Need chainsaw?

If you don't take it you will need it and if you do take it you wont LOL

Kev

Then live it. It is not essential. You just have to be prepared to use mediocre fireplace and to turn back if you struck fallen tree. Neither can ruin weekend.
Cheers
Serg.

I like your upsidedown name. Clever.

Chain saw ? High country ? Close to xmas ?

Just buy an imitation xmas tree......hehehehe.

Cheers....Lionel.

Up-ended
I would never go to the high country without the saw.
Probably need to clear trees on about 10% of trips. With recent rain, any follow up wind will almost certainly see trees down. You might be lucky and follow tracks that someone else has already cleared for you, or you might not.
I also use the saw every trip to cut firewood.
Cheers
Tuck

An axe and/or bow saw will also get the job done but are lower. Take up less room, less noise pollution, less air pollution, fitness benefits etc. You can live without one if space is at a premium and you're willing to expend a few beads of sweat should the situation arise.

I think If i were in a situation like this I reackon the winch or Chain will do what I would require , if that failed I would drive around it or go home.


Doug

I always take a Chainsaw (Sthil) when heading up to the high country... It can save a lot of time and frustration if you want to get to the destination you planned for.... Plus the bonus of getting firewood as most of you would know that you are not supposed to feed big logs onto fires these day the fire has to be within a 1m square so that mean the max leangh of the timber is 1m....

Don't rely on other people using the track before you and hope that they are cleared it.... And you also have to come out of the bush and if you get a bad nights weather who know what may have fallen down.........

Thanks for the replies. I'll throw the saw in. I was thinking I should take it, but was hoping to see a strong argument against it.

Cheers, Andy.

As a mimimum 1 saw per group can save alot of trouble. Following the last couple of big fires many trees are dead or have been undermined so they are falling all the time. Almost every main entry to the Alpine National Park has signs warning of the current tree danger.
Our club has on 2 occations had trees fall on the track behind us blocking our return path and I can't remember a recent trip that the saw hasn't been used to clear at least one log.
A winch or drag chain may clear 20% of logs but most alpine ash trees are 20m long + so you cant pull those.
Many drive around fallen timber which creates new tracks often pushing small trees and bushes down, not quite the tread lightly image we are looking for. On some tracks (like the exits out of Wonnangatta) a fallen tree in the wrong place can mean a detour of 4 or 5 hours.
Take your saw, clear a few trees and make it safer and easier for all track users that follow.
Cheers Craig..............

I always carry a chainsaw in the High Country, nothing worse than spending 2+ hours on a track only to find your path blocked or spending hours and burning scarce fuel back-tracking.I've also had trees come down ovenight while camped overnight at the end of a dead-end track.