Looking for a good saw to carry in my pack.Used to use a gerber exchange a blade,but now they are made in china and are junk.What do you use??

Sometimes we Cajuns deal in volume.....we use a cordless saws-all when we get them back to the camp.            

Seriously, my buddy uses a Wyoming Saw that comes apart and fits in a leather pouch.

Ones I've had or used;
Gerber exchange a blade- cheap doesn't hold up long
Corona- folding, good quality for a decent price
Silky- the best of the best, pricey
Wyoming- great saw, good design but a bit heavy for bkpking
Bob Dustrade- GREAT camp saw,cuts big logs easily,  a bit big for bkpking
Sven- (triangle design) I don't like this design, quality good, just not good function.

Find a Stihl dealer they have several excellent folding saws.
Mark

I'm planing on hunting moose in Alaska and will be in a unit where you have to bring meat out on the quarters. I am looking for a good bone saw that is packable and up to a very tough task including cutting through skull-plate. Any suggestions?

Just got my silky and it is a mean cutting machine

QuoteOriginally posted by Scott E:
Just got my silky and it is a mean cutting machine

what model?

I would say a Silky guys. I have gone the gerber route before but IMO you get what you pay for with saws. I have no complaints since switching to a Silky. I have a Outdoor Edge for a Quartering saw. It cuts very well through bone.

Pocketboy 170 with the large teeth for cutting green wood

Years ago I bought the Knapp Sport Saw made in Boise, ID, and I still use it.  It's a fixed blade with 2 cutting sides and comes with leather pouch and about a foot long.  I find it comfortable to use, easy to pack, and plenty strong.  

Unfortunately, they moved to China and I am not too excited about that.  

The USA versions are still around on the big auction site and elsewhere, and I've picked up 2-3 since as backups and gifts.

I'm sure there are more expensive saws and probably better ones too, but I've grown accustomed to my Knapp and love it.

When I may need one I have a hacksaw blade I keep in a self made duct tape sheath I use as a handle.  For bigger jobs or longer use a stick/sapling may be cut and engineered into a handle to make a bow saw.

Wyoming here

I have used a Corona for the last few years, and it is a great saw. I have cut through many skulls and bones and it is still in good shape.

Silky looks nice but I did not see a bone blade i the line-up.

I carry and use a carpenters finish hand saw. About half or less than the size of a regular hand saw. Has fine teeth that cuts bone very well.
Made a sheath out of cardboard covered with duct tape.
Some of the small saws made for quartering elk or moose are really to small for the job.

John

I use this one from Home Depot.  Very light and easy to fit in the pack.  Has worked fine on animals up to elk size.  Also carry extra blades.  12 to 14 TPI works good.

 

Mike for what you're doing I don't think u can beat a Wyoming saw!   I use it on the bulk of my trips.   For sheep I have a smaller more light weight saw I haven't needed to use in a few years lol.  I've used it so often I've forgotten the name.

I pack two blades for wood and two bone blades in my Wyoming saw.  I kind of wished I had the larger version sometimes.   Usually cutting trees on the trapline.

I use a composite handled hatchet by Gerber. I found a saw was far too slow and too much work to quarter an animal (elk in particular.

hatchet?  Thats some serious cutting lol.

WHy not take the quarters off with your knife?  

I debone the ribs either in strips if I plan on grinding, or rolling them for a roast.

only need I have is for heads....wish I could find a lighter version of a wyoming saw.....  Forgot to look at the saw I picked up to try out.  Heck I usually forget to carry it as well LOL!  shows how much I need it anymore   .

I have had good luck with a hack saw blade with electrical tape or duck tape as the handle. Works as two things, saw and medical tape. Most animals I will quarter with the blade on my knife but if they sit over night its nicer to have a bone saw(hack saw).