Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Backcountry Hunting => Topic started by: snake on April 14, 2022, 05:19:08 PM
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What is your guys experience or preferred method for wood prep in your stoves? Is one of those hand chain saw things good? or just an ultra lite hand saw? lightweight hatchet?
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Cutting to length use either a chain saw or a saddle saw for splitting use a hatchet or single bit are. All depends on if I hike in, drive in or ride horses in.
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Thanks for the reply, sorry for not mentioning I would be backpacking in, and looking for something as light and efficient as possible. probably wouldn't be cutting much over 3-4" in diameter.
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Stove is a small titanium seek outside XL
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Bow saw is pretty handy. The blades are removable with a wing nut so that makes them easier to pack, always bring 2 blades since they don’t weigh hardly anything.
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Personally I don't carry a hatchet and won't use one in the Backcountry.To easy to slip with cold wet hands.I would take a small axe that I could get two hands on.Its far safer to split small stuff with a big knife and a battn.A folding Corona saw is plenty of saw
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I had one of these when I was backpacking into the ALW many years ago while in college. Very compact/lightweight and sharp. Still have it, seems that the little nub that allows the handle to bind on the backstrap wore down.
https://svensaw.com/?msclkid=4c30066dbe6011ec8f68f5a9a046fb2d
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Wyoming saw, or Sven saw (as CKnife mentioned) work fine. No need for a hatchet and the plastic handle/folders don’t last long will if you work them hard.
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That’s a sweet saw
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The silky katana boys are amazing
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Silky or Wyoming type, pocket chain saws are a joke and great way to tear up your hands.
Depending on where you go and how long you want to burn a day, just go out and break stuff with your hand.
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Thanks for the advice.i will take the pocket chain saw off the list. Might get a Sven or a silky
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Are you planning on sawing and splitting a lot of wood? I don't know if you've used that stove yet but big pieces don't work well in it. So unless you're spending a bunch of time sawing then splitting into small enough pieces a saw is pretty unneccessary.
I just gather smaller dead stuff that I can break down to size with my feet and a rock. 8" long or so. Anything much bigger and it's hard to get enough air flow through those stoves to get it lit.
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I use this with laplander saw with my ti stove when backpacking. In my experience you don't really want to go much over 1-2 inches in diameter anyway - too much smoke.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001IX7OW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
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I don't have much experience with the stove yet. Just in my back yard. Thanks for the advice. I'll have to take it out on some scouting trips prior to season to get a better idea of how it performs with different types and sizes of wood.
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It took me about 5 uses to get it down. If you're like me you'll probably kill it or smoke the tent out a few times before getting it dialed in haha. Lots of smaller stuff and maybe one larger piece if you've got dry wood and plenty of embers.
The damper on the pipe plays a huge role in how fast it burns. Play with it and air intake vents and you can make one load of fuel last over an hour.
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Are you planning on sawing and splitting a lot of wood? I don't know if you've used that stove yet but big pieces don't work well in it. So unless you're spending a bunch of time sawing then splitting into small enough pieces a saw is pretty unneccessary.
I just gather smaller dead stuff that I can break down to size with my feet and a rock. 8" long or so. Anything much bigger and it's hard to get enough air flow through those stoves to get it lit.
I'll second this. I have a sven saw that i brought on a few trips and I found I didn't use it because the biggest piece of wood I was using was maybe 2-3" diameter and could easily be broken to size.
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A lot depends on the temperature. The XL will blow you out of a tipi with a full load of wood if its not really cold / wet /windy. I used one in a pinch in a big wall tent and it worked well - stuffed with 3" and even 4" dry logs we could get almost a 3 hour burn out of it. But in a tipi it would of driven you out of it. Generally I use very small stuff to keep temp down and one larger piece to get some burntime without getting too hot. Doesn't take much to warm a tipi.
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I just got back from a 7 day backpack trip with my tipi and stove, thought I would report my experience. I ended up bringing a small folding saw that I got at the local hardware store. It weighed just under a pound and cut wood well. I am really glad I brought it as I could cut 3" and 4" logs and keep them in the round. I cut them to the exact length I wanted and I got my XL stove to burn for about 2 hours at a time. I Theres no way I could have broke that size of material by hand/foot. So I might try to find something a little lighter but most definitely think a saw is worth packing.
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We used a saw (Silky Katanaboy 650) and a hatchet. Downed a premo larch and split it like baby firewood
Got the XL stove to burn a good long time
It's not my kit I just stayed in it, I was worried I was gonna crumple it
