Folding Trowel ?

[Forest fella]

Anyone have experience with these things? also recommendations if worth buying which 1.
Cheers

 

[BJJJ]

I have tried two different versions of folding trowel and wasn't impressed with either. Neither locked, so trapping fingers was a real danger and both handles were liable to detach from the pivot. I now use a normal trowel.

 

[Forest fella]

Ok thanks, I thought they didn't look that sturdy, And yeah I'll stick to my 1 piece full stick tang one that's in my bag already.

 

[Kadushu]

That's been my experience too. Besides which, if you're trying to dig hard, dry, compacted or root-filled ground then a trowel is very hard work anyway. Better to go for an e-tool or similar if you're going to be doing some hard digging.

 

[Laurentius]

Basically rubbish, they fold on you when you don't want, and worse than that bend in hard ground. FWIW I have not found a decent non folding trowel yet either, they all break at the weld, I am currently trying one out from Wolf Tools seems to be a bit more of a precision tool than the usual rubbish.

 

[Hammock_man]

I really did think the title read "folding towel". I was thinking why would anyone buy a towel that does not fold!!!

 

[Tengu]

Me too....

 

[Forest fella]

Well I guess that ends that idea and it was just mean't to be used for wild edibles and instead of a E-tool and the like for cleaning a 1 stop & drop over nighter shelter.
It was just a ? of weight verses worth