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GSI Outdoors Cathole Sanitation Trowel

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Follow proper Leave No Trace™ principles by using the GSI Cathole sanitation trowel on your backpacking trips.

Trowel is made from repurposed GSI polycarbonate food and beverage products that were pulled from the shelves over growing concerns about the chemical BPA
Serrated edges make for easy digging in hard soil
Leave No Trace™ guidelines are molded into the back of the trowel so you'll always remember to tread lightly
1% of sales support Leave No Trace™

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GSI Outdoors Cathole Sanitation Trowel Customer Reviews

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GSI Cathole Sanitation Trowel

4.3

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Effective (4)
Good instructions / manual (4)
Simple to use (4)
Packs small / compresses (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry camping (4)

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Jun

2010

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Much better than orange trowel

By LeonardPDX

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Clear Instructions
Easy To Pack
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Day Trips

Comments about GSI Cathole Sanitation Trowel:

I am a Leave No Trace Master Educator. This is such a great improvement over the orange trowel. We would get many complaints about that one breaking, and difficulty in rocky soil, or many small roots. This one works so much better, and less than 5 bucks. We give it to all our LNT Trainers who take our course.

Feb

2010

(7 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Stronger than plastic,Lighter than steel

By Jo mum

from CO

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Pros

Clear Instructions
Easy To Pack
Effective
Inexpensive
Lightweight
Measurements
Serrated
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Backpacking
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips
Road Trips
Taking a Dump
Winter Conditions

Comments about GSI Cathole Sanitation Trowel:

Let's compare this to the U-Dig-It and Sanitation Trowel that REI carries.

This is stronger than the sanitation trowel yet only 1 oz heavier.

The U-Dig-It doesn't have serrated edges or measurements and the lock can be somewhat flimsy.

It is also very green(literally). The only con about this might be using it as a spoon since it has BPA.

Jul

2011

4.0

It digs holes!

By Been

from SoCal

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Clear Instructions
Easy To Pack
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping

Comments about GSI Cathole Sanitation Trowel:

Unlike the orange ones everybody is familiar with, people won't be able to spot you walking from camp with this in your pocket and know exactly what you're up to. It's also a little more rigid than those orange ones.

May

2011

4.0

Great Trowel!

By ShrubLover

from GA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Clear Instructions
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds

Comments about GSI Cathole Sanitation Trowel:

This trowel beats the folding ones by not folding. Also it has a ruler and instructions that stay with the trowel. Love it for being recycled as well.

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