Ok guys it’s finally happened, after years of resisting I’ve decided to submit to the
unboxing subculture on the Youtube.
Going Gear has a newish, by that I mean it’s like getting close to a year old now, EDC
club where they send you a parcel in the mail full of new things to remove from the packaging.
You may have seen cutlery lover make this same video in November.
In between old favorites of unboxing culture like heavy breathing, gentle crinkles of paper
covered bubble wrap, sweating, dandruff sprinkles, and observations of the same shit you’re
currently seeing here you get: Some stickers, for your war chest of bladed weapons.
Better hide those before your brother gets them.
A rite in the rain notebook for your poetry.
Remember tears are technically rain too.
A rain of sorrow.
An important ingredient of maintenance bro starter kit- a keychain.
The heroclip, for keeping your nutsac off the ground while in the shitter.
Speaking of poetry.
And the Ray Laconico designed Kizer Gemini.
Ok it’s not really an unboxing video, just more barely acceptable knife review cringe.
Or according to Facebooks rules on advertising, promoting the sales of weapons.
Last weekend I tried to submit my version of a popular meme, and got my advertising
account suspended.
Facebook is smart enough to deny a menace to society a way to spend advertising dollars,
but not smart enough to remove the “promote” from my Instagram feed.
Lets take a look at the dimensions of the Gemini like the overall length and weight.
What’s your favorite part of packaging?
Blade Size and cutting edge.
Do you prefer classy full color or gross brown cardboard?
Handle size and grip area.
There’s nothing that says I don’t believe in my product like brown cardboard, and monochromatic
warranty cards.
Spine Thickness and Handle thickness.
Also it’s pretty depressing when each separate part isn’t covered in plastic.
Tallnesses.
If I see any wear on the product, before I introduce my own- I send it right back.
Maybe several times till it’s perfect.
So Going Gear sent me this knife as part of their EDC club a few months ago.
It’s $60 bucks a month, different stuff every time- at least 2 things per shipment…
and and when you add the stuff up by themselves they always cost more than the price you’re
getting the club for.
Hey there’s even a full color printed card for that- to spend 3 minutes talking about.
So, Ray designs about 400 knives a year and the Gemini is one of them.
It features a stonewashed flat ground drop point blade made from N690.
N690 is a Bohler steel like M390, but doesn’t have the edge retention M390 does and which
is why it often finds itself in the poor person’s sub 100 blades.
The blade is thin and a pretty good slicer, so a fairly good for occasional meal prep
and general every day carry stuff like say for example wonderful unboxing videos, on
your Youtube channel.
The blade pops out quickly during deployment thanks to the ball bearing system.
Hit the tab and pe-chow.
The tab isn’t uncomfortable, and is gimp free- sorry jimp free, remember when it used
to be gimping?
Lock disengagement from the liner lock is a little sloppier with a touch of lock stick,
and the blade doesn’t quite fall close when shook.
While my viewers aren’t used to Nitpick Knife Bro, the QSP Woodpecker review is still
fresh in my mind, and that blade which costs twice had more of that fall shut smoothness
shit, that everyone thinks is so important now.
Blade retention when closed is nice thanks to a decently strong detent so you can’t
fling it open.
The G10 handle scales over skeletonized stainless steel liners provide a nice grippy feeling,
sorta on the aggressive side.
The handle grip tapers and while it’s smaller than I like- since the handle tapers instead
of curves back, it’s friendlier to larger hands than other small knives.
The pocket clip isn’t deep carry and about 6/10ths of an inch protrudes from the top
of your pocket while carrying it.
The pocket clip is strong, but it’s a smooth and tumbled feeling stainless steel so it
slides in out of the the pocket pretty well, but should hold in there during cartwheels.
Pocket clip isn’t moveable, tip up blade backward in the right pocket, is where you
might find it.
Comparisons.
First the Gemini.
It’s a simple functional design that feels comfortable when fondling or using and that’s
not massive but feels big in the hands.
Yes we’re still talking about a pocket knife.
However it’s not the sassiest Laconico.
My other Laconico knife is the shimmering and exquistly purple keen.
The Keen is twice as much, and it’s a nicer looking knife to me with a better steel.
The Keen is made by We.
Now the Para Military 2, one of the best general purpose modern pocket knives you can buy,
this costs about $150 and has a compression lock.
I like compression locks better than liner locks or frame locks, they’re fun to fidget
with and keep your fingers out of the way of the blade when closing.
Which brings us to the Para 3, a smaller version of the para Military 2.
In some ways the Gemini has a better handle for larger hands- it’s grip tapers rather
than curves into an area for your hand.
Ok let’s wrap it up.
The main point of the review is that in reality you shouldn’t be spending your time watching
Youtube videos… but also the Going Gear EDC club is a pretty good value for people
starting out their kits, or for people who just like more of what they already have.
Big stacks of pocket knives and new takes on the caribbeaner sitting around the apartment.
The Kizer Gemini is a pretty decent knife that held it’s edge very well while I was
skinning my new walking stick.
If you don’t follow me on Instagram you really should, because I’ll be giving this
knife away very soon over there.
Remember Facebook owns Instagram, and both have major problems in how they use your data;
not to mention they apply arbitrary rules that try to offset the negative publicity
from the rot of the social effects that their algorithms have created, and then there’s
also some scientific studies have shown strong links between social media use and depression-
but you could win a $70 pocket knife so it’s totally worth it.
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