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....for the big choppers and axes. After reading about the benefits of the machete and all the debates for a while now, I decided to try it out. My wife bought me the ESEE Light Machete for my birthday and all I can say is "wow". My daughter and I just took a simple walk along our atv trail this afternoon and I took the machete to try it out. Holy mackerel. The best word I can use to describe it vs. axes or choppers is "effortless", from dead hanging limbs to pruning 1-2 inch green hangers. The tool is amazing. I'm not saying I don't like the ax or the chopper because I use and love both, and I don't want to start a war, they definitely have their place. I'm just saying that they just may be spending a little more time on the workbench now while I fully experience the new found (for me) machete. I can't wait to realize the true potential of this thing, and its easy to see why so many cultures use it so much. Thanks again for a great product guys.
 
Yeah, their pretty great. i have an 12 inch ontario andi love it i even throw it and its tuff as nails(probaly more). id love to try an esee machete sometime they sould be real nice.
 
I have used machetes since I was a boy. I did go through the big survival bowie stage when I was in my teens but I quickly snapped back to the real world and went back to what works best. I have tried quite a few machetes since I was a boy and the ontarios have been what I kept going back too until I found The ESEE lite machete and also condor knife and tool machetes.


The ESEE lite machete is my favorite by far cause of the micarta handles. It has a convexed edge straight out of the box. With very little work I got it so sharp it cut the lights off in my house when I walked through the door. It has held up to everything I have thrown at it. All over the world you find machetes in one form or another. That right there speaks volumes for the usefulness and versatility of machetes.
 
Welcome to the machete world.. I too had a very similar experience, and to be quite honest think a machete, 4, and saw is all one needs in the bush..

to break it down even further, speaking for myself and my experience I think a 14" golok is the ideal machete used for the bush.. now I'm talking 4mm machetes here, even a 13" martindale golok are absolutely the kind..

extremely thick in some cases 1/4" (of course they taper)

Just a fraction of the cost of a chopper, with much more capability's..

If you set your machete up right, you can have 5 different tool uses out of one blade..
 
TheLastDaze said:
Welcome to the machete world.. I too had a very similar experience, and to be quite honest think a machete, 4, and saw is all one needs in the bush..

to break it down even further, speaking for myself and my experience I think a 14" golok is the ideal machete used for the bush.. now I'm talking 4mm machetes here, even a 13" martindale golok are absolutely the kind..

extremely thick in some cases 1/4" (of course they taper)

Just a fraction of the cost of a chopper, with much more capability's..

If you set your machete up right, you can have 5 different tool uses out of one blade..
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You can even have more tools than that, depending on the machete pattern! And let's not forget another reason why they're a knife knut's friend--they're really cheap for their size! :D:thumbup:
 
I think axes are totally different. But as for choppers vs machetes...the machete wins and usually for a fraction of the price.
 
Congrats on the lite machete ..................
I've been pack'n the ESEE3MIL CP & lite Machete and a SAK Rucksack my last few outting and I Found my Trio :D
 
Right now my trio is My ESEE lite machete, Mora Clipper and a SAK one handed trekker. I want to replace the Mora with a ESEE-4. Then when the Izula folder comes out I like to see how that would work in place of the SAK. A ESEE trio would probably be an awesome combo.
 
Dude machetes are awesome. Tried working with one few weeks back and I need to get myself one. Wont be too great on frozen wood, but in the summer i?ll love the snot out of it
 
I love machetes, and they are indeed a great tool. However, to me I like big knives more. It is all personal preference on this one.
 
Machetes are usefull no doubt. However I just got a Condor Hudson Bay knife and it works really well too. I was surprised how well it chopped black berry vines, de-limbed downed Alder trees and even batoned. One hell of a deal for $35! Oh and its got a super sweet leather dangler sheath!
 
That Hudson Bay knife sure is a chopping machine for the size! I still prefer a full-blown machete, but I sure wouldn't mind having one of those on my hip! :thumbup:
 
Can't beat a machete. I have two Collins Legitimus, both made in Guatemala. Both are 40 years old and still great. I just sharpen them up with a file and I'm good to go for a very long time.
 
I ordered a Condor before I realized ESEE even made a version of a machete in 18" blade. I wish I would have saved up for the sheath and Micarta handles (and better coating).

I use mine for clearing out Briar bushes and thorns (for deer season this year) and its a God-send - I started out using a shorter Chinese-made cheapo that someone had given me and quickly almost destroyed the blade (and realized that a 12" blade wasn't going to cut it).

The Condor is better, but I hate the handle and the coating isn't as great as it could be - the ESEE has by far proven itself online:

http://www.woodsmonkey.com/index.ph...knives-lite-machete&catid=34:knives&Itemid=55

http://www.thechristiansurvivalguid...ite-machete-taking-abuse-and-loving-it-video/

I'll be picking one up soon enough. My bush-whacking / backpacking is now totally different with a machete.
 
My Son's best quote yesterday to his girlfriend, "he's a little chop happy", speaking of me of course. I agree with most everything here. It is just a matter of personal preference over the big knives. I think half of it for me right now is the "discovery" of something new. Man I'm having a blast. I even sharpened it yesterday with a flat edm stone. Worked perfectly. I don't think it was in terrible need of sharpening, I just wanted to see what I could do with it and work out some of the edge dings I put in. Piece of cake. Now I have to figure out the trio some of you guys mentioned earlier. The problem is I recently added the accessory pouch to my 6 and now I'm having a hard time leaving it behind. Maybe a "quad" is in order? :D I certainly can't leave the machete behind now. Thanks for all the replies.
 
I've used machetes in the past... (ontario and Tramontina) and loved both... I've battoned with both as well, but read somewhere that you shouldn;t baton a lite machete.. That;s the only reason I've held off. buying one so far.
 
We'll have to let the experts chime in on that one. I haven't tried to baton with it. That is a good reason for carrying another "batonnable" knife though...
 
Congrats on your new ESEE Lite Machete! It's gota be one of the most versitle field tools that you could ever use. I've been switching back and forth between that and my Junglas on my BOB. Congrats!
 
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