What Swiss army knife does Les Stroud use?

The popular reality show Survivorman showed the star, Les Stroud, using a Victorinox Huntsman knife for most of Season 2 in some harsh environments on some very intricate projects. He made shelter, fire, traps, and all sorts of camp craft with only his Swiss Army Knife.

Is Les Stroud better than Bear Grylls?

But while the shows appear similar, they actually couldn’t be more different. A lot of real survivalists think Les Stroud is better than Bear Grylls, and they have every right to believe that. Even though they both have survival training, only Stroud has made a show that actually puts him in real survival situations.

What knives does Bear Grylls use?

The Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate knife is the pinnacle of the Bear Grylls Survival series. Designed with direct input from Bear himself, this blade features innovations not found on other knives.

Is the Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate the same as the Camillus Les Stroud?

The Camillus Les Stroud SK Mountain Ultimate Survival Knife (now that’s a mouthful!) is a direct competition to the Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife. These two knives, in concept, are pretty much one in the same. They both have core fixed-blade survival knives that have built in features on both them and their sheaths.

What does the Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife have?

The Camillus Les Stroud SK Mountain boasts a ceramic knife sharpener, paracord, an LED flashlight, a whistle, fire starter, S.O.S. signal mirror, a survival guide, and a storage compartment, while the Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife boasts a knife sharpener, a whistle, a hammer, a fire steel, and a survival guide.

Who is the creator of the Camillus survival knife?

Les Stroud is the name behind the Camillus Ultimate Survival Knife in pretty much the same way as Bear Grylls is the name behind Gerber’s Ultimate Survival Knife. In practice, I am unsure as to how much influence Les Stroud really had on this knife.

Is the Camillus Les Stroud SK mountain good?

In any case, it definitely stands up to damage; much better than the Cold Steel black paint finish, mind you. It should also aid greatly in corrosion and general weather resistance. Chopping performance of the Camillus Les Stroud SK Mountain was average.