Machetes for survival

Ti lite

Warthog

Watchnovru


Oooooooooo! Good sax! Geez warty, your like barbie you have everything.

don't tell ti lite!  he will want to chop me up!

Just you wait.

uh oh!

LATIN MACHETE 24"
MAGNUM KUKRI MACHETE
 
These are the best cutting Machetes.

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LATIN MACHETE 24"
MAGNUM KUKRI MACHETE
 
These are the best cutting Machetes.

The 24" Latin Machete is much too flexible for me. It feels like one of those springy Chinese Wushu swords. 

If we are talking about survival purposes as in erecting dwellings and rebuilding civilization in general, then I would say something like the Bolo or the Kukri due to their superiority in delivering more pressure and power to the front-swing for tougher hacking jobs, such as through thicker brambles and logs.
 
However, if we are talking about a Machete that can do most of those other tasks but which can also be used for protection from beasts and foes alike in a pinch or when the bullets run out, then I would have to say I’d strongly opt in for a Bowie Machete – or any other Machete that has a sticker tip and bladed back (for lack of the proper term).
 
I just got my CS 18” Bowie today and I am prepared to stake my life on this masterpiece – after it is honed and sharpened up properly, anyway.
 
Let’s just put it this way, there is a reason why Armies still uses this or similar style of Machete for both purposes to this day!
 
P.S. I think it is a HUGE mistake for CS to be discontinuing the Bowie!

Machetes are awesome chopping tools. I personally use the Kukri and Latin style machetes. Can't go wrong farkin.

I think that I would want a doubl edge for survival but i have no clue since we only have a kukri and I am not impressed with its chopping and cutting abilitys. it had much trouble cutting through a half dead six inch branch.

"If you can't learn to respect your elders, then you'll have to learn to respect your betters."

-John Wayne

I'd have to say the Kukri for me, it just seems like it's the best shape for chopping, and where I'm from that's all I'd need it for. It can baton, chop, and hack through anything, very effectively. The huge advantage to it for me is that it only weighs a pound, and is hugely inexpensive.

just my opinion. If I were to choose another one, I'd have to say the 18 inch Kukri. I feel like I'm too attatched  to it, and it has a more efficient shape than the Latin machete, as far as I know.

i believe the heavy machete is the best machete to survive, it's heavy so it can chop stuff quite easy and is durable.

but the kukri would be a great choice. maybe even better.

I like the Kukri Machete 13 inch model and I'll be getting one soon. I also like my cousin's machete (non-CS), it looks like the 18 inch Latin machete but the false edge is a double bladed saw. I think that might be useful depending on the terrain.

"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." --Thomas Jefferson

That is most likely a Gerber Gator machete. Any one of the CS machetes blows it away. The saw notches ok but saws not so great.