I bought this months ago and have been using it to dig out citrus trees and planting new plants in the back yard. It's a great shovel, and works even better sharpened with a file and with handle extensions to make it longer. One gripe is that I often have to tighten the grip as it'll sometimes unscrews. It doesn't stop the work flow, so don't let that stop you from buying this shovel.
the knife will break, the handle will get loose, the sharp part of the shovel will get dull quickly, and the pins to lock the shovel will break too. oh and the foam on the handle won"t last. so maybe a fun tool but not one that you can rely on for years.
Looks like a great shovel, not sure about depending on it as an ax, it looks like the way that it bounces off of the wood might make it a little difficult to control and result in a trip to the emergency room of a hospital.
Bought one of these and took it out four wheeling. Buried my tires and used the tool to dig them out. The tool so sharp hit 2 of my tires by mistake put a 2” gash in each of them and I died in the wilderness.
Great video, but when trying to make a fire with the flint, instead of pushing with the back of the knife, keep the knife steady, and pull the flint, the magnesium flow will all fall in the same place, starting the fire, Mr he couldn't start the fire because he did the inverted process..., finally, does the shovel work like an axe?
That totally threw me off... Thought his pronunciation was wrong, then I did some research. Turns out both spellings/pronunciations are correct. Why don't we just call it element 13? Blame Sir Humphry Davy. LOL
This shovel is much better than a review I saw of a very similar one it was gold coloured had a torch aswell but once you started chopping it bent and broke this one on here looks the biz might go an play with this myself
I like that the handle can be extended, that's one thing that's disappointing about the NATO issue ones is that the handle length is fixed, at least the old matok ones they had back in the day could have a longer handle affixed by making one
Hi Ta outdoors! I have been watching your videos for a little more than two months. I love them. Thank you so much for your videos. I probably watched them all a million times! Make more!
Good review Mike. You should hire that commentator for any future review videos you make. Loads of humour! On a more serious note.. The Hairy Hobit may need assistance pulling his pants down if he just finished digging a Latrine hole!! He may have waited a tad too long to start digging that hole after using the firesteal to spark that arm hair after he used the SHAX to chop his wood and the knife to prepare his tinder after killing Zombies.... So the assistance he would get with attaching into his belt may prove to be a Welcome feature. Don't forget that the opener will aid him in opening that much deserved Beer afterwards while he relaxes around the fire waiting for and keeping watch for the Zombie Apocalypse!! Cheers buddy!
I've been online looking at quite a few multi shovels lately, but I hadn't seen this. What I like about it compared to the others it's not too much stuff just the right amount of stuff and mostly shovel. The one thing that it lacks though is a pic on the flip side of the shovel. Otherwise I'd say it's a bit of a keeper !!!!!!!
Yep, that's the thing with most these outdoor/survival prod. reviews. After 5 swings everything works nice. Then 3 month deep it starts to fiddle. 6 month and it falls apart. it's an ok shovel. It sucks as an axe for it tweaks your wrist with every bow. Battoning a knife is even better. It sucks as a carving knife too compared to...well a carving knife with a decent handle. (at least you can whisthle while you carve) I honestly belive that this '10 in 1 mulitfuncionality' trend is a misdirection. Dog n pony products to lure impulse buying.
@@tamasbarad8202 Thing is most of these aren't build for long term use though. If you needed to use a hatchet in a normal situation just use a hatchet not a survival tool
@@gotworc I think they are built for impulse buying. I could argue if there are survival tools at all. There are survival skills sure. And there are good durable tools. And good, durable gear. The word survival is a bit blurry and fantasized these days. If it's the stuff what you have with you all the time, then survival tools are your shoes. A small space blanket in your pocket. A lighter. If I know I get away outdoors, I bring good tools, like a hatchet. My argument is that these gimicky "survival" gadgets are not good to have at all.
Zombie killing shovel... Seriously... Know your market... But...this shovel is bad ass. I've tested this shovel for over a year. Camping, (summer and winter) fire starting, hiking, concrete work, (breaking 100% compacted sand and road crush) this is one tuff sob of a shovel. Double up on the extension kits for more storage space, more leverage. Doubles as a short spear shaft you can mount the knife on or a spear tip. Don't bother using it as an axe. Once you break ground in a rocky area it's useless unless you have a stone or file and time.
