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Woodsman014

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I looking for a Parang. I've narrowed it down to either a CRKT Halfachance or a Condor Bushcraft parang. Does anyone have experience with either of these machetes? I will be using it for some trail clearing and a lot of wood chopping.
 
No personal experience with the CRKT but I can tell you the Condor would do a heck of a job for those tasks. :)
 
I have the CRKT Chance in Hell and it's ok. Not as thick as I would have liked. I'm guessing the thickness on the Half a Chance is about the same.

Obviously you're trying to keep it cheap, but if you can save up some more money, look into the Bark River Knives Parang. Quite a beast.
 
I have the Condor Village Parang and the regular parang and like those. I seldom use the regular parang. I like the Village Parang and Pack Golok quite a bit. They are chopping machines.
 
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I just recevied a Condor Engineer Bolo this week, and was really impressed with the fit/finish on it, and it came with an awesome leather sheath.

My next one will either be the Bushcraft Parang or the Pack Bolo, but I can't decide which one yet.

I second on the Bark River Parang in A2 steel very much, but you'll pay a lot more for it.

Personally, I tend to stay away from the Chinese made junk - it's often crap quality and even crappier steel.
 
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I have the Kabar Parang, and it works well. For really heavy cutting, you can't beat a good Kukri from Nepal.
 
Woodsman014 said:
and a lot of wood chopping.
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Hmmm, this is a red flag to me. You know what's good at chopping wood? An axe. Not sexy but gets the job done.

I don't have experience with khukris and I hear they're great choppers compared to machetes, but even so they're just not an axe. I wouldn't take anything but an axe to dry wood.
 
Woodsman014 said:
I looking for a Parang. I've narrowed it down to either a CRKT Halfachance or a Condor Bushcraft parang. Does anyone have experience with either of these machetes? I will be using it for some trail clearing and a lot of wood chopping.
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The CRKT blade is pretty thin, more a train clearing machete than a chopper. if you wanna chop things, go with Condor.
 
zhyla said:
Hmmm, this is a red flag to me. You know what's good at chopping wood? An axe. Not sexy but gets the job done.

I don't have experience with khukris and I hear they're great choppers compared to machetes, but even so they're just not an axe. I wouldn't take anything but an axe to dry wood.
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Love axes and have several, but I'm looking for something light that I can strap to a pack a use as both a brush clearer and chopper.
 
Just ordered a Bark River Golok for trail clearing and light chopping.

I hope BRKT make a kurkri or thai e-nep some day.
 
zhyla said:
Hmmm, this is a red flag to me. You know what's good at chopping wood? An axe. Not sexy but gets the job done.

I don't have experience with khukris and I hear they're great choppers compared to machetes, but even so they're just not an axe. I wouldn't take anything but an axe to dry wood.
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There's always someone like this in any "chopper" post.
A guy who's never processed wood with a large knife talkin bout how an axe is the only real tool for the job.... >_>
An axe weighs 2x or 3x what a 10" camp knife weighs and is good for only one task.
I'd argue that using an axe IS "sexier" than using a large knife. It's certainly faster and debatably easier. But some of us knife guys just love using our big ol thick fixed blades, so don't rain on our parade with your axe talk :p

You know what's better than an axe? A chainsaw. But if I'm hiking in, and not riding in on a motorcycle or a snowmobile, carrying a chainsaw 7-10 miles on my back is not my idea of fun.
 
I have a BRKT Golok which is very nice with a great sheath but it does not have the reach of the condor Parang.

With a little work on a 1x30 or 1x42 the Condor Parang can made to be an absolute beast at literally a 1/4 the price of the golok. Plus the condor leather sheaths are great for the $$$
 
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So I think that I'm going to get the Condor. All around it seems more heavy duty and I will be using it hard and often
 
Woodsman014 said:
I looking for a Parang...

...I will be using it for some trail clearing and a lot of wood chopping.
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Anyone looking for a serious wood chopping parang would be remiss not to consider the BR Parang.


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Bark River -- Parang


Not thin like a machete, this is heavyweight chopping tool.

But alas, the financial commitment is substantial.



Big Mike
 
I totally agree with Big Mike this knife is a chopping beast, I feel more confident using my Bark River Parang chopping small trees and green wood than using a small hatchet. For splitting small dry firewood IMHO I would go with a hatchet, large diameter wood a saw and axe are still the best choice. The grind leaves lots of steel close to the edge, coupled with the weight being forward gives one some powerful downwards striking power. One should not confuse the Bark River Parang with a machete, a machete would be my first choice for vegetation, however for heavier brush, small trees and limbing small trees all fall within the pervue of this chopper.
 
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