I am exchanging it for another if I have same issues I'll stick to the small one.
I am exchanging it for another if I have same issues I'll stick to the small one.
Arklatex (09-04-2016)
The new Machete is great. I chopped on a fallen pecan limb for the hell of it. No problem, no complaints. Maybe I'll bump this thread after a few months with an update.
darsk20 (09-05-2016),hawgrider (09-04-2016),Inor (09-04-2016),RubberDuck (09-04-2016),Sparkyprep (09-05-2016),spork (09-10-2016)
I skip the machete in my pack, but I live in Wisconsin. I do not anticipate having to cut through lots of brush like some of my southern counterparts. I carry a Becker BK9 as my bushcraft knife. I have a Mora Companion for smaller/finer work. I can use my BK9 as a machete if needed and for clearing out campsites. I also have a small Fiskars X7 camp hatchet for larger work.
I did also test a few machetes. I had a cheap Bear Gryls Parang and a KaBar Kukri (spelling). Both of those blades held up well to heavy chopping. I actually used both blades to chop some small diameter trees and branches. Stuff I would not want to use a machete on in real life events as an axe would have been better suited. Neither blade suffered any damage and both were still sharp after hours of abuse.
Last edited by Kfilly; 10-04-2016 at 07:27 AM.
Arklatex (10-02-2016),hawgrider (10-02-2016),RubberDuck (10-02-2016)
I keep a Machete, an ax and a saw in my truck tool box at all times. Those tools and some chain and I can clear a fallen tree from the road or bushwhack a new fishing spot.
RubberDuck (10-02-2016),Sparkyprep (10-02-2016)
I've got a cold steel smachete that is on the four wheeler. We use it for limb trimming and I put it on the tractor when brushhogging to deal with trimming low limbs. It had held up well.
But I'm finding I can do quite a bit with that Becker I've got.
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RubberDuck (10-04-2016)
My current is a SOG Kukri I bought at Wally-world for $20. So far so good! It came sharper than hell and the scar on my knuckle will attest to that.
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Kfilly (10-04-2016),RubberDuck (10-04-2016)