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[chnlisle]

Nice pix John

[brett13]

I ended up getting this:
http://www.kershawkn...ails.php?id=168

You know, Kershaw makes great knives and this looked right. Don't buy it! Its a nice piece- solid, sharp blade, but too small. Great for kindling, but not good for anything larger and I like a more versatile ax since I'm pretty good with it.

I ordered a Fiskars. We'll see.

[Mushhuskies]

I carry a hatchet that was given to us as a wedding present with our names and anniv date engraved! So, I'm kinda partial to that but I talked and split wood with a city firefighter in California that had a great Mini-maul, hatchet sized. It was a great tool and I have not been able to find one to add to my arsenal. I used to carry a Pulaski, a dedicated fire fighting and all around handy tool but jettisoned it in favor of less weight/size. I also carry a Sandvik handsaw.

So, oh wise ones, what type of shovel do you all carry??? The one I carry now might be good for snow but not much else. I think I will replace with a folddown type found in an Army-Navy store.

[SunMan]

I carry a hatchet that was given to us as a wedding present with our names and anniv date engraved! So, I'm kinda partial to that but I talked and split wood with a city firefighter in California that had a great Mini-maul, hatchet sized. It was a great tool and I have not been able to find one to add to my arsenal. I used to carry a Pulaski, a dedicated fire fighting and all around handy tool but jettisoned it in favor of less weight/size. I also carry a Sandvik handsaw.

So, oh wise ones, what type of shovel do you all carry??? The one I carry now might be good for snow but not much else. I think I will replace with a folddown type found in an Army-Navy store.

I use an old fold down type I inherited from my Dad's old gear, might have had a name at one time but I can't tell now. Still pretty solid.

[brett13]

I picked one up years ago in the hardware store. I guess its a garden shovel- looks like a standard shovel, but is about 27" end to end, so its longer than the standard folding army/navy/camp shovel by 4 or 5". And the steel shovel itself is smaller than the standard shovel, but still big enough to do some work. It also has a handle at the end rather than just the shaft. That makes gripping it really sturdy. Weighs a little more than a folder, but not even close to full size shovel. I wouldn't carry anything smaller, but if I get around to it, I might replace the shaft with one 30-36"" and it would be perfect.

[EdoHart]

I used to carry a cheap entrenching tool, but it was so week it was almost worthless, so then I carried a regular old shovel (spade). About 5 years ago I found a German army entrenching tool at an Army/Navy surplus store. It is solidly built and has both a pick and a shovel head. It's served me well ever since.

[K6ON]

Mushhuskies:

Here's a link to a great 3 lb Mini-Maul. I bought one a while back and really like it.

http://216.71.104.41/mini_maul.html

[Mushhuskies]

Thanks Deltarat,

I'll check it out....pete

[chnlisle]

Dont overlook the Woodsmans Pal. I use it and a cheapo Chinese hatchet. Both are sharp and work well.

[bsharp007]

I started Carrying this one when my wife had to borrow an axe from someone camping next to us and teased me about being a fireman without an axe. This one works surprisingly well and has a small saw that fits in the handle. Easy to stow in the camper because of its compact size.
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