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I usually take a hatchet and almost always the Sven saw. GB wildlife hatchet, GB small forest axe, an old Sandvik, and I just made an Ash handle for a head that a local blacksmith forged for me.

I have a Nemo Tensor insulated 25r coming to me in the mail. I have tried quite a few over the past 30 years from simple foam all the way up to the over rated, crinkly, bounsy Thermarest Ultralight Neo. I was always looking for the latest, greatest and lightest, for climbing trips and now vol...

By the way, I have a Plumb hewing hatchet from the 80's with the epoxy hafting. If this turns into a "show me your axes" picture and story thread, that 's fine by me!

Nice axes, Robin and alsg. Alsg, looks like yours has been used pretty hard, maybe chopping roots? (don't we all have an axe for that?). I would take the 3 way compromise route-preserve/restore/use it, which would reflect its value, condition, and sentimental value. Like you said- knock off the...

I made another spoon, this time out of cherry and with a built in pot lid lifter. Also, got one of those new little stainless Expedition Research camp grills, and a waxed cotton canvas bag by BrownDogPouchandBag for it. I always wanted a Purcell Trench grill, but was too cheap to spring for one...

Another map and atlas lover here. I have stacks of them on the bookshelves and in the cupboard. With so many people relying on their phones to tell them where to go these days, it seems like they have no sense of direction or the lay of the land anymore.

Howard butcher block conditioner(mineral oil, beeswax and carauba wax).

Ha! I've done that too- hard to get any lighter weight than that. I do that for tent stakes also.

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