3 Uses Of A Kukri Machete On Outdoors

A kukri knife is known worldwide for its ruthlessness in the hands of the Gurkha warriors. The kukri machete matches the gurkha knife in its chopping and slicing ability but is often considered as an inferior to the kukri knife when it comes to core power.

Think of a kukri machete as a factory produced version of a hand crafted toughness and originality of a kukri knife. The mass produced machete may lose out on originality points but it gains some points back by being an accessible tool that a modern day person can carry around when outdoors.

In fact, a kukri machete can become an ultimate trip companion when used in the right way. Here are three ways you can use a kukri machete when you venture out.

As a Camping Knife

Don’t be deterred with a massive size of a kukri machete or its ominous blade design. A gurkha machete can seamlessly transform into a camping knife. With 18" inch overall length and 16 ounce weight, a kukri machete can be easily tucked inside a backpack or tied to a belt with a lash and carried on oneself.

The shape of a kukri machete allows it to act as a camping axe. The workhorse nature of this variation of a kukri knife, allows you to work out for hours-be out for chopping or cutting- and it won’t lose the edge.

Who said a camping axe needs to be expensive? A cheap kukri machete is an inexpensive alternative to high end camping knives. With its 3 mm blade thickness, it can plough through any solid ground or ice to help you in a range of camping activities from erecting a tent to chopping blocks of ice for water in snowy vastness.

As a Self Defense Knife

A kukri knife was used by the gurkha warriors to alash and rip their opponents drawing streams of blood in their wake. A kukri machete can also do the same today by acting as a self defense weapon when you are out in the open where the danger can spring at you from anywhere.

A kukri machete has a long downward slanting edge which is concave and extremely sharp. One blow, and the criminal will be cursing his luck.

There is no place you need more protection than in the wilderness where humans and beasts both look more dangerous than they should. A kukri machete will arm you like a rifle. All you need is the will and reflex of the gurkha warrior.

There is a reason why a kukri knife was feared by the mightiest of armies, like the Germans, in the second world war.

The shape of the cutting edge on a gurkha knife was unique giving it power in the forward thrusting force unmatched by a regular survival knife. A kukri machete, with the right amount of practice, can deliver the same punch in the face of threat.

No other knife can out-cut a kukri machete. The blade shape inside to have maximum impact upon the minimal use of force, making a kukrachete an ideal knife for self defense, and survival alongside its use as camping knife.

As A Hunting Knife

A kukri machete is a multi purpose tool that won’t just help chop blocks of wood and limb tree branches. It can also act as your go to hunting knife to chop up big game.

The blade of a kukri machete is usually made of high carbon steel. But it is durable because corrosion resistant paint is baked into its 13" long blade. The kukri machete will sit in your hunting toolkit for a long time without rusting.

Another thing that makes a kukri machete an ideal hunting knife is the ergonomic handle, usually made of hard polypropylene that won’t hurt your palms even as you work through a big deer for hours.

A full tang construction of the blade of a kukri machete allows for a boost of blade strength. Rest assured, your blade won’t dangle off the handle even as you smash through thickest of flesh or bone.

This concludes our list of outdoor uses of a kukri machete. Make sure you carry one before going on a hiking or camping trip.

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