How To Make Quick & Easy Tent Pegs with a Machete!

[@mikemagnum7987]

Ben you have great "stage presence". Another great video, keep em coming Sir! Thanks

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Mike Magnum Thanks Mike M and I'm glad you like the videos! I tried the KZbin pro's recommendation of speaking really slowly...that was painful (for me and the viewers I'm sure). The recent clips, I'm just being myself and it's good that I am coming across ok! The next clip is filmed and almost edited... The next one after that will be filmed within a week! Thanks for the kind words mate! Kind regards, Ben.

[@kevinsolomon6263]

brought back memories as a kid in the woods behind my dads junkyard making spears but that putting the blade on the stick then bouncing the stick ill have to try that.you taught this old dog a new trick. ta mate

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Kevin Solomon What is it about making spears as a kid? That must have been a universal pastime for for lads all around the world. I wonder if kids still play like this? The bounce method of cutting in the taper is also very good. Many different ways to do the same thing and I tend to turn a blind eye when advice starts with 'The only way...'

[@mglennon5535]

Well done, mate! Never too old to learn a new trick. Atlanta, Georgia via the Mid West.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Thanks for the complement Mate! You're on point, we never stop learning. This was done a while ago but I think I filmed it to show that you can craft with a machete. It's not just a demolition tool! Tent pegs are a walk in the park with a sharp machete and to be honest, I'm regularly short of them when I'm out in the bush. All the best from OZ, Ben

[@theguywitheyebrows]

dig being able to find one good stick and use its length for multiple pegs without having to gather twelve little ones and hope they all turn out. just bought an imacasa 15" bolo, will give it a convex edge as you describe and have a special sheath im building, with retention magnets, out of pine. thanks for the tips!! keep'em coming!

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

What an awesome comment mate. Honestly, I'm just paying the info forward and I'm happy you found it useful. I hope you get some good use from your new machete. I do like Imacasa. They make good gear. Hey I like the idea of using magnets to help retain the machete. I think it will be a good combo with a pine sheath. Let me know how it works out. All the best, Ben

[@waymarkerbushcraft]

Nice tutorial Ben, machete sure makes light work of that. The woods I camp in are mostly pine forests with decades worth of needles on the floor so always need really long pegs to get to solid dirt. I'll try your technique next time I go tarp camping. Thanks for filming, Andy.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Waymarker Bushcraft Thumbs up Andy! We have a lot of plantation pine forests here in OZ a well and I have camped in a few of them. It is a strange feeling to be in them...feels more like Europe than Australia. Especially in winter. We have the same issue over hear as the mulch layer generally is very deep under pine trees. Thanks for the kind words mate, Ben. Hey, how did you go with the replacement condor machete?

[@waymarkerbushcraft]

+Machete Bushcraft Australia Oh yeah, I sharpened the Golok using your technique starting with the file and finishing with some desk sharpener stones just in my hand. I've not had a chance to try it out yet so not sure if it's sharp enough. Take it easy, Andy.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Waymarker Bushcraft Nice one Andy. Be sure to let us all know how it worked out!

[@puffinlittle]

Greetings, nice to have you back. Happy New Year. One thing we do when making such beasties.... we point and work both ends before we cut them off. A longer handle to hold the work. Hope that helps. pax, PL

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+puffinlittle Thanks mate! glad to be back and Happy New Year from OZ! Very good tip to share PL which I did not cover very clearly. The further away your hand is from what you are cutting, the greater your safety buffer becomes. Thanks for the input! Kind regards, Ben

[@phrayzar]

Interesting stuff. I don't use a machete myself but it's good to see the technique that you use for this kind of job.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+phrayzar Thanks phrayzar! It is definitely not the only method or tool we can use and I'm happy to share the info.

[@ANACONDALR]

Ben Real nice job you r real good with the machete . Cheers mate

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

You're too kind Anaconda! This would be kids play for you. I only put this clip up to show westerners that machetes can carve and craft as well as have many other bushcraft uses. I must admit, I hardly use my bushcraft knives out in the wilderness anymore. I just learn how to do it best with a machete. Cheers mate! Ben

[@ANACONDALR]

Machete Bushcraft Australia you r a natural brother

[@lloveAphmau]

Great videos, I 'camp out' with work so don't have the time to make pegs but I'm also not inclined to pay for things I should be issued, a great cheap peg is just a 9 inch nail, they can be found in any tool shop cheaply and are far tougher than purpose made pegs and if you bang them in at an angle they've proven secure in every continent and weather I've been in

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

That's gold Beery. Absolutely a darn good tip. I be the gal coating on them would last longer as well. I can see them working very well for car camping as well as for rocky ground.

[@NoreastWhips]

Thanks for the video Ben, gr8 stuff! Just started following you from the US and enjoying your views and thoughts. ~Steve H. Noreast Whips.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

G'Day Noreast Whips. Thanks for the support and complement Steve. It's always nice to hear from our American cousins down here in OZ. All the best, Ben

[@shakey71]

Cracking video, I do basically the same thing but with an axe. I've got to say using choppers for tasks like this that don't require that much finesse really makes things easier and quicker! I noticed you lauded to using the chest lever grip when you actually didn't, see lots of people get the chest lever mixed up and use it improperly. A true chest lever uses your back muscles, your hands should stay stationary and you bring your shoulder blades together and stick your chest out, I use it quite a lot as you get really powerful cuts but so often people seem to get it wrong !

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Shaft Johnson Thanks for the complement and good point! You're right, It is not a chest lever grip....more or a thumb drive..... Or a very lazy crack at one anyway. It's a juggling act when you're in front of a camera and this is one of the clips I filmed by myself. It's nice to have someone managing the camera and picking up mistakes as you go. Hey it got missed when I edited it as well... Thanks for pointing that out mate. I started out crafting with a hatchet. Definitely a very capable tool out in the bush! Kind regards, Ben

[@dula4552]

Awesome, thanks for the video!

[@harvestblades]

Another good video keep 'em coming. One comment though on the top of the peg you squared it off but I find if you leave it slightly beveled/chamfered it prevents the peg from splitting when pounding into the ground which is great in hard soil or if you use thinner pegs or want to reuse them.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Larry Koziol Good pickup Larry. I forgot to mention not to pound over the notch as well. It can chip out easier over that point.

[@Howlingdingobush]

Cool knife....

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Howling Dingo Mate, it really is a good one! Mefflin Knives know what they are doing! Thanks for the comment Howling Dingo!

[@martinescincotti5385]

Awesome!

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Thanks mate!

[@kevinsolomon6263]

I agree and I think kids nowadays just play video games.can you make a video of farm work it might boring to you but I think it would be cool to see.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Kevin Solomon To be honest, I'm still learning what people find interesting. I will keep that in mind for a future clip idea.

[@ANACONDALR]

When the ground is real hard we start to cut the point 7 or 8 inches for easy penetration

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Darn good point! I will give that a go next time mate. Much longer tapers for hard ground.. It makes sense to me.

[@ScouseDave20]

is that the tramontina bolo?

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Billy Hill it sure is mate. We tested many different brands and styles of machetes and this is by far our favourite!

[@ScouseDave20]

nice, i have it, what work did you do on the handle? also will a file put a bevel on the tip, as you know it comes with no bevel on the tip

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+Billy Hill I put a new oversized handle on it. I'm just testing out a much bigger handle at the moment (handle and a half style) and I'm really liking the extra weight behind the hand. I used lignostone but micarta would be the same if not better. Tip sharpening is definitely on of the first mods I recommend and yes, a file will handle that just fine!

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

When the ligaments of the elbow get inflamed it days 90s to completely replace and repair. Surgery will only cost you and it can still return. Immobilize the elbow take IBUFROPEN for the 1st 7 days then ensure you don't use the elbow. It is so painful people often can not hold a teacup. TENDONITIS = INFLAMMATION OF A TENDON

[@CredibleHulk10]

Wasn't this video supposed to be about the retractable strop?

[@czechmate9591]

Noice brother Noice

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

+SOUTHERN CROSS SURVIVAL Cheers mate! I'm off to visit your channel now!

[@danandoliver3613]

ive had joggers nipple....it itches and is sore as a mo fo.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

hahaha! Not what I was expecting mate but you made me smile! Try band aids (plasters) or Talc powder before you run next time. Zinc based nappy rash cream or pawpaw ointment will do wonders after the fact. Hope you find some relief soon! Kind regards mate, Ben

[@danandoliver3613]

+Machete Bushcraft Australia ppffftaaahahahaa...ive never been for a recreational run in my life..It happend when I first became a chef...I was sweating like a good un. tried using olive oil but ended up just using duct tape to cover em. it was bliss untill I jad to peel it off and take some skin too. cheers mate. Daniel. wales

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

hahaha! Hey they call it 'Chef's ass' down here in OZ. A hot and busy kitchen is a tough job that's for sure. Chafing is common and a little talcum powder goes a long way. I learned that tip when I was a young Scout and as a kitchen hand/dish pig. Don't ask me why but I really enjoyed doing the dishes is a commercial kitchen. The Chefs must feel sorry for us as I was constantly handed food! I never let the kitchen down though. I was quick on my toes back then! All the best mate.