Great if you are building a sandcastle

By bsgodfrey2157200 Ranked #1285 - Cookware August 4, 2009

Alright, had to replace a misplaced U-Dig-It trowel and saw this in the store. . . Nice lightweight product and the stuff sack was quite a bit lighter than the heavier belt holster model of the previous trowel. The hollow handle seemed to give it strength without weight as well as nice storage for a small bottle of hand-sani. However, after a week in the woods we are not impressed. The blunt tip does a very poor job of penetrating the ground when you gotta go. The storage compartment is virtually impossible to open and the push button to retract the telescoping handle is likewise impossible, without something to push it in. Not to mention that it eventually rotated inside the handle and became useless, and the handle would not stay extended. In the spirit of LNT and Sustainable Living; I will repurpose the nice, lightweight stuff sack, for carrying a toothbrush and paste but unfortunately the trowel is garbage. I would not let anyone else struggle with it, when they too have gotta go.

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