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[JERSEYTEX7]

Please recommend a good ax/hatchet for basic winter wilderness camping. Thanks.

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Fiskars hatchet, one of my favorite camp tools year round. Takes a good edge, comes pretty sharp, and a little reprofiling goes a long way. Very lightweight. Hard not to try out at $20.

The Wetterlings or GB's will also do a great job, if you have the cash. (Wetterlings are about 1/3 the price of the GB's.)

 

[JERSEYTEX7]

Thanks. Can you recommend an outlet/retailer? I would like to get "hands on" before buying. Great pics and thanks again.

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Meijer almost always carries them, if you have one near you. Sportsman's Warehouse usually carries just Gerber, but they might have them too. Not sure about Wally world.

 

[Elen]

I second the Fiskars. Cheap and good. The handle may look flimsy, but it's much more durable than any wooden handle I've used.

 

[Noshtero]

+1 to Fiskars

 

[tknife]

Another vote for the Fiskars. You can usually find them for under $15, they get the job done, are light, and sharpen up nicely.

 

[Zombie Zeke]

Sears has them, if you look at the Gerber Gator Combo Axe it is the same thing only with a handy little knife stuck in the handle, Made by Fiskars.

http://www.gerber-tools.com/Gerber-Gator-Combo-Axe-22-49470.htm

 

[Wabajack]

Fiskars over here. Can't go wrong with the price you pay.

Wetterlings are also good. Gransfors are the best.

 

[tarmix101]

I'm going to get butt crazy on you guys and recommend the Wetterlings Medium hunter.

Good price, and a great axe. I've owned/own several and had very good luck with them.

 

[Dantor]

+1 Wetterlings

 

[JERSEYTEX7]

Great response. Many thanks. Am headed to Sears to get a Fiskars ax my kids will be giving to me. Thanks again, guys (and Gals) .

 

[MIKE MACINTOSH]

Gransfors bruks is top of the heap but another top quality
axe you might give a look at is the Estwing company line of axes good edge profile and decent choppers strong as a tank:thumbup:
http://estwing.com/axes.htm

 

[Barrabas]

Diddo to what Mike said :thumbup:

The GB Wildlife hatchet is a wonderfully made instrument.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

Diddo to what Mike said :thumbup:

The GB Wildlife hatchet is a wonderfully made instrument.

another vote for the GB wildlife hatchet....:thumbup: i have had mine for a few years now.... i love it...

 

[Liam Ryan]

I have a GB small forest axe on the way, but I really want to try the mini hatchet.

 

[Salamander42]

Hope you find a Fiskars at Sears. . . Lowes carries them too but they are a seasonal item, so they don't have them in the stores right now. You may or may not find the same situation at Sears. Good luck!

 

[Cpl Punishment]

For a buy-at-Sears, I prefer the Estwing 16" camper's axe to the Fiskars.

Gransfors Bruks are nice if you have the cash, but don't Rule out Snow & Neally. Their Penobscot Bay kindling axe is a sweet sister.

 

[Bare Rib]

+4 on the 16" Eastwing camp axe.
thing is built like a tank and could probably chop one up. Its got a great foward weight to it that really helps chopping, and has a large edge for its size.

I also have a a Gerber/Fisker's that is the same size as the Eastwing and let me tell you what I have to work twice as hard to do the samething with it as it is much lighter. Also I am not happy with the quality of the steel in the G/F axe as mine has chipped out repeatedly.

my $.02

 

[kvaughn]

Estwing!+++