can hit other stuff with, so I have never found the need for a hammer thing on a survival knife.

As far as "bushcraft", neither has that in its name, so they can't be good for that.

Though, oddly enough there are two knives that are excellent for bushcraft also do not have "bushcraft" in their name: a Mora like previously mentioned (People love those, but I hate scandi grinds.); and a Victorinox Farmer. (The Beckers mentioned are also good choices.)

Now the downside of all of those? No "Survival" in their name at all. So you plan a survival weekend at the state park and bring one of them...nice knowing you. You're coyote food.
 
marcinek said:
Thats a tough question. You are looking for a survival knife, and the Schrade is called the "Extreme Survival", and the Grylls is the "Ultimate Survival Pro". Whether "Extreme" is better then "Ultimate" is a toss-up. Pick 'em. But the Gerber is "Pro" so that has got to be better. It's made for Pro survival people!

Just a quick aside, I seem to find that the outdoors is full of rocks and logs and stuff you can hit other stuff with, so I have never found the need for a hammer thing on a survival knife.

As far as "bushcraft", neither has that in its name, so they can't be good for that.

Though, oddly enough there are two knives that are excellent for bushcraft also do not have "bushcraft" in their name: a Mora like previously mentioned (People love those, but I hate scandi grinds.); and a Victorinox Farmer. (The Beckers mentioned are also good choices.)

Now the downside of all of those? No "Survival" in their name at all. So you plan a survival weekend at the state park and bring one of them...nice knowing you. You're coyote food.
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Darn, none of my knives have survival, bushcraft, extreme, pro, ultimate, super duper, or anything similar in the name. :(
 
Fwiw, if those are your two choices,
For low end knives: Schrade > Gerber
(They don't need a celebrity endorsement to help sell their crap knife like Gerber); I own a Schrade ES in 1095 carbon and it's a $30 knife, but hardly a crappy $30 knife... And if it comes messed up, Schrade won't give you any trouble replacing it.
 
OK. Hike up your drawers and hold onto your hats. I am going to recommend a proven, time-tested knife under $60....with...."survival" in its name.

But it was survival before survival was survival, if you get me.

Ontario Air Force Survival.

And its got a sharpening stone.
 
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