Anyone who’s followed our designs since our start in 2014, knows we think way too much about how to make our Deuce of Spades™ trowels dig poop-holes faster, easier and more efficiently. The latest upgrade is a doozy. We call it the DirtSaw™. It’s PATENTED and represents a total rethink of how to use a small hand tool to make a hole in the ground. You will use this tool upside down, sideways, half-sideways, and right-side up while prying, poking, sawing, rotating, snagging, clipping, slicing and scooping. (Note that we don't put bumpers on the handle - an obvious thing to want - or make them longer because it would interfere with many of these digging modes.)
Size #2 DirtSaw® - .60 oz (barely over the weight of ONE tablespoon of water - 1.1 to be exact) - for normal weight fanatics (most backpackers), our most popular trowel. A nice balance between crazy-lightweight and overall toughness. The #2 is an evolved version of the Deuce of Spades. Advanced Techniques recommended in difficult ground. 2.5" wide by 6.8" long.
• Made in the US and S. Korea of aerospace grade, US-produced 7075-T6 aluminum that meets MIL spec AMS4045 (the alloy alone does not guarantee high strength). It's the go-to aluminum for satellites and aircraft because high strength aluminum makes high strength products This grade of aluminum is available only in highly industrialized countries with technology and quality driven supply chains – it is not available in China (except to Chinese aerospace companies).
• Lifetime warranty - bend or break one and we'll replace it for just the cost of postage - here's the link if you break one.
• The DirtSaw® Deuce® #2 is the ultralight trowel formerly known as The Deuce of Spades™
• TUMBLED so all edges are smooth and deburred (This requires a strong material so it doesn't get crumpled or beat up in the tumbler. If you see a product with reviews complaining about sharp edges - ding ding! It's not tumbled probably because it's made of weak material.)
• makes a single good extra tent stake but is even better for burying sticks and rocks as deadman-type anchors
• digs down and carves unusually well because of its thinness
• large scoop makes mockery of tent stakes or trekking poles for digging
• cuts right through small roots
• elegant, minimalist design
• short handle lets you push on the blade's shoulders AND the handle top at the same time
• overall short length provides excellent dexterity for digging at the bottom of your hole
• you can fly with them in your carry-on
• eco-friendly – they're designed to need no packaging and they're 100% recyclable anyplace that takes aluminum
• lots of great colors
• it makes a very good boot- or shoe-horn
• handy for bear canister screws and the like
• yup, you can open a bottle of beer with it
• seriously perfect sandcastle sculpting tool
• at least one woman has used one as a standing-pee device - you go girl!
