>>2425453>just bring an axeThere's a vague boundary between hatchet and smaller axes, terminology is confused here maybe.
>You do NOT need a fire backpacking.To each their own. It's an integral part for me. I still agree hatchets are idiot-tier for their weight, and I say that from experience as someone who took one on a single trip and never again beyond car camping.
And now I just take a power tool, because screw all that.
>>>https://youtu.be/iNCMdoBd2_U?t=11386This guy might not be a forestry worker, but he's less larper than 99.9% of /out/. He says hatchet/woodaxe is personal necessity.
Note: canoe-camper.
>standing dead woodWhere is this even legal?
It's always dead & downed for good reasons (wildlife/ecosystem).