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| Coleman Folding Shovel/Pick | 
 enlarge | Brand: Coleman
Category: Sports
List Price: $8.99
Buy New: $7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 253
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 2.1
MPN: 836C440T
Model: 836C440T
UPC: 076501901177
EAN: 0076501901177
ASIN: B0009PUTES
Release Date: April 18, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Happy Camper/Hiker August 3, 2008
This is a good little tool to take along with you on hiking/backpacking trips or to dig a SMALL trench around your tent if camping in order to re-divert rain water. It also comes with its own carrying pouch that easily slips onto any style belt. I suggest matching the belt size to the belt loop of the carrying pouch, otherwise this tool will dangle about and flop around while walking. I bought mine a Cabelas, so I paid a little extra for it. This tool is also good to keep inside your car, especially during winter. If you get stuck on an icy road, this tool will chip the ice quite nicely. I've read some of the reviews stating that this tool is heavy, doesn't stay connected, or they hurt themselves with it. True, this tool does weigh little more than the advertized pound; that's because it is made out of steel and steel tends to be heavy. This tool, when everything is screwed together tightly, does loosen itself over continued use, it wasn't designed to go prospecting for gold, digging a grave, or such. You might actually have to stop what you are doing and periodically re-tighten the connections. Read another review that someone hurt them selves with this item, well, good for you dumb a$%! He was most likely utilizing this item in an unsafe manner. Overall, this little shovel will do what you need it to do, provided that you are safety concious. Mine works just fine for digging the emergency poo parlors while hiking/backpacking. Believe it or not, that is what this little tools intended purpose was. The only complaint that I actulally have with this tool is that its carrying pouch ripped quite easily; but that was most likely my fault for I was crawling through a narrow tunnel while caving and forgot about having this tool on my tool belt and it got caught on some rocks.
Leave No Trace! June 12, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
You cannot be a responsible backpacker and not have a shovel or pick to bury your personal waste. This device weights a little more than just one pound and is easily cleaned and even fits into its own lightweight bag. To be responsible, whenever backpacking, one should always dig a privy pit at least a foot deep and preferably deeper. Trying to use sticks or rocks to dig is silly. This is too lightweight and too handy to not bring on any trip. It is also really handy for digging trenches around your tent when you expect rain. The pick is especially handy in heavy and hard-packed soils. Clean up after yourself! Leave no trace!
 Coleman folding "shovel" May 11, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Coleman folding shovel is so small as to be impractical except for survival gardening. It is in fact, no larger than a garden trowel. Over all I'm not very happy with my purchase
 Nice April 24, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Coleman is a quality standard that you expect things from. I think that for nine dollars, you would have to be extremely stingy not to buy this. The quality is easily worth 20 dollars or more. I recommend buying this, because it seems like something that you could store anywhere and use more than once. I completely recommend this product for this price. Too bad wal-mart offers the same price without shipping :(
Great for digging potty holes! April 9, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As any camper knows, you need to dig a pretty deep hole when you're camping, or else the smell will eventually drive you away from your site. This shovel didn't seem like it would be up to the task, but it actually worked like a champ. I was able to get 8 inches deep, which is pretty good as far as potty holes go. 8 inches is alot! Plus it folds down and it's easy to store. The only thing I didn't like is that the pick part broke off when I was using it to open a can.
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