Need a camping Axe. I love the Cold Steel Trail Hawk ... but need more durability

[bladerique]

The OP broke the poll off of a CS Trail Hawk?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Yes. When using the head as a splitting wedge, apparently. Which I could see happening.

 

[Balldboy]

Just get a Estwing Rigger's Axe and call it good.

This...
Until I found my long lost Estwing E44A Campers Axe in the back of Wifey's Ford Flex.

We had a good size oak branch fall in the last storm...I broke it down into managable lengths very quickly and I really think the handle ergonomics played a role.

For Demo, carpentry and some wood harvesting, it's the Rigger hands down.
For feeding a camp fire, tent stakes and such...I'm going with the Campers Axe.

Somewhere I have the smaller blue Estwing with a straight handle...I'm dreading that search.

 

[Balldboy]

Seek and ye shall find:
http://www.baryonyxknife.com/estwing.html

It seems I have all three of these and the drywall hatchets as well...and the Paleo tool, and the Rock pick and the longer camp axe...I am sooo weak when it comes to buying sharp things.

 

[Balldboy]

When I think of a hatchet/tomahawk that can split I think of one of the Estwing Fireside Friend Splitting tool.

Check it out:

http://www.estwing.com/ao_fireside_friend_splitting_tool.php

Sweet baby Jesus, I have this one as well...best tool invented for tearing out tile walls on concrete and wire lathe.

 

[Liam Ryan]

Look at the smaller fiskars hatchets.

 

[Lennox]

You should check out Gransfors bruks ...... here is some pics of the models currently on offer

 

[Double Ott]

Both of these have 22" haft. Council Tool Velvicut Hudson Bay, vintage Plumb. Either one would make a fine camp axe.

 

[co556guy]

Just picked up the estwing campers axe, i think ya will like it.

Been an estwing fan forever. Good prices, lasts forever.

Dad has a hatchet by them that is older than i am. Awesome piece of steel.