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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:13:17 AM EDT
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I depended on this puppy from ages 8-12:
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:14:08 AM EDT
[#2]
Nice do you still have it? |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:14:27 AM EDT
[#3]
Gimme the ax and knife, i hate sawing shit.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:15:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: Gimme the ax and knife, i hate sawing shit. LOL Sawing seems easier to me plus a 10 year old can do it vs swinging an axe.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:16:44 AM EDT
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Hatchet. Can do pretty much everything
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:19:33 AM EDT
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Who didn't!? It also gave me a life long scar when I was 11! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:20:43 AM EDT
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I'll take an axe over a saw for camping any day. The big knives being pushed for survival are of limited use for much, basically they don't excel at anything.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:22:29 AM EDT
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Those were fun, Hecho in Pakistan. Anywhere from $2 to $20 depending. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:23:02 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'll take an axe over a saw for camping any day. The big knives being pushed for survival are of limited use for much, basically they don't excel at anything. They can chop and baton wood while the Saw can cut down the dead tree. I want to point out this is a survival situation on foot not a camping trip.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:23:29 AM EDT
[#10]
Hatchet or mid-sized axe and a knife. Saws bust pretty easy, then what do you do? Besides a lot of branches that require sawing comeoff with a whack or two from an axe/hatchet.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:23:29 AM EDT
[#11]
One? pretty hard to say. Machete
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:24:28 AM EDT
[#12]
I have this in black.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:26:35 AM EDT
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Quoted: Hatchet or mid-sized axe and a knife. Saws bust pretty easy, then what do you do? Besides a lot of branches that require sawing comeoff with a whack or two from an axe/hatchet. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Saws bust easy? I have not experienced this. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:30:35 AM EDT
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Nice do you still have it? I wish. I pounded in quite a few tent stakes with the compass, pruned my mothers roses with the saw and used the matches to melt some army guys. After I destroyed my mom's bush I never saw that knife again. 
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:30:51 AM EDT
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When i go camping this always comes with me. SVEN saw . Everyone at camp start off with their hatchets but then they are using my saw. This saw is amazing, i can rip through wood like it is butter.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:30:52 AM EDT
[#16]
i remember mine fondly 
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:31:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:32:01 AM EDT
[#18]
axe/knife combo...
medium axe with large knife though 
I carry the Top long Hawk (30" haft by Equinox Coranado)(head by Craig barr) and a RTAK2 knife refinished with ceracoat. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:32:40 AM EDT
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Quoted: When i go camping this always comes with me. SVEN saw . Everyone at camp start off with their hatchets but then they are using my saw. This saw is amazing, i can rip through wood like it is butter. This is what I wanna hear, but Axes are good to at cross cutting a down log as well with the right technique. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:35:49 AM EDT
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What is it called? Buck 184 Buckmaster survival knife http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=Buck+184+BUCKMASTER+survival+knife+black+version |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:35:56 AM EDT
[#21]
Quoted: axe/knife combo... medium axe with large knife though http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a105/mauser348/P8231003.jpg I carry the Top long Hawk (30" haft by Equinox Coranado)(head by Craig barr) and a RTAK2 knife refinished with ceracoat. I like but can those Axes down dead trees? |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:36:37 AM EDT
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What is it called? The Buck Hand-Stabber. Seriously, how the fuck do you use that monstrosity? To the OP, I like a 3" fixed blade, and a thick machete, like a Condor. I have no interest in dealing with any piece of wood larger than 2" in diameter in a survival situation, but I do have a very serious need to move quickly through brush. Bonus points - the machete is a better non-firearm weapon than anything else you might reasonably carry. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:39:39 AM EDT
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When i go camping this always comes with me. SVEN saw . Everyone at camp start off with their hatchets but then they are using my saw. This saw is amazing, i can rip through wood like it is butter. This is what I wanna hear, but Axes are good to at cross cutting a down log as well with the right technique. That is true but a good saw is much faster and safer than any hatchet. This saw collapses very small and it is very durable and easy to use and it is lighter than a hatchet. This is a one trick pony but it does its trick extremely well. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:40:55 AM EDT
[#24]
Big Axe/ Small Knife
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:40:55 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: When i go camping this always comes with me. SVEN saw . Everyone at camp start off with their hatchets but then they are using my saw. This saw is amazing, i can rip through wood like it is butter. This is what I wanna hear, but Axes are good to at cross cutting a down log as well with the right technique. That is true but a good saw is much faster and safer than any hatchet. This saw collapses very small and it is very durable and easy to use and it is lighter than a hatchet. This is a one trick pony but it does its trick extremely well. Also very true and why I pick a small saw and a big knife as my survival combo. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:41:00 AM EDT
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Hatchet or mid-sized axe and a knife. Saws bust pretty easy, then what do you do? Besides a lot of branches that require sawing comeoff with a whack or two from an axe/hatchet. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Saws bust easy? I have not experienced this. He is talking about the camping style bow saws right? My experience has been that they are light duty. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:44:03 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Hatchet or mid-sized axe and a knife. Saws bust pretty easy, then what do you do? Besides a lot of branches that require sawing comeoff with a whack or two from an axe/hatchet. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Saws bust easy? I have not experienced this. He is talking about the camping style bow saws right? My experience has been that they are light duty. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Good enough for me.  |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:45:06 AM EDT
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i remember mine fondly Mine saved my life quite a few times on those childhood adventures. It was the emergency machete to hack through the knee-high grass on the river bank. Lashed to a stick, it gave a spear point for defense against marauding squirrels in the backyard campouts. The compass helped me navigate hundreds of yards over almost bumpy terrain. And don't forget the rawhide leg straps. That thing could be tied down just like an Old West gunfighter's holster. You cinched that around your leg when things were going to get serious. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:50:36 AM EDT
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i remember mine fondly Mine saved my life quite a few times on those childhood adventures. It was the emergency machete to hack through the knee-high grass on the river bank, the spear point for defense against marauding squirrels in the backyard campouts, and the compass helped me navigate hundreds of yards over almost bumpy terrain. A dull knife, matches, wire saw and fishing line... the destructive power for a 10 year old was virtually limitless. I had never felt so powerful. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:51:22 AM EDT
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What hell, why would they design a knife like that?! Seriously, what's the point of having what is basically two spikes on the handle bent back toward the user? |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:51:32 AM EDT
[#31]
esee laser strike and bahco 9" laplander saw...
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:52:19 AM EDT
[#32]
I prefer an axe with a good profile on it.
If you can't get your axe to take the right sized bites though you might as well be swinging at it with the poll side. If I am processing firewood I would rather make a few chops through thicker stuff and be able to make a fast long log fire than the ability to make square cuts. Not so much in the summer since you don't need a constant fire going, but when you camp in the winter the wet wood mixed with the cold makes it nice to have a decent pile of firewood to get you through the night. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:55:31 AM EDT
[#33]
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What hell, why would they design a knife like that?! Seriously, what's the point of having what is basically two spikes on the handle bent back toward the user? 
To use as a grappling hook. The spikes screw in and are easily removable. Also there is a lanyard attachment on the handle cap. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:56:21 AM EDT
[#34]
Small Axe
Small knife |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:58:00 AM EDT
[#35]
This right here is damned hard to beat. I use an Enzo or Mora knife instead of the one pictured. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 8:59:23 AM EDT
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Quoted: So which combo do you guys lik? The right tool for the job. For what you're describing it sounds like a Khukuri would be your best option. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri It's the tool that I prefer for chopping. It'll process wood a hell of a lot more efficiently than a Kabar. Combine that with a good folder clipped to your pocket and you're all set. Hatchets are nice, but khuks are nicer. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:01:41 AM EDT
[#37]
Pretty much all of you need to look into/purchase a Bahco Laplander.
It will change your world! |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:08:35 AM EDT
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Mine saved my life quite a few times on those childhood adventures. It was the emergency machete to hack through the knee-high grass on the river bank, the spear point for defense against marauding squirrels in the backyard campouts, and the compass helped me navigate hundreds of yards over almost bumpy terrain. A dull knife, matches, wire saw and fishing line... the destructive power for a 10 year old was virtually limitless. I had never felt so powerful. It's a special kind of genius that can weaponize preteen boy stupidity, then market it successfully in flea markets and Army surplus stores nationwide. What memories! The knife on display at the store, with its survival gear arrayed beside it...the roughly rectangular piece of sharpening gravel attached to the sheath. The blackness of the blade, and its obvious improvements over the boring (to a 10 year-old) USAF survival knife, gave promise that you would become a steely-eyed tough guy. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:20:53 AM EDT
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What hell, why would they design a knife like that?! Seriously, what's the point of having what is basically two spikes on the handle bent back toward the user?
To use as a grappling hook. The spikes screw in and are easily removable. Also there is a lanyard attachment on the handle cap. The retard smiley applies more to you than it does him 
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:28:23 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: So which combo do you guys lik? The right tool for the job. For what you're describing it sounds like a Khukuri would be your best option. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri It's the tool that I prefer for chopping. It'll process wood a hell of a lot more efficiently than a Kabar. Combine that with a good folder clipped to your pocket and you're all set. Hatchets are nice, but khuks are nicer. Interesting, but can it chop a a 6 inch thick tree in half by using less energy vs a saw? |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:31:12 AM EDT
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What hell, why would they design a knife like that?! Seriously, what's the point of having what is basically two spikes on the handle bent back toward the user?
To use as a grappling hook. The spikes screw in and are easily removable. Also there is a lanyard attachment on the handle cap. The retard smiley applies more to you than it does him Weren't those used to make a slingshot? |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:32:19 AM EDT
[#42]
Woodsmans pal and a Sven saw makes me happy happy happy. Knife needs can be met with a swiss army knife.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:34:05 AM EDT
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Quoted: Woodsmans pal and a Sven saw makes me happy happy happy. Knife needs can be met with a swiss army knife. Which Swiss army knife do you have? |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:37:16 AM EDT
[#44]
I have a folding columbiia saw I like real well, I carry a few of the wire saws too.
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:38:01 AM EDT
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I bet there is a very strong correlation between that statement and AR15.com membership (bought mine at fun show for $6) |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:40:07 AM EDT
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I have a Wyoming saw that looks similar to the one in that video. It's holding up, I've broken a folding saw.
I don't use it much but to clear smallish fallen trees from the trail. I want to get something like the OKC SP53 to use as a chopper. Maybe their Kukri. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:40:52 AM EDT
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What hell, why would they design a knife like that?! Seriously, what's the point of having what is basically two spikes on the handle bent back toward the user?
To use as a grappling hook. The spikes screw in and are easily removable. Also there is a lanyard attachment on the handle cap. Well at least they screw off. Sorry, still don't see the point. Seems like such little benefit for so many downsides (extra weight, blade that could come back at you if it dislodges, etc). Your money though, not mine. To each their own... |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:42:00 AM EDT
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extended chopping takes more energy than sawing. I will saw a log that is fewer strokes than chopping and I will chop branches that are fewer strokes than sawing...
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:43:06 AM EDT
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I have an original. Looks brand new. One of my prize possessions because I got my first job in order to pay for it, but then my dad bought it for me. |
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Posted: 4/26/2013 9:43:07 AM EDT
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Survival? A small ax or big knife.
Axes are used for cutting wood about the size of your forearm, knives for things the thickness of your finger, saws only the big stuff. In a survival situation every tool that I bring needs to earn it's weight/size and an ax can be used as a hammer, a weapon, and even a method to break locks. |
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