Boys and girls, you have got to be kidding me.

Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe Versus the Ontario Marine Raider Bowie Knife

or how to split wood with a Bahco Laplander Saw .

Nope, goodbye.

-Blast

Great response. I have the Leatherman Wave already, don't carry it daily, but will start adding it to my briefcase. Yep, I'm part of the Brooks Brothers crowd. I'm usually in the woods from Aug - February.

My only concern for batoning was to find the dry wood within the wet, not to homestead. I would love a nice axe/hatchet. But my general goal is to carry less.

I do have a US Air Force knife that I could carry in the event that it becomes necessary. Cheap and replaceable.

I love the Becker line and was leaning towards adding the crewman to my collection.

But one idea caught my I, so I decided I would just use the current Leatherman, took the wife out to dinner and rat hole the rest for a future purchase.

Thanks again everyone for your honest opinions.

Thanks.