- The NEW Patent Pending DirtSaw Deuce urges you to rethink what a backpacking “Trowel” is and how to dig a hole. It agitates and cuts dirt like a serrated knife but doesn't snag on roots or threaten to cut your hand. Even better: DirtSaw teeth work best when they’re rounded with use.
- You’ll use the Deuce upside down about a third of the time: first to probe the top 3” for rocks or roots that might spoil your hole; this is a fantastic time-saving feature. Next, use it this way to saw the outline of the top of the hole. Deeper in the hole, use it the same way to break up hard dirt and pry out rocks. With The Deuce the workflow of making your poop-hole is one of continually changing grip as you saw, pry and scoop your way to a true 6” to 8” deep hole.
- Two deep notches on the front edge protect recessed teeth that you can sharpen (even with a nail file) to slice tenacious roots. They’re protected so they can stay sharp and they’re far enough away from the front edge that they don’t threaten your hand when using the Deuce upside down.
- Ray-bends are also new. They make the Deuce 65% stronger against bending in the middle and almost 3X stronger at the hole. One of the Deuce’s oldest features – its short handle – is a major enabler of the DirtSaw and other functions. It allows the user to push on the shoulders and top of the Trowel at the same time AND it has vastly better dexterity in deeper holes than longer Trowels. The Deuce works well deep in your hole where longer tools succumb to ever-narrowing hole syndrome.
- The blunt front shape is efficient for pulling out loose dirt from deeper holes and makes a stronger tip for prying. Handle ripples add friction and surface area for greater hand comfort. All deuces are tumbled and fully de-burred for smooth, rounded edges. The colorful anodized finish – pick a color that makes you happy - keeps it from corroding and smearing your hand with gray alumi-schmutz. All Deuces have lifetime warranties and can be 100% recycled anywhere that accepts aluminum.
Backpackers, hikers, and campers take note: the legendary Deuce of Spades(TM) backpacker's poop-hole trowel blazes ahead again! Obviously, we think way too much about how to dig poop-holes faster, easier and more efficiently. The latest upgrade is a doozy; we call it the DirtSaw(R). It’s a total rethink of how to use a small hand tool to make a hole in the ground. It’s shockingly faster and easier to dig a poop-hole in some really tough soils.
You will use this tool upside down, sideways, angled, and right-side up while prying, poking, sawing, rotating, snagging, clipping, slicing and scooping. We don't put bumpers on the handle or make them longer because it would interfere with many of these digging modes. We also flared the handle end so you can use the DirtSaw as a pull-saw or a push-saw.
DirtSaw #2 - .60oz - 6.8"x2.5" - the latest version of our most popular backcountry latrine-hole trowel. It's scoop big enough to moving dirt quickly and its low weight and high toughness is kind of astounding.
DirtSaw #3 - .97oz - 7.7"x2.6" – big and strong, a real beast that excels at prying out rocks and moving a lot of dirt quickly.
All Deuces are made of US high strength 7075-T6 aluminum that meets AMS4045. It's this AMS standard that assures you that these use HIGH STRENGTH aluminum. As a result, Deuces have excellent spring-back when you use them hard. The #1 is noticably flexible and springy; the #2 can be flexed but not much; the #3, being the thickest, is almost rigid.
About our Manufacturing We make these in the US and in Korea through DAC (the premier tent pole maker in the world). They are made in compliance with strict environmental protection laws and the material, workmanship, and lifetime guarantee ($4 replacement postage in US) are exactly the same regardless of where your Deuce is manufactured. We put "madeinUS" as part of the color name to easily identify our US made products.
