TheTentLab The Deuce #2 Ultralight Backpacking Trowel
THE DEUCE #2 IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE GROUNDBREAKING BACKPACKERS TROWEL, THE DEUCE OF SPADES™
Lightweight, durable, and now even sharper, the Deuce #2 trowel is your ultimate trail companion for efficient digging, enjoyed by thousands of customers around the world.
They made three improvements:
1) Four small teeth on the leading edge of the blade to cut through small roots as you run into them at the bottom of your hole. Just the right number and size to do the job but not to interfere with digging. The teeth are also shaped to be field maintainable; you can sharpen them with a rock very easily (fine-grained river rock broken in half seems best).
2) The handle has small undulations to improve grip.
3) New directions are in the images. TheTentLab are convinced that if you know how to use The Deuce® well, you'll be a very happy customer. If you don't see the instructions, odds are you'll like The Deuce but maybe not love it. Like a lot of backpacking gear, The Deuce® rewards those who take the time to learn its ins and outs. It's probably something you hadn't thought of before.
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SIZE + SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 17g
Dimensions: 6.8" x 2.5" x 3/4" (173mm x 64mm 20mm)
Made in the USA -
Reviews
"This is a very light, durable, and functional camp shovel with the added benefit of being very useful for a number of other applications around camp that might not be so obvious."
"The four sharp grooves on the leading edge boost the trowel’s ability to cut through small roots when digging into difficult dirt. They are large enough to easily sharpen in the field and the manufacturer recommends using a fine-grained rock for the job. Deuce Trowels are thin but surprisingly strong. I have come up against some unreasonably stubborn ground in my travels. Applying force in all kinds of directions to manoeuvre around and dislodge rocks doesn’t bend it or affect the trowel’s form." -
Weight
17 g