Prospectors running sluices or drywashers on old placer ground use this mattock to move overburden and reach pay layers faster than lighter tools allow

the scoop's ample basket ensures you won't miss out on any valuable treasures

The open-frame design sheds dirt quickly

and prospectors working cellar holes

CKG Ultralight Backpacking Trowel, 28 Gram Blue Aluminum Camping Digger with Paracord Grip equinox 900 Prospectors running sluices or drywashersEvery ounce in your pack earns its place, and this one weighs less than a granola bar. The CKG backpacking trowel comes in at 28 grams of aircraft style aluminum, light enough that thru hikers will not notice it and strong enough to punch through rooty forest duff. At 7. 87 inches long with a 2. 75 inch blade, it trenches tent lines, clears fire pits, digs camp holes to regulation depth and handles trail chores that would destroy a plastic scraper.