Carry a trowel?
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- DArcyS
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Carry a trowel?
I'm curious as to whether people still carry trowels.
https://www.rei.com/search.html?q=trowe ... res%3Anull
Maybe there's a new movement to not carry them because they're hard to fit into a small pack and they add extra weight. And I suppose it's easy enough to rationalize going au naturel. I don't see marmots using a trowel after they fully digest your camp gear.
https://www.rei.com/search.html?q=trowe ... res%3Anull
Maybe there's a new movement to not carry them because they're hard to fit into a small pack and they add extra weight. And I suppose it's easy enough to rationalize going au naturel. I don't see marmots using a trowel after they fully digest your camp gear.
- painless4u2
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Re: Carry a trowel?
If you can't or won't pack it out, by all means dig a cat hole with your trowel and have at it. And you're not a marmot.
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Re: Carry a trowel?
I usually carry one on backpacking trips and a wag bag for day trips. Mine is plastic and I have a hell of a time digging an adequately sized hole but don't really want to bring along one that contains metal. I've usually got to dig a hole the day before because there's not enough time in the morning.
- LURE
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Re: Carry a trowel?
Depends on who I go with. The more non-essential things I have floating around in my pack the more stressed I get, even when some things are useful. So generally, no. Never had issues digging holes with rocks and sticks.
Re: Carry a trowel?
Yup ... a small plastic orange one. The Man named it "Sam Spade".
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- Shattuck311
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Re: Carry a trowel?
Absolutely carry a Trowel. And a garbage bag to carry out TP/Wet Wipes. This should be standard in all hikers day kits. I use the Deuce of Spades, which weighs very very little. I've had mine for 3 years now and still looks new. https://www.gossamergear.com/products/d ... ing-trowel
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Re: Carry a trowel?
On a day trip, no. I try to drop the extra pounds at home, but do pack a WAG bag just in case (haven't had to use it).
On multi-day trips which I rarely do these days, yes.
On multi-day trips which I rarely do these days, yes.
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- TallGrass
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Re: Carry a trowel?
SS, folding with pouch, $6 shipped, amz. Had a plastic one, lighter, but broke. Pouch has room for TP if you tuck the tail under a bic pen clip and roll some up then put in a ziploc.
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Re: Carry a trowel?
I use a camp toilet and wag bags. At first I thought you said towel in which case I was all set with a "hoopy frood" comment.
- mtree
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Re: Carry a trowel?
If you can't dig a shallow poop hole with a stick, rock, or boot heel, you're not really camping. You're glamping.
And if you need something bigger than a shallow poop hole, you need to lay off the Mexican buffet the night before.
And if you need something bigger than a shallow poop hole, you need to lay off the Mexican buffet the night before.
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Re: Carry a trowel?
Nature's trowel.LURE wrote:Never had issues digging holes with rocks and sticks.
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Re: Carry a trowel?
I like the looks of that one, but I might want to wrap that handle in paracord to round off the edges for more comfortable digging. Having the extra lenght of paracord for emergencies could be useful as well.Shattuck311 wrote:Absolutely carry a Trowel. And a garbage bag to carry out TP/Wet Wipes. This should be standard in all hikers day kits. I use the Deuce of Spades, which weighs very very little. I've had mine for 3 years now and still looks new. https://www.gossamergear.com/products/d ... ing-trowel
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