Gerber parang test > VIDEO and more !

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sixmoon

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Hi guys :)
I wanted to try some video stuff last weekend in the woods and i ended up shooting my test of the Gerber parang (yeah the one versus wild) and some other hiking gear.
The parang first interested me for its design , i liked the BLADE shape a lot and planed on replacing the handle with one of mines.
The parang is actually a pretty good chopper , i was surprised how deep it could go for a pretty lightweight and short machete.

The handle is ok with some modifications , like removing the finger bump wich is totally useless and stopped me from placing my hand as i wanted >_< the top guard is also useless in my opinion.. gonna remove it !
the hollow grind is also meeeeeeeh but not a huge issue for the cutting capabilities ,
and easy to sharpen.
Edge retention ... meeeeeh the hard dead wood was really hard i'm gonna say.

I wont do a personal handle finally , because since i got the parang i fell in love with BIG knives and got a cold steel gurkha kukri AND a ka-bar kukri :rolleyes:
I plan on making a VS video of these two next time , as they both look like great choppers :D

So that's it for the parang, good tool for the price i would say , but being used to knives like ESEE , fallkniven (F1 my love..) , Tops etc , there is something i can't feel about this blade...maybe the toyish handle simply cuts the cool for me ... i'll keep it for the garden, it's still a user :p

I have to say that the kukri's in comparison have become one of my favorite blades as soon as i've put my hands on one ! O_o

Hope you like the video !
[video=youtube;WzxE2RuTAXg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzxE2RuTAXg[/video]
 
Did.... Did I just watch a giant commercial?




Sick vid dude:thumbup:

I do like the Gerber parang, but for everything I like about it, there's something I don't. I wouldn't mind checking one out, but we'll see. I'd be interested to see what you come up with for a handle if you re-do yours.
 
Hahaha nooo it's not a commercial no worries :D
I have to say that the parang was kind of an introduction to machetes and big knives for me .. just liked the blade shape and finally after test i have to say its a pretty good tool for the price .
Now that i have other big knives..well... the parang is going to feel alone i think haha :D
 
slick video and editing :thumbup: i just ordered a gerber parang - for $30 shipped, i figured why not. i also have a cold steel kukri and condor parang coming...i'll test them out against my esee lite machete and junglas.
 
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