I have a the Wildlife Hatchet from Gransfors and its a great little camp tool. Never had an axe that was actually shaving sharp but this one pops the hairs off my arm. Eventually would like to try the small forest or Scandinavian forest axes but I dont know if I would use them, the wildlife hatchet is everything I need it to be for backpack camping.
On a side note, I also have the Large Splitting Axe for my standard duty splitting axe at home and the thing makes the job of splitting rounds easy peezy. Had a friend split some wood for me that was an avid Fiskars user and he is a Gransfors convert now.
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"The Birler" pack Axe. I don't have one but would like a chance to try one at a cheaper price.
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Hey everyone -- This poll has been active for awhile and we really hoped that we could bring Gransfors products to Massdrop, but we reached out and they're not interested in running a drop for anything right now. We'll keep trying, but in the meantime we'll try to get some of the other popular options for you. Thanks for voting! CC: @Mikael
Hi Alex!
There's also people interested in Gränsfors' other axes. (https://www.massdrop.com/vote/bushcraft-camp-axe)
Would it be possible to have a Gränsfors drop where you can choose which of their axes you'd want? People obviously seem quite interested in their axes, just in different models.
I've used the Gränsfors Small Forest Axe. It's really an extended handle hatchet. Doesn't have enough handle length to really split through big wood very well, but it is portable, easily packable, and can do much more than a hatchet. I recommend this if you want good chopping power without the length of a real axe.