Best Backpacking Shovel (Updated for 2017) – Top 4 Shovels Reviewed

This product is great and has a lot of functionalities. It has strong metal that can cut through light roots, make latrines, a sleeping spot or clearing up a fireplace. It is not strong enough to do a lot of deep digging, if you plant to I would suggest you get something stronger.

For the light camp chores, it works perfectly well. The SOG folds and unfolds to fit in your backpack making carrying it around very easy. A problem I noticed with the product though is it has no edge at all so if you are digging hard compacted dirt you might want to get something sharper.

It is a decent tool that can handle light camping activities but not anything too deep or hard.

This shovel is small with a great feel. It is just perfect for casual digging and perhaps slicing through snow. It is sturdy and very well built and the fact that it can be dissembled into three parts makes it even more convenient to carry around.

One thing I noted about the shovel though is you cannot rely on it to scoop and lift anything heavy; just light fluffy stuff. Where the handle joins the shovel, the tool feels weak like it can break when scooping something heavy. In case you need to scoop heavy sand, I would not advise this shovel; something much stronger would serve you better. However, for light cutting of snow or light sand this shovel works like a machine.

If you use it for the right intended reasons that is snow and not ice it will serve you season after season.

When it comes to gardening and any other outdoor activities then this is the shovel to carry around. It is lightweight with smart folding capabilities. It is strong, sharp, petite and robust. It is made with genuine thick gauge metal and strong bolts around the folding area to ensure that it does not snap and break.

I like its size, not too short and not too long. It is just the perfect size for backwoods camping chores. It even bends at a 90-degree angle and has saw teeth to cut through light wood. It is also very easy to clean since you can disassemble the parts clean them and fit them back together easily.

This an all metal shovel with no plastic at all. It is small to fit in a backpack and has many uses. You can opt to use it as a shovel, a chopper or even a saw. It has no weakness at the joints and it is long enough to have enough leverage when digging through sand.

It also has some accessories that come with it. These come in handy when you are in a survival situation. The compass for instance and the fire starter are just amazing accessories that make the tool worthwhile.

The pouch is decently made and makes carrying the shovel very convenient.