REALISTIC E-TOOL TEST Taiwan vs USA - RATHCO vs MILITARY ISSUE

[@DK-jd8bj]

I'm at a point my life I can afford to buy quality. You almost always save money long term. I prefer to buy US made and avoid China/Asia items like the plague. Unfortunately a lot of times there's no quality products available. Most people prefer cheap and disposable or we wouldn't be in this mess. PS- Just moved back to the panhandle. Awesome place.

[@everythingyukon]

Thank you for watching! American built is usually better, And yes, the panhandle is an awesome place to live. Glad you're here watching the videos

[@dythshroomstamper]

I bought one of those modular shovels and have used it for years, works great, the humor is great on this channel

[@scottharrington1309]

I just bought the U.S. G.I. model and haven't had time to get out a try it yet but after watching this video I'm glad I didn't try to go cheap on the tool!

[@Badg0r]

I've just received one from the Dutch army from the year 1982, it was squeaky, sprayed it in with WD40 and a lot of black stuff came out of the screw area. Used WD40 on the henches and it works like new. 20 dollars for a used one, but it hasn't been used since 1990. I'm glad that I've bought the real deal for our hiking trip to Norway, since I was doubting to save money on some gear.

[@janhammekenbuch142]

I have one of the old versions with a long wooden handle. Practically indestructible.

[@JCole78]

Holy crap, the Ozark Trails E-Tool I bought for $10 out performed that Rothco by a country mile. I’ve had it for a few years now and have since gave it to my son for camping. I replaced it with an Ames 87. The OT got the job done, but I wanted an Ames like I had in the Army. Funny enough I got the Ames for $10 a couple of weeks ago after picking up a Fox Outdoors E-Tool at my local Military surplus store. I’m not sure how it will hold up, but I bought it to throw in the back of my vehicle for emergency use.

[@CYangtze-b6l]

All Gave Some and Some Gave All.. Dark Horse 🐎 Out of Camp Pendleton (3/5 Third Marines Fifth Battalion) Fully retired the Commander in Chief sorry son you can not run over the Hill ( Hell) anymore..25 plus years until Mandatory by USMC ahhhh...I still have my E-Tool shovel ahhhh

[@ralphpannone3391]

I have the Ames e tool shovel. When you started digging the hole with the Rothco After a few stabs at the ground I said "I think he bent the handle. He is a big dude. He is gonna kill that thing in no time." Hahah

[@someparts]

Nice review. The Ames GI issue original is the standard. Taiwan has the capability to make very high end hardened steel for tools and I own several. They are not China. It's a shame that they make this sort of stuff as well and of course the importer could spec a higher quality but didn't.

[@balsalmalberto8086]

Cold Steel Spetnaz is made in taiwan and it is a beast of a durable shovel

[@voraciousblackstn]

If a shovel can't shovel, then it is garbage. The e-tool isn't just a shovel though. It is a shovel, pick, hoe, axe, saw, scythe and hammer. I can guarantee that the Rothco would fail any of these tasks. I have an Ames 1992 E-tool. 2 covers, M1967 and ALICE. It comes out with me on EVERY camping trip, even when I don't plan on building a fire.

[@woofman4796]

Where do I get the American made 1, ?? And what panhandle are you in, I'm in west central Florida

[@everythingyukon]

Most any army surplus store. And I'm in Idaho

[@woofman4796]

@@everythingyukon cool, thank you, I was thinking a surplus store, and Idaho is a beautiful place, merry Christmas brother, me, us army 83 to 85,

[@everythingyukon]

Thank you for your service! Merry Christmas

[@woofman4796]

@@everythingyukon thank you and your welcome

[@soggz4246]

You need a British Military Survival UtilityKnife,mate. It’s so robust that you can dig holes with it,chop stuff with it and even prise doors open with it. Get yourself one and find out. All the best.👍🏾🇬🇧

[@clintwalker2231]

We found a weak point in the shovel. Digging.

[@mathewsmith4476]

Great to know, thanks 👍

[@roguejediwil]

I have my brother shovel from Vietnam war and it still is in great condition. I enjoyed your video. Thank you! Buy American!

[@everythingyukon]

That's awesome! Absolutely

[@brianvannorman1465]

Still want a pick on the e-tool.

[@NemesisConfirmed]

You're built like my older brother, I believe you could have dug those holes in the same amount of time with a tuna can or one of those yeti water jugs.

[@stratblacknosugar.5125]

Ames 87 USA stamped, £3 from a carboot sale, seems legitimate, used but solid, from sunny England.

[@Rpg39_]

What is the US etool loved by some and hated by many? What’s wrong with it?

[@voraciousblackstn]

Because no one likes digging foxholes. Love the tool, hate the using it.

[@NGMonocrom]

Rothco is good for clothing, pouches, and certain pieces of gear. Namely gear that won't see ANY hard-use at all. Everything else? Just no. Got a couple of shirts from Rothco that I'm very happy with. But as far as E-tools, I prefer the one made by Glock. The Gerber copy of the Ames entrenching tool looks like a winner as well.

[@lockbreaker7961]

the Chinese e tools sold at Walmart under the Ozark Trail name, made by "Zhejiang Great Star industrial" are rather robust and take as good a licking as the US made ones for about $12

[@balsalmalberto8086]

I saw those and wasn't sure, ozark has generally good QA control.

[@sihilius]

Still, even on the original they should put that threaded Tube upside down, so that dirt doesn't build up that easily inside the thread. I did that to my folding shovel and it works great.

[@DavidEricWilliams]

Good video

[@everythingyukon]

Thanks!

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

If I do ever end up actually purchasing a military-grade E-tool made in the US, I am going to dye it olive drab, sharpen one of the edges, change the upper half of the handle by removing the folding piece and replacing it with a solid one, so it looks like its WW2 ancestor, Granted I still am looking or M51 Vietnam War era one with the pick,

[@OOTurok]

I have the USA E-Tool, & use it all the time on my camp outs. Trust me, you will want to keep the triangle handle. You can put a lot more force behind a tiny shovel like that with the triangle handle.

[@mingodingo]

Cheap is cheap. Made in Wherever doesn't mean anything. There's plenty of Made in America crap

[@al_2_1_6]

Your content is beautiful

[@cajunsurvivor]

Walmarts Ozark Trail folding shovel is a solid buy for $9.98 and I'm sure it will give your USA made shovel a run for its money.

[@everythingyukon]

@@cajunsurvivor Maybe, probably not though.

[@cajunsurvivor]

@@everythingyukon how many $9.98 folding shovels can you buy for the price of one of your USA shovels?

[@notyouraveragehero6665]

I got a Taiwanese e tool and after the first hole it broke

[@larryjanson4011]

i have seen were items made in asia are lower in cost “most of the time” but are cheaper in how they are built, far lower quality in fit and form, and do not last as long. and this is on items that are there to hold humans while there car is doing 80-90 mph. down to just a lowly switch. i am not in the army will never be ( age 65) but when you need to dig a hole right now to help get out of the way of those high speed stingers. cheap is not worth ones life.

[@박경규-p6g]

80년대 이래는 미국도 원가절감 때문에 전부 OEM하기 때문에 군사장비 질이 형편없죠

[@woofman4796]

i thought it was called rothco

[@arturoaaguilarperez1200]

FROM CHINA ONLY A COMPASS, BUT MADE IN USA. THANKS.

[@octaviomenesesrueda]

BORN IN THE USA! ALWAYS. TOTHING IS GOOD FROM CHINA.

[@JARG]

Made in America baby!

[@learningcurve1114]

I hope that knock-off e-tool isn't what Taiwanese soldiers are issued.

[@everythingyukon]

I don't think it is, it's just mass production junk for Americans

[@ai5dd]

I have a U.S.G.I. entrenching tool in the back of my jeep.

[@novicebladesman2835]

If this doesn't prove to you that you should avoid that green tool (and it should), here's another practical application of both. Happened just today actually when we were filling sandbags to fortify a hill we often defend playing airsoft (yes, I get people make fun of the sport, no I don't care as it's fun). Anyways, the hill has trees over it, roots lacing the 0.5-1ft of soil covering the hill, rocks, granite, slate, and clay. A whole mess. We didn't have the tools to cut through the roots and the rock, only our two etools. One was mine which is the black one, and someone else brought his Taiwan knockoff. We were digging and after a pretty brutal usage from one of the club members, the handle broke at the same spot as it did in the video. Whereas mine was used just as brutally, and only got a little scratched up. We chipped away at slate, jammed it into roots, and used it to try and bang a knife through a particularly thick root. Only damage is superficial. So yeah, it might not be the best tool, but for something portable to dig a small pit for like a fire and then pack away, it's pretty dang good.

[@DrunKao]

Why do you keep saying "Chinese" 😂😭

[@everythingyukon]

Stuff and things

[@voraciousblackstn]

Because Taiwan is the Republic of China?

[@Seongbin-0]

lol Cause taiwan is mostly recognized as a part of china

[@mr.funguy9620]

You're doing it wrong recruit 🤬

[@heikopanzlaff3789]

Looks like Your military issue is also a cheap knockoff. Have one here from the german military where the joint is not riveted, it is a M8 bolt with a self locking nut ...

[@everythingyukon]

The military issue one I tested here is actually a pretty solid tool