FLISSA 11'' Machete for Yard Work, Ergonomic Air Tech Handle and Lightweight Sheath, Stainless Steel Machete Knife for Gardening, Bushcraft, Hunting

I teach winter survival for my Colorado SAR team. I always carry a saw and knife in my gear so I can cut and baton wood to build a fire no matter how bad conditions might be. A good knife for this task needs to be long enough to split larger wood, but thin enough to still be reasonably lightweight (but not so thin that you can't hammer on it with the baton). My previous go-to knife for this purpose was no longer in production, so I needed to find a new model to recommend to my team. I tested this model (among several others) in the field over the weekend and it checked all the boxes. I'll be recommending the Flissa to my teammates going forward, and probably picking up a couple of extras to loan out during trainings, since the price is extremely reasonable.

Great tool for camping, chopping, small branches, etc.

Received it in nice secure packaging. I think the length is perfect, but it’s like ice cream. Everyone has their preferences.For me it possesses great handle economics, with a very secure grip that prevents your hand from riding up on the blade. The blade came very sharp and it is a very secure, hard plastic Kydex style molded sheath with good retention. Time will tell if it dulls the blade or not. Many of them do.I like that it does not have saw teeth on the back of them as my experience is that they are useless and dangerous.I personally would not want to be sawing away on something with a razor, sharp blade pointing up at me. Imagine if you slipped and fell forward. Tools that try and do multiple things rarely do any of them well.I would buy another one of these for a family member as a gift.

Very sharp and has held up nicely so far, definitely feels a little thin though and like it might break if you really went for it into a thick piece of wood.

Takes a beating better than I thought it would. Hammered it to split some wood and it has proved it’s more than its worth.

Satisfied

Very sharp and has great balance

One star changed to 5 star because the product is just too darn perfect. Kukri hard sheath has a locking system with no info provided anywhere. I fumbled with it until last effort was to shove the handle deeper into sheath and WALLA A CLICK.OK it is inventive and works well except it's rather counterintuitive to push down to release up.My frustration is that I had to figure this out by trial and error instead of a simple mention anywhere.Finally, am I missing something or was this locking system designed to operate this way by having to push down hard to allow pulling upward release? Is there another method?OH by the way I really really like the product even with the learning curve.