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09-20-2010, 10:43 PM
tsitenha

Like my cousin I carry a GB axe, the small forest ax, easy to carry and very sharp with a thiner blade profile.
10-13-2010, 02:22 AM
Brazito

Those of you with the Fiskars/Gerber hatchets, what if anything do you store in the hollow handle?
10-13-2010, 07:15 AM
crashdive123

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brazito

Those of you with the Fiskars/Gerber hatchets, what if anything do you store in the hollow handle?

I've got the Fiskars mid sized axe. I don't store anything in the handle. It is stored in my truck, which holds everything else I need to store.
10-21-2010, 06:17 PM
Batch

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashdive123

I've got the Fiskars mid sized axe. I don't store anything in the handle. It is stored in my truck, which holds everything else I need to store.

I have Gerber in my truck and don't store anything in the handle.
03-07-2011, 05:51 PM
TimRalston

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03-07-2011, 06:07 PM
crashdive123

Hey there TimRalston. How about checking out our Introduction section.
03-07-2011, 06:12 PM
crashdive123

Oh, and Tim ........ please do not post a link to this great new all in one tool from your site. Thank you.
05-10-2011, 05:07 PM
xj2000

I carry a Gerber axe, and a buckmaster 184.
05-10-2011, 05:50 PM
Rick

I just love it when folks stop by to spam. I'd think no one loved me if we didn't have 300 of them a day.
10-01-2011, 01:51 PM
Survival123

the fiskars 14 hatchet is awesome
10-01-2011, 02:20 PM
hunter63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Survival123

the fiskars 14 hatchet is awesome

Those are pretty nice, under a pound, If i was in the market for another hatchet I would have it high on the list....close to the Eastwing (little heavier) over a pound.
http://www.campmor.com/estwing-leath...&ci_gpa=pla&ci

Currently using a Bullseye:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CF8Q8wIwAQ#
10-01-2011, 10:26 PM
Rick

Oh come on. You're in the market for another anything. Hatchet, muzzle loader, canteen, whatever.
10-01-2011, 11:02 PM
rebel

I've just finished reading all the posts in this thread. What a blast from the past!
10-02-2011, 12:12 PM
hunter63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Oh come on. You're in the market for another anything. Hatchet, muzzle loader, canteen, whatever.

Yeah, well, remember he who has the most gear when he dies.....WINS!
10-02-2011, 04:38 PM
oldtrap59

I bought a hawk from a blacksmith at a rendezvous near Ft Atkinson Iowa many years ago for I think $15.(should tell ya how long I've had it) Keep thinking I should replace it but then I use it again and decide it's still going good and no need to spend the money. To bad the handles don't last that long. :>)

Oldtrap
10-02-2011, 07:53 PM
hunter63

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldtrap59

I bought a hawk from a blacksmith at a rendezvous near Ft Atkinson Iowa many years ago for I think $15.(should tell ya how long I've had it) Keep thinking I should replace it but then I use it again and decide it's still going good and no need to spend the money. To bad the handles don't last that long. :>)

Oldtrap

LOL, especially when you are throwing 'handle matches".......I always have 6 or 7 spares.......
10-06-2011, 01:55 AM
sh4d0wm4573ri7

I carry a small Wetterlings, fisker or a small cold steel hatchet depends on trip duration expected need etc.
10-06-2011, 01:57 AM
sh4d0wm4573ri7

I don't store anything in mine I do have the handle wrapped in 550 though
11-22-2011, 03:24 AM
vector001

Some good choices here.

For me, I carry a pair of tools as my "kernel gear" - the tools that matches my skill sets that will get me out indefinitely;

A short machete or long knife, and a long (22" - 32") tomahawk with a lightweight head.

I don't have any problems with the long handles on the proper hawks (a proper hawk is one that has certain weight and balance characteristics - usually with a Center of Mass where the middle third meets the last third by the head, and about one ounce of weight per inch of length, so a 24 inch proper hawk will only weigh about 24 ounces), as some have mentioned here - you just can't treat a proper hawk like a hatchet or an axe of some sort if you want to really benefit from them besides saving carry weight, etc. - hawks require different techniques - otherwise it's kinda like thinking a cheetah will act like a greyhound because they are about the same size and shape.

That example probably doesn't illustrate my point too well, but it's all I got. LOL.

:yes:

I like a lot of saws for bushcrafting, but I don't consider them a long term survival item, because they are hard to maintain compared to a simple long blade or hawk. - I carry various saws in my walkabout gear as well as my BOB-type stuff, but I consider the saws snivel gear compared to the hawk and long blade, due to the saws' vulnerabilities.

Along with the hawk, long blade and saw, I tend to carry a small chisel and a multiplier and/or SAK as my grab-and-go preference.

vec
11-22-2011, 07:38 AM
randyt

here's a photo of a little hatchet that I carry. I've had it for many years and have others but keep coming back to this one.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...lee/001-15.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...tlee/005-7.jpg

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