10 Best Backpacking Shovels

The SOG Entrenching Tool advances the tradition of the classic survival shovel by making it more durable, more portable and more powerful. Hang it from your belt using the included ballistic nylon sheath or keep it in your pack for digging, hoeing, sawing and other essential survival tasks.

• BARELY BIGGER THAN YOUR HAND: That’s the size of the Entrenching Tool when folded; this camp shovel, snow shovel, sand shovel or gardening shovel works as a small shovel for big jobs
• 18.25 INCH FULL LENGTH, 24.5 OUNCES: Foldable military shovel and hunting shovel w/ a wood saw edge and a rotating spade shovel blade to use as a pick or hoe; versatile E tool w/ strong shovel handle
• 3-WAY FOLDING DESIGN: Hand shovel collapses into a portable outdoor shovel, emergency shovel and hiking shovel; a compact E tool for your camping gear that’s not as bulky as other shovels for digging
• HIGH-CARBON STEEL CONSTRUCTION AND CARRY CASE: Super durable for a mini shovel; pack it into its small shovel case and carry it on your back pack or belt
• SOG TACTICAL SHOVEL FOR LIFE: Take care of your folding shovel and we’ll take care of you; SOG shovels for digging are built to last, and we consider all repair and replacement requests
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• Material: Synthetic
• Color: Black
• Brand: SOG Specialty Knives
• Item Dimensions LxWxH: 12 x 9 x 3 inches
• Item Weight: 24.5 Ounces
• Is Foldable: Yes
• Style: Entrenching Tool
• Type: backpacking shovel

About this item, barely bigger than your tool when folded, this camp shovel, snow, shovel, sand, shovel or gardening shovel works as a small shovel for big jobs, 18 25 inch full length, 24, 5 ounces, foldable, military shovel and hunting shovel w slash a wood saw edge and a rotating spade shovel blade to use as a pick or hoe versatile etool. W strong shovel handle three-way folding design hand shovel collapses into a portable outdoor shovel emergency shovel and hiking shovel a compact e tool for your camping gear.

That’s not as bulky as other shovels for digging high carbon steel construction and carry case super durable for a mini shovel pack, it into its small shovel case and carry it on your backpack or belt sog tactical shovel for life. Take care of your folding shovel and we’ll take care of you. Sog shovels for digging are built to last, and we consider all repair and replacement requests see more product details in the description to get this product today, at the best price about this item, barely bigger than your hand, that’s the size of the entrenching tool.

When folded, this camp shovel snow, shovel sand, shovel or gardening shovel works as a small shovel for big jobs, 18 25 inch full length, 24, 5 ounces, foldable, military shovel and hunting shovel w slash a wood saw edge and a rotating spade shovel blade to use as a pick or hoe versatile etool. W strong shovel handle three-way folding design hand.

• Made in USA
• First, save yourself a ton of time and use the Deuce UPSIDE-DOWN to probe the top 3-4” for rocks or roots that might spoil your poop-hole location; probing like this is a fantastic and unique feature of the Deuce; right-side-up, the scoop is large enough to quickly remove dirt; further into the hole, use it upside-down again to break up hard dirt and pry out rocks; it provides up to a 4x increase in digging power when used this way
• Three models; #1 is the lightest at .45oz (the weight of just 2 1/2 teaspoon of water) for only the most fanatical weight fanatics; the #2 is the backpacker’s classic, .6 oz (just over the weight of 1 tablespoon of water) for more normal weight fanatics (2.5 X 6.8 inches); and the #3, a .97oz beast; big, strong and most capable of handling truly awful hole-digging situations (2.6 X 8 inches); use the length to gauge the hole depth; full 6” to 8” deep is a proper forest poop hole
• Made in the US and S. Korea of aerospace grade, US-produced 7075-T6 aluminum that meets the AMS4045 standard (the alloy alone does not guarantee high strength); the go-to aluminum for satellites and aircraft; HIGH STRENGTH aluminum makes high strength products; this grade of aluminum is available in only a handful of countries with technology and quality driven supply chains; manufacturer’s lifetime warranty
• Tumbled until fully de-burred; smooth, rounded edges and shape is much more comfortable that angular shapes and raw die-cut edges
• Anodized in fun colors to prevent corrosion and surface damage; prevents dark smudges from bare aluminum on your hands; have some fun, pick a color like you would a lolipop; these trowels really help you doo-doo the right thing; a great Leave No Trace aid
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• Manufacturer: TheTentLab
• Origin: Made in USA
• Material: 7075-T6 aluminum
• Color: MadeinUS-Blue
• Brand: TheTentLab
• Type: backpacking shovel

Hi, I’m mike seacoach here, I’m here to deuce potty trowel. These days we make three: we have the deuce number one which is six and a half inches tall. So it’s about the minimum depth for a proper poop hole and for a cat hole in the woods it weighs 45 ounces. So it’s incredibly light that’s about as much as this much water.

Now we have the deuce number two, which is the evolution of our original deuce of spades, this one’s seven inches long and it weighs 0 6 ounces, which is about that much water. And finally, we have the deuce number three, this one’s eight inches long. So you can. This is the depth of a full depth cat hole and it weighs 0 95 ounces, which is this much that seems kind of academic, so my favorite way to show people just how light these are.

Is this? You can’t do that with your everyday poop, trowel, okay, obviously uh they’re, a sheet metal product, uh they’ve been bent into a curve for strength, and it goes you know thinnest. So this is the lightest duty model for ultralight fanatics, only medium which is sort of the sweet spot for most backpackers, and then we have the heavy duty model which is made out of the thickest material and is the largest the basic strength idea behind.

These is uh very much like something you all know when you have a piece of paper, you curve it and it gets quite a bit stronger. So that’s the basic sort of engineering principle behind these. The other thing is, is they’re made out of high strength, aerospace grade, 7075, t6 aluminum, and it’s all it’s all: u s, aluminum, no matter where we make them.

That turns out to be pretty important. We take for granted that we can get products that are really strong, 7075 t6 aluminum that passes ams 4045 is something anybody can get on the internet in the us, but other parts of the world. That is absolutely not the case, so here’s some of the stuff from ours- and you can see it- has it- has a lot of spring back.

So this is a high yield strength material. Now this is a sheet metal part that was came from china. It was also sold as 7075 t6, and I can tell you from experience that you can’t get 7075 t6 high strength t6 in china, unless you’re, a chinese aerospace manufacturer, there’s just no way you’re going to get it and sure enough.

This is what this stuff does so very low yield strength. This is not a high strength, material, it’s being sold a 7075 t6, but it’s definitely not high strength, 7075 t6. That has implications beyond just the strength. Our deuces are all tumbled, so they’re put into these gigantic bins filled with abrasive material chunks of it hundreds of pounds and they’re thrown in there, and then the whole thing is is agitated so that all of our edges are nice and smooth and round.

This is not a sharp edged product. It’ll, never cut you. If you don’t have the high tensile strength the high yield strength on these, though, what happens? Is you just end up beating the heck out of the thing? So if you see a sheet metal product- and it’s obvious- it probably should have been tumbled, but you see in the comments on it that maybe it’s got sharp edges, there’s a good chance that the reason for that is because it can’t be tumbled.

It’s a low strength, material. Some of the other design features of the deuce are it has four little tiny teeth right on the very front of it, so that as you’re digging, you can cut small roots, you can nick them and then they can chop through with the rest of it. That was a nice little refinement we added a couple years ago, then, on this end it has a slightly wavy edge so that it increases the friction.

So when you’re pushing on it, you don’t have to just rely on the little notch right here and then everything about the top is rounded so as you’re pushing you know, these are sheet metal, they’re not going to cut you, but there is a limit how much force you can use before they start to be uncomfortable. As you push on it, you don’t have any hard edges that are trying to dig into you and last but not least, you notice that the handle is very short and very flared right here, and the reason for that is because, first of all, when you’re digging a poop hole, you know they’re they’re, not very big around.

You can make poop holes with these, that are, that are like just four inches across, but eight inches deep. It’s it’s a really dramatic cylindrical hole you can make with these and having a short handle is very much a part of that. If it’s a long handle it it bumps into the edge much more easily. The other thing is, it increases the strength dramatically, so we’re not so much worried about this strength.

This way, it’s the strength. This way that we have to worry about, because all of these have the limitation of being the curved piece, so they’re strongest this way, not that way, the very top has also been flared so that when it’s in the dirt, you can pull it out more easily and there’s nothing special about this hole and whenever you have a piece of backpacking equipment, there’s always this interaction between the product and its features and how it’s made and the technique that’s used to make the most of it.

So the deuce actually has a really interesting and important feature. This thing has actually been designed to be used upside down, so you put it in your hand this way or like this, and you notice there’s about twice as much area along this edge than there is along this edge. So as you’re putting pressure on it, you actually are doubling the pressure into the ground, so you can dig and probe and bust up hard spots hard dirt, clods extremely well with this trowel used upside down and that’s uh, now very much a part of how the whole thing works.

When you do that, it really really ups the satisfaction of having one of these things. It really makes the thing so much nicer to use. We have a lifetime warranty on our deuce of spades. Does that mean you? You can’t break one, but if you do send us a picture and uh three dollars postage in the us and a brand new one’s on its way, we’ll even let you switch models if you want um, you know that’s something probably worth mentioning.

Is that uh, you know sometimes the ground. You know it’s just way too hard. There are places where you, you really shouldn’t, be trying to dig a poop hole, and sometimes you don’t find that out until later, but I mean uh I’ve run into ground. Where you need this, I mean there really is dirt. You’re, not gonna, go anywhere without a pickaxe and um.

You know, by the same token, there’s rocks there. You’re not gonna, get you’re, not gonna, budge them without anything less than a crowbar, maybe even a pike. So you have to be a little bit judicious about exactly what battle you want to fight making these poop holes um. You know and that’s in direct trade, for the super ultra lightness of these things.

Um. Last but not least, we obviously we make them in lots and lots of colors. This doesn’t have to be a grudging pur. Just that where you know I got to build, you know, dig a poop hole. I need a trowel. These things are fun um. It’s really more, like you know, picking out a lollipop, that’s that’s our philosophy.

It’s all these different colors, just really cool piece of gear. Okay, um, let’s go dig some holes. You.

• PREMIUM MATERIALS: Carefully constructed with high-carbon steel, this heat-treated mini folding camp shovel is built to last with rust-resistance & anti-deformation. The CO-Z tactical military shovel is a rugged tool for digging, shoveling, sawing, chopping, and entrenching.
• COMPACT & VERSATILE: This ergonomically designed handle measures 11.8” while the 6.3” x 4.7” shovelhead increases your digging volume. It’s handy as a car camping trowel, beach shovel, or off-road accessory if you ever need to dig your car out of the mud.
• THICKENED CUTTING BLADE: Thanks to the reinforced blade our foldable rescue shovel can dig into gravel with ease – a must-have for backyards, gardens, farmland, campers, forest rangers, and outdoorsmen.
• LIGHTWEIGHT & EASY TO STORE: This military shovel weighs only 28 oz and comes with a nylon carry case (11.8” x 6.5”) so you can take this on the go anywhere.
• ADVENTURE+SURVIVAL SHOVEL: Whether you are backpacking on a wilderness adventure or preparing for an emergency, this emergency shovel is a vital necessity in the great outdoors.
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• Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 2 x 5.1 inches; 1.8 Pounds
• Manufacturer: OMS-201G-BK
• Material: Carbon Steel
• Color: Black
• Brand: CO-Z
• Item Dimensions LxWxH: 18.1 x 2 x 5.1 inches
• Item Weight: 1.8 Pounds
• Is Foldable: Yes
• Grip Type: Ergonomic
• Type: backpacking shovel

• Mini Folding Shovel with Multifunction: It Can be Pressed into Service as a Shovel, Saw, Bottle Opener, Nail Puller, Hoe, Pickaxe and more!
• High Quality and Value Mutitool for Outdoor and Indoor activities: Great choice for Backpackers,Campers, Hikers, Gardeners, Scouts, Archeaologist, Gold Prospector, etc. A Superb Gift Idea!
• Small and Portable: The folding design allows easy carry, transport and storage. Simply loop to your belt or keep handy in your car or backpack! One multitool does it all!
• Compact but Intelligent and Solid Design: It features a non-slip soft rubber grip handle resulting in a comfortable grip while performing your gardening, shoveling or digging tasks. High-carbon steel manufactured shovel head and handle, durable, sturdy and tough as nails! Very practical tool cover all your different outdoor needs.
• Order with Confidence. Yeacool customer satisfaction means all! We fix any problem quickly and offer the best solution to our valued customers in a polite way!! Simply contact us via Amazon message when necessary, enjoy hassle free shopping experience with us!!!
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• Material: High carbon steel
• Color: 16 inch Shovel
• Brand: Yeacool
• Item Dimensions LxWxH: 16.14 x 3.94 x 0.98 inches
• Item Weight: 1.19 Pounds
• Is Foldable: Yes
• Type: backpacking shovel

• 【SHOVEL + AXE SURVIVAL KITS】The LIANTRAL Shovel and Axe kits was a great innovation for the adventurer-compare to other shovel, this survival is more complete. Comes with a survival axe to bring you more convenient, allows customer to replace the tools of the shovel or the axe to meet your different needs.
• 【QUALITY MATERIAL】This shovel and the axe were made of quality carbon steel which is high-strength and wear-resistant. The handle and extension bars were made by Aerospace Grade Aluminum alloy, It is designed and produced with the sports and outdoor enthusiast in mind, assembling practicability, functionality and security in it.
• 【MULTI FUNCTIONAL CAMPING SET】This camping axe includes the functions of Shovel Board, Axe, Hoe, Hexagonal Wrench, Saw, Bottle Opener, Hoe, Fish Scaler Tool, Emergency Whistle, Fire Bar, Ice Ax, Safety Hammer, etc. With the Extension Bars allows you to adjust the length of shovel according to your height.
• 【MULTIPLE USAGES & EASY to CARRY】Features with the detachable function, includes a tactical waist pack, the shovel and other parts are easy to disassemble for storage in a car or a backpack; Weighs about 4.76lbs, it’s great for outdoor activities as camping, backpacking, hunting, fishing, and emergencies; also works well in farm, patio, lawn, and garden.
• 【Customer First】Any issue about the product, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We will be glad to assist you.
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• Material: Aluminum, Carbon Steel
• Color: Black
• Brand: LIANTRAL
• Type: backpacking shovel

• Sturdy & Durable – Made of stainless steel which is high-strength and wear-resistant. This portable shovel trowel has passed the durability tests and our destruction tests.
• Multifunctional – This portable shovel trowel features a regular trowel doesn’t even have: Shovel, Saw, Ruler, Nail Extractor, Hex Wrench, Paracord(110 inch). It can also be used as a spare tent stake by burying this portable trowel in the dirt, sand or snow to use as a tent peg on a windy day.
• Perfect Gift Idea – Ideal gift for anyone to use, campers, backpackers, hikers, gardeners, survivalists, hunters. Great for backpacking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, gardening outdoor activities.
• Portable and Comfortable to Use – With the handle wrapped with a 9ft paracord and the included plastic handle end cap, this trowel is very comfy to hold and it will fit perfectly in your palms for tough digging jobs. This shovel trowel can also fit in a convenient carrying pouch with a belt loop to carry at your side. It’s easy for you to hang it on your belt to carry.
• Iunio trowel lasts for life: Our trowels are built to last! You take care of our trowel and we’ll take care of you! All replacement requests are supported by our awesome customer service team anytime!!!
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• Manufacturer: Iunio
• Material: Stainless steel
• Color: Black
• Brand: Iunio
• Item Dimensions LxWxH: 10.42 x 2.87 x 1.17 inches
• Item Weight: 0.42 Pounds
• Type: backpacking shovel

• 【40 inch Large Size Camping Shovel】: This folding shovel has a large size of 40 inches, it is adjustable, three-section extension rods, aviation-grade aluminum material, 4 assembly methods, the maximum size can be adjusted to 40 inches, the shovel head size is 5.5*8 inches, and it can be multi-segmented. Switching the angle of the shovel surface, the adjustable angle of the shovel head is 45°/90°/180°, and the shovel or hoe can be switched as desired, which is multi-functional and labor-saving.
• 【Axe-type Thickened shovelhead】: This folding shovel uses a thick manganese steel shovelhead, the blade thickness is 2.5mm, and the third-generation manganese steel integrated casting technology is used, which has high strength and high toughness. The multi-function shovel head has a reinforced ridge design, axe blades on both sides, single-sided serrated teeth, a hexagonal hole, rope cutter, ruler functions, etc., and the shovel surface adds a laser personalized map pattern.
• 【Multifunctional Folding Shovel】: The folding shovel has the functions of shoveling, knocking, chopping, sawing, cutting, javelin, and bottle opening. It can be used for cutting trees, shoveling mud, huge trees, hoes, knife blades, broken windows, screwdrivers, knife serrations, etc. Using high-quality steel, you can peel off animal skins, remove scales, cut ropes, break windows in emergency, and protect yourself in emergency to ensure your safety
• 【Portable & Compact】: The foldable shovel is detachable and foldable. It has a small size and a weight of 1560g. It can be placed in a portable durable bag, made of Oxford cloth, and carried with you. You can put it in a car, backpack or toolbox. This folding bucket is assembled with practicality, functionality and safety. Suitable for camping, hiking, self-defense, backpacking, fishing, hunting, gardening and outdoor activities.
• 【Warranty & Packing List】: Customer satisfaction and service quality are our most important criteria. We provide 1 year warranty for this camping shovel. If you encounter any problems, please feel free to contact us, and we will solve the problem for you as soon as possible. Packing list: Shovel head*1, extension rod*3, knife*1, arrow-shaped harpoon*1, broken window cone*1, portable bag*1, screwdriver*1, built-in compass*1, whistle*1
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• COMPACT AND PORTABLE – The tri-fold design on this entrenching tool makes it less bulky than other shovels on the market. It measures 9.5” when folded, making it the perfect size for a hiking shovel, camp shovel, and the ideal survival shovel.
• HEAVY-DUTY AND SAFE – This collapsible shovel is forged from carbon steel and built to withstand heavy-duty entrenching and digging jobs. The threaded lock system ensures the blade stays put, keeping you safe and protected.
• DURABLE HARD CASE – A hard carrying case holds the foldable shovel, providing protection and makes for a great addition to your survival gear and equipment. It can be attached to a backpack or belt – perfect for the campground, glove box, garden, shop, or on the trail!
• MULTI-USE – Use it as a pick, a saw, or hoe, the choice is yours! The serrated edge adds to functionality, easily cutting through packed dirt, hard ice, tough roots, plants, and more. Keep it as an emergency tool for your car or use it for your outdoor adventures with ease.
• BUY WITH CONFIDENCE – TAC9ER is a US-based company and we stand behind our products. We offer free returns within 30 days and a 5 year no questions asked warranty. If you break it, we replace it.
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• Color: Black
• Brand: TAC9ER
• Item Weight: 3.21 Pounds
• Is Foldable: Yes
• Type: backpacking shovel

• Folding Shovel Built to Handle Tough Jobs with Overall Length of 18.1 inches – This shovel is made from high quality alloy steel which is of extreme hardness and wear-resistant. Supported by a positive locking collar to keep this shovel secure during heavy use. It has passed several durability tests and our destruction tests and is strong enough to withstand heavy-duty entrenching and digging jobs.
• Camping Shovel with Multi-Functions – This entrenching tool is equipped with many functions such as digging, trenching, hoeing, cutting, pickax, saw, bottle opener, nail puller, hex wrench, etc. With the serrated edge on the shovel board, you can cut through whatever is in your way – tough roots, packed dirt, hard ice. What a versatile tool for all off-roading enthusiasts! For daily use, this shovel can also be used as a garden shovel, snow shovel and trench shovel.
• Foldable Shovel with 3-Way Trifold Design – This shovel is 18.1 inches at full length, but when folded the size of this shovel is only 7.6 x 4.6 inches. Very convenient to use and carry wherever your next job or adventure takes you. The ergonomic and anti-slip handle with black powder coat finish makes this shovel very comfortable to hold while using.
• Ideal Entrenching Gift with Portability – This shovel folds up and fits in a convenient carrying bag with a belt loop to carry at your side. The convenient carrying case protects the shovel head when it’s not in use. It is easy for you to hang it on your belt to carry after this shovel folds up and fits into this high quality portable pouch.
• Iunio folding shovel lasts for a lifetime: Our shovels are built to last! You take care of our shovel and we’ll take care of you! All replacement requests are supported by our awesome customer service team anytime!!!
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• Folding Shovel Built to Handle Tough Jobs with Overall Length of 18.1 inches – This shovel is made from high quality alloy steel which is of extreme hardness and wear-resistant. Supported by a positive locking collar to keep this shovel secure during heavy use. It has passed several durability tests and our destruction tests and is strong enough to withstand heavy-duty entrenching and digging jobs.
• Camping Shovel with Multi-Functions – This entrenching tool is equipped with many functions such as digging, trenching, hoeing, cutting, pickax, saw, bottle opener, nail puller, hex wrench, etc. With the serrated edge on the shovel board, you can cut through whatever is in your way – tough roots, packed dirt, hard ice. What a versatile tool for all off-roading enthusiasts! For daily use, this shovel can also be used as a garden shovel, snow shovel and trench shovel.
• Foldable Shovel with 3-Way Trifold Design – This shovel is 18.1 inches at full length, but when folded the size of this shovel is only 7.6 x 4.6 inches. Very convenient to use and carry wherever your next job or adventure takes you. The ergonomic and anti-slip handle with black powder coat finish makes this shovel very comfortable to hold while using.
• Ideal Entrenching Gift with Portability – This shovel folds up and fits in a convenient carrying bag with a belt loop to carry at your side. The convenient carrying case protects the shovel head when it’s not in use. It is easy for you to hang it on your belt to carry after this shovel folds up and fits into this high quality portable pouch.
• Iunio folding shovel lasts for a lifetime: Our shovels are built to last! You take care of our shovel and we’ll take care of you! All replacement requests are supported by our awesome customer service team anytime!!!
• Type: backpacking shovel

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• ▶ COMPACT & PORTABLE – Full 31″ Long Extended with Adjustable Handle Length – Collapsible to 7″
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• Manufacturer: Rhino USA, Inc.
• Material: Steel
• Color: Black
• Brand: Rhino USA, Inc.
• Type: backpacking shovel