I cannot attest to its endurability but on my first camping trip this knife was the new star player of my gear. Very sharp out the box and so light I didn't even remember I had it clipped to my pocket a few times. It tore through tough steak like a laser!The finger flip is great but the thumb flip is almost useless and need to be modified; I'm not sure how I could even do this but I will probably try.Overall a great knife for the price.Update: Used it on a piece of flint and the blade dinged very easily. Used the back of the knife instead and this was damaged also. The steel is alot softer than I previously thought but for the price I still recommend this knife. Just don't use it like its invincible, its only a Gerber... I wouldn't depend on this knife with my life, I'll be buying a different one and keeping this as a back up.