Amtech U1420 Folding Shovel and Pick

Ideal for me camping or diy cool

This was bought for impending snowy weather , which as we are yet to have in our arehence unsed at present. The quality seems good and the handy bag to store in makes for a tidy addition to the back of car.

Broke after three days. Don't bother

I bought this tool locally for £7 so after reading other reviews thought I had bought rubbish. The main problem with this tool seems to be the pivot points,although adequate at 6mm, are left loose to accommodate folding. I carried out mods by fitting spacers inside the tube and washers either side of the pivot this allows the pivot screws to be tightened down and allows for easy folding. After this I have used it on field paths and found it to be a useful and robust little tool. As the work carried out only took about half an hour I think I had a bargain. With a little extra cost in manufacture this would have been a realy good tool for that reason I have awarded four stars

Got this for doing some light trail digging when mountain biking. It broke on the first outing. I'm talking like really quite soft soil here - not hard packed ground or roots or anything. The soft metal washer that keeps the shovel in place when you tighten it is way too soft, and warped almost immediately - meaning the shovel head was floppy.The joins and rivets that connect the shovel head to the rest are unbelievably weak, and are cracking already. I honestly didn't use this shovel for any more than 30 minutes and its now essentially a chocolate teapot.Might be worth it for shoveling snow or compost but your probably better using your hands than this piece of tat.