Gear Review: Hults Bruk Almike Hatchet

Gear Review: Hults Bruk Almike Hatchet. A quick look at this very capable tool. The Almike is a great addition to my kit. From felling small trees to carving spoons, it’s a beautiful little axe.
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Special thanks to my buddy Adam “Toots” Madge for helping me with the testing.
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[@jr618]

Nice job sir, I appreciated your review!

[@robpelton]

Thank you. I appreciate you watching!

[@jasonc9423]

A good review of the hatchet.. Just purchased one to replace a similar sized Wetterlings that was stolen from my truck. Thanks for the info!

[@robpelton]

It’s a great little performer. It’ll do anything the Wetterlings will!

[@claytoncain6925]

Thanks for the review

[@robpelton]

Thanks for watching!

[@LPKJFHIS]

Thanks for the well made video

[@robpelton]

I appreciate you watching!

[@macmanmcmaster4]

Great video !!! I am interested in purchasing one. You really helped me out.

[@robpelton]

This hatchet is still my primary means for wood processing. Thanks for watching!

[@mclostinthewoods]

I usually take my Laplander folding saw, even when backpacking (~7 oz). I can process whatever wood I need for a small campfire, and if I need to baton any I have my Mora knife. I have a couple hatchets, but honestly haven't taken them out in a couple years.

[@robpelton]

I can usually get by with just a Silky and my Garberg. However, when I’m cooking and maintaining a fire all day, big wood is preferable. Plus, I just love axes, hatchets, knives, saws, nunchucks and swords....haha.

[@Toots807]

That a good setup bud

[@mikeroy6713]

Been researching this little hatchet for a backpacking/bush craft tool. That’s some field test! The sound of that first swat told me you were in for some work. Please do a video on bear hunting with a 22. ;)

[@robpelton]

Haha. Hardcore hunting right there!

[@soulides1]

good video man. my wife just got me one for our aniversary. they went up to 170 now but still a nice hatchet

[@robpelton]

Nice! Now go chop stuff. Haha. I use this more than my others. Thanks for watching!

[@kathyreese7031]

Solid review! I learned so much from the "what we could of done better" about felling a tree. Also picked up a few safety tips as well.

[@robpelton]

I still use this hatchet for a majority of my work. Love it. Plus, it looks awesome. Haha. Thanks for watching!

[@puggamerbt350]

Damn, while he was chopping that tree down he grew hair.😂

[@marshmutt8975]

Good review. Do you think you'd have better luck splitting by using another 3-4 inch branch as a club or baton to which the back of the hatchet head after the first strike instead of trying to hit the same spot repeated times?

[@robpelton]

Oh absolutely. I just wanted to see what the hatchet could do on it’s own. Thanks for watching!

[@billhughes2324]

I enjoyed your video... thanks

[@robpelton]

Well, I appreciate you watching!

[@briantodd4887]

I'm so undecided if I should get this hatchet or the 20 inch aneby. I can't see myself splitting anything more than 6 inched diameter and primarily for campfires.

[@robpelton]

I have a 20” Hultafiors. I haven’t used it much at all. The Almike usually ends up with me. Thanks man for watching!

[@jmoore6972]

Where did you get that foldable pouch on your belt?

[@robpelton]

Just bought it on Amazon. It’s a pretty cool foraging pouch. amzn.to/367FELi

[@jmoore6972]

@@robpelton thank you!

[@josephscherer4581]

Rob, Where are you at in the BWCA?

[@robpelton]

We were at a campsite on Sawbill Lake.

[@BassWhoopinFishingTeam]

Your channel is VERY under rated! You have some excellent content!! I've been looking for one of these for a while to go with my Hults Bruk Kisa felling axe (which is a fantastic axe btw) I'm going to a knife shop that sells Hults Bruk this weekend. Fingers crossed they have one.

[@robpelton]

Much appreciated! I use the Almike more than my bigger one these days. Great tool. I love it. Thanks for watching!

[@nobodyatall7039]

I just witnessed two grown men who don't know how to use both of their hands at the same time. Very humorous.

[@robpelton]

Ya. I’ve witnessed much worse! Haha. Thanks for watching!

[@Toots807]

Badass thumbnail!

[@robpelton]

Haha. Thanks! I’m so tough.

[@philiproseel3506]

I lived in a metropolitan setting for 17 years and always knew that it was not my natural state. Since, I've moved to the PNW to get "back to nature". (No, I'm not rich and am not from California.) Just purchased the Almike hatchet, a Boreal 21, and I'm looking at getting a bushcraft knife and full-size axe to round out my sharps. Any advice on bushcraft knives, and what do you think of Gransfors Bruks and Hultafors axes?

[@robpelton]

Sounds amazing! I do have a Hultafors and it’s great. Granfors and Wetterlings are top notch. As far as a bushcraft knife, I’m a big fan of Mora. I’ve used knives from many companies and I settled on the Mora Bushcraft Black. Very affordable and a great knife. Thanks for watching!

[@philiproseel3506]

@@robpelton If it wasn't for the possibly 18-month waiting period, I would get a Hoffman. Thanks for the info.

[@jcmoye1]

Invest in some hot skin work gloves. Thanks for the review picking one up

[@robpelton]

Where do I find hot skin gloves?

[@Leima1]

You should se old Kellokoski 15.2 axe in work, thes new axe's are toys for boys wiht hint of parfyme....

[@robpelton]

Haha. The Kellokoaki axes are very solid and tough. Serious felling all the way. My tools aren’t meant for that. They’re for smaller wood processing and the like. Don’t like perfume?? Haha. Thanks for watching.

[@Leima1]

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[@Jason.F.]

I noticed when you went to split that you didnt go to the natural check in the wood. I could see you where 90 degrees to the check. Maybe this was by choice to show the hatchet or maybe by mistake but I can see you do know a good amount about the what you are doing so just wanted to throw that out there from one woodsman to another.

[@robpelton]

Yep! I chopped it across the check to make it a bit harder. I honestly didn’t think that piece would split. Then I dug the damn blade into the dirt. Ugh. Dumbass move. Haha. Great catch and thanks for watching!

[@arctichare8185]

@@robpelton Sooner or later someone would have landed in the ground with it. Not the ideal splitting axe of course, but you showed us that it is capable.

[@lankey6969]

I check the review because I bought this ax today, but what do I know? Guy pulls out the same saw I got too!! I got the 15 however. How pleasantly odd. lol

[@robpelton]

Hey, great minds think alike!

[@arctichare8185]

A fine stick of firewood.

[@tested123]

funny story...i have a small hatchet that ive used since i was a kid. it was my dads and maybe his dads. ive used it and abused it 1000s of times. lately im into watching these axe videos and today for the first time i thought i would check it for markings....its a hults bruk for fuck sakes! i cant believe i own a swedish made axe! and its sharp with no nicks on the blade. i even think i chopped rocks with it as a kid.

[@robpelton]

Haha! That is funny. Even with all of that, it is still rocking. Thanks for watching!

[@bobanderson6656]

Chop much? Always set what you're splitting on another piece of wood so your ax/maul/whatever won't go into the ground. you dulled your hatchet by letting it penetrate the soil.

[@robpelton]

Ha. Yeah. I honestly didn’t think I’d split that piece with a hatchet. Soon as I did and it hit the dirt, I was kicking myself. Dumb...ugh. Thanks for watching!

[@DrJohn493]

You beat me to it. Got this HB + a smaller one & larger one & always use a chopping block to preserve the edge.

[@DrJohn493]

Good choice of a small axe/hatchet

[@aidenflynn7917]

You can split on the ground if you know what you’re doing. Check out buckin billy ray on youtube

[@illuminatin9335]

Now this is a hatchet not an ax there is no point in trying to cut a full grown tree with it when I work with mine I'm always making sure I keep it nice and clean and sharp everytime. I use it it's like a machete you clear brush with it and other small tasks if u want to cut a tree down buy a full size ax then again there are chain saws I would rather bring this hatchet in the woods with me then have a full size ax with me

[@robpelton]

I agree. The point was to over use the hatchet. We clearly did and it exceeded its use. I also tend to never need a full size axe in the things I do. Thanks for watching!

[@edsnaturebushcraft6985]

WOW I bet they forgot more than you know

[@robpelton]

Ed’sNature Bushcraft oh no doubt!

[@user-nw2si7hu3u]

Hey great review I’ve had my eye on this product. Curious what shirt was your friend wearing? I like it! Thanks :)

[@robpelton]

I believe it’s from Fjallraven. Cost a few $$, but oh so nice! Thanks for watching!

[@user-nw2si7hu3u]

@@robpelton thank you

[@johnmutton799]

Should have bought a husqvarna and saved $90 for the same hatchet.

[@robpelton]

Could have. I had a gift card and this looked pretty decent. I do think the skill set is more important than the actual brand.

[@arctichare8185]

The Hults Bruk is more of an Acura while the Husqvarna is a Honda.

[@kriskabin]

The attention to finish detail is night-n-day between the Husqvarna & the H.B. Head weight & shapes are very different & something to really consider too. I seriously researched both & went with the H.B. Just spend the $ for QUALITY & be happy.

[@mr.zardoz3344]

$139.99 ?!!!? Christ almighty!! I think you overpayed.

[@robpelton]

Oh no. I had gift cards. Otherwise, no way I hell I can afford it! Haha

[@mr.zardoz3344]

@@robpelton . My bad. I was mistaken. Hults bruk and Hultafors are basically the same axe by the same manufacturer. The difference is which company they're marketed to. The US and the EU. I apologize. You probably paid the SRP.

[@jayone7437]

Oh my god. You guys have no idea.

[@robpelton]

I could write a book on how much I don’t know. 😬

[@jayone7437]

@@robpelton I must apologize. My comment should have been explained. Choosing the right tool for the task is key to achieving the goal and doing so in safety. Your in the bush and medical help is not readily available. When I seen you tackling a 10 inch tree with a hatchet and a small silky saw I couldn’t believe it. This is how people get seriously injured. Why you didn’t collect small wood was beyond me at the time. Now I normally don’t comment on videos but felt I should at this time. I probably should have thought before I responded so poorly. Again I apologize. You guys enjoy.

[@robpelton]

Completely understandable. We would normally never tackle that size tree with that equipment. This was just a test on if those tools could do it. We did have the appropriate tools with us. Haha. Thanks for watching and for the input!