Just wondered how everyone carries their chainsaw and petrol can?
We have just been carrying ours in the back of the Challenger wrapped in an old towel. Haven't as yet gone so far that we have to take a petrol can but we will in the future.
I thought about making a canvas bag for the saw but not sure.
What do you do?
Cheers
Wanderer
Baz421 said
08:33 PM May 10, 2014
I have it in a plastic "box" about 400x300x300mm with bar off and put inside the box with spares, oils, new chain, sharpener etc.
Spare fuel can be a problem so need to look at what you do.
-- Edited by Baz421 on Saturday 10th of May 2014 08:35:17 PM
justcruisin01 said
08:38 PM May 10, 2014
Depending on the size of the saw but i only have a small unit and a small bag like a sand bag does the job.
If its a larger saw then a potato sack also soaks up any oil leaks.
JC.
rockylizard said
08:41 PM May 10, 2014
Gday...
I have a small Talon chainsaw which has its own carrycase (which holds chainsaw, bar oil and 2-stroke oil containers, plug spanner, small screwdriver) =
I carry it in a Thule Roof Box on the roof -
I have a 10litre steel Jerry Can which I carry in a steel carrier on the rear bumper of the van. Usually only have 3 or 4 litres in that at any time as the fuel tank of the chainsaw holds 250ml - and a tankfull cuts up a lotta firewood for my fires.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Saturday 10th of May 2014 09:50:00 PM
spalas said
09:03 PM May 10, 2014
i made a small box for mine with just enough room to fit a litre oil bottle and a small fuel container and a small bottle of 2 stroke oil it just sits flat in the back of the dual cab i also carry jerry cans of fuel so i just mix when needed
roy and mia (spalas)
landy said
09:43 PM May 10, 2014
There are some good battery chainsaws about these days and it cuts out the need to carry petrol and 2stroke oil for it.There was a thread on them about 3 weeks ago. Landy
03_troopy said
06:43 AM May 11, 2014
I use an old hessian sack and store it, along with a small can of fuel, in the front box on the camper trailer. Haven't taken it with us in the caravan yet.
native pepper said
08:13 AM May 11, 2014
We now use a makita 36v cordless chainsaw and it's brilliant, plus no more expensive than a petrol one. Even use it at home for cutting most fire wood, use the 20 inch huskie for dropping trees.
-- Edited by native pepper on Sunday 11th of May 2014 08:14:10 AM
Casey said
09:31 AM May 11, 2014
Here's another slant on the original question.. Is there really any need for caravanners to carry a chainsaw? Is there any reason for carrying a chainsaw, other than cutting firewood?
At the rate timber is being cut up and burnt in outback areas the pyromaniacs among caravanners and tourists will ensure we have Sahara type desert in no time. Fallen timber is home for many small animals and retiles, yet many seem to find a need to cut it all up and burn it in bloody great bonfires every evening.
An exception to carrying a chainsaw is when travelling in the high country, when you may come across a tree fallen across a track, but how many caravanners are travelling in the high country, and when was the last time you needed a chainsaw to clear a track? Surely an axe or a bowsaw is sufficient to collect enough firewood for a less than mammoth campfire? Charlie
rockylizard said
09:50 AM May 11, 2014
Casey wrote:
Here's another slant on the original question.. Is there really any need for caravanners to carry a chainsaw? ~~~SNIP~~ Surely an axe or a bowsaw is sufficient to collect enough firewood for a less than mammoth campfire? Charlie
Gday...
Apart from the chainsaw, I carry a bow-saw and an axe. The chainsaw only gets used if camped for a week or so and I have to drive to get some wood from the bush away from my campsite. Better to make one trip than lots.
Otherwise, I just bow-saw a "daily pile" from the nearby scrub. My set-up sure don't need 'chain-sawed logs'
In all my time vanning on the road for decades, I have yet to see caravanners "burn it in bloody great bonfires every evening" - not even at some well patronised 'happy hours'.
Guess you and I travel in very different circles
Cheers - John
beiffe said
10:17 AM May 11, 2014
I was camped at a isolated river site and in the distance there was two caravans parked beside the same river.
The logs they used required their 4x4 to drag them to their fire that they kept going for a week.
When they left the fire was still going so that night I took a bucket and tried to put it out.
One log was at least 3ft in diameter and there were several still burning.
When I talked to them during the week they showed me their setup. They had a large boiler that they took embers etc from their fire to keep it hot so they had hot water at all times for showers and washing dishes etc and they just liked fires LOL.
In the week they were there nearly every day they had to drag another log in behind the 4x4 so not sure how much wood they burnt.
This is not the only one but must admit it was the worst.
Regards
Brian
keiron said
06:23 PM May 11, 2014
John, I agree with you. But I do wonder how you cut the block that the hatchet is stuck in, together with the other one that the axe (?) is leaning against.
Like you I carry a hand saw..... No chain saw. KB
rockylizard said
07:23 PM May 11, 2014
keiron wrote:
John, I agree with you. But I do wonder how you cut the block that the hatchet is stuck in, together with the other one that the axe (?) is leaning against.
Like you I carry a hand saw..... No chain saw. KB
Gday...
Sorry KB - I guess you missed my other posts ... quote -
I have a small Talon chainsaw which has its own carry-case (which holds chainsaw, bar oil and 2-stroke oil containers, plug spanner, small screwdriver)
and;
Apart from the chainsaw, I carry a bow-saw and an axe
The blocks with tomahawk stuck in and with axe leaning were there when I got there. I just used them, in that instance, as chopping blocks.
If you look again at the photo you will see the wood I actually burn is about as thick as my arm (stacked beside fire-pot) and laying at the rear waiting for the bow-saw to get stuck in. That 'fire-pot' just cannot handle anything bigger than those small sticks.
Cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
10:00 PM May 11, 2014
Mainly by the handle ..
ST391GQ said
10:06 PM May 11, 2014
Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Mainly by the handle ..
Damn....You beat me to it....
After all....how else would you carry it ..........??
Cheers Keith
NeilandRaine said
10:24 AM May 12, 2014
not sure if it is a good thing or bad thing (Bad for Raine) she has emphysema so we avoid camp fires. Best way to do this is follow the sun. I spent many years camping and loved a campfire. However as I get older I appreciate not going into the van of a night smelling like smoke, not having my eyes water and nose run when the wind changes and I get a face full of smoke. If I don't have a chainsaw I don't worry about getting wood. As for socialising I have never yet camped at a spot were people didn't sit round enjoying each others company without a fire. As for cooking my little gas cooker takes up less room than a chainsaw.
I am not anti chainsaw or fires, for a time I made a living out of selling firewood in Tassy. For me I just don't see the need.
Hi all
Just wondered how everyone carries their chainsaw and petrol can?
We have just been carrying ours in the back of the Challenger wrapped in an old towel. Haven't as yet gone so far that we have to take a petrol can but we will in the future.
I thought about making a canvas bag for the saw but not sure.
What do you do?
Cheers
Wanderer
I have it in a plastic "box" about 400x300x300mm with bar off and put inside the box with spares, oils, new chain, sharpener etc.
Spare fuel can be a problem so need to look at what you do.
-- Edited by Baz421 on Saturday 10th of May 2014 08:35:17 PM
Depending on the size of the saw but i only have a small unit and a small bag like a sand bag does the job.
If its a larger saw then a potato sack also soaks up any oil leaks.
JC.
Gday...
I have a small Talon chainsaw which has its own carrycase (which holds chainsaw, bar oil and 2-stroke oil containers, plug spanner, small screwdriver) =
I carry it in a Thule Roof Box on the roof -
I have a 10litre steel Jerry Can which I carry in a steel carrier on the rear bumper of the van. Usually only have 3 or 4 litres in that at any time as the fuel tank of the chainsaw holds 250ml - and a tankfull cuts up a lotta firewood for my fires.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Saturday 10th of May 2014 09:50:00 PM
roy and mia (spalas)
for it.There was a thread on them about 3 weeks ago.
Landy
We now use a makita 36v cordless chainsaw and it's brilliant, plus no more expensive than a petrol one. Even use it at home for cutting most fire wood, use the 20 inch huskie for dropping trees.
-- Edited by native pepper on Sunday 11th of May 2014 08:14:10 AM
Here's another slant on the original question..
Is there really any need for caravanners to carry a chainsaw?
Is there any reason for carrying a chainsaw, other than cutting firewood?
At the rate timber is being cut up and burnt in outback areas the pyromaniacs among caravanners and tourists will ensure we have Sahara type desert in no time.
Fallen timber is home for many small animals and retiles, yet many seem to find a need to cut it all up and burn it in bloody great bonfires every evening.
An exception to carrying a chainsaw is when travelling in the high country, when you may come across a tree fallen across a track, but how many caravanners are travelling in the high country, and when was the last time you needed a chainsaw to clear a track?
Surely an axe or a bowsaw is sufficient to collect enough firewood for a less than mammoth campfire?
Charlie
Gday...
Apart from the chainsaw, I carry a bow-saw and an axe. The chainsaw only gets used if camped for a week or so and I have to drive to get some wood from the bush away from my campsite. Better to make one trip than lots.
Otherwise, I just bow-saw a "daily pile" from the nearby scrub. My set-up sure don't need 'chain-sawed logs'
In all my time vanning on the road for decades, I have yet to see caravanners "burn it in bloody great bonfires every evening" - not even at some well patronised 'happy hours'.
Guess you and I travel in very different circles
Cheers - John
The logs they used required their 4x4 to drag them to their fire that they kept going for a week.
When they left the fire was still going so that night I took a bucket and tried to put it out.
One log was at least 3ft in diameter and there were several still burning.
When I talked to them during the week they showed me their setup. They had a large boiler that they took embers etc from their fire to keep it hot so they had hot water at all times for showers and washing dishes etc and they just liked fires LOL.
In the week they were there nearly every day they had to drag another log in behind the 4x4 so not sure how much wood they burnt.
This is not the only one but must admit it was the worst.
Regards
Brian
John, I agree with you. But I do wonder how you cut the block that the hatchet is stuck in, together with the other one that the axe (?) is leaning against.
Like you I carry a hand saw..... No chain saw. KB
Gday...
Sorry KB - I guess you missed my other posts ... quote -
I have a small Talon chainsaw which has its own carry-case (which holds chainsaw, bar oil and 2-stroke oil containers, plug spanner, small screwdriver)
and;
Apart from the chainsaw, I carry a bow-saw and an axe
The blocks with tomahawk stuck in and with axe leaning were there when I got there. I just used them, in that instance, as chopping blocks.
If you look again at the photo you will see the wood I actually burn is about as thick as my arm (stacked beside fire-pot) and laying at the rear waiting for the bow-saw to get stuck in. That 'fire-pot' just cannot handle anything bigger than those small sticks.
Cheers - John
Damn....You beat me to it....
After all....how else would you carry it ..........??
Cheers Keith
I am not anti chainsaw or fires, for a time I made a living out of selling firewood in Tassy. For me I just don't see the need.
Thanks for the tip. That explains the blood.