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sorcrow

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3. Saw

Reply to canoeist52 (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2011, 03:18 PM

Dec 2011

I think a small folding saw is the best combination of size weight and utility. I keep one in my whitewater kayak for emergencies. For camping and longer trips, a Sven saw is a nice if you're in a place where fires are practical and allowed.

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Do you prefer a camp saw or an axe on a camping trip? [View all] canoeist52 Dec 2011 OP

Is this backpacking or car camping? Duer 157099 Dec 2011 #1

Wilderness camping - canoe and kayak canoeist52 Dec 2011 #2

Saw sorcrow Dec 2011 #3

Axe Duer 157099 Dec 2011 #4

Axe ixion Dec 2011 #5

Probably go with ax. ManiacJoe Dec 2011 #6

I like my folding saw but I also use a small hand axe for splitting. canoeist52 Dec 2011 #7

Coiled Wire Saw, occasionally Martin Eden Dec 2011 #8

I don't make fires when I am backpacking Kolesar Dec 2011 #9

So then, you don't need an axe or a saw. Martin Eden Dec 2011 #10

Belly River and Ptarmigan Tunnel in Glacier NP last year Kolesar Dec 2011 #11

Car camping, I take a hand axe, for pounding stakes and splitting wood petronius Dec 2011 #12

Mid length axe if I'm solo. Remmah2 Dec 2011 #13

Axe for splitting wood. Codeine Jan 2012 #14

Nether other than a saw wire in my survival tin. MichaelMcGuire May 2012 #15