Gerber Gear Military Style Tactical Folding Spade E-Tool, Heavy-Duty All Purpose Camping and Emergency Car Shovel with Serrated Edge, Compact Survival Gear, Black

This is a great and useful pack shovel and I've been really happy with it. It packs down extremely small and comes with a nice, heavy bag with drawstring and cord lock. You could easily stow this thing under the seat of your car or truck. The folded dimension is approx. 4.75" wide X 8" long. Unfolded, it becomes 15.75" long, so it really is a small tool and the handle gives you limited leverage. It is heavy for its size and is well made. Though the handle is plastic, it seems durable enough. The blade is stout and is not likely to deform from use. (anything is possible, of course!)The blade is not sharpened, but I prefer this anyway; the edge of the blade can easily take an edge from a large metal file, grinder, or grinding wheel, if that's your preference, but I find it just dulls too quickly anyway and makes it unnecessarily dangerous. The dimensions of the blade itself are about 4.75" X 6". It is tapered to a nice point, is slightly cupped, and has a folded-over edge at the top in case you wanted to give it some oomph with the heel of a boot. It has a hammer function for use on tent stakes and such and is actually capable of performing that task without distorting or otherwise breaking the tool, unlike some other camp shovels I've used in the past. This one is heavy and well-made.That said, this is an excellent and useful tool for car camping, camping with larger groups (where you have more backs to carry heavy little goodies like this), and for winter or desert duty with your vehicle where you may find a small shovel useful. (It's small enough to leave under the seat and forget it until you really need it, versus forgetting to take a larger shovel that you wouldn't otherwise carry all the time) When I'm backpacking, however, this baby is way too heavy. Instead, I take along a much smaller, lighter plastic trowel for sanitary duties.

Perfection in all-purpose E-tool camping shovel, digging foxholes, and latrines. Polymer handle with squarish crisscross outer design. Appears easier to handle than its predecessors "Ames" or "LHB" aluminium bar handle design. Built solid and needs sheath to protect sharp edges. Sheath is not included. Using, "Molle II Entrenching Tool Pouch" for sheath, sold separately, and made with Cordura nylon. Predecessors "Ames" or "LHB" green olive drab rubbery, smelly sheath with holes is too small to latch and fit securely. Using Molle II sheath instead as described above. Handle with gloves to protect from sharp edges especially serration areas, Packed in an ordinary untaped cardboard box labeled, "Assembled in USA of USA and Poland Parts." Outstanding warranty.

This is about as good as your gonna get for and E-Tool/ Folding shovel.I've done a fair bit to this tool bought one about 10 years ago, used it for landscaping, farming, and getting vehicles unstuck from snow/mud. (ran it over a few times) finish coat is still good, defiantly recommend.

It's smaller than your typical folding trench shovel. Well suited for backpacking, takes up less space. Feels good quality, but only time will tell. It's eh. I have an older rusty trench shovel, think I'll keep this for backpacking and use that for the car after servicing it.

This was some grunt's issued e-tool. It's been well used but pretty well cared for. Someone spray painted the blade of the shovel to cover up the wear and tear but it's the same one I have dug many a fighting hole and filled many sand bags with.Pros: Sturdy little shovel. Folds up and is compact. Locks in an L position that makes for a good pick or hoe.Cons: It's a little heavy. Compared to my hardware store shovel it's heavy, I've never tried out the Cold Steel shovel but I think it's a little bit heavier than that one.

I have been looking at 2 shovels for long term hiking and camping. TheScrhade SCHSH1 Telescoping Folding Shovel and this Gerber. My heart was set on the Scrhade but Amazon Prime had a special price for the Gerber so I bought it just because the price was hard to pass up. I figured that if it wasn't what I expected I would have something that I would still have use for. The reviews on Amazon and YouTube, were great for both shovels. So it came...and it turns out that it is perfect for my needs. It wont dig a Foxhole but that's not what I looking to do. Granted it doesn't have a Molle pouch but no big deal, I may use the Pouch for something else and just use ether or gear clips...Tactical Gear Clip - Multipurpose Fastener For Clipping Gear To Backpack (Compatible With Molle Bags)... or...BCP Pack of 6pcs (Army Green & Black & Brown Color）ITW MOLLE Web Dominators with Elastic string to attach it to my pack. Who cares if it gets wet. So take a close look at this one and I can say its strong and just the right size for us Backpackers. Happy Trails.

This little thing folds down small enough that I can keep it in my car, tucked away in a small emergency box where I keep some road and off-road items to get me out of trouble.It came in handy this winter when I got my Cherokee stuck (beached basically) and I had to literally dig the car out of the little hill I got it stuck in. Ground was frozen, it was 28 degrees outside, and it took me 3 hours. But I couldn’t have done it without this incredibly strong and durable trenching tool. It would have taken me 6 hours doing it by hand, or with a wooden stick. Plus, the plastic handle prevented my hands from dealing with cold metal. Which I appreciated very much.Buying a second one so next time some one else can help me dig. And probably a third to keep around the house, just in case.Will also make an awesome gift for anyone you know that might drive in hazardous areas, or in crazy weather.