Lightweight shovel/scoop and bush saw suggestions?
Posted: Sun 17 Jan, 2016 4:40 pmHi guys, retiring my army entrenching tool from the pack as well as a 2lb small forest axe. Nice bits of kit but too heavy for the functoinality I need. Figured I can hike a lot lighter and wondered what folks use. I am not an ultralight packer by the way "lightweight or even lightish weight" is fine by me 
To outline the digging requirment while not intending to dig pits to fight WW3, would still like something that digs better than a tent peg as the ultra light crew use. I fossick a litte depending where I am moving throughand being able to excavate 12-18" of dirt would be an 'occasional'bonus as well as levelling ground for sleeping, ablutions. Was thinking a decent garden spade would stretch it, but is there anything in between that and entrenching shovel? In rainforest I may need to punch through detritus/root matting before hitting soil..
For the sawing something fairly compact but effective. I'd like to be able to take apart decent branches and small trunks for firewood, at least as good as a small axe in the 1-1.5lb head category can.
To outline the digging requirment while not intending to dig pits to fight WW3, would still like something that digs better than a tent peg as the ultra light crew use. I fossick a litte depending where I am moving throughand being able to excavate 12-18" of dirt would be an 'occasional'bonus as well as levelling ground for sleeping, ablutions. Was thinking a decent garden spade would stretch it, but is there anything in between that and entrenching shovel? In rainforest I may need to punch through detritus/root matting before hitting soil..
For the sawing something fairly compact but effective. I'd like to be able to take apart decent branches and small trunks for firewood, at least as good as a small axe in the 1-1.5lb head category can.