SAWVIVOR vs BAHCO LAPLANDER Bushcraft Backpacking Saw

[Infi-del]

I watch the video and I think people are comparing apples and oranges here.
The sawvivor type saw is is not made for speed cutting, its a saw designed to be used with only the weight of the saw (Any more pressure and you won't get a straight cut) and its not to jerked back and forth like in the video, the movement should be more slow and fluid. With this type of saw you should be able to saw for several hours with out getting tired.

The folding saw type I believe is made more for convenience and quick work.
Kind of like you saw the branch or 3, put it in you pocket and go about your business.
Not prolonged cutting.

If I were to spent the night camping I would go for the folding saw.
If I were to spent 10 nights camping the same spot I'd take the sawvivor (or the type of saw) and cut the fire wood the first day.

The folding saws require no more force than the sawvivor. They generally have beefier blades with more modern tooth designs so they simply don't require the bulky frame. Not requiring more force and cutting faster means you're saving calories... very important if your food sources are limited. And faster cuts simply mean less time spent on fire and shelter building and more time available for water and food procurement, or rest. My Silky Big Boy has a 14.5 inch blade. I cannot imagine ever needing to take on a log larger than 12" in diameter in any sitaution. Unless I were building a log cabin... in which case I'm gonna have real tools with me.

 

[Hawkings]

The folding saws require no more force than the sawvivor. They generally have beefier blades with more modern tooth designs so they simply don't require the bulky frame. Not requiring more force and cutting faster means you're saving calories... very important if your food sources are limited. And faster cuts simply mean less time spent on fire and shelter building and more time available for water and food procurement, or rest. My Silky Big Boy has a 14.5 inch blade. I cannot imagine ever needing to take on a log larger than 12" in diameter in any sitaution. Unless I were building a log cabin... in which case I'm gonna have real tools with me.

We warm our house with a wood burning stove, for 2 winters I cut all our firewood with a bucksaw and split it with a splitting maul.
Cutting wood for every day with a bucksaw adds up the hours I've spent with the tool in my hand.

I've been playing with a couple of different folding saws for the past year or two.

I do believe that the bucksaw will use less calories when used for prolonged cutting.

The folding saws I've used and seen, all have been at an angle to the handle, so you use more force on the pull then on the push, even when you are not pushing down on the blade. While the bucksaw seems to cut about the same on both pull and push.

I enjoy using both types of saws, one is not better then the other, just meant for diffrent cutting tasks.

 

[SouthernCross]

Hey Mick! Which sawtooth do yoy got on your Laplander?

I got both...

Mine looks like the smaller toothed blade on the bottom :thumbup:



Kind regards
Mick

 

[Echodawg]

I have had the rivet pop out on my Sawvivor. I replaced it with a nut and bolt and it has been holding up.