Gerber Ripstop I

This knife is a pretty great EDC with a very sharp combination blade. It has a slim profile and fits in a pocket well, with a strong pocket clip that keeps it from moving around.

This knife is a great EDC. It's small enough to fit easily inside a jeans pocket, yet large enough to cut through 'hard to cut' items like rope and plastic packaging.

The pocket clip is tight and when I slide the knife into my pants pocket, the clip keeps it in place and doesn't allow it to float around in my pocket.

I used this knife primarily for cutting rope and heavy nylon twine while working on a Christmas tree lot. It was exposed to temperatures as low as -40 celcius and it still opens and closes easily. The liner lock still functions properly, despite being used in frigid temperatures, and being repeatedly brought indoors then outdoors dozens of times a day, for 21 days straight.

I find the handle is not designed for tasks that take extended amounts of time, such as whittling. It is very thin and would probably get uncomfortable in the hand very quickly. The tasks I used it for were cutting rope and twine and plastic packaging materials while wearing work gloves. It worked great.

The blade stayed sharp for many days.

When the blade did require sharpening, I found it difficult to sharpen, due to the combination edge.

While the serrated edge worked great for rope that was under tension, it seemed no better than a sharp fine edge for rope that was loose.

I'm very happy with this knife. For the tasks that I use it for, it works perfectly.