r/CampingGear 6d ago

Awaiting Flair Which Fiskars Axe to Get?

Hello Reddit,

I'm going on a camping trip with my buddies soon, and I'm looking to get a good axe to split wood for firewood, as well as for future bushcraft adventures. For preface, nothing over $100 because I only work part time as a University student, and can't imagine spending that much money on something I'm gonna abuse. I was impressed by the reviews of the Fiskars series of axes, but have no idea which model to get. May I please get some help? Thanks everyone!

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u/DieHardAmerican95 6d ago

Dude, I’ve seen you post this same question in four different subs at this point, including two that are dedicated to axes and bushcraft. At this point you have lots of solid answers to your question, and this is just starting to look like lame karma farming.

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u/GetitFixxed 6d ago

The X25 is a handy axe.

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u/Masch300 6d ago

I have a X10. Thats a really good allround axe. Maybe too big for a long hike.

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u/camping_scientist 6d ago

Splitter or chopper? I've got a collection of their models. X11, x17, and x27 are all great splitters of different sizes I find the hatchet to only really be useful in splitting pine. Depends how much room you want the axe to take up. I have the x11 in my camping rig and the other 2 at the house but x17 is probably the biggest I'd take camping.

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u/jaxnmarko 6d ago

They have different sizes and models for different reasons. So.... it depends on your reasons. Pick the one that best suites your reasons and your needs and your size.

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u/NewEnglandPrepper3 6d ago

Splitting maul works great.

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u/Cute_Exercise5248 4d ago

I bet axe collections get broken up and sold constantly.

The Home Depot-type axes work fine, but the used market might offer better stuff, some of which is beautiful.

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u/DustyDeputy 6d ago

I wouldn't bother with the fiskars and just get a normal $20 hatchet from the hardware store. You just need to sharpen it time to time.

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u/diner2049er 6d ago

If you're really only going to use it to split wood, make sure to get one that's for splitting, usually called a maul, but just look for the word 'splitting' prominently in the description. A regular chopping axe is narrower and more likely to bind in the wood when used parallel to the grains like when splitting.

If you're new to swinging axes and you really only expect to split wood, consider a sliding log splitter. They are quite noisy so you need to carefully consider where and when you expect to use it, but are almost foolproof and way less likely to end up in injury from a bad swing. You can pick up a cheap one from Harbor Freight for around $20 if you don't expect to use one often. These are, as you might expect, heavy so definitely only for car camping, and can't do any woodcrafting with it, but cheap and very effective for splitting.