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Hatchets for survival and hiking on the Appalachian Trail
By HikingOn | June 29, 2009
My small collection of hatchets. My daughter inspired me to do this video, as she was reading “Hatchet” by Gary Paulson. It is an excellent children’s story on survival, from the Scholastic Book Club.
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Topics: Hiking | 25 Comments »
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 am
Eastwing!
March 25th, 2009 at 7:08 am
I have a camp axe exactly like the Fiskars one you have, except it’s by Gerber, and it has a saw in the handle. I used it to take down an entire tree and chop it into firewood, and it’s showing no signs of quitting. I’d definitely take that one on your trip.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I like that eastwing saw it at home depot for 29.99. I think Fiskars owns Gerber now.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Only one I would take is the GB’s! 5/5
March 31st, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Fiskars all the way if you’re planning on going very far. I haven’t felt the others, but every ounce starts to add up
thats a nice collection you have there btw
April 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
deff the GB
April 7th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I would take the gran furs and a decent folding saw, like the laplander, i have a fiskers and not been happy with it, it chips easy, almost to lite to do anything with. IMHO.
April 7th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
The GB seems to be leading…
April 8th, 2009 at 1:23 am
eastwing. hands down.
April 11th, 2009 at 6:32 am
I like the woodsman machete it just seems more versatile. A book I would recommend for your kids is “My Side Of The Mountain” its the first in a great series of books by Jean Craighead George. Check it out.
April 16th, 2009 at 12:53 am
i’ve been wanting to buy a granfors bruks axe for a while. but i dont know if i would want to use a $300 axe for bushcraft
April 16th, 2009 at 1:04 am
I would take the woodsman pal and the fiskars hatchet.
April 19th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I would take a machete.
May 7th, 2009 at 10:49 am
ive got a ncie heavy ass hatchet with a welded in rebar handle. yea it would take a bomb or a torch to mess that muther fucker up. XD kills your hands when you hit hard wood WEAR GLOVES
May 15th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Very informative on hatchets and a very nice collection….but…personally I would never take a hatchet on the AT…IMO you don’t need it…adds extra weight and if you need firewood there’s plenty just lying around that doesn’t need to be chopped
May 15th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
defenetaly the machete
May 17th, 2009 at 2:40 am
The plastic handle one, don’t remember what yours is called but I have the Gerber version of the same hatchet, same size and weight, I have taken it backpacking and camping many many times and I love it it is really light weight and really sharp you’d be surprised how fast you can chop some think logs, that;s my vote. enjoy the trip =)
May 27th, 2009 at 8:32 am
they are 100 not 300
May 30th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Hatchet is an Awesome book
June 9th, 2009 at 12:46 am
good stuff
GB small forest axe is my fav
and dont forget to read
brians winter, the river, brians hunt, brians return, all very good books
June 12th, 2009 at 8:45 am
just get a wetterlings i have one of their axes and i can say they are just as good! also from sweden. hand forged, hickory handle. the works.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 am
i would take my wetterlings 19in axe and a small bushcraft knife! and maybe a small folding saw
June 13th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Wetterlings is every bit as good as the GB… the only difference I have ever heard is that the GB is a little more polished. I think a 19in is a great size, albeit a little heavier in the backpack.
June 19th, 2009 at 5:54 am
i got a wetterlings to and its great. quality item pal
June 22nd, 2009 at 3:29 am
Fiskars or mm hatchet