GERBER Remix Knife, Fine Edge [22-41968]

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Not only is this a thing of beauty, but it is highly practical as well. This is a great EDC pocket knife, super lightweight and comes razor sharp from the manufacturer! The hole in the center makes it easy to support and not catch yourself. I would recommend this to everyone who has an EDC pocket knife.

Great Every Day Carry knife. Very strong, keeps a good edge and has good ergonomics.

The knife is a little slow to open, since its axle is a large friction-filled cylinder, but this also means it stays closed very well in your pocket, which is an issue I’ve had with a lot of other knives (including Gerber knives).

Between this and one of those smith pocket sharpeners I was able to skin almost an entire deer with this knife. I have a bunch of these in the serrated version because they are absolutely great every day carries, but switched over to the fine edge because I realized I never use the serration, and it paid off to have this with one of my deer.

The clip is great because it surfaces such a tiny little triangular piece out of my pocket, revealing much less of the knife than most pocket knives I’ve carried.

I’ve always been a knife fanatic and carried a lot of knives. I bought my first one of these for my dad around 7 years ago for Fathers’ day, then after he carried it all the time I got jealous and bought myself one as well. Since then, I’ve carried it off and on, switching it out with others, and I think this is one of the best knives I’ve ever used. I don’t believe in paying a lot for a knife as it distracts from the freedom to use it as necessary, and this knife is (at this point, $20) a great value for the money with no stress about using it in a pinch to tighten a screw or pop a stuck cap out of a muzzle loader. highly recommend.

Pretty sharp, very tight to open, very tough to close, but thats all good. It wil.work great as.a back up blade or a harness blade for work up high its great with the ring being big enough for a carabiner but not too big. It was cracked at the ring though, which makes this knife pretty unsafe & useless. Gonna have to return another Gerber for brittle steel. Love the innovations, just need better steel imo. Hoping they send me a better one🤞🏽

Sharp and good quality. A little stiff opening at first

UPDATE (5/23/2018) UPGRADED TO 5-STARS:
I have owned this knife for almost 5 years now. My preferred EDC at the time was the following: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00322HR2C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1. It is a good knife that I still own today and still carry from time to time; however, after carrying both knives for a short time, the Gerber quickly became my favorite. It is a bit smaller, just as sharp and useful as the Cold Steel, but it has a better feel to it… a bit heavier, and sturdy, not that the Cold Steel isn’t sturdy. The CS just feels really light for what it is, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Note that I’m an avid kayaker, and this knife has been in and out the water (fresh water) throughout the years, with no issues. In my original review (see below), I made mention of the one-handed opening operation to be a bit rough. It has since broken in, and has not been an issue for years. It took maybe a year of EDC and usage, but even though it can snap open easily with just one hand, the blade is still tight.

After almost 5 years, however, the pocket clip just got so worn out from using it every day, that it began failing to hold the knife to my pocket. It would come loose and either fall off and into my pocket from bending over throughout the day or just falling out onto the floor. The Gerber carries a LIFETIME WARRANTY, so I figured I’d put in a request to see if the clip was covered. Within 12 hrs of submitting a claim on their web site, I received an email confirmation with tracking number for the replacement clip. AMAZING!!!! I didn’t expect as much as a response or at most a “sorry, not covered” message, but I was pleasantly surprised! Gerber stands behind their products, and they respond quickly! UPGRADE TO 5 STARS!

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ORIGINAL REVIEW (2013-2014) 4-STAR REVIEW:
I use this knife as my safety knife for kayaking, so this is the context of my review.

* The BLADE is comparable to any other knife I’ve owned; sharp and strong.
* The LOCKING MECHANISM is good. When engaged, the blade will lock, similar to other knives with the same mechanism. It uses a tension bar that automatically slides to the right to lock the blade in the open position. The fold the blade into a closed position, you need to manually slide the tension bar to the side so that the knife can fold. I have no clue if this is better or worse than traditional buck-knife style locking mechanisms.
* The CLIP is great for clipping onto your pant pocket for every day use; tight enough to not slip out, but not so tight that it’s difficult to slide on or off.
* The HANDLE is comfortable for my (medium sized) hands.

My observations about the knife:

One-hand operation (opening/closing the knife) is possible, but not easy. There is a thumb tab to push on, but either the angle or the tightness of the blade doesn’t allow a quick wrist snap + thumb pressure to open the knife. I also tried silicon spray to see if this helps but in my case, it did not. Two hands, there is no problem, but in a quick emergency situation where one hand is ideal, this knife wouldn’t be my first choice. Perhaps after some wear, the blade will open much more smoothly, but as of now, quick one hand operation is not so simple. This is the main reason for dropping 1 star as I feel that this is the most important feature for a knife for MY USE.

Closing the blade is pretty simple when you understand how the locking mechanism works.

When holding the knife with blade open, I slip my index finger through the hole and it’s very comfortable. Even gives me a sense of comfort knowing that the knife won’t slip. I actually love this feature about the knife.

The CLIP is not strong enough to remain on my PFD’s lash tab. I understand that it wasn’t designed for that, but it would have been ideal for my use if it were, but if that were the case, it wouldn’t be so great when just clipping to your pant pocket. No issues when wearing in my pant pocket as it comes out of the box. I use a caribiner to hold the knife to my PDF. It just clips into the large finger hole and the blade can still open/close with the carabiner on.

All around, it’s a good knife, but I would try something else if you’re looking for a quicker one-hand operating knife. Like I said, in time, the blade may open quicker/easier, but out of the box and after a month of use, it’s still tough. The hole is a great feature for putting your finger through while the blade is open to ensure (or at the least, give you peace of mind) that the handle will not slip out of your hand.