>>419421For me it would be impractical to carry a hatchet on a dayhike. I usually have only a small backpack with essential gear, like a canteen cup, lighter, water bottle, knife, compass and some extra clothing. I rather carry an extra water bottle than a hatchet.
>If you don't have enough reason to carry a hatchet I seriously doubt that you have a need to split any wood at all, a fire in that type of environment is easy to get goingIt's true, if I don't see a reason to carry a hatchet I probably don't have to baton to survive. There are however other reasons to make a fire than survival. That's where batoning comes into the picture.
When it's 2 or 3 days I have just sleeping and cooking equipment in addition to day hike gear. I wouldn't go to Siberia without an axe, but for hiking there are far more critical things to carry, like raingear and extra water.
