Gerber 22-41578 Gorge Folding Shovel

Gerber 22-41578 Gorge Folding Shovel

gerber once again makes good stuff

a little short for major digging but if you need a small shovel for like a camping trip are backpacking this works great very stable

for the price -- this thing is great...

While i'm certainly sensitive and empathehetic to the needs of of any US service personnel serving in the gulf (my thanks to you all)....just because amazon can't ship the shovel somewhere - -it shouldn't get a bad review in my opinion. For the price it absolutely can't be beat. If you want full blown 'survival" shovel like a pro climber would use -- then count on spending $100 or more......I just had to dig my car tires out of the snow the other day (I bought the shovel to leave in my trunk) and it was perfect for the job.

Collapsing Shovel

This is a pretty good collapsing shovel. The handle has a telescoping joint, so it fold down into a very compact shape. The handle is made out of the standard fiberglass-nylon plastic material that Gerber is fond of using. It isn't very big when expanded out, but what do you expect for a fairly durable folding shovel.

Why is this restricted from shipping to an APO???

I'd like to use a mini shovel to fill some sandbags outside my trailer in Iraq since the TCN workers came and cleared out the busted old ones without replacing them. This looks like a great shovel for the job... HOWEVER, some genius decided to restrict the shipping of this item so it won't go to an APO... same with several other items on Amazon which are restricted for no particular reason. What gives? It's not like I'm going on a rampage with a mini-shovel! There are certainly plenty of other more suitable things available here to use as weapons...like a plastic spoon from the chow hall (of some of the food)! This thing doesn't even have a pick on it!!! Is someone afraid I'll dig and find burried treasure, or better yet, WMDs??? I just want to fill some fracking sand bags (ok, and maybe build a sand-castle)!!!