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Thanks flatrock and oldpinecricker !
I truly appreciate the contributions here and will certainly research the info.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
"Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!"
Biden didn't win the election.
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I have a couple of small folding saws and was looking for a lightweight saw that was just a little bigger. I looked at the Sven and a couple of other saws but ended up with a Coghlans 21" Folding Saw. Glad I did! I've tried it out around the house and it works really well. It is lightweight and pack small but, most importantly, there are no wing nuts or other parts to loose. It will be a tool in our elk camp this year.
Start young, hunt hard, and enjoy God's bounty.
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Ditto to Coglan's. If you are going to get a folding Sven type saw, make it Coglan's. No parts to fall off and lose.
I like mine and use it a lot. I've owned it for more than 20 years and bought more for each of my sons. Keep mine under the seat of my 4x4 and have never backpacked with it.
I have a couple of the Sierra type saws and don't use them much.
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I use a woodstove in the backcountry and so I need to saw a lot of wood. I've used practically everything, and was mostly disapointed. And then I bought your old standard saw at a hardware store. It does not fold up but is actually quite light. I made a cardboard sheath and have never looked back. It is the type of saw (can't remember name brand) that you see in cartoons - you know 4 or 5 inches deep and 18 inches or so long with a handle at the back. But check out what they have at the hardware store. None of them are very expensive compared to 'true' hunting gear, and when they get dull you buy a new one. No folding handles that snap shut on your knuckles, no loose blades that don't cut straight etc.
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Always wanted a Pack Basket since the first one I saw in a L.L. Bean catalog many Moons ago..
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Cwh2 - that is the saw. I wrap duct tape around the outside of the cardboard sheath that it comes in and it saws wood far more quickly than any camp saw I've ever used. Patrick
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I have a sven saw and love it!
I have the 21" and will be picking up the 15" soon for backpacking.
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If your looking for a saw that will leave you high and dry then this is your huckelberry. http://www.gerbergear.com/Outdoor/Gear/Sportsmans-Wood-Saw_46048
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I need to pick up a new one of these... anything else going on in the market before doing so? http://www.svensaw.com/Backpacking, camping (hike-in and motorized), etc. Needs to be portable and safely stow-able. Thanks in advance for other hand saw options. I've been using a Sven for a few years. I do not try to cut timber with one, but around camp it has been a wonderful help. It stores into a wonderful package and mine (the 21") handles logs as large as I've any need to cut in camp. I've seen and used other options, but none are as good when considering weight and packability. If I need more saw than the 21" Sven I'm taking a Stihl........
Suck bullets simply suck.
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How about the Sawvivor? I don't have one, but I've read good things.... Sawvivor
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I suckered for one of those. After about 2 uses, I wasn't able to tighten it enough to keep the blade extended. Then I 'upgraded' to their folding saw with interchangable blades. It lasted all of 1 season before the handle came apart so it wouldn't hold the blade. JUNK Lets just say that Gerber's future profit and loss statements won't include any Chuck money.
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Been using the Sportsman Saw for several years. The only time I had to replace one was when it bent while bound on the return stroke and that was hardly the fault of the saw.
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For the same money, get a Stanley folding saw that uses standard recip saw blades. It costs about $10 and you can buy any number of different types or length of blades for it.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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I have had good luck with the Wyoming Saw II and for small jobs the "wicked tough hand saw" by Wicked Tree Gear.
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This is what I use around the house and on just about anything I can find. I don't backpack with it, but it is in every car camp I have ever set up or in the truck if backpacking. Mine isn't a Stanley, but plastic handled same shape blade. Used it on PVC, trees, lumber, deer legs, elk legs, antelope parts. Great piece of gear and not very heavy.
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Only too saws I've seen worth aphuck are the wyo saw and the Sawvivor.. Everything else is like bringing a plastic headlamp to an aluminum headlamp fight. (smokepole)
Your Every Liberal vote promotes Socialism and is an attack on the Second Amendment. You will suffer the consequences.
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