I'm looking to get a new knife to carry on hiking/camping trips. I've been looking at the Gerber LMF II knife for awhile and I wanted to see if anyone here had experience with it.

How is the weight? Is it too heavy? Feel good in the hand?

How good is the integrated sharpener? I think that's a great bonus to have a sharpening with you but wonder how well it works?

Thanks for any insight!

From the website:

Down behind enemy lines? Left to fend for yourself? These are the scenarios that inspired the LMF II. Former military man, Jeff Freeman led the charge to engineer this fearless new 10" survival knife. And we field-tested with the troops.

This knife is as adaptable as the personnel who carry it. Use it to cut through the skin of a fuselage. Or sever a seat belt. Or egress through the Plexiglas of a chopper. Plus, the LMF II does a slick job cutting firewood and building shelter.

The over-molded handle successfully limits blistering. There is complete separation between the Tang and Pommel, so the knife absorbs the shocks from hammering and prevents the shocks of electricity. Smartly situated grooves and lashing holes let the LMF II convert to a spear. The low-profile Sheath.facilitates movement, limits noise, works for parachuting, and attaches to a belt or molle vest. The patented, integrated sharpener means edge retention in the field.

Don't have one myself but a buddy of mine swears by his.

That is one of the few knives that I don't have but have thought about getting for a long time. Everything I've heard about that blade is positive. I've seen some videos online that show what that knife can go through. Compared to other knives in that price range, you can't beat the LMF.

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Does anyone on this site have experience with this knife? I saw that a smaller version of this knife was released as well. I guess the difference is that the LMF is slightly larger/longer, can be lashed into a spear, and has an integrated sharpener in the sheath. In any event, I'm wondering how the LMF feels as I'm looking into adding a new knife into my gear. I've been using the Becker BK2 this summer and it's tough as hell, but a bit on the heavy side. THe Gerber LMF seems like a logical substitute, but I haven't been able to see one in real life yet.

If you ask me YouTube is a great resource.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... +LMF+&aq=f

Thanks for the link. Sure looks like the LMF is one bad ass knife. Those people put that knife through hell.