best knife/blade/machete for beach/jungle camping

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Imperiousrex

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I live in Puerto Rico ad i'm going to be doing a solo camping trip to Vieques. I was wondering if anyone could help me with a machete/knife suggestion. I want to take two maybe three blades at most and one is going to be a 10'ish inch wilderness knife I got from a flea market, one is going to be a low cost ebay diving knife but the last is bothering me. I would usually take a latin cold steel machete but i want something a bit smaller and more efficient. I was debating between the latin machete and maybe getting a gerber gator jr. The gator seems like it would be perfect for what i'm needing it for. I will be cutting open coconuts, chopping up fish and whatever animals/fish come my way as well as basic tool such as firewood maker etc.

Any other suggestions?
 
First off, probably a better area to ask would be the W&SS section or ESEE knives.

Personally I would say.... forget the diving knife, grab an Izula or Hest from ESEE, or a Mora, forget the 10in flea market blade and get a TAK-1 or ESEE-4, and grab whatever machette you like. The Gator Jr work fine, but so will most any out there.

Lots of jungle guys feel that the machette is all you need. Not me, I just like having a smaller fixed blade.

Seriously thou, talk to Jeff Randall, and the guys over in W&SS (Wilderness & Survival Skills forum area) Those guy had into the Jungle areas a lot and me, well I am in the Great White north. :)
 
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