I use a machete in my woods for cutting poison ivy and grapevines that love to strangle out my trees, and occasionally for finishing off some stringy wood while splitting. The handle on my cheapie job just started getting wiggly so I picked up this Fiskars for $20 off amazon. I don’t think it will be worse than the el cheapo but at first glance it’s definitely not the usual quality fiskars product I get for a decent price. I’ll test it this weekend. Made in China but at that price expected. It doesnt have to be too fancy bouncing around in the back of the gator to wack vines here and there. Just has to work and hold up. Thought I’d check in here for anyone’s thoughts on a decent one for smaller vines the hatchet or saw aren’t needed for.