>>144407These aren't really machetes... Machetes are much longer than that actually. And, ideally, much lighter, so you don't tire your arm too quickly when you swing it. These are just large knives.
Also OP, to answer your question, I occasionally carry one of those knives, but then, it depends. As I travel a lot, well, it depends where I'm going: there are trees so soft a machete is enough, some that can be cut with a large knife, some so hard you'll need a hatchet, and some even harder requiring an actual axe. An axe is the ideal cutting and splitting tool, but as you go gradually, the tools get heavier, so there's no perfect tool for every situation, considering how important weight can be.
Though there's another difference: the way it's used. An axe will require great precision and few but great efforts, while a large knife requires several but smaller efforts, and much less precision, which makes it much easier to use overall. There's no beating an axe in ideal conditions, bout outdoorsy conditions are rarely ideal. I've several times been so tired, I almost gave up on cutting wood with an axe. Never happened with a large knife.
So they're great, but it all depends on how the woods you go inna are, because every place is different.
As for large knives, you may also want to consider the pic related Becker BK9, and the Ontario Ranger RD9 which is basically a RTAK2 with 5160 steel, actually a great steel for this kind of knive.
