Choosing a felling axe for backpacking

[Woodcraft]

Is that a wooden bike path?
Is it normally wet in that spot?
Color me confused as to why you are putting what looks like a raised bike path on dry ground in the woods.


Edit
Nevermind, I looked into it. That is in fact a raised bike path in the woods. SMH.

 

[Danke42]

It is a raised path and come spring melt it's a creek that lasts into June. Before it had the typical low ladder bridge but it's so wet that the bridge would rot every year and every spring you were fixing it.

It was a 3 user trail so first we built a high line boring ride around for the horses and then built the bridge for bikes or walkers. The second one is pretty well bike only as it's so high no one hikes up there.

 

[JWpipes]

At some point I would like to pick up a vintage axe as a project, but I'm not looking to do so right now. I've got a couple of tomahawks and a bowie knife that are all projects-in-waiting, and I need an axe to use right away. So at this point in time I'm looking to buy a new axe.

The Wetterlings Hudson Bay looks like a nice option, but it's more expensive than I'm interested in spending right now. I've always liked Dayton pattern heads, but I haven't found anything out there that I really like. Based on the recommendation of a couple of other crew leaders and a crosscut saw "guru" I'm really leaning toward the Hultafors Agdor.

I have an older hultafors Montreal pattern 2 1/2lb head on a 28 inch haft and I love it! I have another head that needs to be hung and a Gransfors Bruks Montreal 3.5lb head as well. They are fairly common in Canada and I love picking them up at antique stores and flea markets. I bought one this morning for $10 CDN
That’s like $7 USD.

I also hung a true temper Black Prince double bit head earlier today. The fit is excellent with a bit of bite 360degrees around the base. 30 inch hickory haft with good Grain orientation. This one is for sale...