Condor Bushcraft Parang - Can it Bushcraft ?

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  • @shadeshiest22
    @shadeshiest22 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Excellent stuff buddy

    • @swaggxbl2353
      @swaggxbl2353 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've never used one

  • @subbuteo71
    @subbuteo71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @chrismackay8314
      @chrismackay8314 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว

      @chrismackay8314 nice

    • @DominikChmiel-mp8ch
      @DominikChmiel-mp8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Czy da rade przeciąć gwoździe zarysować butelka szklana?

  • @druidjuicer636
    @druidjuicer636 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Excellent stuff, yeah still raining here

    • @StevanOutdoor
      @StevanOutdoor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Safer too

  • @shanesims2864
    @shanesims2864 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @IodoDwarvenRanger
    @IodoDwarvenRanger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    now that is a NICE knife!!!

  • @mrsinator
    @mrsinator ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @GrumpyGrunt
    @GrumpyGrunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @stevemcdermott6199
    @stevemcdermott6199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love "Stop it!!" and Bruno dissappears

  • @turtlewolfpack6061
    @turtlewolfpack6061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @turtlewolfpack6061
      @turtlewolfpack6061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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
      @turtlewolfpack6061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice

  • @KnifeCrazzzzy
    @KnifeCrazzzzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @adammcguinness9950
    @adammcguinness9950 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @JuaneDosesII-wj6dd
    @JuaneDosesII-wj6dd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Came for the parang, stayed for the accent.☺️

  • @j.p.4541
    @j.p.4541 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @j.p.4541
      @j.p.4541 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @chrismackay8314
    @chrismackay8314 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @JuaneDosesII-wj6dd
    @JuaneDosesII-wj6dd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s all about the skills

  • @kiltedjoe
    @kiltedjoe 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love that anorak, what brand is it?

  • @firehanshg
    @firehanshg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @Datschischwitzkopf
    @Datschischwitzkopf ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @rugrt1
    @rugrt1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What coat is that your wearing ? Looks great

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a Hilltrek ventile smock, great job

  • @stevemcdermott6199
    @stevemcdermott6199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lolololo, baby steps buddy

    • @donrichter3523
      @donrichter3523 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @stevemcdermott6199 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @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.

  • @thebladeinthebush1724
    @thebladeinthebush1724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @kenttuaim3443
    @kenttuaim3443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ROE1300
    @ROE1300 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍 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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol, good point

    • @ROE1300
      @ROE1300 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ROE1300 that's a good idea

  • @chrismackay8314
    @chrismackay8314 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @lavazza8031
    @lavazza8031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @thesmallwoodlot433
    @thesmallwoodlot433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!😂😅😂😅😂

  • @budwilliams6590
    @budwilliams6590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should be able to

    • @I..cast..fireball
      @I..cast..fireball ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fair point

    • @StevanOutdoor
      @StevanOutdoor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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
      @StevanOutdoor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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.

  • @MarkSchmidt-w6s
    @MarkSchmidt-w6s 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Helps to put hockey stick cloth tape on the handle.

  • @RenzieCat
    @RenzieCat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice

    • @DominikChmiel-mp8ch
      @DominikChmiel-mp8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @John..18
    @John..18 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.. 👍

  • @StevanOutdoor
    @StevanOutdoor ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Excellent comment

    • @RenzieCat
      @RenzieCat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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
      @StevanOutdoor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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
      @RenzieCat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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
      @StevanOutdoor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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.

  • @Wildwestwrangler
    @Wildwestwrangler ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's 1075 high carbon steel, not 1095.

  • @duncang01
    @duncang01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice

    • @DominikChmiel-mp8ch
      @DominikChmiel-mp8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @DominikChmiel-mp8ch
    @DominikChmiel-mp8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sorry buddy I don't understand

    • @DominikChmiel-mp8ch
      @DominikChmiel-mp8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @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
      @DominikChmiel-mp8ch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @RedBranchBushcraft
      @RedBranchBushcraft  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @kek148
    @kek148 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @andycandal5934
    @andycandal5934 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The parang that could

  • @MultiThunder1234
    @MultiThunder1234 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 😂

  • @kenmorrison1725
    @kenmorrison1725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mmmmmmmmmmm shiny and sharp🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

  • @allanlarmour7460
    @allanlarmour7460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @lorenabobbit-hi9nh
    @lorenabobbit-hi9nh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s still not as sharp as that fedora

  • @expomm
    @expomm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @larrybadman9965
    @larrybadman9965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @larrybadman9965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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
      @RedBranchBushcraft  ปีที่แล้ว

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