What is Best Choice a Hatchet or a Saw? | Guide!

These lightweight Hatchets are inexpensive and also will handle most wilderness tasks. Either choice has benefits and disadvantages. When choosing a tool for survival in the desert or in the city, start by knowing in advance where that tool might be needed and what tasks it needs to perform.

Are you in a cold desert environment where collecting firewood to keep the fire going is essential for life? Is the tool primarily portable or do you expect to be a bit still and use this tool a lot? Do you need to see or break bones to slaughter large animals?

Hatchet

Hatchet is a small ax that can be attached with one hand and the flat part can be used as a hammer. Hatchet is a great tool for chopping down trees, liming trees, and hitting them with stakes in a tent. At the American border, many immigrants had a Hatchet as their primary weapon. A Hatchet may be the only tool available for crafting a wooden container, separating the grill rails, and chopping wood. In fact, the Hatchet consisted of only two parts: the head and the cartilage or the handle. If the handle was broken, it could be bleached other than hickory or other hardwood.

The Hatch can Also Be Easily Sharpened With a Flat Stone

This means it can be a great endurance tool for long term survival. No doubt a hatchet will make a terrible weapon! From the stone battle-ax of the Stone Age to the Viking battle axes to the tomahawks used on the borders of North America, these versatile tools have been the weapon of choice for many eras.

If you store horns, a saw is almost mandatory. I never saw anyone tear off a horn, but I once lent Pac-Saw a guide so he could pull the mouse out of his skull. Lots of dress-up work in the field could probably be done with ballet. I once used a full-size Hatchet to help dress up the whitebark once, and it worked well.

There are a Few Safety Issues Associated With Axes

The Rich Scouts have banned hatches on training grounds because of the potential danger. Scout camps are surrounded by a special Hatchet park, so no one will accidentally step behind a Hatchet user. And suppose that the sheer force of the lock or the bolt depends on the speed generated by the vibration of the tool. Axes and hatches can jump, slide, or ricochet at an odd angle, so there could be an accident.

The Final Verdict

So which tool would you like to add to your tool? As usual, it will depend on your skill level, potential needs, and ability to practice. You have already read and shown your survival mindset so far and now you can make a wise choice!

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