Carry a trowel?

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Do you carry a trowel?

Yes
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No
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Re: Carry a trowel?

Post by spiderman »

It is one of my 108 essentials that I bring at all times.
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Re: Carry a trowel?

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Sticks and stones for a 6-8" hole in rocky or rooty soil? :wft: Stab the spade 6-8x in a circle, lever the grass plug out and set aside, scoop out rest of dirt to front, biz, refill dirt, replace plug, tamp down, and you'd never know it was there. Can't say the same for "kick some dirt on it" or "just put a rock on it" types.

Pro Tip: Duece with CFI crew and you can make quick work of it with a real shovel. :wink:
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Re: Carry a trowel?

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In the past I usually brought a wag bag for day trips and a trowel for backpacking. Over the past few years though I've noticed more and more campsites in popular and even remote areas getting trashed with poop and TP strung about, not properly buried, or in some cases not even covered. So recently I have been trying to pack out my human waste as much as possible. I still dig a hole from time to time, but I usually just use wag bags which I bag up and get rid of at the trailhead.

As far as type or brand goes, I've used the GSI one in the OPs link, but I've found the orange plastic one that Presto mentioned to be the strongest and easiest to dig with.

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Re: Carry a trowel?

Post by MountainHiker »

I have a s**t shovel. Usually I look for a rock that when tipped over already leaves a pretty good hole. Then I dig it deeper with the s**t shovel / trowel. It's black plastic - brand name GSI and does a pretty good job with workable soil. I try to be selective with finding a co-operative spot for the operation. Part of the routine is finding a stick for the reburial so I don't actually get s**t on the s**t shovel.
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Re: Carry a trowel?

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If you unload next to a marmot hole, your wolf-bait will be gone in 24 hrs. They will eat anything.

What I don't understand is the unwillingness to pack out TP. Is it that difficult to carry a ziploc freezer bag with 3-4 brown paper lunch sacks in it?

Snowpeak made an ultralight titanium trowel years ago that was popular with thru-hikers. I haven't carried one in years so not sure if they still sell it. I'm pretty sure it was north of $50.
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Post by SkaredShtles »

I like the plastic one with the serrated edge for sawing through tough stuff in the woods:

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Re: Carry a trowel?

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https://katabaticgear.com/shop/deuce-of-spades/

+1 on packing out your TP. Put in small zip lock bag. put that inside a small mylar bag which is odor proof.
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