CUTTING TOOLS
Searching online for a machete, a hatchet or a serrated hand saw? Where you are going and how long you'll be there are considerations that will help you determine the best cutting tools for your outdoor adventure. It's not always easy living a more primitive existence in the wilderness, even if it is only for a few days. In places where the underbrush is thick, a machete is usually the first cutting tool to consider. Once you've hacked your way through brush and briars, a good machete will allow you clear a camping area quickly, and you'll have enough blade to make quick work of the limbs and saplings needed for building shelter. Although a machete may not be the best tool for chopping firewood, most machete blades are versatile enough to eliminate the need to carry other cutting tools.
Naturally, a good machete is the preferred tool for cutting through living foliage. The weight of the machete and style of the blade makes it ideal for cutting a path through green vines, palm fronds, and smaller stalks. Some models have a sickle hook on the top or bottom of the blade that is excellent for clearing your way through thicker briars and vines or for making cuts closer to the ground. If you need to discourage an unwanted intruder from entering your campsite, a machete will appear much more threatening than your fixed blade knife. Although the overall design of the machete hasn't changed a lot in the last five thousand years, improvements in the materials used to fashion the blades and handles have made today's machetes more powerful cutting tools.
While the overall design of outdoor cutting tools hasn't changed that much, how each of these are used to complete everyday tasks has led to added features. Some machete blades are now fashioned with a small section of serrated teeth or saw-tooth back edges. Again, based on where you're going, a good hatchet might be more useful than a larger axe, or a hand saw of similar length may be better suited than a full-blown machete. If you are clearing an area for a sling or hammock, a serrated saw blade can make quick work of the limbs. Whereas, splitting logs for firewood or cutting through limbs with a sticky sap residue are not well suited for a serrated edge. Sheaths, straps and lanyard holes are often overlooked but are important features for portability.
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