Need a good shovel and ax that I can mount on truck bed

[Pado]

Have any of you tried one of those DMOS shovels? I noticed there is a $100 difference between the normal ($249) and Pro model ($349). I sent them a message about durability. Which I've not heard back yet. I also need a good ax. On my FB page, another person suggested I go with a Rhino Rack clamp to hold all this stuff in place. I told him I wasn't 100% sure on this shovel yet, and still needed ax option.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Trail Mule]

Sorry to say, got one and while it's very well made, it's just pricey and heavy.

 

[Pado]

Any suggestions on alternative shovel?

 

[Trail Mule]

For shovel? What's your budget?

 

[Mojave Traveler]

Crazy Beaver makes a very good shovel that you'll find on many overland rigs

 

[Mojave Traveler]

Ax - do you want hatchet style or full sized?

 

[Pado]

For shovel? What's your budget?

No budget set, I just want good gear. As I see it, if I buy correctly, something like a shovel and ax, should last a life time if taken care of.

 

[M Kesik]

DMOS makes an aluminum version, but overpriced IMHO.

 

[Pado]

Ax - do you want hatchet style or full sized?

Full size please

 

[Allie S]

We bought our Ax from Amazon, they have a lot of them there. I want to say it was nearly $100.

 

[Mike Clark]

Are you all using wood or fiberglass handles on your axes?

 

[James Hunt]

DMOS shovel isn't all that, I bought one, and it looks cool, but not a user friendly shovel. Just heavy, bulky and it doesn't feed good when digging into earth. I have a X27 36" splitting ax that I want to say cost $55.

 

[Tucker]

KrazyBeaver is what I'm using

 

[9Sean2]

I have no idea where I got this ax from, but it's old and it's had a number of handle replacements over the years. As for my shovel, it's nothing worth recommending. I bought mine from Home Depot, actually I have replaced it a couple of times just in the last 4 years as I keep breaking the handle.

 

[Pado]

Thanks gang!

 

[K David K]

I watched this earlier from this channels Youtube channel:

 

[Derral Fiske]

DMOS makes an aluminum version, but overpriced IMHO.

And not all that great of a design. Just doesn't feel all that great if you want my 2 cents.

 

[Zoe]

Crazy Beaver makes a very good shovel that you'll find on many overland rigs

Just ordered one.

 

[TomInOregon]

Fiskars shovel and Axe. Lifetime replacement and reasonable cost. To be fair, I have expensive axes that I actually use, but have the Fiskars tools to keep in the truck to keep the Forest service happy (They require us to carry fire extinguisher and shovel on the trails), and the Fiskars is a near unbreakable "loaner" axe if anybody wants to borrow one. That keeps their paws off of my premium axes.

 

[smritte]

X2 on Fiskars. I even have their scissors.