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Knives, Axes, And Saws To Take To The Wilds

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Knives, Axes, And Saws To Take To The Wilds

Knives, axes, and saws are a bushcrafter's best friend. Simon Ellar guides us through the best cutting and chopping implements to take with you when camping, or exploring the wilds. Knives, axes, and saws are a bushcrafter's best friend. Simon Ellar guides us through the best cutting and chopping implements to take with you when camping, or exploring the wilds.

Step 1: Knives

Your knife should have a full tang, meaning the steel extends throughout the handle.

Try to find a knife that comes with a fire steel. The high carbon frost knife is a bushcrafter's favourite.

Wear your knife on your belt or around your neck so that it is always available.

Step 2: Axes

When choosing an axe, remember a pocket hatchet is ideal for camp craft, a wildlife hatchet for chopping wood, and splitting hatchet is good for heavier work.

Step 3: Saws

The bushcrafter's saw of choice is the Bacho laplander folding saw. This is perfect for cutting live and dead wood, and also for shelter building.

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  1. happybonzo

    Knife? Affordable = http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/399-Mora%2DTraining%2DKnife%2DClipper You can spend a lot of money on knives - not unusual to see "bushcraft" knives for sale at £250 plus. I use a Cold Steel Master Hunter and have done for several years now. I reground the blade to a different profile to the one that it came with though Fire steel - http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/76-Fire%2DStick If you are going to play in the Woods, just remember to get permission from the Landowners first. Round where I live, people get very stressed about fires. Take a bit of plastic tube that fits the steel and gaffa tape it onto the knife sheath

  2. Philio86

    Does anyone know where you can buy a full tang knife with a fire steel? Also how much they usually cost?

  3. Anonymous

    a stick of dynamite or two always comes in handy as well, I find...

  4. Anonymous

    you just need a swiss army knife

  5. Arcane587

    Very informative - I thought he did a great job at presenting this information.

  6. Anonymous

    This isn't Man vs. Wild or Survivorman. Its quick, online tips for camping. He never claimed to be in the wild, nor did he make an effort to convince you he was. Saying he's a fake as result is just ridiculous. Great advice. I wish he'd specify which to bring for different camping situations. (ie backpacking, drive-up camping, hunting, etc.)

  7. wild camper

    i agree setting is not the issue, and this is good advice. i don't agree with cutting green "live" wood. a good outdoors person should leave no trace. not 3 tree's cut to shreds. Fitnessexpert you are wrong! a leatherman is not all you need. an axe is a very usefull tool when cutting dry dead wood. Also if you watched the vid and payed attention, a FIXED FULL TANG knife is the most usefull and SAFEST knife to use! over all very good vid

  8. wild camper

    i agree setting is not important. though i don't agree with him cutting green wood. yes when your building a shelter or theres nothing else to use. A good wild camper will try to leave no trace, not leave 3 tree's cut to ribbons. also "fitnessexpert", an axe is a very usefull tool when spending 6 nights in field, and as he mentioned a FIXED, FULL TANG knife is the most suiteable and safest knife to use. not a leatherman. overall good vid

  9. Anonymous

    he's shooting a video for a website. He's not going to tramp out 15km into the middle of nowhere just so he can "REALLY BE THERE" when he explains something which you really could explain in the middle of a television studio. He likely found a semi-wooded area near where he works.

  10. Anonymous

    very well put together vid, very helpfull to the novice bushcraft/survival person. just to add this guy is not a fake. shame some people are so sinical. the vid could have been shot in an office or shop it doesnt matter, the info is what is important not the location. A+++