M48 tactical shovel
"Haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Will be a great camping tool, versatile and much sturdier than those little folding shovels I break quickly."
Overall rating: 4.8461537 / 5 from 13 reviews.
Review topics: ["size","shovel","tool","trees"].
"Haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Will be a great camping tool, versatile and much sturdier than those little folding shovels I break quickly."
"A very handy piece of gear for your camping / survival kit. It's reminiscent of the cold steel spetnaz shovel. I keep this in my car tool kit for either chopping or knee level digging projects."
"This is a great product like many that I have received from BudK. I have beat the crap out of this thing against trees and dug surprisingly deep holes in a matter of minutes. This shovel is amazing and I strapped right next to my M48 Tomahawk on my Tactical Bug Out bag."
"One of the best purchases I have made for my Bug Out Bag, hands down! The only way to describe this shovel would be BAD A$$. The compact size is perfect and it seems like it is very durable and could handle a lot."
"This weapon I like a lot, it has a very good feel to it as well as great grip. I've ordered a shovel before that wasn't too great but this 1 is better. The blade itself is a bit smaller then I'd like but to me it feel like I'm swinging a smaller axe. This weapon hits very hard which so what I like most."
"GREAT SHOVEL TO WORK AROUND THE HOUSE. USED IT IN THE FLOWER BEDS AND WAS HANDIER THAN A REGULAR SHOVEL. USED IT AT THE HUNTING CAMP AND CLEARED SEVERAL FIRING LANES. RECOMMEND TO ALL FOR GREAT ALL-AROUND WORK TOOL."
"Everything I thought it was going to be & more. Great for digging & self defense use!!"
"This is one sweet shovel! Although I would say this is more suitable for lopping the heads off of zombies than for digging foxholes, but it's nice that it will do both! I've been very pleased with the M-48 line so far, now I just need that spear! In short, buy it, you won't regret it!"
"i like this shovel/knife.The shovel came in sharp as a razor and digs very well."
"I took this out on a camping and hiking trip last weekend with some friends and tried it out. As a camp axe, it did ok. We were chopping at some larger trees and it took quite a bit of effort to hack through them. Smaller branches and trees might be better suited to the task. Out of the box, it is quite sharp and maintained an edge better than expected. I would not want to use it as my primary cutting tool in place of a proper axe or hatchet, but as a Swiss Army Knife of shovels, it did perform well. I did not have the chance to dig a hole with it, but think it would perform as well as any other field type shovel, such as the Army entrenching tool or the Glock shovel. The handle is quite comfortable and the design makes it easy to keep a grip on it. Overall, a good tool for a good price."