If you landed on beargryllsgear .org, or spotted it in an ad, you probably want one question answered first: is this really where Bear Grylls gear is sold? Our searches found no independent review, no trust report, and no official statement tying that domain to Bear Grylls or to any company that makes his licensed products. That is not proof the site is fake. It does mean you should not assume it is official.
Below is what can be confirmed about genuine Bear Grylls gear, what cannot, and a simple way to check any store before you hand over card details.
What a search for beargryllsgear .org shows
A search for the domain did not bring up the site itself. The results were gear reviews, retailer listings, and older news about Bear Grylls product lines. Nothing in them mentions the domain, and none of them confirms who owns it.
Here is how the claims sort out:
- Confirmed: Bear Grylls has put his name on knives, camping equipment, clothing, and watches through several licensing deals (covered in the next section).
- Not publicly confirmed: who runs the domain, and whether it is linked to Grylls or his licensed partners.
- Also not confirmed: that it is a scam. No scam reports turned up either, which mostly tells us the site is obscure.
One small point on the address itself. A .org ending says very little about who is behind a site, so it should not be read as a sign of a charity or an official body.
Where genuine Bear Grylls gear has come from
There has never been one single maker. His name has travelled through a chain of licensing partners.
The best-known is Gerber. According to a trade report from the outdoor industry, Gerber has partnered with Grylls since 2010, starting with the Ultimate Knife and later adding multi-tools, machetes, fire starters, and survival kits. Wikipedia’s entry on Gerber says the cooperation ended by 2019, although that line carries a “citation needed” tag. A survival-gear review site also describes the Gerber partnership as over and says Grylls then launched a line simply called “Bear Grylls.”
The camping side came through a different route. GearJunkie reported that the tents, sleeping bags, packs, and cookware were sold under Bear River International, a licensing firm. The same piece listed other brands he has endorsed, including Craghoppers, Bushnell, Coreban, Degree Men, and Dockers. Craghoppers apparel was worn on screen in his NBC show, according to a retail-industry report. Watch retailers also list a Luminox collaboration, and the same review site mentions a long partnership with Range Rover.
Even official merchandise can come from unexpected places. The UK Scouts’ own online shop sells Never Give Up Tour clothing carrying Bear Grylls’ name, and it labels the items as Chief Scout products.
The lesson: with so many licensees, “official Bear Grylls gear” is a fuzzy phrase. A store that claims it should be able to point to the brand or partner behind its stock.
What the gear is actually like
Opinions here are mixed, and it helps to separate impressions from facts.
When GearJunkie saw the camping line at a trade show, it said the products looked well made for budget-minded campers and were more than a star’s name stuck on commodity items. It singled out a two-person pop-up tent that it described as quick to set up. Those prices are years old, so treat them only as a sign of where the line sat: not high-end, not cheap.
Others are harder on it. A survival-gear review site called the quality acceptable for the price but not the best value, and said some of the survival items resemble generic products already sold on Amazon. It also criticised the steel in the cheaper folding knives. Back in 2010, the tool site ToolGuyd suggested some Gerber-era items were existing products with new branding and higher price tags.
None of this makes the gear unsafe or useless. It does suggest that a dramatic discount on a “Bear Grylls” item is a reason for questions, not excitement.
How can you tell if a Bear Grylls store is real?
Check the store against the brand’s own channels and independent sources before paying, and if neither confirms it, treat it as unverified. Trade articles over the years have pointed readers to BearGrylls.com as his main site, so start there and see whether it links to the shop you found.
Then work through these checks, which come from consumer-safety guides and a police fake-shop advisory:
- Search the name with “scam” and “reviews.” Read outside sites and forums, not the testimonials on the store’s own pages.
- Read the address letter by letter. Fake stores often use a spelling that is almost right, or an unusual ending.
- Look for a footprint beyond the site. Real shops usually have active social accounts, news mentions, or partnerships with known retailers. A bank’s guidance warns that a total absence of outside traces is a red flag.
- Test the contact details. Search the address, try the phone number, and read the return policy before paying.
- Pay by credit card if you can. Avoid wire transfers, gift cards, crypto, and payment apps, which give little or no buyer protection.
- Be wary of ads. Sponsored posts are a common way people are steered to stores they have never heard of.
A padlock or “https” in the address bar is not proof of anything. A retail-industry guide points out that many fake sites now use it too.
Lookalike domains and old stock
Two traps are worth knowing about.
The first is spelling. While researching this topic, one search surfaced a trust report for a differently spelled domain, bearbackgear.com. Nothing links it to Bear Grylls, and we are not suggesting anything about it. The example simply shows how a letter or two can lead to a completely different site, so type or copy the address carefully.
The second is old Gerber stock. A retailer page for the Gerber Bear Grylls Survival Series Folding Sheath Knife states that Gerber has discontinued it. If a store advertises brand-new Gerber-made Bear Grylls items at a bargain, ask where the stock came from.
A safer way to shop for the gear
Large retailers and marketplaces list Bear Grylls items, including apparel clearances at Walmart and tents and backpacks on Amazon. Buying there, from a seller with a track record, gives you returns and dispute options a mystery site may not.
If you still want to use beargryllsgear .org, give it the same test you would give any unknown shop: look for a clear link from the official Bear Grylls channels, independent reviews from real buyers, and a payment method you can reverse. Until then, treat it as unverified.
This article does not claim the site is fraudulent or legitimate; that cannot be confirmed from public sources. If you have already paid a store you now doubt, contact your card issuer and your country’s consumer protection agency (in the US, the FTC).
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I’m Muhammad Ubaid, founder of YBR Magazine. I research and write detailed guides on America’s National Parks — covering entry fees, permits, best times to visit, and planning tips — using official NPS sources and up-to-date information.
