Comments on: Choosing the Best Survival Chainsaw

By: Casper

Casper — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:23:15 +0000

A folding "buck" saw cuts better, is more safe, packs better, and is less work.

By: XDm

XDm — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:08:58 +0000

Don't think anyone has mentioned this:

The reason this little gem is in my BoB is that in wet weather (which we have plenty of where I'm from), dry tinder can become scarce. Pop quiz- What in nature flames up better than anything else? SAWDUST! When cutting wood for a fire, you'd create a ton of this to start the thing. I'd call that multi tasking in the best way, making this a superior tool and conserving calories at the same time.

By: gary

gary — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:04:59 +0000

chopping tools can be noisy, i agree they are quicker but for stealth you may want this for backup.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:40:25 +0000

Just watching the video made me nervous! I don't think I could make myself cut down a tree with the blade and tree pointing at me.

By: SHAWN C

SHAWN C — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:33:22 +0000

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By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:26:53 +0000

But you aren’t just cutting with muscle power. A saw has a friction element that an axe does not have. It is also in continuous contact with the wood and spends more time cutting. An axe spends a third to a quarter ot its time either being pulled from the cut or being swung to make the cut. When it does cut it takes out large chips of wood compaired to the saw. The larger the axe the more energy expended to swing but the deeper the cut made.
Skill also plays a big role in using an axe. I have seen people that could fell a tree in 10 to 15 swings and other people that took an hour to fell an equally sized tree.
It really is more than just cutting with muscle power.

By: its_exit

its_exit — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:55:05 +0000

If you really want a saw that is portable you'd be better off with a Sven Saw. $28.00 on Amazon.

You don't have to worry about the tree falling on you and its probably a lot less likely to break.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:50:14 +0000

In the words of a smart man in my life "better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it " he was speaking of firearms but it goes for most everything

By: njoh

njoh — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:34:42 +0000

Perhaps he was speaking of the Darwin awards for taking oneself out of the gene pool?

By: Steven1381

Steven1381 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:53:12 +0000

I'm not lazy by any stretch of the imagination, but what about a small battery powered chain saw. I know that this is about a pocket saw, but if I am bugging-in somewhere I would want a cordless 16" chain saw (oregon has one and it doesn't do to bad) I know it's expensive and you would also have to buy a solar panel or some other means of recharging the battery, but I think for the time and man power it would save (both things that will most likely be sorely needed) it could make a huge difference. I do admit that I tend to be more of a high tech survivalist.