Keith
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A small shovel is good to carry in your pack or with a handle strapped on the outside. But in hard ground a shovel is of little use unless you have a crow bar(Aust). A mattock on the other hand can be used for garden work & pole construction, you simply dig a trench for the poles instead of a hole.
Obviously we have all the normal sized tools required for living off grid, but this is an image of an undersized mattock head. This can be carried without a handle, or it can be carried by someone with its handle for use as a weapon if required. With the right sized handle it could even be used on the trail as a walking stick like the European "shepherd's axe"
An undersized shovel head, a good alternative to carrying the full sized version on the trail.
Keith.
Obviously we have all the normal sized tools required for living off grid, but this is an image of an undersized mattock head. This can be carried without a handle, or it can be carried by someone with its handle for use as a weapon if required. With the right sized handle it could even be used on the trail as a walking stick like the European "shepherd's axe"
An undersized shovel head, a good alternative to carrying the full sized version on the trail.
Keith.