Fiskars 12" Hookaroon, Pickaroon Tool to Lift, Rotate & Stack Firewood Logs

I've only had this hookaroon for a week but have already formed an opinion that it is a great help to saving my back while retrieving firewood logs for my stove. I no longer have to stoop over 20-30 times a day while transferring firewood from my woodshed to the Otter sled and then from the Otter to my wood bin in the house. It will definitely get used in the woods, also, while chain sawing firewood. As anyone who burns wood in a fireplace knows, each piece of firewood gets handled 5 or 6 times before it gets burned. I go through 15 - 20 18" logs of various diameters each day so those pieces represent between 75 - 120 times (5x15 all the way to 6x20) picking up pieces. I plan on getting a LOT of use out of this tool. That being said... it is only the 2nd hookaroon that I've ever used so my "experience" is not "in-depth". I bought a different brand, heavier unit several weeks ago that would just not hold onto the log long enough to get it from here to there before falling off. It actually caused more work than by just grabbing the log by hand. I sent it back for a refund. I hesitated buying another hookaroon but after watching reviews on YouTube I took the chance and am VERY GLAD that I did. Fiskars tools have always been of top quality and this little tool is no different. It's so light and so well designed that I never get tired from swinging it and stabbing the log (either in the log's end on anywhere in the side). The tool is easily removed once it has transferred the log to it's new resting point. On YouTube I watched reviewers of other brands have sooo much trouble getting the hookaroon to release the log that I wondered if those were actually more trouble than they were saving, also. Then I saw a reviewer use the Fiskars and his only "beef" was that it was so light! I wondered why he thought that was a 'con' instead of a 'pro' because after using it instead of the one that I sent back I KNOW that the lightness is a definite 'pro'. One more thing... I may eventually buy a longer handled (26"-28") hookaroon for those rare times that I have logs that are just out of reach for my little Fiskars. It may not get used much but I'm in my mid-70s and bending over while reaching to pick up 40-70 lb. logs is not my cup of tea anymore. This little one, however, will probably always be my 'go-to' logging tool.

...light weight handy for carry , but need slap wood to stick it & then carries , pulls , rolls well I love it . Have full size too .

I’ve been burning between 2-3 cords of firewood in my wood stove every winter for almost 25 years. A cord of seasoned oak weighs over 4,000 pounds. I never realized how handy a Hookaroon was until this year when I saw a YouTube video and decided to give one a try. Wow. After just a few minutes it felt like an extension of my arm. What a difference! That extra reach really helps. Honestly, I wish it had a little more weight, because I think it would stick better - especially in the hardwoods I burn. This is another example of a simple, high-quality tool being able to truly make your firewood handling a LOT easier. Give one a try and it’ll take you about 10 minutes to really want to kick yourself for not getting one a long time ago.

Works well to move and lift wood rounds / logs. Wife likes the longer hookaroon given its ease of use. I do use both when working with a chainsaw cutting up logs / moving pieces. However, if I had to choose only one tool, I would suggest the 28" hookaroon would be my top choice...

So good for stacking my firewood. Feels like an extension of my hand

Very lightweight. Handle long enough you don’t have to bend over with firewood. Bought for husband and he loved so much we bought three more for gifts.

This little short Fiskars hookaroon is an absolute godsend for picking up big rounds from a bucked up log. Counterintuitively, you want the short one for big wood and the long one for smaller wood. It digs in and holds the round, then you can transfer to deadlift with both arms to load the bucked up log segment onto a trailer or sorting table. I just processed an entire big pine tree the other day and my lower back feels fine! Love this thing!

... with the hookaroon! Imagine if every round you cut from a log had a nice handle in the end for carrying. Well with this tool it can. I have to say I almost never write reviews, but this really is a great tool and we'll worth the money. The first time I used it I sawed a large fallen tree on a walking path in heavy underbrush. No room for a wheel barrow! With the hookaroon I could hook one and walk it to the trailhead. The weight of the round keeps it on the hook. Don't hesitate if you are on the fence. You'll wonder why you didn't get one sooner. My only regret maybe I should have gotten the longer one.

Great for keeping fingers away while splitting kindling with hatchet. Easily move small pieces of wood around. Well made. Sturdy.

Handy tool to have

Works great, light and well built. Just right when you need that extra reach to grab a piece of firewood or to position a log on the processor!

Perfect for taking logs out of the log store without bending down or reaching in to grab them with your hands. I have the longer one as well for picking up logs off the floor when i am splitting them.

Works well, good for keeping hands protected