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Re: Cheap, handy items you take camping???

Post by Oldbloke » 21 Jun 2017, 5:43 pm

Supaduke wrote:
bigpete wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Bow saw. I no longer take chain saws.
Smaller and lighter, no fuel and always runs with one pull. :lol:


Is there some secret to getting them to cut well ? I've got one and its flaming useless even with a new blade it gets stuck all the time. Far less energy to use an axe in the end than mine


Make sure you open the cut up as you saw through the branch so it doesn't pinch the blade. The other possibility is you just have weak arms , do you even lift bro? ;)


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Re: Cheap, handy items you take camping???

Post by Oldbloke » 21 Jun 2017, 5:45 pm

bigpete wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:
AusTac wrote:
juststarting wrote:Shovel, gaffer tape and bleach.


:wtf: i'm never going camping with you!



I would be far more worried if he said plastic tube, soapy water and gloves. :shock:


Sounds like a fun weekend lol


Yep, just add plenty of beer. :allegedly:
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Re: Cheap, handy items you take camping???

Post by Gwion » 21 Jun 2017, 6:28 pm

I was going to throw in a joke and say 'my wife' but she's not that handy!

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God I'm glad she doesn't read any of this..... ;) :drinks:
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Re: Cheap, handy items you take camping???

Post by Tom Foolery » 21 Jun 2017, 7:29 pm

bigpete wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Bow saw. I no longer take chain saws.
Smaller and lighter, no fuel and always runs with one pull. :lol:


Is there some secret to getting them to cut well ? I've got one and its flaming useless even with a new blade it gets stuck all the time. Far less energy to use an axe in the end than mine


Yes. They are designed to cut green timber. They'll cut seasoned timber but not as well as an old fashioned hand saw in my experience. Also make sure there is enough set on the teeth. The cheap s**t Chinese ones don't have enough set and are barely as wide as the kerf of the blade, consequently the wet wood pinches the blade as it swells slightly after it's cut and it's almost impossible to make a perfectly straight cut using a bow saw.

A shovel can be pretty handy too. Digs toilets, trench around tent to divert water and makes a damn good hot plate over some coals.
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