Field saws pics
The large one piece bow saw is right out of my camp box, good saw, but too bulky for backpacking. Just the right size for the horse/Jeep camp box though, we have both wood and bone blades for it. Bow saws like this are rather cheap, but make sure to buy a good quality one. They slow down on dry wood, but for cutting green poles for a wall tent or a few poles to wire up for a tempoary corrral in the mountains they are great.
The other bow saw is called a Wyoming Saw and it comes apart and goes into that cammo case that can be worn like a belt or slung. They are expensive at around $50, but the one in the picture has seen hard use for the last 15 years and shows no sign of wear. They also come with wood or bone blades. This is the saw that we carry when out hunting, one per group is fine, I prefer a regular one piece bow saw for camp work.
The folding Gerber saw works great for cutting wood and it came with an interchangable bone blade, but I havn't used it on game yet. This is what we use for backpacking, it's faster than a hatchet for cross cutting dry firewood and also works good for cutting green poles ect, you just have to take in consideration it's size. I don't really bother with a folding saw backpacking (if not hunting) since I carry a hatchet. I usually don't use firewood any bigger in diamater than I can break with my boot, we usually have one if we are in a group though.
You sure don't want to let those aggressive wood teeth jump kerf and end up on the top of your hand, it's messsy.
Teuf,