Saws for outdoor enthusiasts
Practical pocket-sized folding saws
Folding saws are useful for many outdoor activities. They are usually much lighter and smaller than a hatchet or axe, making them easier to carry. We offer the most suitable folding saws for a variety of leisure activities.
Hiking
While out and about, you could carve a walking stick, build a water wheel with the children or collect a few branches for decoration. For a day trip, a pocket knife with a short saw blade of around 7 cm is usually all you need. The advantage is that, as well as a saw, you also have a knife, a can opener and a corkscrew for snacks.
Trekking
During multi-day treks away from civilisation, a folding saw is expected to do more. You will need to cut wood for the campfire to cook food and keep warm. You may also need to build a shelter or windbreak. A pocket knife is too short for this. However, folding saws are designed to be small and lightweight enough to fit in your backpack. Folding saws with a blade length of between 13 and 21 cm are ideal for this purpose.
Rule of thumb: »For effective sawing, the saw blade should be at least twice as long as the diameter of the wood.«
Camping
When camping, the size of the folding saw is little of a concern. Here, the blade can be slightly longer to enable you to cut thicker branches for the campfire. If you want to spend your time at the campsite on creative woodwork, you can take a folding saw with finer or interchangeable saw blades.
Survival training
During survival training, only the bare minimum of equipment is available, so the saw is designed to be as compact as possible for storage. Yet it should still be able to cut through thicker branches and logs. Wire saws and hand chain saws can be rolled up and fit into even the smallest backpack or survival belt.
Tips
- A brightly coloured handle makes the saw easier to find in a dark forest or tall grass.
- The saw is always ready to hand and saves space in your backpack when you carry it in a belt holster.
- A wrist strap safely prevents the saw from falling if you are not using it.
- Fold the saw up immediately when you are not using it! This prevents injury and protects the blade.
Garden saws
Most outdoor saws come from the gardening sector. Many folding saws have features tailored to garden maintenance that are not required for leisure use. For example, a curved blade is ideal for pruning trees overhead, but offers no advantage when cutting firewood. Nor does the cut need to be as smooth and clean as is desired when pruning fruit trees.
Maintenance
Saw blades of outdoor saws are usually rustproof and have a non-stick coating. After use, you should remove any coarse dirt from the saw blade. You can do this while you’re out and about by running it through long grass or a few leaves. Once you’re back home, you can thoroughly clean the saw with a resin solvent. Then spray a little universal oil onto the saw blade and into the folding joint, and your outdoor saw is ready for its next adventure. And if the saw blade becomes dull or breaks during rough use, DICTUM offers a suitable replacement blade for many folding saws.
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