Bambusiero
SILVER Star
Recently finished a shovel mount for my rig - so the trail maintenance tool will always be on-board.
Motivation - Packing a shovel is about last on the list, loading for a trip - I keep forgetting it.
On a couple of occasions now - we went out adventuring and inadvertently got onto seldom used, heavily eroded un-maintained trails... At some point we realize - discretion is the better part of valor - we need to turn around and retreat - BUT the trail is narrow, eroded on the uphill side, badly gullied and washed out, risk of a serious roll on the down hill side, etc. We end up kicking a lot of sand and prying up rocks to stack with our hands... just trying to get enough room to turn around inch-by-inch - Just turning around took us the better part of an hour! - really needed a shovel!
Plus - a shovel is an awkward item that takes up room, and really needs to be secured for safety - so - here is my answer.
Motivation - Packing a shovel is about last on the list, loading for a trip - I keep forgetting it.
On a couple of occasions now - we went out adventuring and inadvertently got onto seldom used, heavily eroded un-maintained trails... At some point we realize - discretion is the better part of valor - we need to turn around and retreat - BUT the trail is narrow, eroded on the uphill side, badly gullied and washed out, risk of a serious roll on the down hill side, etc. We end up kicking a lot of sand and prying up rocks to stack with our hands... just trying to get enough room to turn around inch-by-inch - Just turning around took us the better part of an hour! - really needed a shovel!
Plus - a shovel is an awkward item that takes up room, and really needs to be secured for safety - so - here is my answer.
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