I found this at the local Tractor Supply Store (TSC). I bought it simply because it has an axe attachment. Having quite a few folding shovels, this was the first I have seen personally with an axe attachment.
It is one of those small style shovels designed to fit on your belt. Nothing much bigger than a trowel in many respects. This one does not feature an extendable handle. What you see is what you get.
Just to figure out the size, here is the smallish camp shovel next to a Umarex Buckmark air pistol.
The sheath comes with another compartment that holds the axe head. Now the retention mechanism is a single spring loaded metal button. Depress the button to take the shovel head off, and snap the axe head on. The Axe head also has a stout metal piece wrapped around on the back end, making it perfect to hammer in tent pegs, etc...
Of course, everything is in OD green...to make it easier to lose in the wilderness.
After reading the small label on the handle, it mentioned a camp saw. What saw?
Upon closer inspection, I noticed a saw blade hidden in the handle. It took me a little while to figure out how to extricate the saw...seeing that it is a one piece build that comprises the spring loaded locking button. Depress said button until you can pull out the blade. Turn the blade around and re-snap it back into place. Now you have a very good sized if wobbly wood saw.
Man, talk about being stoked lol. I think I need to get out more. The non extendable handle is wrapped with some cheap rubber grip that gets caught in the sheath every time you put it in or take it out...especially on that lip.
To also add to the difficulties of extricating and placing this camp multi-tool back in its sheath, there is a bottle opener function on the shovel that likes to get hanged on one side of the sheath. Furthermore, you can't stow the tool as an axe, as the sheath is not designed for that...let alone in the wood saw configuration. On the bonus side of things, it doesn't take long to change your tool load-out.
Overall, not a bad little camp multi-tool. The down sides are numerous...but nothing that is a deal breaker here other than the spring loaded button locking mechanism which to me doesn't look very durable. It also has the side effect of making this tool rattle something fierce whenever you have the axe or the shovel installed. On the other hand, it is compact, and offers you a shovel, axe, and saw that you can strap to your belt. Just don't expect to do big jobs with this little fella.
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