Condor Bushcraft Parang - Can it Bushcraft ?

[@shadeshiest22]

I’ve mastered the parang, it’s an exceptional tool in the woods even for me being in the mid-Atlantic region USA… I could CONFIDENTLY live like absolute KING in the woods with a 9-12inch Parang, Silky Gomboy saw, and a Bark River Gunny LT… Those tools combined with a ferro rod, a SAK or Leatherman in my bag and just water container with a tiny sawyer water filter, it becomes like a holiday vacation for me in the woods!

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Excellent stuff buddy

[@swaggxbl2353]

Bark River gunny Lt? Cmon man, bark River is garbage

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

I've never used one

[@subbuteo71]

I lived in Borneo for a couple of years and parangs are sold in the supermarkets. I bought a locally made one with a wood sheath in a market, stupidly the biggest I could get. It is a monster. Most locals would use a parang around the size of the Condor model. They are usually made out of car suspension leaf springs. Top tip from the lads in the longhouse (really!)... never grip the sheath (wrap your fingers around it) when you pull the knife out as the long blade can cut through the sheath and bite into your fingers. And always, always put it in the sheath when you are not actually using it. As they say- AWAS! Danger!

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice , when I was in the jungle I was always looking out for a decent size one, never found it

[@chrismackay8314]

I also bought a similar sorta thing like a parang in Indonesia, but the handles were wood and had bugs… probably should have got one and replaced the handle

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@chrismackay8314 nice

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy da rade przeciąć gwoździe zarysować butelka szklana?

[@druidjuicer636]

Thanks for taking a look at this. I just got one delivered this morning! I noticed another survival/ bushcraft YTuber feathering with the Condor. Clever bloke: buries the blade in edge of the stump to make a fixed scraper, then draws the stick towards himself at a cutting angle to the blade to feather it. Seems like a sensible and safe way to do it to me and I'll be giving it a go- just as soon as it stops raining 😂

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Excellent stuff, yeah still raining here

[@StevanOutdoor]

People from different parts of the world also use this method to peel and cut food. You don't bring the machete to the food but the food to a fixed machete.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Safer too

[@shanesims2864]

Thank you for the great video and BRUNO is STAR ⭐️ 🤩🤩 . Such a beautiful dog 🐕

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

I'm basically his cameraman now

[@IodoDwarvenRanger]

now that is a NICE knife!!!

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

It sure is

[@CÜRB_CRÜE]

Do you like this or the Skrama, more?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

I'm not sure

[@mrsinator]

Been using that machete for two years but can't deal with the handle. I just got a new Condor village parang with a wood handle and i like it much better.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice

[@stevemcdermott6199]

I love "Stop it!!" and Bruno dissappears

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Lol, he has me well trained

[@GrumpyGrunt]

I went back and forth between this one and the Golok, which is much larger. I got the Golok but I will eventually get this one too. Thanks for the look, brother! I hope you all have a great week over there and stay well.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Cheers Grumpy , I like this shape and size , I have a similar smaller blade from Chris Caine ticks a lot of boxes for me

[@kiltedjoe]

Love that anorak, what brand is it?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Hilltrek ventile cotton

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

I definitely dig it! And sweet hat 🙌🏻🤙🏻

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Cheers buddy

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

I just picked up the Condor Survival Puukko and Condor Francisca. My oldest boy has been chopping the daylights out of every log in the yard with the francesca and finds it a very natural tool but the haft is slightly small.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

After watching the Terminal list I've a hankering for a nice tactical axe/tomahawk

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

@@RedBranchBushcraft well the Condor Francisca would fit that spec IMHO, although I am not familiar with that movie. Just remember that sometimes Condors QC sucks!

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

@@RedBranchBushcraft another favorite tomahawk of mine (but much heavier) is the Cold Steel Spikehawk. The spike is great for busting open logs or digging in hard pack dirt. Actually, any Cold Steel tomahawk should be good to go after you sharpen it, ditch the set screw and they are tons of fun to customize!

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice

[@adammcguinness9950]

I like mine. It’s great for green timber and will work for dry timber. I did get some vibrations when I was chopping a log that was way too big. It is a cool tool. You’ll have to try out the Pack Golok, it’s a chopping monster.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice , cheers buddy

[@j.p.4541]

Excellent review, I bought one as well. Have you used the TOPS Storm Vector yet?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

No I haven't seen the tops, any good?

[@j.p.4541]

@@RedBranchBushcraft Not sure, never tried it. It looks like it would hurt someone’s feelings.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@j.p.4541 lol, don't all tops look like that

[@thebladeinthebush1724]

“Before you get into the comments and give me loads of grief about not doing it properly… I know what I’m doing” love that. Stumbled upon you doing some research on the parang, I rarely comment but enjoyed the video so much and when I heard you say that I laughed out loud. Great metaphors and love the explanation of the knife. I’m an axe man at heart, but recently saw a video of someone making a bow using a parang that caught my eye. Ain’t doing that with an axe, and I think I will be getting one. Great vid

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Lololo, cheers buddy, I'm glad you liked it, it's a great tool

[@stevemcdermott6199]

If you like that, your going yo love the Von Tempsky Bowie, I used it to take down a laurel hedge and never had to sharpen it.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

lolololo, baby steps buddy

[@donrichter3523]

Are you kidding me? That Von Tempsky Bowie is an effing joke! $352+ for that toy?!?!? The blade shape is no good, the finger guards are ridiculous, and the cost is insane. Looks like something from a pirate movie. This parang is an honest working tool, not a toy.

[@stevemcdermott6199]

@Don Richter LOL each to his own matey......did I not mention that I'm a pirate .....I probably should have. But seriously, I had both in hand and Von T came out on top, plus, I didn't pay for it either.

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy warto kupić produkt? nie szczerbi się w seku suchym drewno?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Sorry buddy I don't understand

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

@@RedBranchBushcraft Is it worth buying Condor buscraft machete? How does it compare to other machetes? Is the blade damaged when cutting dry wood? Can you scratch a glass bottle with a blade or is it Dora steel?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@DominikChmiel-mp8ch it's better quality than most I've seen but the ones I've seen have been local ones in jungle areas

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

@@RedBranchBushcraft mp8ch is this type of steel? Can you draw a drawing with dimensions of the Condor buscraft machete?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@DominikChmiel-mp8ch if you check the condor website I'm sure the are tbere

[@Datschischwitzkopf]

Cool review, but wrong use of the catch strap. It belongs around the thumb and over the back of the hand!

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Cheers buddy

[@rugrt1]

What coat is that your wearing ? Looks great

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

This is a Hilltrek ventile smock, great job

[@budwilliams6590]

Since it's carbon steel I wonder if you can get a spark off of it with flint?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

You should be able to

[@I..cast..fireball]

Likely not very good at that. You need really hard steel for that, and a machete that hard would be prone to chipping / snapping.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Fair point

[@StevanOutdoor]

Yes you can. With all carbon steels. You might have to scrape off some coating first. With the flint and steel method the sparks come of the steel and not the flint since the flint is harder. The opposite of a ferro rod.

[@StevanOutdoor]

@@I..cast..fireball Actually no. The flint will always be harder and the sparks come of the steel and not the flint. The only thing that happens with a softer steel is that it will damage more.

[@ROE1300]

👍 Good review. I don’t understand why they don’t sharpen these Parangs to within an inch of the handle. If the grind were taken further back there would be no need to “choke-up”. As I heard Ethan Becker say once, “hands belong on the handle, not the blade; that is why they are called hand-les”.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Lol, good point

[@ROE1300]

@@RedBranchBushcraft 😄 With some very judicial use of a slack belt sander and some hard work with a hand file I was able to sharpen the blade on the 10” My Parang that I own to about 1” from the handle. Made it about as all purpose as a knife with a 10” x 2-2/2” blade can be. Allows me to take this Parang and my SAK into the wilderness with confidence.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@ROE1300 that's a good idea

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

Came for the parang, stayed for the accent.☺️

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Lol, thanks

[@firehanshg]

hey WOOLY where did you buy your condor Parang? keep up the good work. cheers Hans.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

This was a gift from steve

[@kenttuaim3443]

I don't know, I do love my axes. But great review.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

I'm a fan of axes myself

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

It’s all about the skills

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

It sure is

[@chrismackay8314]

Basically perfect unless you are clearing light brush/grass (machete is better with more length). Couple with a small knife for fine work, and you are set!

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Excellent stuff buddy

[@lavazza.vinzenzo]

Cette veste est top ,,,,,merci pour cette vidéo,,,la machette est la base ,,,je possède warlok même epaisseur en étui cuir horizontale .Matériel fiable

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

this is a different jacket, made from ventile cotton, excellent gear

[@kek148]

Is bushcrafting just chopping crap that doesn’t need chopping?

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Pretty much

[@duncang01]

I have that very parang but prefer my 18inch Onterio machete.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy ten parang nie wyszczerbia się w seku suchym drewno?da rady zarysować butelka szklana?

[@jacknissen6040]

handle seems very blocky. it has to fit very well or will be tiring. learn to cut diagonally across branches. its easier.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Handle is ok so far , but I'd say you could shape it

[@chrismackay8314]

I like how it is big yet more socially acceptable/scary that a big Bowie for having on you, because it is utilitarian

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Lol

[@MarkSchmidt-w6s]

Helps to put hockey stick cloth tape on the handle.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Cheers buddy

[@StevanOutdoor]

I like mine. I prefer a machete over an hatchet even in the boreal region. For feather sticks and food prep I 'dig' the machete in a strong piece of wood and just pull the wooden stick over the edge. This way you don't have the weight of the machete. You can also peel potatoes like that and lots of other stuff. Another way to use a machete for food prep like peeling stuff is to grab the spine near the tip, place the handle in your armpit (long machete) or elbow and lock it there by bending your arm (short machete). The trick for food prep and feather sticks is to bring the material to the fixed machete and not the machete to the material.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Excellent comment

[@RenzieCat]

So u'd rather have, use a machete over an axe in a Boreal region, forest ? With all due respect make absolutely NO sense.. A "Boreal" Forest consists of mainly conifer trees, diff. variations of birch.. Please explain why a machete would be a better tool than an axe in that setting ?

[@StevanOutdoor]

@@RenzieCat Yes. I started doing that over 25 years ago and never had any regrets. An ax is a nice tool for log splitting and felling trees but that's more homesteading than bushcraft. Of course in that case, or if you're building or having a permanent base camp, it's nice to have a chainsaw and an ax. But the Boreal forest is not just trees. It has scrubbery and tall vegetation also. How are you gonna clear that with an ax? Have you ever seen a farmer cutting tall grass with an ax?

[@RenzieCat]

@@StevanOutdoor Ive hunted Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, BC, Yellowknife, Northern Ontario ( Boreal Forest ), Anticosti Island ( Quebec) ... Dnt mean insult you but you are anomaly... When you mentioned "bushcraft" it cleared it up for me... You go fr hikes in woods, make few feathersticks spine ur knife, baton few pieces wood, hit tinder with ferro rod & ur back at ur car before gets dark... NOT one & I mean NOT one EXPERIENCED woodsman would rather have a machete over an axe in a "Boreal Forest" ...& if & I mean IF you come across heavy thickets you dnt blaze trail thru them.. u wrk around them...

[@StevanOutdoor]

@@RenzieCat I don't call myself a woodsman since I also work in other environments. But I have been teaching bushcraft, outdoor & survival since 1986 after my military service. So far in almost every country in Europe including Scandinavia (Boreal forest), Oregon USA, Colombia South America, Morocco North Africa, Thailand Asia. As mentioned I switched my ax for a machete some 25 years ago on a 10 day canoe trip in the Swedish wildernis at the Norwegian border. Sure I still bring an ax (and a machete) if I stay at a base camp where you have perfect sawn logs that stand on a perfect sawn chopping block but you don't find that in nature. You see this at a homestead or a permanent base camp. What does happen is you have to clear some tall grass and small bush where you want to set up your tent or hang your hammock to make a living space. An ax is useless for that kind of work. I can dig holes with a machete. A machete is much more light weight than an ax. A machete has a lot more cutting surface. For slicing but also it makes it less likely you miss the target. You might not hit the target at the exact spot of the machete you wanted to but you don't miss. With an ax you do miss or it bounces off the target and is going for your legs. With a machete I can cut blocks out of deep snow to make a shelter. You can't do that with an ax. So there are a lot of reasons why a machete is a much more useful tool even in the Boreal forest.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Run for your lives!!! Wooly the knife beater is back and playing with a parang!😂😅😂😅😂 Hey Buddy great demo and review as always, keep it up! Now it looks like you need to rebuild one shelter wall, and a complete shelter , harvest & process firewood , create fire & cook, and lets not forget about making cordage with that tool to really prove it as a “bushcraft” tool! Basically spend a day and night to build a complete “camp” with only that tool, no forks, knives, flint or other steel, matches, or even your “fire starter kits” just you and the knife! With this idea, i must add that you can’t use any previously processed materials ( firewood must come from standing dead tree) shelter must be assembled from nature with all supplies coming from you direct site! You know all the good stuff you teach but with only that parang!😂😅😂😅😂

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

So now you will really put it to a test?

[@Wildwestwrangler]

It's 1075 high carbon steel, not 1095.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Cheers buddy

[@RenzieCat]

I stripped that foolish black coating off mine.. Condor does lotta things right & few things wrong... I acid etched blade, put a true 90 degree on spine, reworked the grind to a hybrid sabre

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy nie wyszczerbia się od seku, suchego drewna?da rade zarysować butelka szklana?

[@John..18]

The handle can be shaped to perfection, with sandpaper, and gives a much, much, better grip, this parang is as good as it gets,, imho.. 👍

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Excellent stuff

[@chrismackay8314]

Thanks good to know- I am concerned that the grip may be too thick

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@chrismackay8314 nice

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy nie wyszczerbia się w seku, suchym drewno?

[@MultiThunder1234]

They don't make them like they used to, the older designs had a blade that you could use to finesse easily, if you want a great "Parang" it should always come from a place called Bidor because of their heat treatment mastery and it's engraved on the blade. As for Batoning, the Parang is the Baton 😂

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@@MultiThunder1234 lol

[@allanlarmour7460]

It's the tree vandal! Mind your fingers and arms. No such thing as " a bit of a nick" with that thing.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nope , fingers and toes go e

[@andycandal5934]

The parang that could

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Great tool

[@kenmorrison1725]

Mmmmmmmmmmm shiny and sharp🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Nice

[@gaki8844]

I used a rada knife sharpener on my and made it sharp as f*$&

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Cool

[@lorenabobbit-hi9nh]

It’s still not as sharp as that fedora

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Lol, your right buddy

[@expomm]

Hmmm Isaw better machete, the Brazilian tramontana. Colombian machete are way way way much better cutting

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Excellent tools

[@larrybadman9965]

ONLY THE CELTS CAN HAVE SUCH A NICE SARKASM, LIKE THE GREEKS. I ALWAYS ENJOY WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS. I HAVE THE SAME MACHETE AND I AM A BIG FUN OF CONDOR KNIVES AND TOOLS. PROBABLY, THEY HAVE THE BIGGEST SELECTION AND SOME OF THE BEST MACHETES. ANOTHER NICE MACHETE IS THE CONDOR MINI DUKU PARANG FROM CS. THEY SAY THAT THE BEST PARANGS ARE FROM MALAISIA. I THINK THAT ANOTHER BEST MACHETE IS THE TERAVA SCRAMA 240 FROM FINLAND. THE TOPS EL CHETE IS NICE AS WELL, BUT, TOO EXPENSIVE. QUITE GOOD ARE THE MACHETES FROM THE KA BAR AND ONTARIO KNIFE COMPANIES. BEN AND LOIS ORFORD FROM UK HAS MADE AN EXCELLENT HANDMADE PARANG. ALSO, A NICE TRADITIONAL KNIFE IS THE YAKUT KNIFE FROM SIBERIA, CHECK IT OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, WHICH BRAND IS THE RAINCOAT AND THE BOOTS THAT YOU WERE WEARING. NICE VIDEO.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

Co d'Or make great tools, the smock is made by Hilltrek, it's ventile cotton, the boots are meindl German army boots, very good value, check the channel for reviews

[@larrybadman9965]

@@RedBranchBushcraft THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING FROM GREECE. I PRESSUME THAT YOU ARE IRISH. I KNOW THE MEINDL BRAND. FOR BOOTS CHECK, ALSO, FOR THE FOLLOWING BRANDS : HAIX ALICO FITWELL BOREAL AKU TREZETTA LA SPORTIVA SCARPA AND GARMONT THE HILLTREK BRAND I DID NOT KNOW IT. CHEERS.

[@RedBranchBushcraft]

@larrybadman9965 Hilltrek make handmade ventile cotton clothing, very very good . Yes I'm Irish, good morning from a very wet Ireland