Customer Reviews for Camillus Camtrax 12 in. Glass Filled Nylon Handle 3-in-1 Hatchet, Folding Saw and Hammer with Molded Sheath

I really like the sheath and how nice and firm the saw blade feels when it is deployed. Deploying the saw blade is difficult though. This Hatchet suffers from many problems. Almost all of them have to do with the handle. Stowing a saw blade in the handle makes the hatchet feel off balance. It also creates an uncomfortable gripping surface, particularly if you want to use it with bare hands. The saw blade will vibrate in the handle when doing heavy chopping. Having the handle not being flush with the hatchet head, makes splitting wood much more difficult and batoning almost impossible. The hatchet handle will catch on the wood you are trying to split and act as a brake. The hatchet head is very light weight, and the edged surface is pretty much too small to be effective.

This is a handy tool for hiking, camping, or emergencies. I took it out in the woods and tried it on a dead year-old hard maple branch. This is one of the hardest woods you can find. In a minute with the hatchet, I was halfway through. In another minute I finished the job with the saw. If this was soft green pine, I would have been done in seconds. For such a small tool, it performed very well. The resin handle feels solid, and the saw blade locks in so it can't pop out. The sheath is sturdy and has a belt clip. The hatchet was sharp right out of the package, although I could get it sharper. The blade says titanium, but it is steel, I checked it with a magnet. This will be a good thing to keep behind the seat of the 4wd truck, along with a shovel in the back.

DURABLE! QUALITY! TUFF! The Camillus Camtrax 3 in 1 hatchet is nothing short of TUFF! The QUALITY of materials used to build this is clearly evident. I love the way it fits in my hand. Its a nice and tight grip for the toughest of jobs. I enjoy the belt clip on the sheath as well. Its light weight to carry on your belt without it causing it to sag. The best part is that its a 3 in 1 tool. The hatchet, the hammer, the saw are all included to make your outdoor adventure lighter and to get the job done faster. Perfect and DURABLE for any outdoorsman or DIY'er. Definitely Recommended!

I've always been incredibly weary when it comes to any 2-in-1 tools designed for any given purpose. There's just something about sacrificing quality for the sake of efficiency that, in my experience, doesn't always turn out so well. So, naturally, I started out with a skeptical bias when unpacking the Camillus 3-in-1 12" Hatchet/Saw/Hammer combination tool. Happy to say that Camillus blew me away with this piece. Before I delve in to my pros and cons, it's worth tempering expectations a bit.. People will sometimes look at a product like this and expect it to function like both a bow-saw and a fireman's ax - that's not necessarily how things work. Laws of physics force the Camtrax to make a few sacrifices - you won't have the most momentous swing of an ax and you won't have the most heavy-duty sawing tool available, but what you will have is an extremely versatile, space-saving tool that grants the user unparalleled mobility through the woods. The 2.75" titanium stainless-steel ax blade is effective in basic applications, but it doesn't necessarily offer much in terms of force and an impacting strike - this could be caused by the fact that the Camtrax sees a more even weight distribution (due to the saw blade and folding mechanisms built into the handle) than most hatchets possess; whereas the head should be heavier, and it is, it's not as heavy as it ought to be, and this translates into a weaker impact with each strike. Still, the blade is strong and sturdy, and what it lacks in size (it has a comparatively small cutting edge), it makes up for in versatility and agility. Though not a blade to take into the woods if you're planning on actually living out the rest of your days there or constructing a multi level tree house, it's more than what's necessary for a few days in the wilderness or any kind of temporal excursion. Folded into the Camtrax is a 7" lockback saw that most resembles a pruning saw, without the curved blade structure. The traditional pistol grip style handle is instead replaced by the handle of the hatchet, which actually and somewhat unbelievably, offers a solid and controlled grip. The blade has some gnarly and vicious teeth that cut in both directions, making speed the primary wow factor of the blade. And the fact that a pruning saw would be found attached to a survival hatchet is rather fitting. The only catch - pun intended - is that the saw blade tends to catch if not kept perfectly straight. Fresh 2-4 inch tree limbs could be cut in less than dozen seconds and it's easy to maintain the control of the blade given the grip of the teeth, even easier to get going with a considerably fast sawing motion. Overall, the fact that a folding saw attached to a hatchet handle performed so well in actual use had me ultimately assured that this product (affordable to begin with) is more than worth the buy. The nylon sheath is brilliantly designed with every detail in mind. The construction reflects painstaking attempts to get everything right, and that's something that should be immediately appreciated when it comes to any outdoor tool. It offers a reversible belt clip and bottle opener and a molded design that's so snug-fitting that it takes a few attempts to slip back onto the hatchet blade; while this sounds like an inconvenience, I'd much rather have as firm a cover as possible rather than a hatchet rattling around in an overly large sheath. Packs get heavy very quickly, and two of the bulkiest tools that can be brought along have been condensed into one for the sake of convenience. Personally, I'm not living in the woods, and I don't need a lumberjacks ax to get by on the daily. Anyone looking for a hatchet would be mistaken to skip over this piece, which offers alternating ways to cut through vegetation without adding weight and bulk. In this case, the efficiency sacrificed in each swing by the somewhat counter-intuitive weight distribution and the smaller style hatchet blade is well worth the actual convenience of having two (I guess I'll concede and say 3) tools amalgamated into one easy-to-pack-and-carry tool that makes travel and movement in the wilderness all the more maneuverable. It may come down to just that - if you're looking at a stationary excursion, consider bringing another tool (or set of tools that you'll have to painstakingly lug into the woods with you). If you're looking at an expedition with some mobility in mind, this is an astounding product that must be included in every pack. For me, the few extra cuts are definitely a worthy sacrifice for the extra mobility and maneuverability afforded to the trekker.

The saw does not cut well,hatchet head swings good,saw blade also is hard to pull out of the handle,fingers cuts to grasp the blade have to be improved

It’s a very useful tool for camping.

Well made for the camp.

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Needed a hatchet for camping. I ride a chopper with very limited storage (Bitwell bag strapped to sissy bar). After researching for days I picked this one up. Very surprised at the quality of this tool. Hanging from my belt it feels good. Nice weight but I'm mostly using it to get my fire started and cut small spruce branches for under bedding and hammering in pegs etc... It's always hanging from my belt while in the bush.