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I am rather disappointed with this product. I encourage people to read the product reviews and look at the product description better than I did. I have two main issues with this item: #1- The "metal" is poor quality. The product description and package claims it is constructed of "carbon steel"... more like cheap aluminum which will bend under use. The handle is likewise poorly attached to shovel. This item will NOT function well as a shovel in anything other than sand or snow or loose dirt. #2- The item size is NOT standard "entrenching tool" size. The "shovel" claims to be equivalent to a military entrenching tool. It is NOT! See photo comparison below. I am at fault as much as the manufacturer as they did clearly list the overall dimension of 18.25". So this is partially my bad for failing to notice this. Lastly this is just a poorly made product which will function as a shovel, but only under specific circumstances. Perhaps it is intended for the backpacking community. But it fails as an emergency shovel or entrenching tool! Pictured below is the SOG shovel set next to a regular size "entrenching tool" shovel.