Recommendation? Bark River Bravo Machete

[Dirtbiker]

Who has one? How do you like it? Is the handle any better than the Bravo line up? The handles on BR blades are beautiful but dont inspire grip confidence

There are very few reviews but it seems to be selling well.

 

[Dangerously]

A machete just seems to be one of those practical knives where I wouldn’t bother with fancy handles at 5x the price. Like a gold plated shop vac. Or a Swarovski hammer.

 

[Dirtbiker]

Point taken but while it's called a machete its really more of a big knife. Like a Busse bb13. These are cpm1v steel and dont compare to a tramontina.

Not that I'll m mocking inexpensive machetes, I own and use plenty of them.

 

[Hickory n steel]

If you want a good machete , buy one made in South America where they use them everyday.

 

[bikerector]

I would rather get an esee or fiddleback machete. Pretty much a tramantina with a micarta handle.

Myparang has been one I'm interested in more recently but that's not quite a standard machete type as it favors woody object.

 

[SpySmasher]

If you want a good machete , buy one made in South America where they use them everyday.

He wants a review of the Bark River Bravo machete.