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Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel

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Item # 753114

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The lightweight Gerber Gorge folding shovel lets you chop, dig, scoop, scrape and hammer your way through your next outdoor adventure.

Carbon steel blade is lightweight and strong to handle the rigors of backcountry camping
Heavy-duty handle doubles as a hammer for pounding in tent stakes; rubberized grip creates a comfortable hold
Push-button mechanism locks the blade in place; blade folds closed for convenient packing
Includes a nylon storage bag

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Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel Customer Reviews

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Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel

3.1

(based on 14 reviews)

64%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable grip (10)
Quality materials (6)
Durable (5)
Easy to use (4)
Functional (4)

Cons

Bends/breaks (3)

Best Uses

Digging (5)
Camping (4)

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Dec

2007

(9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Light and Handy

By dedwards

from Orlando, FL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable Grip

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

I was looking for a handy shovel for general camping. It pretty much works as expected. Not great for digging serious holes bot small holes its decent. I carry a rubber mallet with my camping kit so when I hit hard dirt I can just whack it a few times and it works fine.

Jun

2008

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Clever design, a bit heavy to back

By Porkchop

from Highland, Michigan -Go Red Wings

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Use
Multi-function

Cons

Best Uses

All around tool

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

Works great and doubles as a hammer. Folds small enough to easily carry. But the little dude is heavy and after a couple days in the woods that matters.

Sep

2010

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great shovel for a great price

By Grover

from Houston, TX

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Quality Materials

Cons

No serrated edge
NOT SHARP

Best Uses

Backpacking
Digging
Motorcycle Car camping

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

After years of using and carrying NATO tri-fold shovels on hiking trips I can safely say that this is one of the better compact shovels available for the price. At 28 ounces, it is definitely lighter than a tri-fold, which can top the scales at around 48 ounces. I cannot understand why anyone can be critical about the weight. If it were any lighter, it would be useless as a shovel for digging in anything other than snow, and product durability would suffer. The Gerber also folds to a much more manageable size, is easier to unfold, and is much more rigid when fully extended and tightened than the Mil-Spec units.

Overall, I am very pleased with the purchase and would recommend it. If you actually need a shovel and not some plastic garden trowel, and won't throw your back out carrying a mere 28 ounces, then this is the shovel for you. I would have given it 5 stars if it had a sharper cutting edge, and perhaps a serrated side for cutting roots.

Jan

2009

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Heavy duty packable shovel

By ttechdoc

from El Paso, TX

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Durable
Easy to clean
Easy to Use
Multi-function

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Campgrounds
Rugged Camping

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

I took this shovel backpacking with me. I enjoy lightweight backpacking. This shovel is really heavy duty. Because of this it does feel heavy to hold and carry along. It can be a drag to carry this thing long distances. I don't mind too much especially since its so versatile. You can knock this thing around, smash things, drive stakes, and of course shovel with it really easily. It folds up compact and is easy to use. It comes with a thick nylong carrying case which is handy to have but you don't necessarily need it.

Pros: Heavy duty
Compact
Easy to use
Plenty of uses

Cons: Heavy for backpacking extended distances

May

2011

(1 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

FAIL

By PikeMaster

from Madison, WI.

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Pros

Cons

Bends/Breaks

Best Uses

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

I took this shovel with me to the Boundary Waters as my main shovel as you have to bury your fish remains. On the first hole I dug I hit a root and the shovel snapped in half. Luckily I had a small trowel with me for the rest of the trip which held up but took forever to dig a hole.

Normally I would have my Army Entrenching tool with me but I was trying to save some weight. This is a perfect example of the problem I have with ultra light gear especially tools. When you really need a tool and depend on it you need it to be reliable. For this reason I would avoid this Gerber shovel like the plague. Get yourself a military grade E-tool if you need to have a collapsible shovel. It may weigh a bit more but it will be there when you need it. (Side note to people trying to shave off a few pounds here and there - instead of buying questionable quality gear maybe start by going to the gym and shaving the weight off your body while building muscle strength. This way you can handle carrying the extra weight of quality gear.)

Mar

2010

(1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Lowered Expectations

By Wildewudu

from Washington/Oregon/Maine

About Me Master Gardener

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Quality Materials
Sturdy
Wide Head

Cons

Handle slips off

Best Uses

Digging
Digging Poo Holes
Fire pits
Gardening
Lawn Maintenance

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

This shovel was great, except for one fatal flaw; the handle keeps slipping off!! The shovel *is* heavy, which is a concern if you're going UL, but not so much on a weekend or car camping trip.

It was rather unsettling digging around other people and having the shovel head keep coming off leaving only the handle in my hands. Since it's a heavy shovel, there is very real potential for a serious injury. Not a good thing when you're in the backwoods.

I, too, did get this originally because it had a hammer head in addition to the shovel. Unfortunately, that hammer head is over rated. It works but an easier, near universal, and lighter option would be to just find a rock near the campsite (or a piece of a log to use as a mallet).

There are other lighter shovel options on the market now, so for backpacking purposes, I would say this shovel has become obsolete.

Aug

2009

(1 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Lots of Problems

By Haphazard

from Salt Lake City, Utah

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Pros

Cons

Bends/Breaks

Best Uses

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

I bought this shovel knowing gerber usually makes good equipment. From the minute I opened the package, the handle locking pins did not work! The handle disengages and slides as you dig. While floating the river, the sand got in it and made in very difficult to unscrew the lock and fold the shovel.

Jun

2009

(1 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Too heavy and too small

By Peak Oiler

from Eugene, OR

About Me Avid Gardener

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Pros

Quality Materials

Cons

Too heavy
Too small

Best Uses

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

Sturdy little shovel but way too heavy for its size. Not a good choice for extended backpacking.

Jan

2012

1.0

Poor Craftsmanship, Easily Broken

By Running Bear

from Corvallis, OR

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Pros

Comfortable Grip

Cons

Bends/Breaks
Heavy

Best Uses

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

I planned on using this product as a backpacking shovel, and took it on two trips before it broke. On the first trip, it worked effectively in loose soil, but on the first day of my second trip, it broke when I tried to dig a cat hole. The soil was fairly loose, but was wet and heavy. The handle broke where it connected to the blade. I cannot recommend this due to the fact that it is advertised as an "outdoors" tool, which I took to mean would be reliable in a backcountry context.

Aug

2011

5.0

Great Tool!

By Meli

from Joshua Tree

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Easy to use
Quality Materials
Well Balanced Feel
Wide Head

Cons

Best Uses

Digging
Hammering

Comments about Gerber Gorge Folding Shovel:

This thing packs down small enough to fit in a waist pack or backpack, which makes it very portable. It's too heavy for most people to take backpacking, but for car camping when you need a hammer or a shovel, this little tool is awesome!
It's also great for rescuing your vehicle from soft sand in a pinch.
I've owned mine for two years; it has seen moderate use and still looks and works as though it's new.

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