I carry an axe in the boat and on the snowmachine, but I also often carry a chainsaw in both as well. always in the boat, on s.m. only if I'm pulling a sled behind it.
but hunting I don't carry an axe, if I'm hunting woods that have firewood available, I just don't see the need for it. I can break branches between two trees to split it to get to dry stuff if need be.
Plus if I've erred and am building a fire to survive the night, odds are I'm not building a traditional round shaped campfire.
I'm building two fires about 7 ft. in length using mostly whole limbs and trees. I'll build them close together then separate them, sleep on the warm ground between them for a few hours or however much sleep I can get.
not faulting guys that carry an axe, it just doesn't make weight for my needs on a true bp hunt. YMMV
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