>>931112Its a cheap saw so it does not weigh as much as it looks. It weights 2.2lbs just weighed it. The energy saved by having such a large saw is far greater than the energy that would be expended carrying a 5lb saw. I strap it to my pack, yes.
Maybe I should have considered that not everybody likes to build natural shelters and that lots of /out/ people use stoves and tents. You're right in that regard, you don't need a giant saw for that.
That being said, I do like to build natural shelters and use minimal equipment, just a saw, axe, knife, and ferrocerium rod. It takes an enormous amount of energy to do this and a little saw like 10 or 20 inches is just unfeasible. By the time I get through one log with a little saw like that, I'm all tuckered out. Maybe I'm just a big puss puss.
>>931119Only if you're really fast at making those saws. I'm not so fast and it takes me a long time to make a poor saw because I've only done it a few times. This is what Mors Kochansky does I believe, but then again, he can make one in under 10 minutes, maybe faster. The other thing is that a saw you make out in the woods will weigh a lot because the wood is not dried out. Just my opinion though, I'm not an expert, just some guy.
