Chopper Suggestion for Kansas?

jeremy1517

jeremy1517

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I live in Kansas and need a suggestion for a Chopper I can take hunting with me. My land has a wide range of soft and hard woods but my main thing I want to chop is some sort of thorny weed bush with long thin limbs (similar to a willow tree limb). I usually carry a Hawk but I'm wanting something for clearing vegetation. I'm not wanting to spend a fortune but I'm not sure what type of blade to get, Machete, Parang Machete, Kukri, etc.... I figure it needs to be versatile and multi functional.

Does anyone have a suggestion for the type of Machete or blade to get as well as brand suggestions??

I figure you all are the experts!!!
 
A khukuri would be a great all-around choice for chopping. Check out the Himalayan Imports forum here on BF. They are top notch quality, made in Nepal by people whose families have been making these for countless generations. Not to mention you would be supporting a GREAT company. Something like a kukri-style machete just doesn't hold a candle to the real thing.

You can save a bunch by picking up a blemished item from Yangdu's deal of the day threads.
 
You probably want something sort of thin and machete like than a chopper.

But the most all around chopper i have is a Condor Golok, light enough to take on thin stuff yet heavy enough to do much thicker and hardier stuff
 
Here are a couple of my H.I. khukuris with an ESEE Junglas and a Mora for size comparison...

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And here is a thickness comparison of the Junglas and the Ganga Ram Special. These are built for serious work!

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The edge geometry on the H.I.'s is also awesome for their intended purpose. That wide convex bevel bites into wood in a way that is almost magical, and stays super sharp with minimal effort.
 
Is a kukri really the best for the brambles he's asking about? I know a machete would work and would cost a lot less. I personally wouldn't want to use something that heavy on the blackberry vines we have around here.
 
Good point. They also make thinner, lighter models that are every bit as tough as the big boys. The other khuk in my photo is a KLVUK which is only around 1/4" thick and will only set you back about $75 including shipping. Plus it will last a lifetime with minimal care. Still has a great deferentially hardened edge. Hard at the sweet spot, but softer towards the tip and spine so it will bend and not break. It's light enough to swing all day like a machete but still has the strength to take out an occasional tree. You're not going to have much luck doing that with a cheap machete. A condor bushcraft series could get the job done, though.
 
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I would look at some of the Scrapyard knives or any big medium sized survival knife. A machete could work, but I find a khukuri to do a good job to. A large survival knife will do most of what you need. At least they work for me and I live in Kansas too.
 
I'm thinking thin, light and fast like a 16 or 18 inch Latin type machete. Easy to pack, easy to swing.
I wouldn't want to be clearing thin vegetation with anything near a 1/4 inch thick.
 
I go to where my dad hunts to help him out. Clearing bush or setting stands up, just whatever he needs. I take a Cold Steel Kukri machete. Inexpensive and built to work! I live in kansas as well. I recommend any good kukri.
 
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I go to where my dad hunts to help him out. Clearing bush or setting stands up, just whatever he needs. I take a Cold Steel Kukri machete. Inexpensive and built to work! I live in kansas as well. I recommend any good kukri.
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I like mine, i have 2 actually, but they are less actual kukri that a KSO (kukri shaped object)
 
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