Great review.The parang blades are great,Good in thick bush and jungle,and as a weapon.My introduction of this style blade was in the Philippines ,the Bolo Knife. I taught at the U.S.A.F. Jungle Survival School 67/68.
Great review.The parang blades are great,Good in thick bush and jungle,and as a weapon.My introduction of this style blade was in the Philippines ,the Bolo Knife. I taught at the U.S.A.F. Jungle Survival School 67/68.
It always surprises me, that so many people turn to machete's or Parang's to get away from hatchets and axes, only to turn around and use them as if they were an axe.
Here's another experiment for ya Iz, Grab another ~3" log like you had, but this time stand it up. Hold it in your bad hand, and hack downwards with your good hand at about the same angle that you hit it with above. But then turn the wood! 1/4...1/2...1/5... doesn't matter! Hack and repeat. If you give it an honest go, you'll find it takes less hits, and less effort, to bust off stovelengths.
If you want to further reduce the hits, after two or three, put your foot up against the cut, and push, it'll most often break quite easily.
If you are cutting a living tree, then you turn around the tree, instead of viceversa.
T.
For me less weight,and bulk than an ax.Great hacking tool.The vid is a little long or go 4:27.
A very nice piece of gear. I'll have to check my steel pile....
I like parangs, and goloks and barongs.....well you get the picture. I've used a Condor Tool golok for a couple of years now and like it a lot, which says a lot when you consider how many Cold Steel machetes I have. Condor has a nice line up as well.
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The only criticism I would have is that it is a "Bear Grylls"! Do you have to drink urine before you use it? LOL.
Seriously though, Asian and African types of machetes are really dual (or is it duel?) purpose tools- they have to be in poor countries where iron and steel are very pricey. So these types of design are very old and have shown their worth to many generations and are no slouch in the deadly weapons department (See Snipers Thread on Cops and shootings). Good review Izzy!! And really, how does urine taste? ROFLMAO
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1.) Thanks. I really am trying to post up some useful reviewsOriginally Posted by Grumpy Old Man
2.) Urine tastes terrible. Trust me, I know. Long story for another time.
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I just ordered a two handed Katana from LA
http://www.lapolicegear.com/coldstee...ed-katana.html
Ill be sure to post a review
I did like the parang review and it made it hard to choose the kat. If the kat suxxors ill get a gerber parang and keep the kat as a zombie decapitator.
I thought id get something I could have a little fun with hehe,
izzy, i've been looking at a cold steel, two handed katana machete, any thoughts? i've got a couple of bear's fixed blade knive, they seem well made, priced reasonable as well.
Looks like a good piece of kit, but I can't really place an opinion on it until I get hands on with one. Maybe one of our members can help
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I just had to click on that link ............................
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