Just yesterday I was re-reading through Doug's sections on survival gear. I guess I hadn't noticed this comment in his comparison between the hand chain saws and folding saws before:

"Folding saws (Browning, Gerber, Sierra etc.), bow saws (Sven, Sawvivor, Pack Saw, Wyoming, etc.) or the BuckSaw are not nearly as good as the Chain Saw style saws for taking down larger trees or cutting logs and they weigh quite a bit more and are bulkier as well. However, they are much better than wire saws. "

I would have never thought that to be the case. I bought a Pocket ChainSaw a while back but never got a chance to try it out. On our next camping trip I'll need to pull that out and give it a try.

Ken K.