I have a few large choppers. I wouldn't want to use the bigger ones, like my Rat Daddy and HI ASTK , for machete work. I think my Basic 11 and CS Gurkha Kukri are light enough for clearing vines but still heavy enough to use for chopping. They are definitely a compromise, but I'm okay with that.
Oh, and my SS4 and CABS make good companion blades.
Currently I have a B-11 strapped to my bag and I found it to be useable for all things that I have asked from it thus far. Being in Oklahoma I don't chop much except for when I want to for fun. Now if I were living in the PNW or the NE part of the States I could see a need for chopping more. The stuff that I have needed to chop while out and about can and has been handled by the SODLE.
