Hmm...I guess it's a "no-go" then. I'll propably start taking karate lessons so I can chop my firewood with my bare hands. Oh and Matt, I sense you are fishing for a "weapon argument" more than you were wondering about anything. I believe I allready said what I intended to use it for. Sorry, this one's not biting. But it does make ME wonder what tool you used to chop firewood, trim branches around the bushcamp etc.
Machete, axe, panga; they're all tools that serve the outdoor camper well. Panga would have been my prefered choice since my experience with it is extensive and I feel comfortable using it over an axe or a machete. I used to live in Botswana as a child and the panga would be handed over the counter in a general store before any foodstuffs. To me personally it's a "nice to have" more than a "need to have". So I will propably follow Robert and Richards advice and buy a cheap local one along the way, and shrug if it gets confiscated.
AliBaba, I do plan to bring a leatherman (or simillar), allthough I don't think it will replace the functions of an axe.
Thanks for the input guys. Much appreciated.
Last edited by McThor; 27 Apr 2007 at 19:36.
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