Parang?

That Barkie Parang cetainly nudges me toward it. I know I'd like it, but I don't want to make that kind of financial committment. When using these tools, Parangs work well for chopping, but it never fails that you need to cut stuff low to the ground (cut dirt, hit rocks, etc.) and I would hate to bang up that Parang. I'm pretty satisfied with the Condor stuff. They work.

Hope you enjoy the Condor Bushcraft parang.
 
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I've got the Condor Bushcraft Parang and love it. It's got great heft for chopping--I use it to clear small saplings and do the limbing on felled trees that gets missed while the chainsaw is running. It excels at those tasks, and is also the best battoning blade I've got. Highly recommended.
 
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Rasco said:
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.
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Very well said ! better yet huckleberry someone else into carrying the tools and cut thee wood.
 
If they are made by Bark River, they tend to cut well. There are so many different models that I doubt a cut test is necessary. They are all about the same..... different steels, convex edges, different lengths and slightly different shapes.
 
I have as yet to use this one - but showing you in case you wanted another one to consider :D
[video=youtube;wmBWSfz7BLo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmBWSfz7BLo[/video]

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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razorburn said:
Another option would be a Bidor Parang mad eof 5160 from Outdoor Dynamics.
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+1! This.

I have two of them and a Bark River Golok (which now sees no use.) The Bidors rock AND are easy to re-sharpen in the field. Plus the handle shape allows for a more relaxed grip which is really important in actual use.

Contrary to popular opinion, full tang is not the advantage so often touted - considerably more shock seems to be transmitted into the hand with my full tang alternatives and the handle is pinned onto the stick tang of the Bidors. Locals here use variants in plastic handles with no pins and secure/re-secure the handle with melted plastic bag(!). Seems to work for them.

Sometimes our modern reinterpretation of tools isn't always better.

Just my experience.

Ben
 
That Fox parang looks like a good little chopper. But I am pretty comfortable with my Condors.
 
I know this is old and a decision was made long ago . But I'm gonna chime in anyway . I have different variations of the Parang . Condors include the Bushcraft Parang , the Pack Golok and the Mini Duku . All have served well with in big knife duties . No 8" trees , that's in the realm of saw to me any how . You don't have to baton down the middle . I also own the My Parang and I must say it's a absolute pleasure to use , the chopping abilities are undeniable and it handles vines and grasses well enough . This is the tool that made me appreciate 5160 believe it or not . Then comes my Kukris . More 5160 . I don't think of them exactly as knives , more like belt axes . That can do much more .
 
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