Thanks for all your posts. From what I've read here, I think I'm going to go with a Gerber/Fiskars for the fopllowing reasons:

Axe head, to use for hammer or maul
Hollow handle for storage and energy transfer
Better shaped blade

Now all I have to do is decide which model. The weight/length descriptions don't make a lot of comparative sense. I need to find a store and see them in person.