Looking for some axe recommendations...

[Tim R.]

Yeah, I like Collins too but left them off the list since they’re no longer USA made AFAIK

Correct Dave. They are now made in Mexico as of 2004.

 

[Kevin LaCroix]

I like my fiskars, axe and 2 hatchets. Since we may never have enough moisture in eastern Colorado, I may never have a need to split firewood.

 

[yubert]

I carry The Max Ax which is a multi-purpose ax, shovel, pick, rake, etc. Got it for $75 from a CL seller that had several military sets. It's been good for splitting firewood.

http://forresttoolco.com/the_max.html

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

One thing I noticed is that no one recommended one of those "wildland firefighter" axes, aka a Pulaski Axe. The one with a digging blade opposite the axe blade. Strikes me as being a useful supplement to a shovel, without having to carry a separate pick-mattock or one of those expensive multi-tools. If you think you need that kind of digging capability . . .