Tramontina sheaths, what do you use? Are there any reasonably priced options?

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GripnCOLDSTEEL

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I have a couple 14" Tramontina machetes Id like sheaths for, but having a hard time finding any decent one that is reasonably priced.

Ive seen the cardboard/ductape and cheepie nylon rig options. PVC homemade jobs are OK...but heavy and PVC fumes can harm.
Leather is pricey...also there is a concern about cutting the sheath up over time.
Kydex is nice, but everyone wants an arm & leg for anything there. (I know you can DIY, but im not looking to)

Are there any decent budget options out there?? Im guessing its a slim market, as the Trams are just so cheap...its hard to justify paying 5-10x the price.
Im beginning to think I should get some Ontario's with the hard sheaths. I haven't held them, but they look decent. Thanks for any input :thumbup:
 
Ive used plastic lawn edging for screw together sheaths,its some kind of poly plastic comes in rolls bout 6" wide by 3 mm thick tough as nails and cheaper than kydex
 
Wildmanh, Heber Ellsworth. Hands down the man for leather machete sheaths. :)
 
I see a lot of potential in those plastic sheaths as a base for further projects for some do it yourselfers. :)
 
Thanks for the help guys. Its a bummer there are no reasonable options out there, specific to all the sizes.
 
What do you consider reasonable? $16 seems pretty reasonable for anything up to 18"

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That's mine that I cut down to 14.5"
 
When I cut my Tramontina down to 12 inches I realised that I got on with it so well that I'd be using them for a while. (I'm on my third one.) So I decided to make a good leather sheath for it.
At first I made a cheap sheath out of pvc pipe. That's probably the way to go if you've just got it & then if you don't get on with it nothing is wasted.
 
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