2013 AT Thru-hike: 3/21 to 8/19
Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...t1M/edit#gid=0
Now here's a real pooh shovel!
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
So how does the "Deuce" hold up to dozens of holes? Do you think it will be able to make a full thru-hike?
Yes, it should hold up fine. I've got 3 years of use on mine, and it still doesn't show wear.
Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt, and the forest and field in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul.--Fred Bear
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You gotta have a pretty spastic colon to wear out a trowel.
Well I just bought mine Yellow, my favorite color!
76 HawkMtn w/Rangers
14 LHHT
15 Girard/Quebec/LostTurkey/Saylor/Tuscarora/BlackForest
16 Kennerdell/Cranberry-Otter/DollyS/WRim-NCT
17 BearR
18-19,22 AT NOBO 1562.2
22 Hadrian's Wall
23 Cotswold Way
holy crap... this has got to be a record - 2 threads with multiple pages about the same thing less than 2 weeks apart --
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I've own many a trowel listed above. Considering some of the ground I've dug in, I don't buy shoes or poles as viable options.
-The plastic orange trowel also is a poor option. Not only is it heavy, it tends to break in Rocky soil where it doesn't have the strength needed.
-Snow stake (aluminum) at 1oz. Dual use and will dig in hard ground. Not as efficient as other options below though.
- Montbell's Handy Scoop at 1oz is Steele and works best in the hardest soil. Looks like a flat spoon. Used for years out west and for the PCT and AT.
-Deuce of Spades @.6oz is a great overall trowel that I currently backpack with for the past 3 years with over a 1000 miles. Can dig in hard rocky ground without issue. Not as good at it as the Montbell's but good enough at half the weight.
-Qiwiz's small shovel. Good trowel, but the handle hurts my hand in hard ground as the plastic paint isn't enough along with the small narrow handle. Probably should have got the larger size which likely is more comfortable. Carry it when I expect better ground to dig in. It is lighter than DofS above. Better than a boot for sure.
-Suluk46 mentioned above. Also have it but also bothers my hand in Rocky soil. Very well made and light and usually is in my day pack since it weighs nothing.
Last edited by Miner; 02-03-2017 at 17:36.
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Tahoe Rim Trail 2014 / Condor Trail 2016 / John Muir Trail 2017
Uinta Highline Trail 2021 / High Sierra Trail 2022 / Wonderland Trail 2022
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Ditto. Love mine. I did add some shrink wrap to the handle to make it easier to use without hurting my hand as much as I dig with it. Very little difference in weight.
The cost on those bad boys was enough to make me have to poo...I guess less is more!