kenk : the long and short of it is always buy quality items of kit,always...even the small stuff..your life my depend on it...in my survival tin i carry the compact BRITISH MADE wire saw and in a larger veh. kit i carry a chain saw in a can U.S.MADE (pocket chain saw)....again for quality buy the wire saws MADE IN ENGLAND or the U.S.A. the ones made in the u.s. are made by a company who makes them for the military for there survival kits.....vince g 11b inf.. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />