I find the the small chainsaws that use your 18 volt power tool batteries do a fair job for camping wood up to about 150 mm, and have the added bonus of virtually no noise.
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I agree with Landy.
MY little Ozito battery unit does a good job.
I hit the fallen limbs at my volunteer working days at my bush golf club and cart the matured stuff away with me on my camping trips.
This week there was a fallen Ironbark limb and the wood coming of it is first class. My little saw hits it at more than 150mm effectively.
I find the free Bunnings boxes are useful to stack my campfire wood in when I travel away.
Usually stack what I cut in the bush at the golf club and let it mature for a few years in my back paddock, then cut to size and take some with me.
In terms of wildlife, they have plenty of spots left for them critters.
Have been playing with a small (2 foot) Red Belly I spotted last week who gets out in the same spot every day.
Has been a mild winter this year in our region and he has been out everytime I wander past his hideout.
Have been told Red Belly Black snakes will get out in the cold as opposed to other snakes.
He is quite tame at the moment, poked him with a golf stick today, having a bit of fun with him, but he might fire up a bit when it gets warmer.
Chainsaws are prohibited in most national parks. Cheers, Peter
True BUT that would be more to do with stopping some muppet trying to cut down green old growth trees to fuel his smoke producing totally needless bonfire. If fires are allowed I see no reason not to pick up some tree fall to make your fire , there will probably be ten time as muck fall per day then you can pick up.
Years ago my Dad & I cleaned & sharpened an old 6 foot double ended saw & tested it out on a large gum tree that was cut down, with a chainsaw.
It was impressive how quick the 6 foot saw would cut, & surprisingly not that difficult, as long as you got into a good rhythm & basically let the saw do the work.
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All depends where you go and what time of the year you go.
We go late Autumn up around the Barmah NP.- Murray Valley NP. and State Forest area,over 253,283 acres plenty of wood for critters, campfires for cooking and heating.
Need a descent chainsaw for Redgum,plenty on the ground,no need to cut anything standing.
Remember the Scouting organisation.
Decades ago, as a teenager, I had been in the Scouts. We were taught about use of axes and tomahawks.
However during any bush camping with our Troop, our Scout Masters (ie our Troop leaders, my memory is coming back) would not allow us Scouts to use axes or tomahawks to get firewood. (Perhaps a hidden way to reduce accidents.) We were expected to collect dead wood that we could break up. If the timber would be break under the weight and/or strength of a teenage boy, it was acceptable for our fires.
Green wood was not the done thing. Only thin green wood could be broken up and it would be not suitable for burning, because of the smoke.
Pardon me for coming in late but I agree with Peter_n_Margaret - most National Parks have signs stating that you bring your own firewood in & not to use anything that has died or fallen over in the park(s).
Some animals & birds use this material for nesting, protection.
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