I'm and I from Asia and I used to use the Parang before becoming a city slicker. A few things about the design. It's a tool for use in the Asian jungle. The veins are woody. That's why it's heavier than the South American machete. The belly should be almost straight. Scharde's design is a bit curve. This is to 'bit' into the veins and small branches. If the belly is too curve, the branch will 'glide' around the belly. The traditional Parang is rat tail tang. It's secure by a pin. The extra wood in the handle will help to absorb the shock. As it's chopping motion, not pull push motion, it should be good enough. If the handle is loose, just get village blacksmith to wack another handle in. I was told that the front is a skinner. Actually, I never seen anyone does skinning. It's more for a lighter 'precision' chopping, like making a joint in the wood. I use the front of the blade to 'chop' a small hole in the ground. The use it to scrap the bigger stones. The non sharpen part is for holding the Parang for a carving. Hold it flat with the thumb on the blade, not the spine. Tuck the the handle under the arm. It gives better control. Or hold the stick firmly, and use it like a shaving plane. I never see any local baton. The area in front of the handle is not strong. No one baton in the jungle. We just pick up twigs or shop small branches. I've seen the Bear Grylls Gerber Parang broke. When I was growing up. A 'real' man smoke. So it's easy to get a match or lighter. Never seen anyone use a Parang to strike on a firesteel. Finally, it's a favorite conceal weapon. There are very strick local firearms laws. So while preparing for a gang fight, people will roll the parang in newspaper and 'conceal carry' under their arms.

I've grown very weary of people calling schrade junk and Brian a sell out. I own 10 schrade products, all but one I first seen on this channel and I've never been steered wrong, not a single failure in any of them with very hard almost daily use( I live in a remote rural area). Of the 3 catastrophic blade failures I've had 2 were USA made and 1 from El Salvador. I only go off my own experiences and Survival on purpose and schrade have my loyalty because they have both earned it.

Ya I been looking for that ,thanks!

Great video.I appreciate all the time and effort you put into your videos.

After watching your video here I just ordered me this Schrade parang machete on Amazon. I'm going to use it as a home defense weapon. Thanks.

Just got around to viewing another great video. Don't see a need for a parang in my future but did enjoying watch what all it will do. Thanks for your reviews Brian. And wishing you and your family a terrific resurrection day.

Great video, as always. The Condor Bushcraft Parang has a similar profile, but with 10-75 High Carbon steel, and convex edge. It is amazing!

Nice review and testing! I like it! Nice balance and stick!

great job Brian! not something I need at type moment but it loops like a beast!

Simply awesome

Love the Schrade Saturdays!!! Well you sold me on another Schrade product, I'll be ordering one of the Parangs. Looks like a very useful tool for around my property and clearing the ever encroaching brush around the Deer Stand. I was looking for something heavier that a machete and this fits the bill. Thanks for the Review Mr. Bryan.

Excelent video I like very much this kind machetes for jungle situations.It is the rigth tool for the job. I like very much this parang but I really love it if the company manufacture in 1/4 inch thick like traditionals hand made parangs.

Another good review. I've got an Ontario 12" machete but the Parang seems to have more ergos. Excellent throwing skills! Mabuhay!

It was hard not to skip ahead to the balance testing but I watched from the beginning. lol Great blade right there.

I'd say it passed all tests with flying colors. Nice review and great video.

I do like big blades like that. Would love to get my hands on one of those...

as always i enjoyed your take.

Good work mate

another good review

Hello Bryan! Man you throw that just as good as Rambo ! Great balance testing 👍

Have a good Easter tomorrow

Great video. If you had one choice, FROE or PARANG? Thanks. Jim

Schrade Saturday :) Looks cool and seems to perform great. I haven´t got me a parang yet although I have been seriously considering getting one. I just love the long curve of the cutting edge. The handle looks really comfortable. Looks like it is more less similar to the handle of SCHGK1 Kukri? And it sure seems to have quite impressive balance for a bigger blade ;) Great review as always! Big thumbs up!

Hi Brian, which do you like the best, this schrade parang or the condor bushcraft parang you reviewed?

Dang, a parang! Parang's do look cool. I thought about getting a smaller version.

I always enjoy your guitar picking! Please be careful not to subdivide Mr. Stinky. Good review.

thumbs up you know that little laugh you do every time it sticks little scary but thumbs up anyway 🤣 love it

Well, it's certainly an improved sheath over my condor Parang, which I really like, but the sheath sucks to be sure. In general I find these devices very useful for the kind of stuff I use a machete for. I have been planning on picking up second one, maybe I'll spring for one of these. Although I really do prefer high carbon steel....

Love the throwing. The blade sinks into the wood, it seems like it wants to get stuck. I find that other blades don't get stuck, such as the Schrade bolo and gerber machetes. Do you think that it is because of the coating or blade geometry? Thanks

Hey Brian, I just got my Apocabox for this month, are you going to be doing a review of it. It's got some pretty nice stuff I have to say, I was pretty surprised.

Like all of your videos, this was really good. However, I gotta ask...who is doing the guitar work in the background, and what is the name of that piece? Thanks

I got to say them Guitar Licks are pretty darn good!

Hey man on a future Schrade Saturday can you show us how to make our own kabonker? Happy Easter bud.

when you get time can you review a smiths tinder grater box

Well Bryan....looks to me like a pretty fair deal at that price point!! Is it as rugged as the Mini Duku Parang? Shucks, I don't know....but still, not a bad deal at all. Perhaps you might want to compare the two??? Happy Easter brother!!!!!!!!!!! :-) God Bless you and yours!! As you know, I'm a fan boy of SOP!!

Hi Brian, is the music you use by Rev Gary Davis? it really seems like his fantastic guitar work. I'm really curious about the Schrade schmbs Priscilla, it looks like the perfect machete n no one has reviewed the 'finished' version. as always, love your vids.

If you don't want to use a hatchet this appears to be a good alternative. If you grab the back of the blade near the front you can use it to do finer cutting. In my view it is a good choice for what I'd call a survival blade while most survival blades aren't. It can be had for less than $300.00 I'm thinking.

Hey Bryan, was that you picking and strumming? Balance Orientation And Rotation Device - I see what you did there.

What's your take on KZfaq Ads? or lack of!

I have the eco parang and have done a week survival trip with it. Smaller, lighter, more useful and effective.

You just got a new subber

maybe with no finger guard they figure to make the first two inches of the blade dull, I like that machete schrade makes good knives

I don't know, but, I thought I heard more of a "twack" sound when she hit the wood. The "prarang" sound would probably come from slapping the wood with the side of the blade.

That unsharpened area is exactly for the purpose you thought it was for; choking up. Traditional, authentic parangs have almost a third of their blade length unsharpened for choking up.

You had me at "balance test".

帕兰和柴刀是温带至热带森林必备工具，而且刀型经过千百年时间的沉淀和修正，已经是最优设计，最为可靠，值得信赖……

don't ever purchase an Ozark Trail multi tool its horrible another complaint I have is there in no opitional sheath for the smith and Wesson M&P9 Knives good knives but I like having a belt sheath for edc I love the schrade machete is awesome

Small comment. It's not a parang machete. A machete is longer and has a flexible blade. South America version. A jungle bolo or parang is from (South East) Asia. Shorter, stiff blade. Saying parang machete is like saying Goodbye Au revoir. Cool stuff, Bryan.

What's up with the skunk that appeared and weight and rotation device on your second test?

I like it! And I'm pretty sure you do too :D

I was scared you were going to hit the "skunk"

this is probably one of only six different style blades I've not added to my collection.

Can't complain about Schrades pricing.

It looks like a cheaper copy of the Condor Bushcraft Parang.

Well acutally you're wrong A parang is for everything Even making feather sticks. That is why there is a non sharpened part to hold it and use it for carving It also can be used for digging

I want one, but I am waiting until they put one in a Battlbox! LOL

I use a Swiss knife. This is Machete enough. :)

I have a hand full of old machetes. I'm looking for a full time chopper. think I found it. also looks sexy..... hopefully the wife will understand lol blessings sir 😇

Uh-Huh She dun did 'em all without break'n a sweat ! Watch 'Lil-Stinky don't git them Easter Eggs. T F S Bryan. Have a Hopp-E Easter ATB Terry God Bless

Haha..from ur review of the parang u obviously don't know much about it..I got a few of the parang..a traditional one that is..not some knock off version of it..I got a few long and short version of the parang..it was invented for daily usage in the rain forest..the natives here mostly carry only one parang with them, depending on the circumstances, as a cutting tool when they go into the rain forest and that mean it's a do it all tool..cutting trees and wood..building shelter and even houses..making traps..scale fish..making fire..cutting and gutting animals, chopping vegetables etc and also for self defence. I was taught on how to use it, among others, for self defence when studying my country traditional martial art called silat. Overall, because of its the do it all tool, the design of the blade was made as such as it is and there's also other design of the parang too depending on what the intended purposes of using it. What u got there in the video is a multipurpose non traditional version of the parang.

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Say Heah, Lemme Wish You a Happy Easter, Christ is Risen,,, He Truely is Risen. Yup Tis the Season for Parangs. Yup'Sur. Infact I'm trying to figure out which long knife I wanna use. It's still early green briars, I tried my Druid 23 its Ok, I brought out my Wilderness Pal Premier with the knuckles guard and its a little better, I just got a Fox Parang Bushcrafter Jungle Knife, but its a no can do, its way to short(.) grrrr that was supposed to be period and not look like a boobie, sorry about that. I do have my Cold Steel Double BlWdge discontinued M16" Machete, now we're getting closer, Ok, I like a 1095 CroVan Carbon to hold a good edge retention and it does, It came nice sharp and I keep it sharp. Yeah, my Parangatang is one of my Fav. bramble slated, But this price on your Parang, Is a good price.,,.

It's made by Schrade therefore it's a piece of s...

Man...Americans just love to hear themselves talk...and then when you Actually get to the chopping you fast forward..thumbs down from me with a thougt of maybe unfollow...