Axes and Saws

Are you looking for the best camping hatchets, the ideal axe for hiking or the perfect backpacking saw? In this group, you’ll find all our axes and saws for hiking, hunting, and other outdoor activities. They are also handy to have at your home or cottage, or in the car.

Camping axes

A hiking axe is a good tool to have no matter what you do in the wilderness. If you need to split, sharpen, or otherwise shape wood, a camping hatchet or axe does it very nicely. You can also use the backpacking axes for felling and cutting.

For some, the best camping axes are the old ones. If you’re looking for Finnish vintage axes, such as Billnäs 61.2 or Kellokoski 15.2, we unfortunately don’t have any vintage camping axes for sale.

What is the best camping axe or the best backpacking hatchet? First you need to ask yourself, what you want to do with it and how you wanna travel. A small camping axe is not the tool you want for felling big trees, and a large felling axe isn’t ideal for ultralight hiking. The best hatchet for backpacking is the one that fits in your backpack and doesn’t make it too heavy to carry but isn’t too small and light for the tasks you want to perform. The best axe for camping with a canoe can easily be a full-sized one if you like efficiency.

There are also loads of camping hatchet reviews and other axe reviews online. Ideally, look for a camping axe review where the axe is used for the same purpose as you’d like.

Camping saws

If you want to save energy, a saw is a lot better tool for cutting pieces of wood than even the best camping hatchet. The best camping saw is the one that suits your needs the best. If you’re into ultralight hiking and don’t need to saw that much stuff, a very packable pocket saw made from a chainsaw chain is a solid choice. If you need to saw more, the folding saw is a perfect combination of efficiency and packability. What is the best folding saw depends on your needs. The thicker logs you want to cut, the bigger folding saw you want. If you have trouble picking the ideal hiking saw, check out e.g. a folding saw review or other reviews online. Preferably find a test where the saw is used the way you want to be doing.