Chris commented on his experience with this tool in a previous post in this forum (10/24/02 08:22 PM). He felt that having several tools was preferable. <br><br>I think this may be a matter of perspective. Certainly, if you are looking at the ATAX as a replacement for all your survival gear, you're putting all your eggs in one basket, which is a bad idea. However, if you think of it as a replacement for your hatchet (which conveniently happens to do a whole bunch of other things) then it may make more sense. Otoh it may not, especially if it's only marginally adequate as a hatchet.<br><br>Maybe the trick to evaluating these "multi-use tools" may be to stop thinking in terms of replacing EVERYTHING, and think in terms of replacing JUST ONE THING (perhaps two). If the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, then go for it.
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