Batoning is often talked about on this forum like it's the only thing you can do other than carry a huge ax. However, for those of you who might not know, Buck makes a really cool, lightweight backpacking ax, called the camp ax:
http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?...productID=2952
Besides it's ultra lightweight, it has a hollow plastic handle that's really tough. So if you carry one of these you can save wear & tear on your knife!
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