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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2021, 08:55:17 AM »
In the lush jungle a thin machete would be better, less fatigue, but up here they're too thin.

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2021, 06:09:05 PM »
Yeah there's alot more soft tissue plants in the jungle than we have around here. What can you tell me you didn't like about the Camillus one I bought?

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2021, 06:14:08 PM »
It bounced off stuff I wanted to chop, literally bounced.  The sawback was so wide, the kerf was crazy and was more work than it was worth. 



Also, I am NOT a bushcrafter.   I just enjoy being out, but I want to get things done and not screw around,  I just do trail camera's and clear stuff for hunting.   

I never go out and make survival structures and camp or do stuff like that. 


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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2021, 09:33:35 PM »
My favorite machete I’ve found.

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2021, 10:33:34 PM »
https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-78606935J-Brush-Axe/dp/B000F99IEU

I use this. Cuts way better than you would think. Hunting buddy has a copy branded Gerber.



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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2021, 04:39:33 PM »
I have used these alot . Substantially heavier duty and better steel than a cheap hardware store machete .https://ontarioknife.com/collections/machetes-2/products/okc-18-field-orange-d-handle?variant=31397439963222

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2021, 04:50:21 PM »
That's the gold standard of machetes  :tup:

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2022, 08:44:30 PM »
Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity.

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2022, 08:50:45 PM »
@KFHunter have you got to use yours yet? How did it hold up?

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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #24 on: January 08, 2022, 09:02:44 PM »
I have used these alot . Substantially heavier duty and better steel than a cheap hardware store machete .https://ontarioknife.com/collections/machetes-2/products/okc-18-field-orange-d-handle?variant=31397439963222
I have one of those. Didn't know what to think at first, but I have used the heck out of it and have been impressed. Clears brush decently. Splits kindling. When sharp it can really hack through limbs. I can limb tree branches up to maybe 1 1/2 inches way faster than with a chain saw or axe.
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Re: Machete? Sword? Kershaw camp 18
« Reply #25 on: January 08, 2022, 10:17:12 PM »
@KFhunter have you got to use yours yet? How did it hold up?

Not yet, snow too deep to go anywhere lol

 


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