Comments on: Collapsible Emergency Show Shovel

By: Stu

Stu — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:46:42 +0000

As “kif” said, often you need to deal with ice or very hard packed snow. This means steel blades.
There are many places selling army surplus “folding entrenching tools” for $10 to $20. Some have a pick in addition to the steel spade.

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http://reviews.ebay.com/U-S-Entrenching-Tool-Identification-Spot-a-Fake_W0QQugidZ10000000001662604

By: kif

kif — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:02:22 +0000

This could be useful for getting unstuck from fresh snow. However, if you need to contend with being plowed-in on the street, or any other situation where you’re really dealing with snow compacted into hard ice, this shovel would be nearly useless. Have a small steel shovel, a camp axe, and some eye protection if this is your situation.

By: BigEdJr

BigEdJr — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:56:02 +0000

Man… I am so glad I moved from central PA to Phoenix. I am originally from Los Angeles and moved to PA for work. I’m sorry, there may be some people that love it, good for them. But we do not miss it at all. I’ll take 110+ in the summer any day over the low teens or colder….

No more snow shovels. No more snow tires. No more frozen ground that’s too hard for everything….

Any way, I’m happy now!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:28:57 +0000

My Simple Emergency Kit: Shovel, warm blanket (space blanket too), candles, matches, flashlight (new batteries), energy bars, duct tape.

Anything else?

Always either wear or have them in the car, warm boots!

By: ShopMonger

ShopMonger — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:52:07 +0000

Yeah this would be great for emergency, along with a warm blanket…… teh season is a cummin