Gerber pack hatchet good or not

[@Doobie603]

Finally someone who admits this axe sucks. I liked the idea of it but it is just about useless. I would rather carry a big knife for the weight or just a slightly heavier axe.

[@Shepherdandsheepministry-og9jq]

I have one and I actually like it. To me its like having a knife I can chop with and not worry about messing up the edge. I only use it for small tasks though

[@JamesParus]

I think this could be great tomahawk style axe if the handle would be longer. I've been thinking to make longer handle for it.

[@Shepherdandsheepministry-og9jq]

@@JamesParus that would be great to see

[@weaver1507]

I think this axe's main point is portability, i dont believe gerber intended this to be a splitting axe just judging by it's geometry. You can split logs by battoning with this but I think its mainly intended to be something you can carry with you easily and have an axe at all times.

[@JamesParus]

yes. it's portable, but to say you have axe with you is overkill. it just doesn't work like axe. and battoning is pretty hard because the blade is so tall. even big knife is better for battoning. shoke hold is painfull. if you look at gerber range, they also make better small axe models that work.

[@feralgrandad4429]

Gave mine away. Dont get me wrong i didn't expect it to be as good as my Granfors or Billnäs but it was genuinely useless. Light to pack but i split wood better by battoning with my knife.......

[@thetopicala]

Nothing like Fiskars 🤣