mine is very much like yours. some of the things like the cold steel knife yes its a big knife but you know what i can boton the hell out of wood with it, it's all about compromises and personal preferance. the last trip i went on in the colorado rockies, i actually took a machete (very heavy i know) and it actually turned out that it was the most used tool. now i realize a knife can do just a good job as chopping.