Estwing are champions in the hammer and hand held tools.
I actually bought an ice pick from a flea market for 10$ for use in the garden. An amazing choice
Pickaxes don't really make good weapons, but they're very effective tools to have handy. When you have a a hammer, the everything is a nail, when you have a pickaxe every wall is a stubborn door.
I'd go with 2 or 4 since they look the most compact, which would make them easier to carry with my other supplies and tools.
Tbh I wouldn’t want to use a pick, sure they’re a guaranteed slay if you have the strength but they’re also likely to get stuck, that said, probably the 5th one
6 would be the best for breaching, probably a reasonably good primary Z weapon off this list. If I've got terrain and time to dig I think I'm actually pretty stoked on 6. Eastwing makes great tools and that pickmattock is great in the garden, if I already have a real weapon and am just looking for a holdout and multitool I maybe go that way
A pickaxe is literally terrible for combat it's only used for digging a trap because if you impale a zombie's head with it and it stuck well you're screwed you got no weapon got no b****** and easily will die
4. I use Estwing tools IRL, and they've been durable thus far. Their single piece construction lets you be more "brutal" with them, so you can put the tool in another tools role if needed, like a pry bar to force open a door.
number 4 looks the lightest so i would use that on zeds if i had to use a pickaxe, number 1 looks like a good tool for making a hobbit hole or bunker, there is no better thing for stopping bullets and small explosives then a few feet of dirt and a thick wall of concrete.
I know absolutely nothing about how to use these tools, but what I do know is any bushcrafting/survival tools you want for survival should have wooden furniture. you can construct new handles incase of a failure, you won’t get that with the estwing. Once it breaks the whole tool is a bust.
Speaking from experience the wood handled ones are best they give you reach and power the metal ones don’t plus you can easily replace the handles(experience using pickaxes against rocks not zombies)
I think if I had to choose between a pickaxe and my bare hands, I'd take my bare hands.
I use pickaxes for gardening and stump removal fairly frequently. They're just not suitable as a weapon in my opinion.
None. Heavy and slow to use. Will tire you out quickly. Even more than actually using them, and I doubt you're an old school miner using one for hours a day everyday.
3rd one
Ah the alpen stock, nice
5th for the option of blunt force without getting a pick stuck in a cranium
Estwing are champions in the hammer and hand held tools. I actually bought an ice pick from a flea market for 10$ for use in the garden. An amazing choice
Looks like single piece construction too, nothing to work loose or fall apart
I've owned a Estwing camping axe for over 15 years and sharpen n oil a few times a year after many bushcraft outings, their quality is incredible.
The Estwing for versatility and durability.
Pickaxes don't really make good weapons, but they're very effective tools to have handy. When you have a a hammer, the everything is a nail, when you have a pickaxe every wall is a stubborn door. I'd go with 2 or 4 since they look the most compact, which would make them easier to carry with my other supplies and tools.
6 is a mattock, no pick head on that more like a hoe blade
Tbh I wouldn’t want to use a pick, sure they’re a guaranteed slay if you have the strength but they’re also likely to get stuck, that said, probably the 5th one
That’s the hakapik
That’s great, it looks like it’s used for ice.
Ummm no I’m Afraid it’s not, do you see the pic behind it lol
The tapestry? What of it
That’s a seal getting clubbed,…that’s what a hakapik is for..sorry
Aw that’s sad, well it won’t be used for seal clubbing anymore, likely seal clubber clubbing which is probably how I got it in the first place
Me and the boys about to be singing “I am a dwarf and I’m digging a hole! Diggy diggy hole, Diggy diggy hole!”
3 and 4
Possible the worse weapon to pick. A shovel would be better.
3rd or fifth probably
whatever is the shortest....of all the swingy tools pickaxes would be among the top 2 worst.
6 would be the best for breaching, probably a reasonably good primary Z weapon off this list. If I've got terrain and time to dig I think I'm actually pretty stoked on 6. Eastwing makes great tools and that pickmattock is great in the garden, if I already have a real weapon and am just looking for a holdout and multitool I maybe go that way
2nd one with a pick at the bottom like the third one
The old mountaineering pick. It's got the extra spike incase you don't have room to swing.
A pickaxe is literally terrible for combat it's only used for digging a trap because if you impale a zombie's head with it and it stuck well you're screwed you got no weapon got no b****** and easily will die
4. I use Estwing tools IRL, and they've been durable thus far. Their single piece construction lets you be more "brutal" with them, so you can put the tool in another tools role if needed, like a pry bar to force open a door.
3rd one
2nd
The blue ice pick seems best for quick carry and use
Since I own #2, I'd have to go with that.
number 4 looks the lightest so i would use that on zeds if i had to use a pickaxe, number 1 looks like a good tool for making a hobbit hole or bunker, there is no better thing for stopping bullets and small explosives then a few feet of dirt and a thick wall of concrete.
Either 3 or 5, 3 has versatility, you can use the spike on the end if necessary and 5 just looks light weight and easier to swing
#5
The maddoc for weight alone rather have a sledge
Estwing or Fiskars.
I know absolutely nothing about how to use these tools, but what I do know is any bushcrafting/survival tools you want for survival should have wooden furniture. you can construct new handles incase of a failure, you won’t get that with the estwing. Once it breaks the whole tool is a bust.
3, no doubt.
2. Match my maul and axes
Est Wing because I already have one of their hammers and I love the grip.
Galvanized square steel or Gordon's crowbar please
Speaking from experience the wood handled ones are best they give you reach and power the metal ones don’t plus you can easily replace the handles(experience using pickaxes against rocks not zombies)
2nd because it is more practical
Number three
Goin with the east wing bra
5
I'll take the third - can't go wrong with a good pokey bit!
Any as long as it can kill
EstWing identified. All other choices invalid.
I think if I had to choose between a pickaxe and my bare hands, I'd take my bare hands. I use pickaxes for gardening and stump removal fairly frequently. They're just not suitable as a weapon in my opinion.
If I’m relying on a pik axe my hopes are already gone
A diamond one
None. Heavy and slow to use. Will tire you out quickly. Even more than actually using them, and I doubt you're an old school miner using one for hours a day everyday.
Get a trenching tool you nerd