Camping Gear that Fails: the Gerber Axe Knife

March 30, 2011 in gear by Dave

I’ve been inspired to start a new series on OutdoorOttawa: Camping Gear That Fails!

I saw this post on PaddlingInstructor.com about the Gerber Gator Axe, a nice-looking axe with a handy 3” knife, which apparently comes loose from it’s magnetic seal and gashes the user from time to time! Gerber has put out a recall of course, and I doubt we’ll see Bear Grills using a Gator Axe anytime soon (he’s got a line of BG survival gear from Gerber, that’s the joke).

If happen to have purchased an axe with a knife in the handle, Gerber says to remove the knife from the axe handle and then contact Gerber to receive a free handle cap, which will hold the knife in the axe handle during transport and storage.

Anyone else know of a real Camping Gear Failure?

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