Spent $60 on a 'survival shovel' that snapped on the first hole I dug at a campsite in Shenandoah

Bought this fancy folding shovel from a camping expo thinking it'd be great for digging fire pits and tent trenches, but the handle broke clean off the first time I put any real weight on it. Anyone else had bad luck with those multitool shovels or is there a brand that actually holds up?

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richard_roberts8022d ago

Man I snapped a cheap shovel once too, guess my arm strength is the real problem here.

perez.christopher22d ago

Cheap steel usually snaps around the handle joint, that's the weak spot every time. Get yourself a solid fiberglass handle with a good head on it, those take a beating way better.