- Thursday, May 03, 2012
Haven't destroyed it yet!

Reviewed By: Donald Stichick (Erie,  PA)
Yes, it's a little small, but I tend to pack light when I go camping and in the case this takes up about as much space as two packs of cigarettes. I figured I would get about two holes out of it before it broke in 4 pieces, and wouldn't be to heartbroken, considering the price. This thing has stood up to some abuse though. I must have dug 20 some odd holes with it, between single use latrine pits, 3'+ fire pits, setting posts for temporary shelters and then beat it against rocks to get the dirt off, moved hot coals into the cooking area of the fire, etc and it's still going strong. Yea, you're not going to want to do any major digging with it but it sure beats dulling my hatchet doing all the jobs this little shovel does now. I'm pretty happy with it.

 - Friday, March 02, 2012
Perfect for survival

Reviewed By:   (Monrovia,  MD)
Overall this shovel seems well made and convenient. I got a small Ziplock bag so I can store some magnesium and matches in the handle for fire starting, I'm probably going to buy a pen torch and see if it fits inside as well.

 - Saturday, February 25, 2012
Survival Shovel

Reviewed By: Hudson (bemidji,  MN)
Very good shovel I got it as a gift and it is awesome! The ice pick (first thought to just be a marketing tool) is also very good. Took me 5 minutes to take out a block of ice.

 - Saturday, December 31, 2011
Folding Entrenching Survival Shovel

Reviewed By: Richard (Spring Tx,  TX)
Just received the Survival Shovel, this thing is pretty nice & well worth the price. This is perfect for carrying with you on camping trips or gardening. It has a nice little pouch it fits in that can hook onto your belt and folds up pretty small. If you guys are looking for a huge shovel to use on a daily basis don't get this. This is for Survival/Camping mostly so this is built to be small and compact and easy to travel with. A+++

 - Friday, February 11, 2011
Gardening???

Reviewed By: Taylor Disney (Prairie Grove,  AR)
I'd say this shovel is an epic looking thing used for taking down terrorists in Afghanistan!!

 - Friday, January 21, 2011
Folding Survival Shovel

Reviewed By: Tim (Wooster,  OH)
A decent little shovel for the price and the cloth pouch seems like it will hold up for quite a while. It's smaller than I expected, but perfect for the clandestine herb gardener since it can be carried on the belt leaving both hands free to carry potted plants or other garden essentials. I wouldn't try digging a large fox-hole with it because it would take all day, each shovel full is only a couple cups worth of soil or whatever... but it's perfect for casual camping or gardening and the hoe and pick options are quite useful as well.

 - Sunday, April 29, 2012
Survival Shovel

Reviewed By: IK-47 (Uniontown,  PA)
I have bought this exact shovel from Amazon.com and its decent. Smaller then I have expected though. Its very compact and great for digging. The saw is also great. It is sharp and will get the job done. This shovel functions as a saw,hoe,dibble,pick,spear,hammer,and obviously a shovel. Great buy!

 - Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Survival Shovel review

Reviewed By: Daniel Conn (Turnersville ,  NJ)
Yep Small, Sturdy, Lite, Just what I wanted. It's a survival shovel your going to be digging for water, post holes for a shelter, shallow trenches,clearing a small camp site.. If you need bigger holes or deeper wells buy a bigger shovel. If it's the only tool in your hand at the time it's the best tool you have. But it does need a better case. I like it, fits great in my bag. Great tool for the money.

 - Friday, December 30, 2011
Shovel

Reviewed By: Matthew (Saco,  ME)
Yes, this shovel is small, but it digs very well and have tested it many times... I'm not too sure the case will hold up though. But overall I'm happy :)

 - Monday, October 17, 2011
Good for emergencies

Reviewed By: Nathaniel Hains (Brockton,  MA)
I like to keep things in my trunk so I'm ready for everything. This means I need things that are small and compact. Its the size of a gardening shovel, but seems to be sturdier and more versatile. It is welcome in my emergency kit any time.

 - Thursday, October 13, 2011
Survival Shovel

Reviewed By: Jacob Shaw (Fond du Lac,  WI)
It's small but more than capable of doing whatever you need it to do. Small size lets me carry it in my BOB and it is very sturdy. Going to grind an edge on mine for better chopping. Overall well worth it. Again don't let it's size mislead you it's AWESOME!!!!

 - Monday, March 28, 2011
good but small

Reviewed By: Chris Graven (Plover,  WI)
its defiantly a good and sturdy shovel but i was not expecting it to be as small as it is. itll work for gardening and camping and maybe for car emergencies for digging yourself out of a trap. i say its perfect to the description but a note to how big it is would have been nice.

 - Friday, February 24, 2012
Survival shovel

Reviewed By: Saelee (Puyallup,  WA)
Just got the shovel..its okay but still pretty small...good for gardening and or digging a small hole...but if you want something to really help dig a good size hole this is not it...I'm going to be giving it to my cousin to play in the sandbox or something....

 - Friday, February 18, 2011
size matters

Reviewed By: peter mcguinness (minneapolis,  MN)
the size of a small garden shovel. (notice no size in descrpt. a bit misleading) the standard version of this camping style shovel has a head 2x wider. Otherwise a handy little shovel.