I have one like yours Little Mole, but it hasnt left home since I swapped my shogun for a civic type-R, good kit but too heavy for anywhere other than the back of a jeep.
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Little Mole
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On second glances at that web page, he doesn't use a shovel, he uses a stick. So...the shovel can stay in the back of the Molemobile with the big first aid kit, car emergency kit, big maglite, sleeping bag and ground mat. It's a good thing I don't drive a fancy car. 
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Little Mole
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I never carry one except during winter, and then it is a snow shovel which is standard safety equipment in the winter mountains.
Like Swampy Matt said, it is a quick thing to make a digging stick.
Like Swampy Matt said, it is a quick thing to make a digging stick.
Paganwolf
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I carry a small but stout hard plastic garden trowel. If the soil is too hard for the small shovel, I add a digging stick to my list of tools to help with the digging. We carry a swedish mil. issue shovel in our truck kit.
mebbe he is worried about something like this :?:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1135267.html
while he is sitting there hobbled by his jeans
Tant
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1135267.html
while he is sitting there hobbled by his jeans
Tant
Paganwolf
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
CRIKEY MATE!!! now thats a candidate for the worlds hardest granny!!! lol nice story Tant :rolmao:
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Metala Cabinet
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What did I tell you? By the way it's 'STICKTM'. Available from me for only the cost of postage and packingLittle Mole said:
plus a £5 handling charge
ditch the SFA and get a billhook. You can scrape/dig a useful hole with the blunt side.
1 Tool 2 used and half the price!
1 Tool 2 used and half the price!
tomtom said:
I've got one of those TomTom, had it about 12 months - got it from "somewhere else". It's pretty good, small and sturdy, but to be honest, a little on the heavy side. Go to B&Q and get yourself a small, cheap plastic trowel, cut it down to save even more weight and it'll do the job. The only advantage with metal trowels is you can use em with fire embers and such. Usefull if you're building some fancy cooking lay or something.
But.... split a log into a plank, put a point on it and a handle of sorts and you've a shovel - that you didn't have to carry.
Going through my winter kit these days (it is getting cold you know), and this is my snow shovel.Tvividr said:
What happend to the attachment ?? :?:
I posted the same way as on British Blades, but the attachment do not seem to be uploaded :?: I'll try to put it in the gallery, and link to the above post.
I posted the same way as on British Blades, but the attachment do not seem to be uploaded :?: I'll try to put it in the gallery, and link to the above post.
I carry one occasionaly.
but I tend to avoid it, partly because of the weight, partly because people start laughing (for reasons I won't go in to)
but I tend to avoid it, partly because of the weight, partly because people start laughing (for reasons I won't go in to)
My choice is the Fiskars/Gerber NATO Folding Spade, for the excellent design, build quality, strength and versatility, supported by Gerber's proven lifetime warranty.
I spent a lot of time on research and the review by Doug Ritter on his Equipped-To-Survive website, and the comments of a Finnish soldier whom had used and was impressed by this model helped form my choice.
In truth, I was quite surprised at just how good this spade is, I rate the quality as on par with my Snap-On's. It feels 100% solid in use. These people were great to buy from:
http://www.shop4gerber.co.uk/foldspade.html
Doug Ritter and Equipped-To-Survive review:
http://www.equipped.com/devices25.htm
This spade, Fiskars/Gerber Gator Folding Saw, GB Mini Hatchet and LMF 'Army' Firesteel put the 'thrive' into survive! (o:
I spent a lot of time on research and the review by Doug Ritter on his Equipped-To-Survive website, and the comments of a Finnish soldier whom had used and was impressed by this model helped form my choice.
In truth, I was quite surprised at just how good this spade is, I rate the quality as on par with my Snap-On's. It feels 100% solid in use. These people were great to buy from:
http://www.shop4gerber.co.uk/foldspade.html
Doug Ritter and Equipped-To-Survive review:
http://www.equipped.com/devices25.htm
This spade, Fiskars/Gerber Gator Folding Saw, GB Mini Hatchet and LMF 'Army' Firesteel put the 'thrive' into survive! (o:
Don't you just love it! I also like when somebody votes and doesn't post anything, on a thread that is mega old also!
Problem is, half these links don't even work anymore!
I also like when somebody votes and doesn't post anything, on a thread that is mega old also!Problem is, half these links don't even work anymore!
Nothing wrong with a blast from the past every now and again.
Seem like we've been running out of steam a bit since the moot.
Seem like we've been running out of steam a bit since the moot.
