Best SURVIVAL Tools. The Kukuri and Machete | ON3 & Fuel the Fires

[@Elvis5595]

Where I live in central Kentucky I found the machete to be better than a kukri in the summer time but for my year round one tool option I’m going with a mid sized axe.

[@unfi6798]

Such a great chat & stories between two mates. Our one survival tool is a person, "Our Mum". Through the high & lows, the good, bad & ugly times, furthermore feeding, clothing & educating three of us, not to mention dad too. Try beating that with your Kukri & Machete..! Hence therefore going forward, we did a three day survival test with only a modified multitool that dad made for us. We survived but mum make us shower outside before coming into the house. Wonder why..!! At first we thought that would have been the two snakes & jar full of redback spiders. Two of our heroes on the same channel...what a bonus.! Cheers from Australia.

[@Markus_321go]

The kukri is a beautifully crafted tool that you buy once in a lifetime and which you'll most likely pass down to your children. Plus the coolness and the timeless badass factor. Due to it's design it can also cover jobs that you'd otherwise need a hatchet for. It'd be my pick for any trip, challenge, etc. The machete is a solid tool and your everyday homestead "beater" that you (have to) use without remorse. As Jason once pointed out, you can modify it quite easily to get more bang for your buck. And I personally know the value of a flexible blade. Great presentation, guys. Keep'em coming. 👊🏻🔥👊🏻

[@Markus_321go]

JJ & J3 - SD Super Team weekend right there 👊🏻🔥👊🏻

[@shanefox5636]

Love U guys..! My favorite 1 tool option is my "mind".. followed by situational fluidity and that ol U.S. Marine Corps never say die, no quit till my skeleton is dead, PERSEVERANCE.!!! My survival plan isn't complete till I'm BACK HOME comfortably, showered, in my boxers, eating a taco..! And perhaps a lil Aviation Gin..!!

[@Honk21]

Snideist remark to ever be snidely snid upon the youtube. Snide snide snide ! Great video Thank ya'll !

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Our pleasure!

[@MikeSimmons923]

For me, a one tool option is more about choosing a tool that matches my intent rather than tool itself. Predetermine what you are/are not going to do is critical to efficiency. For me a Kukri or tomahawk would be optimal

[@FueltheFires]

Homemade Actual throwing pearls of wisdom to crowd right here 👊🏻🔥👊🏻

[@tamadrummer001]

I too am a huge fan of the kukri. It’s the perfect jungle tool for here in Florida. Excessively hard spindly oak is easier to split with the kukri over a straight bladed tool.

[@Swearengen1980]

Depends on where you're at in Florida. There's plenty of Florida where a kukri would do little good. Thick ground brush, briars, etc. In the woods, the kukri.

[@jasongarling20]

There are stories of the Gurkha being outnumbered 8 to 1 and destroyed them! All you need is the right tool!

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, 2010. Corporal Dipprasad Pun killed 30 Taliban, but not with a kukri. He used a machine gun, issued rifle, claymore mine and grenades - ALONE! Queen Elizabeth personally awarded him Britian's second highest award for valor, Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.

[@cardo718]

Bishnu Shrestha (born 1975) is a Nepalese-Gurkha soldier in the Indian Army (7th battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles) and recipient of the Sena Medal for bravery,[1][2] and the Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak medal,[3][4] both awarded for his gallant conduct during an armed train robbery.

[@Swearengen1980]

You're a moron if you think the blade of choice had anything to do with the stories. A tool is useless without training, knowing the terrain, etc.

[@mlsknnr]

If I had a one tool option, this is a tuff one, I would go with my custom Tomahawk. It has 2 cutting edges, the regular cutting edge, a 1 1/2" edge on the underside of the blade and a hardened pole. It is fast for defense, it chops, I can remove the handle for fine work or to use it as a wedge for splitting. I can use it like an Ulu for food prep and clean fish and dress game with it. It is highly unlikely that I will bend or break it and the handle is easily replaceable. I have been using one since I was big enough to carry one and have used one for everything it was intended for, including my military service.

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Solid choice!

[@Swearengen1980]

Agree. I have a variety of hand forged 'hawks from HB Forge. Fantastic work. Different styles from various historical eras/cultures, but my poll hawk is my favorite for practical usage. What will replace it in the future is a double bit hand axe modeled after Nessmuk's I'm having made.

[@jonathanrogers9961]

As a one tool option, kukri all the way as it can perform the roll of a hatchet or small axe. Im more focused on shelter building than clearing brush.

[@oaksparoakspar3144]

My camp knife is a kukri style, as it was what I ended up with back in my youth when I was backpacking a lot. I carried a machete sometimes and if you are going through southern Appalachia blackberry and sticky vine, it is the best. I also carried a tomahawk sized hatched and a "boy's axe" - and both of those, particularly the boy's axe, were much better for busting up wood. Just looked it up, Estwing now calls it a "camper's axe" - though I've also heard people call them "shin splitters" since if you are not careful with a short axe you can go short and into your leg if you are used to swinging a regular axe. The kukri style knife, however, won out because it has enough slash and chop to get through a bush if you have to, can chop past arm thick wood, can baton to split, and is still a handy knife that can sit on your belt rather than on or in your pack. I had to drop pack to get off or out the axes. I could draw the machete, but had to drop pack to sheath it. That said, I put a lot of miles under my legs with each and I ended up due to preference - not need - as any of the four tools would do the jobs you have those tools for. I do want a real tool with me - though I have known plenty of guys who packed with nothing more than a 4" or 6" fixedblade knife. After all, most firewood is broken, not cut, when on trail, which means you can certainly live without anything more substantial if you are trying to minimize weight.

[@CulturedHeathen]

The 1814-1816 Anglo-Gurkha War was the conflict that brought about the Gurkha regiments that serve the British Crown to this day.

[@FueltheFires]

Thank you for posting that 👊🏻🔥👊🏻

[@madbombermike]

Yup, it was a real one sided war till the British East India Regulars showed up with artillery. "But such great valor from such little men!"

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

G'Day guys good choice of tools but I would have to go the machete as my main work horse tool, Stay safe...............

[@petepete66]

Both are super …. But I would prefer the machete for long term … more swing power … More Blade leng … and when the tip brakes .. no problem… there is enough blade left for going on … 🔥✌️😜👍🍀🍀🍀

[@madbombermike]

Its a tool in your tool box, gotta use the right tool for the job. I absolutely love a Kukri, but just hate doing fine tasks with one.

[@roberteamyiiii]

People are nuts. Even with full Morkanski kit survival is hard. My chosen kit would be a working homestead.

[@madbombermike]

Kukri Hint: The large swayle at the pommel (the bottom of the grip) is there to keep the knife/sword from flying out of your hand once your hand is fatigued. I have a TOPS Kukri and they dont come with a pommel swayle. I added a large stack of Duct Tape wraps, it helps, but its just not right.

[@lc3853]

THIS. I realized this when I got fatigued and my had slipped back into the natural roundness of the pommel. Less effort, cleaner strikes.

[@robdavidson4945]

Snide comment.... OK.... I just noticed the bent knife reminded me of the bent carrot in the perronies disease (PD) medicine commercial on the freezer tv channel. Wonder if it's useful for circumscision. Is that snide?

[@stephengarrett8076]

Matt Graham tool and knife mk 1 absolutely underrated.

[@jelkel25]

I know very little about machetes, parangs ect outside of common sense knowledge. We used axes, hatchets or traditional tools like billhooks. Great if you are a rebelling medieval peasant but I wouldn't like to haul one for long distances. I've just started with the machete type things and have all the beginner mistakes to look forward to so am having a good watch, maybe two.

[@frost8077]

All of my experiences with machete have been using a blade that barely cuts. If I ever buy a machete, I'm spending over $100 to get a good one, maybe a Cudeman. My one survival tool is going to be my Finnish-made outdoors knife, a 10.6" knife with a 5.5" super sharp blade that's 4.2mm thick, and indestructible in review videos.

[@Q-BinTom]

Yup my Kukri aka crowbar with a edge is my one tool. Mine is a bit longer than yours. And no I have not been picking in the restroom.

[@davidjacobs828]

As an urban based survivalist ( with a decent bushcraft skill set ) I must choose a 14 inch ,ovalised ,tool steel gorilla bar, with the main shaft wrapped in ranger band ( cycle inner tube) For electrical insulation protection . This tool gets me in or out of any building ,any vehicle and is a very formidable defense or attack weapon. This tool can enable me to procure ALL THE RECOURSES I NEED . . ( all the 5 c's plus transport ,food ,water ,shelter , barter items , etc.etc.etc... This is without doubt the number one shtf one tool option which works in any town or city and can enable the acquisition of EVERYTHING required to survival long term in any scenario.

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Great tool for sure in the concrete jungle.

[@kurts4867]

whoa...that is brilliant and so obvious...any brands u recommend ?? A pry bar ??

[@kurts4867]

p.s what does ovalised mean ? Rounded ?? thanks !!

[@davidjacobs828]

@@kurts4867 I'm sure this same pry bar is available worldwide on amazon etc.etc.etc... GET ONE .

[@davidjacobs828]

@@kurts4867 I also sharpened the chisel points on each end btw . ..

[@arctodussimus6198]

I’ve never been able to use a kukri long enough to appreciate it. I have the TOPS Bushcrafter Kukri, and I’ve kept it because the designer is a friend of mine. However, my absolute favorite knife of all time is the TOPS Armageddon. I sometimes describe it as what might happen if a kukri and a machete had a baby.

[@doomium]

Environment has a big impact on tool choice. For example where I live out in the desert a machete isn't going to do you much good but a ax/hatchet/tomahawk will do pretty much everything you need to do if you have the skill.

[@SurvivalDispatch]

David Holladay is a desert dweller if I’ve ever seen one and he loves his machete.

[@doomium]

@@SurvivalDispatch hey if it works for him it works. Not much soft vegetation here and the wood is all hard, deserts can be surprisingly diverse.

[@98xj64]

The Kukri is a knife I've always wanted but have yet to aquire one, I have a parang but not a Kukri . If I was able to pick one that I could obtain instantly or without a whole lot of effort, I'd choose one of Alan's design, the K-tac definitely 😁

[@GraveFiller613]

I've been carrying th. Leatherman Signal, likely thad be my one tool, everything else is gravy.

[@charlessalmond7076]

Good tool. I'm a fan of Leatherman. I carry one daily.

[@heyoldtime8969]

Wonderful chat. I guess my one tool option would be package. My BK 9 paired up with a Mora clipped to an attached pouch with a ferro rod, striker and a piece of fatwood. A one package set. Heavy yes useful much.

[@outdoorkids6062]

Very cool

[@TJackSurvival]

Da choppa!!!

[@MasterK9Trainer]

I've said this many times, but we are very lucky today that we can go online and purchase any type of machete or kukri that we want and now we have the advantage of thick blades which are better for chopping in places like the Northern States or even here in Florida which is semi-tropical where we have more trees than jungle vines or softer leaves. I think everyone needs a thick blade even if it's a shorter blade to chop with. Generally from a survival perspective, thick means sturdy and quality, robust tools means we can carry less and trust they won't break on us. And so many people carry a Mora or such as their backup or "little knife" for small tasks. It's easier to hack away with a stout blade, but I understand a lighter, thinner blade is less tiresome and slices better for precise work or processing food. It's important to learn how to apply different tools to any job. That's why a lot of us have collections of blades to let us familiarize ourselves and learn how to use them correctly and effectively. Also being that Florida is hot and humid and water is everywhere, I have both stainless steel and carbon steel blades. If the knife/machete is going to be wet all the time or be kept in a vehicle then I would take the stainless steel or high carbon stainless blades.

[@charlessalmond7076]

Always torn between those two. For the last decade or so I've been using kukris alot more. Maybe a compromise, a 13" Condor Kukri machete? Nah, I've got a K-TAC kukri i got about a year ago. The last years been kinda crazy so I haven't gotten a lot of time in with it but, the tasks I have done its been extremely impressive. Yep, I'd take the K-Tac.

[@stevenbyington3493]

The kukri has my vote. I don’t know how snide this is for a remark but it’s what I got for now 😂

[@blueskies5588]

Great to see the legendary Kukri in a video. Have always thought owning one would make me a Gurkha wannabe, however this video has opened my mind to its practical uses, so thank you. My uncle was an Aussie in Vietnam, and said the Ghurkha’s were completely feared there, like everywhere else they’re deployed. Just ask the Argentinians

[@theapedcrusader6964]

If i had to pick one tool I'd pick my kukri

[@57WillysCJ]

The machette has been around forever as well. Sometimes as a farm tool, sometimes as a weapon. Some think 1200 BC or earlier. I like both. I do have a soft spot for my khukris. Pick the tool you like and learn to do everything with it. That doesn't mean you will do everything well with it just that you can do it with that tool.

[@semperanticusphotography3749]

We've been using Kukri's in the camp kits for years. They fulfill multiple roles and for the NE/Mid-Atlantic, it is our go-to tool for getting out in the woods.

[@kevindowdell8394]

Like your channel guys, I'm in.

[@ronfry5851]

I'd be happy to have either one of those two😊

[@frankgonzalez3822]

Jason, you caught me off guard with this video. I would like to link my website to it

[@SurvivalDispatch]

What’s the address and we’ll add it to the description?

[@Jay-mv7xv]

Geeze! You two, get a room! Enough mancrush! Snidely Whiplash enough? 😁

[@outlawpat8038]

Tramontina Latin for me. 20 years experience in Hawaii

[@jimwright3465]

Put lanyards on both of those and use them properly and you can swing either all day without tiring out. Also with very little shock or stress to your elbow and shoulder joints.

[@sdsi68]

I actually know that story about the special forces getting spooked from the Gurkhas, and I believe it was from one of my college history classes back in the day 😁, I would love to see a real one in person cause the ones I saw in those pictures was HUGE 😮, great video guys 👍, looking forward to your next one 😉🤙🤙🤙

[@nmr3352]

Right now I'd have to say my carry pistol is my favorite tool. Being an absolute city girl, i have never had to use tools beyond hammer or screwdriver.

[@Jays_video_watcher]

I like that Kukri! Nice and even blade and not the sharpen pry bars that I use to get. Where can I find this one?

[@erolkavlakverizon6112]

I like the Kukri. I think it is more versatile in lower Alabama or in the Smokey Mountains..but I really don't want to have to test my theory.

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

I recall reading a knife article in SOF magazine back in the 80's where the author extolled the benefits of a larger knife vs. a smaller one. To demonstrate, he skinned a mouse with his bowie/fighting knife but suggested it would be near impossible to skin a moose with a pocket knife. That has stuck with me all these years.

[@Swearengen1980]

That's bias stupidity on his part then. My big game skinning knife in the Nessmuk style only has a 3.5" blade. My pocket knives have a 3" blade. You can easily skin big game with that size if you know what you're doing, especially if you want an undamaged hide to tan. In the right hands, either blade can do the job, but as someone who has tanned hides and want as few flaws as possible in it, I'm sticking with the smaller blade. And this is entirely irrelevant to a Kurki vs. machete, which are entirely different tools.

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

The tool doesn't really matter. It's the knowledge and experience. You can field dress, process, and skin large game with a shard of broken glass if you know what you're doing. Wouldn't be ideal but entirely possible. When dealing with game, you generally want a smaller blade. Traditional khukuris made in Nepal come with a smaller 3-4" blade in the sheath for that exact reason.

[@Swearengen1980]

@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 I've yet to see an "authentic" Nepalese made one that wasn't dogshit. Obviously you can field dress with anything, that doesn't mean it's acceptable to make asinine and impractical comparisons. We're not in the apocalypse and no one here would be unprepared, so it's just common sense to have the best tools for the job. Hence the Nessmuk Trio.

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

@Swearengen1980 The one I have right now is a GGK. I assure you, it's not dog 💩. I don't buy my khukuris off Amazon. And I'm not sure why your panties are in a bunch. Relax. We're just talking. It's going to be OK.

[@Swearengen1980]

@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 It's cute when people think having an opinion is "getting your panties in a bunch". Sorry sport, I can be perfectly calm while observing absurd statements. And GGK, dogshit. I ordered one 6 or 7 years ago. What I received borders on useless for anything other than to look at. Which is still irrelevant to the original point. Considering you're the one who had to rush to the defense of a weapon not relevant to the overall point and attempt to be condescending about it, I'd say you're the one who got sand in his vag.

[@pinarppanrapir9489]

Mine would be a slender barong style knife. It's pointier to dispatch a boar while hunting than a kukri.

[@hiramhaji7813]

Kukuri is king… Allen will concur

[@billj503]

Ok,, here goes... Your blades look about as keen as your wit.

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Good one! Very snide!

[@madbombermike]

Oooooohhh.... he went there!!!

[@wiskyop466]

My experience with the kukri is has a very small useful edgch. May be a very good fighting tool, but overall machete is more versatile.

[@VortymLichbane]

There's a Gurkha regiment in my town. They are the nicest people and everyone should try Nepalese food 👌

[@lewisvillalta2492]

The machete is more versatile than axes o short knife in my opinion and that is in my country is the preferred tool for olmos everything

[@johnperetore151]

I don’t agree with 1 tool. But if I must have less then I’d choose a Leatherman Rebar & the Woodsman’s Pal for the North East.

[@alanrice39]

I love my machetes, it’s a mainstay for me

[@missourisurvivalandoutdoor9547]

Maybe I missed it what brand of kukri is that?

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Knives By Hand

[@missourisurvivalandoutdoor9547]

@@SurvivalDispatch right on thanks

[@charlessalmond7076]

@@SurvivalDispatch 👍

[@kwill1911]

Where do I get that machete?

[@tacticaltarzan7278]

I’ve been in a situation where I actually had to spend a couple days out in the bush with only my kukri and a pistol, with a properly ground convex grind, man did it ever just simply work

[@myFloridaOasis]

Great info gentlemen. So which particular brand were u using here?

[@kurts4867]

Brands/makers of the machete & kukhri please !!! Who makes your blades ????

[@heathmarcum5390]

I think Alan kay the roach a winner on the show alone carries a kukri

[@thomasbraden8242]

There's a reason Jason Voorhees uses a machete. The light blade isn't as fatiguing as a heavy blade. 😉

[@kurts4867]

Crocodile brand for the machete ??

[@tennesseelockpicking8803]

Question to Jason did you get your kukri from knives By hand? FRANK? Im looking for a Shorter kukri and I don't believe he has those anymore.

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Yes. He made the one in this video.

[@tennesseelockpicking8803]

​@@SurvivalDispatchI wish he would make those again. I want one. I have several of his 12in and bigger kukri's. I started to get the k tac kukri from condor but I've heard mixed things about them and I'm pretty hard on my tools and expect them to hold up. Especially a chopping or cutting tool.

[@wombat1184]

What tool would I choose 🤔 either a rubber band or a paper clip? It works for Macgyver🤣 but seriously for where I live, the kukuri would have to be my choice

[@rogermarney246]

What is the brand of the matche

[@heathmarcum5390]

Don't know if I missed it, but what brand and size kukri is that you have

[@Deadleg1-502]

I still to this day use my US GI issued machete. Southeast VA requires it. 😂

[@kurts4867]

Me: machete >>>>>kukhri because of the straighter edge and spine , longer length , thinner Of machetes I prefer the bolo type

[@jquantum23]

Where's that kukri from?

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Knives by Hand

[@jasongarling20]

And all my remarks are so very much against your community guidelines!

[@lanaden3221]

So just wondering what kinda snakes you killing?

[@briscoewaters7383]

I pick the machete, because I can't sharpen a kukri to save my life atm.

[@nobodyatall7039]

Neither one is a substitute for a hatchet, but I think the kukri is more useful around camp. It's shorter and fits in most backpacks or small toolboxes (any object over 18" in length tends to be a problem). It's more effective for brush clearing like a billhook, and gathering massive quantities of grasses and vegetation for roofing or bedding material like a sickle. It's shape makes it ergonomic for two handed planing like a drawknife. It can do precision splitting tasks like a shingling froe because it's shape allows you to "torque" the blade as you progress, preventing grain runoff, and it's thickness and rigidity also assist here, and slow baton deterioration. The problem with kukris is that it's very hard to find a good one. The Asian ones are all garbage, even Himalayan imports. Hand forged Nepalese kukris are actually the worst knives I've ever seen in my life by every measure of quality and design. Then you have the American ones, which tend to be too thin and light (the ones that are manufactured like machetes), too short, too expensive and fancy, have poor handling, inappropriate grip designs, and misguided features like swedges. My favorite kukri is the Cold Steel Chaos Kukri, which has a soft heat treatment and requires frequent resharpening, and is now discontinued. The Ontario Spec Plus one is pretty good too, but it's on the lighter side and it's also discontinued. Then I have the Windlass one, which is pretty good overall, but it needs tons of grinding out of the box, probably a bigger project than most people could handle. Lastly I have EGKH kukri from kultofathena, this one must be defective because it's actually straight (hand forged Nepalese kukris are crooked by law). These are the best kukris I have but frankly none of them are very good and there's nothing better on the market that I know of. You basically can't buy a good Kukri knife.

[@Swearengen1980]

Agree with all of this. I also bought one of the Nepalese made "authentic" and it's a piece of junk. May as well have bought one made in China. I've given or thrown away a few kukris, never found one that even came close to the quality of a hand forged hawk. American mades definitely tend to be far too short, as well as overpriced thanks to the prominence of kukris on survival shows like Naked and Afraid.

[@nobodyatall7039]

@@Swearengen1980 I believe it was the Condor kukri on naked and afraid if I'm not mistaken. I have that one also and it came to me with the thickest most useless edge geometry I've ever seen, like a splitting maul from Home Depot. Given the price and the fact that the company advertises "hand honed edges", I was so appalled by what I received that I wrote the company a nasty email and posted bad reviews on every vendor site I could find that carried the product.

[@bigtrev761]

🇦🇺😎👍Nice

[@jonc4050]

I use a weed eater to clear brush......

[@triggert1911]

Any suggestions on where to get a GOOD quality Kukri for under..$300 or so? I have several Kukri's already, but I wouldn't use them. One was a gift from the village I lived in in Nepal for about a year, and one was purchased form the British Embassy in Kathmandu, where I was told is the only place you can be certain you are getting legit Gurkha surplus. I lived with a semi retired Gurkha for a bout a month, who was actually the head of recruiting for the city of Pokhara in Nepal, and that dude had some bad-ass stories.

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Check out Knives By Hand

[@imjca63]

What brand machete?

[@SurvivalDispatch]

It is a custom job. However, trimotina and galivan both make a solid budget machete.

[@imjca63]

@@SurvivalDispatch thnx

[@johnmoffatt8209]

what machete is that

[@1uniqueguy]

I don’t believe in a 1 tool option! 🤣

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

snide!

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Ha! Thanks!

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

@@SurvivalDispatch I really did agree with both of your choices for your geographic area . Here in Canada I might go for an ax instead.

[@charlessalmond7076]

@@DanielBelliveau-y5x Mors (RIP) approves of your choice, sir.

[@bbrb1000]

The mostest snide remark ever

[@Shoshawnee]

Why do you wear wool socks all the time?

[@je4922]

도끼가 없고 나이프와 마체테 뿐이라면 난 쿠크리를 택할것이다 만약 정글을 가야한다면 난 가벼운 마체테를 고를것이다