Glock E Tool or Entrenching Tool - Best Folding Shovel

[@SM-og9pt]

As an Arizonan I’m experiencing soil envy watching you dig.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Arizona is beautiful

[@muskett4108]

Had mine for 30 years, still have it in the back of the car. Saw works great on roots with all that grit, sand, and muck; its not for cutting logs. Its not really designed for throwing either, but for a compact, light weight compact folding spade they are pretty good. Nothing is going to beat a full side spade and pick axe. Pretty goof paddle too. I like mine, and its been a sound investment.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

A paddle? Good idea

[@OnTheRiver66]

As an emergency paddle it would work. I carried my Cold Steel entrenching tool in my kayak as an emergency paddle. Hope never to have to use it. I didn’t know Glock made these 30 years ago! You cannot beat Glock quality! And that small size could fit into any vehicle.

[@muskett4108]

@@OnTheRiver66 If you like the CS Spetz shovel then a Russian on ebay does a Titanium one. Fit CS handle and use CS cover and you have just about the perfect light weight pack spade. The Glock is lighter than most but still on the heavy side if you have to do the carrying. Titanium spade, Silkey Saw and Skrama has camp big chores sorted.

[@muskett4108]

@@MB-jg4tr This:www.varusteleka.com/en/product/terava-skrama-240-carbon-steel/30189 Thinking man's golok. For Russian Federation Titanium shovel just do a search. Silkey F180 is the lightest and not bad. Like all these things how big a spade, saw, tool? The above are all very good for pack size and cost. What I carry.

[@OnTheRiver66]

Muskett Now a titanium shovel is awesome! I had to carry the military issue in the field and it was a real pain. It attached to your web belt. I’ll check this out on EBay. Thanks!

[@DSG0805]

Your review helped sway me to get one. Bought it, got it, love it. I put it in my car emergency kit.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Glad I could help

[@TrespassingPilot129]

There is also another position of the shovel, take a look at the joint and you will see it.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for this interesting Video! Greetings from Switzerland

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thank you

[@jonlouis2582]

I have been shopping for one of these for ages, this design makes sense. I trust Glock quality, thanks for the review.

[@shorty7943]

I use mine since many years, worth every penny

[@jimzwerlein6012]

Dang your soil digs easy! Always liked the glock etool but since I have a tri-fold military shovel couldn't see buying one. Thanks for the review!

[@tlrinc2343]

I have 2 of these and like them. Seem to be of good quality

[@Johonavich49]

Looks like a great shovel! Nice saw too. Definitely worth the money. Thanks Bryan.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I agree

[@martinlatvian5538]

As a former infantryman, I aprove, it is the best!

[@jeffdavis7616]

I keep one on my quad. As rule the only I use a shovel for when I'm on my quad is snow. It work pretty well there.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Cool

[@Roadking26]

Almost 3 min for a sponser promo. The longest i have seen. I have this tool and it has been the best by far. Way better than the one i was issued in the Army

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Actually, it was two minutes :-) the really ironic part is they are now out of business and apparently screwed some folks around, including me. But the E-tool is still great.

[@wildwill3336]

Cool shovel ,great video and great video quality!

[@timothyadcock5103]

I went down on my Triumph adventure bike up in the Rocky Mountains. When the dust cleared I was pinned under the bike. Fortunately I could reach my camping equipment to fetch my trusty Glock folding shovel. It took about 45 minutes to dig my leg out and free at last!

[@jamescedric7615]

That sound tough, sorry to hear that but glad you made it out!

[@timothyadcock5103]

@@jamescedric7615 Me too!

[@kennywheelus6857]

I'd like to see this one up the schrade telescoping folding shovel please in a side by side comparison, just to see which is better or how they both hold up,I'd say it'd be a tough close choice. Thanks once again Brian for a gear review.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Stay tuned.

[@kennywheelus6857]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose ,ok sure will an ty Brian

[@AussieHunta]

The sog elite entrenching tool too

[@jamesgreene4554]

How well does it handle heat? Like shoveling hot coals

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I don’t know.

[@Broken_Arrow58]

After sampling a bunch of these, settled on the Gerber E-Tool. No pick but model with one wasn't worth double the price.

[@ironsurvival7011]

Great review thank you

[@markdahlia9543]

Can you use this as a seat like the military one

[@AlexeyDnepr]

Shovel Glock or Gerber? Which is better?

[@annabarone9956]

Watching your video makes me spend money easily

[@DDDYLN]

What kind of steel is the shovel made from?

[@WisconsinEric]

Yours is shiny, mine is beat to *hit and still going strong after 10+yrs. Only thing it is not perfect for is deep powder snow, but it will get it done. Glock E-Tool is in my car at all times.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Good to know

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Great review.

[@mak450]

So definitely a stronger mechanism than on that last folding shovel you tested?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I don’t remember what that was. The little UST? If so, apparently.

[@mak450]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose I was thinking of the U Dig It folding shovel...I didn't realize that was 5 years ago. Damn, where does the time go Haha

[@nuancolar7304]

From appearances, it looks like the saw inside the handle is crafted from thick material and built more for strength than sawing. I'm sure it will do a marginal job, but compared to the razor teeth that you see today on common folding saws, pruners and other saws this one seems more like a carpenter's crosscut saw.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Like I said, I think it is really designed for cutting roots and not to replace a regular saw

[@jamesborek8125]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose Agreed. This is designed as a... Entrenching Tool lol make holes to hide in quickly and easily. Ain't nothing wrong with breathing heavy. Everybody should try and do it more often!

[@DoomOfConviction]

If you carry a shovel you need to dig entrenchments like a lunatic or crazy deep holes. For Bushcraft use if you need a fire hole use a pointed stick to loosen the ground and split the side of a bigger log to dig up the earth. Much cooler that way and no weight for a shovel you don’t really need.

[@thetman0068]

Can’t do that out in the Rockies! Definitely need a shovel or at least a bush knife you don’t mind beating up.

[@wlogan0204]

whats a man gotta do for a sig shovel?

[@spwan10]

Just got one n I notice somthing I'm thinking is a bevel on the edges, so is it meant to be sharpened. This is my first E tool so I'm not sure.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Could be

[@mikeingeorgia1]

I’ve dug fighting holes with e-tools. Here’s to hoping that won’t be necessary again! 🍻

[@evillabrador1]

I wanted to see it put through the state of the art balance testing facility. It does look like a better folding shovel, but etool design peaked with the cold steel spec forces shovel.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

This one is much easier to actually dig with. It is awful hard to get the dirt out of a smaller than foxhole size hole with the straight handled model.

[@40belowful]

nice but do a surplus military folding shovel :) from Vietnam or Korean war.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Stay tuned.

[@mikefox7947]

Nice man I carry a glock 17 with me had it most my life I'm 30 now

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Good pistol

[@tomterrific8574]

I still have my USMC entrenching tool (E-tool). One thing you didn't test was your balance and orientation device. More than once, when ammo was out, I used my E-tool as an offensive weapon against the enemy. It was very effective!

[@tomterrific8574]

@Norse Woodman If you had been in Vietnam fighting VC and NVA regulars at the same time, you wouldn't be making such stupid comments.

[@tomterrific8574]

@Norse Woodman I'm over 65. I have battle scars to prove my veracity. I'm beginning to think that you are one of those smores roasting, basement dwelling people that conservatives like Dan Bongino talk about. I watch a lot of channels that bring new products to light because I want to be ready when the DIms start their insurrection...as they have told us in many of their documents that they would do.

[@tomterrific8574]

@Norse Woodman I don't care what you think...obviously you are a non-thinker. Just hope you don't ever need a Marine to come to your defense.

[@derekdelamar]

I went to big daddy unlimited. I was surprised to see that I couldn't even browse the site before I decided if I wanted to join or not. That's a big red flag for me.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

That is why they have the 99 cent trial. Otherwise they would have to comply with the manufacturers’ MAP pricing minimum because they “advertise” prices to the public. That’s how they can have such good prices.

[@nothim7321]

The locking surfaces and all parts that are under any kind of stress are all steel on steel with Glock firearms. Doesn't seem to be the case with this little tool? Am I wrong?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I think you are correct. But it is very solid.

[@fog8969]

$45 on Amazon. But if you have Amazon Prime, you get free shipping, plus much faster shipping than with Big Daddy, plus other benefits of Prime. Wind up paying may $4 more, but worth it to me.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I prefer to support a smaller business which supports the 2nd Amendment when I can.

[@fog8969]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose Understood.

[@carlenovember11]

Ho action lol! Brian is the best!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks

[@johns.cooper3626]

I will stick with my old military e-tool

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Yes sir my Ames E-tool hasn’t let me down.

[@TTGLL]

I digg the channel, Glock is the best fighting pistol on earth. But Ames e-tool is the best combat shovel. I have one here my uncle brought back from overseas and one I was issued they are tuff as nails. Glocks e-tool and gerber are 3rd at best. Still thumbs up to support the channel

[@patrickbateman312]

Glocks aren't even the best fighting pistols from Austria lmao

[@clongshanks5206]

Glock entrenching tool Krieg: happy gas mask noises

[@KyleTheDalek]

I can’t remember the name of the company but I saw a shovel similar to this and cheaper and it’s reviews were 5 star. Does anyone the company or shovel I’m talking about? Talking about it’s design is there better designs out there? As I feel this could have weak spots .

[@redgreen6436]

Fiskars?

[@OnTheRiver66]

I have a Gerber that I keep in my car, but folded it is not a small as the Glock. The Cold Steel Spetnaz shovel is great quality but not collapsible.

[@RichAnder]

Where’s the red clay

[@jedcollings3624]

That telescopic handle on a cold steel shovel would be peak shovel man, extra points if they can bump it up from 2 segments to three

[@larrylightle9108]

Nice chuck norris comment. Very funny

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Chuck Norris for President.

[@jongjoorhee931]

Seems like a good shovel. But is it balanced. . . Hahaha. . .

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I knew somebody would ask.

[@beethomas1334]

The wife didn’t have you do the review in her flower beds?!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

:-)

[@frastudio]

They make shovels

[@AggyGoesOutdoors]

I can't imagine anything worse than using a system where water freezes at 0 and and boils at 100. 🤣 That's a mean cat hole you dug there, good work 👊🏽🙏🏽

[@lanedexter6303]

Of all my E Tools, this is the overall best E Tool (Cold Steel is a better weapon, but it doesn’t fold). These days, SOG SELL A Chinese made blatant copy for more money.

[@poacher-ec9zo]

Just a BDU commercial for the first 3 minutes.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Not true! Only 2 of the first 3 minutes is a commercial for Big Daddy Unlimited ;-) Seriously, BDU rocks and my financial relationship with them is helping me get a little closer to gettingh this KZbin thing out of the red.

[@geektarded]

Love your videos and I know you have to pay the bills, but over 3 min to get to the actual content is ridiculous.

[@shortcircuit3033]

For those still stuck in the metric system. Lol The whole world.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Gotcha

[@shortcircuit3033]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose i got a chuckle..im stuck with using both systems..trying to convert alot..

[@shauncarr1957]

Normally you do really unbiased reviews felt like you got paid to promote this shovel. Still enjoy your videos though

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Which is very ironic because This is one of the items I bought with my own money Even though very often I do review things that companies send me I am curious. What part of this seemed biased to you?

[@shauncarr1957]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose seemed like you kept making excuses for the shovel for instance the shovel head being in the way of using the saw and then the saw not really cutting wood you said its probably just for cutting roots. I didnt mean for any of this to be insulting im a huge fan.

[@Frank_Nemo]

1:19 Err, no, not a perfect time to mention, the damn vid has only just started! I'm outta here.

[@realtyrocks1969]

I don't mind people mentioning their sponsors but 13 minutes of continually mentioning it is a bit much.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Let's see. After the actual promo spot I mentioned Big Daddy Unlimited once at about the 5 minute mark when talking about the price of the tool and then not again until the very end of the video. Would you really call that 'continually"?

[@jason7033]

This etool is a piece of crap. There is more flaws in its design. It's way over priced