What Busse would be most suited for the jungle?

I have done my time in the jungle. You don't have to chop all day. If you are going to open a trail, you contract some guys to do it for you. If you are going to hunt or photograph you don't need to open a trail. Just use some good boots to get you through the brush. I tried several types of bowies and found that the Battle Mistress was the best knife for the jungle. If you really get hung up in some thick brush he will get you out. I use a chopper just to cut out the worst thorns and this sized knife will do that. For starting a fire the BM is perfect. You can even use it for food prep. Machetes don't hold an edge so you have to keep using a file on them all day long and then the blade gets worn down so it starts looking like a jumbo fillet knife. When you talk jungle, if it's a large expedition with a lot of people put a point man out with a machete. The BM is the equivalent of an officer's machete. Smaller, cooler, usedf for incidental chores and does everything that a machete does except whack for 12 hours straight. I found the Zero Tolerance just a wee bit light so I am looking forward to receiving my Fusion BM with magnum handles. I think it will probably be perfect. Don't bring a leather sheath because you will definately wind up in the mud and water. I use a tactical nylon sheath which seems perfect. Most machetes are 12 to 14 inches long and are a hindrance. The 10 inch battle mistress is enough. My two sense. Alex.
 
Just another thought to add. Some of the Bowies available are just too fancy. The bronze and the stag and the silver embedded flowers with fancy leather sheaths will make you stand out like a tinhorn.The Busse is a very subtle statement which says - competant workhorse and "I am here to do the job, not to call attention to my owner." Low-key in foreign countries is much better and will not attract thieves.
 
Alex p. Schorsc said:
Just another thought to add. Some of the Bowies available are just too fancy. The bronze and the stag and the silver embedded flowers with fancy leather sheaths will make you stand out like a tinhorn.The Busse is a very subtle statement which says - competant workhorse and "I am here to do the job, not to call attention to my owner." Low-key in foreign countries is much better and will not attract thieves.
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Very good statement :thumbup::thumbup:
 
Alex p. Schorsc said:
I have done my time in the jungle. You don't have to chop all day. If you are going to open a trail, you contract some guys to do it for you. If you are going to hunt or photograph you don't need to open a trail. Just use some good boots to get you through the brush. I tried several types of bowies and found that the Battle Mistress was the best knife for the jungle. If you really get hung up in some thick brush he will get you out. I use a chopper just to cut out the worst thorns and this sized knife will do that. For starting a fire the BM is perfect. You can even use it for food prep. Machetes don't hold an edge so you have to keep using a file on them all day long and then the blade gets worn down so it starts looking like a jumbo fillet knife. When you talk jungle, if it's a large expedition with a lot of people put a point man out with a machete. The BM is the equivalent of an officer's machete. Smaller, cooler, usedf for incidental chores and does everything that a machete does except whack for 12 hours straight. I found the Zero Tolerance just a wee bit light so I am looking forward to receiving my Fusion BM with magnum handles. I think it will probably be perfect. Don't bring a leather sheath because you will definately wind up in the mud and water. I use a tactical nylon sheath which seems perfect. Most machetes are 12 to 14 inches long and are a hindrance. The 10 inch battle mistress is enough. My two sense. Alex.
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I remember the compasinos in Costa Rica useing some sort of sharpened file to sharpen their machetes. A well used machete is something to see :D
 
The most chopping I seen there wasn't done out on the trail, but right by the farms and houses trying to keep the jungle growth at bay. Seeing someone mow a lawn with a machete really is something to behold , LOL.
 
Public Service Announcement.
Taken with a postal scale accurate to 1/10 of an ounce.

Battle Rat------------1 lb. 0.3oz
Battle Mistress--------1 lb. 5.3oz

HH FSH--------------1 lb. 7.5oz
SH-Ergo-------------1 lb. 2.5oz
BIBB----------------------14oz
 
Alex p. Schorsc said:
Just another thought to add. Some of the Bowies available are just too fancy. The bronze and the stag and the silver embedded flowers with fancy leather sheaths will make you stand out like a tinhorn.The Busse is a very subtle statement which says - competant workhorse and "I am here to do the job, not to call attention to my owner." Low-key in foreign countries is much better and will not attract thieves.
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This is totally true. I showed my SJTac to a non-knife person and he thought it was worth $50. . . If it was shiny, he probably would have said $100. . .
 
I work in jungle operations in Colombia and am in the process of transfering back stateside. A good friend of mine was assigned to Bolivia and found himself in the jungle with a hurt team member. His option was to drag the injured guy 12 clicks or make their own LZ. The problem was they had to do it with the tools they had on them...mostly knives and a few machetes. The started cutting and it took them the better part of three days and they got 90% of the work done with the hand tools. On the third day, a helo dropped them an old chain saw to help them finish up. After talking with him, I told him about Busse, which he had never heard of before. There is an old saying that the older and more experienced the operator, the smaller the knife he carries. It is stories like this that keep me humping the larger blade for the very rare, just in case, circumstances. I always have a Busse on me.
 
HeadKicker said:
I work in jungle operations in Colombia and am in the process of transfering back stateside. A good friend of mine was assigned to Bolivia and found himself in the jungle with a hurt team member. His option was to drag the injured guy 12 clicks or make their own LZ. The problem was they had to do it with the tools they had on them...mostly knives and a few machetes. The started cutting and it took them the better part of three days and they got 90% of the work done with the hand tools. On the third day, a helo dropped them an old chain saw to help them finish up. After talking with him, I told him about Busse, which he had never heard of before. There is an old saying that the older and more experienced the operator, the smaller the knife he carries. It is stories like this that keep me humping the larger blade for the very rare, just in case, circumstances. I always have a Busse on me.
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Agreed! thanks for posting, glad there was an happy ending for your buddy and his team!:thumbup:
 
HeadKicker said:
I work in jungle operations in Colombia and am in the process of transfering back stateside. A good friend of mine was assigned to Bolivia and found himself in the jungle with a hurt team member. His option was to drag the injured guy 12 clicks or make their own LZ. The problem was they had to do it with the tools they had on them...mostly knives and a few machetes. The started cutting and it took them the better part of three days and they got 90% of the work done with the hand tools. On the third day, a helo dropped them an old chain saw to help them finish up. After talking with him, I told him about Busse, which he had never heard of before. There is an old saying that the older and more experienced the operator, the smaller the knife he carries. It is stories like this that keep me humping the larger blade for the very rare, just in case, circumstances. I always have a Busse on me.
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It is amazing how a large blade can make short work of so many things. I have done stuff like this with my SHBM. I had to clear a drop zone for the USPS mail drop in Kentucky and West Virginia, to be able to deliver mail to them as they are so far detached from civilization. There were many hostiles trying to get me. I had to lay down lots of suppression fire. And that was the women, the men were still sleeping.
 
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh I wonder if jerry would ever be willing to do a custom order 1/8" thick moab.....
 
TALON158 said:
Headkicker, if you dont mind my asking, which busse do you carry in the jungle?
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Most comonly a Hell Razor with Mag Scales. I did score a Ruck and may take it anytime I wear a Rucksack. It is a bit too big for webgear. I love to take the kids camping and hiking stateside and am looking forward to teaching them basic survival skills and will likely hump a BM for that.
 
Cobalt said:
absolutely and that is why I bought it. It is as close to an INFI machete as I will ever get.:thumbup:
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Hahahaha....I got a Ruck for the light stuff, Got the Chuckete' for everything else.
I'm just glad I got it while I'm young enough to swing it, unlike Skunk will be when he gets his sword:p ...maybe he can switch it for an INFI Cane
 
1whobuys said:
Hahahaha....I got a Ruck for the light stuff, Got the Chuckete' for everything else.
I'm just glad I got it while I'm young enough to swing it, unlike Skunk will be when he gets his sword:p ...maybe he can switch it for an INFI Cane
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Hmmmmmm, an INFI sword cane/sword walking stick, something like having a Ruk inside a tube..................... :eek:
 
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