>>2487376It's easier to carry while being more versatile. i'd opt for an axe if I were wanting to chop down something large, but my condor cleaves through smaller trees like they're nothing
>it doesn't look like you live in a jungleTree branches, vines, and brush are a near constant issue in the forests of my state. I picked the knife instead of a machete so it would hold up better to whacking thicker branches