Survival Shovel Multi-Tool, Camping Shovels Axe, Military Spade, Folding Off-Roading Tool Kit, for Camping, Hiking, Metal Detecting, Emergency Outdoor

This shovel is an excellent survival/camping/travel shovel. Yes, there are better shovels on the market, but they are NOT any good for survival/camping/travel. When I go camping, I pack my gear, hike out several miles, then set up my tent. The next day I do it all over again. It is quite hard to pack and hike with a shovel over 6 foot long and that weighs a ton!When I am looking for camping gear, I want gear that is light weight, and serves multiple purposes. This shovel is both. As illustrated in the one picture, the paracord survival kit has many useful items including a fishing kit and a tinder bundle. From my Army days I remember using paracord in parachutes and even experimenting and using paracord for climbing.The shovel has many features. Some of the obvious ones are the shovel, axe, and pickaxe. The shovel head can also be bent to be used as a hoe. As illustrated in one of the pictures, the shovel head has a saw and can be used as an axe. There is also a slot to remove nails and a wrench. The shovel head also has a bottle opener.The axe has a hammer on the back which is great for hammering in tent stakes. On my last camping trip I used the hammer for that exact purpose. The hammer was able to put my tent stakes into earth that was hard packed from a long, hot, dry summer. I also recently used the axe when removing a hedge. I used the axe to help break up all those roots. The axe held up well and maintained its sharpness.Once fully assembled, the shovel is quite long! As illustrated in the picture, the shovel comes up to my upper chest/neck area. It is important to note that I am quite tall (6’7” tall). The shovel can also be assembled and be quite small, as small as an old fashioned entrenching tool. That can be quite handy if you need to dig in enclosed spaces, or quite long for heavy duty digging. I personally wish this product was available during my Army days. It would have been a very useful tool and made my life much easier.This shovel has many more features. It has a compass, a window break, an ice axe attachment, a fire starter, an emergency whistle, and a knife. The knife also has a bottle opener and has an edge that can be used to descale fish ( a nice feature if you use the fishing kit and catch a fish). The shovel handle can be made quite long and used as a walking stick.One of the BEST features of this produce is the guarantee. I have not had any cause to ask for assistance with this product, but did contact customer support on a different product. My question was answered in LESS than 24 hours! The shovel handle is made of some short of heavy duty metal. Thus the shovel is sturdy enough to function well with some heavy duty digging. Despite being metal, the shovel is quite lightweight. As illustrated in one of the pictures, the entire kit comes in a handy travel kit. The kit fits nicely inside a camping backpack. It also has a shoulder strap or straps on the back of the bag to attach to a belt or a bag.I know the price is a little steep, but given all the features AND that it is three tools in one, the price is quite attractive. Again, given the lifetime warranty, there is no risk for the purchaser. The customer service alone makes this product worth the price, in my opinion. I intend to put one of these shovels in my wife’s car and keep one in my car with winter approaching. Winters in the Northern United States can produce large, surprising snow accumulation. Having this shovel to dig a car out in an emergency can be a life saving tool. To me this tool is a “must have.”

The media could not be loaded. This product really had surprised me. I knew that I was getting an easy and compact way to carry a hatchet, shovel, pickaxe and ice pick but there are a lot of hidden features within this product. I have found that it has fishing line, hooks, bobs and weights, safety pins, rope, flint (that produces a lot of sparks with the hatchet), a bit set and driver, a cord of saw that can be used to create a bow saw, a flashlight that has three modes and is somewhere between 100-200 lumens I think, 2 compasses, a safety hammer and a glass breaker. Defiantly all of the tools that I could have dreamed of. It took me about an hour without looking at the directions to find all of the hidden features and honestly I felt like a little kid opening a Christmas present and putting together a Lego set. It is very easy to customize the lengths of the tools, you can go all the way up to just shy of 4 feet, I attached an image to give a better size up, for reference I am 6 ft 4 in. I have noticed that the hatched is good on branches but I would not try to fell a tree or anything. Everything has withstood a lot of work that I have put it through without any bending or breaks. I have honestly been shocked by how strong and durable of quality everything is made of, even the case. Overall a good purchase if you want to pack a lot of tools in a very compact caseUpdate: I have used it on a few more camping trips and it is holding up perfectly, nothing bent or chipped

When i first got the shovel i was hoping for a little more from it. I wanted the versatility of all the individual tools with the benefit of being light weight for hiking and backbacking. The weakness of the links, the vulnerability of the threads were all frustrating. However while I still acknowledge the drawbacks to the tool it is outstanding for what it is. The metal is softer then I would prefer but that allows it to be light weight for backpacking and hiking. I'd definitely recommend cleaning the threads when it areives and probably after every use but that is also just part of tool maintenance. The shovel is sharp and can cut through dirt and packed snow with ease. The polls can give you more then enough leverage, infact I managed to break the shovel on some heavy packed snow. However a quick email to their support group and I was able to get that replaced. I think for all the expectations I had for it would take away its most important feature, compact transportability. It is extremely versatile and if you are smart the "weak" metal won't be a problem. If the ground is hard break it up with the pick first, that kind of thing. Over all looking back this wasn't what I wanted it to be but it was the tool I needed for backpacking and hiking. The 2 things I added to the kit that seem to really help is a sharpening tool and a pull saw.

This tool actually has not been put to the test yet. I just have read lots of good reviews on it. I have it in my vehicle in case of emergencies.