Bahco 396-LAP Laplander Folding Pruning Bushcraft Saw Issued By NATO and Ray Mears

Great deal works well as a backup

Great saw, lightweight and powerful. The locking feature can get slightly stuck, but it's very minor. The dual-toothed edge makes easy work of thicker wood. I managed to cut through branches around 4 to 5 inches with minimal effort

This is actually my second bacho, I purchased it to replace my old one which I had for many many years but finally needed replacing “due to being lost”. My original one came out on every camping trip, which was usually 3 times per month all year, give or take the odd week, so extremely reliable and durable saws 👌🏻

I've cut down half a first with this thing, it's amazing. Just... Wear gloves! Happily cuts through a 5" thick willow branch.

Bought it based on good reviews. Husband impressed with it. Better than last one and has a strap for when swapping over to loppers. Very handy tool. Hope it lasts well.

I have an allotment so have had the F180 for a long time but recently got into bushcraft and walking stick making. So often, you see a stick and wish you had a saw so I got a laplander as that seems to be the go to for bushcraft. The reason for not getting one before is the lack of suppliers selling replacement blades in the bahco, the silky being much easier (try Ray Mears shop for bahco blades). The laplander is a lovely weight and the handle rounded rather than a squarish handle like the F180. Both have a tough rubber coating on a hard plastic handle. The blade locks shut and locks open but only in one position, the silky doesn't lock shut but has two positions. The button on the laplander, a small button on the side which is ideal if right handed, the silky, a much larger sprung button on top but prone to be caught whilst cutting and knocking the blade in to the other position. The laplander blade is quite tough with a coating over it, the F180 being uncoated carbon steel. Price wise, depending where you look, they're about the same price, maybe the silky a little more. For me though, there is one massive difference and of course, that's the cut. For what I really want, I.e. walking sticks and pruning, the F180 is head and shoulders above the laplander. A finer cut and much quicker, I feel the coating being the issue on the laplander making it thicker. If I was in fact concentrating on bushcraft and just wanted wood for fire or something similar, this would be the laplanders time to shine as I feel it is the tougher saw. If I went a little further and concentrated particularly on the walking stick vein, as the diameter of the wood is never much more than 25mm/1 inch, pay a little more and get a Silky Pocket Boy 130.

Good strong tool

Needed a folding saw for bushcraft and wild camping, harvesting fatwood, cutting firewood, and generally playing around in the woods. I considered a more expensive silky saw but decided this would be enough for my needs. At this price I'm really impressed with it. The blade locks into place well and is good and sharp, it only cuts in one direction but that's fine, and the handle is nice in the hand. It's about the right size for cutting up to 2 inch branches and could do slightly bigger at a push. Overall this seems really solid and is a great option if you don't want to spend too much

Använde den på senaste bushcraft, och den var helt fantastisk💯

Linda, ergonómica e alta qualidade! Adoro 😍

The best folding saw you will ever own. Worth the money. Locks closed and locks open. Blade is perfectly sharp.

Ich habe mir diese Säge gekauft weil eigentlich Bushcraft mäßig zu meinen Wurzel zurück wollte. Und ich bin damit zurück geklärt. Ich habe das ganze Silky Sortiment zuhause, wodurch ich mehr als verwöhnt bin. Trotzdem ist kleine Lappländer eine Wunderschöne Säge die gut durch das Holz geht. Und besitzt auch gutes Schnittbild für Preis eine wirklich gute Sache. Es macht Spaß mit ihr zusammenarbeiten mehr sehen wir nach dem Sommer. Juli 26 Ich muss meine Meinung doch ändern, eine hervorragende Säge grade bei Frischholz. Habe bei wenigen Schnitten Probleme gehabt und selbst bei Stämmen/Ästen von Faustgroßen Durchmesser kein Problem. Sie kommt als Säge genauso wie meine Silke Gomboy sehr oft zum Einsatz. Pro: - Preis/Leistung - Leichtgängig - Gutes Schnittbild - Klein und Handlich Contra: - Schwarze Lakierung geht relativ schnell ab - Schneidleistung nicht mit einer Silky Gomboy vergleichbar - verhakt sich relativ oft im Holz

Ottima👍😉