An Axe - Seriously?

[BigSwede]

Axe is plan C... but a reliable one.

 

[Tex68w]

I agree with the last few posts, an axe is nice to have, but I get a lot more use out of the hatchet for firewood and I carry a 50cc chainsaw for everything else. Live by the old adage, work smarter, not harder.

 

[downhill]

I carry a Collins "boy's axe", that I bought used 40 years ago. I might have paid $10 for it?? Back then Collins made very good axes. It has had a number of handles, nothing fancy, just a nice size for most things I want to tackle with an axe.

 

[thor80]

yes, there are always better/easier tools but I don't always bring a chainsaw, plus a splitting maul is kind of specialized, rather have an axe. In years of off roading and camping I've used mine quite a bit.

 

[brandonstuu]

#700, How is this still an active topic?

 

[BobsCreek]

I carry an old fireman's flathead axe. Works fine for splitting and is better at chopping than a splitting maul.

 

[BobsCreek]

honestly dont know its weight... guess i could check? I do know I hand weighed it against 2 splitting mauls in my garage and it was lighter.. I think one was a 6 and one was 8... though I guess I could have an 8 and a 12?? great..now I need to go check that.... (I know I dont use the heavy maul anymore...it was more fun in my younger years)

>edit< so I took a scale out, the axe is 6#, my light maul is 10# and my heavy is 12# ... no wonder I think my axe is a one hander lol

 

[Mickey Bitsko]

One good thing about an axe,
You don't need to mix/take gas,
And it always starts.. no problem.

Mickey

 

[southpier]

#700, How is this still an active topic?

seasons change. explorers come and go. and yet, the question goes unanswered ...

 

[BobsCreek]

the funny part was it had been inactive for nearly a month before he asked why it was still going

 

[Fireman78]

A good friend of mine bought me a Gransfors Bruk axe as a gift. Honestly I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on myself , but DAMN that is a nice axe. It has a permanent spot mounted inside my Jeep now and has been used countless times at this point. By the way this is the best thread ever of all time on any forum. Next...


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[trecash6850]

I carry a fire axe and hatchet in my series and a Max tool and chainsaw in the LR3.

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[rnArmy]

You never know when one might come in handy. And until then, it is just out-of-the-way.

 

[RacerAV]

id never mount mine INSIDE the vehicle though... dangerous, no??? I dont like big heavy metal pieces flying at my head...

 

[steelhd]

A bow saw for clearing trails and light wood cutting plus a small camp axe in my "walk home" bag has always done the trick. Never once thought it would have been nice to have a felling or splitting axe. The bow saws behind my truck seat and mounted to the tub of my Jeep dont look as hardcore as a mounted axe though.