[pct-l] ULA Potty Trowel

[AsABat]

Good point. I had trouble finding the Corsa, and got a deal on my potty
trowel.



On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:46 AM, <gwschenk at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> ---- AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:
> > The question that I've never heard answered is: Is the potty trowel not
> > certified because it could not pass the tests, or because the
> manufacturer
> > did not want to spend a considerable amount of money to submit it for
> > testing? I suspect the second answer is true, leaving the first answer
> > unknown.
> >
> > I do NOT recommend anyone use this tool for mountaineering for, as Eric
> and
> > Ned said, it is NOT certified. I would think, however, it would work
> better
> > than a ski pole or even a whippet in some cases.
>
> For only 2 ounces more you can get a certified axe from CAMP.
> http://www.camp-usa.com/products/ice-axes/corsa.asp
>