Hand-powered chainsaw -- for emergency use
When we boondock, we sometimes come upon fallen logs blocking the forest roads (especially in the wake of the bark beetle epidemic), and I usually use a bow saw to cut them (if we can't just move them...
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jkwilson wrote:
If only they made folding bow saws...
They do. The frame looks like a flattened H with the blade on the bottom with a threaded rod on top. Usually the parts slide into the frame pieces. You can make one out of wood after buying replacement blades and use twisted rope with a toggle for the tensioner.
The Pocket Chainsaw is sold by most sporting goods catalog/internet stores. $10-20.
I just carry a mid size axe and a folding "pocket" saw with a 10" blade.
