Evening Mr. Dave hope you and your family are doing well. I've been watching since I was 16 and I'm 21 now. You've taught me alot and opened a new hobby to me. I wanted to say thanks for teaching so much and asking nothing from your viewers. We appreciate you Dave and everything you do for us as well. Have a good week.
@nxsvagabond960
4 жыл бұрын
I have a Spetsnaz one. I’m not gonna bother with something else. Really happy with it. Never failed me once.
@jukeboxhero1649
4 жыл бұрын
It's because you get it. That Army one is garbage. The other one is flimsy. I've had all but the spetanaz shithole shovel
@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32
4 жыл бұрын
I've tried a few folding shovels, from cheap ones to expensive ones. Nearly all failed quickly, usually the threads seize up and you can no longer take them down. Moved to the Cold Steel and while the handle is less convenient for packing it just works without any fuss, you can change out the handle for an improvised longer one if necessary, and it's much lighter.
@breaking_bear
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos you've done, David! I'm an army veteran and I've been traveling the country, tent camping for the last 8 months on my Harley. Rough life. I can certainly attest to everything David Canterbury has said and I have more info. When I was in basic training, we used the tri-fold shovels to chop down small trees and all the soldiers who let the locknut slip out of place, broke their shovel. So if you're gonna use your Aims shovel for chopping, splitting, and trenching, make damn sure you are constantly checking and tightening your locknut. Additionally, I figured out a new way to break a military shovel recently. While I was traveling the coast of Oregon, I got really into building rocket stoves and hobo stoves. I thought It'd be a cool idea to fold my shovel perpendicular to itself and use it as a rocket stove. It worked really well and the handle acts as a stovetop for my frying pan. However, the heat from the fire melted the threads of the plastic locknut and welded it into place FOREVER. Hehehe. Lesson learned. The Gerber shovel is just as durable as the military shovel, David, I promise. I have anger issues, which I am working on. And one night I got frustrated while pounding in my tent stakes, because shovels make lousy hammers. So, I tried to break my Gerber tri-fold shovel. I swung it as hard as I could, as hard as I can at some hard-packed rocky desert dirt several times and threw it into a wash. It did not break, not at all. Gerber also makes a smaller, collapsible backpacking shovel. Do not buy it. It worked okay for digging, but as soon as you try to pick and trench with it, it breaks within a few swings. Just like the tri-fold shovels at Walmart. God bless you David Canterbury, you've been an amazing inspiration and mentor to me over the last year, watching your videos. Thank you for everything you do.
@wattiewatt
6 ай бұрын
18 minutes that flew by. No padding, no repetition and nteresting all the way. Good vid!
@paulskystoneadventures
4 жыл бұрын
I broke my cold steel shovel handle on third strike on tree limb and replaced with a hickory bat handle never broke again.
@trashtronics1700
7 ай бұрын
Anytime I see a old man talk about things I sit and listen knowledge is a blessing from them
@Robert-qm7yi
4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mention replacing the pins with bolts beforehand to make in the field repairs possible on the wood handles
@mrwdpkr5851
4 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@rdsmith334
4 жыл бұрын
Same here. I ground the heads off one side and replaced with bolts and wingnuts. But I just had a light switch flip when he mentioned the wood screws. I’ll be making my own replacement handle (for practice) and using some short wood screws.
@sartainja
4 жыл бұрын
Rabbi Goldstein, a Korean War veteran, told me that his shovel was his last weapon when fighting the Chinese. He said that he dispatched several with a shovel when his Colt 1911 and his S&W were empty.
@TannerSwizel
2 жыл бұрын
Another thing about the wood handle shovels that are screwed and not pinned is that you can shove a 4-5 foot branch on it to get a full length shovel with little hassle
@barlotardy
4 жыл бұрын
Season 3 of Alone did a pretty good job of showing the worth of a camp shovel.
@arctodussimus6198
4 жыл бұрын
My Spetznaz shovel is almost as old as yours, and is still going strong! Excellent piece of kit, I never go into the wilds without it.
@ian0green
4 жыл бұрын
actually it is not any "special" just a regular small army shovel. sharpen it good to chop heads off
@funkyslothcomics6992
4 жыл бұрын
I still have my military entrenching tool from 1987 when I was in the Marines, it does the job each and every time.
@johntaylor9320
4 жыл бұрын
A shovel is a very underrated weapon. I found a shovel made by Bully tools that is about 3/4 the size of a USGI shovel. It doesnt fold. The handle is a piece of pipe welded to the spade. It weighs no more than a pound. I am a veteran(Army SAPPER) and take it from me it is the shit. I sharpened one side of it. They market it as a garden trowel.
@66bigbuds
2 жыл бұрын
I also like the Glock entrenching tool. Much lighter, And packable.
@macvena
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the Corps for 12 years. I loved my E-tool. That thing was handy and tough. If you're out there for a few days, take a shovel. You will find loads of uses for it.
@coffeeandlifting
4 жыл бұрын
I have the titanium variant from Russia as well and I'm really pleased with it. It is MUCH lighter than my WWII vintage folder. The non-hardwood handle is a non-issue for me. I camp with an axe, so I don't need to use the shovel as a striking tool. The weight-saving from the lower-density handle complements the lightweight head for an extremely lightweight tool overall which is more than sufficiently robust.
@Gimpthulhu
4 жыл бұрын
I love my Cold Steel shovel. I've had people question my judgement for carrying a such a heavy item on backpacking excursions, but they sing a different tune when they see how fast I can process fire wood, make a fire pit, and dig a poop hole with it. LOL I also have a tri-fold e-tool, but find it underwhelming and have assigned it to a spot in my car camping gear. On such car trips, I often end up also taking the Cold Steel shovel and using it instead.
@Murphnuge
4 жыл бұрын
I've used the Fiskars/Gerber model extensively for almost 15 years, it's solid. I keep one in my Jeep and take one into the sticks with me.
@richardlocke3375
4 жыл бұрын
Cory Murphy I did plumbing for a couple years and that was the only shovel I’d use trenching in tight crawl spaces. Still going strong.
@jamesirby2643
2 жыл бұрын
I keep a short handled fixed shovel in my car. Comes in handy and plus can be used as a weapon as last resorts
@matthewbarber4505
4 жыл бұрын
I recently got the Cold Steel Special Forces shovel and have been very impressed with it so far
@andrewjohnston4127
4 жыл бұрын
I bought one of those surplus folding shovels in 1990, ex German army but the same style as the GI ones.its been used and beat up for 30 years now and it's still perfectly serviceable. I just clean it after use then put it away. Never let me down.sure it's a heavy lump of steel to carry about but it works 😊
@kurtbaier6122
4 жыл бұрын
Dave, I shortened the handle on the CS to make it comfortable to chop with, and if on my knees I can dig a shallow hole or trench with the downsized handle. I reduced the end where it inserts into the feral. For larger tasks I cut a long branch and insert it into the shovel just like IAWoodsman does. The tool is mission specific. I have also been evaluating the Gerber Jr combo machete and saw. I’m in the process of making a pvc guard for it.
@miked7666
Жыл бұрын
3 years with my cold steel heavy use no problems yet
@larryeddings3185
4 жыл бұрын
This is a good review of shovel options for the bushcrafter. I've carried the Cold Steel version for about 20 years and it is an excellent tool.
@ApocGuy
4 жыл бұрын
20 years? i thought is quite newer model :O . i mean, i know its out for some time (im owning one for last 6 years) but didnt knew its out for 20 years or so...
@davew5583
8 ай бұрын
@David Canterbury I agree, I’m Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel all the way. I know this an old video. Any chance of an update on that titanium one. Maybe even a link if it’s still available?
@johnnylecours7215
Жыл бұрын
No matter what i always carry my cold steel shovel my silkysaw bigboy and my baby belt axe(1lb 12inch) I also got a walking stick with one side made to fit the shovel as a long handle(around 6ft)!i can carry all 3 on my belt giving me extra space in my backpack!
@eadghe
Жыл бұрын
I own the middle modell in full metal (no plastic) and wooden handle from the GDR. I also own the fixed shovel on the far right (Cold Steel) and I can tell you, I abused that one a lot. Used a stone on the end of the handle to crack bolders with the blade and used the blade to hack sea hardened, thick wood. Never bend, nothing cracked. Love it! But it lacks options and is fairly short. It was my shovel for trekking via bicycle, because my gear already was far beyond ultra light. It was good to dig a hole for certain situations and I used it to fasten my tarp in a emergency situation due to lack of trees. Anyway, the GDR shovel has more options, BUT my weapon of choice is the folding shovel of the German Bundeswehr (old model with wooden handle as well). That one is a tank, literally, due to very heavy weight, but also the possibility to use brutal force. Not only do I love to use the spike, but how it operates. The GDR one would most likely fail on the same tasks. In the end, it's really tough to decide what to use. As long as life is a walk on the moon, you can decide what to take on your trip for what purposes, but in a survival situation like a bug out, you have to make one choice. Frankly, I would go for the Cold Steele, but the Bundeswehr shovel is also a pretty mean weapon....well, the Cold Steele holds a mean edge as well. Just saying. Hope we can all rather be happy campers instead of Mad Maxes though.
@stevevelobahn1814
4 жыл бұрын
On the cold steel shovel, I like to flatten the handle a bit to make chopping more "handy." Make it a bit oval, so that the edge of the shovel is easier to control.
@charlesadams1721
4 жыл бұрын
FWIW, I'll add an alternate view. I've had one of the Glock Entrenching tool since the early 1980's when they were first introduced to the US and got an insane price on it. I've carried it and used it while working on a land-surveying crew where we had to backpack concrete or granite monuments and excavate down to 2.5 to 3 feet to bury the monument and stabilize it. We didn't have an option to choose where we placed the monuments, so the digging could be an option. Sometimes we tried to carry a full-sized shovel but these shovels were a very heavy option. Typically other crew members packed in the shovels Dave shows and the worked ok in their own right. As to cutting tools, unless you were an instrument man, which for five years I did that job, you carried a bush axe or bank blade or a chain saw with the axe. As an instrument man, many carried various machetes, one guy carried a Woodsman's Pal, I sometimes carried a kukri. so we never really had a need to use our shovels as cutting tools other than the odd root which might be in the way. After 10 or so years with land surveying crews, I worked as an engineering inspector/project representative/field engineer where working well off the beaten path I often carried the Glock Shovel to perform various tasks, but primarily doing limited excavations. Since those times, the Glock shovel has ridden the back of my trucks and hs dug me out of various 'predicaments' ranging from sand on the Outer Banks to Georgia red clay, with rocks mixed in. The Glock shovel absolutely isn't for everyone, and yes the built-in saw works quite well, and the limited sharpening on the edges of the shovel can cut wood and split wood, but I usually keep a larger cutting tool close to me than the shovel. If you look at it as a tool that is used with the parameters of it's design it does well. But I don't think it's the kind of tool that is designed for continual abuse. Then again, I don't often intentionally abuse my tools. On another note, I'd like to try that titanium shovel
@BEARivrman81356
4 жыл бұрын
I carry the titanium head, pretty handy by itself! When I need a longer handle my hiking staff is tapered to fit the shovel socket, I can use it as needed then return it to my one piece kydex cover attached to my pack! If I could have but one tool, it would be this one!
@Braapncamp
4 жыл бұрын
Nice one! I have the Swedish showel myself. Carried it in field when i served in our army. Today i have it in my RV togeather with the snow blade attachement to it. Use it often! 👌🏻💪🏻. I think it's more ergonomic to shovel with compared to the others due to the handles form. Popular at badger hunting! I also have a foldable with wooden handle, old East German or Polish i believe. That one has served for years in different cars. Never seen the Coldsteel one before. Looked nice to chop with 😁👍🏻.
@ezrabrooks12
2 жыл бұрын
Good Video/Info!!!!!....THE LAST 3 SHOVELS WERE ALSO SHARPENED AND USED FOR HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT/NOT JUST FOR CHOPPING SOME WOOD!!!!!
@TheSaneHatter
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for addressing this overlooked subject, especially in so much detail. While so many would-be survival experts will go into excruciating detail on anything that can be construed as a weapon (e.g. knives, axes, and especially guns), they will overlook purely working tools like saws or shovels, even when asked, despite how much more likely you are to need them. Apparently, these just aren't macho enough for some men to even discuss.
@Original50
3 жыл бұрын
I was laughing about Dave being so crusty that he has a shovel-collection, when I realised that I have more than half of those things in my own cellar 😲
@mrd7067
4 жыл бұрын
Folding shovel: Look who produces them and make sure the "vietnam style" (other countries still issue them) is a real surplus one. I used one which was aftermarket, looked solid but broke very easily. I was in the german military and we got issued the "vietnam style" but with a different pouch (flecktarn and attachment system for a Lochkoppel).
@captainquint
4 жыл бұрын
Avoid the Chinese knock-off trifold shovels. They're just awful. A few minutes into a light digging chore mine came apart and cut my hand severely enough that it required a trip to the hospital. Certifiable junk. I'd imagine their actual military shovels are as good as anyone else's but the stuff that ends up going to US commercial "tactical" market are garbage.
@lewaycat
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, I never thought about using it to cook with over a campfire. That would be great to be able to cook a couple eggs and bacon on it or even to fry some fish.
@thomassmestead6424
4 жыл бұрын
I have the second version e-tool. Issued, like my Ontario machete, before deployment to Vietnam with the Navy. Have had and used them for decades out in the bush. Unfortunately, the machete issue sheath, made of canvas, rotted out years ago. Not to worry. I do leather work and made a replacement.
@grumpyjay37
4 жыл бұрын
Was on the fence but makes sense about your opinion on the cold steel shovel think I am going to get one. Was needing something better for gathering fire wood but I always want stuff to be multi purpose! Great video!
@Riverratskippy
4 жыл бұрын
I've had a three peice colman folding camp shovel for 20 years or so and it is great. I got a new one and it was total junk.
@NobodyHere44
7 ай бұрын
I love my cold steel spetnaz shovel
@WilliamWest74
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve got the German model with the pick. I rarely use it except for cooking. Taking coals out to cook over is what mine gets used for the most.
@mrwdpkr5851
4 жыл бұрын
I've had the German pick / shovel for many years and it can take a beating . I dug a 6' pit straight down thru shale for an outdoor sewer ejector tank and it made quick work of it . A straight shovel and digging bar would have been more difficult . Thanks for the good review .
@jasholden9741
4 жыл бұрын
@@mrwdpkr5851 Hi, you can edit your original post. Go over to the right and click on the 3 dots that appear.....
@mrwdpkr5851
4 жыл бұрын
@@jasholden9741 Thanks
@mcschneiveoutdoors3681
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve toted the cold steel version for quite a while. The extra weight of the head helps with chopping.
@theprophetez1357
4 жыл бұрын
I had the Vietnam era with the wood handle, that thing moved at least 10 yards of dirt. It was used to dig many holes, traps, gulleys, mud, snow, and even an underground fort that was probably 4×7×10 feet. I never had a problem with the handle. I now own the metal folder, I prefer the straight handle because it is much m ok r ergonomic when in the hoe pisition. Thanks for all your videos Dave.
@aspitofmud6257
7 ай бұрын
All of those are great for filling sandbags too
@karlt8233
4 жыл бұрын
I have a surplus 1956 East German pick shovel with carrier pouch. Had that thing almost 20 years now and it's still rock solid including the wood handle. Very heavy compared to a tri fold but built to last.
@hallowedhearthoutdoors3921
4 жыл бұрын
I like the improved camera and audio quality of these latest videos.
@rocklickranch2804
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve had a Cold Steel shovel mounted to my ATV for 4 years now and it’s my most used tool here at the ranch. I have a tomahawk target and the Special Forces shovel is much easier to throw and stick than a tomahawk. 👍🏼
@jonesysself-reliance3705
3 жыл бұрын
You could always take tose rivets out and replace with bolts
@outdooreddie2954
4 жыл бұрын
I keep the cold steel shovel in my truck. Great thrower as well for fun.
@MadDogSurvival
4 жыл бұрын
I love the cold steel shovel ! It’s just as good over here in the UK ! Best wishes brother and all 👍🏽👍🏽😎
@bellakaldera3305
4 жыл бұрын
Big Fan Dave! I carry an old US Etool in the Jeep, WW2 style, with a wood handle, an essential piece of kit. For woods carry I found an "Expedition" butterfly shovel/chopper. The steel lined wooden handles swivel like a butterfly knife and cover the sharp edges of the tool. It digs, it chops, it cuts wire, it opens bottles, it has serrated and straight chopping edges and it only weighs a little over a pound. I could probably even fry something on it, but that might draw the temper. The edges of the wooden handles needed rounding and the hinges were hollow rivets that I doubled up on with additional rivets to strengthen it. The blurb on the packaging even suggests throwing this thing! You might not have seen anything like it, a shovel/ chopper with butterfly handles, but it works great!
@airsoftarmy77
4 жыл бұрын
I think a shovel is a very underestimated woodsman tool. Thanks for spreading the info Dave!
@dogma7911
4 жыл бұрын
Good job Dave! I've been watching your videos since the beginning years. For a long term pack shovel I'd definitely go with the cold steel as well. It takes a good edge if need be. I still have the screws in mine but always have a few nails and a gimlet as a backup. The nails will take more shear force and can be reused if the hole is bore with the gimlet. Great video. Well thought out.
@daniel-lee888
7 ай бұрын
I owned the titanium shovel and its great unless you want to do any chopping. For value and multipurpose, the CS Special Forces is hard to beat and I picked up a Russian surplus version too. The CS is beefier, but it's nice to have an original in the collection. CS has probably sold 1000s of these shovels!
@duncansq47
4 жыл бұрын
I love my cold steel shovel . I stripped the coatings on mine tho. Forced a patina on the blade and linseed oiled the handle
@mukkaar
Жыл бұрын
Honestly with advances in plastic, it can actually be better than metal in many applications. Overall, those Fiskars shovels are being used in Finnish defense forces 24/7 there really hasn't been any issues with them. Same is with welding, it can be better option than bolting, but really you can only see that with testing. Overall, intuition with these things is tricky, bolting usually is better because it's easier to make it work, but good welding can actually be better since you are literally just bonding metal together. For example I revently was buying pretty nice staniless steel cooking pot, but I was worried because they used weldin in the handles, but I saw one video where they literally jumped on the handles of the pot.
@yamakawirodebike5710
4 жыл бұрын
Bough a CS the first week it was out! STILL going strong! Well over 1000 weekend motorcycle trips clearing ground, collecting/chopping small wood for fire, and for cleaning, sharpening, and pounding in tarp lean-to polls and yes "potty" holes! Smaller and lighter than a hatchet and safer! Love mine!!
@obliviontactical7974
4 жыл бұрын
I love my Cold Steel shovel! Excited to get the newer bigger version
@firstbloodbushcraft8354
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve used the “cold steel special forces shovel” for about 6years now. It is so useful and worth the weight. I put an edge on it and can do many camp tasks as well as process small wood and as a scraper for tinder. I’m a fan of having the least mechanical parts as possible so just popping out a couple screws with my multitool and making a new handle is the way to go I think.
@Zurgo-fl1kx
4 жыл бұрын
I got myself an old knockoff m1943 shovel that I plan on restoring, hopefully it takes some abuse on the trail.
@muskietime
4 жыл бұрын
Love my Cold Steel Shovel. Sharpened the sides very well. Drilled a lanyard hole at the top of the handle. Mostly a Truck Shovel and reachable if needed. Backpackers swear by the Deuce of Spades Potty Trowel for digging cat-holes. Made of aluminum in three different sizes, tons of colors and very light weight. Definitely not for felling trees! Cost is about $20. Love these videos. Side note: Was tramping in the Woods close to sunset this evening. Had been working on finding kindling and starting a fire as fast as possible after today’s snowfall...,with my new Mora Carbon Garberg. Went very well. Anyway, I had a Tractor Supply 36” Cane with me as I was exiting along a snow covered trail. Heard a noise behind me, cocked the cane and spun around. A winter jogger who had approached me almost fainted as he came very close to having a 1” piece of hardwood contact his head! Bet he will make a noise when passing in the future. Anyway, Be Well. God Bless.
@phukyerpheefees
4 жыл бұрын
I'm used to the folding straight- handle shovels from being a Boy Scout. If the riveted handle is a concern, you merely need to modify it prior to taking it afield. Remove the rivets and replace them with screws, making it just as easy to replace the handle as the Spetsnaz. The multiple positions make it a far more versatile tool than the Spetsnaz, in my opinion.
@tomb2289
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks that was a great breakdown of the options. I heard somewhere the Soviets looked at those fixed shovels as kind of a backup weapon as well and you can see it could be pretty handy.
@Rakkasan0609
4 жыл бұрын
The handles are made from birch or ash. Which is a hardwood just not as dense as hickory. hence he lighter feel
@robertgehret7615
4 жыл бұрын
Cold Steel just came out with a longer handle model. I think the shovel head is a bit bigger too.
@stevevelobahn1814
4 жыл бұрын
"I love my shovel!"
@Critical-thinker85
4 жыл бұрын
Good video Dave. I've had my british army folding shovel for years and it's still going strong. The only issue is it's a heavy chunk of metal. All the best. Chris
@wesleyguseman1468
4 жыл бұрын
Great video on the shovels Dave. I've had my folding shovel since I've been a teenager still holding up well. Then about 10 years ago I switch professions to Landscaping and my boss issued me a AM Leonard Deluxe soil knife. Kind of like a hori hori but without the expensive price tag. Now it's part of my pack I've used the same knife for 5 years and the more I use it the more I love it. I would like to see you do a review on the different type of hori hori out there as a lightweight option for digging. And thank you.
@BurtReynoldstash
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve got the titanium one, I put a new cold steel hickory handle and sheath on it. The Russian sheath, handle were a bit below par. It’s now a really nice tool
@futuresonex
4 жыл бұрын
The Cold Steel has been my #1 choice for a long time too. The only real drawback to it is that it can't be locked in at 90° for use as a mattock. That can be a real advantage sometimes.
@NewEnglandLyle
4 жыл бұрын
Make a handle where the wood bends 90 or near to it. Very easy to do in the woods. Can also fashion a full length handle if you so desired.
@RodCornholio
4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear him review Kaiser blades (some folks call 'em sling blades). Mmmmmm hmmmmm.
@stevevelobahn1814
4 жыл бұрын
I like mustard
@eastexas9793
4 жыл бұрын
Fact of business.... hmmmmmm....
@jacobpoucher
4 жыл бұрын
nice to see you here Karl!
@boomshanka8743
4 жыл бұрын
Sure like me summa them french fried pertehtahs, mmmm hhmm.
@johno6861
4 жыл бұрын
Funniest part is that there are people that don’t know what this is about.
@curtiscox7105
4 жыл бұрын
That was a pretty thorough, unbiased analysis. It depends on where and what you are going to do with it. I can see the folding shovels being stowed in a car for emergency snow removal if stuck. Thank you for the information.
@peternorthrup6274
2 жыл бұрын
I keep a SOG spesnaz combat throwing shovel in each of my cars. I'm very proficient with it. Each time I go into the field another one comes with me.
@OKBushcraft
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see others that have broken the USGI tri fold. I am sold on the soviet Soviet mpl-50 or the copy, Cold Steel "Spetsnaz " shovels. The Cold Steel is better steel. The Russians find the name Spetnaz shovel silly, all Russian troops are issued the shovel and trained with it. Cold steel called it Spetsnaz to make it sound cool.
@-Zevin-
4 жыл бұрын
Classic Russian military bit of kit. Keep it simple, and it will never fail. People often confuse Russian or old Soviet gear as being cheap. I look at it as ruggedly minimalist, you see this philosophy in allot of Soviet manufactured items, from shovels, to trucks to rifles.
@OKBushcraft
4 жыл бұрын
@@-Zevin- I agree. I've been collecting some Soviet equipment for that reason. Veshmoshock-pack, plash palatkas- canvas poncho tarps, jack boots, portyanki-foot wraps, dvd canteen and mess kit set, mpl-50 shovel, ... all a bit heavy but will last for years if not decades.
@-Zevin-
4 жыл бұрын
@@OKBushcraft Me too, it's not the lightest gear, but it's incredibly robust. Amazing to think that the Veshmoshock has been used since the wars with napoleon. If it aint broke don't fix it. There is elegance in simplicity. In war simple function is often best. If only i could only get a old UAZ or Ural-4320 where i live in Michigan for a reasonable price.
@mikeaden7870
4 жыл бұрын
Have two of the shovels you show fyi the one with the pick on the back that I have the steel is tempered good enough to use as a flint and steel fire starter if ever the need arises so you could chop, split, scrap shavings or make feather sticks with a shovel and than with a little char light it with the shovel and flint rock (been there done that,it works) sharpen the end and one side leaving the othe blunt for fire starting or batoning save the handle a little longer if you baton it instead of using in like an axe when splitting food for thought
@addisonesslinger3653
4 жыл бұрын
Cool shirt. Where did you find it?
@xingmenneigong
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave, always love your vids
@ikarus1415
4 жыл бұрын
Back in my army days i used a hell out of shovel, the second version on your video. We had army issued US shovels from Vietnam era. Used it to chop to dig to spread fire with, to carry fire (burned charcoal) to other fire pits. It brakes but i haven't seen one with broken handle, it usually bakes on the riveting portion on the shovel itself. To me that is the best option from any small shovels and the reason is that others can't compere to this one in the meaning of digging, strait handle and folded to an "L" and makes digging much much faster Still have it, but now i carry it in my Landy. In a platoon of 50 when going on a 18mil rucks with camp, we had only one issued axe but everyone had an shovel, there is a reason why, the shovel is very versatile tool.
@rlb20109
8 ай бұрын
Serves as a better defense than an axe.
@GreatPlainsChaser
9 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Dave. Fantastic videos as always! Much love my friend!
@UncleDon226
Жыл бұрын
The e-tool is the bane of my existence. The only good thin about it is the ability to morph into the "NCO seat". The Russians dont get a lot right, but the spetznaz shovel is my main squeeze. Not a fan of titanium, since titanium is notorious for not holding an edge- there's a reason you dont see titanium knives. The extra weight of steel is worth it for the better edge retention. But that's just my opinion.
@kaizoebara
4 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories. Way back when I was a conscript in the Bundeswehr, a guy from my platoon broke the handle on his shovel (the German button-lock type w/ pick) doing exactly that: chopping wood, because we didn't have anything else.
@philp411
4 жыл бұрын
I got a Glock shovel years ago as a prize. It is far nicer than the Coleman camp shovels from Wally World so I put it to use. It worked so well that I take it with me on all sorts of outings. I get funny looks but a shovel is something that just has use nothing else can manage. I’ve beat the G-shovel up but not had anything go wrong with it. A side benefit is the saw blade. I fold the shovel to protect my hand as I’m sawing. I like it a lot!
@justinbishop6878
4 жыл бұрын
Great work Dave always good to hear from you. Read your books I love them. Always a pleasure learning from you, thank you so much for all the knowledge you give us. Much love from Eaton ohio. Stay cool man! 🌲😁🌳😀
@tankdiesel9738
4 жыл бұрын
I agree about the cold steel... good piece of kit... keep up the great work Dave
@AerodynamicBrick
4 жыл бұрын
My uncle, an Iraq war veteran, told me once about the trifold shovel that, "its ment to dig holes and move dirt, it's not a battle axe nor a spear. If you use it as anything else but a shovel and it breaks, it's not the manufacturer's, not the store's or the delivery man's fault for breaking. It's yours and yours alone."
@jeremiahacree3619
4 жыл бұрын
you got me sold on that cold steel shovel, I think a good small shovel makes life a little easier around camp... I had one of the wood handled folders from the 60's that you showed second and used it a lot, but I guess someone needed it more than I did
@sunnybigmc90
4 жыл бұрын
I love my cold steel shovel! It comes in handy
@OGFreedom1776
4 жыл бұрын
It looks like they’re releasing a longer handle model this year as well
@giadar2963
2 жыл бұрын
For me I have seen bend handle of all metal folding shovel and I have not seen broken fiskars plastic handle yet.. My fiskars is many years old but I don't use it like a axe..
@2862Gunny
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve carried a cold steel shovel for years. I’ve never thrown it while back flipping....but I’ve never broken the handle.
@toddk1377
4 жыл бұрын
I had one of the Ames GI E-tools for almost 10 years now that always has a place on my pack. I got it from a military surplus shop for $25. I prefer the E-tool because they are a multi purpose tool that can be serve so many uses, it can really surprise you. It can be used to sit on to poop, use it to cook, as a grappling hook, ect. Granted I don't chop wood with my E-tool, that's why I carry a large knife or tomahawk, but chopping roots is no problem. Well worth the $ and it's weight in gold, imo.
@TheMongo1357
4 жыл бұрын
Another rock solid informative video Dave! I am a Cold Steel fan for other reasons and was curious about their shovel! This answers my question! Thanks!
@1911Drew
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been carrying that Cold Steel version in my vehicles since the mid 1990’s. Very good kit indeed. I’d like to take a look at that Swedish model, as well as the Spetsnaz titanium version. Thanks for putting the video up.
@StoneE4
4 жыл бұрын
The most underrated use of the tri-fold e-tool (and other folding shovels, if you're tall enough) is as a field expedient crapper... Fold and lock the shovel into the mattock/hoe position and sit on the head while the handle is on the ground next to a hole you just dug. 👍
@JSkulkingBushwack
4 жыл бұрын
The folding shovels can be used as a toilet seat by partially unfolding them then use handle end down and putting half your butt on the metal part, double duty...dig your pit, do you job in semi comfort and bury the load.
@Chaucerfaux1
4 жыл бұрын
Correct me if im misstaken but im almost 100% certain that coldsteel does make a longer handle for the shovel i think its like 18-22 inches or something close to that.
@Cetok01
4 жыл бұрын
Fox It Oudoors: You're correct. They just recently began selling their Spetznaz Trench Shovel, which comes in at 30" with a slightly larger head.
@DB-yj3qc
4 жыл бұрын
Cold steel sells the handle separate as a replacement.
@yellowdog762jb
4 жыл бұрын
Good vid, you make some excellent points. I have two different kinds of "military" style folding shovels, both have the pick option. The challenge I've had with both shovels is that during use the lock nut loosens and the handle and/or pick starts flopping around. In order to fix that, I tightened the nut down and then drilled a hole just behind the locking nut. Then I put a bolt through it with a wing nut and lock washer on the otherside of the handle. With the bolt in place the locking nut on the handle can't come loose. You have to remove the bolt to loosen the lock nut on the handle to deploy it, and then reinstall it once you have the shovel set how you want it. Yes, it's a pain. But I already had the shovels. If I were to buy another shovel, I think I could do with out the pick function, so I'd eliminate that part. I never use it that much, and it is one less thing to break, plus it would save weight. I'd probably go super simple and get a fixed blade shovel similar to the cold steel one, along with a case. It REALLY helps if you sharpen the edges of your shovel.
@yellowdog762jb
4 жыл бұрын
I have a hex headed bolt with a wing nut just behind the locking nut on my folding shovel, so I agree that you can adjust your hand position to avoid it. I just think that the round headed screw or bolt, your preference, looks better and is more ergonomic. My experience with bolts in rough conditions is that the nut will sometimes be stuck on the bolt, yet spin as you try to back it out. That forces you to need a second tool to hold the nut. In a shop that's not an issue. In the woods it could be a problem. If you're using your multi tool to turn the bolt and the nut is stuck but spinning, what do you use to hold the nut? Yes, screws have issues as well, you just have to pick your poison.
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