Chainsaws in National Parks NSW

Call the parks and ask them for the info :)

Buggerlux,
I was told a similar thing with a slight twist.
I was told that chainsaws are NOT allowed to be used in National Parks. BUT i was also told that you can carry one with you IF you take the chain and bar off before you enter the National Park.

This seems to be a reasonable call to me as i have had a few occasions when a fallen tree has stopped me from continuing on my way. On those occasions i had to hook up the chainsaw and cut just enough off the fallen tree to get through, cleaning up the mess before i move on.

Personally i would never take a trip (when travelling alone) without my chainsaw.
Its common sence to me to have one. Using it is another issue. But i will always carry one no matter what the laws are. Its a matter of survival sometimes and no law will stop me from living.
Angelo

Gotta love regulations. We all try to do the right thing, but how on earth are you supposed to travel for weeks on end to several lovely places and leave your chainsaw somewhere as you enter a NP??? Do they have a holding bay so you can pick it up again on your way back out to your next destination??

I spoke to a ranger in Vic last year about chainsaws. He told me that generally they're not going to bother too much if you have one in your car, but if you have half the NP piled up in neatly cut logs in your campsite you might have a few problems. I guess at the end of the day it comes down to common sense.

Bit like the common knowledge on carrying/using a generator ,common sense is not common or even reliable any more.

Funny thing about National Parks, they say that you must not leave the track to go around a fallen tree and then say that you can't take a chainsaw to clear the fallen tree. What do we do wait till the tree rots?

Unlike the National Park in NSW common sense must prevail, use a chain saw or any other tree cutting imperilment with safety to clear a fallen tree and be on your way.

As for cutting fire wood I look at it as hazard reduction. The timber I burn at a camp fire is less timber to burn in a bush fire. As for animals living in the wood I collect, have not seen any, they must be off the side of the road a lot further than I am willing to walk to get timber, as any self respecting animal would be.

Wayne

Had to remove the chain and bar from out Stihl when we went through the Simpson desert. Had a ranger come into our camp at 6AM (drove in and got us all out of bed) to check on Desert Parks Passes as well - were told that we could cut firewood with an axe but NOT the chainsaw!
Guy travelling with us on a motorcycle was also told that he had to keep his pass on him - and not in his gear in the vehicle.
NOT impressed with the gestapo attitude!

If they can't find it, you haven't got it.

Stow it carefully I say.

However, use it responsibly.

Its happened AGAIN . . . ANOTHER post missing , this is REALLY peeing me off.

There is no actual RULE against chainsaws in Nat Parks.

Its up to Each Minister to determine the status for each Park..

Do a search on the web using . . Chainsaw . . National Park . .

You will see what I mean.

Plenty DO allow chainsaws , equally plenty dont.