Small loppers are easier to manage than large ones. I keep mine on a simple belt loop. Just drop one handle through the loop. They ride just fine and are instantly accessible without removing my pack.

I prefer the 15" Fiscars "Power Gear Anvil Loppers, model number 7972. I've used them extensively for cutting roots down in the gravel of trails. They still cut like new after lots of heavy abuse. And they weigh only about 13 ounces, and handle limbs up to about 1.25". They also make an 18" model that will handle 1.5" material.


Edited by Spock (11/18/08 05:54 PM)