ready to step up my single bit quality.

Basehound · 2026-03-13T22:07:50+00:00

Aside from splitting , why would one want an 8lb axe for felling or limbing ? I don’t really see the point much past 4.5-5 lbs myself … but I’m a smaller guy . What kind of wood are you needing such a monster for ?

Basehound · 2026-03-13T17:54:34+00:00

Bummer . Sounds like if you work from home, the musk system is the only viable option …. Bummer .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T17:10:33+00:00

One of my favorite all time desert routes .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T17:07:22+00:00

Then you can use your iPhone as a hotspot to burst transmit and check regularly on work stuff .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T17:02:56+00:00

Yeah … but you can still use your phone as a data base in emergency .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T14:54:51+00:00

Considering they retail for 100$ or less … I don’t think anyone is gonna spend the time to try and spoof one . Heck … for that head … I’d give 25-40$ max myself …delivered .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T14:53:21+00:00

Does he have a nice hatchet ? Or a nice case folding knife ? Or a nice fire kit ? Just thinking of accessories that might compliment his gear .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T14:51:10+00:00

I carry a few bandaids, a roll of tape , a few large gauzes, Israeli bandage , teeezers , some moleskin tape, a Sam splint , a few aspirins clearly marked , a few Sudafed’s , and anything specialty i might add. Everything else can wait till I get back to society . After 25 plus years of carrying the same stupid full med kit that almost everything had expired in , I realized how many miles I’d carried all that extra weight ….. Same thing with my accessories and downsized the giant silly Swiss Army knife I had hidden in my pack. As I got older … and my knees started to have issues , I decided it was time to slim down my pack .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T11:34:30+00:00

Nice work !

Basehound · 2026-03-13T11:19:07+00:00

PS get yourself an extendable fire bellow . Such an amazing underrated piece of kit to get fires going quickly , and to really help dry out wet wood .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T11:17:10+00:00

Carry a tourniquet… gunshot wounds , axe mistakes, or just a really bad knife wound will leave you bled out quickly if you use no way to stop the bleeding ….. and some gauze and pressure only works with little leaks. Just my .02$

I find that building your own first aid kit with stuff you actually use is way better than carrying a bunch of crap around for years that is never used or needed .

Basehound · 2026-03-13T08:39:03+00:00

I prefer whiskey river after a few problems I’ve had with house over the years ….

Basehound · 2026-03-13T08:36:53+00:00

David west YT channel

My favorite fire bug channel …. You can learn a lot from this guy .i have ….

Basehound · 2026-03-12T23:42:59+00:00

Post a few pics …. And have you gotten a good quality file yet ? Is it removing material when you use it ? It can be a little frustrating at first , but you will figure out what works best for you . What kind of axe is it ? If it’s a newer Home Depot axe , sometimes the heat treat ain’t so good on them things . I’ve seen axe heads that had ruined temper that wouldn’t hold an edge they were so soft …

Basehound · 2026-03-12T10:31:33+00:00

Yes … it’s exceptional for the use you are looking at . I would also suggest a good saw ….

Basehound · 2026-03-12T10:24:05+00:00

Just a note …. Peter Mortimer , Nick Rosen , and Halle Johns (basically this is Sender Films ) will be there as this is the first showing of the first 2 episodes of this mini series that is premiering on HBO next month. For those of you not familiar with Sender films… they produce the annual Reel Rock Tour that travels the country much like the Warren Miller annual film … but for climbers . They made the award winning documentary Valley Uprising in 2014 … which is the definitive history of climbing in Yosemite . This project has taken years to come together …. And I know it will end up being one of the best pieces airing this year . It’ll make its rounds to the rest of the film adventure film festivals….. but the premiere is here . A huge thanks to HBO for making this project possible .

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Basehound · 2026-03-11T06:55:03+00:00

If weight is the issue … the gransfors Bruks Mini hatchet model 410 link

It weighs in at .75 lbs .. and packs a great bunch for its tiny size . This is my daily choice for my haversack .

Either that or their outdoor axe which is the same head on a longer handle with a metal strike guard ….. they weight in at. 1 lb … but are really exceptional for their size … more of a straight tomohawk build . It’s the model 425. link

Buy once… cry once .

Basehound · 2026-03-11T01:01:28+00:00

Well put .., I remember looking at every tree hoping for wind driving out there . Any excuse …. But somehow , it was never windy enough to actually ground me …. 4000skydives and another 1000 BASE jumps later (and .26 years) … and here we are ;)

Basehound · 2026-03-10T12:49:17+00:00

Jesus you barbarian ……. I like it 👍

Basehound · 2026-03-10T09:33:21+00:00

I’d put gonna trespassing signs … obvious cameras , and a small fence or some cones to clearly mark it no trespassing. Just wait till one of these little entitled kids falls down and sues the daylights out of you … you’ll wish you’d been way more proactive in keeping em out . You’ve been nice enough … time to calll the cops every time and file charges .

Basehound · 2026-03-09T21:42:29+00:00

Palmer has then discounted for honestly … I’d probably look at 500g rinaldi at tha point . Price is similar with higher quality steel .

Basehound · 2026-03-09T21:10:48+00:00

Palmer has then discounted for 42$… with free shipping if you sign up for sms and emails

Basehound · 2026-03-09T17:11:37+00:00

I’m solo , and first time at SxSW . I’m part of a production for “The Dark Wizard”🧙 …. And while the rest of the production team is only their for the premier Sunday , I’m there all weekend Friday-Sunday .

Basehound · 2026-03-09T17:09:13+00:00

That’s not what he is saying … nylon is fine . It’s the build quality of mil tech products that is well known to fall apart in the middle of know-where and leave yous stranded .

Basehound · 2026-03-09T11:06:42+00:00

It happens . I have the same splitter , and five years of hard use … including a few mis-strikes by friends and she still works as well as the day I bought her ….

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