What kind of idiot doesn't test an item out to it's fullest when reviewing it?

Here is my opinion for what it's worth, If you have to baton a knife it should be capable as long as you understand any weaknesses in the design. You should only Baton in an Emergency unless you are carrying a Large knife for processing wood, and anybody who says different is only lying to themselves. Your Logic for having only a knife is a fact and if someone says your wrong, again they are lying to themselves-Good Job

A knife is a lot better at being an axe, than an axe is at being a knife. That is why the axe gets to stay home from work sometimes and the knife never gets a day off.

Brian, as usual you are a perfect gentleman. Actually, the batoning part of your tests is what I like the most since it truly shows what the knife can resist.

"I don't care what anything was *designed* to do. I care about what it *CAN* do!" - Gene Krantz, "Apollo 13"

The real experts are not sitting around posting obnoxious comments on KZfaq videos.

This is actually the first video I've watched of yours, and this video alone gains you this subscriber. You just keep surviving on purpose,

I appreciate you showing what the knife CAN do, even if it's not what it's designed to do. Batoning is a well-known technique that people use for a number of reasons. Even if you're not in a life or death survival situation, and just in an "I forgot my axe" or "my axe is broken" and "I don't want to have to go to the hardware store in the middle of a camping trip" situation, it's nice to see what the capabilities of the knives are, just in case. In MANY review videos, people put products under EXTREME testing that show the apex of functionality even though those products will never be tested to that level in MOST cases. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't let the trolls get to you. An intelligent person can offer a critique without resorting to being obnoxious. Don't feed the trolls. Showing the trolls they bother you is the only thing that keeps their sad existence worth living.

Paratrooper , never carried an axe anywhere, would be great if u could carry a chainsaw and gas. By baton, I guess u mean , hitting back of blade? Those that don't know, this is exactly how you split bones or ribs on game. Just make sure you use hardwood , not a rock to do it.

Batoning is a legitimate use for a knife. I wouldn't process large wood with it, but I do it all the time and have enough skill to not damage my knife. If a knife can't handle batoning it is worthless.

Now, after watching your entire video, I have to say: I couldn’t agree with you more on every word you said! The most logical “rant” one could possibly put forth!! You are a class act! I discovered your channel a couple months ago and subscribed after 3 videos and I watch more every time I come across one. If I ever had the chance to hang out with you and chat about outdoorsy things and do camp chores, I would jump at the opportunity! Your videos are practical, succinct and enjoyable! Never let the snobby, lazy trolls slow your roll! Keep up the great work!! Thank you for what you do! I thoroughly enjoy it! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I don't carry an axe I carry a light knife. I baton with it because it's hard to split wood with my teeth.

Took me awhile to get to this one but man very well stated. The best advice on battoning is what you said if it big, use an axe. If its too small for an axe or fie work baton a knife. What a lot of folks on here fail to understand that battoning a knife is also needed in a lot of notches and joints for shelter frame work, beds and some dead falls.

If you carry an axe with you every where you go you are a Viking

Bryan, even when you “rant” you do it as a gentleman. I was searching a topic and came across this old video. First, while people can and probably should disagree the discussions should always be civil. My experience is that the more volatile or abusive someone gets in arguing their case the less solid ground they are on. There is never an excuse/reason for foul language. Most likely your idea of a “normal” knife differs from mine. I like my blades to be 3-1/2” to 4” long with a thickness of 1/8” or less and a full length stick tang is just fine. With this size knife the batoning effectiveness is limited. Plus, I believe knives are made to cut and slice, they are not splitting mauls or pry bars. However, in your testing I completely understand why you baton and chop with blades not necessarily designed for that purpose. In an emergency out of the ordinary tasks may become necessary. At the risk of being placed in your “Paul Bunyan” category (😀) I am thinking about a system that involves a Victorinox SAK in my pocket and a small hatchet on my belt. Foregoing a fixed blade belt knife all together. With practice I believe a skilled person can do anything with a small axe or hatchet that they can do with a belt knife -- important words “practice” and “skilled”. I am not there yet. Thank you for your videos. Most of the time we agree and when we do not I respect your right to be wrong. 😂😂😂 Actually many of your videos have inspired me to try some of the gear you have tested. Take care.

Whoever said you must use an axe to make firewood has Never been backpacking! Who's going to carry a heavy axe into the back country? No, you carry a knife. The more multi-purpose a tool can be, the more merit it has to carry on a backpack! Thanks for showing how to Barton with a knife!

I'm glad you baton the knives. it's a test of a knifes strength and edge retention. thank you for doing it so I know a knife I choose can take it. I realize you don't baton everything you see in a real life situation :) good job

you may not have a axe with u in a survival situation

I spent 4 years in U.S. Marine Corps Aviation, 20 years in the U. S. Army Intelligence Corps and 21 years in the NC Forest Service. I have experienced many Survival Courses and Survival Situations. I even taught Wilderness Survival Courses to various age groups in and out of services and since retiring. I just want you to know … “There Are No Experts Out There ! I have enjoyed you and your KZfaq channel for many years now. I have learned a lot from you and about the products you have tested ! ……. Drive On Brother !

Don’t feed the trolls bro! Love your content. I’m following

Do what you want, you're not causing harm to anyone else, more power to you. You are gaining real experience along the way. If people were not trying new things, we would still be slinging stones at our food

Don't apologize. Any tool needs to tested BEYOND their intended purpose if they hope to be trusted to withstand their intended purpose.

You just keep doing what you’re doing because you’re doing a great job!

You have earned my respect. Don't let anyone "push your buttons." Especially some anonymous, know it all, key board commandos.

You'd have to be a noob to think a knife can't baton

more power to your channel, chief! i'm from the philippines and for most of the communities here using firewood for everyday cooking and heating, bolos or machetes which are really just larger knives are being used to process firewood and yes, batoning is part of it. for small back-country and mountain communities, steel is kind of expensive and axe heads aren't readily available for the local smiths. my family's got axes but batoning with knives happen to be one of the skills passed on since its one of the most common tools available. thanks for posting! great vid!

In a true survival situation no one splits wood. It's way to time consuming and energy intensive. Anytime you go into the wild a knife and fire starter are a must have, everything else is a luxury

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Expert or not knowledge is power that needs to be passed on to the next one willing to learn. I have learned a lot and practiced to get it right, but wouldn't have known where to start if it wasn't for people like you.so thank you again and keep up the amazing work!

Do you happen to remember the old Buck Knife Logo? Buck used to demonstrate their knives by pounding them through a 1/4" black carriage bolt. That was also the logo on their box for years and years. This was as of 40 years ago. My Buck General is over 50 years old and has served me faithfully for that time and it will be passed on when I finally pass on. So pounding a knife through a log is a test. I remember a night years ago when my wife and I were in a cabin for the night. An unexpected winter storm hit us and the only thing I had to split logs with was my survival knife. That night it proved it was up to the task at hand as I split log after log so we wouldn't freeze. I still carry that same knife. I wouldn't leave home without it. So keep on splitting and don't pay any attention to these people.

Sometimes a man uses the tool he has at hand, sometimes I use my channel locks (or Linemans) as a hammer if I don't have a hammer handy. I call people idiots when they deserve to be called such, but calling someone an idiot because they are using a tool for another purpose than what it was designed for is really out of line. Don't let the little people get you down (:

In the old days, my grandma used a parang to split wood. The way she did it was to hold a piece of of wood in one hand and the parang on one end of the wood and knock the free end of the wood on the ground. When the parang has taken a bite, she would knock both the parang and wood against the ground. She would do this until she got enough wood small enough to burn easily in her stove. I regret that I didn't grow up big enough to help her with that chore. My dad moved to the city. By the time I got back for a visit, grandpa's house had electricity and gas.

I was wondering if you by chance have any video's showing how to safely hold a ax while sharpening it? If you don't could you do one? I was also wondering what type or kind of sharpening stone would you recommend for sharpening a knife or ax or is there one that is for the to go all style. Uh, basically one single stone that you would ALWAYS use regardless if you are sharpening a ax or knife?

#1 rule in survival, adapt and improvise. I guess alot of the experts in survival cary axes and gas powered chain saws in their EDC or bug out bag. Keep doing what you do.

LOL..."More power to you Paul Bunyan!" I love it...Great channel, Great vid, Even the experts (Pathfinders, Military personnel, and most experts) recommend using larger knives and batonning them.

I think the best thing if not carrying a hatchet, hawk or axe is to carry a fixed blade knife and a folder and a saw of some kind. If you did break your fixed blade knife you still have your folder and I think that is important and worth mentioning.

Do you have any video in which you baton a knife on multi tool? Or any video You recommend? I would like to see how multi tool knives performs under batoning

I guess I would be one of those idiots.

Glad you got that off your chest. I do have a small criticism though. You didn't baton any wood at the end. I think that would have been the perfect coup de grace. Addendum: May I recommend a theme for next week? Comparison testing of the batoning performance of every full tang knife at your disposal. Just a thought.

Show these folks how to cut pvc with fishing line. You are pointing out how to be resourceful. Keep up the good work!

If you baton a knife like a Buck 119, you can get the blade replaced for only $10 dollars.

You just earned a subscriber 😊 great video

It's important to learn from the mistakes of others. In an early 2016 episode of ALONE a person accidentally cut her hand badly below the outside of the thumb she was steadying the wood with, while attempting to split small diameter softwood by holding the axe just below the head with her other hand. In that case batoning would appear to be a significantly safer technique for splitting small diameter wood than choking up on an axe handle. But hindsight is always 20:20, right? On the other hand, if you are in a coastal west coast forest where I live you are surrounded by 6-10 foot diameter cedars and other large conifers, where a good axe is the best choice for that job especially during winter. But do you know anyone who goes off into the woods without a belt knife? I sure as hell don't. Anytime I know I'm going out into nature in North America I carry at least two cuttings tools, of different types. Say, a belt knife and axe, knife and multi-tool, belt knife and hatchet or tomahawk, knife and bow saw, knife and machete, kukra, parang etc. But real life survival isn't always something that person can fully plan for. In a real survival situation the person often has been separated from the rest of the group, has limited supplies and may only have a belt knife, tarp, a roll of twine or paracord, the clothes and other outerwear on your back and whatever is is his/her pockets. Maybe they are in a pack along with a few hanks of cordage, flashlight, metal mess kit, a file or sharpening rod and a good compass and a few very large 3 mil polyethylene garbage bags. Possibly without a firearm to try to hunt small game. Or considerably less. So the goal becomes avoiding panic and self recrimination and using what you have, improvising with the resources that surround you, adapting what you have for different uses and overcoming obstacles and challenges in less than ideal situations. In that situation you'd be forced to use your belt knife for all cutting tasks, the so-called one-tool option (OTO). . Everything from making shelter components, batoning firewood or beaver chewing to make fuel and kindling, making wooden tools and wedges, cutting notches, fine carving tasks and feather sticks, prying and scraping with the back of the blade to remove bark or create tinder. Anyone who doesn't use the knife to baton wood is surviving with one behind there back. Even a $15 dollar Mora will process wood if done correctly High carbon or stainless steel knifes that have a full tang design, sharp 90 degree spine and Scandinavian grind are well suited for processing wood and have very good edge retention. So use it any way you have to to survive that first night and don't let poor advice like the title of this video dissuade you from always having a good belt knife attached to your belt when out in the wild.

I just started watching you and I think you're spot on brother. There's always "experts"! I love your channel...just subscribed!

As a mid 50's female getting back into camp/bush world, I have watched many channels about knives. I wanted to learn about simple ways to enjoy the outdoors. Some of those watched were done by some clearly experienced and knowledgeable individuals, yet of those, some used the first 5 minutes being angry and insulting anyone who uses a knife to baton. Well, all those things takes money, and it's slow to build up quality products. At minute 6 I left the video, and found people like you and David Canterbury and others who truly wants to help others learn. As a beginner, I appreciate the inspiration and non patronizing way you share it. And, you got me on darn tough socks, so thanks for that tip. Subbed and continuing to enjoy you.

You need to relax. You are not an expert, but I am. I was an instructor with the military for 10 years. There is nothing wrong with batoning wood. You are correct. Its even taught in the military. Batoning is quicker in a lot of cases. Its safer in a lot of cases and its easier to cut shingles or small boards for eating on. Its more accurate than an axe in a lot of cases. Just tell those haters to mind their business and create their own channel. In my 52 years, 40 as a survivalist and bush crafter, I have never seen anyone accidentally harm a full tang knife with battening. Stick to your principles, you are on the right track my friend.

Every respectable survival instructor with every organization teaches batoning. Sometimes the only dry tinder is in the center of the wood and 99% of people don't lug around a hatchet. I don't know who is arguing with you but they are severely misguided.

I think it’s an essential skill to know how to use your knife for batoning wood especially when on day hikes in the wilderness. It’s a lot safer than an axe. An axe requires proper training and proficiency to prevent injury to self and others.

As a 7 yr Army veteran and now an off grider I baton 7 days a week. No central heating ac here. I use the SCHF 36 that I saw on your video. I use my axe to chop the big woods then baton with my knife for the small stuff to start the fire. Batoning saves wood and you get the exact size you need. The 36 knife is one pound of 1095 steel that holds up well. The only mod I did was removed the coating on the blade. Left it on the handle. After chopping I hit it with a stiff wire brush and put back the edge with ceramic. Its not shaving sharp but I ain't Crocodile Dundee. Nor am I a weekend survivalist. Thanks for the tip on the 36. Keep up the good work. Enjoy your vids.

which tool is best for spitting wood? the tool you have with you is the first criteria

Plain and simple, there are times you may need or want to baton wood with a knife. In many aspects, it is much safer than swinging an axe. You can make finer, more controlled splits with that method. There are other angled cuts or notches that require the baton method as well. This is why we are so concerned with good quality steels with proper heat treat and tempering. It is also why some of us prefer a longer blade. For those who believe in using the right tool for the right job, consider this: If the job is batoning, the proper tools are the knife and baton. If a person wanted to get real critical and technical, ask yourself this: Which is the proper tool for splitting firewood, the axe or the wood maul? I promise you the wood maul will destroy the axe in that job. I will bust up a truck load with the wood maul, while most will spend the whole day prying the axe out of the wood. So yes, guys, batoning is a thing. Get used to it.

I remember a post-apocalyptic film in which they opened the trunk of a car and found the complete survival kit with hacksaw, axe etc. and also the protagonist pointed out that it is useless to have everything, if when you need it, the kit is at home or in the car.

All depends. If I'm going in the woods, it's a billhook and a dedicated knife depending on what I'm there for. Hunt or forage.

rant on bro. if someone dosnt want to learn other things to help them, then I know who the idiot is. I enjoy your channel keep it up

you made some good points and don't worry about what people say there's always going to be self-proclaimed Pro You're simply just showing Integrity of the knife most people get that

I like knowing what any tool is capable of. Your testing including batoning has helped me decide on a couple knives to purchase. I get the knowledge from you without damage to my new knife until it's truly needed. Keep up the tough testing.

Be happy that people are calling you names, being a doctor it is a proven fact that what others recognise in you, reveals who they truly are, feel sorry for them because they are living their lives in an unknown state of their own abilities, attributes and skills 😢

We're behind you all the way Brian!

All the best knife reviewers baton, that is a great way to test steel, especially in cold weather. I am not carrying an axe on my pack that is why I have a big ole cheap schrade. No cussing,subbed, I cannot stand people dropping the f bomb, I have a kid,no reason for it, thanks man, good rant.

Well said. Don't apologize. I've been an outdoorsman/ mountaineer for well over 50 years and until someone has stood in the same puddles, slept in every storm, and hiked your every trail, they can STFU. I have been making knives for years and that includes knives specifically designed for batoning.

I’m 64 and have been carrying a knife of some sort for over 40 years, I’ve recently decided to try a short hiking camp out. I’m looking for a camp type knife such as a kukri and eliminate bringing an ax or hatchet so battening & chopping will be necessary . You’ve been very helpful so I’ll consider any suggestions you have

EXACTLY !!! Love the rant and all the content of the rant. Thank you ! Proud to b be a subscriber.

Agree with you Brian. I agree we are all want to be survival bushcraft guys. You are doing a knife review I want you to push the knife to its limits to make sure it's a good product for your viewers. Thanks again don't change what you are doing.

There has been times that i have had to use my knife to chop down small trees or split small amounts of wood. If you are in an "emergency" situation you use what you have with you

Don't worry what they say , if the fixed blade knife is big enough and heavy-duty enough I don't see a problem splitting wood especially for kindling it's perfectly fine if you're splitting two or three or four in pieces of trees

You just keep doing what your doing brother...we are all learning, and Mother Nature is the ONLY expert out there, I dont care who you are.

I beat the ever living snot out of my knives doing real chores in the real woods. So, I appreciate it very much when I see these knives on KZfaq get clobbered and not break, really saves me some time and expense when I shop. An axe is the last thing I ever need in the backcountry. I occasionally carry one and I always end up creating work for it that I would never normally do. Thanks for your great reviews. I've made several great purchases on your advice, and haven't regretted a single one.

Batoning is essential to knife-only survival. Demonstrating the knife's durability and demonstrating how to baton properly is good pedagogy! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the video and ignore the haters. I recently discovered batoning wood as I was trying to find a better way to cut up wood for my grill and smoker. So I’m looking at videos of reviews of the ideal knife to buy to accomplish this, so I appreciate your reviews. Thx!

totally agree!!! don't mind the "HATERS", they are the real wannabes. Great rant bro! thumbs up

An honest man, refreshing,

Man there is plenty of small wood that can be processed with a knife if that is all you have. So the knife itself really needs to be capable of handling that job. That's awesome Dave commented on your channel. I own 3 of his books. Thank you Dave for sharing.

Hello Brian, I know your video is now five years old, but I just watched it today. I continuously baton firewood down into kindling for our wood stove using my El Chete from Tops Knives ; it is much more efficient and safer than an axe. I'm an old guy and save energy when and where I can. Some knives were built to do this very thing. Sometimes my twelve year old grandson helps me using his Shrade. Its a good time and I am pleased he is learning a valuable survival skill. Keep up your good work; I enjoy your videos.

I don't understand why you listened to those negative vampires just keep making your videos and do what you got to do thank you!

Ever seen anyone day hiking or multi-day hiking with an axe on them? Yeah me neither.

Your comments are well reasoned and useful. I'm a former boy scout and casual hiker with a go home bag in my car. I travel, often up to 160 miles from home. Here's why your comments on batoning are especially helpful, even necessary. In my humble opinion, for the general healthy population of my age, 60, a GHB bag should generally (there are lots of exceptions) be no more than 15% of body weight (according to many experts). I'm in above average shape, no medical or physical issues, an avid scuba diver, but I'm not military, don't do cross fit, in other words, a long packed "go home" would be doable but arduous. I do have some unique survival skills, some land/hunting oriented (frequently carry rifles/shotguns with small daypacks-contain calls, scent, o/material, cammo...) but many of my other skills are water oriented, thus I need to keep carry weight as lower as possible (GHB weight increases incrementally and a few pounds avoided here and there are important) Hence, a good batonable knife for a go home emergency could get me home without the added weight of axe, so when I get home I can use my axe, hatchet, etc. Keep up the useful efficient tips.

I actually love that you put a knife through a real stress test while doing a review. I don't see an issue with it and I wish more people would do this type of thing. Gear is expensive and I like knowing that if I buy it, its money well spent. I appreciate that. And honestly as you said in the video I'm much more likely to have a knife on me than an axe. I carry 2 knives with me at all times. I know my axe is most likely in the garage but I may have left it in the shed. Just saying. Keep it up and dont worry about those haters

hey I'm on your side people look for reasons to point out how perfect they are keep on man your channel is very educational.

I'm one of the ones trying to learn and teach to younger people at the same time rock on man!

Just a thought. As for me personally I almost never baton with a knife. As for me, myself, I have been doing survival trips since the summer of 1973. And my equipment choices have been made by me, tested by me, abused by me, and I go with what I decide to use. (I don't buy the 'popular' items, I buy what is cost affordable - then I purposely abuse it (torture test it), so I can not worry about it. I don't generally carry gear with a brand on it so that I could name-drop over it - I carry what suits me. I like your channel, and we're (WE being those who get actual dirt time) knowing what works, how to make it respond the way we want it to. And I lend no credence to the 'Arm-Chair Survival Experts'. I can tell you how I cook bug to eat, what plants are what, their edibility & medicinal uses, and how to prepare/use them. As I mentioned, I almost never baton. but I appreciate your showing those features/capabilities. I haven't done a gear video in some time, and now I think it is about to be that time. [And we'll see if the 'Mommy's Basement Dwellers' respond. Keep up the good work, keep your trust in yourself, and realize that those losers are about as helpful to your channel as ticks are to making a camping adventure fun!

Some of us have a weakness that encourages sniping from the peanut gallery. Social media, even email, because of the nature of the medium can draw on our lower instincts. It's behavioral biology in a limited frame of reference that can be understood. It took me a while to realize my own idiocy. Thanks for making this video. I watch often.

I like your videos. Do not let your work be influenced by idiot comments. There will be always people who are rude allways. If you would baton with an axe they probably would tell you to use a knife . So keep on the good work.

Just a thought. I often bring a fiskars hatchet with me into the woods. If I can find a suitable oak branch, I simply use the hatchet as a wedge and I am able to split very hard, seasoned pieces of wood up to 12 inches thick. Then I use a hatchet to further process the wood. I'm curious why I don't see more videos on this.

You have more self control than I do, Sir.

Love hearing from you Brian

Just tell them to kiss off Sir there's a lot of haters and trolls out there.

keep on keeping on brother, there will always be people who put there opinions above all other. you do a great job stay the path....

My children love chopping and wittling in the woods (both girls- 12yrs and 8yrs) I have shown them how to "limb" sticks with a batoning method because the machete and axe are just to dangerous for them. They set the knife on the little limb and pop it with another little log and it pops off... Much safer than axe or machete... Then they scrape the bark off and make little points on the sticks and are super excited about it... And no one looses a finger... Love it .. good stuff thanks Brian

A good full tang drop point knife can do just as well with splitting wood as a hatchet or an axe

Dude, you don't have to justify yourself.. no matter what you do, you will always get hate comments.. This video was a waist of your time. Keep up the good work.

Great vid. Why wouldn't you want to know what your knife is capable of?

I for one want to know for certain that I can depend on my knife to do whatever i need it to do in a survival situation and how to do it. I appreciate your reviews very much. THANKS!

First and Foremost. You shouldn't apologize for the Rants. It's COMPLETELY understandable when you have to respond to ignorant people who don't understand why you put these knives through the various tests that you do. Personally, a lot of the knives I've purchased have been because of YOUR videos. I purchase knives that can not only function as a cutting tool, but as a Survival Tool as well. I LOVE it when you do the tests you do. Especially batoning. I want to know a knife can survive the tests that you do because then I know the knife can help me to survive in a HARSH Survival situation. ANYONE that says batoning a knife is a person I wouldn't want to be with me in a Survival situation. Secondly, Just about everyone who does knife reviews on KZfaq puts the knives through a baton test. Therefore, whoever says you're an idiot is ignorant and Foolish. Don't get yourself upset for the ignorant responses from those knuckleheads. I personally feel that If they were ever in a REAL Survival Situation, they probably wouldn't last a day. They just don't seem to understand the IMPORTANCE of knowing how much abuse a knife can take. The more abuse a knife can take shows how well it would serve someone in a survival situation. I purchase knives based on the reviews of Yourself, PreparedMind101, Mantis Outdoors, D. Canterbury, Survival Lilly and many others. So I say FORGET those Negative, Ignorant and Foolish People. They probably wouldn't last a day in a Survival Situation and that would be their OWN fault. Keep up the GREAT work.

I am a backpacking hiker that watches a lot of bushcraft channels and bush crafters love their axes and they baton a lot too. This is what I noticed. If they are out in the woods with an axe, it is almost always indicated they only hiked an hour to get to their campsite. That is two to three miles of not exactly ultralight backpacking. If you are hiking 4 to 7 hours to get to your campsite 9 to 15 miles, there is no way you should be lugging around a heavy axe. After 5 or 6 hours of hiking in winter you may not even have time to find wood. A knife on the other hand, offers self-protection and splitting wood and still carry something under 10 ounces. Even then it's not needed unless its wet and cold out.

Batoning has it's place. I use it for smaller wood, generally to get to the dry wood inside during wet weather firestarting. I also baton when I need to trim wood down to size when I have to carve something. For example, I will baton the sides and corners when I make a bowdrill set. An Ax, is for heavier duty stuff. If I need to split larger logs, or if I want to split medium or smaller things, that do not require a precision cut, I would use the ax. I would not use the ax for splitting the stock when I make a bowdrill set. The ax is too big and clumsy for that. Each tool has it's own range that it works best in. It's simple. I never understood how there came to be an entire camp, that is against batoning, just because an ax exists. Thats like saying you are against a claw hammer, because a sledge hammer exists. Ever see an "Anti-Claw Hammer" camp in the home remolding business? Me neither. Those guys own and use both sledge hammers, AND claw hammers, depending on the job they are doing, and they don't think twice about it. It should be the same with knives and ax's

I’ve just found your channel, and subscribed. I totally feel the same as you. I follow many others and have noticed that they all baton with a knife. Just because you don’t agree doesn’t make it wrong in bushcraft. There is always another way, and it might possibly be a better way than you thought in the beginning. Keep posting brother. I will be learning so one day I can use the info possibly to survive. Thank you so much! 👍

I find it helpful to watch several videos on the same subject keep an open mind and learn a little from all. That being said your videos are very watchable easy to understand and to the point. Between you and David Canterbury I think survival is pretty well covered. I like the Ivy caps too!

Have u ever been bushcrafting? Or u think cutting trees with stihl and then processing them with an axe is a bushcraft. If someone is comfy with batoning- hes not an idiot!

I baton with all my knives. If the knife I just bought cant handle the stress, why would I bet my life on it. If the knife is as tough as an axe, I'll feel more comfortable with it. An axe requires more control, a knife just needs a "baton" to assist it in splitting wood. You are correct in using a Knife to baton wood with sir.

I completely agree with you and I have had to split larger wood for a fire and did not have an axe packed up with me and I think your videos help when choosing which knives to use