5 Reasons your Knife is BETTER Than an Axe!
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Also, if you have a small knife and a big log, you may start splitting off the edges, to begin and work your way in, from the outer edges; you don't have to start trying to split the big log, from the middle out? OK? Let me know, I'll be right here?
axe: good
knife: better
axe and knife: perfection
axe, knife and saw: god tier common sense
He's right you know
Would it be too heavy for the complete package on body?
@@jouwenlee7829 soldiers carry uo to 80 lbs of gear depending on their job. So it's reasonable to say most people could get used to carrying knife, (small axe) & saw, if they're in decent physical shape.
@@rjv2241 its just good old fashioned common sense, why use a knife for everything when there are literally tools that do the job better. there are folding saws that can cut like butter and can easily fit in backpack without any effort, a medium sized axe can hang off your belt without adding much weight and still be big enough for chopping branches and small trees with minimal effort, and a good knife can do the rest of the work the others cant, like wood and food prep.
@jouwenlee7829, Not too heavy if you use a reasonably compact folding saw and a short axe with a composite haft.
you guys got me arguing with myself in my room alone, trying to defend axe
it's ok to love both. we are open minded people
😂
A sign of a highly intelligent individual
Oh well, at least you didn't start splitting wood in your home.... in the Dark.
@@Gunni1972 hahah
Just imagine that classic scene from “The Shining” but with a little mora instead of the axe. Don’t think even Jack Nickelson could have pulled it off
LOLL 😂😂 too funny
To be honest: Jack tearing throu that door with just a Mora is more terrifying, imo!!!
He'd spend half of the movie making a baton, and then the door would stand no chance 😤
I got a hatchet before I got a knife growing up because I couldn't sneak a hatchet outside without getting caught; so I learned quickly how to use it just as effectively as a knife for a lot of basic tasks. It's really just gonna come down to which one you decide to put in the work with.
You can "baton" with an axe, you don't need to swing if you don't want to.
got me there
That’s how I always baton with an axe. So much easier. And it saves my knife for camp or other Bushcraft duties.
Cope😊
There are those who say that, over time, you will damage your axe by batoning with it more than you would damage a knife. The claim is that, because axes are often differentially heat treated with the edge being very hardened but the rest of the axe head being relatively soft, you can stretch/deform the eye by batoning.
Personally I think you would have to be doing a lot of batoning for that to really do any harm but that is the claim. I have a hatchet from Harbor Freight (a discount tool store for those who may not be familiar) and I baton with it, sometimes. I beat it like a red-headed stepchild and don't worry about it. I think batoning with an actual axe would feel a lot more unwieldy, to me, than batoning a knife.
I would still rather baton with a big knife that is made in such a way as to hold up to it. Some knives are differentially heat treated, too, I know but most knives like that probably aren't.
Vas a necesitar una masa más grande para poder batonear con un hacha
An axe for combat ?
10,000 Vikings can't all be wrong .
Not wrong. But axes were much cheaper then swords at this times, because you needed less steel and less skills to produce an axe. Vikings preferred swords, just a lot of them couldn’t afford swords.
@@johnmoder5306 Got any documentation to substantiate your statement ?
Viking “axe” was also a seaxe (basically a short sword).
There ones was a man who said ”i dont need an axe. I have my knife.” And then the village ate him. 😂😂
@@dwaynewalker986 it’s just a common thing and was wide spread through Middle Ages and explained in many documentaries, books etc.
You can even search channels who talk about historic weapons here on RUclips.
i learned early on if you are travelling light (canoeing, hiking) - a good knife and a saw are far better than an axe and a knife. usually much lighter, especially if your knife is big enough to de-limb a tree decently.
In Canada, a canoe trip always calls for an axe. Even if you are carrying a spare paddle, you can always capsize and lose them. Since you don't need an axe all the time, you can strap it to your canoe, unlike your spare paddle. And if you're having to carve a paddle, I would much prefer an axe than a small knife.
Used just an axe for chopping, de-limbing and also have used bushcraft knife/saw for same task.
I prefer the knife/saw setup better as it gives better control, less effort, safer, and less weight when hiking.
I had a "scout hatchet" (solid one piece drop forged) long before i ever was allowed to carry a knife . You must be taught correct safe techniques with everything . Baton the hatchet etc , the hammer on the end is extremely useful.
Why not both I'm from Appalachia I've always carried a knife and an axe. Right now I've been using the 16 inch council tools flying fox (which I wish you guys would give a try) and the Benchmade 200 puukko. But even pared with a mora that's a hell of a combo.
Combos/backup>one point of failure.
I know it's a somewhat more complicated technology, but hear me out, someone should introduce the folding saw to Appalachia.
I'd take a axe over a saw seven days of the week much more useful than a saw also they are black bears here I'm sure they would stand there for you while you saw them to death
@@shawnlowhorn5009 LOL!BlackBears=Don't saw me bro!
Weirdly I've seen a black bear in my area which is very rare, more mountain lions, coons, coyotes, and deer are very plentiful here in the midwest.
When I was a young boy I received a nice hatchet from my uncle in Romania, I used it constantly in the woods processing wood gor our campfires. And still have it 54 years later.. But you are correct about the weight.
Hi guys - I'm a knife guy too - but axe's 100% have their place. Have you guys watched the TV show "Alone"? NONE of the contestants take a knife bigger than necessary to process food, Where they're chopping down 20+ trees daily for fire's, shelter, etcetc. You wouldn't want to be battoning a 200g knife in that scenario! Or if you were going camping for several weeks in the wilderness, etc.
ALWAYS have a knife with you. An axe is an excellent option if you have space and conveyance (a vehicle).
Indeed. ALWAYS have a knife on you. Even a small 3-inch, 7.5cm, folder.
I carried a tomahawk in Iraq, it was an old LaGana Vietnam era hawk and would use it for breaking down ammo crates, disabling vehicles, even punching holes through walls. When I wasn't deployed it would do well for just about any bivouacking activities. Smaller finer work could always rely on a multi-tool.
"Have you ever seen a soldier run around with an ax?."
Yes.
Winkler
they arent as heavy and weight forward like splitting axes, these are NOT for combat and you would be the slowest person around with a 24 inch weight forward lumber axe even slower than a polearm or a 2 hander sword.
Esee junglas and silky big boy is how i roll when camping. In my go bags are smaller silky saws or laplander saw and mora knives... but those bags are meant to be cheap to put together, minimalistic, and as lightweight as possible while still covering all the survival basics.
That’s my thinking as well. If you’re building one bag for each person in your home, one for car, one for work, etc., it quickly gets expensive to put a Bark River in each kit lol. One Mora Companion in each bag is economical and gets the job done.
The RMJ Jenny Wren was designed for "combat," ive also used my tactical tomahawk for getting through car windows after responding to accidents where a knife would have been completely useless.
Yes, these guys are definitely talking about the scenario of breaching.
My first tool as a kid was a Boys Axe. I remember being all excited until I realized it was my job to keep the kindling box full. Think it was a few years later before I was gifted my first hatchet and traditional Camp King folding knife. My first fixed blade was a Schrade Sharp Finger at around 10yo as I was being groomed for hunting age...
So one thing that really jumped out to me is that neither of you really know how to use an axe/hatchet properly, or as safely as you could. An Axe/Hatchet is just as safe in the right hands as a knife, as can both be dangerous in the wrong hands. There are better grips for carving with a small hatchet, just as there are better ways of positioning yourself and your materials, to make it impossible to hit yourself, even if the axe glances (which generally happens with inexperience). Both tools are useful, and you can get by with either a small axe/hatchet, or a knife. Training and practice is what matters more.
You did see the video, right? They constantly talk about axes needing more skill. It is even their first con for the axe.
@@RiderOftheNorth1968 because they don't use axes as much as they use knives it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy, so many people make the same BS claims about a belt knife being easier and safer and more efficient than parang and khukuri etc till they actually get into a jungle or forest environment and see 9-10 year olds manage to use these tools (and axes too under supervision) with less fuss ffs.
@@adrianjagmag No, it is not because they don´t use axes. That is not the point with this kind of video. They talk about the fact that an axe need more training compared to a knife and that is, objectively, a con for the axe. They are presenting the knife vs the axe as the choice to be made for a total novice. That is the consept of this kind of video. They are absolutely correct in that a knife IS safer to use that an axe AT ANY GIVEN LEVEL OF TRAINING. The same goes with a parang/ bolo/ whatever chopping knife: You need a certain level of training to be safe, and that is exactly why a knife is a better choice for a novice.
@@RiderOftheNorth1968 absolute novices will stay absolute novices their entire lives then, 8-9 year old here use billhooks and khukuri, 10-11 year olds use axes. The safest thing for a novice to do is not use any tool btw, this is objectively true :D
@@adrianjagmag Yes ofcourse! But surely you are not so stupid that you can´t grasp the consept of some one being in the beginning of a learning curve needing advise? Because that is what the video provides. You bringing up people around the world that already have gain basic skills with different tools is, frankly, just ignorant of you and shows that you are more interested in arguing on the internet than understanding a video. Take care.
Bought two folders from Civivi because of you guys, very pleased with them.
I'm one that prefers axe to knife
But that being said, much like knives there's many different facets to an axe. Some are thick and only good for splitting, they vary as much as knives can very from filet knife to McHuge SURVIVAL CHOPPER 1cm thick knife.
My preferred axe has a knife-like bit with a large cutting edge (Rinaldi Lavagna with 15" handle would be my style). The positive with the axe is that you can use momentum and physics to accomplish more work with less effort and time, with the trade off of requiring more skill. I am very good with my axe, and thus for me tent peg carving like yours can take me only 52 seconds too, and big jobs are also faster. Any skill you use with a knife to save time or increase effectiveness can also be done with an axe, but with more options since you have the handle acting like a lever to produce more force and speed if you choose to, much like a bike with vs without training wheels.
One example of where an axe saves time is making a cedar plank. My favorite way to cook fish is grilled on a cedar plank, making a cedar plank with an axe vs a knife is much faster! Imagine cutting a 18cm diameter log down to size with a knife, that would be silly and you'd go grab a saw to cut the log. With the axe this is an easy and quick task to buck a 18cm diameter log, but with a knife that's a big chore. The option to grab a saw is nice, but the capability to not HAVE to grab the saw is better. The axe allows versatility that the knife does not have.
In combat axe vs knife, knife is gonna lose lol. Please see: Vikings and Native Americans. These are also thinner, lighter axes less good for splitting but faster for fighting.
Overall the reason to go axe is, if you have the skill, it can do everything a knife does but with more options to work more effectively
Compare knive versus axe with equal weight. Otherwise it is meaningless.
A light hatchet will chop better than a huge knife and yet do the fine work better. Those traditional european axes or american tomahawks excels, a light head in a long haft, and yet can be used as a Hook, scraper, to build things faster etc..
A man with a knife can survive. A man with an axe can live like a king. Best to have both, but you are better off with an axe. Then, of course you need a puck, fire steel, paracord, tarp, tinder box, bush pot, saw, warm clothing, backpack, rifle and a good woman.
Axes are great for building larger things like a lean-to style shelter with a pine-branch roof. They can be used to debark logs, which is something that's a little difficult with a knife. If your aim is to try to stay on the move or if you're nearer to civilization, then a knife is generally always much better, but if you know you'd like to spend a good while at some remote location and can't go get things you might have forgotten to bring along with you, then an axe is a very worthwhile tool. Not as precise as a knife, but saves a lot of effort when there's a lot of work to be done.
I always have a backpack on me on the way and in my backpack there is practically always a schnitzel tri knife, a silky saw, swiss knife, fire steel, fällkniven DC3 sharpening stone, paracord and a first aid set 😅
For the axes in combat bit: Rangers since their inception in the French and Indian war utilized axes for combat. Let’s not forget to mention Vikings and a myriad of other forces in history utilizing axes not only as tools but weapons not requiring much skill to utilize as a weapon. In terms of modern times while working with multiple ranger regiments on my last afghan deployment, I saw many kits modded with axes for tool/offensive purposes. As a deployment gift, I received a winkler axe which is a phenomenal tool as beautiful as it could be deadly.
Overall I carry a fallkniven modern bowie on my flight gear which your channel helped me deem the best of both worlds in the axe/knife debate. Been watching your channel for years helping pass the time on deployments, laughing, and leveling up my whetstone sharpening skills. Cheers boys and keep up the great content!
Knives are for slicing but lots of people try to use them as axe replacements. They seem to assume that the main use of a knife is batoning. Then knives must be biggger and heavier, less useful as a knives. I admit that an axe may feel too heavy in a long hike but a big knife of the kind people like to use to split firewood would be uncomfortable too. If I have to walk many hours with a heavy pack, I would carry a small knife or bettter a folder.
I gotta say, I find very few sawn rounds waiting to be split out in the woods when 'm backpacking. I've been backpacking since the 90s and from personal experience, firewood gathering is much easier with a small hatchet or saw than with a knife, particularly when you're trying to get a long log into small pieces. My backpacking hatchet is a Fiskars with a 10 inch hollow polymer handle. The hollow handle saves weight and though they also make a shorter handle I found that the ultra-short handle hatchets mean you end up barking your knuckles when trying to cut all but the smallest branches. I also will carry a Mora or similar (I did buy a Condor Terasaur after one of your vids). Secondly, soldiers absolutely carry axes, there's a whole sub category of modern combat tomahawks which also function as entry / rescue tools and I would 100% take one over a knife in a fight.
everything has pros and cons. Just pick whatever suits you and your task. personally I love both axes and knifes,
This is a debate as old as the internet. Humans mastered fire long before we started using metal tools. But I guess learning different ways to make fire without splitting logs doesn't sell axes or knives.
this channel is gold. they manage to make funny videos out of knives,
Congrats for this vid!
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There are also tons of other arguments in favor of a blade over an axe, at least for survival purposes.
I hope I'll find time to make a video with all of those arguments soon, so that this topic will be closed once and for all. I understand axe fans (myself included), but when it comes to survival, a blade always beats the axe.
I am happy with a good knife and my Becker BK 2. But i carry a Silky Pocketboy 170 folding saw in a DBK leather sheath when out and about in the wild.
#1 reason, it’s not called Dutch Bushcraft Axes.
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much!
In the end, a knife is so light there is no reason to not carry both.
My G. Bruk light Forest axe, and my Enzo Trapper in Elmax are a great camping combo.
But you can go for an inexpensive Martini or Mora too.
And throw in your Silky saw.
If you want to split wood more efficiently for a fire while indoors, look into getting a “Froe” it’s basically a dedicated batoning tool.
i heard some german spec ops guy saying he would rather carry an axe. Probably because you would have to chop wood everyday for fire and for shelter as well if you are on the move. For combat you probably dont want to bring a knife to an axe fight, simply because of reach. There is no edc axe of course so the best blade is the one you have. :)
You're right, it wasn't 20k up a mountain with an axe...it was 20 miles, and a 60lb ruck, and kit...and an axe lol.
Different tools for different tasks
IMHO, a true tomahawk is better than both. I have the H&B medium camp hawk and can chop, split and drive stakes like a hatchet, then choke up on it and it becomes an ulu. You can even pop off the handle in the field, put a smaller piece of wood in, and it's even easier as an ulu. Then when you want to switch back you just slide the handle back in. Heck if you really want to, you can even take the handle off and make it a splitting wedge.
I thought Maarten was going to say this is not my "axe", this is my wife. I like the episodes with her and his father. I miss the ones with Grandma, may she rest in peace
I go camping with either a Skrama 240 or a Mora Garberg (which I bring depends on how much walking I need to do) and a Rangergrip 79 as my camping tools. I do have my SwissChamp (sometimes WorkChamp - either 1 is my standard edc) in my pocket. Thats all I need. I'm not a lumberjack, I go camping.
3:07 To Marten (and all of us other germanic people): " I swongded" .
🤣😂
Axe is for one thing. And knife for an other thing ..! ^^
At one time in history, the axe was the weapon of war. The ancient stone axe was THE weapon for close-quarters combat.
This changes into the Viking bearded battle axe, then morphs into the European Battle Axe, which becomes the Swiss Halber, which ruled teh battlefield until the advent of gunpowder.
A combination of pike, hook, and axe in one weapon. No knife was ever a main weapon of war. The knife was far more likely a cooking implement of the soldier.
I agree. I bring my axe camping, but don't use it. I use my knives to split wood.
the way I like the axe best :)
An axe vs a knife is similar to a large knife vs a small knife. The axe will do everything the knife will do albeit cumbersome at times, but the knife cannot do everything the axe can do.
C´mon guys, your channel is the best but as a finnish native, I would suggest you to learn how to use an axe! All the best and keep up this amazing channel
I love my little Granfors Bruk mini hatchet and use it plenty when I'm out skiing and wish to brew a cuppa. I camp during the winter months and always have my Small Forest axe with me for fire making (with saw)...but when I'm out hiking or cycle touring I use a saw and a knife always...combined they offer a far greater range of fire making options and they're far safer to use (a huge factor when you're alone and a long way from aid). Plus, I have experience of wacking my hand with an axe when tried and in bad light...and it really, really wasn't cool.
Combat: an Axe all day long. When people actually fought hand to hand combat the axe was king. Native American braves and Vikings stand out as examples here. Modern soldiers carry knives today only to open their MRE packets. 😀
A knife is easier to conceal since carrying one is becoming more & more essential in a SD situation in Duitsland.
I can't quite believe that I'm having to write this but an axe is unquestionably better at splitting wood than a knife 🙄 Also combat, loads of SF guys carry tomahawks as backup weapons.
I think that knife is better for common camping tasks. But when you need to ”carve” a loghouse or whatever permanent building for homesteading/survival an axe is almost a must have tool. No knife will be as effective in felling or notching big logs. But yeah i will leave my axe at home when im just camping for few days. But i will never leave the house without my shovel😂
I have used just an axe for chopping, de-limbing and also have used bushcraft knife/saw for same task.
I prefer the knife/saw setup better as it gives better control, less effort, safer, and less weight, especially when hiking.
I put a camp axe (the size of the bigger one in the video) on my backpack and went camping. Never again. Silky and a knife, that's all I need. My BOB has two knives. No axe. Too much weight
Silky and a knife is an amazing combo
I like knives more because theyre more versatile and they dont take up that much space as well. I taught myself how to split wood and i find it very enjoyable to do, much more than batoning but i agree with the final statement of the video.
What an interesting video topic. I just got out of surgery today to reattach to tendons I severed in my left hand chopping wood while camping with my ESEE Junglas. Granted, I wasn't batoning because I was chopping against the grain on some deadfall logs. I was stabilizing the wood on The chopping block with my left hand about 12 in away from where I was actually cutting the wood. The blade glanced off the cut and bit me in my left wrist.
I was trying to evaluate whether I'd prefer to carry a big knife instead of a hatchet while backpacking. I still think I prefer the knife. I will just be more careful in the future.
Thanks for the great content @DBK. I'm enjoying this one with the narcotics they gave me for pain.
I still think a knife is better, btw
Also I wanted to say I finally manage to get my dream knife, I have the Brisa Enzo trapper in elmax but I finally completed my gear with a bark river bravo crusader in 3v what a dream knife and it would be so cool if you manage to test it, I think it would be a good comparison to cold steels trailmaster/ fällkniven modern Bowie just also a good comparison to the storm vector/el chetw
Nice one boys!!! This is a knife channel of course we think you are right! We love knives not axes
so basically you don't know how to use an axe, and blame the axe for it.
Imagine using a knife instead of an axe to build a log cabin
When am camping i have axe knife saw but axe is what i use most knife is way more tiring to use
I can fall, buck, and split two days worth of fire wood for camp in 30-45 minutes. Everyone who goes outdoors carries a pocket knife, which is adequate for nearly every other task you would need. You save 30 seconds making a tent peg with a knife, but you'll lose an hour making a fire that will keep you warm all night.
Most people that do this type of stuff have both anyway, not sure why we have to debate this.
Right tool for the right job! I would rather forget my axe than my knife for sure .God bless you and your families. Lee
i came across the brisa trooper 115, and i was very interested. but then i saw that is was make in 80crv2 steel and there was basically no other option. i have a trapper 95 in elmax and but im not usper happy about the edge geometry i like the handle. but i dont think ill be able to go from elmax to 80crv2. what is your opinion about that knife do you think they will make it in elmax?
Chopped off my ankle bone with an axe. But I still like them for most things more than knives.
Cold steel tomahawk versus a 5 inch survival knife
would love for you guys to review the new Victorinox Swiss Army Venture Collection Pro Fixed Blade Knife 4.13" 14C28N Satin Drop Point Blade please!!!!
You guys are learning. There is no room for opinions. Just facts.
I wish i was crazy like you guys.Also don't forget the people who may want extra weight in their packs for under water hiking.
hahahahahahahaa
Or just people who love achievements, like running a Marathon with an Axe. imagine how fast all the others become.
I'd like to see a video where you test bushcraft and survival skills using Keychain knives. Great video guys😊
Both made the humans who we are today, axe for building knife for also crafting and or exploring.
You didn't cover the best, easiest, most efficient and (possibly) safest (as long as you pay attention) way to split wood. A hydraulic log splitter. Yeah, I know - it won't be going on camping trips but...
When I was in high school in the 1980s (I am 52, now) we heated our home mostly with a wood burning heater. Dad and I would also sell firewood here and there as a side hustle (long before people used the term 'side hustle). Eventually we got a smallish, portable, gas powered log splitter - portable in that it was on wheels and you could roll it around by hand. Lay the wood to be split in place, pull a lever and the hydraulics push the wood into a fixed wedge. Very easy and the way to go if you are splitting a lot of wood at home and you did mention 'at home'.
Before we got the hydraulic splitter I mostly used a wedge and maul for splitting larger logs. Even after getting the splitter there were sometimes logs that were too big for it to easily handle so we would use a wedge and maul to split it to a more manageable size. It is safer and much more efficient for big stuff than an axe. I would pretty much only use an axe for stuff that could be easily split with a swing or two. My point is I have experience using an axe, I know how to use an axe and I really don't like using an axe. If I am camping I really don't need to split anything all that big. A knife with a quarter inch thick, nine or ten inch blade will do just fine and, as you say, I'm not swinging an axe around. At home if I need to split something bigger than a knife like that can easily handle - maybe for use in my smoker - I will break out the wedge and maul. I have axes but they see limited use. If I need an axe-like implement I prefer something like my Cold Steel Rifleman's Hawk or CRKT Woods Chogan - I prefer the 'feel' of those over a true axe.
I live in New Zealand and carry a knife, a leatherman and a folding handsaw everywhere in the bush. Axe is too heavy for me. My dad lived in Canada and he carried an axe everywhere as if stuck overnight it was essential to help quickly make a shelter. He also carried a sheath knife and a 30-30
Boys! You should have done a fish processing with even a big knife like the Apocalypse, and a fish processing with a small axe (hatchet). Useful intel, boys.
For Survival, a Chopper like the Skrama is the best Option....but for Bushcraft-Tasks i prever a Hatchet, Saw and a small Knife.
I did the same thing with an axe when I was 14 (3:20) Splitting a pine round with a big knot in it, blade glanced off the knot and hit my shin. Worst pain of my life to date (I'm 46 now) I was rolling on the ground swearing at the top of my lungs for a good five minutes. I thought for sure I'd broken my leg but thankfully I did not. The spot I hit was right where the bone is just under the skin so the cut looked very unimpressive as there was no meat there to slice. The lesson I learned was that when splitting with a shorter handled axe, do it from a kneeling position so if the swing goes awry it hits the ground, not your leg, or better yet, when doing some serious splitting, get a proper length axe.
I don't know, I've always thought an axe can do everything a knife can, but a knife can't do everything an axe can.
More like the other way round
All right guys. I love your show. I'm going to put a little twist on this. Not a knife. Not an ax. What about tomahawk
Where can I buy that little hatchet? It's cool 😎
sorry to bother you guys, could you please tell me the brand of the camera you use? i think from the video contrast on the green color that it is a Sony camera?
My guy is looking way too stylish for the woods lol. Great video guys and I agree, an axe is badass but I just find myself never needing one, much prefer a knife!
I feel like I'm throwing a weak, fence-sitting opinion here, but the answer depends on the need. A good knife can do everything you need for a day or even an overnight in the woods (at least here in the Northeast US). But if you're going to be out for any length of time and/or intending to do "bushcraft", then an axe is going to make life WAY easier. Good point on axe safety through - they are pretty damn unforgiving if you screw up. I know more than one woodsman in the 8 to 9.5-finger category.
Carrying an axe means i can carry a smaller sharper knife .
Carrying a bigger knife means I can carry a saw
Personally, for the same weight / size I think you can do more with a big knife and a saw
I do feel like u can carve allot better with an axe than with an big knife.@@riggerman362
@@riggerman362 Yep maybe .
@@riggerman362 Yes, we missed the 2 kg knife in this test.
The knife also cuts well and generally has more uses as well.
Here in the US the short axes you speak of are called 'hatchets'! A true axe handle would be approx. 2.5 to3 feet long. I agree with your premise but... who carries a baton in their pack? :)
I think the Vikings would probably argue that an axe is better than a knife in combat
I think the Viking would also claim, that their wives are carrying the tool belts.
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Each has their use cases, It mostly depends on what you are doing and how long the trip is. A lot of hard work you might grab an axe with a plastic handle since it's less likely you will break the axe, and you also have a small knife for finer tasks. While other times a small and a large knife is the way to go.
With an axe, you can hammer in a tent peg.... But yeah, weight is a big issue.
Canoe'ing where you are building fires every night, an axe is way better. Weight isn't quite the same level of concern. Also if you are group camping you only need one axe for the group. Hiking up a mt, you generally are not building fires. Along a long trail, sure. In some ways a small hatchet is better than a large knife. Breaking joints on a deer or elk. Car camping, I bring an axe.
One thing to consider rarely are others afraid when you walk around your camp with an axe. Not so with a large knife.
You need an ax/saw when you do big base station projects. You can use a knife/saw on the move. I phrase my reply as I do because of health issues, using a Silky saw instead of an ax or hatchet.
Another counterpoint. If Otzi was carrying both a knife and an axe up a mountain then who are we to say that axes are not required in survival situations or if you already have a knife? Otzi was the real deal.
Good point. But Otzi only had a copper ax point (not head) so it was lighter, and his small dagger had a chert blade (not sure if that would work for batoning).
@@guillermoa.nerygomez8782 Yeah, but Ötzi wasn't exactly a "Bushcrafter". He had to manipulate stone aswell.
I say to each job it's own tool. when it gets cold here in Canada an axe is must. I can only agree with you on the weight factor, obviously. and I'll add this: for survival I would choose a knife over an axe but not for bushcraft. I guess it all depends with what we each are comfortable and efficient with.
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Magnacut DBK knife?
no SPAX Axe or Backdraft Axe?
It comes down to the right tool for the right job. That will vary depending on experience with those tools, ease of transport, weight/carry consideration if applicable. I would always take both myself given the option to do so. Axes can be a devastating weapon with reach in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing.... for the average person definately not preferable vs a knife
I fully agree with the video. Handling an ax is more dangerous and it takes a lot more skill and technique. You can see this at 2.14 minutes in the video where the log was in the middle of the chopping block and the ax dug in way more to the side. If the chopping block was smaller in diameter the ax would still have split the log but the swing would end in his leg. Of course this is wrong technique, and Mickey admits to having no clue and it shows, but you see this happening a lot. All other arguments are valid also. An ax is valuable if you know what your doing and building a permanenet shelter like a log cabin and/or live on a homestead but than it's in your shed and you don't have to carry it around. A good reason to learn how to use a relatively small fixed blade camp knife is of course local laws, customs, police and park rangers. If you have some camping gear you can explain why you have it. It's a lot harder with an ax.
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Well for me personally the only thing I need an axe for is to cut through a tree that my Silky Bigboy can't handle. I have an axe in my Jeep as a piece of recovery gear on the off chance that a large tree will have fallen across my only path out of a place, but it has only ever been used to split firewood. I use my Silky saw 100x more for wood cutting for sure. Knife is for battonig down kindling, feathersticking, and other camp tasks. Your milage may vary. Just my 2¢.