i'm sure anybody who already has one of these agrees- it's a serious little shovel. nice handle; good grip (for me at least). heavy shovel head; i didn't even sharpen mine since i keep it under my car seat. you can tell this thing will do major damage if swung at anything! i keep an old bag of rock salt behind the car seat also; so i "use" the shovel for shovelling rock salt under the tires if stuck in snow (decent enough excuse). i even take it hiking with my family; nobody notices it..