Cheap machetes. Which should i get?

[Ruukuu]

My Twenty-dollar Gavilan 5-pack came the other day. There was one ringer, a 28-inch Corneta bush machete, four inches longer than anything else I have. It was the only one I could put a quick edge on with a file. I took it out and tried it in some tall grass and weeds. The extra length was actually pretty nice, giving a lot of reach and allowing me to cut close to the ground without bending over too much.

The rest are going to need some work. There are pangas in 14” and 18”, an 18” tapanga, and a skinny 16-incher I don’t have a name for. It feels like it ought to be good for something, but I am not sure what.

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i wish i could find deals like that in the UK

 

[dirc]

Same problem here in Canada...
our local knife brick&mortar shop sells the 18" condor eco machete for $65 cdn, while in the US it's $30 usd
well... that means it should only be about $45 cdn with conversion

In the US, there is competition - most other places don't have any... you're lucky if your city has one good shop

 

[USMCPOP]

@Henry Beige, did your batch come from that surplus place? Nice selection.

I think the skinny 16" one is a watermelon knife. In case you get attacked by feral melons while walking through the field. LOL.