I'm missing mine. In one move after  my time in the service the thing went missing. To think that little shovel can build you an adequate fox hole with a little elbow grease added. 

Tony 

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> On Nov 29, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I have one of the folding US versions from the vietnam era. Probably the
> same as today's. Nice and compact, has spent most of its life in one vw bus
> or another. All I had to pay for it was to go through basic training with
> it and carry it around for years after that.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:
> 
>> It is a necessary vanagon tool to have for sure.
>> 
>> I have one like your E. German one , exactly like it. I think it was
>> made in Czechoslovakia ( aka The Czech Republic ) .
>> I bought it in Oregon in about 1975.  It cost me $ 12.
>> 
>> I still have it and it works perfectly.
>> If you use one enough often they'll crack near the rivets in the blade.
>> Mine is welded there.
>> I prefer the threaded colar system to lock the handle angle.
>> 
>> 38 years use for 12 dollars, I think I'm getting good value out of this
>> handy nicely made small shove.
>> The original varnish on the handle is even in good condition still.
>> 
>> gotta have one............ for camping, trips to the bushes, getting
>> unstuck etc.  in your Vanagon .
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 11/28/2013 8:04 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>> 
>>> (You all must have one I’m sure. Maybe you have the modern US army type -
>>> you know, with the triangular handle.)
>>> 
>>> to celebrate the return of the prodigal shovel, I took some picks
>>> comparing it with it’s E. German relation.
>>> 
>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/trenching-tools-east-meets-west/
>>> 
>>> alistair
>>