Got my first pocket chainsaw today...

[sircantaloupe]

I have one from goinggear. Very handy, but a bit labor intensive, so if you are looking to conserve energy this might not be the best fit. If you don't mind working up a sweat then it's great.

 

[Deerhunter2010]

One word Hatchet

 

[gundude73]

One word Hatchet

i think you meant to spell that

J-U-N-G-L-A-S

 

[Fletcher Knives]

Oh don't worry. I plan on buying the Junglas the second they become available. It's going to replace the RTAKII that is my go-to chopper.

I will admit that the pocket chainsaw uses some energy, but when you can't take a machete, hatchet, Junglas, etc. with you, it would make a handy piece of kit and it's tiny so it's very portable. It can easy fit in a PSK. Plus, I would use this in a heartbeat, over my knife, for harvesting shelter materials. That way I can save the edge on my knife for other tasks.

 

[ratamahatta]

I'd like to see user pics of it!!!!!

 

[otis williams]

do they have a bi-directional cut, or do they cut one way? i've thought about trying one out, but i could get a chain for a 14" husqvarna fairly cheap.

 

[charge]

There are some videos of these on YouTube. I dont know if its the exact models mentioned here. They seem to work pretty well

 

[gadgetgeek]

Otis, they cut both ways, and less aggressively than a real chainsaw, I'd thought about just trying a chunk of saw chain, but it would take a lot of strength.

 

[otis williams]

cool. thanks for the info. might have to pick one up. that bucksaw idea is pretty sweet.

 

[vaa]

I have one and it was definitely easier to gather firewood using this chainsaw than the machete. I just got a Bark River Golok so I'll have to see hoe that compares. It does pack a lot of cutting power in a small package.

 

[wongKI]

How long is that? I may just have to get one to replace my wire saw. Can links be removed easily/safely?

 

[Dizwolf]

Bi directional, not easy to delink, and as far as modding a real chain saw, I do t think they flip over very easy. Haven't tried it.

As for axes, the saw is faster and easier on foot plus logs. And neater for splitting.

One other bonus, these fit in altoids tins. I have them in my rc5/6 pouches with a firekit and sak

 

[milani74]

I've been wondering about these. Thanks for posting Dylan. Next time I pick up a light from goinggear, I'll have to pull the trigger on this too.

 

[patsknives]

I have looked around for something like that a long time and than bought one at local store for gardeners (in Slovenia). I think that mine is made in France. Package included short instruction manual(how to cut branches, tree roots and stuff) but I lost it somewhere around ...It came with two pieces of cord and wooden handles which were pretty heavy. I have to sharpen it a bit and modified the handles ...those are now aluminium tubes painted yellow for visibility.

I also have a small pouch and two paracord loops to carry the saw in my backpack but I have to recomment hard handles over cord loops ...cutting is much faster if you can grab tha handle better and pull it stronger.

Old pics but you can get the idea.. cuts like a champ

 

[Tactical Tanto]

by the title of the thread i thought you were being sarcastic. but that thing is pretty cool.

same here