Can This Chopper Beat an AXE!? | Condor Duku Parang

Even with corona we managed somehow to make a kind off regular video for you! This time we make Mikkie's childhood dream come true. Thanks to Ray Mears showing how indigenous people could use a Parang for almost everything Mikkie has always wanted a Parang. Today we finally get to test one after all these years! The parang is not the same as a machete! The weight and thickness kinda makes it a crossover between Axe and machete. A jack of all trades is a master of none they say,... so how will it perform?
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[@Marc43666]

Without DBK the Quarantine would be terrible boring.Stay healthy

[@jelaienfinue]

I have this Parang. I used it so much I got blisters all over my hands at one point. I cleared miles of trails with this thing, I love it!

[@adrianjagmag]

If you use it till the blisters burst you get callouses :)

[@jelaienfinue]

@@adrianjagmag And that's exactly what happened. After that, swinging it was a breeze.

[@liewbarnabas6847]

joe flowers has some videos showing how to use a machete with the pinch grip which will reduce hotspots and blisters. it's quite helpful. hope it helps you enjoy your parang more!

[@TruthSeekingAlways]

​@@liewbarnabas6847 I agree it was a great tip and video

[@Patrick156843478]

Who else things Mickies band is actually pretty solid

[@Brenjen67]

I'm more of a Black Sabbath or Pantera sort of guy but they do have a clean, professional sound. If I was into that genre I would have to give them a 6.5 out of 10.

[@TheLK157]

I’ve been trying to find there stuff off of instagram cuz I do t do social media but I can’t find it

[@TheKimjoh560]

His mother? ;)

[@mikaelrabb1876]

i hate the fact that i can`t listen to it on spotify or ituns

[@FrugalCampingMalaysia]

You guys should try the Duku Chandong from MyParang of Malaysia, they made a few variant of Parang design and they ship worldwide.

[@clarky4492]

Definitely. However my blade collection is huge. Just brought the duku after this just. I own all cold steels and others

[@damaicai1325]

yeeii.. jumpa idola di chanel idola.. 😂

[@Wildwestwrangler]

I have the duku chandong 10 inch and the golok 135 and love them!!!

[@wak_janggut]

Mantap laa bang 👍

[@NadirOutdoorDynamics]

steady kawan... tak jumpa kat malaysia, jumpa kat sini :-)

[@dannydrevo]

Mikkie, please give us a link to where we can actually buy your music. I WANT TO SEND YOU MONEY, LET ME SEND YOU MONEY

[@mikaelrabb1876]

Emil 1.0 ! I search and found nothing

[@ForumRunnerSonny]

I have this parang, only the mini version (10 inch blade). It's been my favorite all around blade to camp with for the last 5 seasons. Very versatile, if a little heavy for backpacking.

[@guus6541]

You scared me a little bit Maarten when you was chasing the chickens with the parang haha. Nice video boys, also great cooking skills 👌

[@Nils484]

When I think of a machete that competes with an axe I would think of a Khukri, maybe you guys could test a Khukri vs the Parang?

[@cleshsesh6155]

I love khukris they're pretty much a knife axe pretty much

[@rafalotreba6824]

Good idea🙂👍

[@666battleship666]

I use the cold steel khukri machete. Khukri shape but machete length, its a really good combination.

[@clarky4492]

@@666battleship666 I love my cs machete kukri beats a Nepal one

[@Y4UFC]

Your music is acctually pretty good i was looking for the song played i never knew you made it

[@Jeffnismoser]

Maybe Parang vs Kukri in 1 of your next video? I will like rhat versus!!

[@theorangebaron1595]

DBK, Keep up the extraordinary videos New Video idea: CHEAPEST MORA VS CHEAPEST EBAY KNIFE So like mora 511 vs eBay knife You know, fire making tests, edge retention tests, destruction tests. You know the normal stuff!!

[@raidenhoxland3379]

To be honest not only do you guys entertain me a tremendous amount but you always make me hungry. thank you for the brilliant videos

[@benshamblin4407]

Can't wait for Mikkie's band to start releasing songs! Loving their sound and I'm looking forward to new stuff.

[@jedweatherford4741]

You guys are so much more than just a knife review Chanel. You guys are pure entertainment!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Thanks a lot Jed!

[@just-dl]

one more thing to consider...weight. the Ax is 43oz, and the Parang is 30oz. The parang is 30% lighter (or the ax is 43% heavier). For backpacking, that might be a head turner. Besides, the parang is easier to pack. One downside of the parang, as relayed to me from a friend. People camping near him get a little nervy when he pulls out his parang. No one seems to care when someone wanders with an axe. He's been told it looks like a weapon. I think it's because it's unusual, and doesn't fit categories easily. i've looked at them before....I think I might have to pick one up. and, since you compared to the axe I want to get, you really nailed the comparison for me....cheers!

[@twotonanchor]

I have the condor mini duku parang. One of my favorite tools for clearing brush and cutting up kindling. 👍🏼☕️

[@Menn0knight]

I suggested you do a Condor knife like a year ago, and you did it! Thanks, made my day!

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Very hard to beat a good parang guys

[@mdsign001]

Omg ...Dave knows DBK!

[@Roman-lu1xn]

Really dig how Dave pairs his machetes, parangs and khukris with a companion knife mounted to each sheath. 🔪🔪🔪

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

@@mdsign001 These guys are awesome man

[@mdsign001]

@@Reallybigmonkey1 i agree and love to see you here in the comments!

[@MrJackfriday]

The parang man himself...

[@nathaniellavender9388]

Seriously, this video is taking me back to when I was watching you guys on my laptop during high school days

[@Y4UFC]

ive recently been inspired by bushcraft when i found you channel and i never thought i would watch a bushcraft video and laugh ur channel is great and what would be the best knife under 40 pound thanks

[@wilde1380]

Every Thursday Highlight for many Years! Thank you Guys! 👍👌

[@aphillips1987]

what I like about this channel is that it shows manly deeds being carried out by manly men in a manly fashion with no concern for anything unmanly.

[@danielKravtsov]

Terava Skrama vs this? I want to buy one this week. Thank you for putting out videos even with all this quarantine going around guys :)

[@davidhancock3166]

You guys should test the glock field knife vs. The ka-bar.

[@hello7533]

Would pick a kukri over a parang as a go between knife/axe hybrid. Thicker blade but shorter, gives it the weight for chopping but shorter lever for fine tasks.

[@mdsign001]

@02:48 ... i flinched.

[@AYellowPepper]

Condor makes great traditional tools! Just their sheaths are worth the asking price!

[@ElektroMoog]

There is nothing better than Malaysian brand MyParang in the world of modern traditional Parang design...

[@JackRoadkill]

Bless him, Mikkie gets specialer and specialer.

[@Thorovain]

Somewhere Joe Robinet is crying at this axemanship.

[@griffin.greene]

Your camera work on this episode is some of your best yet. Especially around 4:14

[@StevanOutdoor]

I'm a machete guy. Always have been. Even on hikes or canoe trips in Sweden I bring a machete and not an ax. An ax is better for splitting prepared wood. But now you need a (chain)saw to prepare the wood. Also an ax is more dangerous to use most of all when tired. The kukri has an interesting shape but is not the best. It's more a hype. If it was the best people in Asia, Africa and South America would have started using them long time ago. Parang, Golok but my most preferred when backpacking is a short thin blade Latin machete.

[@hb6747]

People in Asia HAVE started using Kukris a long time ago... Where do you think they come from ?

[@akivaliaho5166]

I don't agree with an axe being really that dangerous compared to a machete. Machete has a huge cutting edge compared to an axe. Of course you need to have experience and technique with both tools but I personally feel swinging a 30 - 45 cm blade has more change to go wrong. Most people hurt themselves with an axe because they split firewood in a dangerous manner (keeping your left hand on the log and chopping your fingers off by missing while being drunk) Here's Uncle John showing some very cool and safe techniques with an axe, always keep the cutting edge as far as possible from your body: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5nIc2abiaqorKc

[@StevanOutdoor]

@@hb6747 Nepal area. But most Asian people still use a parang or goloc model.

[@StevanOutdoor]

@@akivaliaho5166 It's this huge cutting edge that makes it safer to use. If you swing an ax but don't hit perfect the small and often rounded cutting edge of the ax will bounce of but the swinging motion will continue possibly landing in your foot or leg. If you don't hit perfect with a machete it's still the cutting edge digging in to the object and doesn't swing towards your feet or legs. It's just not a perfect hit. This is actually what the video you recommended is showing and the guy is explaining. This danger of not a perfect hit and the ax continues in this swinging movement bouncing off. You also see the guy using a lot of batoning with the ax putting the project on a tree stump. But when you don't have a tree stump in nature, what to do? Or the wood is not perfectly cut straight so it stands on his own or it gets to small of a surface to stand on it's own. You can now baton again or use a 'chicken stick'. Also when using an ax to baton the distance between edge and head is longer than with a knife or machete meaning not placing the ax perfect or not hitting it perfect with the baton will also change the direction of the edge causing it to break out and go elsewhere. Of course if I go to a perfect campsite with a perfectly straight cut stump and many perfectly cut logs for the fire I bring an ax to get the job done quicker. But these are hard to find when traveling in the woods or jungle. It's not just when you're drunk but also when tired, cold, hungry, dehydrated, sick, in a hurry, etc. when things go wrong really quick. Enough explanation?

[@StevanOutdoor]

@Joe Faultroy True that Machete means something different to some people. To me it's a big knife (over 10" blade) suited for chopping as a primary task and some as combat blade indeed. I did check out these Bidor Parangs and Goloks and they look good but considering the price, adding p&p from the US to The Netherlands and than add 21% VAT they are pretty expensive here. Might pick one up when I visit the US. I do have these CS Bowie machetes but these are indeed more suited for combat. Also have a few of the Condor mountain bowies and they are a bit thinner and shorter but with the same goal and picked them all up on sale. What type I bring (blade shape and thickness) depends on the expected tasks at hand and what's the common style in the country I visit. The length I adjust to what fits inside my backpack. It's fine to have it outside the backpack once in the bush but not from the airport to the bush. I picked up (on sale) a Gerber BG mini Parang and with a 9,5" blade that even fits inside my 35 liter day pack. I still have to test it. I have all sorts and styles of machetes (including kukhri) and also the Ontario Survival Bowie the Esee Cleaver and Varestuleka Skrama and short Skrama but would not describe them as machete. I learned to use the spine of the machete (or knife) as much as I can and I do practice with machetes in the kitchen. I have a video about that also with a Tramontina. I changed the shape from a Bolo Machete to more a sheepfoot blade. So if I was a farmer or homesteading and the prime use was to cut down grass like vegetation it would be a 18" Tramontina for sure, but since the courses I'm gonna teach are in Argentina (after the pandemic) I'm not sure yet what to bring. I might just settle for the CS Bushman and buy me a local machete there. I also did not bring a machete to Colombia but bought local. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXeponWEnc6Sn7M

[@John5.56]

There’s a solid reason they use 1075. If they used a harder “super steel” and you hit a rock or something there’s a higher chance of the blade chipping out big chunks of the edge etc.

[@chrismichellijr9217]

Next, the Amalgam! 🥳🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@slaweksondej827]

Great review 👏

[@RemyLebeau1985]

So glad you guys are still doing videos.

[@richardhenry1969]

You guys always make me smile thank you

[@alainbelso]

Parangs!? What! I've been looking at them all week! Haha!! Awesome!

[@NaptownLarry]

I get that Mikkie's axe skills suck big hairy sasquatch balls... But I was glad to see that he at least didn't rake the firesteel across the axe's blade edge! 😎👍👍👍👍

[@nunninkav]

Dude, that is how you use a ferro rod with an axe, you gotta use the egde.

[@NaptownLarry]

@@nunninkav chip a $300+ axe blade and all the time it takes to reprofile and sharpen, just for a $20 firesteel? I don't think so... I'd either bring a knife or a 25 cent firesteel striker.

[@mapleenderson8541]

@@NaptownLarry In a real survival situation you will use the edge of the axe though

[@Roman-lu1xn]

Or you could take a file to the top of the axe to make a 90 degree edge just for that. I did that to my Estwing camp axe and it works great when you stick the edge on a stump and put your tinder next to the top and pull the ferro rod over it.

[@mapleenderson8541]

@@Roman-lu1xn yes this also can work. You can do it on the back of the knife too but @DBK still say this X knife and that Y knife can not fire a fire rod, It is less than 10 min file job

[@alejandrofuentesramos3699]

Congratulations for this video. You make this 40tine funnier.

[@jskrawz4611]

I have the Condor Tool & Knife CTK410-14HCS Golok Machete 14" and love it... It's not to expensive so I don't mind going out and hacking down brush and small trees on my property... also, it is good for splitting logs and making tinder for a fire... very versatile... Worth the $85...

[@merpius]

Mikkie seemed to get choked up a bit there. Must be missing the whole not having to worry about killing your buddy's family thing. Hopefully summer will bring relief, finally.

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

I have that same parang but smaller and it works really good

[@RadDadisRad]

I love seeing you guys make videos.

[@mattg6136]

Good shit. Nice one lads. Love to all.

[@subiefan9179]

Awesome video DBK always excited for Thursdays keep up the good work.👍

[@roel.vinckens]

Good one! Next up: the Khukri! Check out KHHI...

[@jfnurod]

I'm more impressed by that cooking top thing 😍

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

its a petromax FS56! I like it a lot.

[@jfnurod]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives Thanks guys!!! It looks amazing!!!

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives @Marteen : I have tested MANY Axes and Big choppers. The Bark River Parang is BY FAR the best chopper on this earth. (VS similar weight) You have to get a HUGE axe to out chop that parang. That thing you used is a toy. Ask for a subber to loan you guys a BRK Parang and test it VS that axe =P Semper FI Gunny

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives Your Gyro was close...BUT..you forgot the best part ! The white sauce !!!!!

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives The CUTE redhead your girl?

[@spolanco45]

But what would survival Lillie use!? U guys should duel to the death!!

[@NaptownLarry]

😅🤣😂

[@1968gadgetyo]

It would be the APK 1

[@AbuBakar-px5oz]

you should try "myparang"...got many design from duku candong to golok, and original from southeast asia...where parang is widely use...

[@adammcguinness9950]

I’ve got two Condor Parangs. The Bushcraft parang (13”) and a 16” parang. The chop Australian hardwoods well.

[@m.zulfadhli5019]

Correction guys, Not indigenous of Malaysia nor Indonesia, specifically it is indigenous of Borneo people or Kalimantan. Peninsular Malays originally don't use this type of parang until the Ibans showed them what type of blade design is efficient for the tropical rainforest. Duku chandong and tangkin all the way

[@Penguinz4LOLZ]

That song is fucking awesome. Great job making that piece!

[@williamkang9475]

can you do a battle of the bark river LT knives vs the normal models? ( like a bushcrafter LT and a bushcrafter)

[@TSNchannel]

O love echen compare larges files, great and funny video guys👍👍👍

[@noyesgear2142]

Please continue doing Condor TK reviews! I have quite a few of their products, and I really like them. I would however like to see your take on them.

[@D4RK_54M]

DBK music is top notch!

[@walkingsmilee]

Nice video Guys, thank you ..it looks a bit like overgrown SKRAMA ;) I think that Skrama would be a better choice

[@ethanstang9941]

DBK, please review the Ontario knife Co. Machete.

[@halfbaked3373]

When you started stealthing the chickens I spit out my coffee :')

[@davidk123]

Finally! The third part of axe vs knife

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

hahahaha!

[@jamiecox5430]

I gotta have one! Great video. Keep up the great work!

[@sonofsren4260]

John 'lofty' Wiseman's favourite tool.

[@k.n.v.b1113]

Another great video guys ! love the track Mikkie

[@MrBikboi]

What's the song by Andrew Applepie ?

[@The4cp]

Thanks guys. Stay safe!

[@FALCAOPRIMITIVO]

Like from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@11dion8]

How do you do it normally with shipping to the netherlands out of the US, because i had issues with that when i wanted to order something on blad hq. Their shop has so much more then knives and tools.

[@Draco301293]

At the 2:45 Mark the blade actually hit Mikkie in the hand! Good job there was a sheath on it 😂

[@samvogels6799]

Echt geweldig om naar te kijken jullie twee!!

[@bidin5253]

That is duku Chandong bro it use in mainly in my country Malaysia

[@Heimdall_edc]

6:38 🐓😂😂😂

[@amos3106]

Can you guys compare this to the Condor Amalgam Machete? It's a mix of kukri and parang.

[@---nk4mk]

Imagine using a knife so much to the point where it goes past the grind XD

[@nathaniellavender9388]

- 1502 - many filet knives have been sharpened to that

[@oce884]

@@nathaniellavender9388 i can confirm

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Part of maintaining a knife is grinding the bevel as you sharpen the edge. If you don't do that it will become obtuse and won't bite.

[@---nk4mk]

@@ReasonAboveEverything no like going far past and I do mean far past the bevel XD

[@thebob6385]

@@---nk4mk I go all the way past the spine sometimes.

[@undeadgaijin4585]

I love the music. Is there somwhere I could buy an album

[@Shooter11B]

Did you see that Varustaleka came out with a new Mid Size Skrama?? You need to check it out!

[@sugizotakuro]

i am a malaysian. the malaysian and i think also the indonesian parang (PAR-RUNG) usually have the rat tail tang in the handle to reduce the vibration and to have the weight more towards the front of the parang. and the handle which we call the HULU PARANG are usually made from wood to further reduce the vibrations and for aesthetic purpose. but the plastic hulu is much more cheaper for mass production thus reduce the price and time making it. for me personally, i prefer the design of straight edge with slightly curve at the tip more like a knife ( static.educalingo.com/img/ms/800/parang.jpg ) , and also the 'parang atap' ( cf.shopee.com.my/file/70875ed34398f1eef3ff553339edc4f4 ) style which have straight edge from the hulu to the tip. this design for me is much more stable during the chopping because it lands to the wood and didnt slide backwards. unlike the 'parang duku chandong' like in this video tends to slide backwards while chopping and the weight balance do feels is not what i preferred. usually normal parang like parang atap will cost from 4 usd and can be be bought in hardware or sometimes in a convenience store because malaysians do use more parang rather than an axe. we also didnt baton the parang and usually just use the chopping method. feels great having you guys testing the parang. maybe next time if you manage to get the parang atap, you might do a test or comparison. just something to share here, watching your video standing on a morakniv robust while it is sticking at a tree is what make me ordered the robust and basic last night. thanks mate for the great reviews.

[@barcus4998]

Very Nice My Dutch Boys!

[@kevinschmith9379]

Hey did you guys ever do the Australian army machete by condor.

[@Penguinz4LOLZ]

A properly used axe will always win over a machete, kukri, etc from my experience when it comes to chopping wood. There's just something about its weight and shape that just does the job perfectly. A parang would be way more useful for asiatic forests however because of its versitility. Big fan of the channel btw.

[@nickd2458]

HEY EFERS...SHOW US YOUR TAKE ON THE BARK RIVERS..JX5...IT IS AMAZING...SMALL BOY AXE & SURVIVAL KNIFE REPLACEMENT...BUT YOU CAN STILL FEATHERSTICK

[@hafi9474]

corontine is when you click a video five seconds after its posted

[@mikaelrabb1876]

Mikkie! PLEASE RELEASE THE TRACK PLAYED

[@efernandez2]

Great video! Thanks for keeping it going!

[@joelhunter984]

Still like my Bark River Dakar!!! A2 and built to do major work. Not to heavy, but has enough metal to cut through the bigger stuff. Backed by my Skrama of course

[@danielslater4092]

I have this exact parang and I love it

[@BushcraftSweden]

What about including doing tent pegs out of wood and hammering them down in the ground.. axe vs parang.. very nice video

[@wasbeer77]

Goed verhaal weer, manneh! Wat mss ook nog wel een leuk projectje of uitprobeersel is: Kailash Blades uit Nepal is een nieuwe smidse die o.a. moderne Khukuri's maakt maar ook ander spul op bestelling kan maken. Kwalitatief erg goed wat ik tot nu heb ervaren!

[@DamionJR4923]

Martin must be a great cook if he can use an axe or a spyderco bug for food prep.

[@maverick4462]

Love you guys, so happy you reviewed this one. Been kicking around the idea of buying one. Have a Bushlore from them I've been happy with. Didn't like the sheath although it was high quality, it rode to high on my belt for my taste.

[@thebassmanster6092]

You Guys should really check out the JX5.

[@mr.2minutes161]

is that include the tax and shipping? at that price with those steel they should have engraving and everything, the one with D2 steel cost around $100-$150 here

[@alaskaraftconnection-alask3397]

Really the best of Condor!!! Nice video guys. I liked the griddle/wok cooker over the fire. How do you guys like it? If you do not mind mentioning... Who makes this, and is it something available/affordable? I could see outfitting my rafting customers with this rugged and simple set-up. Thanks.

[@pinkrabbitism]

You guys should totally review a kephart style knife.

[@tecnotrog1]

Stay safe guys.

[@ghostoftheblueteletubby7790]

Where do you guys keep the Continuem Transfuctioner?

[@greyfells2829]

I want mikke to become a proper axeboy please keep practicing you look like hercules with an axe

[@pedroperalta5719]

Maarten & Mikkie, so we have DBK. How long until we have DBW (Dutch Bushcraft Wives)?

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

I spend months outside at a time, living off the land. I never baton and I never featherstick. The need just simply never arises.

[@jorisgulinck8724]

Please make a comparison between a leuku and a parang!