the wilderness trinity is based on nessmuks habit of bringing 3 edged tools with him into the wilderness.

when he would set off on his journeys into the Adirondak Mtns. in the 1800's he would bring a slip joint folder,a medium sized fixed blade and a hatchet.

i've used that combo many times but i've also gone with a large fixed blade and small fixed blade combo,a hatchet,large fixed blade and medium fixed blade combo.

anyways,i think i;ve tried every combo and i cant say i have a favorite because it depends on the situation in my mind.

with the advent of such quality and high performance knives like those from the busse kin it is becoming more and more possible for a large fixed blade to be able to compete with a hatchet.

i think a hatchet out cuts a large fixed blade the majority of the time but a quality fixed blade should be more reliable than a hatchet.

in a survival situation i would rather have a DFLE or a NMFBM than a hatchet and that all because of the knives one piece design and the hatchets 2 piece design.

so again,every situation is different.

what are your guys favorite combos when in the wilderness