The Best Pocket Saws for Bushcraft, Silky or Bahco?
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In this video we take a look at the Silky Gomboy 210mm and the Bahco Laplander, and discuss the pro's and con's of each saw. In addition to that, we take a look at which one I would choose and why I would pick that saw for my own bushcrafting carry
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Great video ☺️
Thanks for the visit
Bahco in my opinion is great for not only Bushcraft.
But for cutting up a Wood Bison or a Caribou for transporting back to camp or home.
The Bahco does great for bone cutting
True, the teeth are certainly better for bone on the Bahco
AlaskanFrontier1 try the fine tooth silky, usually a blue handle, it is 20TPI , that's what I like about the silky is the different replacement blades you can buy. I have the Laplander and silkys and would lend out the bahco Laplander but not my silky saws. Oh btw the curved blade is for cutting above you like when you would be pruning a apple tree etc and your on a ladder and the limb is above you. Horses for courses,there is a blade and saw for every scenario, at the end of the day it's what works best for you and your situation.
Kind regards
Great comparison. ... Silky has three different blades available in the various different lengths. There's a large tooth blade for soft wood (conifers - spruce, larch) and green wood. The fine tooth blades are good for hard wood (birch where you live), dry wood, frozen wood, bone, antler and horn. The medium tooth blade is all purpose. ... I use a Silky Pocket Boy (with appropriate blade for task at hand) as an ideal companion to the Firebox Stoves, both original larger model and the newer, smaller Nano. Steve Despain, owner, designer of the Firebox Stoves has loads of videos on You Tube showing creative ways to use them. The Silky Pocket Boy is perfect for making the firewood for "Swedish Torch" cooking fires in those stoves, after the rounds have been batoned into quarters. ... I have an older, vintage 1988, Alaska Tent and Tarp Arctic Oven, 10' x 10' tent. Mine is set up to use a small woodstove inside. A hatchet and Silky saw can easily and quickly prepare enough firewood to get through -40° F nights in comfort. Those tents are incredible. They were pretty expensive in the late 80s. Now you practically need to get a home loan to afford one! ... Thanks for the great video. Looking forward to the next one. Take good care my friend, Marty
Hi.. What exactly size, type of pocket boy are you using, please? (I need some new saw for the same use as you). Thanks..
@@peetrnos ... Greetings. ... My Pocket Boy uses 170mm blades. They come in different handle colors, depending on which size teeth they're mated with. Mine has a black, grippy polymer handle. I bought extra blades for mine. There's a code number engraved on the blade. #8 = large teeth; #10 = medium teeth; #20 = fine teeth. As far as I can tell, that's Silky's code for tooth size - at least on 170mm blades for the Pocket Boy. ... My saw came in a really cheesy, clear hard plastic, hinged case with a metal belt clip. I found a cordura pouch that would hold it. I normally carry it inside a pack, or in a plywood box I made for my Arctic Oven woodstove. I made blade guards for my spare blades from inexpensive, flexible plastic report covers from school supply section at Walmart. You can "weld" that material with a hot glue gun. ... Hope this is helpful. Have fun and stay safe out there. ... Marty
Wow. Yes the Arctic Ovens are very expensive, but they do not fail on you.
@@martinmiller1087 Hi.. Thanks much for such a reply. Black P.Boy has #10 - it is teeth density to inch, I suppose..So it could be ideal for Firebox feeding - for smaller branches of dry soft and hard wood, I think. Have you ever broken a blade? Is it so fragile? Thanks!
love your channel which is why I have subscribed for ages....I have to comment to say omg how many pocket clips?? you carry alot of tools and gear
Ahahaha pens, lights, knives. Yeah I carry a few items.
Nice video. Thank you for sharing it. :)
Thanks for watching!
I carry both brands of saw blades for different applications, and reasons: The Silky saws really excel at cutting green wood around base camp and fabricating with green woods. While the Bahco line of blades come into their own on dry hardwoods. Also, in my scouting/long-term bag it's the Laplander, simply for the durability factor.
Thank you for the insight!
I swear by the:
Silkey Ultra accel taiko and,..
Silkey Ultra accel recurve!!
It is better then the gomboy!!!
You are doing a great job though!!
Keep it up!!
Greetings from the Netherlands!!
What's the price point on these?
Carona $14.99 it works great , curved blade on the pull .
@@SpamMusubi308 i payed 47 euro fir those a piece,... retail us 55 euro's,..
It us more expensive,.. but you get what you pay for,.. and i am poor,.. i saved to buy those two saws,...
It is not a budget saw indeed,.. it is top quality!!! The Ferari under the folding saws!!
Greetings from the Netherlands!!
@@Airik1111bibles in times of need,.. disasters, Emergencies,... you dont want to have that low quality,..
Low price is low quality,...
You can have 3 saws instead,.. but i would not depend my life on those budget saws,...
I can by a 20 bucks backpack,..
I own a 180 bucks 5.1l Rush 12 and Rusg 24 Multicam backpack,..
Go for top quality,.. not for budget crap is my experiance as an Ex Armoured Infantry Officer of the Dutch Army,...
Go for top quality:
Silkey Ultra accel taiko,.. hard dead wood
and myj Silkey Ultra Accel recurve,.. soft fresh wood,..
Greetings from the Netherlands!!
Thanks for the insight on what you're using. It appears there are so many options
The Silky F-180 is very close to the size of the Bacho.
Hmm. So many options
I have a Carona with curve blade and it was only $15 ....It kicks butt and im not nice to it 😁
I have one, as well! Great hand saw!
Get a Silkey Ultra accel taiko and or Silkey Ultra Accel recurve!!
Plzzz!
I had one of those. The joint easily broke and I had to do some work on it to keep it usable. However, it was never a folder after that.
Now, I strictly use a Silky Zubat. I like the Zubat to such an extent that I cut wood even when I don't need any. lol
Man there are so many saws!
@@AlaskanFrontier1 The Carona saws I believe might be made by Condors factory if I'm remembering right. Anyways they have made improvements and get decent reviews but I'd definitely get the 10 -12 inch . I have the small pocket size, but like batoning 4 to 5 inch knives , you really end up missing those extra inches more often than not.
Definitely prefer Bahco pruning saws. I have had a few silkee saws, that I won from draws that I gave to friends because I find silky to be kinda silly and more of a trendy chrome saw. Not my kind of tool. Except for the katana boy I still have one of those kicking around in the den..
Right on!
I think bahco is great budget option, but silky is perfect 👌🏻🤠
That is a good point
You got a Silky !!!! 😊❤️ excellent ..... It's so fast ☺️
I certainly did
Can you make a video on how to make coffee in the wild .... Or cooking Please ☺️
Really Big Monkey has said that the Bahco isn't as good as the Silky but the Silky can break easier. Just saying what I'd heard. Personally I've got 2 Corona only because I got them at a yard sale. 🙂
Thank you for sharing
They're very, very good products, but there are certainly others equally good, yet no one reviews them or even knows them. For example the ARS made in Japan, has served me right for a few years now. I never understood this trend and that everyone is stuck with those two.
Thanks for the pointer. Ill have to check them out
@@AlaskanFrontier1 Their target group of customers, is professional pruning and gardening in general, which as we all know, is a big and traditional thing in Japan. To put it mildly, I don't think the bushcraft community is more demanding with its gear, than the pro gardeners. There are a few videos on yt for a first taste. Thanks for the reply. We have to share what we know.
Not to derail the theme of the video, but I have to ask: what is the brand name of the pants you are wearing? They look really terrific. :-)
They are Fjallraven Vidda Pro pants. Thanks!!
Silky all the way
You carry too much junk with you. That thing hanging from the neck must be very irritating.
It's not the gear, it's the skills that count.
All you really need is a Victorinox lock blade!
Heh comment 🤣🤣
Thx!