Scrappah, I agree with you, if you suspect you might need to be chopping something, take a big knife. I LIKE BIG KNIVES! But my point was if you need a choppa, a machete (in my case the BG parang) if it is thick enough will suffice quite well as a chopper, plus it can also cut grasses and vines (as in thornes) easier than a say 10 inch knife.

If I'm going to go "walking around" I will have AT LEAST my Bulldog with me, and a smaller blade even if all it is is a folder. Hehe, I forgot to say I would probably carry my Parang and my Muppy or Wardog and Just carry the Bulldog If I was only going to be gone a couple hours.

Even if you're just brewing up a cup or tea or coffee, or making some ramen noodles, it'll be easier to cut up some kindling with a 7 plus inch blade.