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While multipurpose tools are always fun, how is the Chinese army shovel particularly noteworthy? I'm pretty sure you can get an almost identical model from, say
by JCThoughtscream 16y ago
While multipurpose tools are always fun, how is the Chinese army shovel particularly noteworthy? I'm pretty sure you can get an almost identical model from, say, REI. Or the /US/ Army's surplus.
...actually, they likely all come from the same factory, huh?
- moconnor 16y agoI know it sounds plausible, but I've never seen one. Show me: http://www.rei.com/search?query=shovel&button.x=0&button.y=0 http://www.rei.com/search?query=shovel&button.x=0&bu...
- roel_v 16y agoThe thing is that these things are called 'entrenching tools', searching for that gives more results. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrenching_tool http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrenching_tool - the pictures there don't look like they have serrated edges to serve as a saw, but there are plenty on e.g. Ebay that do. I know I used to sell the folding model, with serrated edge, 15 years ago in the military surplus stored I worked at.
- gaius 16y agoDutch shovels, they're known as in the outdoorsy subcultures in the UK, probably because at one point some supplier like Millett's bought up a job lot of them from Dutch army surplus, and that's what everyone bought. For some reason olive oil in spray bottles is known as "Portuguese sunblock".
- reduxredacted 16y agoSeriously, though, you have to admit they thought of quite a bit more than just an entrenching tool . . . I mean, they at least deserve credit for offering it in "funny shade of orange" and fluorescent yellow. Though I did think the part where the guy used it as a shield seemed to be the least optimal for the situation at hand. Seems he could have used the blade more effectively, but then that would have made the scene a little less palatable for an infomercial.
- eonwe 16y agoWe had similar tool in finnish army. The only difference was that when used as a pick against frozen ground it quickly fell apart. I wonder how this fares against such a hard material.
- sdurkin 16y agoI agree. I have a US Army surplus entrenching tool in my basement right now, folding serrated edge and everything. My dad used to use it when my siblings and I were younger to dig holes at the beach. :) Ingenious design? Absolutely. Noteworthy Chinese super-shovel? Not really.