Machetes Anyone?? A camp story..

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Friday my son and I went on an overnight pack. With us we had several knives, the one being used the most was the CS kukri machete, that thing has been a God send....

3 weeks ago I used it to clear some low laying limbs off a gob of trees and cleared some thick brush.. never resharpened..

I showed no mercy Friday with that thing, it was hitting the dirt, sparked off a rock here and there and never chipped or rolled. The edge is still there!! Every time I use it I'm more amazed at the capabilities of the machete.. I was going to buy a bigger splitting/chopping knife with more heft but decided the machete would suffice.

SO MUCH that I just bought 3 !!!

I couldn't resist, I bought one but the shipping was only going to be a dollar more for each additional machete....

1) Marbles 14" bolo $11 w/ sheath $9
2) Tramontina 14" bolo $7
3) Tramontina 18" bush $7

I had to try the Marbles, but decided to buy the Tramontina for a back up just in case the Marbles doesn't hold up..

At camp I used my Kukri for even small whittling with my 6yo.. That night it seemed I only brought my other knives as a 'back up' to the machete as it seen the most use..

Anyone else find the machete to be so versatile? Its almost all one would need:D
 
I think I have 10 of em now, all have been beat to hell and want more. All are from reputable companies (except for the Hibben IV)
2 12 inch tram's-6 bucks
2 14 inch tram's-6 bucks
Condor Eco Survivor-15 bucks
Condor Bolo-20 bucks
Condor Khukri-15 bucks
Hibben IV-10 bucks
Ontario 12 inch Camp machete-8 bucks
hmm, 9 I think.
 
TheLastDaze said:
payette,

how do you like the bolo paired to the kukri for chopping?
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The Bolo is a good 3 inches longer, and the Khukri feels even shorter than that due to the drastic forward sweep of the blade. It is very short and light, which translates into precise control of deep V notching at the sweet spot and the recurve before it. I seem to have a natural inward pull as I chop which also helps a ton with this machete.
I'd say the bolo is as effective (bites as deep, and as durable), but it's considerably heavier, and again bigger. Not as much control. That said, it's more multipurpose... flat blade portion for drawknifing and battoning, and the reverse false edge is super for digging.

The khukri is the tried and true high performance chopper, but that's all it can do. The bolo is a great allaround machete that is an effective chopper, but not as efficient as the khukri.
(The khukri makes a real awesome *whaping* sound as you chop with it, too :D)
 
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I recently picked up a CS kukri from a surplus store. It was cheap so I figured I would pick it up but wasnt expecting much out of it. I was suprised at how well it performed. My go-to machete use to be an ontario 18" but it has since been retired with the Kukri taking its place.
 
A good machete is an inexpensive machete.

of course, that doesn't speak well for my BK1. (which still rocks)

I also have one of the tramontia's and it has served me very well.
 
i use the cs magnum kukri,dosnt have as much belly as the shorter one but you get a little more reach with it,work great,has held up just fine and if does end up breaking i will just buy another one
 
seelow123 said:
i use the cs magnum kukri,dosnt have as much belly as the shorter one but you get a little more reach with it,work great,has held up just fine and if does end up breaking i will just buy another one
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if you break it I'll buy you another one:D

pretty much indestructible... check out noss's video on youtube......
 
martindales rule the carribean. trams are also good.but martindale rules the islands.i edc a martindale 648. most times. but 99 percent of my outtings are jungles....i find the martindales the be the best.at least in my terrain.
 
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