Winchester Manual Chainsaw

A few weeks ago while I was hiking with James and Mike from Skills and Gear James let me try out his Winchester Manual Chainsaw. I’ve seen and tried the other  wire saw’s and am always disappointed. Well with this one I was blown away by how  well it performed. I tore through a downed tree branch on the trail. With how easy it cut and how light it is I decided I had to get one. Mike likes OpsGear on facebook and let me know about a deal they had on them for $7.99. I couldn’t resist it and got one. This past weekend I had a chance to get out and give it a try.

Unlike a lot of the other ones on the market this thing is a friggin chainsaw blade. It has some strong quality nylon straps on it.  The straps are thick enough not to bit down into your hands.

I meant to bring some Wd40 cause the blade get stuck on occasion. Getting through a tree is fast and easy.

The big trick I would mention is to try to spread it out wider. If you get too narrow it tends to get jammed up more often.

I am very thoroughly please with this piece of gear. Not often can you get something cheap that is not a complete piece of Shit. This is a rare example. I highly recommend adding one of these to your kit. I will be swapping out the heavier Fiskars folding saw for this in my GHB. I can cut bigger trees for less weight. Its a no brainier to me.

Thanks for checking out this short review. If your looking for one the best price I’ve found is where I bought mine from at OpsGear. Let me know in the comments whats your preferred wood procession method.