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Hi, all! We just thought we'd weigh in here and answer some questions for you. A. The Dig Dig Tool is made from grade 2 titanium as assumed. We experimented with grade 5 but decided against it for two reasons: 1. Grade 5 is more difficult to work with and wouldn't allow us to make the bends in the handle that we wanted that help increase its comfort and allow for two-handed use (adds more digging power like a shovel). 2. And to a lesser degree of importance, grade 5 cost more which would have made it more expensive for everyone. We wanted to hit the sweet spot of price and performance. B. Given we used grade 2 titanium, we did have to use a thicker material to increase its strength. However, the weight and price of the Dig Dig Tool falls right in between the smaller, thinner, and less effective Al and Ti trowels and the more common, less expensive plastic trowels on the market. The Dig Dig Tool is plenty strong. You'll have an incredible time trying to bend it under normal use (we've tried!). C. It does not come with a case or sheath. D. All in all, the design, shape, and choice of material make for an incredibly strong, more effective digging tool and tent stake. As with all ultralight gear, if you take care of it, it will take care of you for years to come. Thanks! Team Vargo
VargoOutdoorsAt twice the thickness, it can't cost less, at least not just in materials alone. The real cost savings comes from the fact that you can punch grade 2 far more easily, which I am assuming is being done. Biggest cost in a tool like the Tark, is that each one has to be waterjet cut because of the grade of titanium being used, $7 verses $1, never mind the initial tooling costs. The same thing goes for titanium V stakes, grade 5 eats up the dies, if they will even cycle. Yet another case for grade 9, it can be punched and bent almost as easily as grade 2, but is almost as strong as grade 5. Yes, it costs more, but if you use thinner material, you cut costs there, get a lighter tool, and one that is stronger. Factories(US or Chinese) may balk at this, but as a tool and die designer(with years of real world journeyman shop experience), I call BS, it can be done. I understand that everything is a compromise, but not every aspect is worth compromising. I get gigged for products that are both too light, and too heavy, not everything is ideal.
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RutaLocuraWell said. I’ve been using this for a year and my answer for a sheath has been spare duct tape on the serrations to not damage the cuben fiber of my pack, while keeping it accessible in nature, for when nature calls. I can pull the duct tape if I’m digging hard ground or leave it on for AT three season soil conditions.
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