Product Overview
A full-length shovel can be awkward to pack, especially when your camping kit already includes several smaller tools. The Rothco 8-in-1 Multi-Tool Survival Shovel / Portable Camping Entrenching Tool brings digging, cutting, fire-starting, and signaling tools together in a stainless steel design that separates for storage. Assembled, it measures 29.5 inches long; packed down, its three-section construction makes it easier to organize alongside the rest of your outdoor equipment.
More than a digging blade
The 6.25-by-5-inch shovel attachment incorporates a saw edge and rope cutter, giving you additional ways to handle cutting tasks without reaching for a separate tool. Its blade can also be sharpened for continued use—an important maintenance feature for a tool intended to stay in your camping or survival kit rather than be treated as disposable equipment.
A separate multifunction knife provides another cutting option and includes an additional saw blade. Together, these features make the shovel useful beyond digging, particularly when you want to consolidate several smaller tools into one packable setup.
Small tools stored inside the handle
The knife, saw blade, whistle, and fire rod are housed in the handle, keeping these components together instead of scattered through different pack pockets. The whistle doubles as the fire rod's handle, giving that component two jobs within the system. There is also a hex wrench among the included functions.
The hollow handle provides dry storage for fire-starting materials. For campers and backpackers, that offers a useful place to organize tinder or other small fire-starting supplies alongside the fire rod. At the base of the handle, a window breaker adds another reason to consider keeping this tool in a vehicle emergency kit.
Packing details
- Assembled length: 29.5 inches.
- Shovel attachment: 6.25 inches by 5 inches.
- Sectioned construction: Breaks down into three sections, with each section adding 6 inches.
- Included storage: Two-piece polyester sheath.
This portable entrenching tool suits campers, backpackers, and anyone organizing an outdoor survival kit around fewer separate items. When planning where it will ride in your pack or vehicle, use both the assembled length and shovel-head dimensions to judge the space it needs.
