Camping Ax

Or you could do what I do and carry a sweet little DB Cruiser and a 16" Estwing.
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Yea, a single bit will do the work of both, but I hate beating on the pole of a good axe when driving stakes and the like. That little Estwing lives in my truck box and takes up zero room. I suspect it would be the same on a four wheeler.
Just another way to skin this cat.

I'd also recommend taking a look at the longer handled Estwing campers axe mentioned above.
While a metal handled axe isn't my choice for serious splitting and such, it's not like you're gonna be felling trees and splitting a couple cords on an camping trip and those Estwings really are bullet proof.
Plus, they're US made which I look for when I can.
Luck
Charlie
 
I really like my small collins axe. There are better axes out there for felling, but I like a hudson bay pattern for splitting firewood for camp and it does an ok job felling too. Poll is handy enough to drive nails or tent stakes. You can find heads up to 2-1/2 lbs. If you're handy, you can search flea markets for a head and hang it yourself. Makes your end product kind of special. Something for camp conversation.

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FME was indeed a real noodle scratcher.....From what I have been reading on here (obviosly you have different gear in the U.S.A. than we do in Australia) it would seem that GB, HB, Council Tool, Wetterlings Estwing etc are all worth a look, just depends how much you want to spend. Me tho personally when I go bush I usually take my trusty Hytest or Keech. If you really want to spend some bucks, try Carson Bosworth, I know he sells Keech axes, but you will pay through the nose for em. Or try the New Zealand made Tuatahi work axe.
 
Now I would mostly be using it for fire wood and clearing trees and building shelters when I go on camping trips. Size really isn't that big of a deal cause I use a four wheeler to go in the woods and find a place to set up.

Given this I'd recommend a 3/4 axe or 'boys axe'. Big enough to do some real work and still small enough for bushcrafting. One member recently posted pictures of his new Council boy's axe. It's a pretty sweet axe. And a couple of us have restored boy's axes recently.

The other thing I might suggest would be a carpenter's axe. Estwing makes a decent one.
 
Given this I'd recommend a 3/4 axe or 'boys axe'. Big enough to do some real work and still small enough for bushcrafting. One member recently posted pictures of his new Council boy's axe. It's a pretty sweet axe. And a couple of us have restored boy's axes recently.

The other thing I might suggest would be a carpenter's axe. Estwing makes a decent one.

I like the Estwing carpenter's axe, it looks nice and has some good reviews. I might look into that. Thanks man!
 
Given this I'd recommend a 3/4 axe or 'boys axe'. Big enough to do some real work and still small enough for bushcrafting. One member recently posted pictures of his new Council boy's axe. It's a pretty sweet axe. And a couple of us have restored boy's axes recently.

The other thing I might suggest would be a carpenter's axe. Estwing makes a decent one.


I think Square_peg beat me to it. A boys axe if weight isn't a problem, and CT because... well, bang for buck you can't get better.
 
I have Transform bruks and they are great. BUT for the best bang for the buck for camping I'd take the Estwings 44a campers hatchet. 16" handle. It is. Fantastic durable tool, and contrary to some folks opinions it can be gotten screaming sharp and kept that way pretty easily. They are around $50.00 most places.
 
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