Quote Originally Posted by Maat Mons View Post
Watching this video (and then this one) has me wondering, how well would a sword stand up to being used as a machete? Would that thinner, lighter blade be a major hindrance to chopping brush? Would your sword edge get too dull from trailblazing to serve adequately as a sword?

Also, where would you choose to wear a sword if you were trudging through dense vegetation? Traditionally, machetes are worn on the back, which isn't good for drawing quickly, and swords are worn at the hip, which would they'd be getting tangled in the underbrush.
Swords are a broad category. Historically they even had some that were made for chopping/sawing through vegetation like the pioneer sword and a machete is just a falchion with a different cutting edge.

For carrying location I'd go for over shoulder slung if I'm planning to be using it off and on all day but it would need to have flexibility on how it can be carried to be changed depending on terrain and need.