Folding shovels

[helixpteron]

Having read up on the Fiskars/Gerber NATO Folding Spade, from forum posts by soldiers and outdoor travelers to gear reviews by Doug Ritter, I bought one.

In truth, I'd always wanted one, and am very impressed with its design, materials, build quality and capabilities.

In the interests of even lighter weight (in all my gear) I read a lot of favourable feedback on ultralight gear forums for the Fiskars Nyglass Trowel, so I got a couple of 'em, and they're great. For frozen ground, one of my large alloy tent pegs helps.

The Fiskars Nyglass Trowel is remarkably strong, and only £1:99 on eBay.

 

[MickG]

just come back from Robert Price plumbers ,they have a small well made shovel and spade
only about 650cm 2.5 ft no price on display
Well made and strong may be of some use in camp or car
Mick

 

[Brown Bear]

Unless you plan to dig a bunker, a stick is sufficient to scrape a fire pit or a plop hole. Why haul a metal shovel?

 

[forestwalker]

I also recommend a trowel for most bushcraft uses, except snow holes and and snow trenches or really big fire pits.

Oh, snow is different. Then my Rotefella comes with me always.