Alone (Reality TV): which edged tools?

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The last thread on this was 2 years ago, so I am going to ask:

Which edged tools would be among your 10 items, assuming you were in the northern boreal forest (pine dominated)?

I am watching season 8 in British Columbia. I see a lot of axes, saws, and multitools.
 
Alberta Ed said:
An ax, preferably a Hudson Bay 3/4 single bit by Snow & Neally.
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Thanks for your reply.

The show has interesting parameters to consider. For example, you don't need to travel far, so weight isn't necessarily a concern. So why not a full size axe? On the other hand spending too much time on any one task seems to be a bad strategy, so maybe a smaller axe is all you need in terms of chopping power, and is better for making things to boot.

I think I would go with a small forest axe, one step above a hatchet.
 
Monofletch said:
After your shelter was built how much axe would you actually use? I see how some of the saws are really useful.
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If you had the knowledge, you would use it to make chairs, eating utensils, shovels, etc. These would be creature comforts after all your basic needs were being met. I would guess most people never get past meeting their basic needs.
 
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I’m not a huge axe user. I own 2. My pruning saw gets more use. That being said I’m not on Vancouver Island.
 
1. Big knife (khukuri or my Kershaw Camp 10)
2. Smol knife (Mora Kansbol)
3. Some kind of multitool

I’ll edit this later and think of my non-edged tools haha.

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4. A simple lighter
5. Lifestraw water filter or something similar
6. 100 feet of 550 paracord
7. Compass
8. Map of the area
9. GP-100 in .357 for hostile wildlife (although we will actively avoid threats outside of hunting)
10. Phone so I can call a ride and get the hell out of there and get back to the city
 
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DangerZone98 said:
1. Big knife (khukuri or my Kershaw Camp 10)
2. Smol knife (Mora Kansbol)
3. Some kind of multitool

I’ll edit this later and think of my non-edged tools haha.

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4. A simple lighter
5. Lifestraw water filter or something similar
6. 100 feet of 550 paracord
7. Compass
8. Map of the area
9. GP-100 in .357 for hostile wildlife (although we will actively avoid threats outside of hunting)
10. Phone so I can call a ride and get the hell out of there and get back to the city
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No firearms allowed in the show, you can have a traditional bow, however that's an item, and if you know how to fabricate a bow in the wild you can save that spot for other items.
 
dogstar said:
Thanks for your reply.

The show has interesting parameters to consider. For example, you don't need to travel far, so weight isn't necessarily a concern. So why not a full size axe? On the other hand spending too much time on any one task seems to be a bad strategy, so maybe a smaller axe is all you need in terms of chopping power, and is better for making things to boot.

I think I would go with a small forest axe, one step above a hatchet.
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That's pretty well what the HB 3/4 bit is.
 
dogstar said:
If you had the knowledge, you would use it to make chairs, eating utensils, shovels, etc. These would be creature comforts after all your basic needs were being met. I would guess most people never get past meeting their basic needs.
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Get a carpenters axe or carving axe or something.

It is amazing what people can make with those.
 
Monofletch said:
After your shelter was built how much axe would you actually use? I see how some of the saws are really useful.
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One guy used his to kill a wolverine that was stealing meat from his cache. You also need to supply a lot of firewood for long term living in the climates Alone drops folks in. It’s almost always late fall into winter.
 
Ideally I'd take a small forrest Axe, silky saw and medium sized knife. Otherwise at a pinch my Lionsteel M7 could be a capable single knife/cutting option. Batons great, chops very well for its size and with the large finger choil decent at doing smaller tasks.
 
Btw, if anyone wants to see what a machete can get you watch youtube channel Survival Instinct. Guy lives in the rainforest, does quite well for himself, and uses only either a sharp rock or machete as tools to build and eat well.
 
I'm extremely impressed with my Tramontina bolo, one of the true bargains of the "knife" world. I have used it to chop down a small hard wood tree which it did admirably (was seeing what it could do) but here in Northern Europe there are better choices although I agree in more tropical climates it could be a single tool option.
 
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