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Benchmade Bugout vs GSI Outdoors Pivot Trowel

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

GSI Outdoors Pivot Trowel is the lighter option — 10 g lighter than the Benchmade Bugout (18% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Benchmade Bugout GSI Outdoors Pivot Trowel
Weight 55 g · 0.055 kg · 0.12 lb 45 g · 0.045 kg · 0.10 lb
Brand Benchmade GSI Outdoors
Category Tools Tools
Benchmade Bugout
55 g

Ultralight EDC pocket knife weighing just 1.85 oz (55g) with CPM-S30V steel blade and ambidextrous AXIS-Lock mechanism for backpacking.

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GSI Outdoors Pivot Trowel
45 g

Folding cathole trowel for Leave No Trace camping.

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Benchmade Bugout vs GSI Outdoors Pivot Trowel: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the GSI Outdoors Pivot Trowel wins — at 45 g it is 10 g (18%) lighter than the Benchmade Bugout (55 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest tools page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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