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Jungle Trip July 08'

Nice work as usual, and a thumb up:thumbup: to Jeff's kydex sheaths, I have one, super nice.
 
Hey Ruben, Whats your opinion on minimum machete length for the jungle down there? Would a 12in Tram do good, Or is bigger definatly better?
 
Machete length 18" rules over there. We were supplied Tramontina 22" machetes when I was a student but I preffered to use my own 18" Machete. I think a person could get away with using the Tramontina 14" Bolo machete too.

-RB
 
j williams said:
Cool, Im sendin my Okapi in for kydex, I am doin some pimpin to it right now.
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Where did you get it? Pictures? Is it a full tang?

I was thinking of trying an Ontario Economy model sometime but the Jeff H Sheath has made me want to stick with the Tramontina.
-RB
 
just to say

i dont really like the 14inch bolo tram,
i prefer the regular style 14inch tram and my new okapi 5000p from a certain member from a certain thread
 
It was gifted to me from Myal. Its 16in blade, full tang. The handle needs alittle sanding on the rough parts, and I am gonna convex the edge, and bring it closer to the handle.
Initial impression is its a well made machete. I used it to clear some brush at my dads farm over the weekend, and the edge held up great w/o any damage, which tells me its got a good heat treat. I snapped some pics for ya man........

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Thanks J, I like the Tramontina Machete in orange, only to be found in Peru that I have seen. I feel a little bit of play in the handle between the plastic and the actuall machete steel. That is becouse Jeff was chopping on some of the hardest wood ever chopped by a machete. I guess it rattled the rivets a bit. You can see pictures of him chopping it in the thread.

-RB
 
I dont know of one man. I scored this one fromm myal in the pay it forward thread. He is the man Id ask.......
 
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