as with any folding knife, much time, effort and money is spent to make it act like a fixed blade. KISS, keep it simple stupid. Knives in almost any outdoor manual or survival handbook will tell you are one of, if not THE most important survival tool. In that capacity, why rely on a tool that tries to do two half-jobs when you could get two tools that occupy similar purpose, weight, and volume for the same cost? IMO get yourself a decent saw and a decent outdoor use fixed blade knife. You can't get any more basic or functional than one working part.