Saws

[Brandon Pattison]

I have a Silky 240 but am looking at Wyoming as they are tougher for my neanderthal hands. Anyone got an opinion on here?

 

[JSonn]

I carry a Bahco Laplander saw- they are made in Sweden I believe.

 

[luke moffat]

I use a gerber pack saw. Its about a half pound, but has a wood blade on one side and a bone blade on the other and is stiff enough it doesn't bend easily. Certainly lighter weight options out there but it works pretty well on skull plates and moose ribs.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...9x00001a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=SPM5925037301

 

[ohhiitznik]

I use a Coughlan Sierra saw. 8 ozs and it cuts bone and wood easily.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

I bought one of these in Clare, MI at Jay's. It is better than my Gerber sliders. I think Silkys are excellent quality but after cutting trillions of cuts with a hacksaw (I am a sparky) I am better at pushing rather than pulling and tend to bow the blade, bending it and thus ruining it.

I carry a Bahco Laplander saw- they are made in Sweden I believe.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

You aren't serious are you?

I use a Coughlan Sierra saw. 8 ozs and it cuts bone and wood easily.

 

[>>>---WW---->]

Nothing beats a Wyoming saw as far as something packable goes. The only drawback is the weight. I sure do wish they would make the handle out of something liter. If you are going to buy one, get the longer modle. I love mine!

 

[luke moffat]

WW,

I dropped the Wyoming due to its weight, and time to build it. That Gerber pack saw I posted above is only 8 oz, just pull it out and go and I can cut with it just as fast. Plus they are only like 20 bones so they won't break the bank.

 

[slim9300]

I have the 15" Sawvivor. The thing is half the weight of the Wyoming and does the same thing. I store wood and bone blades in the handle. It worked great last year on the 4 elk my partner and I killed.

Mine weighs 9.51 ounces with both blades. I own the Gerber saw mentioned above and I far prefer the design of the Sawvivor.

 

[Rick Seymour]

Looked up Sawvivor, I have a browning that "looks" similar. Saw a saw (okay) on the tube the other evening that looked like a string. He sawed through the skull of a Caribou below the antlers. Don't know how long it took him but it looked slick.

 

[Mike7]

I have to agree completely on the 15" Sawvivor. I love it. I keep it in a little homemade pouch with drawstring closure and with 2 wood blades and 1 bone blade in the handle or pouch. Entire kit is 11 ounces.

 

[Ross]

Over the years i have used hatchets, various saws and have gone to the wyoming saw for the last 5 yrs. As WW noted it is a little heavy in the handle but it will do the job very nicely! I like the smaller size due to weight.

 

[littlebuf]

Nothing beats a Wyoming saw as far as something packable goes.

cable saw beats it.thats whats in my pack.flat,small,lite and does the job

 

[littlebuf]

what i pack

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_...01&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=30-35274794-2

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Will a hacksaw blade fit that Sawvivor?

 

[Backpack Hunter]

I carry a zip saw more for survival purposes than anything else. Picked it up at a local backpacking store several years ago.

 

[Evan Williams]

WYOMING ALL THE WAY!!! I have used one since 1998 and have nothing but great things to say! My dad has two, my brother has one and I have one as well. I can't even begin to count the number of animals those saws have butchered and trees they have cut.