Carry a trowel?

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Do you carry a trowel?

Yes
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No
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Carry a trowel?

Post by DArcyS »

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.
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Post by painless4u2 »

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. :mrgreen:
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Post by skik2000 »

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.
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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.
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Yup ... a small plastic orange one. The Man named it "Sam Spade". :-"
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Post by Shattuck311 »

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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Post by polar »

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.
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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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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.
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Re: Carry a trowel?

Post by mtree »

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.
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Post by chicagostylehotdog »

LURE wrote:Never had issues digging holes with rocks and sticks.
Nature's trowel.
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Re: Carry a trowel?

Post by Greenhouseguy »

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
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.
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