Gerber Gear Downrange Tactical Tomahawk Survival Multitool, Made in USA Camping Axe with Hammer Head and Steel Pry Bar, Includes Sheath with Integrated Molle Straps

This Gerber Tomahawk is the best survival & (or) Tactical Tomahawk I have ever owned. The design is outstanding, The tang is thick and the G20 handle scales are wonderful. I personally was looking for something that would give me a good weapon for self defense in any situation, but especially for survival purposes. The other side of it was finding the best hatchet or axe to use for multiple tasks. with this tool you can brake in or out of some place, you could assemble and dissemble an entire camp site with this tool, dig holes easily (I have done this a few times now). A big deal for me was finding a tomahawk I could easily use two hands on as well as use single handedly at my differing availability, Gerber has provided that product. I also have the small Bear Grylls hatchet from Gerber, coupled with this which fits and stays in my survival/camping bag, theres nothing I can't get done. Big jobs and small, they both do incredible work and make my most my tasks short lived obstacle's in comparison with to many other products. When they designed this hawk it was designed with breaching in mind so it was built to stand up to abuse, right off the bat this is the first and one of the most important details. It is a FULL TANG tomahawk, (so don't pay any mind to the review commenting on the loose axe head, apparently a rip off or totally different product), and it has a wonderful weight balance, although it has a good size to it you are able to comfortably choke up on the head for fine wood work. The butt flairs out a bit, slowly, as you move from the axe and hammer head down to the nail puller on the end of the crow bar. Lets say this little jammie packs the punch of a regular wood axe in the package of beautifully crafted tomahawk that makes you makes you feel safer just having. One that includes Gerber's full lifetime warranty, which they have a phenomenal track record with. I am a loyal Gerber customer. I have many, many products and to this day, at age 22, I can't say any one has ever let me down. But to be fair it took me close to two months of watching reviews, looking over pictures and reviews of this product, the Boker "Tomahook", and CRKT's T-hawk, not in that particular order. But this girl came out on top. The Gerber Downrange Tomahawk, She's a BEAST. I also own or have owned the SOG Fasthawk both smaller and larger sizes, Bear Grylls Gerber Hatchet, Easting hatchet, coleman camp hatchet, Fiskars/Gerber wood axe full size, and the Schrade survival tomahawk (not the one with fire starter but a crow bar similar to the reviewed tomahawk). The only one's that are good at all are the Gerber's, all three are perfect for their intended purpose, the Schrade tomahawk is a great substitute if the gerber downrange is too expensive in all honesty, SOG's are good for throwing but not at all a survival option in my opinion.

Comes with a full edge but it sharpens nicely. Made from high quality steel. I keep this in my Land Cruiser. Comes in handy for a variety of things.

If you’re into survival/guns/knives then this is an awesome piece. In no way is this axe as good as an inexpensive Estwing. This axe is EXPENSIVE. Overpriced? Yeah. Probably. Like I said though. If you’re into this sorta thing, or an enthusiast of Gerber products, you’ll definitely want to pick this up. If you’re just looking for GOOD camping equipment, or if money is an issue, I would recommend just getting an Estwing or Fiskars camping axe, and a GOOD crowbar. The axe… It feels sturdy, and strong. It’s not sharp. Axes aren’t generally supposed to be, unless you get an axe intended for carving. This axe is intended as a multi breaching tool, but you could definitely chop kindling or small firewood. If you’re chopping big pieces, you’re gonna realize REAL quick that it’s not that type of axe. The handle is rectangular, so your hands will start to hurt. The hammer at the rear of the blade is sufficient, but the surface is limited. You can tell it’s heat treated, because when prying, there’s almost no bend. I haven’t used the other blade surfaces yet, so I can’t really give an opinion on the rope/strap cutting features. The handle feels like your typical G10 surface. The strap it comes with is really cool, and compatible with whatever you want to attach it to. Beware though. I’ve seen some reviews on Utube where people have complained of their strap failing where the buttons are located. All in all I’m happy with my purchase.

Pros: - Aesthetically gorgeous - Sturdy and weighted very well to allow maximum leverage - 420 High Carbon Steel is one of the best steels you can use for blunt force action, while holding an edge (also easy to sharpen) - Pry bar works above average - Only breaching tool I've seen with axehead, prybar, and hammer, which makes it universally useful and priced well. Cons: - No edge at all...although an hour with a whetstone will put a fine edge on it - Sheath is flimsy despite Molle compatibility Verdict: Overall a great product which I would recommend to anybody. Whether a camper, military or government worker, or waiting out the apocalypse, this tool has a limitless amount of applications.

Adding a hammer on the back of a blade is tricky. That weight makes the blade want to flop to one side or the other. This hatchet doesn't have that issue. It comes dull, but for a campfire log splitter/ wedge, that is fine because it requires no maintenance to keep the "sharpness" where it is at. The steel is very good quality so you could put a reliable edge on it with no problem. The handle is just long enough for me to put a lot of power behind a two-handed swing safely but also short enough that I can be precise one-handed. Ditto for the weight. I like that it comes out the bottom of the Kydex blade cover rather than the top like most hatchets. I like that the blade cover is quality Kydex. The "molly" attachment is junk in comparison to the professional level of the rest of the hatchet and Kydex cover but I'll live with it. I strapped this to the back of my plate carrier for LARPING and it looks awesome but I bought it for camping; splitting minimal logs for one or two nights and pounding in tent stakes. I'll keep it in the car for emergency zombie attacks as well. There are better hatchets for just campground wood processing, especially for a long stay or a long hike. There are better hammers. There are better crowbars. In a zombie attack, this wouldn't even be my first mele choice either I would choose a different axe, hammer, or crowbar. Not to mention, If you go to Home Depot and buy a full-size axe, large framing hammer and a big professional pry bar you'll leave with $50 to $60 in your pocket compared to the $189 I spent on this. So it is hard to explain the niche that this item fills but once you have it you'll get it. I am not sending this thing back.

Overall great, but if you throw it 1 - it's not a throwing axe, 2- needs to make sharper to make it a throwing axe.

I like it. I don’t want it sharp. If so, I would have bought an axe. It can split wood, bust up things, and is a nice self defense weapon (not the best self- defense weapon) but if you need it then..it’s great. It has a great fun factor and that is important.

This is an amazing tool. The only downside is it arrives with a dull edge but a little time with a file fixed that. It's lighter than I expected and being solid steel infinitely stronger than a traditional hatchet. I know technically it's a breaching tool (which is why it comes with a blunt blade) but I've used it as a hatchet and it has performed flawlessly. It's worth the price to me because I now have an amazing multiple use hatchet and if some catastrophe happens I have a useful tool that I can strap to my pack.