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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Gear Forum Gransfors wildlife hatchet & CCS pack |
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10/24/2021 09:27AM
Does anyone know if a Gransfors wildlife hatchet handle will fit in the CCS Bushcrafter axe sleeve? I have a couple hatchets, but was looking at getting a Gransfors. However, the handle end seems similar to my Gerber which does not fit in the sleeve.
10/25/2021 07:04PM
Hopefully someone here has both and can give you a better answer, it if not I suggest calling Midwest Mountaineering and ask for their camping department. They carry both CCS and GB and may be able to tell you in just a minutes or so. They may not carry the Wildlife hatchet though, but they may have something similar - maybe the small forest axe?
10/25/2021 09:42PM
@schweady, Thank you for measuring that, i do not think it will fit in the bushcrafter sleeve, i think anything even near 2" would be close, i did just try a standard hammer handle at 1.5" and there wasn't much to spare. Also knowing that the small Forest Axe fits is good to know as well.
10/26/2021 12:26PM
Paging Dan Cooke to the white courtesy phone. :)
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
10/26/2021 09:12PM
Not sure where you are located campnfish, if you are near to the world headquarters in Lino Lakes MN stop on by and you can try it out if you bring your Gransfors wildlife hatchet. I have made a larger sleeve for one customer who had a larger handle/ knob at the end of the handle. With the handle on a flat surface, what is the minimum horizontal dimension to have the width sewn to the pack, and then with a paper or cloth what is the minimum perimeter from sewn position to sewn position required? using a paper or cloth will simulate the space required to the axe handle through.
Dan Cooke
10/26/2021 09:23PM
Thank you Dan, however its the other way around, i already own your bushcrafter pack. And based on tony and schweadys hatchet photos they must have changed the wildlife handle to be larger at the end, so i dont think it will fit. Not a big deal i can go another route with different axe, plenty others out there.
10/27/2021 09:47AM
campnfish: "...they must have changed the wildlife handle to be larger at the end..."
I just finally found one for a birthday present for my SIL (it came over in 3 days from Scotland!), and the handle is identical to the one I've had for at least 10 years.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra
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