Heavy Duty Folding Shovel Idea! thought welcome,,

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OK, everyone has seen the Chinese shovel, im impressed, but im not going to pay what there asking, so i was looking around and found another called the Crovel, ill tell you what, id pay for that at the same cost before buying the other, but i still think its a little hi for a folding shovel! so i was thinking, why not make your own? all you would need is a 18" wrecking bar, 1" black iron "T", 3/4" X 1" black iron bushing, and some scrap steel! or even a old shovel head.. of course your going to need a wielder or someone who can do it for you. but you can get everything above for under $20, in the right places, or you should have floating around the garage! my neighbor has a piece of 1/8" steel diamond plate hes giving me, and the wielder, and yet i found a breaker bar in the shed that i didnt even know i had, and a crappy hammer(kool beans) so the only thing i need is the "T" and bushing, both under $5! i would put a photo of what im going to make but i have no clue how to put it on here, but i posted the link below for the shovel that i like, from that i think you can get the idea of what im making.. "T" wielded to the shovel, bushing wielded to the chopped off bar, and a hammer head wielded to the end of the bar.. simple no? let me know what you think of the idea!!

http://www.crovelfoldingshovel.com/
 
Have you looked into military style e tools? What about the Cold Steel shovel, doesn't fold but it looks solid. No so sure about turning the shovel into a multitool with a hammer and what not.
 
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My pic kinda decided to move so its not lined up right, but really whats the diff? i mean theres not to much to do, just some wielding, and using the grinder. grant it, its a little bit heavier, but. it wont break, unlike the other military shovels thats clips are plastic,, JR

P.S. I mean for camping driving the stakes, in the trunk dig yourself out in winter, accident smash windows, and as backpacking,,
 
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That is interersting, never seen that one before. No snow in my environment, just blazing sun 300+ days a year. I do carry some stuff in the trunk of my car, mostly some handtools, jumper cables, gallon of water, blanket, pRacorod 50', and a wonderbar. Believe it or not, Gerber makes a nice shovel, the E tool. It has received much higher reviews than the one SOG makes and it appears to have the same dimensions.

I like to keep things simple when it comes to my gear in the car. Not sure I need a shovel sized multitool like that. It would be awkward being angled in a setbelt, while upside-down after an accident trying to break windows with a crowshovel. Just my opinion. I would rather have a dedicated glassbreaker tied with paracord to something inside the car. If you were to undertake a project like that, i would be very interested in seeing the end result. It can be done.
 
I really like the idea of the handle being something that has more use to it. A crow bar end is cool. Though that makes it more for urban use and adds substantially to the weight vs. a hollow metal handle. The chinise one cannot be beat though as it has a can opener built in! And it does a bunch of other cool things where the spade meets the handle. :D
 
IMHO, the biggest plus is that it's NOT Chinese. To be honest, I wonder if it really works that well. It's sort of like a jack of all trades, but master of none.
 
folding shovel? CASE 580, John Deere 310, Caterpillar 428, model numbers may varies and could have been updated.
 
RevDevil said:
That is interersting, never seen that one before. No snow in my environment, just blazing sun 300+ days a year. I do carry some stuff in the trunk of my car, mostly some handtools, jumper cables, gallon of water, blanket, pRacorod 50', and a wonderbar. Believe it or not, Gerber makes a nice shovel, the E tool. It has received much higher reviews than the one SOG makes and it appears to have the same dimensions.

I like to keep things simple when it comes to my gear in the car. Not sure I need a shovel sized multitool like that. It would be awkward being angled in a setbelt, while upside-down after an accident trying to break windows with a crowshovel. Just my opinion. I would rather have a dedicated glassbreaker tied with paracord to something inside the car. If you were to undertake a project like that, i would be very interested in seeing the end result. It can be done.
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Im going over to a friends house this weekend, were his father has all the toys to play with, so i should be done with it by Monday? maybe? but then it needs to be painted! Olive Drab with a P-40 warhawk mouth on it, someone else did that to there military shovel and i love it! so i gotta try,, JR
 
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