I've used the saw on a Vic hiker a few times, and I had the feeling it was a bit to slow. Clogged a lot, and would bind on the green wood. It was also too short. I found it easier to just take a knife like a soldier or Wenger SI and notch a v-groove around the wood, and break it off at the stress line created by the groove. Only takes a few minutes to do this, and is actually easier. A wenger Si or soldier can take down an inch and a half to two inch sappling in a minute or two with no problem. I ended up giving the hiker away, and putting a very lightweight Fiskars/Gerber sliding blade saw in my daypack's emergency kit. The longer Fiskars saw goes through green wood like a crazed beaver, and only weights a few onces, but is like 4 times more effective. It's just as good on dry wood as well.
I like the basic sak's like the soldier and tinker, but much more and the tools just don't work as well as the larger dedicated tool.
