Axe and knife?

[styx]

I see someone had some free time. But honestly I'd be crazy enough to do it just to prove that you can take down a tree with a blade below 7 inches

 

[KNIFEABILITY]

That is a big ass tree! I would be intimidated with anything but a chainsaw.

 

[MrMushSHROOM]

I carry a gransfors bruks wildlife hatchet, RC-4 and supreme chainsaw when camping. Thinking of replacing the RC-4 with either an izula or esee-3. Need something with a thinner blade.

 

[KNIFEABILITY]

I am seriously looking at the small forest axe from gransfors, but I have to get the Junglas first.

 

[MrMushSHROOM]

The problem i find with the small forest axe is 90% of the time you are using it with 1 hand, which just gets uncomfortable.

Vaughan mini hatchet doing it's thing. Being able to make nice controlled swings is where the hatchet excels.

 

[quick kill]

Man that picture makes me miss home. Back to topic, I give another vote to the hawk. It's a grate peace of kit, along with a folding saw and a good knife your gtg. I'm also guilty of carrying more edged tools then three people need lol. So I may not be the best person to take advice from wen it comes to packing light.

 

[Mister Dark]

My regular backpacking "sharps" collection.

Cegga 15" axe, Fallkniven F1.


...although a SvenSaw has started tagging along a lot of the time...

 

[styx]

Man I grew up using axes. Oddly I was taught how to use them before anyone ever game me a knife. Just watch where you're swinging and it's all gonna be good.

 

[texastonydobbs]

I use my Wetterlings 19" Bushcraft axe from time to time with my ESEE4

 

[bikeknife]

You Can't go wrong with a 10(ish) inch blade. My BWM absolutely takes trees apart, and fits nicely in a backpack. A really great knife of that size for under 50 bucks is the Condor Kumunga. Not as beefy as the BWM or Jungalas but for a fraction of the price it is an excellent knife that could do a lot of the same things as a hatchet.