I'm switching teams bros, don't judge.

[burninatorzw]

You can conceal carry a tomahawk every day--and comfortably too, while hiking, driving, running, biking, a day at the office, etc. It just needs to be one of these:

https://www.wingardwearables.com/backripper-tomahawk

Or this.

https://www.wingardwearables.com/empress-tomahawk

Gotcha;

Hawk as in tomohawk.

EODC - Every other day carry. Won't carry to work or town. I run my dogs most nights and carry then. Also mount hawk in vehicle.

How do you.CC a frikkin tomohawk??

I live rural, not 20 minutes drive from some big forests. Live on edge of town tho.

Gotcha;

Hawk as in tomohawk.

EODC - Every other day carry. Won't carry to work or town. I run my dogs most nights and carry then. Also mount hawk in vehicle.

How do you.CC a frikkin tomohawk??

I live rural, not 20 minutes drive from some big forests. Live on edge of town tho.

 

[DocT]

I do not need a Tomahawk, but I would rather have this than a large knife, most of the time. I can at least process wood and build stuff.

I much prefer a small fixed blade around 4 to 4.5" of blade length plus a small light hatchet. Those two things do all I need in the real world. I could even get by with a smaller fixed blade.

 

[craytab]

You can conceal carry a tomahawk every day--and comfortably too, while hiking, driving, running, biking, a day at the office, etc. It just needs to be one of these:

https://www.wingardwearables.com/backripper-tomahawk

Or this.

https://www.wingardwearables.com/empress-tomahawk

Really? You carry one of those while running or biking? More power to you! I could not pull that off. Plus, if it is primarily a weapon, I'll take a sub-compact any day over an axe I have to shove down my pants

You should really check out the practical tactical subforum here. They will love your products! Seriously.

Edit: here's a link to prac-tac. The subforum is a little hard to find: https://www.bladeforums.com/forums/practical-tactical.680/

 

[allenC]

I don't like paracord wrap very much on anything that you might get really dirty , as in blood , guts , , grease etc.

Hard to clean up unless it's sealed/ coated .

Yep. A stinky nasty fish guts smell would linger for days if not weeks.

 

[allenC]

As for the tomahawk...

I just don't get it.
I understand it as a weapon, but it's such a compromise for just about anything else.

 

[burninatorzw]

Well, at 6-8 ounces the Backripper Tomahawks are VERY light as hatchets. Definitely more optimized for combatives than wood chopping. For wood processing weight is great. Still, with that concentrated chopping edge and full length handle, these do make the chips fly. Light chopping tasks are quite practical. Think those belt axes favored by 18th-19th century frontiersmen/long hunters were downright dainty in size and weight, yet could break down deer carcass and prep for camp just fine.

I do not need a Tomahawk, but I would rather have this than a large knife, most of the time. I can at least process wood and build stuff.

I much prefer a small fixed blade around 4 to 4.5" of blade length plus a small light hatchet. Those two things do all I need in the real world. I could even get by with a smaller fixed blade.

 

[burninatorzw]

I haven't been able to ride a bike since puberty, but we have customers that bike with their backrippers. And you'll be surprised how comfortable it is. I've carried long knives and handguns for years and the the ergonomics of our tomahawks make it much more comfortable to carry. Check link below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zPxBbH5P9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I developed the backripper as a sidearm/primary for when firearms were explicitely prohibited, and it also functions as a backup sidearm and just daily practical EDC utility cuts and light chopping chores.

We have customers using them both ways. Parts of California make it very hard to conceal carry so folks are using these as primaries. In Texas, you can carry a gun everywhere except places of business that get over 50% revenue off alcohol sales. I've been a designated driver for a bachelor party in Texas and, even though I didn't touch a drop of the stuff, I could not legally carry a handgun in a bar. So the tomahawk has a role to play.

Also, thank you very much for the recommendation on the sub forum. Will check it out!

Appreciatively, Zac with Wingard Wearables Co.

Really? You carry one of those while running or biking? More power to you! I could not pull that off. Plus, if it is primarily a weapon, I'll take a sub-compact any day over an axe I have to shove down my pants

You should really check out the practical tactical subforum here. They will love your products! Seriously.

Edit: here's a link to prac-tac. The subforum is a little hard to find: https://www.bladeforums.com/forums/practical-tactical.680/

 

[craytab]

I haven't been able to ride a bike since puberty, but we have customers that bike with their backrippers. And you'll be surprised how comfortable it is. I've carried long knives and handguns for years and the the ergonomics of our tomahawks make it much more comfortable to carry. Check link below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zPxBbH5P9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I developed the backripper as a sidearm/primary for when firearms were explicitely prohibited, and it also functions as a backup sidearm and just daily practical EDC utility cuts and light chopping chores.

We have customers using them both ways. Parts of California make it very hard to conceal carry so folks are using these as primaries. In Texas, you can carry a gun everywhere except places of business that get over 50% revenue off alcohol sales. I've been a designated driver for a bachelor party in Texas and, even though I didn't touch a drop of the stuff, I could not legally carry a handgun in a bar. So the tomahawk has a role to play.

Also, thank you very much for the recommendation on the sub forum. Will check it out!

Appreciatively, Zac with Wingard Wearables Co.

Interesting about the Texas thing. I did not know that. Often times though, if you can't carry a firearm you also aren't going to be allowed to shove an axe in your pants I kid with that a bit here as it does look a bit silly but I totally get wanting to have a weapon or a back up to a pistol. I myself carry a medium fixed blade inverted CM style rear left hip opposite my firearm that is on my right rear hip.

And hey, if people are enjoying carrying your product, by all means, enjoy! I bike about 10 miles a day as a means of exercise (while the gym is closed) and I sure couldn't see carrying a hawk like that. But there are those more talented than me for sure, so good on them!

 

[unwisefool]

This thread just became so much more enjoyable once we added in IWB concealed tomahawks.

 

[unwisefool]

I haven't been able to ride a bike since puberty, but we have customers that bike with their backrippers. And you'll be surprised how comfortable it is. I've carried long knives and handguns for years and the the ergonomics of our tomahawks make it much more comfortable to carry. Check link below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zPxBbH5P9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I developed the backripper as a sidearm/primary for when firearms were explicitely prohibited, and it also functions as a backup sidearm and just daily practical EDC utility cuts and light chopping chores.

We have customers using them both ways. Parts of California make it very hard to conceal carry so folks are using these as primaries. In Texas, you can carry a gun everywhere except places of business that get over 50% revenue off alcohol sales. I've been a designated driver for a bachelor party in Texas and, even though I didn't touch a drop of the stuff, I could not legally carry a handgun in a bar. So the tomahawk has a role to play.

Also, thank you very much for the recommendation on the sub forum. Will check it out!

Appreciatively, Zac with Wingard Wearables Co.

So I don't like how it pokes out the pants when you sit down. Have you thought abought curving the end of the handle forward and rounding it off?

 

[burninatorzw]

Do you own one? We haven't observed that as an issue. I reckon if you wear really tight jeans that it might print more.

We have done that kind of handle modification. We made two very recently for MOLLE compatibility.

I need to figure out how to post pictures. But for now, here's the post about the MOLLE compatible Backrippers. We plan to make more of them. They also tuck into the pants just fine.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjS8_fDliU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The regular Backrippers have a flared out, squared off butt end of the handle for reinforced grip rentention in combatives--think a forceful take down using the hook buried into an opponent--body weights are being pulled around so the flared out handle design is extra insurance. The flat face on the base of the handle is also handy for some smashing/squashing tasks (think cracking nuts in bushcraft or crushing bugs racing by the baseboard in your house).

So I don't like how it pokes out the pants when you sit down. Have you thought abought curving the end of the handle forward and rounding it off?

 

[Zulus]

This thread just became so much more enjoyable once we added in IWB concealed tomahawks.

You can IWB even lumberjack axe - but it strictly depends on your WB size ...

 

[Danke42]

Do you own one? We haven't observed that as an issue. I reckon if you wear really tight jeans that it might print more.

We have done that kind of handle modification. We made two very recently for MOLLE compatibility.

I need to figure out how to post pictures. But for now, here's the post about the MOLLE compatible Backrippers. We plan to make more of them. They also tuck into the pants just fine.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjS8_fDliU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The regular Backrippers have a flared out, squared off butt end of the handle for reinforced grip rentention in combatives--think a forceful take down using the hook buried into an opponent--body weights are being pulled around so the flared out handle design is extra insurance. The flat face on the base of the handle is also handy for some smashing/squashing tasks (think cracking nuts in bushcraft or crushing bugs racing by the baseboard in your house).

You can see it poking your pants in the video.