Comments on: Choosing the Best Survival Chainsaw

By: SHAWN C

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

HOW ABOUT WE LOOK WHERE THEY ARE MADE.THATS ONE OF THE REASON WE ARE THE SHAPE WERE IN,YOU RECOMMENDED A PRODUCT FROM COMMUNIST CHINA INSTEAD OF THE U.S.A..HELP SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY,FRIENDS AND COUNTRY BUY AMERICAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:58:19 +0000

People survied for centuries with only an axe.

By: VMX

VMX — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:36:01 +0000

I also noticed that as soon as he locked it around his wrists. Seems a bit dangerous. Probably should just hold the loops in your hands.

By: Grantmeliberty

Grantmeliberty — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:33:16 +0000

My first thought was I don't want to be attached to the tree, although I would recommend this saw to all the tree-huggers out there!!
I have had a pocket chainsaw for about 15 years, and have used it some, with great success. On one occasion I cleared a large ~6 inch or so branch from a pine tree which was about 20 feet up, by throwing a line over the branch, and tying into the pocket saw. I have never seen any problems with strength, unless there was a kink or twist which could pop a rivet somehow. The rivets work perfectly well on a standard chainsaw without failing, don't see much difference.
Given that this saw is bi-directional, they have disassembled a standard chainsaw blade, and alternated the cutter teeth, which beans breaking and re-riveting the old chain multiple times.
As far as dissing the pocket chainsaw because it comes in a tin instead of a pouch, give me a break, the tin keeps the sharp teeth safely, and I can easily put the tin in a pocket of a fanny pack, which I do anyway. I wear out nylon pouches which I wear on my belt, and that tin is still going strong.

By: red rooster

red rooster — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:41:20 +0000

my father build one similiar using paracord and an old chain saw chain to cut high branches off of oak trees in our yard about 25 years ago and i wanted to take down a branch off of a black walnut in my home earlier this summer and remembered that he made one. so i bought a chain from harbour frieght while i was in there and made one in about half an hour and it worked great !!! thanks for the lessons PoP