TheTentLab  The Deuce #2 UL Backcountry Trowel

I like this trowel for it's light weight and durability. However, I tend to be in areas where the topsoil is full of small to medium roots at best, and it takes a lot of hacking and chopping to cut an adequately deep hole. The thin jagged edges of the trowel cut into my hand which limits the effectiveness of the tool for me. Here's a tip that will help overcome this problem. Provided it's dry and not raining, place your TP roll around the handle to serve as a cushion to protect your hand from the sharp edges. Obviously this will not work if it's raining or super wet out since your TP will turn to mush. I'd rate it higher if not for the discomfort using it.

I keep trying to submit a review, and it gets blocked for "profanity" each time...so if I say burrito, y'all know what I mean...right? Anyway, I used to carry around my gardening trowel for my forest burritos, but no longer! This light piece of do do dynomite is honestly a huge step up for anyone carrying around a heavy shovel. I will say, however, a shovel that is a teeny tiny 6.8 inches makes digging a 6-8 inch burrito palace a bit tough. I definitely end up with dirt on my hands while digging, and sometimes I'll just use a long stick to dig the rest and use the Deuce as a dirt spoon to get the last scoops. All in all I'm glad I purchased it, and I'd recommend it to any outdoor burrito makers <3

I bought this product for digging in the ground (not necessarily a cat hole) but discovered it didn't work for my purpose. The weather had been dry and ground was very hard. This tool barely made a surface dent. When I applied more pressure I could feel the metal bend a tiny bit. Also if you have to push hard (like with hard ground) the metal edge will really cut into your hand. Handle would need to be wrapped. But I think this tool would be fine in soft ground where you don't need to push so hard. I was sorry this didn't work for me because simplicity/weight-wise, it was great.

I bought this little gem awhile back to carry in my van camper. I can’t believe how my h I live this simple tool! This week I am camping on a beach and so far we’ve used it to dig our firepit, dig out a stuck car, and just playing in the sand. 2 thumbs up to Deuce!

Bummed but needed to accept reality that carrying a little more weight to have a functional spade is necessary. Wife and I tried to like this but it is too flimsy to work through hard and rocky soils normal to our state in summer. I did side-by-side in our yard (hard glacial till) with one of our old cheap plastic spades and there was no contest. I could excavate a functional hole with the old spade but not with the Deuce. Being light but not capable of doing the intended function is not acceptable.

I picked this up after reading a lot of positive reviews, looking to shave some weight from my current trowel. The main issue I had was the material was just too thin, and I could not get a full grip to dig a hole without hurting my hand. If the soil is loose I'm sure this would have worked better for me, but in PA forests you are often digging through small roots and viney ground. It took a lot of effort and pain to do that with this trowel. I ended up returning it and going back to my old trusty trowel.

If you're reading this, you're likely to make some "deposits" in some very beautiful places. I was skeptical about needing this because I figured I could just use a rock to dig a hole. After thru-hiking the JMT and using rocks to dig my holes, I realized I need something a little more robust for my purposes. After all, as John Muir once said--and I'm paraphrasing here, "When nature calls, you better answer quickly," or something like that. This nifty little tool is light enough and small enough to tuck into the hole of a roll of toilet paper and forget all about it.

I am from the 70’s where u just used leaves but after thinking about stepping in someone else’s business I thought I should use this! It’s very light and u can hang it on your pack and it did the job! The only disturbing thing was someone pointed out how clean mine was and I immediately told him it’s for digging,not scooping up your business! Please people don’t be like this dude!

Picked this bad boy up after reading several reviews and couldn't be happier. Weights less then and oz and fits in my toiletry ditty bag. One thing to remember is that this is not a thick hard trench shovel, this will bend if you put to much strain on it, especially in a rocky terrain area. We use it to cut the ground and earth, to create a hole quickly and efficiently.

I bought this to save weight. Works, easy to pack, but hurts the hands. Have to dig carefully to not bend it. Plastic trowel is strong and works faster. Probably best to consider the soil and importance of this item weight savings. Fave it 3 stars as it worked and was light but didn’t enjoy using it. Small roots and rocks are problematic even in good dirt.