is your bug out bag going to get you killed?

[Steve]

A guitar case can carry a gun, useful. Re: the hatchet being heavy, it's true, but have you ever tried to sharpen a stake with a saw ? For building shelter a hatchet is very useful, it's also great for splitting up kindling, hammering in nails, chopping down trees without getting the blade stuck, opening a tin of beans, and more. A saw is useful too, I have a Silky Fox Zubat which I thoroughly recommend, but if I had to choose one tool it would be the hatchet.