My new mega-super Scandi survival tool!

[hikeeba]

I reprofiled the tip to make it a mega-super AWESOME Scandi survival tool!

Hollow-handled knife, bah! Hollow-handled trowel, now we're talking!

Har har! I spotted this recently. I figured $ .97 would be a small investment in a little survival humor.

 

[HomeBru]

Don't knock it! How're ya gonna dig a latrine without one!

J-

 

[darthstrevel]

nice...there are plenty of "survival" uses for a trowel in the woods...you always have good ideas hikeeba (even when it is survival humor, I especially like how you "reprofiled" the "edge")

 

[Magnum22]

hah, nice!

 

[GibsonFan]

Funny but not really... that's actually a pretty handy lightweight kit to have! Heck of a lot easier to carry than my old-fashioned steel E-tool, that's for sure.

It's a good thing to "take the piss out" of how hardcore we sometimes get about gear

 

[1whitefoot]

I bet you could even put it on a pole for extended reach.

 

[hikeeba]

It's a good thing to "take the piss out" of how hardcore we sometimes get about gear

Yes, that was the initial idea. But the Fiskars trowels (I bought 2) will find homes in one kit or another. I do like them better than the flatter plastic trowel I have as they are sturdier and the hollow handle is a nifty feature. I found them in a freshly stocked garden department at a Walmart.

 

[Liam Ryan]

That thing looks like plastic, is it metal?
If so I will be picking one up.

 

[2dogs]

I think they are already illegal in California. It is a x-ray translucent non-metallic asault trowel without an imbedded serial number. The favored tool of the Al Quieda Garden Club.

 

[EmsRescueGuy]

Hey why not put T.P. From MREs in the handle and have a comode kit.

I have a poorly executed one from campmore that holds a small roll of TP but its not real sturdy.

 

[Coldwood]

That's great! I had one years ago that I bought at Sears for backpacking, my wife confiscated it for the garden and I haven't seen it since (she loses them out there). Haven't been able to find another until now. Beats the hell out of lugging a metal trenching tool. Thanks

 

[Alberta Ed]

Handy backpacking tool, for sure. (Don't carry it IWB tho'.) We normally pack ours in a sturdy zip-lok type bag for sanitation; in camp it hangs from a convenient branch for ready access.

 

[untamed]

Don't knock it! How're ya gonna dig a latrine without one!

J-

AYE!

(Oh yeah, if it had TRITIUM in the thumb space for night/low-light reference and a small compass under the cap, I'd be all over it )

 

[GibsonFan]

That's great! ... Beats the hell out of lugging a metal trenching tool. Thanks

I hear ya, from now on the E-tool stays in the trunk of the car. Gonna get one of those and stuff the handle with TP like ERG said.

 

[Scott Free]

I wonder if they sell these at Lowes or Home Depot?

 

[Lindey]

I like the way you think. Great idea. I have a nifty hollow handled "survival" trowel that I got as a gift but it definately weighs more than I need. I'm onna keep my eyes out for one of those. Personally i'm a big fan if Fiskars stuff.

-Lindey