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A lot oak and maple where I hike in Michigan. Some pine, but usually just in areas where is was mass planted 30 years ago and it would be a bit of an effort to fell one of them with a hatchet. Most of the wood I chop is lying on the ground already (dead and hard) and I chop it halfway through until I can break it between two trees that are growing close together. I am usually segmenting 6-10" logs.
To clarify, I am looking for a backpacking hatchet (axe) that chops better than a 13" Wetterlings. Sometimes I hike to hike, and I carry my Silky Pocketboy and Mora when I do. Sometimes I hike to camp, then I pack my hatchet and a handful of heavy sheath knives. I'm looking for something I can lash to the side of my pack, so a large axe won't do.
To clarify, I am looking for a backpacking hatchet (axe) that chops better than a 13" Wetterlings. Sometimes I hike to hike, and I carry my Silky Pocketboy and Mora when I do. Sometimes I hike to camp, then I pack my hatchet and a handful of heavy sheath knives. I'm looking for something I can lash to the side of my pack, so a large axe won't do.