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Used this on a 3 night camping trip and it proved itself invaluable. It only cost me about $5 and I expected not to bring it back home since it seemed so 'cheaply' constructed.
On this particular trip I think it was even more useful than my knife. Used it to chop through some brushes and some branches and various other vegetation. It held it's edge well and even cut pretty efficiently on the last day when it had taken all that abuse. I think more than anything it's the size of the machette and the force that is doing all the work as opposed to the actual edge. By the last day the edge was practically non-existant and it was still chopping with some ease.
There was a fallen down tree with about a 7 inch diameter right by our campsite and I managed to hack right through one section using the machette. That impressed me most about it. This is my first time using a machette like this so I would have nothing for comparison though.
Another thing that I noticed was that the handle did not at all come apart or even show any signs of wear and tear what with all the hacking that it did. I'm guessing it must be full tang 'cos it held together very well and there is no sign of any 'play' or movement in the handle.
For the price and the abuse it's able to take I think this is an excellent tool.
It was also used to 'control' our campfire and to scrape out and empty all the ash and coal the next morning.
It amazed me how well it went through that log and also all the other bits of wood and tree that I chopped. I was expecting the edge to chip and fold from all that type of chopping but it didn't. The edge did get some chips in it but that was from some stones that I didn't see behind the log when I chopped it.
It did a lot of things that would constitute misuse and abuse but this one held up better than I expected.
I consider it another invaluble camping accessory.
I don't have experience with machettes but after using this one I'm eager to try out others.
On this particular trip I think it was even more useful than my knife. Used it to chop through some brushes and some branches and various other vegetation. It held it's edge well and even cut pretty efficiently on the last day when it had taken all that abuse. I think more than anything it's the size of the machette and the force that is doing all the work as opposed to the actual edge. By the last day the edge was practically non-existant and it was still chopping with some ease.
There was a fallen down tree with about a 7 inch diameter right by our campsite and I managed to hack right through one section using the machette. That impressed me most about it. This is my first time using a machette like this so I would have nothing for comparison though.
Another thing that I noticed was that the handle did not at all come apart or even show any signs of wear and tear what with all the hacking that it did. I'm guessing it must be full tang 'cos it held together very well and there is no sign of any 'play' or movement in the handle.
For the price and the abuse it's able to take I think this is an excellent tool.
It was also used to 'control' our campfire and to scrape out and empty all the ash and coal the next morning.
It amazed me how well it went through that log and also all the other bits of wood and tree that I chopped. I was expecting the edge to chip and fold from all that type of chopping but it didn't. The edge did get some chips in it but that was from some stones that I didn't see behind the log when I chopped it.
It did a lot of things that would constitute misuse and abuse but this one held up better than I expected.
I consider it another invaluble camping accessory.
I don't have experience with machettes but after using this one I'm eager to try out others.
