TheTentLab DirtSaw Deuce #1 Trowel

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The Dirtsaw is an innovative tool for digging your cathole, an upgraded version of the legendary Deuce of Spades. Its distinctive design, triangular teeth and a rounder handle make it better for digging challenging terrains.

TheTentLab says: 

Anyone who’s followed our designs since our start in 2014, knows we think way too much about how to make our Deuce of Spades™ trowels dig poop-holes faster, easier and more efficiently. The main feature upgrade for 2023 is a doozy. We call it the DirtSaw™. It’s a total rethink of how to use a small hand tool to make a hole in the ground.

Our Verdict

The Dirtsaw is the new incarnation of The Deuce of Spades, a tool with a legendary status in the outdoor community. The Dirtsaw is a more gnarled update. It’s an innovative tool for ground excavation (digging a hole to poo in). Its distinctive design, triangular teeth and rounder handle make it much better at digging in challenging terrains like hard dirt, clay, and gravel. Furthermore, the recessed tooth design means getting through tough roots and rocks is easier. It’s an invaluable addition to any kit list; it weighs little and takes up no pack space, a necessity for those who practise Leave no Trace.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• DirtSaw Literally saws the ground – makes fast holes even in hard dirt, clay, even gravel, Obtuse triangular teeth won’t get caught in roots, can’t cut the user’s hand, and doesn’t need to be sharp to work, Use with a rotating back and forth motion on the front corners. Regular in-and-out motion on sides.
• Rounder Front Shape – Much better for pulling out loose dirt from deeper holes, Stronger tip for prying.
• Recessed Tooth – Can be easily sharpened with a file and it will stay sharp with use, Won’t cut hands
  when used upside down, Catches and cuts hard to pin-down roots.
• Short Handle – Allows user to exert more force by pushing on the blade’s shoulders with their fingers and the butt of the trowel with their palm, at the same time Vastly better dexterity in deeper holes than longer handled trowels. Makes digging the last two inches much easier and faster  Allows the hole to be smaller diameter which means less
  volume has to be dug
• You still use it upside down to probe the area before you start and to wheedle, break up and pry as the hole gets deeper
• made in the USA

Specifications

• Weight: 13g
• 6.6” long x 2.4” wide

Material & Construction

• Aluminium