Crovel Shovel anyone have one ?

[Guest Rando]

I saw the Crovel shovel on the prepper show and checked it on line, it said they were majorly back ordered. Has anyone had hands on one or own one? What do you really think about them, I am kinda tempted to put my name on the list.

[Major Kong]

Looks interesting. What show did you see this on?

[Guest Rando]

Saw it on the Doomsday Preppers show think its on Discovery channel/ National Geographic had the guys that came up with it and other items on the show talking about some of thier prepping. Has some neat uses all rolled into one tool. I like the show for the most part but some of those people are kinda out there. I need to get with someone close and get some prepping tips myself may not sling 20 to 50 thousand into it like some on the show but every little bit helps.

[lewisbd]

The guy that designed it is the same one who shot his thumb off and claimed the gun misfired when he had his hand left hand in front of the muzzle and his finger on the trigger.

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[SALK]

That guy is an idiot with a gun!!!!! But, the shovel did look interesting.

[Trekbike]

I saw this on the show as well. I did find this review that took a little glamor off all the uses. While not the best saw or axe it handled the other uses pretty well. Overall I still think it's a neat multi-tool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5NNQDBz1dw

[Moped]

Ok. I wasn't that impressed. The Glock Shovel is much lighter and does all the same tasks but pull nails as far as I can tell. The saw is MUCH more efficant.

[Murgatroy]

It is kinda obvious that the cat in the video has never used a tool in his life.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

While the guy in the video is beating a brick to pieces, the old lab dog peeks around from the back of the house with a look, "Well, dad has finally lost it."

Reckon the tool is not heat-tempered enough? A back-saw it is not. Wonder if a blade that thick could have teeth cut in such a way to be a useful cross-cut saw? Dunno nothin about it.

[Guest alloyguitar]

I saw it on there, too. looks like a cheap folding shovel with some attachments to me. I have an idea for a folding shovel and a halligan kinda rolled into one I may build in the next few months. We'll see what happens there.

[Troutburger]

The problem is the tool can do many things, just none of them well. The bottle open was nice, but the rest of it looks like a trip on the fail boat.

[Guest alloyguitar]

That guy does look like he's never used a tool. I mean, he tried to break a branch where it'd just spring, hindering the cutting/breaking considerably.

[TGO David]

Isn't this thing somewhere around $400 to purchase, or did I completely misread their own web site?

[Guest alloyguitar]

I googled and somewhere said 89 dollars, but I could be wrong. That could be for the sheath or something. Lol

[Guest alloyguitar]

http://uncrate.com/stuff/crovel/

Nevermind. This must have been the first version, or something. Looks like something I could easily make in my garage in a few hours.

[Links2k]

The guy that designed it is the same one who shot his thumb off and claimed the gun misfired when he had his hand left hand in front of the muzzle and his finger on the trigger.

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That show was too funny.

[Capbyrd]

I saw this on the show as well. I did find this review that took a little glamor off all the uses. While not the best saw or axe it handled the other uses pretty well. Overall I still think it's a neat multi-tool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5NNQDBz1dw

First thing I would do is replace the allen bolt with a quick disconnect of some sort.

[Guest alloyguitar]

At least a wing nut with a lock washer.

[dats82]

My thought was that anyone who would actually use it for a bottle opener is probably not going to do well in a SHTF scenario.

[Guest alloyguitar]

Wait a minute. You mean that you can open a bottle with something OTHER than a bottle opener?!

Lol, yeah, that wouldn't be a huge selling point for me.