Camp hatchet/axe

My idea of a hatchet... I hate the light ones. I feel they are dangerous. I have spent a LOT of time with hatchets. I grew-up on a ranch and was an Eagle Scout.
NEVER buy a hatchet with a tubular (hollow) handle, no matter what model you buy, PLEASE!!!
My Fave.
Another.
If you want smaller.
Go to your local hardware store, not a camping store.

Personally, I get a converter, charged batteries for my cordless sawsall and used it the last few times I camped. I pre-cut wood and brought it with me.

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I hate the light ones. I feel they are dangerous. ... NEVER buy a hatchet with a tubular (hollow) handle, no matter what model you buy, PLEASE!!!

Really? Why?

The Estwing, by the way, is a really nice looking hatchet, seeing that the base metal runs well into the handle. I've always considered the hatchets with an all-wood handle to be more dangerous than the new composite ones, as most of the ones I've owned in the past had the blade drop due to the wood shrinking. In one case, I even had a blade fly off mid-swing.

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Personally, I get a converter, charged batteries for my cordless sawsall and used it the last few times I camped. I pre-cut wood and brought it with me.

That's a good idea, but... that ain't camping.