I have the shovel and have used it quite a bit even. I really like the light weight and the saw is a bonus. Prior to this I had an old Vietnam era E-tool (wood handle). The E-tool was a LOT heavier than the Glock shovel and less compact to boot; but it was better at digging and you could practically use it as an axe if you needed to. The Glock shovel's light weight and shorter, collapsible handle makes it a little iffy for serious digging in thick clay soil (lots of that around here), lots of roots or any where you need to pick axe a little more than shovel. However, it does a suprisingly good job given the leverage and weight disadvantage it has compared to the E-tool. I'm also a little cautious about using it to tend the campfire (due to the polymer) which is one of the primary duties of a small shovel for me. I've only had to dig out of the snow with it once - and it didn't get the job done; but to be fair, the snow was coming down so fast and hard that it was piling up faster than I could shovel it. It ended up taking five guys with snow shovels to get the job done (after the snowstorm had passed), so I can hardly fault the Glock shovel.
The saw in the shovel is also a nice bonus and works quite well. No complaints with it. It cuts almost as fast as the handsaw I have in the garage and is about as long to boot. The blade is a little more flexible and easier to bind; but it performs more like a purpose-built saw than a compact or emergency only type saw.
If it came down to it, I would probably keep the e-tool in the truck and only use the Glock shovel for hiking.
I don't want to hijack my own thread but as the Glock shovel came up I want to mention the ultimate shovel, the Cold Steel Spetsnaz doodad. Its a shovel, a ax, a throwing 'knife', a vegetable slicer & chopper and much much more...
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