Gerber Freescape Camp Saw Folding Hand Saw for Backpacking Hiking Camping Pruning and Bushcraft, 12" Blade

I have used survival saws, hatchets, sven saws, and silky saws on my many camping and hiking adventures. This is hands down the best compromise choice for a saw I have ever used. Ive used it twice now and it has not failed to impress me yet. The people around you will be impressed as you unfold this into a close to full size saw. They will be further impressed as you demolish wood with this transformer. The bite is fantastic. On a recent trip to get a wild christmas tree, the cutting it down was the easiest part. The 8 inch diameter tree took about 7 minutes to saw through and probably would have taken even less if it wasn't a tricky angle to get to. It takes standard blades, though the one it comes with works great on 10 or so logs I've cut. I did find that the using the belly works a bit better than the tip, as the forward two inches or so seemed more prone to getting stuck. It could have been the wood as it just happened twice cutting the same (live) tree in two spots. Still I'd stick with the belly for better performance.I have a little worry just about the longevity of it all, as the lighter pieces and folding design make more failure points, but the quality is good and gerber has always put out solid if not cutting edge designs, so I'm pretty confident this will hold up.If you buy this, unpackage it and put it in a lucky someones stock I guarantee it will be their favorite present this holiday season once they see it transform. You should go ahead and stock some logs near by because they will want to use it. This is a great piece of kit that will earn a place in my pack if I now wood processing will be on the agenda.

It's what I expected from Gerbers Quality! Very Well made & very light with a low profile both folded and assembled. Very Comfortable to use. Reasonably priced.

Light, durable, compact and very sharp. Eazy to cut solid wood with minimal effort.

Solid quality, even though it's more represented by the sturdy packaging. I thought I would need a saw to open it up, but the saw proved me wrong. Even the saw that comes with the packaging can't hurt it a bit. The first-time assembly was like a puzzle. I was worrying about that the handle would snap if I forced it too much during the last step. I'm gladly wrong. DO WATCH THE VIDEO, otherwise you would waste too much time.

Wicked Kool saw.We do a lot of backpacking. I found this on line and ordered it for a trip coming up (next week).I haven't used it yet - but it is very solid once you lock the handle in place. The saw breaks downto a slim bar for packing. Stoked to try this out.9/19/2016 updateWe went on a back pack trip as a group. Most of my friends are experienced outdoors men as we all live in Colorado.Everyone gave the saw a try. Worked great, very sturdy.I did see another gave the saw a bad review. If your trying to cut a cord of wood, you'll definitely want a larger saw.However, this one packs away nicely (it folds into a stick) in your pack hardly taking any room. We camped for 3 days and sawed lots of wood for our camp fire. We didn't attempt anything larger than 7 inches in diameter. Everyone that used it gave it complements

Lightweight and super easy to use. Was not sure this would work for my son with his troop activities but it is perfect sharpness and size for him to use. Compact able to fit in his backpack and the durability will be perfect for cutting up firewood for their camping.

Not much to say. It's a great folding camp saw. Folds up nice and fast, easy to transport, and can be used to cut small and medium sized logs. This is a great addition to my canoe tripping gear and makes wood prep go much faster compared to what I was doing before.

The aggressive blade definitely cuts very fast. However the hook that holds the blade locked or tight lost it's durability very fast and the frame it self cracked and broke within first day of trying to cut tree branches. The only plus is that it folds nicely and compact. Other than that its a garbage product.