Reddit reviews Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel w/Sheath

Get a Cold Steel shovel.

I've tried various folding shovels and the collar never stays tight. They're a real PITA unless you're willing to cross-drill the collar and use a steel pin to hold it in place.

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Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel with Cordura Sheath

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If you really want some sort of defensive weapon;

• Get a small shovel. Cold Steel makes a sweet one. I think I found one or two & keep ‘em in my trunk.
  EDIT: Here’s what I’ve got: Cold Steel 92SFS Special Forces Shovel Includes Sheath https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008TSPSZM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_I0rYBb2ZY25FJ
  
  You can apparently get it with or w/o the sheath. W/o is about $15 cheaper. I do not have the sheath on mine nor do I really care, but if I was buying a new one, I’d prob get the sheath just because I could then more easily lash it to a bag if we needed to desert the car.
  
  You’ve been talking elsewhere in the thread about shovels anyway, so.... :-)
  
  
• Get a baseball bat of whatever size you want, keep it in car along with a glove & ball.
  
  
• Keep in mind, in some states like CA for example, carrying any sort of baton / stick / bludgeon is a FELONY.
  
  Hence the need to keep the ball & glove with your bat; “I like to play catch with my kids, officer.”