When it comes to clearing limbs or brush around your stand or in your shooting lanes, or sawing through bone when dressing deer, the Stanley EZ Saw is about as versatile and handy as they come.
The orange plastic handle gave me a moment's hesitation when I first got the saw, but 4 years' worth of carrying in my packs, sitting on it in my pocket, and dropping it from heights of about 25 feet or so hasn't hurt it any, and the orange color makes it harder for me to set it down somewhere and forget about it.
It's just a shade under 8" long when closed, and 13 1/4" long when open. The locking mechanism is firm, and the whole package weighs less than that cheeseburger you had for lunch.
When the blade gets dull, replace it! It uses reciprocating saw blades, and has storage built in for extras.
The cons: I don't carry an extra blade in mine because it will rattle. If you're using a blade meant for aggressively cutting wood, it's likely too long to be able to fold the saw with the blade in place. (I prefer the multi-use blades designed for metal and wood.) If you have a lot of limbs to cut, the short cutting stroke of the multi-use blade I use in mine will wear your arms out!
The pros: small, lightweight, and very packable. Inter-changeable blades mean you don't have to carry a dull saw, and don't have to buy a new one when it gets dull. At about $6 when I bought mine, it can't be beat for usefulness, convenience, and cost effectiveness.
One normally wouldn't think of Lowe's as the place to buy hunting gear, but this purchase has served me well!
