Testing the 28” Monster Machete! SitePro GAVILAN The biggest one yet!!
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Come along as I test the SitePro 28” machete! This thing is HUGE and just about kicked my butt!! 😂
If you feel like you could use a knife this big, here’s a link where you can get it!! 👇👇
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I watched this video with interest as I have not seen a 28” machete video, although I don’t any doubt they exist. My 28” is by Bolleta out of Colombia. In the roughly 20 years I’ve known Bolleta this is the second one, the first being 18”. And have since bought my third. All are working fine but different blades. Getting to the point of this comment; I’ve made what I consider my best three cuts ever, regardless of knife with my 28” machete. My only regret is that I did not film the cuts as I hardly believe them myself. It started out as a common work day. I had harvested my bananas and had topped the trees. Only the trunks were left and the objective of the day was to cut down and possibly up the trunks to clear them off the property. The first one was positioned as so my swing was not hindered, a first in itself. I consider that the primary factor in these cuts. I swung and nothing happened. The machete was new at the time and I was not completely familiar with it. Nevertheless, I couldn’t believe I had missed altogether. I repeated the swing. Still nothing, no sound, no impact shock, no sign of a cut in the trunk. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I measured my distance made a dry cut, and everything checked out at which point I moved 2-3” closer. And took my third swing. Nothing. WTF! I was dumb founded. At that point, completely bewildered, I reached out and pushed, and the upper part of the trunk fell to the ground. Afterwards, I pushed twice more and each time a section of the trunk slid off. You don’t know how I regret not having a camera that morning. I can hardly believe the story myself and don’t believe anyone else will. I live in Central America and machetes are common. I have not made another cut to equal those. That machete is not my favourite by any means.
Estos vídeos son bueno verlos para cuando uno quiera comprar un machete estos vídeos nos ayudan a todos gracias 👍
Cool machete! My biggest is 26”. That’s a beast.
I just bought a 22” Tramontina (with black plastic handle) to fill the gap in my collection. Now I have from 12” to 26” Tramontina Latin machetes and a handful of other styled Tramontinas. I think I have about 3 or 4 other brand machetes but I prefer Tramontina.
There is a place for a 28" machete I know of and that's down at waters edge. If you don't want to step into the water yet still have vegetation at that point a nice long machete is nice to have. As a Fly Fisherman I'd be glad to have an extended reach if I'm intending to remain on the bank. I'd buy it for that reason alone it's worth it to me!
Lmao idk if you’re going to see this but honestly a great review 💪💪
Nice video. Cool to see how the 28 inch blade looks being wielded. I have three 28 inch blade Imacasa Machetes coming in in a week (two Latin style with cross guard (left and right set) and a spear point one (for the car). How does the swing feel in the Latin style? Is it front heavy?
Sometimes bigger isn’t always better
Great video brother. It's a handheld bushhawg for sure. Prob good for clearing the thick stuff down in the FL swamps or something like that. Though Im originally from S. Appalachia & it'd do ok for the bottoms in the valleys. However I live in the Pac NW atm & nothing short of an axe or a fat little chopper like a Aranyik or something will do.
Thanks man! I enjoy doing these reviews and really like helping the would be buyers of some of these blades. There is a lot of garbage out there being marketed as “survival” or “heavy duty”. There are also a lot of paid or endorsed reviews that only further the illusion. I’m on a quest to expose the truth!! 😂
It sounds beautiful out there. I ask myself every summer, “what the hell am I doing in Alabama?”
I grew up in the pacific North-West. and for as long as I can remember you'd be reminded by the old school guys, never leave the house into the bush without a Faro-rod and and a decent camp axe. I was always told machetes are trash and used by poor's in 3rd world countries.
Later on in life I moved to the south, and I can tell you from the land I bought an axe ant going to do it brother. I bought an el cheapo Walmart Ozark trail 18inch. sheath sucks but man that thing is a tank and sharpens hella sharp with just a file and a strop.
Man, I’m glad you’re here and thank you for sharing! I would love to see the Pacific Northwest one day. I hear and believe it’s beautiful! I follow a surveyor in that area @steelheadjedi and I love watching him deal with his terrain.
I recently reviewed that Ozark Trail machete and was pleasantly surprised!
Machetes have a lot of uses up here like blackberry bushes and the rest of the brush by the cascades
Classism never wins!
Your reviews are very interesting and helpful. In Russia, machetes are not very common, an ax is more often used. I like to go on solo trips, so I need light cutting and chopping equipment. I want to try the machete. I need a tool that can cut branches from trunks and sometimes split logs. It is also sometimes desirable to cut the reeds. For other purposes, I have saws. Judging by your videos, the forest where you use the machete is very similar to the forests in central Russia. There are pines, fir trees, deciduous trees. Of course, I do not plan to use a machete to cut through thick logs. What do you think is the optimal machete length for my tasks?
Well, first of all, let me say thank you for your support! I enjoy cutting tools, but not as much as I enjoy the community around them. The tramontina bolo machete was a pretty good “multipurpose” blade. It came in around 14 inches. I did a couple videos on it. The weight forward design definitely improves chopping power but the thin blade wouldn’t be good for splitting. If you intend on packing a small ax or hatchet, then that won’t be a problem. I would suggest a machete between 14 and 18 inches.
Thanks for the answer! I recently experienced a small hatchet. It was made in the 19th century. For almost 100 years it was without a handle. I made a handle of oak dried for 19 years. This hatchet can well split the wood, the weight of the blade itself is about 300 g, the thickness of the butt is about 9 mm. But it is not very convenient to chop branches or cut reeds. I have various types of axes. But their weight grieves me. I will experience a machete. Let's see how suitable for our conditions.
@@hikewomeat This is Great!! I am excited to hear what you decide to purchase and how you like working with it!! Please let us know!
I will definitely talk about the results. Soon I am going to go on a fishing trip. The lake Seliger is located 380 km from Moscow. A lot of reeds grow along the shore, and there are thickets of prickly shrubs in the forest. Sometimes I need to cut off the branches of conifers located high. Therefore, I ordered a 26 -inch Tramontina machete.
@@hikewomeat Good choice!! I prefer the longer machetes too.
Looks like you must wear shoes with steel toe protection. Great upload
Is it sharp?
I have a 28". Too heavy for me to use for extended periods, and too floppy. I'd rather use a 24. I've also put a smaller machete blade on a short axe-like handle to maintain the reach, reduce weight, and make a variety of grips possible. I like it much better, although I only use it if I know I'm going to be in long enough stuff to need the reach.
I saw a surveyor once with an axe handle blade like you’re talking about. I thought it was the coolest hybrid I’d ever seen!! I told myself I was going to make one and I think I’m actually going to do it now! Thanks for reminding me!! If you don’t mind me asking, what region do you live in? It’s cool to know people’s preferences for their particular vegetation.
@@soloproject99 I live in northern Kentucky. I only use it on real tall grassy brushy stuff. I don't use it on woodier stuff, so I don't use it that much. But if I need the reach, it's at least light enough to use.
@@lukyguy1240 very nice! I think I’d like to try one out for our vine thickets. It would be nice on the knuckles to not have to get a bunch of thorns in them!
@@soloproject99 yes. I used a 14" panga blade, so I can turn it around and have a second edge, very thin, like billhook for honeysuckle vines, etc. I will say, try to bolster the wood around the handle. You will be putting a lot of stress where the rivets attach to the wood.
@@lukyguy1240 excellent advice! That’s something I would’ve probably missed and then had a split up handle!
the handle should have been made from a heavier material to counter balance the weight of the blade to make it more controllable in the hand
I totally agree!
Get rubber mason gloves an chop comfortably it's not about power its your technique kinda like dancin you gotta feel ya choppin
I am totally buying a 28in machete for cutting the woody shrubs on my desert property and not at all because I want to use it to learn colombian esgrima.
I did not buy a machete for such a silly thing.
I did not.
Ok I did
I would like it better if it could be used with two hands. I wish manufacturers weren't so closed-minded. I won't even buy a machete if it can't be used with two hands.