so, i was looking into getting an axe from trustco but they're really expensive. any alternatives for backpacking axe?
>inb4 plastic handle
also general bushcraft tools/knives/guns thread.
considering pic related(195 dollars).
>>621379
or ignore me, it's cool. it's not like im asking something for something reasonable or anything.
> 20 minutes between posts
Hello newfriend!
>>621379
This board is really slow dude, give it a few hours or even one or two days. Anyways, get some Husqvarna or Gransfors Bruk
>>621390
yeah...you caught me. i'm from /k/ and although they were helpful, there were not many of them.
Council tools hudson bay axe. Around $60US.
>>621379
wetterlings. as good as gransfors bruks but cheaper.
>>621379
welcome to /out/. have you considered a good batoning knife instead, like ESEE?
>>621399
or maybe a chainsaw
>>621399
i have plenty of big knives, but i liked axe's better. i always have. it might add more weight, but i'm a big guy so i can take it.
>>621400
uh. can't really go backpacking with a chainsaw.
I'll do it...
> FISKERS
> KUKRI
> TACTICAL HAWK
Personally, I use a Sven Saw and a Condor Sapians. All I need.
I can break small stuff with my boot and the Sven Saw is way lighter, faster and quieter than an axe/hatchet.
>>621379
Depends on what size you mean by backpacking axe as in Scandinavian forest axe sixe or a small hatchet.
I reccomend a husqvarna 26 inch multipurpose axe as they are on sale for $65 on amazon right now.
Anything Scandinavian like Gransfors Bruks, Wetterlings, or Hultafors would adequate.
>>621403
i do, fit's in a pocket really
>>621404
>Sven Saw
fukken retarded thing imo
>>621408
Go home, Dr. Pym. You're drunk.
>>621410
> saws are tard
You have one?
Mine works great!
>>621415
not all just the swen
>>621414
>>621420
And your judgement comes from looks?
Cause mine works great!
>>621414
>>621423
also works this way
cuts like dream, takes up very little space you can make it yourself from broken chain
>>621424
yeah these triangular frame saws all suck compared to proper u shaped ones you basically halve your cutting depth
>>621423
An excellent way to over stress your trapiziods.
I have one, I use it. I wearout on a 6" diameter hardwood.
I do NOT recommend, unless you really want to isolate your traps and bis.
>>621427
dunno i never got any issues, but if you use it freehand without a frame it tends to bind as the diameter you cut gets smaller
>>621426
5" round max is enough for my fires.
>>621432
dude my dick is 5" around... you can break them twigs on your knees
>>621441
I'll break your dick on my knee and throw it on the fire!
>>621443
nah live my dick be, most people use a saw for something that is 5" in diameter nor around.
basically you are doing it all wrong. also for twigs like that a folding saw which is smaller and lighter would be just as good.
>>621379
Get a husqvarna, its a better axe for half the cost.
>>621401
For you
Pic related my most useful camp tool besides my knife/torch.
Marbles camp axe per our king
http://youtu.be/iM_EoTTcdJE
>>621805
a hatchet can do the same your saw can and some more
>hammering
>splitting
>shaving
>feathering
>carving
and it also cuts logs to size
i plan on getting a saw cause meh it cuts neat edges looks better when you are building things, but it's not a priority
>>621971
a saw is a much much more efficient way to cut logs to length than hacking with an axe. worth the (pretty low) weight imho if you're gong to be doing much of that.
>>621392
What this guy said. Husqvarna is a really good choice for its price point.
>>621379
I have learned long ago that most recommendations on this board are not helpful. The problem is, if you truly want a fantastic axe, you are going to need to do some research. What does a well hung axe look like? What wood type and how does the grain of it need to run? How many pounds is necissary for certain jobs, what type of trees are you going to be either felling/limbing/or splitting and how is that going to reflect on the axe head type.
All you will get are a bunch of recommendations for axe makers on here, most of them rather useless in my opinion. Especially Gransfors... there are plenty of local forges or commercial tool makers that don't rely on Hipster cash money to fuel the over-priced addiction to mediocre axes. (They prey on people like /out quite easily because of their distinctive inability to put even 30 minutes of internet research)
>>622121
Fuck you, mom
>>622140
This is why Dad left!
>>622051
Define efficient. Cause if it's energy expenditure, I can hack through a log with a sharp axe faster and with less overall fatigue than I can with a saw. There's really no comparison when it comes to overall physical fatigue between the two. Also, the axe uses more muscles/compound movements, whereas the saw uses a limited number of muscle groups and therefore will wear you out faster.
Just my experience.
>>622234
i think it depends on the diameter of the wood
when you cut with axe you remove excess material the more the diameter the more the excess you need to wedge it... so for things as thick as my arm a hatchet does it faster for stuff as thick as my thighs a saw would probably win the race.
