The Best Survival Saw ($8)

[cyclist01222]

I agree... this saw is a good choice.

[cutnshine]

Yes, good video, I have the Stanley Fat-Max same specs as the Sharp tooth. I think the sharp tooth was the predecessor to the Fat-Max. I find if you hit it with a little WD-40 it keeps the blade from jamming plus helps protect it in storage. Also make getting any sap off a breeze. You can really crank on this bad boy without fear of snapping like with a bow-saw type saw. I have one of them too but it can't even come close to the raw power and performance of the Stanley. Cheers from Canada

[IIDASHII]

Ehhh...that's a big thing to be packing when I'm in the wild. A long blade is obviously ideal for cutting, but I think a collapsible bow saw is a better choice. There is less chance for injury to you and your pack, and bow saw blades tend to cut much more aggressively, and it should be lighter. At the end of the day, this s simple and it works, so if you want to haul it, more power to you.

[CaptainBerz]

@IIDASHII Yea I think to each their own. I find it thin and easy to pack. Done it time and time again. Thanks for the comment.

[Joe55darter]

Try one of the "chainsaw" not the "wire saw" versions. However, I'd carry the one you have there - a Laplander is too small! I've used a Corona brand pruning saw and it works vary well. Give one of those chainsaw versions a try, they cut wicked fast and aren't that heavy and are more compact.

[drkilcourse]

I would just spend the extra 12 bucks and get a Laplander by Bahco, Dont have to worry about ripping a papper case and tearing your bags up reaching into your kit and ripping you knuckles up!

[CaptainBerz]

@drkilcourse I never have done that..

[Pickles4578]

12 vs 12

[faultroy]

Brilliant, how dumb of me not to have ever thought of that. I can't believe I never considered it!

Thanks for presenting. You're a genius!!!!!!

[borderraven]

Use a rip saw with the grain of wood and a cross-cut saw across the grain. Some saws, Japanese carpenters and US pruning saws cut on the pull stroke rather than the push, and prevent binding.

Old trapper's trick, I saw in a movie:

Prevent or stop rust by warming your saw, or any carbon steel, and applying vegetable oil, paraffin, or beeswax. If the metal is for cooking, like cast iron, then only use vegetable oil.

[borderraven]

@borderraven, Oh, and look for the price of the replacement blade.

It is lighter to carry a protected saw blade, the screws to hold it, and fashion a handle in the field.

[IIDASHII]

@borderraven

When one is in the wild and NEEDS wood for shelter and a fire, the LAST thing on one's mind is "fashion[ing] a handle in the field!" When it gets cold, one needs fire, not a handle for the saw to cut wood for the fire. In a survival situation, one's knife, saw, and fire starter are the three things that MUST BE READY to go, not ALMOST ready to go. Its worth the extra $ and weight (we are talking dollars and ounces here). Your advice could get people killed.

[rodlpz]

Nice idea! I too have been less than thrilled with "survival" saws I have used. The music reminds me of 70's porn music.

[flamedrag18]

anyone else notice that he started his cut in a pre cut notch, not on flat wood? I'd like to see how well it cuts from start to finish.

[Oxidized181]

lol @ music selection, it's a bit too epic for this video hehe

[CaptainBerz]

@Oxidized181 haha

[envirosponsible]

Wow. That's so simple it hurts. That is the perfect survival saw.

[CaptainBerz]

@envirosponsible I think so...Thanks

[chodemessiah]

Thumbs up for Guile Theme

[CaptainBerz]

@chodemessiah ;)

[Shotokan07]

Anyone else realize that the background music sounds very much like Street Fighter??? :)

[TheDaytonDevil]

Great vid! Beats maken wood chips wit that baton method doesnt it! GOD BLESS!

[CaptainBerz]

@TheDaytonDevil I have many methods, just showed batoning first... ;)

[TheDaytonDevil]

@CaptainBerz Will ya show us some more of yer crazy rightwing gun totin methods on currenttv. HA! Ya looked like the mailbomber! GOD BLESS!

[usframe]

you will spend a lot less time processing wood, the gear is less likely to have a failure, and there is more time for foraging or setting up camp

[CaptainBerz]

@usframe Oh yea, I have seen other use those survival saws and this is a cutter. I used to use just a garden shrub saw and wow, what a difference...lol

[kaihoosi1]

DID YOU SEE THE VIDEO? you made on tv as a prepper LOL

[CaptainBerz]

@kaihoosi1 Yea, and yea I am not a prepper...lol

[chainlink1]

this is up my ally in way of thinking ...good stuff... glad others take to the woods with old fashioned sense...money well spent.

[CaptainBerz]

@chainlink1 Yea, this was a good find..

[bud1014]

Hey my friend,

Hand saws are funny to use. Slow down your speed and don't press the saw blade into the wood and saws will cut faster.

Great video. I have a dozen of those quick cut saw laying around from pickups at my past job.

[CaptainBerz]

@bud1014 Yea, I get excited...lol

[MrM2hb]

It is cheeper than most saws guys buy. A spare blade for a Sawviver is $9?

That is thinking outside the box--like it.

[CaptainBerz]

@MrM2hb Yea, USFRAME was on point with this one....

[nutsarefancy]

how many different kinds of woods can it cut? PS I love the music where did you get it for real

[CaptainBerz]

@nutsarefancy Some Jean CLaude Van Damme movie theme...

[ironheadgram]

Nice saw. Can I get a review on that tactical looking sheath that saw was in? Great video, as usual.

[CaptainBerz]

@ironheadgram LOL! Nice comment.....