Tripp'n Around posted:

Hi Utemad

Hehehe.....cutting it close there aren't we..... :)
Seriously, just looking and trying to get some info at the moment.
Have never owned a chainsaw so looking for some help either way.
Will keep your other info in mind until we decide what to do.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

V8troopie posted:

What constantly amazes me is that many people imagine you can only have a camp fire with neatly cut logs and such.
The aborigines had plenty of camp fires and no chainsaws, bow saws or axes suitable for hardwood chopping, back in the old days.

All you need to do is find at least 3 fallen branches and arrange them on the ground in a star pattern. Light the fire at the hub, where the pieces meet. Push the branches in occasionally to replace burnt wood.
This method gives a nice fire, not too big nor smokey and you can heat a billy by placing it atop the branches.

This kind of fire will automatically burn itself out if not tended regularly and its easy to extinguish completely by pouring a little water over the hot ends after they have been pulled apart.
Klaus

Utemad posted:

Santa Klaus,

I understand your point of view and have used that method many times before. However that is not a method that you would want to rely on. It would also be one that you could get in the s**t doing anyway as fallen trees are homes to many of our native creatures and return much needed nutrients into the ground. If you use that method in a National Park and are caught you will most likely be fined.
When I travel I always carry a certain amount of firewood with me just in case I cannot get any legally where I am. When on weekend trips I take all the firewood I will need as if everyone collected firewood from around their campsite then it will run out very quickly. As I said that practice is outlawed in many areas anyway.

I have camped at Queen Mary Falls before and thought how amazing it was to watch half the campsite disappear into the surrounding bushland and then returning with armloads of wood. Just imagine what our country would look like if everyone did that?

Having said that chainsaws are also outlawed in National Parks. To even have one with you in a NP it needs to be disabled by removing the cutting bar and chain.

I use a chain saw to cut any large/hard wood at home but carry a bowsaw for cutting up any extra along the way. As for removing trees from tracks I have once used manpower but never needed anything more than that. I would just winch or tow the tree if it was too big for me to do by hand.

Utemad

Tripp'n Around posted:

Hi Steve

Yeah, that is what we are thinking but the TV show and the info for it says it will cut fallen timber for firewood while camping.
Just hoping someone has one or knows of someone with one to get some honest feedback on it.
We're not in a hurry and are happy to wait.
Thanks anyway for your input.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

Tripp'n Around posted:

Hi Jiarna

Yes, the bow saw is good and we have always used it or a small axe.
We never burn more wood than we need for the night anyway so that in itself is not a problem.
I keep telling hubby the exercise will do him good but it looks like he's not believing me anymore....... :)
Thanks anyway for your time.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

Member - Jiarna (SA) posted:

I can identify with him. Last trip I tried to cut some dead mulga wood. Might as well have tried to cut a railway line!! Chainsaw wouldn't have done much better either - that's hard wood. But it burns nice and hot.
Cheers
John