Posted: 9/3/2008 1:26:40 PM EDT
| I am looking for a good camping/survival axe. I was thinking about a Gerber Sport Axe. What do you guys think? |
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Some around here do not like it, but I do like the gerbers- not that expensive, and you get a good ax/hatchet that will last a while. Some people have reported rusting issues around where the handle meets the head, but mine have been fine. Its steel, wipe them down and oil them every once in a while. A nice hickory handled ax is feels better, and there is certainly better steel available for them, but I don't want to be replacing my ax handle when I could be using it. Gerbers are tough the sport ax is more of a hatchet, is that what you want? I have that one- much better than the smaller hatchets- very little extra weight in the longer handle, and it swings way better. |
| You can shave with these: www.boundarywaterscatalog.com/page.htm?PG=GransforsBruksax |
Much better steel, but at three times the cost... I expect my next purchase will be a Gransfors just to see what everyone is talking about, but I wont be chucking my gerbers- I expect they will peacefully coexist. |
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I have a Scandinavian Forest Axe & really like it. Just the right size for camp & medium tree felling needs but not too small if you need to tackle something alittle bigger. http://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com/browse.cfm/4,755.html I may have to get a Hunters Axe or Wildlife Hatchet also. |
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I really like Wetterlings. www.888knivesrus.com/category/.allbrands.wetterlingsaxe/ |
At less than 50%-65% less than Gransfors Bruks... Get one!!! AC |
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The wetterlings are considerably less expensive at smoky mountain knifeworks (eknifeworks.com - search for wetterlings). I have a couple of Fiskars, and a couple of wetterlings - they all work well. A bit deeper bite w/ the wetterlings due to blade geometry, but both cut well. |
This guy is on the money. All steel and can handle what ever you want to tackle. |
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I have a gerber backpaxe or something like that. It is like the one pictured above, but chop off the orange and tigthen it up. I wouldn't want to cut wood for the winter with it, but it is a great little axe for backpacking, camping etc, strong and light. I picked it up pretty cheap about 2 years ago and love it. Gerber/Fiskars are the same thing, just different colors/labels at least with the axes as far as I have read. Ed |
Mines 20+ years and still going strong. |
Yup I hate the sheath to...... I need to find another one! |
I like the Estwing, It needed a sharpening from the start, but once I got a good edge it was worth its weight in gold during the storm Sunday. I cut up a few downed trees to get the roads passable again. $40 at Home Depot is hard to beat. A Gransfors Bruks felling axe is on my short list to buy. |
Where did you order it from? |
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I keep a Buck camp ax in my truck for small jobs. For bigger jobs i have a full size ax on my safari rack. The buck is a good little ax with a great warranty. Buck ax |
Amazon.com - it was something like $36 with the free shipping. It took about seven days to arrive. |
Get them at sears also! 
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They do hold a nice edge. However, they aren't indestructable. My dumbass friends broke my first one throwing the damn thing into a tree like a tomahawk. Oh, and with the Fiskars axes, you might want to add some paracord or grip tape to the handle, as it gets slippy. If you one hand it, be ready to have an axe blade in the shin. |