What a bunch of woosies... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I use my machete to chase javelina out of camp. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Slap em on the backside with the flat of the blade. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I call it Javelina Slappin - try it... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Seriously though I do carry a machete in desert country, because I think its about the best in close defence against snakes and tarantulas and scorpions.
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
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These are my own opinions based on wisdom earned through many wrong decisions. Your mileage may vary.