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Originally Posted by Democracyman  The next question , is there another shovel out there that is lighter and sturdy enough to act as a hatchet as well? Maybe the Gerber? |
Not that I have heard of.
I have used a lot of folding camp shovels before, and pretty much have broken every one I have used so far. Even the "military" folding shovels are no better, this is the best shovel bar none on the market unless your shoveling cat litter/sand. The only thing that may eventually break is the handle, where as the folding mechanism is the first to go (besides bending the blade a lot too). Russians made there shovels out of armor plate, yours is thicker and with a better handle.
You can use it for personal defense, cooking, chopping, breaking ice, and shoveling and would work well as a improvised paddle. This would be very useful in any sort of survival / SHTF situation.