There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
So yeah, the mall cop market will totally fall for this. It'll sell like paracord. Paracord with a freakin' Pyro fuse inside.
Ignoring the foregone conclusion that every single butane lighter is certain to vaporize at the exact moment the zombies wake, it's still a monumentally stupid idea to have a flint striker at the POMMEL! As an aside, every time a lighter turns up missing, I totally lose my mind...
That shape is borderline ridiculous, while also managing to somehow eliminate any point or way to pierce...fail for a tool sold for hunting, gutting, skinning... Double fail for invoking "survival". Not sure if they mentioned it (I'm NOT reading all that) but the designer clearly stole the idea of extra cinch holes to strap the blade to a stick to make a spear...yet, there's no pointy end?
That proprietary hook is great for selling accessories, useless to the tool owner/operator. It does seem risky to put a 1/4" driver on the opposite end of a sharpened blade, so there's your risk.
I don't think think this will impress a genuine keen outdoorsman. I say buy him a genuine Bic lighter, a box of snap-blade replacements, and big bottle of his (yours) favorite whiskey. He can accomplish more, and giggle doing it.