Survival Tactical Shovel, Multifunctional Folding Camping Shovels, Foldable Camp Shovel with Aluminium Alloy Handle (Black)

The best one of these shovels around. The shovel head actually doesn’t look like it belongs in the sand box with my 4 year old. Nope this thing is bonifide BAD A*S. I had the old old CRKT trench tool and I freaking loved it and haven’t had anything replace it until now. I was worried after I ordered but I’m super happy. The locking tab where each piece comes together is the best around which is a huge thing but yeah awesome. I guess you could say the sheath could be better but at that point you’re nit picking and being petty.

This shovel has it all. It's compact, with four tubular sections that can be screwed together to extend the handle for easier shoveling. The shovel itself is a decent size, and has one serrated edge for sawing, and the other edge is sharpened for use as an ax. In addition, it includes a magnesium rod for fire starting, as well as an emergency whistle. The storage bag that's included seems sturdy and has divided pockets to store the rods and shovel. This is now with the other recovery gear in my pickup. Great gear!

This is a heavy duty, versatile tool. Has solid components that go together and come apart quickly and easily. Edges on shovel are super sharp and very functional. Definitely worth the money and a valuable yet practical addition to a bug out kit or every day vehicle.

What I really needed was a portable shovel -- something that I can keep in the car for camping or in case I need to dig out of snow or handle getting stuck otherwise. This thing can handle that and so much more. I dindn't quite know what a "survival tactical shovel" would be, but the "tactical" part probably refers to the shovel being well constructed and feels sturdy. As a shovel, it has a nicely-proportioned handle that assembles easily and stays together. The toggle for the head of the shovel is easy to use and enables setting the angle of the blade in several increments to 90 degrees (effectively a hoe) while maintaining a solid feel.In addition to the shovel aspect, this thing has some unexpected features like a hole that can be used for pulling nails out and another that can be used as a hex wrench. One edge of the shovel is serrated so that it can be used as a saw and the other has a bit of an edge to it so it is sort of a "blade," though not a knife edge. There is also a bottle opener and a "hook cutter" that can be used to cut cordage. I don't know that I would use all of these on a regular basis, and I don't see myself carrying a "tactical shovel" with me on a plane, but if my plane went down, I'd sure appreciate some of these tools.Two additional and somewhat related items are the glass breaker (basically a hardened point on the opposite end of the shovel handle from the blade) and the knife. I am not sure when I would need the glass breaker unless I came upon a motorist in a flaming vehicle since I will likely keep this in the trunk and be unable to access it easily for myself if, say, my vehicle were submerged and I needed to break my way out. But, moving on... unscrewing the glass breaker from the handle reveals a firestarter rod that can be used in the standard way with the knife blade to create sparks and produce fire. The knife is no joke either. It is SHARP, 4" long and pointed (sort of like a Tanto blade). You can attach the knife blade to one of the handle sections for leverage or onto the fully-assembled handle to create a spear.The tool feels good in my hands and the functions I have tried have worked as advertised, though I wouldn't recommend the saw for anything more than a survival situation and I feel more like the "blade" on the opposite edge of the shovel is more like a dull axe than anything.It disassembles and the parts fit into an included fabric pouch with velcro-type closures and a shoulder strap. Don't get too excited. The pouch did not get anywhere near the attention that the shovel did and feels more like an afterthought: it is thin and the strap is probably not anything that I would ever use, especially since I plan to mostly keep this in my car.For my use case, it fits the bill just fine and provides some extra bonus tools that could come in handy. I'd probably do 4 1/2 stars due to the weakness of the pouch, but since that doesn't really matter for me, I'll round it to 5.

I have received this and another tool from this manufacturer at no cost for evaluation and providing an honest review. This is the survival/hiking/camp shovel I was expecting. The smaller base model radiation shovel I received fell short of my expectations. This model, the raptor has met and exceeded my expectations. This comes with a decent pack away pouch to store the broken down components for easy transport. The functionality and features of this model are great. The serrated spade edge is large enough to actually be useful in light sawing and cutting of ropes, cordage and vines. The same goes for the cutting axe edge. There is enough material and in the right size to actually be able to chop through some wood limbs and make kindling. The steel thickness of the spade feels just a bit thicker and sturdier than the little brother but seems up for the tasks one would wish to use it for. The quick adjust joint between the handle and spade is really well designed and feel sturdy, able to withstand the forces of the hard use intended for the functions of the spade itself. The quick attach latching and locking handle sections are very tight ensuring no slip and assembles easily into a very solid sturdy handle at any length. This also features a small tango knife blade, not a blade I would plan to use for a dedicated field fixed blade but would be useful if you needed to use it in a pinch. The survival fire flint/steel rod is good sized and well secured and on the other end is a well designed highly functional whistle. This all secured discretely in the top cap of the handle which sports a nice little glass breaker tip. My only critique of this tool is the glass breaker, it’s great, but if it had some type of cap to place over top to keep the use from coming into contact when using the shovel as a shovel would be a nice touch to round it out as a perfect tool.Highly recommended!!