Still have my 40yr old Trail Blazer Saw it has seen many a camping trip :)

Thanks to us for watching?? I say Thanks to You Sr for taking the time making this video and sharing your knowledge, it helps me making a choice for buying one of these. Thank you and have a good day. From CAN.

Glad you like the saw! Thanks for the review! For the plastic pieces on the blade ends - they are needed to keep the blade from touching the round aluminum tubes. If the blade touches the round tubes - the blade will cut into the aluminum tubes - and that is no good. But we will do a little thinking on how to come up with some removable ends. Currently no plans for a 24" version - but maybe next year if sale go well! Cheers. Phil (from Filzer)

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

I really do like this saw. And, I very much appreciate you for bringing it back to life and for improving it!

Great review...thank you!

@betweenfiveandseven

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! thanks for watching!

Pretty cool saw. I like it.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

Me too ;) I really like the trailblazer design.

I have the original trailblazer saw and it works well. The major issue I have with that style saw is that finding good quality replacement blades is pretty difficult. It is just a matter of time before the blade on that style saw snaps or otherwise breaks due to the tension on the blade. I find the Sven style saw with the triangle shape to be almost useless. One can't get a full length stroke with blade due to the tip being attached directly to the front of the blade. As soon as you get the cut the depth of the blade, your stroke gets much shorter. Another saw in the folding buck/bow saw range that you should consider getting the the Agawa Canyon Boreal 21. There are a number of youtube videos on it. It's a 1 piece folding desgin, uses Bacho saw blades and is made by a Canadian company.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

In this one's case, the blade appears to be a standard 18" bow saw blade available in any hardware store. There are some plastic tabs in the outer hole on both sides of the blade. The plastic tabs are the mechanism that keep the blade in the slots. That makes the blade sort of proprietary... unless one is willing to tinker with it a little bit using a couple of short bolts with hex heads, a hex nut for each, and possibly a couple of washers to replace the plastic pieces on the ends of this blade. ... So, if a user didn't want to spend the money on replacement blades from Filzer, it would take maybe 10 minutes of looking through the little nuts and bolts at Home Depot or Lowes to figure out a good solution that would result in the ability to just use any 18" bow saw blade one might prefer. I'm suggesting the exact same solution that the Bob Dustrude saw uses to keep the free end of the blade where it belongs when assembled. And, I'm suggesting the exact same solution the Sven saw uses for one end of their blades... Just a little bolt with a hex nut and maybe a washer or two to get the thickness right.

Replacement blades are easy. Nut and bolt on each end of a new blade to serve as chalks.

I've had mine for a few days and I love it so far.Replacement blades are WAY too expensive though.

Once again you're fixin' to cost me money, but based on the quality of your past reviews, I know it's going to be cash well spent. Thanks for the review.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching another one! I appreciate it. This is a great little saw. I am absolutely pleased that Filzer picked up this design, refined it a little, and started manufacturing it again. It's a good product.

Looks like an awesome piece o Gear. I like it. I'm definitely with ya on the 7-9 inch diameter cut assessment , any bigger I do not believe you would have the blade travel / throw , that you would need to make the job easy on anything bigger. But then I'm an older dude n perhaps I'm just talkin myself outta the work required. Many thanks, well done, till the next time

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

I really do love this saw design. Trailblazer made a larger version and I'm really hoping Filzer ends up making the bigger size too. Thanks for taking the time to watch!

Great review .I had been looking forever for the discontinued Canadian made and make sure that that sawvivor saw . With no luck at all I was almost giving up then I saw your video and I am so happy that there is an alternative especially one that has the small improvements. Needless to say I ordered one I did see that they are sold at a local MEC store near me however up here in Canada by the time you add tax and everything the price really goes up so I ordered it from Amazon and should receive it in a couple days I fully intend to use some sort of modified normal saw blade on the thing I certainly don’t want to have to go out to the outdoor store and purchase $19 replacement blades

@CyndiLH

4 жыл бұрын

We just bought an original Trailblazer from a buy and sell site...takes a bit of finesse to get it packed up again

Any chance you can make a video of making your own replacement blades for this? Great video btw.

I'm exceedingly lazy, too much so for this design, but I really appreciate the innovation. A good item to pack for hunting.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

I don't mind having to put it together too much. It's easier than I made it look... but it is no where near as easy as just folding open a Silky Bigboy or similar.

you can wrap the handle in Leather as a replacement. Look the the handles on a bow.

comparing the BBS-1 to the silky ultra acell curved (red) what do you feel are the pros and cons to each other ?

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

The biggest pro to any saw that has a blade tensioned between two points is durability. Bow saws can take a lot of abuse without being damaged. Something like the Silky Ultra Accel only has one point of connection and so it requires more care from the user to operate.

Great Video I have an old 18" Trailblazer I think and love it. If anyone knows of a good replacement 18" blade post it please. My blade is shot.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

You can use a regular 18" bow saw blade with just a little bit of ingenuity. Have a look at this fellow's video (it's regarding the 21" but the same idea should apply to your 18") kzread.info/dash/bejne/kXeKmLJ_iquuiKw.html

Please update if the one from resourcefulredneck (in below comments)works out. I too have been looking for a 24 inch one.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

I emailed them. I haven't heard back. I asked them if their trailblazers are actually in production or if they are old stock. If I do ever hear back from them, I'll probably buy one regardless of if it's just old stock from trailblazer or if someone is still making them, but their neglect in returning email doesn't inspire much confidence in doing business with them and having them ship across the border for me.

@johnlondon2860

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Had same experience on other websites. They take your money, then you fight to get it back. 7-21 days later

I am sure that this is a good saw, however I still like the ease of use, and the performance of a folding saw like the Silky Big Boy with XL teeth. So if I can get equal or better performance with no setup required, I will go that route. Other than that, as you demonstrated, this is a great saw. Now, I am waiting to see a comparison review, as you have don in the past, between this saw, and the others that you mentioned, but especially the folding saws. It would be nice to show how long it takes one to set up a saw, so that is ready to cut, as compared to the folding saw. Also, if you intend to move ftom place to place, it may become a chore to disassemble and reassemble this saw every time. On another note, I notice that your channel is growing, and I guess that you are getting close to 1,000 subscribers, so I assume that we will soon see a 1,000 subscriber give away, which will probably be a saw of some type, based upon your obvious predisposition to saw reviews, or is that tarps? Good Luck and thanks for taking the time to review new gear and equipment.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

The channel is growing for sure... Thanks in no small part to you and a few others who have been with me since the start and who are kind enough to spend your time watching ...and have a tendency to share my videos and talk to other folks about my channel. Without you folks who always watch and always have nice things to say, I probably wouldn't keep doing videos (at least on any regular basis, anyway). I appreciate it!

@msilverhammer

7 жыл бұрын

I am going to share this on Google +, hope that helps!

The Filzer blads look identical to the trailblazer blades.. Why wouldn't they work with an old trailblazer saw?

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

I'm led to understand they are not the same length and the keepers on the ends are differently shaped and of a different thickness.

The actual Trailblazer saw has been available under another name for at least a couple years now.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

Do you know what that other name is? I'd be interested in finding one.

@turtlewolfpack6061

7 жыл бұрын

Essential Gear & Useful Skills resourcefulredneck.com

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

Oh. The "sawvivor". I already have a broken sawvivier around here somewhere. Now and then, I do think about giving it some new rivets, re-tapping the threads for the tension screw, and maybe welding a wing nut to the spot the plastic broke off the tensioner screw.... Other than as a collectable or novelty item, I can't recommend the sawvivor.

@turtlewolfpack6061

7 жыл бұрын

Um they have a Trailblazer as well.

@betweenfiveandseven

7 жыл бұрын

I see a couple of hatchets.. a couple of loppers.. some scissors.. a folding saw.. a pole saw..the sawvivor.. and some sort of an extension pole. Is it in the "knives and tools" section?

When using the original (pre this company) I find that gripping the long side under the blade really wakes this saw up. That neoprene handle is in the wrong place to get the most out of this saw design.

Too many parts to lose and takes way too long to assemble. I'll take a Boreal 21 any day over this saw.