Glock shovel

[IggyB]

Walking through the sporting goods store, I noticed the Glock "entrenching tool" in the display case. For $40 bucks I decided to treat myself.

Played with it last night folding the blade in a few different positions and extending the stock handle. This morning had nothing better to do than a search on the net. That's when I discovered that the extended handle can be locked in position by twisting it and the handle contains a 7" wood saw.

Will be a nice compact addition to the truck kit.

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

:archaeolo

 

[Scott Brady]

Nice shovel!

 

[Willman]

My father has one of those.....I have dig many duck blinds with that bad boy.......I like how compact it is........

I might have to comindear that shovel:hehe:



The price sounds good to.........Overall a good shovel for a folding one...........

 

[bigreen505]

Very cool! That is on my list. Thanks!

 

[fisher205]

Ironic, I was going to post about good shovels since I was limited for space. I have an old military type type that I have hated since that time, but it easy to carry. So Any other ideas for good shovels? - Brad

 

[Halboo]

I have one of these Swiss surplus shovels I got about 30 years ago and I love it. It has gone on every trip of any length I've ever taken and is still in fine shape.
It's very heavily built; besides being stout enough to use as a prybar you can easily use it to split kindling.
In fact if you keep the edges sharpened, you can throw it like a fighting hawk and it'll stick almost every time.
:clapsmile
And they are relatively cheap and easy to find.

 

[Lynn]

I'll see you a shovel and raise you a pick (plus mine folds )

This one is German military surplus, and readily available for about $10 - $15.

 

[ntsqd]

I bought one of those Glock units for the DB about 15 years ago. I paid $45 for it, Wholesale.
Does yours have one side of the blade that is semi-sharpened? I'm assuming that's for using it as an ax or machete.
The saw works pretty good on fibreglas. Don't ask how I know this.

 

[kcowyo]

Good find IggyB!

Adjustable, collapsible and with an on-board saw. Nice!

 

[hoser]

I have a Gerber that is very sturdy and has a nice handle. The shovel can also lock at 90 degrees. Good size for digging out a firepit and for when nature calls but kinda small otherwise. It was like $35-40.

 

[HenryJ]

In the past I have carried a fullsized rounded nose shovel. This was when I had a fullsized bed on my truck and no family , so no need to fill the spaces. Things change. The vehicle and the family. Space becomes important.
I no longer have a full size bed, and don't think I want to pack a full size shovel.

I had one of the folding pick / shovels with a hard wood handle. For years I packed it when hiking in to campsites. I carried it in my truck until I broke the handle a year ago.
I liked this shovel pretty well. It would be possible to dig a hole big enough to bury the spare, but it would be lots of work. It worked great for leveling a spot to set up the tent, stir the coals when putting the fire out and assorted camp duties.

I was unable to find one like it and replaced it with one of the "trifold" shovels. This did the job of leveling a place for the tent, but no way would I attempt to dig a hole for burying the spare as an anchor point.

This one looked good as I decided that I would like to try a D-handled shovel and need a little more durability. Mini D-handle Shovel

I used a cutting disc to serrate one side for cutting roots. Then I bobbed the point. I don't like a pointed tip, as it tends to deflect too easily on a rock. I also sharpened the edges.

The blade is formed .070 steel with an open back. The shaft is a wood core fiberglass wrap. "Bond" was printed on the shaft. The handle is plastic , perhaps ABS?.

It feels plenty sturdy, and the size is good. Small, but good.

I think I could bury an anchor point with this. It would take a while since the blade is small (6").

Overall it is now 26" long. The only other modification that I may do would be to weld a piece to enclose the back. This helps to strengthen the blade.

I have no need to bury my spare any time soon, so it may be quite a while before I really try this shovel out.
here it is next to my tire for scale-

 

[Alaska Mike]

I'll see you a shovel and raise you a pick (plus mine folds )

This one is German military surplus, and readily available for about $10 - $15.

I have one of those as well. A little heavy compared to others, but the pick is cast steel and the blade is beefy and riveted very securely.

Then again, I also carry a full-sized, D handle shovel. When I'm moving a lot of dirt, my back protests a little with those compact shovels.

 

[calamaridog]

Very cool. I've been wanting one for some time.

 

[toyrunner95]

i put my shovel and axe on my hood, they are up out of the way and i can see if they are going to fall off, made the hood a little heavy but over all i am quite pleased, i still get stares going down the road. i need to come up with a way to have an extra winch line on the hood too. probably use the same idea.

i have a folding shovel , but it always seems to crap out right when i need it. last time i tried to use it like a garden hoe to dig my tire out, but it didnt seem to want to work like that, the threaded piece that holds the blade in place stripped before i even got started. very frustrating.

this is my mount
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8917&d=1182922084

 

[Lynn]

ii have a folding shovel , but it always seems to crap out right when i need it. last time i tried to use it like a garden hoe to dig my tire out, but it didnt seem to want to work like that, the threaded piece that holds the blade in place stripped before i even got started. very frustrating.

Yeah, I've had several US mil surplus-style shovels, and never liked the screw collar. They either stripped out (like you said) or the threads were full of grit or ice, and wouldn't turn. Even at best they are difficult to use.

The German one I linked in above has a very stout and secure push-button design that works much better.

Btw, like your rig! but I'm not sure its just the ax and shovel that causes the double-takes. People aren't used to seeing a truggy running down the road...