Are there any large knife/saw multitools for pocket or belt use?
The little pocket-knife multi-tools sometimes come with tiny saws on them. Those saws are somewhat useful but extremely limited in the size wood they can be used for.
Are there any multi-tools available which include bigger tools, including a saw big enough to be very useful compared to their tiny cousins, which are still small enough to be pocket size or possibly just a little larger?
Some of these pocket-knife-saws are only 2 or 3 inches long. The sticks they are useful for are barely out of hand-breaking range. If we had a multi-tool that doubled that size, say 5 or 6 inches at least, that would be immensely more useful, opening up a much wider range of sticks/branches it was appropriate for, and it could still fit in many peoples pockets or on a belt.
Update...
I ended up buying a pocket chainsaw in response to Charlie's answer. The pros and cons are large, so I'm sharing the results with you.
Pro: The pocket chainsaw packs down very small and is not heavy. I decided to keep this as the saw of choice for the kit in question. Con: I bought a decent one, yet the pocket chainsaw does not seem to be nearly as good as a normal saw.
I shopped around, read product descriptions and customer reviews and watched videos of various pocket chainsaws being used. I bought what looked like one of the better ones which multiple people were swearing by, and it even comes with a lifetime guarantee.
I tested this saw on some 4-6 inch trees and branches. I was able to cut them up, which I couldn't have without a saw, but it took way longer and was more tiring than the same work with a normal saw. And it was very jarring; the cutting teeth stick out more and rattled my body with every stroke, leaving me sore. And the cutting motion and handles were awkward and left me with nasty long-lasting blisters on my fingers.
So I would not recommend this pocket chainsaw as being better than a conventional pruning saw, bow saw, or other hand saw by any means, but it is a great addition for the purpose intended in this question. The pocket saw has drastically increased the range of wood I can cut with my tiny outdoor kit.
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You for large saws that also fit in a pocket, it looks like the best solution is a "pocket chainsaw" which is basically a chainsaw blade that you pull back and forth with your hands.
There are dedicated folding saws,
and also large folding saws, some that are the same mechanism as say a folding knife, and some that are like are regular saws, but the frame folds.
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Another ultracompact possibility is one or more good quality blades from a coping saw, either with small pegs/rings that allow you to hold and tension the blade and cut using two hands, with a folding frame the parts of which you make and bundle with the blades, or with the intent to use found materials (tree branches etc) to improvise frame.
(Image from rockler.com) Note: just the blades — frame pictured for reference. For inspiration I recommend an image search for “bushcraft buck saw”.
A less compact but easier project might be a handle for a reciprocating saw blade (which ideally would cover the blade when stowed). It could pivot but it could also just be repositioned and held in the assembled position by tightly wrapped cord and used gently. Blades are available in a range of sizes.
Also found this (to buy or copy):
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