Best Kukri or machette ?

[GO_ALLOUT]

TOPS - and good luck choosing which one you want! I've been eyeing quite a few of these and I'm having a hard time choosing...

[Pappabear]

TOPS - and good luck choosing which one you want! I've been eyeing quite a few of these and I'm having a hard time choosing...

I like the TOPS offerings too, the only thing I dont like is how skinny the handles are. Good quality material, just pretty darn skinny.

[rushca01]

I went with the classic Ontario machete myself. I have it in my field bag and I like it. My dad has had one for 20 years and it has only gotten better with age.

[HKGuns]

I use an Ontario as well and it is very durable when hacking through thick stuff. I also mark trees along my path with it and it does well with that also.

[docsherm]

I have had an Ontario Knife Company RTAK for the last 20 years. It is great and has seen a lot of use.

[JasonB1]

http://www.machetespecialists.com/trmabr.html

I have a short Tramontina I like very much.

[ScottsBad]

whoa. There are different types of machetes. Are you looking for a light grass and jungle type. Or do you plan on using it for chopping. The Jungle machetes tend to be thin and made to work your way through grass or jungle. They are easy to swing for long periods.

The chopper type blades are made to act as wood choppers and usually have a thicker blade that can be used for batoning while splitting wood. I don't find straight up machetes to be super useful. I like the heavier blades that can be used for chopping wood.

Swamp Rat (Busse Knife Company) makes some great knives. They use high quality SR101 steel and are highly regarded. They are pricey too. Here is a 9 inch blade that can be used for chopping or heavy machete.
Attachment 35719
http://www.swampratknifeworks.com/av...-now-rodent-9/

Or this....With as 15.5 inch blade. OK, so this is more of a fighting blade. But its cool right?
Attachment 35720
http://www.swampratknifeworks.com/av...dent-rucki-cg/

If you just want a Machete Benchmade sells them too.

[ScottsBad]

I like the TOPS offerings too, the only thing I dont like is how skinny the handles are. Good quality material, just pretty darn skinny.

Yeah, TOPS makes nice stuff too. I think SWAP RAT and SCRAP YARD Knives are a little better, but its all a matter of what works best for you.

Benchmade $125
Attachment 35721

[Outlander Systems]

The last bushwacking tool you will ever need:



Gerber Brush Thinner

The older version with the plastic handle was better, but the new school ones still get the job done.

I've spent probably a grand on hot-shit Ontarios, ESSEs, RATs, Kukris, etc. They all suck.

Short of a full-bore bush-hook/bush-axe that cheap Gerber served me far better than anything I ever tried.

I'd take a Martindale in a pinch, but the fat-assed blades on most machetes is a massive detriment to performance.

[VaeVictis]

I saw one on this site I like. Thanks. Anybody ever buy from them? Wondering what the quality of the steel is like.

Not the same site, but I ordered one from here: http://www.nepalesekhukuri.com/?106a...1e77317b96a201. The blades are made from truck spring steel and I've found they hold a decent edge and sharpen really nicely. The one complaint I have is that the buffalo horn handle has about an inch long crack in it from chopping wood.