Best Folding Shovel?

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Mark4444

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Who do you guys think makes the best folding shovel? And does anyone know any makers that make a super high end folding shovel?
 
I bought the Gerber e-tool. I believe its called the folding spade?

It has been an invaluable tool for my camping trips and in the yard. I car camp. It wouldnt be something I backpacked with.

Its durable, comfortable and very handy.
 
If you are concerned with weight and size the Fiskars/Gerber folding shovel is your best bet. If you are concerned with actual digging, then none of the folding shovels on the market can compete with the US M1951 e-tool, with the shovel head and pick head. I tested all of they folding shovels, along with the Cold Steel shovel, digging fox holes, 10 minutes at a time, resting another 10 minutes until I had dug for 30 minutes. The M1951 was 18 inches deeper than its nearest competitor, and that was in very rocky soil here in Western Washington. I do keep a Cold Steel shovel in my trunk for emergencies. John
 
Riz! said:
I bought the Gerber e-tool. I believe its called the folding spade?

It has been an invaluable tool for my camping trips and in the yard. I car camp. It wouldnt be something I backpacked with.

Its durable, comfortable and very handy.
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agree!
I like the Glock shovel, even though it has it's critics, and keep one as an emergency tool in the vehicles.
 
You can disassemble a non folding shovel and put it back together with a couple of screws, if space is a concern. Also super easy to make a longer handle if you want to spare your back. Check out IA Woodsman's videos on the Cold Steel shovel, I think you will like the content.
 
dogstar said:
You can disassemble a non folding shovel and put it back together with a couple of screws, if space is a concern. Also super easy to make a longer handle if you want to spare your back. Check out IA Woodsman's videos on the Cold Steel shovel, I think you will like the content.
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Better make that a through bolt ;)

I recently picked up a "kids" shovel at a Menards. It's metal and wood, light weight, has the step turned forward, and super cheap. Intentions are to cut it down to a packable length that still allows for a somewhat comfortable use and put it on the side of a pack. I am considering putting a D handle on the end but am looking for ideas for a smaller solution.
 
Baumgarden said:
Better make that a through bolt ;)

I recently picked up a "kids" shovel at a Menards. It's metal and wood, light weight, has the step turned forward, and super cheap. Intentions are to cut it down to a packable length that still allows for a somewhat comfortable use and put it on the side of a pack. I am considering putting a D handle on the end but am looking for ideas for a smaller solution.
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The Cold Steel design is really a friction fit socket; the screws really shouldn't be taking the bulk of the stress you put on the handle. I'm not sure if other shovels are made that way.
 
dogstar said:
You have a point. Can't you refill the holes with wood putty every so often?
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Could probably just drill through the whole thing and use a huck bolt and butterfly nut to hold it together.

I don't have a folding shovel, but I do keep a condor camp shovel around. Came in really handy when we were digging a trench under my brother's porch to replace the collapsed drain tile.
 
Not folding, but I have one in each vehicle and have camped with one many times.

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