Crackles posted:

Yes the ever reliable axe will start much easier but the sharp edge seems to fall off them after 60 seconds ending in complete engine failure after about 5 minutes, then they are always more difficult to get started again after they get hot ;-))
Cheers Craig...........

Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours posted:

I traded my axe in on a $7.50 bow saw from Bunnings about 5 years ago, SAFE, fast, eficient, starts every time, no noise, legal in Natonal Parks, stores easily under rear carpet. Saved me many detours around fallen trees, cut 2\3rds thru then pull out of way with extension strap also great for collecting fire wood. A chain saw is one of the most potentially dangerous pieces of euipment available and certainly not neessary for most campers. Cheers Rob

Member - Doug T (W.A) posted:

Crackles
wrong fuel mate, XXXX makes em go

Member - Doug T (W.A) posted:

Rob
Very smart idea I'd say, although I would not like a chop to the shin out in the bush either, but the old timers got by OK

Crackles posted:

Rob for outback & Northern Oz driving where the trees are often smaller, the bow saw is an excellent option for picking up a bit of wood & clearing the track but up the Vic High Country for the next 2 or 3 years a chainsaw will be a necesary item in the kit particually with all the big trees falling after the fires. I haven't seen a bow saw big enough to get accross a 1+ metre tree, the likes that have fallen in the last couple of months. Agree how dangerous the things are as have seen the injuries 1st hand they can cause, so no point arguing over the cost of the protection equipment.
Cheers Craig...........

Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours posted:

Metre + trees are far too big for amateurs to be tackling with a chain saw. Be carefull out there guys. BTW Crackles we have some pretty big trees up here in our rainforests. ;-) I grew up in Vic so know the high country well and understand what you are saying. Chainsaws are unforgiving and have a nasy bite. Cheers Rob