Survive! Knives GSO 4.7 or 4.5
Bradford Guardian 5.5
Benchmade Leuku
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You’re crazy for spending that cash to make a campfire
https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-X7-Ha...s%2C316&sr=8-2
A $33 Fiskars Hatchet will do all you need, making all the kindling for a campfire and typical camping chores. I have used one around my cabin for years along with a larger version and a couple other axes.
You don't need custom knifes to make kindling.
The Fiskars are actually pretty handy little hatchets.
I have not broken one in hundreds if not thousands of hours of use. You theoretically could, but I don't see it happening.Originally Posted by Lost River
I can't say enough how handy a mini hand plane is for starting and almost as important restarting fires in NW/AK temperate rainforest environments. Turns an annoying knife dulling chore into a fun time by the fire.
Sir, the only way I can explain it is it’s for the same reasons I buy horses, automatic Swiss watches and lever action Winchesters but I don’t have a single Tesla, Apple Watch, or AR. I know it’s not a need!
Trust me,
I understand completely!
I never get tired of @Lost River mic drops.
@TOTS
I got nothin'. I'm not that well versed in higher end axes. Nearby is a very nice cutlery store and a very knowledgeable staffer after professionally returning a beat to hell ESEE Junglas to razor sharp saw me oogling the axes and machetes and he gave me a tutorial on the Swedish axes. He recommended the Akka as his favorite and it blew me away for how light and agile it felt. That's the extent of my edu on this.
https://oldetownecutlery.com/
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Great little hatchets. Insanely soft steel. Probably fine, maybe even good (easier to sharpen), for strictly wood but for anything that may get abused by a family tired and hot and wet setting up camp, expect the blade to get ruined pretty quickly.
I’ve *mostly* gotten the nicks out of the blade at this point…
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I’ve found that I prefer a straight handle for camping since it becomes equal parts hammer and hatchet. I *really* want one of these, but see above re: family of edge-destroyers…
https://hultsbruk1697.se/products/the-tibro/
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I knew we had a hatchet thread…
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....-large-hatchet
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I concur. I had the Gerber branded version and completely wrecked it splitting the sternum on an elk. It looked like I had been hitting rocks with it.Great little hatchets. Insanely soft steel. Probably fine, maybe even good (easier to sharpen), for strictly wood but for anything that may get abused by a family tired and hot and wet setting up camp, expect the blade to get ruined pretty quickly.
I’ve *mostly* gotten the nicks out of the blade at this point…
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