PS I would like to give credit to Bushcraft Legend Ray Mears for the knowledge.

Hah, Your Always on the right track mate, even when you have to blaze a new one (say with an AX?)

ALSO: anyone purchasing the AX remember these are not your cheap garden tool variety, they are Hand-crafted works of functional beauty that can serve you for a lifetime and be passed down as emblems of your patronage. SO take care of them, here are the TIPS :

Prevent the head rusting by keeping it dry; in bad weather rub it over with the end of a wax candle.

Occasionally apply boiled linseed oil to the helve.

Never lend your axe to a novice.

Do not leave your axe stuck into a log for any prolonged time or it will become blunt.

Never hammer one axe against another, and never use your axe with or against anything harder than wood.

Try to avoid cutting into the ground as you may strike a stone that will damage the edge.

Never chop on to rock or wood with nails driven into it.

When using your axe in sub-zero conditions warm it with your hand to body heat first to make the steel less brittle.

If you nick the edge of the axe, flatten the edge and resharpen it to the correct angle again.

Never grind an axe on a dry or high-speed grinding wheel as you will spoil the temper of the blade. Do not sharpen the edge too thin – this often happens with a file – and unless it is intended to be so, do not hollow-grind the edge: the axe should have a flattish convex edge.

Learn how to properly sharpen the AX.

Appreciate it man! It’s good to know I’m on the right track with this stuff!

Cool Article, you named three things I have used on pretty much a daily basis most of my post-service adult life!!
As you know my specialty is wilderness medicine and survival training. And as a Machete is essential in the jungle/tropical ecosystems, an Ax is essential company in any timber heavy environments. I use a different Swedish brand (the BEST) but would recommend your choice as well (good call!!). A multi-tool, I use both a leather-man, and a Gerber like the one you outlined-
another home-run!
Then the straight edge, got my current one as a graduation gift engraved by my sis, and I use it !!Never a need to pack disposable environmentally unfriendly shave-razors again, and I have used mine for 10+ years now, and have even had to use it to fillet a catch before while camping!!!

Glad to see you are as prolific as ever and getting some good REAL info out there!!

See yah out on the trails,

Stay primal
Brandon !

it’s pretty sick.