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If you carry a trekking pole, maybe switch to a black diamond whippet? I would think you could dig out a flat spot with one.
Specifically the "UL Alpine Whippet Adze Attachment" for the whippet
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The Petzl RIDE Ice Axe is the one I saw the 'Gritty' guys using, he was getting pretty rough with the little tool. Prying dinner plate size 4'' thick rock out of the hard clay ground.
I use a cane type walking stick that Brad recommended and really like it.
The Alpine Whippet looks good, especially @ 3.5oz.
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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I've tried that a few times and failed - although it gave me experience in setting up camp in the dark ............
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.
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https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/garde...ls-and-machetes/brush-axe-19-378600-1005I don't know the weight off the top of my head. Its not much. Some laugh when they see it. By the end they wan to borrow it for tasks. I grind the back edge sharp like a true brush hook is. Levels ground quickly used like a hoe to checker board an area. Can then scratch that stuff away level with a boot or the tool. Its one tool I'm never without if I have a pack on my back and thats probably 2 months or more of each year as a guide.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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I hope the 2 of you get out more often to experience all that nature offers. If you can always find a flat spot you aren't seeing all there is out there to see.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Yeacool Camping Shovel Foldable
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Not being rude...but have you considered one of the newer issue trifolds with the plastic handle. I believe it comes in around a lb and a half.
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Glock e-Tool is listed at 23oz.
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You're backpacking, and want to till up the wilderness?
I don't know the weather, your gear, the elevation, your location.
If a log at the foot of where your tent/bed is isn't possible, if a cot isn't possible, if a hammock isn't possible, if putting your BACKPACK at the foot of your bed isn't possible, if finding a flat spot big enough isn't possible, then by all means, dig. I suggest bringing a transit, a line level, and do what backpacking is all about, making a big impact on a pristine place...
Brian Call suggested this? Do share a link....
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You're backpacking, and want to till up the wilderness?
I don't know the weather, your gear, the elevation, your location.
If a log at the foot of where your tent/bed is isn't possible, if a cot isn't possible, if a hammock isn't possible, if putting your BACKPACK at the foot of your bed isn't possible, if finding a flat spot big enough isn't possible, then by all means, dig. I suggest bringing a transit, a line level, and do what backpacking is all about, making a big impact on a pristine place...
Brian Call suggested this? Do share a link.... "Backpack Hunting" forum.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Yeah what happened to “Leave No Trace”?
Some of these options are pretty entertaining to think of a person actually carrying to a wilderness area.
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I have one of these that would work but take a while because its so light and small. It is sharp and cuts small roots fine. A small silky along with one of these will works on small projects. Available w/o the pick also.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204531254816?epid=1769769966&itmmeta=01HQ6FJWAWJH15TNP3YTVA5W15&hash=item2f9f034620:g:LIMAAOSwkQhlSYNZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Ckc5HjGeeDt8rjrcBZyfkNllmY04BYEXaApozcdUmIYUFONQDwxaQHEb387h3%2BWvppDHz119Ir0d4Uu0BV0K%2FjJyMmXvtT%2BXKDOKCE9VQXnb3QOwKwqeGDCRA0cPyqA3BGIN3zbr2Dc5S25V8%2BYaaVZT08vPfQdw7SyxNBAB8tr0VFXs9jfyzPuXjuEc9zq4adh4b5jtVtArJKd%2FHNhszM0BDk5HDRhvbIz3Sqql%2B6AFVQDUuuGJ1Ce5%2FSE8ilsNPqu0q2qikDTuFN5mqmKGFDPMbzfXlsxH9rr5hNgkOEV%7Ctkp%3ABFBMxMXLz7lj
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Best earth light movers I ever saw was a couple of 12 year old Vietnamese girls with shovels.
Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch .
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
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Yeah what happened to “Leave No Trace”?
Some of these options are pretty entertaining to think of a person actually carrying to a wilderness area. To be fair it is always handy to have access to a s hit shovel. Saves leaving a mess for others to step in.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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keys for a mini-excavator?
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I hope the 2 of you get out more often to experience all that nature offers. If you can always find a flat spot you aren't seeing all there is out there to see. I was advocating to not start digging, grading, trenching, whatever a campsite.
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