Reply With QuoteMy parang is nothing so fancy. It's a bit of old leaf spring cut and hammered into a longish blade with a plastic handle glued onto one end.Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Wizard
SubscriberEmotional attachment!Heh it's a bloody "gardening tool".
The parang, a full sized sledgehammer, the shovel and other pegs and anchors and camping equipment all went into our household "unaccompanied" personal effects - shipped over in a 20' container. Already landed, cleared customs etc. On the paperwork I declared the parang and my son's fencing foil as "weapons" just in case. (Didn't want to face a stroppy officer accusing me of not declaring even tho one is a gardening implement and the other sporting equipment). A customs letter arrived while the goods were in the ship still saying clearance was pre-approved. So easy. (Ie the goods/weapons hadn't even been sighted before approved even tho "weapons" declared)
interesting debate here. Far more intense that I expected.
Seriously - I was just seeking comment around whether the nanny state had gone completely mental in the 20yrs I have been away. You know - maybe because things like screwdrivers or hammers being used in road rage situations the powers that be may have declared anything that even looks sharp (let alone a machete/parang) is prohibited in a vehicle.
Seems that's not the case. Sure a cop on a bad day might be difficult to deal with if he folded down my rear seat-back and saw a hatchet, bowsaw, shovel and parang strapped down and nestled amongst first aid kit, trauma packs, tow straps, shackles, toolbox, foldup stools and date roll in a sealed bag.
But could happen 20yrs ago too. Such is life.
Neil
(Really shouldn't be a...) Grumpy old fart!
MY2013 2.2l TDCi Dual Cab Ute
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Wizard
SubscriberMy parang is nothing so fancy. It's a bit of old leaf spring cut and hammered into a longish blade with a plastic handle glued onto one end.
Neil
(Really shouldn't be a...) Grumpy old fart!
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Wizard
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(BTW a Padang Sabit isn't a parang. Padang is a city/place. The item is a Sabit.
"Padang sabit" likens to "Melbourne tram")
This is likely a better reference source for what a parang is:
Parang (knife) - Wikipedia
(And again mine is nowhere as stylised or ornate or decorative as the "souvenir" type pictured in the article.)
Neil
(Really shouldn't be a...) Grumpy old fart!
MY2013 2.2l TDCi Dual Cab Ute
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YarnMaster
Supporter[QUOTE=tact;2656179]My parang is nothing so fancy. It's a bit of old leaf spring cut and hammered into a longish blade with a plastic handle glued onto one end.
In PNG they were just called a bush knife. Everyone carried one.
Not to be confused with a sarif which is a bit of curved hoop iron about 3 ft long and sharpened for a foot at one end. Used for grass cutting as no one used a lawn mower.
Keith
Wizard
Subscriber[QUOTE=123rover50;2656237]exactly what a parang is. The Malay name for a bush/brush knife. In pacific islands like Vanuatu nearly everyone carries them everywhere too (outside of larger towns).
Neil
(Really shouldn't be a...) Grumpy old fart!
MY2013 2.2l TDCi Dual Cab Ute
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YarnMaster
Just to reinforce the absurdity of this thread, not you JDNSW,
The chainsaw is a perfectly reasonable tool, until you go to the movies with it ticking over wearing a hockey mask
By all means get a Defender. If you get a good one, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
apologies to Socrates
Clancy MY15 110 Defender
Clancy's gone to Queensland Rovering, and we don't know where he are
I don't think chainsaws are mentioned in the knife laws.😉
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