Black Diamond Deploy 7 backpack shovel

[Hardcorehunter]

Black Diamond Deploy 7 backpacking snow shovel arrived today.
6000 series aluminum, 12.5"X10" blade, pack length 18.1"-Extended length 26.8" 25 oz weight. Pretty sweet. Field testing soon.

 

[ARbowhtr]

That's pretty neat, but why would you need a packable scoop shovel?

 

[Hardcorehunter]

Winter backpacking/camping/hunting trips. I have to get down to the ground to pitch my heated tipi. Also clearing deep snow when ice fishing, so my shelter sets close to ice and level

 

[ARbowhtr]

Makes sence now, that should get the job done and look good doing it.

 

[Hardcorehunter]

Yea, here is a link

http://www.rei.com/product/745471

 

[Cooter]

I could have used one of them just a minute ago...... I was digging snow tunnels with my kid.

Looks pretty sweet:way:

 

[Hardcorehunter]

Worked great for throwing snow around the bottom of my ground blind while ice fishing this pm.....25 mph gusts and very cold, warm inside my ASAT blind though. Caught a rainbow.

 

[oldgene]

Hey hardcore, since your testing out that shovel l have a couple of tons of snow you could move.

 

[BrewCrew]

What a tool!

 

[Hardcorehunter]

It came in handy again today. Buddy and I caught the same fish at the same time.

 

[Skully]

Yummmm! Thats a nice bucket full of gillies you have there!