Good point..... but if I may ask..... what is THAT. Depending on WHERE you are the choice of tools will vary. Also..... the persons skill level I.E. (use of machete, hatchet, axe, large fixed blade) will most assuredly vary from person to person. Yes?????
"The normalcy bias refers to a mental state people enter when facing a disaster. It causes people to underestimate both the possibility of a disaster occurring and its possible effects. This often results in situations where people fail to adequately prepare for a disaster,"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias
Exactly, tools vary on location. when users develop their own software with hardware they give themselves more
options.
"But what I'm saying is once you have a piece of general knowledge, determine how many different ways it can be used to increase localized and specialized capabilities. And if you do that you start to have the one thing that's the most important thing in any survival situation: More options. The less options you have, the more critical each option becomes." Jack Spirko
"I think he means not carrying a large knife because of what others think. And no that ain't the issue. My unkempt beard and Nessmuk tattoo pretty much sums up my feelings on what others think. "
Perfect brother Shotgun. Limiting your options is never a good thing, especially when someone tells you don't need something.
Normalcy Bias has effected my way on thinking about tools. Some options I give myself I may never have to employ them, but I want them as an option in the "rare" event that I do need them.
That event will threaten my survival. To not develp mindset, skill and training with objects is foolish in my opinion. I would much rather have a hawk/large knife/machete etc to defend my life then my primary SAK trekker. I'd much rather have a "heavy tool"
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...or-survivng-th-first-24?highlight=first+hours incase I need to get a lot of work done fast!
Today I was working outside. I had my glock on my side. I used my SAK trekker to cut some hose to hook up to a plant system. DID I NEEEED my glock to cut through a hose? Of course not, but I may have needed it to actually KEEP LIVING AND BREATHING AIR if something threatened my life that could kill me VERY quickly.
Yesterday, I was out landscaping, I used my mora more then my machete. DID i NEEED my machete for most of the day? no, but when I did I was very thankful I had a blade with long reach that could vastly outperform my mora knife.
The Hawk, like a "big knife"/machete can give you that "heavy tool". You can develop software for combative purposes, and urban/wilderness survival. You have reach, options, and capabilities that the primary/general purpose knife does not.
What I see so many times is people are already carrying the "line" that could easily have a "big tool" in it. I might not need a "heavy tool" for mundane tasks, tucked behind a shoulder bag, concealed on my thigh, in my pack etc, but it's there
If it works for you, use it! I've found that a 4 to 6 inch fixed blade paired with a folder and a Machete or Light Khukri works for me. Different strokes for different folks and all that good stuff.
). Long ago, I accepted that some people are just comfortable with their own personal choices
not only that, they know them inside and out and they know how to maximize their effectiveness. Quite often those choices are based on years of experience, environment and their most common outdoors activities. I always discuss bushcraft with my son and some close friends
to me its more about using your mind and learning techniques with what you have or can adapt. A small blade can do several large knife chores with practiced techniques. 
