Machete vs Hatchet/ Small Axe

@Runsalone I agree with medcommander - that video was awesome... that is an axe.technique Im going to start using now. You made it look easy.
And yes I am going a little tool heavy due to my lack of experience but I have also grown to love blades so its fun to take some out that I can play with. My set up compensates for the added weight in tools though... Weighted my pack about a month ago and it was 36lbs. Since then I took out a few things but added the hatchet. So it may still be roughly the same.

@HeabyHanded thanks for more information on that I started working on the Rockforge I already own and am going to play around with it more tomorrow.

Btw question - This is blade forums so its probably not appropriate to start a camping/ backpacking thread on here, is it? I'm definitely going to put a thread up of our tools in action though.
 
mlm2588 said:
Btw question - This is blade forums so its probably not appropriate to start a camping/ backpacking thread on here, is it? I'm definitely going to put a thread up of our tools in action though.
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You've got a few forums here that might fill that need.

Hunting and Fishinghttp://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/846-Hunting-amp-Fishing
Outdoor Gear, Survival Equipment & More.http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/865-Outdoor-Gear-Survival-Equipment-amp-More
Wilderness & Survival Skills.http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/692-Wilderness-amp-Survival-Skills

Likely there is some camping/backpacking info lurking around in there.

Amazing. A thread about machetes and hatchets and no one has said SMATCHET:confused:
 
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medcommander said:
Runsalone, that is a freaking AWESOME video. I like how you used the axe in a variety of ways when prepping the fire. What kind of puukko is that by the way? One trick that I've found that works for me is to pull the firesteel towards me while keeping the striker stationary. I've noticed that this helps concentrate the sparks in the area that I want them, but then again I usually just let my pyromaniac friend take care of the fire...

-MC
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mlm2588 said:
@Runsalone I agree with medcommander - that video was awesome... that is an axe.technique Im going to start using now. You made it look easy.
And yes I am going a little tool heavy due to my lack of experience but I have also grown to love blades so its fun to take some out that I can play with. My set up compensates for the added weight in tools though... Weighted my pack about a month ago and it was 36lbs. Since then I took out a few things but added the hatchet. So it may still be roughly the same.

@HeabyHanded thanks for more information on that I started working on the Rockforge I already own and am going to play around with it more tomorrow.

Btw question - This is blade forums so its probably not appropriate to start a camping/ backpacking thread on here, is it? I'm definitely going to put a thread up of our tools in action though.
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Thanks guys ! Im glad you found it useful. Mlm is that a 36 lbs total pack water and food? Its a cool time to be a backpacker. All the latest greatest gear is getting lighter and lighter. Its a cool time to be alive in general really...Lol. We got silnylon, S35V, and pocket lights that put out 260 lumens,:D
 
No 36 lbs is without water or food... still haven't figured out how much food I should bring but I plan to have a water blader and a water bottle... it'll be a 3 day hike
 
I'm pretty sure that's not a Tramontina like the video says. Looks like an Imacasa "cuma" model to me. I have a (unfortunately disco'd) 18" one and I LOVE IT. I really think they need to come out with an 18" Condor version and call it the "Falx" or the "Dacian"
 
you think too mach ;)
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a fellow that is good with his ax, can do about anything he needs to do with that tool. Same for a machete guy. What tool a man takes along is less important than how well he can use the tool.

I personally don't think much of machetes, but I do like a small ax.
 
Horace Kephart, author of the classic Camping and Woodcraft (1921) swore by his hatchet. A 3/4 single bit Hudson Bay ax is a standard wilderness tool in the Yukon.
 
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