If you are looking for a compact but well built little shovel that you could even stow under the seat I am impressed with this cheap $14.95 model. I bought 4 more for other uses. Seems to be quite well built for the price and doesn't take up any room when folded up. I plan to keep one under the rear seat of GX.

 

That is a great looking shovel.
I picked up a similar Coleman one at Ross for $5 a while ago but haven't had a chance to use it.

 

You have me beat on price... at $5 I'd have 10 of them :-)

 

LOL, I love browsing the automotive section at Ross or Marshal. You can pick up stuffs for really cheap like Wax or leather cleaner and microfiber cloth.

The one I have is similar to this one
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Folding-Shovel/13848635?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227000385953&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40968263792&wl4=aud-310687322322la-78911070152&wl5=9032131&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=13848635&wl13=&veh=sem

 

 

I brought it with me on a couple of ski trips and my last camping trip but never used it LOL...I hope I'd never used it hahaa...but you never know when number 1 priority is number 2 in the middle of nowhere.

 

I'll have to do that too. My objectivity was blurred by the free overnight shipping from Amazon. :-)

 

I couldnt find a good shovel for wintertime that can be broken down but still reach all the way to the diffs without getting on the ground. So I decided to make one with only parts I already had laying around.

I had a shovel with a broken handle, some pvc pipe, small bolts and nuts. I ended up with this. and theres almost zero play between the white pipes which could be eliminated with a piece of thin tape on the ends. at the head end, theres no play at all. It could be that this 7 foot shovel is actually sturdier than my all steel lifetime shovels. and lighter. and more reach. and less expensive.

 

I don’t know about the durability with that? With the last few bodies I had to bury I needed a durable fulll sized shovel. The mini shovel became exhausting to use

 

frozen ground also has an impact