folding shovel

[EdS]

can anyone suggest a decent folding spade/ shovel or entrenching tool. Everyone I've had bent

 

[scottishwolf]

Try either of these mate, had both in the past and never bent one. And i'm renkowned for breakin stuff....lol

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr167.html

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr405.html

 

[Wayland]

I use the German one (second link) as my vehicle shovel.

Great bit of kit and tough as anything.

 

[Ranger Bob]

I use the German one (second link) as my vehicle shovel.

Great bit of kit and tough as anything.

And I second that. Very tough.

 

[EdS]

tempted by the German 1.

Or I quite like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=130065712820&rd=1&rd=1

anyone seen these: http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shopscr2241.html
though I think it might be more of a snow shovel

 

[Stuart]

by far and away the best folding shovel on the market at the moment is the Austrian made Glock entrenching tool:

http://www.glock.com/english/index_outdoor.htm

almost indistructable and very very well designed, expensive though

 

[EdS]

is there anywhere in the UK that does the Glock shovels?

 

[11binf]

EdS : what ever E- tool you decide upon or any military kit for that matter, make sure its a genuine item of military kit..alot of folks suffer from kit failure when out in the field... they buy low quaility far east copies of military items thinking that they are getting a good deal when in fact they are not...spend some time and do your research then spend your cash....vince g. 11b inf..

 

[mrostov]

by far and away the best folding shovel on the market at the moment is the Austrian made Glock entrenching tool:

http://www.glock.com/english/index_outdoor.htm

almost indistructable and very very well designed, expensive though

Hey, I agree with Stuart on something gear related.

The Glock is not quite the best dirt digging shovel of all of the military e-tools, but it's a close 2nd or 3rd. The best digging shovel, IMHO, is the Vietnam era straight handled US military folding shovel that was copied directly off of the German paratrooper folding shovel from WWII. However, the Glock is probably the best snow shovel of the lot.

The Glock shovel is about 1/2 the weight of the current issue US Army 'tri-fold' and folds to just about as small. It also makes a good paddle for a boat or a raft. The saw in the handle works OK, and there is a screwdriver tip in the end of teh saw blade that both serves to help disassemble the shovel for repair and maintenance, and it helps the saw stab into the ground when cutting roots that get in the way of your digging.

If it has a downside, I'd say that it would have to be that because of the polymer handle, you really cannot use it for shoveling hot coals from a wood fire, and that is kind of handy to do sometimes.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Glock entrenching tool HERE

 

[Graham_S]

i've got a german steel tri-fold E-tool that i rate highly.
it's a bit heavy but it's very robust

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Got a Gerber trifold which has hidden my poo across Scotland for 3 years with no long term damage