New Gerber Etool.

[Moab]

My one complaint of etools has always been their short length. This can't really be compared as it's a whooping 6.75 lbs! The all metal Etool is 2.25 lbs and the newer half plastic one is 1.75 lbs. An average shovel weighs about 5 or 6 lbs. But can get up to 10. So it fails as a man carried device.

But as a truck shovel I do like how it folds up. 

But the price is insane. $150. I don't think so.

This is a design in the right direction though. Trying to dig out a stuck vehicle is pretty hard with an etools short length. And just digging in general kills with such a short device. Having to be bent over the entire time or on your knees.

I still can't figure out why it's so damn heavy. That's a ridiculous weight.

Anyone know of other shovels in a similar design?

https://www.gerbergear.com/en-us/shop/equipment/all-equipment/dredge-1064419?xnpe_tifc=OIVDx.ULOI1ZbIxXxkYDbjpLbd4vEf8lMds_O.1XxIQPxF1XxFHDV.eOaeeBCMp_xFLs4dPs4dnX4dnpxFhN&utm_source=bloomreach&utm_campaign=GER-US-SEE-Dredge-2024JULY17&utm_medium=email&sfmc_id=0034I00002EzWtRQAV

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Features
Full-size folding shovel
3 positions – open, hoe, closed
Articulating heavy gauge steel blade
Powder-coated high carbon steel blade, Coyote Brown
Glass-filled nylon d-handle with rubber overmold grip
Glass-filled nylon shaft with aluminum rod core
Large anti-slip step plate
Corrosion-resistant all-weather design
Locking collar includes directional icons for opening and closing
Open length: 45"
Closed length: 25"
Overall weight: 6.75 lbs