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Comment by Howard P Reynolds on August 18, 2015 at 11:21

That Japanese saw looks like the one to have.  Too many calories spent in using the big one in the YouTube video.

Comment by Jan Carter on August 18, 2015 at 11:16

Took a look atthose Shlomo, thank you.  I think I like the Japanese style one best.  Looks more friendly for old hands LOL

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on August 18, 2015 at 11:07

Shlomo,

Got email about your latest post here, but somehow I don't see it.  I re-loaded the page a few times, but still no post.  Anyway, I remember seeing Lucas's tree saw only once, and it seemed at least as big as the biggest of the Garrett Wade saws, here:  http://www.garrettwade.com/professional-pruning-saws/p/86B01.01/ 

On the other hand the teeth looked like the teeth on this one-man tree saw, but not as long as this saw.  In reality, it was probably like the biggest of the saws in the link above.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnf80BMhtVM 

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on August 18, 2015 at 10:51

You mean like these--Garrett Wade

http://www.garrettwade.com/a-real-hand-lumber-saw/p/20F01.01/ -- I have one and they work great.

http://www.garrettwade.com/japanese-pattern-crosscutting-timber-saw... -- I've used this one and I like it

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http://www.garrettwade.com/a-folding-pruning-saw-for-serious-work/p... -- got this in the early fall (for turkey season) and absolutely love it.  Puts Silky to shame.

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http://www.garrettwade.com/professional-pruning-saws/p/86B01.01/ -- Heard these were good but have no first hand knowledge.

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on August 18, 2015 at 10:21

I saw one video from Joe Robinet (he dropped out after losing his firesteel).  He took at least some of his own personal gear.  

1. His personal axe - that was his grandfather's which he had re-handled.

2. His personal knife.

3. His personal sleeping bag, which he said he doesn't recommend (the brand).

Some of the later shows have an "inside look" where three contestants comment on the episodes as they play out, and Alan says he loved the Kukri knife he had.  This makes me think that it might not have been his personal knife - in the way he said it.

I haven't figured out how Lucas got to take a tree saw (a one-man version of a two-man tree saw (big teeth), while Alan had a Sven Saw (much smaller) - might be just personal choice.

I also haven't figured out why only three of the ten contestants came back for the "inside Look".  Maybe all were asked, but the rest declined.

Comment by Clint Thompson on August 18, 2015 at 9:53

Shlomo this is an interesting read. Thanks for the information.

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on August 18, 2015 at 3:41

They got to choose what they wanted to take.

http://morethanjustsurviving.com/alone-season-1-survival-gear/

You'll have noticed that they are all carrying different blade configurations but non of them have the huge, big blades, so prevalent in forums today.

Vancouver Island Wildlife

http://www.geog.uvic.ca/viwilds/iw.html

Comment by Terry Waldele on August 17, 2015 at 23:34

Hi all!  I really like the survivor show "Alone", but there seems to be a disparity in the what each contestant carried as survival gear.  Does anyone know what the rules were for choosing their gear?

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on August 17, 2015 at 22:52

Jan,

To my mind, the show's producers picked a very difficult place to test these guys' survival skills.  They are all trained survival people, not just people off the street.  However, Vancouver Island is a rough place to survive - it's a temperate rain forest off the Pacific coast.  Rains 220 days a year, No game animals as far as I can tell (nobody has seen any).  There are mountain lions, bear and wolves for predators, which is why the show had two guys drop out very early - first couple of days.  My favorite guys are Alan from Georgia, and Lucas from Iowa (I think).  Lucas I call "the builder" - ingenious guy and smart.  Alan has a great personality and has very good skills.

Comment by Jan Carter on August 17, 2015 at 22:21

Howard I did not watch this series but am looking for it to come back in the rerun, have heard some serious nice reviews from folks I trust

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