5 reasons you should put a axe in your survival gear or bug out bag.

Axes are used to chop wood, generally. But in a survival situation you need a axe.

For protection

A axe can be used for protection when you are attacked by wild animals other creatures.

Stuck

A axe can be used if you are stuck. A axe can get you out of many situations where you might get stuck and its much stronger than a knife so it can bash through rocks if you really need to.

Chopping fire wood.

Obviously you need a fire and what’s better than a really big fire in a survival situation, except when there is war or you are being chased my people.

Climbing.

A axe can also be used to help you climb, you might find it hard than with a normal climbing axe but if you need to make foot holes its easier to do it with axe than with something else.

Bushcraft

Anyone living in the bush must have a axe. Its just one of those things that you cant go without.