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IBenGaming5 t1_jdrjezh wrote

Funny enough, I'm looking for a new knife since the one I bought from Gerber never really held a good sharpness and eventually got chipped a couple times.

Would you recommend these knives or do you have any other suggestions?

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bleasure t1_jdrzidg wrote

there are so many, too many good quality pocket knives these days. i see you value toughness and edge retention. what do you want to use it for? that can help determine what steel and design suits you best. bear in mind that if you pry things with a knife, or cut things harder than it (like hit rocks while cutting against the ground), most knives will likely chip

if you don't want to spend more than ~$50 on a knife, go with a civivi, or a ka bar dozier, or a cheaper spyderco like the tenacious. i'm not a fan but people like the ontario rat, and those are very inexpensive - probably will only slightly outperform the gerber though. imo the best knives for the money you can get are opinels, so if you don't care about ~tactical~ bs, hard to go wrong with one. if you want to spend over that there are infinite good options. benchmade are wildly overpriced. i mean they all are, but benchmade is esp bad. spyderco is a little more reasonable, and are generally just better knives.

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Libertas3tveritas t1_jdshn2t wrote

Seconded for Ontario rat, better quality control than Gerber generally. Kershaw and SOG also make some good budget options

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Mmmmmmmm_bot_ OP t1_jdsgy3a wrote

Maximum makes more work knifes then off grid style, mossy oak is pretty okay but their metal is hard to sharpen, x timer I only had one good knife from and sadly the knife is discontinued. Personally I go for a cheap one first to see if they are a good brand to get more from

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