[pct-l] about potty trowels,

Tue Dec 14 21:44:17 CST 2010

I am using a titanium small  trowel ( Mizo, Japanese maker, right side
photo, 73 gram ) with plastic handle ( this parts is a water service
tube, which I bonded by the epoxy. This is a my favorite trowel. It is
very strong.

http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp/PA121879.jpg

The small iron trowel in the center is for garden work, it weighs only 44 gram.

The left side is titanium fold type trowel, it weighs 101 gram. This
is a very expensive trowel. But I do not   use now.

2010/12/15 Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>:
> When i scoop the hole it's clean, i don't see the problem with it.  not like i
> scoop i nthe hole after i pooped.
>
> (i was joking, btw)
>
>
> ~Paul
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com>
> To: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com; hikelite at gmail.com
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 1:56:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
>
>  Excuse me for asking, and maybe it's because all of this talk about potty
> trowels has made me want to ****, but are you implying that one use the same
> utensil for eating cereal and scooping out a ****hole?
>
> Ernie Castillo
> Class of 1980 when we didn't debate trivia such as potty trowels
>
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:45:23 -0800
>> From: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
>> To: hikelite at gmail.com
>> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
>>
>> well the cool kids use the montbell handyscoop : )
>>
>> http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?p_id=1124258
>>
>> 1.4 ounces, nice round end for eat cereal as well !
>>
>> ~Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com>
>> To: Mike Cunningham <hikermiker at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net; Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 3:55:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
>>
>> Do you have a link to the type you're talking about?
>> My orange plastic one is starting to break, so rather than buy another of
>>those,
>>
>> I'm looking for an alternative.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Mike Cunningham <hikermiker at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have found that a "snow stake" weighs about 1 oz & makes a mighty nice hole
>>in
>>
>> the dirt & doubles as one of my tent stakes.
>> >
>> >hm
>> >
>> >--- On Sun, 12/12/10, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >From: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
>> >Subject: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
>> >To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> >Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 5:52 PM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >lots of talk going around about potty trowels, some of it not completely
>> >respectful.
>> >
>> >My opinion, i think we all need to keep the trail clean. a trowel does a good
>> >job digging a hole, as does a tent stake (but much more slowly).
>> >
>> >the montbell handy scoop weighs under 2 ounces. i'm ordering it, i'm useing
> an
>> >oldschool one currently.
>> >
>> >wether you use a stick, a rock, a tent stake, or a dedicated trowel ... the
>> >idea is to get plenty of dirt on top of all your poop. 4 inches or so on top
>> of
>> >your poop.
>> >
>> >personally, i carry the trowel because a tent stake just doesn't do if i get
>> hit
>> >with a case of the squirts, the trowel leaves a nice vertical wall and a nice
>> >square hole plenty deep to hide any evidence.
>> >
>> >i have seen lots on the AT poop that has made it's way back to sirface by
>>those
>> >shallow holes created by boots and sticks. if you're going to use your boot,
>> at
>> >least try and do a good job, and i think that's the problem, some people are
>> >lazy about it. i personally don't know how you could possibly get a deep
>> enough
>> >hole with running shoes... my holes would go up to my ankle, so obviously a
>> >boot won't do for me. i do think we need to have enough depth to cover it and
>> >stomp on it so it wont find it's way back to surface.
>> >
>> >respect to all, but whatever you do, keep the trail nice for next generation
>> >when there's 20,000 thru hikers and not 300.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> ~ Kevin
>> Soon To Be PCT Thru Hiker!
>> "The indoor life is the next best thing to premature burial." Edward Abbey
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