Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

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Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 3:42 pm

Gerber is voluntarily recalling our Parang machete, model numbers 31-000698, 31-001507, 31-000986, 31-001111, and 30-0006010, due to safety concerns. A weakness in the area where the handle meets the blade can cause the handle or the blade to break during use, posing a laceration hazard.

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Re: Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 4:07 pm

Why the recall ? I would have thought that a Bear Grylls product within an inbuilt potential for danger was part of the brand ?
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Re: Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 4:13 pm

Good one,,,, yes possibly not in the spirit of Bear.....
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Re: Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 6:31 pm

What possible use would the average bushwalker have for an implement like this? But then I suppose the people who take Bear Grylls seriously are the type who would be concerned about a zombie attack. :roll:


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Re: Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 6:49 pm

A zombie attack is ridiculous. Machetes are used in the bush to behead wayward vampires.
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Re: Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 6:54 pm

always be prepared and never ever underestimate the likelihood of zombie attack....
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Re: Bear-Grylls-Parang-Recall

Tue 28 Aug, 2012 7:27 pm

wayno wrote:always be prepared and never ever underestimate the likelihood of zombie attack....

This post made my minute reading this thread worth it. Thanks! ;)
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