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Sanitation Trowel

Sanitation Trowel

Item # 407146
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This small plastic trowel is designed for burying human waste in the wilderness.

  • Lightweight, compact trowel is easy to stow inside a pack

Made in USA.

Item 407146

Sanitation Trowel Specs

Specification

Description

Weight2 ounces
Dimensions11.25 x 2.75 inches
Material(s)Plastic

Sanitation Trowel Customer Reviews

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Sanitation Trowel
 
3.7

(based on 10 reviews)

78%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Packs small / compresses (8)
  • Effective (6)
  • Simple to use (6)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry camping (9)
    • Camping (3)
    • Day trip (3)
    • Winter conditions (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (7)

    Reviewed by 10 customers

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    Sep

    12

    2007

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Cost-effective, durable, lightweight

    By NC Hiker

    from Winston-Salem, NC

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy To Pack
    • Effective
    • Simple To Use

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping

      Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

      Pretty self-explanatory. My shovel has held up well and is able to dig through fairly tough soil.

      I like to wrap my duct tape around the handle. It's a very convenient storage spot, and the duct tape has bailed me out more than once (like the time my tent pole snapped).

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      22

      2008

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Brittle in Cold Weather

      By J Steele

      from Boston, MA

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy To Pack
      • Simple To Use

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

          This trowel will get the job done in most warm weather conditions, but be careful taking it below freezing. I used it on a snow-shoe trip and the plastic cracked under regular use.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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          Jan

          9

          2008

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

           
          3.0

          OK, has its limits

          By Candace

          from California

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Easy To Pack
          • Lightweight

          Cons

          • Not good in all places

          Best Uses

          • Backcountry Camping

          Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

          Bought this for backpacking when I lived in CO, and it worked okay for me there. But it didn't stand a chance against very hard, stony desert ground (in Death Valley NP, CA) I recently encountered! Fortunately I was car camping and a regular shovel was available to dig the needed hole. ;) Good item, but has its limits!

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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          May

          9

          2008

          (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Be sure to dig 6"

          By California Hiker

          from Napa, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Clear Instuctions
          • Easy To Pack
          • Effective

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backcountry Camping
            • Campgrounds
            • Day Trips
            • River Trips
            • Road Trips
            • Winter Conditions

            Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

            Many a holes has my [*] shovel dug. I've had mine for years and have no complaints. My favorite feature is the graduated marks along the side that help you measure your holes.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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            Oct

            10

            2007

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            Goodenough

            By GoDucks

            from Portland, OR

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Easy To Pack
            • Effective
            • Simple To Use

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backcountry Camping

              Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

              You don't need an overbuilt shovel for backpacking - buy this light plastic one.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              6

              2007

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Does your dirty job well

              By Ski the Rockies

              from Westminster, CO

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Clear Instuctions
              • Easy To Pack
              • Effective
              • Simple To Use

              Cons

              • Tad shorter would be nice

              Best Uses

              • Backcountry Camping
              • Day Trips
              • River Trips
              • Winter Conditions

              Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

              A must have on backcountry trips to effectively and correctly perform its associated function. Have used on numerous trips and has remained sturdy in difficult soils.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              6

              2007

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              My best friend for [$]

              By rather be fishing

              from Provo, UT

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Durable
              • Easy To Pack
              • Effective
              • Simple To Use

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backcountry Camping
                • Campgrounds
                • Day Trips
                • Road Trips

                Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

                Save yourself [$] and half a pound and buy this shovel over the other personal shovels. I've had mine for probably 6 years and it doesn't even have a chip in the blade. More sturdy than you would think.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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                Dec

                2

                2008

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                3.0

                Decent

                By Captain Redbeard

                from Bellevue, WA

                About Me Casual Adventurer

                Site Member

                Pros

                • Cheap
                • Lightweight

                Cons

                • Flimsy

                Best Uses

                • Backcountry Camping

                Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

                This product is great for places with loose soil.

                Sadly for me it broke in half on my first attempt in tough conditions. I now use a plastic shovel for gardening; it weighs more but seems more sturdy.

                • Gift:
                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Comfort Driven

                Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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                Aug

                5

                2009

                 
                1.0

                Waste of money

                By Gambeli

                from Colorado

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Site Member

                Pros

                  Cons

                  • Flimsy

                  Best Uses

                  • Backcountry Camping

                  Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

                  At first this lightweight trowel looked like it could do the job. Well, perhaps digging in sand or soft dirt. But, in the Colorado Rocky Mountain soils, this little device failed.
                  Two days into my trek the trowel showed stress. After taking it easy on the poor thing it completely failed on the fourth day, breaking across the middle of blade.
                  Next time I'm bearing up to a little more weight and taking a steel trowel.

                  • Gift:
                  • No
                  • What Is Your Gear Style:
                  • Comfort Driven

                  Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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                  Sep

                  10

                  2007

                  (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  3.0

                  What more do you need?

                  By redjar29

                  from Dallas, TX

                  About Me Casual/ Recreational

                  Site Member

                  Pros

                  • Easy To Pack
                  • Effective
                  • Simple To Use

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Backcountry Camping
                    • Campgrounds
                    • Winter Conditions

                    Comments about Sanitation Trowel:

                    There's really not much to say about this little shovel. It is good for what it says, and it's not heavy.

                    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                    (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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