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  • #1739548
    lynda schroeder
    Member

    @lyndasch15

    Got it Wednesday. Loved the trowel, nice and light. I can't wait to use it on the brillo-like veg on North Manitou Island. A plastic potty trowel just didn't cut it. Loved the instructions, so did my family.

    #1742208
    Robert Kelly
    BPL Member

    @qiwiz

    Locale: UL gear @ QiWiz.net

    All pending orders as well as any placed by midnight Sunday will ship out on Tuesday. I had a bit of delay because I decided to wait to get some new handle dipping material. Happy digging!

    #1742847
    Charles Henry
    Member

    @chuckie_cheese

    Locale: Arizona and British Columbia

    Can you add extra holes in the lower handle or the blade so it can function as a snow anchor ALA SMT snow anchor
    1

    #1743375
    Robert Kelly
    BPL Member

    @qiwiz

    Locale: UL gear @ QiWiz.net

    I don't have a tool that would drill or punch largish holes in the trowels and so I would not be able to do that. But . . . I think a trowel could be used as a snow anchor without holes, especially the Big Dig.

    In the East, where my snow camping is generally done in woodlands, I tend to create snow anchors out of sticks I can easily find on downed wood. Above tree line in the East or West, assume you would need multiple snow anchors for a shelter, so not sure how important this trowel functionality would be.

    #1743552
    Michael Barber
    Member

    @curiouslayman

    Locale: Western NC Mountains

    I just shot 36 to you for a big dig!

    #1746058
    Dan Rimar
    Spectator

    @tarpon6

    Locale: Florida

    Are Big Digs still available?

    #1746112
    Robert Kelly
    BPL Member

    @qiwiz

    Locale: UL gear @ QiWiz.net

    YES !! Big Digs and Originals are available.

    You order today and I ship tomorrow, with few exceptions.

    Can you dig it ?

    #1746131
    Thomas Burns
    BPL Member

    @nerdboy52

    Locale: "Alas, poor Yogi.I knew him well."

    . . . for providing these. Just ordered the Original.

    Poopingly yours,

    Stargazer

    #1746226
    frank white
    Member

    @smoky1

    Payment sent for the big dig!! Can't wait to take it on my next trip.

    #1746384
    Dennis Wolfe
    Member

    @lonewolfe

    Locale: Salmon River Country, Idaho

    Just ordered a Big Dig so I'll soon be able to dig it.

    #1746549
    Brian Phillips
    BPL Member

    @fleab

    Locale: The Flat Lands

    Money sent for a Big Dig. Can't wait to try it out in the Rockies next week!

    #1748348
    Dave Jenkins
    Spectator

    @jinx667

    Locale: NC

    Just ordered a Big Dig. Thanks for making these!

    Arrived today!

    Big Dig

    #1749949
     
    BPL Member

    @rememberthelorax

    Any chance we could get a photo with you holding both of them? Just want to see size comparison beyond a ruler. :)

    Thanks!!

    #1749967
    Richard Cullip
    BPL Member

    @richardcullip

    Locale: San Diego County

    I just ordered an Original Cathole Trowel. Can't wait to give it a try

    #1750152
    frank white
    Member

    @smoky1

    Just got back from a trip in the smokies. Oddly enough my wife loved it. I think she went to the bathroom a couple of extra times just to use it. Each time she would come back and say this thing really works. $36.00 well spent!

    #1750298
    Robert Kelly
    BPL Member

    @qiwiz

    Locale: UL gear @ QiWiz.net

    John – here's a couple photos. Hope they help you appreciate the size better than a ruler (which to my scientific side seemed a better way, but no worries). Please note I have pretty big hands (size 8 gloves), so my hands make them look a bit smaller than they really are when I look at these photos. Anyway . . .

    Size comparison:

    trowelphoto2

    Big Dig in typical ready-to-be-used position:

    trowelphoto5

    #1750307
     
    BPL Member

    @rememberthelorax

    Thank you!!

    Just transferred money for an Original.

    #1750512
    Colin M
    BPL Member

    @colinm

    Nice!

    #1751690
    Bill Wang
    BPL Member

    @billwang

    Locale: SF Bay Area

    $36 via paypal. Can't wait! Thanks Rob!

    #1753023
    Robert Kelly
    BPL Member

    @qiwiz

    Locale: UL gear @ QiWiz.net

    Jacob of hikeitlikeit.com has written a nice instructive post on his blog with favorable commentary on the lightest cathole trowels on the planet. He got one of the first batch from October 2010 before the yellow handles became standard. I can dig it!
    Check it out at:

    http://hikeitlikeit.com/2011/

    #1753043
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    The problem with the trowel is that it needs a big hole on the handle end. Then you could easily use it as a tent stake. Maybe Version Two will have that.

    As it stands, you can only use it as a potty trowel or as a very large soup spoon.

    –B.G.–

    #1753057
    Jacob D
    BPL Member

    @jacobd

    Locale: North Bay

    Thanks for sharing the link, Robert. It's possible that BPL censored it due to the word p-o-o-p appearing in it, if that's the case this little encoded link should work:

    http://bit.ly/mazTm4

    With regard to not having a hole in the end; adding one could benefit some users I suppose, but I wouldn't call it a problem. The trowel works as advertised :)

    #1753059
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    Next, Robert needs to write a 50-page user guide to supply with Version 2.

    –B.G.–

    #1753063
    Aaron Benson
    Member

    @aaronmb

    Locale: Central Valley California

    That's great, Robert!

    B.G. – I'm [sincerely] confused on how a bigger hole in the handle would better allow the trowel to be used as a stake. If it's a matter of line attachment and angling back the trowel doesn't work, wouldn't a small loop of appropriate lightweight cordage suffice as an attachment point?

    As it is, it could be used as a dead-man, I think.

    Of course, a bigger hole in the handle would make it a pinch lighter!

    #1753073
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    Aaron, the photos show no holes at all in the handle. So, what do you mean by a bigger hole?

    Most tent stakes have either a hook or an eye for attachment.

    –B.G.–

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