The Parang shop in Temerloh, Pahang

This particular hard ware shop in Temerloh is probably one shop I wouldn’t mind visiting again. Aside from having all the stuff you’d ever expect for a hardware shop, Kedai Nam Kee is well stocked with parangs of all shapes and sizes plus other little things that would make it an ideal one stop center for those needing last minute camping equipment.

The Nam Kee hard ware shop in Temerloh

Driving through Temerloh town on the way to the east coast, me and another mate realized that both of us did not carry a parang. This is a genuine case of ‘I thought you were…’. With most shops already closed (it was around 6pm), we know we would be okay with our Mora blades but having a parang would definitely boosts morale and save energy and time doing stuff around the camp.

So, Nam Kee saved us that day. Not only is the store packed to the bream with all shapes and sizes of parang imaginable, it also sells other stuff like lanterns, pots, ropes, water containers and even catapults.

But what made me most impressed with Nam Kee is the wide choices of parangs they have. While they are mostly mass produced and probably of medium and lower quality in terms of workmanship and blade quality, it would definitely do okay for general uses.

Parangs/ machetes of all sorts and designs

One particular design/ model really caught our attention. What made it stood out the most is the fact that these particular ones comes in wooden handle and wooden sheath. Not your typical plastics molded ones.

The wooden handle and sheath parangs are definitely nice than the plastic ones.

They are not superb but they will do the job. The  fact that the tang of the blade is inserted into the handle using only craft-making glue gave it away a definite mass production item. Heck with it, we needed parang and for RM48 each, they are a bargain.
So, instead of one parang, both of use ended up with one each. Walking away, we felt better knowing that we have a parang for the trip and have learnt that there is Nam Kee hard ware shop to go to in Temerloh for basic supplies.