DayZ field wiki · Gear
Hatchet
The honest tool
Short answer
A blade that is also a door, a fire, and a bad melee if you miss.
Also: axe small
How it works
Hatchets chop, harvest, and hit. Infected don't care about your carpentry.
What to do
Carry one early. See bark-sticks and fire.
Don't
Don't swing it in a stairwell as a dance.