MexicoTed
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Machete in Baja?
Hey Nomads,
Got a question for you that a friend asked me and I didn't know the answer. He asked if he (a gringo) could bring his machete to Baja, and also if he
is allowed to bring it back across the US border?
His thinking is both some sort of security and also for chopping up stuff I guess. Anyone know the rules?
Thanks,
Ted
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woody with a view
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it is a "tool." tell your friend, the MexiCops and the USCops. i keep one sheathed in the space between my drivers seat and the console, at all
times.....
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805gregg
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I'm like Woody I've always got one within reach, no problem, unless you stick your soon to be handless arm in my truck.
[Edited on 1-14-2012 by 805gregg]
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DENNIS
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You can take your machete anywhere....except Hussong's on a Friday night.
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bajafam
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we have them stashed beneath each seat, along with our tree saws
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Pompano
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I prefer this.....'Pompano Pike'
Machete-wieding nomad gladiators! Those machetes are like the proven Roman short swords...good for close-in work where you slash and stab........ but
to avoid Bandito Bad Breath, try this:
Available in lengths from 6 to 16 feet.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Bob and Susan
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ted...remind your friend...
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Marc
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I take along a really cool machete. Last year on Mex16 in Sonora the soldiers at a check point stop found it and spent a minute or two admiring it. No
problemo.
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Oso
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No problemo- just an agricultural tool. At La Bufadora you can buy el cheapos engraved with "Lorena Bobbit Special".
I wish I could find a "Charro style" machete. The last time I saw one was at a saddlery in Mexico City, They are classier, with slimmer blades and
hand guards (or whatever they're called), a bit more like a sword or sabre than an ag tool.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Oddjob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
No problemo- just an agricultural tool. At La Bufadora you can buy el cheapos engraved with "Lorena Bobbit Special".
I wish I could find a "Charro style" machete. The last time I saw one was at a saddlery in Mexico City, They are classier, with slimmer blades and
hand guards (or whatever they're called), a bit more like a sword or sabre than an ag tool. |
http://www.condortk.com/index.php
Click swords and look at the bush cutlass. You can find retailers online that sell Condor machetes. I have one and they make a quality product.
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