Damn those black n decker tools are cheap and look just like the dewalt line. I wonder how they perform side by side considering theyre 1/4th the price. Id hope probably at least half as good.
I know theyre both under the same corporation but havent seem them before. The recip saw looks just like mine but orange and with a smaller foregrip and motor.
The brushless dewalt was 159.

You should pick up some versatile attachments for your recip saw. I do less cutting and more work with the attachments. There are nylon and stainless scrub brushes, carbide grout rasps, and metal scrapers.
https://m.lowes.com/pd/Spyder-3-Pack-Reciprocating-Saw-Scraper-Attachments/1000060921?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-ToolsAndHardware-_-PowerToolAccessories-_-1000060921:Spyder&CAWELAID=&kpid=1000060921&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=2336&k_clickID=d6704cfa-3363-41c3-98b9-b0983986d509&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_7HdBRDPARIsAN_ltcJSWo0qD8EYoSlZCRoC50EoD78NYAEL51PsNl5adZsXL-DkcUiHGz0aAi3IEALw_wcB

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Thanks, I never knew there was other attachments. Good info.

Electric tools make it easier but there is something satisfying about a nice sharp hand tool cutting a branch.

I got one of those Japanese Silky folding saws as a backup limb trimmer and now I'm almost constantly reaching for it. Made a cheap holster out of duct tape and cardboard but now considering a real one based off all the mileage it gets. Real wonder tool.