Camping axes are all designed to do one thing: make wood smaller. Whether they do it by felling a tree, delimbing, splitting, or shaping, an ax needs to efficiently break down wood. As someone who cuts and splits wood to heat my house all winter and enjoys practicing bushcraft, camping, and hunting, I’ve spent some time behind an ax. The issue I’ve found is that not every ax you grab at the local hardware store will cut it. But fear not, I’ve made choosing your next camp ax a little easier by putting the best camping axes through a series of rigorous tests and making my top picks for different applications.
- Best Overall: Hults Bruk Kisa
- Best for Splitting: Fiskars X11 Splitting Axe
- Best Budget Hatchet: Husqvarna Hatchet
- Best Value: Council Tool 28-Inch Boy’s Axe
- Most Durable: Estwing Camper’s Axe
- Best for Crafting and Carving: Hults Bruk Almike Hatchet
- Best Lightweight: Gransfors Bruk Wildlife Hatchet
- Best for Throwing: Council Tool Flying Fox
