I cant see the big knife or axe thing

nikto · 12-19-2015, 11:42 AM

give me a little mora and a SAW. :-) chopping is a big safety hazard to your blood vessels and enemies can hear it half a mile away. to hell with that. I can see a machete, in some areas, cause of the brush ,but an axe is no help with brush. Its far more efficient to line a dugout with Mylar than it is to build a cabin, so why bother with an axe? with the cabin, you have to KEEP chopping all that wood, breathing all that smoke, destroying ecosystems. Sure, you have to carry 2 lbs of mylar to your bol, or cache it There, so what?

gripper · 12-19-2015, 01:10 PM

It's a balancing act. SOME tools can combine hatchet/pruning hook/machete without excessive bulk. Also, size and fit to the individual is important as well.One needs a sweet spot size-wise to cover general uses. At times,bigger helps. Others? Not so much.

12-19-2015, 11:42 AM	#1
nikto Registered User Joined: May 2014 From: USA Posts: 3,050	I cant see the big knife or axe thing give me a little mora and a SAW. :-) chopping is a big safety hazard to your blood vessels and enemies can hear it half a mile away. to hell with that. I can see a machete, in some areas, cause of the brush ,but an axe is no help with brush. Its far more efficient to line a dugout with Mylar than it is to build a cabin, so why bother with an axe? with the cabin, you have to KEEP chopping all that wood, breathing all that smoke, destroying ecosystems. Sure, you have to carry 2 lbs of mylar to your bol, or cache it There, so what? Last edited by nikto; 12-19-2015 at 11:50 AM.

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12-19-2015, 01:10 PM	#2
gripper Registered User Joined: Oct 2003 From: nashua nh Posts: 2,660	It's a balancing act. SOME tools can combine hatchet/pruning hook/machete without excessive bulk. Also, size and fit to the individual is important as well.One needs a sweet spot size-wise to cover general uses. At times,bigger helps. Others? Not so much.