After reading reviews and watching it's performance, I bought one a few days ago.. Tested it and it's awesome for what I need. Extremely happy with it.
Hey Chris,a little tip for you: I just got the parang in the mail today and the sheath is now a bit different. The edge now slides on the seam/rivet side. It goes in very smooth (not tight like the old one looks to be), and since the blade edge doesn't actually slide on the cordura, it will never cut through. Simple yet very efficient fix to the issue you had. The sheath is now perfectly usable out of the box.
Nice parang, great place and nice video. But from the minute 8:46 to 8:53 you put your arm in danger because if the parang slide. Best regards. Jose Gpe Ruiz.
Functionally, yes. Pack Golok is nicer from a finish standpoint. The Bushcraft parang is simple, and it takes some work to make it "look" nice. (new blade finish shown in "Perfect Knife Kit?" video...)
I live in .Westerville, Ohio, but my back yard is a choppers dream. After watching your review, I ordered one of these parangs. Hopefully it will help me tame the wilds of suburbia. I have 5 40 ft. ash trees that are dying from the emerald ash borer. Damn shame I don't have a stove or fireplace.I should have a bushcraft party after I get these trees on the ground. Beer and parangs? Sounds kind of dangerous. I'm ne to your channel, but I like your vids. You make em, I'll watch em.
I have a couple of Malaysian parangs of different styles and they're hard to beat for heavier clearing work. The latest toy is a 26" slashing parang that was quite expensive at 39 Ringit ($12) but went through ivy and brambles in the UK like butter. The shorter, wider style shown here are great general purpose tools that will cover everything from cutting to light chopping without straining your wrist.
I've heard others complain about the grind as it comes from the factory. I think it's just too steep, but if you spend some time shallowing it out, I think it's definitely one of the best choppers on the market, especially for the money.
Choice is good and everyone's certainly welcome to use the tools that suit them. I was a knife and axe guy but I'm building much smaller cook fires than I did as a kid and I find an axe to be overkill for the small stuff as well as less safe when I'm really tired. The parang seems ideal for converting deadwood into suitable fuel for a portable biomass stove.
That Parang style originated from Sarawak Borneo. Our tribe (Iban) use it for survival in jungle. The design is for comfort and flexibility in any hand that use it.
I actually don't mind the sheath, for what it is. Little pocket for folder or fire-kit. The death does need breaking-in though. It comes with a slightly bent inner lining which needs to be flattened so the fit gets slightly looser and easier to draw. Excellent review of an excellent an adaptable tool. Thanks Chris. Keep up the good work.
Hey Chris, just discovered Colhan's channel were he uses his 18" Tramontina with a real bushcraft sensibility. He shows how using both a scandi grind and a convex grind on the same machete can be utilized to perform different tasks. He shoots in central Brazil where oddly enough he has access to both desert and jungle areas to challenge his ever increasing bushcraft skills. See his Bushcraft Machete (10 of 13) video you won't be disappointed.
Yeah....Central Ohio bushcraft never matches Central Brasil. One reason I try to steer clear from using the word "bushcraft" on my channel. I'll check it out.
I would keep in mind the level of chopping you want to do.. I live in central Florida, a lighter parang seems to work fine (we mostly don't need an axe down here in the swamp), like in many other places in the tropics/sub tropics.. It's a great chopper if you want to cut thicker stuff..
Hi, I wanted to know based on your experience if this is a great parang for bushcraft / survival in nature? Would it be your choice as a long blade for a wilderness trip? Let me know what you think, Michele.
Good review although it might have been better if you could have had a running lawnmower in the background! I agree with most of your comments, including the sheath. I felt that the manufactured edge angle was too high and reduced it, though kept it convex. It made the edge, particularly at the tip, more vulnerable to chipping and rolling, so maybe Condor does have it right. Good, honest tool. Thanks for posting.
Chris / Will Glad to see you guys out in the woods. I've enjoyed PM101 sense i found it, and have or haven't made purchases off of a few of your reviews. you've saved me a little money by not having to buy stuff and then be like " crap this doesn't fit the nitch i needed it to. So for that if you guys need a weekend away in the deep woods of central Ky to do some filming or a week of camping/Bushcraft, let me know the offers open.
You guys chop as bad as I do. Like a brownie. The blade could blow a big chip about every other hit with proper placement. You do split wood better than my grandmother because she's dead. You are right that it does appear to be an excellent tool. God bless.
Thanks, nearly bought the Condor Speed Bowie Machete as my first Machete. However based on your two reviews I decided to go for the Parang. Subbed - Thanks
Oh, I want to prepare but those stuff is illegal in here. i can't wait till i move out of The Netherlands to somewhere else where i can prepare and do my own thing. I subbed to you, Really nice videos you got here! Thanks.
I've never names a knife, but I did have a 63 Willys Overland with a 283 Chevy engine, and P.T.O. wench. I named her Nellie Belle,like the Jeep on the old Roy Rogers T.V.show.Yea I know I'm old.
Any update on weather the leather sheath fits? I would DEFINITELY prefer this with a leather sheath. (and a nicer wood handle) I love my axes, but if I have to cut my way through Spanish broom, blackberry, manzanita and other thick brush, a parang would absolutely be my tool of choice. The fact that it could double as an axe or hatchet if need be is a huge plus. Great review. Thanks!
as far a kydex sheaths for blades that large would you recommend, the pancake or the fold over taco style of kydex sheath?? loving your videos by the way.
Cris, have you seen the Ben Orfords Eban Parang? It really looks cool, but I bet it would cost a small fortune.They are custom made in England. I already have a Condor Bushcraft Parang, like your Julie. I love this blade, but I thing it's bigger than it needs to be. I think I'm gonna cut a few inches off the blade, and round off the angle on the top of the blade.Then, it would be more like the Orfords, and I wouldn't get tennis elbow from swinging it.For what I do, I don't think i need the heft.
Great video. I trek the mountains and jungles of Southeast Asia, and consider both the Condor Eco and Bushcraft Parangs ideal for that hot/wet/rainy/harsh environment. The polypropylene handles are resilient and reliable, the tools are light, and they aren’t unwieldy for fine-tuned tasks (i.e. carving). The sheaths are not very good, but for the price, these hybrid knives rule! You can pretty much do everything with these knives.
Aww Crap. Now I gotta buy one. I'll have to see if I can delay picking up an Ontario Kukri (I'm freaken in love with that thick high carbon, US made, deeply curved and flat ground monster) over this beast. Personally, I'd give it a dragon name and hand/dremel in a cool "scale" pattern on the handle which would look awesome in that green poly (partially for grip, and partially for character). Best vid. I've seen on this blade. Ive been drooling for a while now, and scanning for a decent review!
Hey Chris, have you looked at the reviews of the new kershaw camp 10? It has some good reviews. It replaces the D2 outcast. You can get it on amazon for $40. I just ordered one. Its got a pretty nice sheath with it.
Is this a good survival multi-tool? could you use this as a machete? I don't understand the difference between a parang and a machete? is a parang a sort of sword-like machete?
Parang and Machete are from different parts of the world and have been evolved to deal with different types of Jungle the Machete is from a thick secondary jungle environment and is long thin (2-2.5mm ish) for hacking all day in dense but thin softish vines and shoots . The Parang is better in primary jungle is shorter and thicker blade (5mm ish) to deal with the harder trees chopping bigger wood and used as camp building etc for short time scales ie end of day set up generally I give parangs a harder Rockwell than machetes though still softer than a Knife
Parang is a malay word for machete. Designed by the folks living in South East Asia. It is the everyday knife for those living in rural or village area. Mostly use to cut thick vegetation like blady grass, slaughter and skin animal, and some "bushcraft" with bamboos and the like.
well im from the uk,and the place i orderd it from have a new improved sheath,the parang fits better in it,and its tougher........and if you have a fine edge on your blade it wont cut it either.So the new sheath they have is alot better
people who use parang every day NEVER baton when splitting wood. I have 7 parangs of different sizes for different job. I never see a parang as a servival tool but just a work tool that we use everyday
how much wood would a condor cut if a condor could cut wood..Every go to smoky mountain knife works .They have a web page a the coolest knife shops iv ever been too..
So this thing can chop like an axe eh? Thats almost as funny as Wranglerstar saying machetes are worthless in the woods. Apparently you have no axe skills because if you did you wouldn't be comparing a machete to an axe. There's no way a machete comes close to having the chopping ability of an axe. Those are nice machetes and do chop well considering their size but try to keep it real when your reviewing something.
Well now you sound like a dumbass!!! If you knew the origins of the parang, you'd know that they log just as big of trees as the states and don't use axes at all. They at the point of this video could have used a little bit of brushing up on their technique but that was 7 years ago. And I can damn sure tell you from experience that a proper parang can absolutely chop with an axe in the right hands, and I've been using an axe since I could walk, having been raised by generations of loggers and working as a logger myself. Logging was and still is the bread and butter of my family.
After reading reviews and watching it's performance, I bought one a few days ago.. Tested it and it's awesome for what I need. Extremely happy with it.
Hey Chris,a little tip for you:
I just got the parang in the mail today and the sheath is now a bit different. The edge now slides on the seam/rivet side. It goes in very smooth (not tight like the old one looks to be), and since the blade edge doesn't actually slide on the cordura, it will never cut through. Simple yet very efficient fix to the issue you had. The sheath is now perfectly usable out of the box.
Nice parang, great place and nice video.
But from the minute 8:46 to 8:53 you put your arm in danger because if the parang slide.
Best regards.
Jose Gpe Ruiz.
Functionally, yes. Pack Golok is nicer from a finish standpoint. The Bushcraft parang is simple, and it takes some work to make it "look" nice. (new blade finish shown in "Perfect Knife Kit?" video...)
It'll chop fine without a sharpening. I just always like to add a very small v-edge on top of the typical Condor convex edge.
I live in .Westerville, Ohio, but my back yard is a choppers dream. After watching your review, I ordered one of these parangs. Hopefully it will help me tame the wilds of suburbia. I have 5 40 ft. ash trees that are dying from the emerald ash borer. Damn shame I don't have a stove or fireplace.I should have a bushcraft party after I get these trees on the ground. Beer and parangs? Sounds kind of dangerous. I'm ne to your channel, but I like your vids. You make em, I'll watch em.
I have a couple of Malaysian parangs of different styles and they're hard to beat for heavier clearing work. The latest toy is a 26" slashing parang that was quite expensive at 39 Ringit ($12) but went through ivy and brambles in the UK like butter.
The shorter, wider style shown here are great general purpose tools that will cover everything from cutting to light chopping without straining your wrist.
I've heard others complain about the grind as it comes from the factory. I think it's just too steep, but if you spend some time shallowing it out, I think it's definitely one of the best choppers on the market, especially for the money.
Choice is good and everyone's certainly welcome to use the tools that suit them. I was a knife and axe guy but I'm building much smaller cook fires than I did as a kid and I find an axe to be overkill for the small stuff as well as less safe when I'm really tired. The parang seems ideal for converting deadwood into suitable fuel for a portable biomass stove.
That Parang style originated from Sarawak Borneo. Our tribe (Iban) use it for survival in jungle. The design is for comfort and flexibility in any hand that use it.
Chris, mine is on order. I already got the Parang, now this one will accompany it. Thanks for the review.
I actually don't mind the sheath, for what it is. Little pocket for folder or fire-kit.
The death does need breaking-in though. It comes with a slightly bent inner lining which needs to be flattened so the fit gets slightly looser and easier to draw.
Excellent review of an excellent an adaptable tool. Thanks Chris. Keep up the good work.
Hey Chris, just discovered Colhan's channel were he uses his 18" Tramontina with a real bushcraft sensibility. He shows how using both a scandi grind and a convex grind on the same machete can be utilized to perform different tasks.
He shoots in central Brazil where oddly enough he has access to both desert and jungle areas to challenge his ever increasing bushcraft skills.
See his Bushcraft Machete (10 of 13) video you won't be disappointed.
Yeah....Central Ohio bushcraft never matches Central Brasil. One reason I try to steer clear from using the word "bushcraft" on my channel. I'll check it out.
I would keep in mind the level of chopping you want to do.. I live in central Florida, a lighter parang seems to work fine (we mostly don't need an axe down here in the swamp), like in many other places in the tropics/sub tropics.. It's a great chopper if you want to cut thicker stuff..
i just ordered one. i really need to stop watching your videos. every time i do i end up buying stuff
thanks you,A few people have had something ad to say about the edge but after your review ive decided to buy it so cheers
Hi, I wanted to know based on your experience if this is a great parang for bushcraft / survival in nature? Would it be your choice as a long blade for a wilderness trip? Let me know what you think, Michele.
I love knife reviews,always enjoy watching your reviews Chris,always waiting on what's next,thanks.
Good review although it might have been better if you could have had a running lawnmower in the background! I agree with most of your comments, including the sheath. I felt that the manufactured edge angle was too high and reduced it, though kept it convex. It made the edge, particularly at the tip, more vulnerable to chipping and rolling, so maybe Condor does have it right. Good, honest tool. Thanks for posting.
Chris / Will Glad to see you guys out in the woods. I've enjoyed PM101 sense i found it, and have or haven't made purchases off of a few of your reviews. you've saved me a little money by not having to buy stuff and then be like " crap this doesn't fit the nitch i needed it to. So for that if you guys need a weekend away in the deep woods of central Ky to do some filming or a week of camping/Bushcraft, let me know the offers open.
You guys chop as bad as I do. Like a brownie. The blade could blow a big chip about every other hit with proper placement. You do split wood better than my grandmother because she's dead. You are right that it does appear to be an excellent tool. God bless.
Bought one of these based on your reviews and thoughts. Thanks. Its awesome I think
Thanks, nearly bought the Condor Speed Bowie Machete as my first Machete. However based on your two reviews I decided to go for the Parang. Subbed - Thanks
Hey Chris , how well does this thing hold an edge?
are you using a lapel mic? What is your recording set-up? mostly sound, as I am trying to sort that out.
Oh, I want to prepare but those stuff is illegal in here. i can't wait till i move out of The Netherlands to somewhere else where i can prepare and do my own thing. I subbed to you, Really nice videos you got here! Thanks.
I've never names a knife, but I did have a 63 Willys Overland with a 283 Chevy engine, and P.T.O. wench. I named her Nellie Belle,like the Jeep on the old Roy Rogers T.V.show.Yea I know I'm old.
does this chops and batons better than the Kershaw camp 14?
I went with the other destroyer...Shiva. But you gave me the idea.
Condor Bushcraft Parang...for when you just need to trust you have what you need!!!!
I shall have one...just have to save up for a few months!
Any update on weather the leather sheath fits? I would DEFINITELY prefer this with a leather sheath. (and a nicer wood handle) I love my axes, but if I have to cut my way through Spanish broom, blackberry, manzanita and other thick brush, a parang would absolutely be my tool of choice. The fact that it could double as an axe or hatchet if need be is a huge plus. Great review. Thanks!
Condor bushcraft parang is definitely on my want list.
Maybe kali . (The destroyer ) would be a suitable name.
as far a kydex sheaths for blades that large would you recommend, the pancake or the fold over taco style of kydex sheath?? loving your videos by the way.
Cris, have you seen the Ben Orfords Eban Parang? It really looks cool, but I bet it would cost a small fortune.They are custom made in England. I already have a Condor Bushcraft Parang, like your Julie. I love this blade, but I thing it's bigger than it needs to be. I think I'm gonna cut a few inches off the blade, and round off the angle on the top of the blade.Then, it would be more like the Orfords, and I wouldn't get tennis elbow from swinging it.For what I do, I don't think i need the heft.
Great video. I trek the mountains and jungles of Southeast Asia, and consider both the Condor Eco and Bushcraft Parangs ideal for that hot/wet/rainy/harsh environment. The polypropylene handles are resilient and reliable, the tools are light, and they aren’t unwieldy for fine-tuned tasks (i.e. carving). The sheaths are not very good, but for the price, these hybrid knives rule! You can pretty much do everything with these knives.
need to find cheap priced yet good quality leather belt loop with d ring for drop down sheath action, any ideas?
Pretty cool.
Looks like a good choppah!
Thanks for the video
so do you recommend a quick sharpening when you buy this or just leave it how it is because i would like it to take the role of an axe
Aww Crap. Now I gotta buy one. I'll have to see if I can delay picking up an Ontario Kukri (I'm freaken in love with that thick high carbon, US made, deeply curved and flat ground monster) over this beast. Personally, I'd give it a dragon name and hand/dremel in a cool "scale" pattern on the handle which would look awesome in that green poly (partially for grip, and partially for character). Best vid. I've seen on this blade. Ive been drooling for a while now, and scanning for a decent review!
Hey Chris, have you looked at the reviews of the new kershaw camp 10? It has some good reviews. It replaces the D2 outcast. You can get it on amazon for $40. I just ordered one. Its got a pretty nice sheath with it.
great job on the video just ordered one on your recommendation and your buddy. good team you two you build the fire I,ll do the cowboy cooking,
which one is better in your opinion, the bushcraft parang or the pack golok?
Is this a good survival multi-tool? could you use this as a machete? I don't understand the difference between a parang and a machete? is a parang a sort of sword-like machete?
Parang and Machete are from different parts of the world and have been evolved to deal with different types of Jungle the Machete is from a thick secondary jungle environment and is long thin (2-2.5mm ish) for hacking all day in dense but thin softish vines and shoots . The Parang is better in primary jungle is shorter and thicker blade (5mm ish) to deal with the harder trees chopping bigger wood and used as camp building etc for short time scales ie end of day set up generally I give parangs a harder Rockwell than machetes though still softer than a Knife
Parang is a malay word for machete. Designed by the folks living in South East Asia. It is the everyday knife for those living in rural or village area. Mostly use to cut thick vegetation like blady grass, slaughter and skin animal, and some "bushcraft" with bamboos and the like.
HI,I have few questions,is it full tang?And is this blade lighter than the Village Parang..?
well im from the uk,and the place i orderd it from have a new improved sheath,the parang fits better in it,and its tougher........and if you have a fine edge on your blade it wont cut it either.So the new sheath they have is alot better
what blade batons BEST out of your blades?
They moved the rivets to the edge side of the sheath where they belonged.
Can you do a video on the different grinds and what they are?
I've just order the condor pack golok. Do you think this one is better?
Also you can flip it over and use it to rabbit stick
Search "Pathfinder School Cabin Fever Knife Grinds". Dave will tell you.
Locks realy nice that knife sir !
* heavy breathing *
just bought one!
people who use parang every day NEVER baton when splitting wood. I have 7 parangs of different sizes for different job. I never see a parang as a servival tool but just a work tool that we use everyday
how much wood would a condor cut if a condor could cut wood..Every go to smoky mountain knife works .They have a web page a the coolest knife shops iv ever been too..
Yip burst the top pin on the sheath, mine is a beast,
hallo, das ist nicht so schön wenn man einfach frisches holz nimmt das noch nicht abgestorben ist. bitte für sollsche versuche tot holz verwenden
I just here for the blade review not shealth the blade is more important as far the carry along with you , you have different options
Be careful when you are batoning. That wood knocking sound may call in a sasquatch!
Haha I liked it how you compared it to the bg parang haha
8 years ago this was 35 bucks... it's $73 on amazon right now.
Cheapest one I can find now is $70. I think all the people saying "Great Price" made them go Hmmmm I think we will raise the price. Yikes!
Maybe you reprofiled the edge too thin, which is why it's sticking
Too big? Really? I think it's about perfect as is.
So can you point me in the right direction on a proper way to use a parang here on youtube?
Where did u find for 39.00 ty
The guy that designed it didn't think so when he watch the video. Oh well...
Julie is a battle axe
The name you are looking for is Nicki.
Your mate needs to practice his accuracy. Took him a while to get through that log.
Dude this was like years ago!!! Trust me they've practiced plenty.
I reckon he would of, I was just saying, compared to Chris(think that’s his name), he took a while to cut his.
who the hell is breathing? dayum...
highonimmi exactly what I was thinking lol
highonimmi Chris is breathing. If not he'd be dead.
@11 !
I am going to name mine valkariez!
Sorry, that was Colhane with an e...
Hello Julie
Bud K penny shipping $37.00 total today!!!!
Named mine "Connie"
Think Will needs to sit down or something. Sounds like he's just about to throw a pushrod.
Come watch live sometime. I live off Westerville rd south of 161. Hit me up on the facebook page.
Carbon steel is best steel.
Here in 2020, the walking dead are among us.
Jessica list?
I would of been throw that log in 40 chops it took him like 700, and idk if he made it
No that dont include shipping :p
Put will back behind the camera.
Wats a v edge
stalker breathing behind camera....
take it easy on fatty survival Will, it must not be easy to film quietly after testing a tool for like 45 seconds, big boys get winded just talking
nice parang dude built to kill weeds and trees
haha demon blade... name it lilith :P
7:16 the video goes to shit...
I would Never buy an S30V Choppa anyways ......
When your 65 every ounce counts! L.O.L.
Ithe breathing scared me
5 swings??? .... you mean 12 🙄
What the bear grylls parang has a girlfriend what?
Really 😂
So this thing can chop like an axe eh? Thats almost as funny as Wranglerstar saying machetes are worthless in the woods. Apparently you have no axe skills because if you did you wouldn't be comparing a machete to an axe. There's no way a machete comes close to having the chopping ability of an axe.
Those are nice machetes and do chop well considering their size but try to keep it real when your reviewing something.
Well now you sound like a dumbass!!! If you knew the origins of the parang, you'd know that they log just as big of trees as the states and don't use axes at all. They at the point of this video could have used a little bit of brushing up on their technique but that was 7 years ago. And I can damn sure tell you from experience that a proper parang can absolutely chop with an axe in the right hands, and I've been using an axe since I could walk, having been raised by generations of loggers and working as a logger myself. Logging was and still is the bread and butter of my family.
@@Wildwestwrangler Its obvious who is the dumbass is. There's no way a machete can outperform an axe when it comes to chopping ability. 😆
Not that great,
WILL THE PRO AND PUTS HIS HAND ON THE LOG WHILE CHOPPING. REAL SMART AND SAFTY. NOT