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Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van

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Freedom. This is my Hooyman bush machete.

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I bought it as an inexpensive outdoor

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tool and used it mainly to clear

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brush while hiking with my dog.

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The low price was the appeal for

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me. Getting it wet brought a recurring

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rust problem, which became the main drawback

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of owning it. The matching product picture

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shows the long blade,

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shaped grip and belt sheath.

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I also like its green-and-black appearance.

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Those are the features of the item

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I bought. The picture gives a useful

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view of its overall outline,

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while my review comes from carrying it

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on walks and using it for brush.

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The sheath and the tool's length are

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useful parts of planning where it goes

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in an equipment kit.

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My van-build photographs show the broader storage

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work, including the portable saw setup and

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the drawer construction on the patio.

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They show the work behind organizing equipment

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around the van. The machete's job in

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my kit was outdoors.

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I used other tools for the fitted

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parts of the van.

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Keeping those different roles clear makes the

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storage discussion more useful: a long outdoor

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cutting tool has a different shape from

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the smaller items arranged in a drawer.

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My page includes two researched alternatives,

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the Fiskars machete axe and the Gerber

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Gator Bush Machete. Their matching pictures show

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different blade profiles and grips.

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Those are comparison options.

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My firsthand account here belongs to the

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Hooyman I bought and used.

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For me, this was a low-cost tool

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for clearing brush on walks with my

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dog. It was not a premium-quality purchase,

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and rust after getting wet remained a

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problem. I liked the appearance,

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but the rust is part of the

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ownership experience too. Thanks for watching.

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I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van Freedom.

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The full Hooyman machete review,

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build photographs and current buying options are

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linked below. Until next time.