They are the best made tools around BAR NONE. You know the saying you get what you pay for, that gerber will break. It looks way too tiny and I guarantee it wont chop wood for long. Long handed folding shovel is good for fields and relic hunting. It laughs at roots. And it's just the right height to use in the unfolded position for plugs. Man I love this thing, it stays in the truck with me at all times. The price is right for a 100% hand made tool made in america. Predator tools are bought by the US military, I know gerber doesn't have a contract with them. Not to knock gerber I own their axes but people who scoff at the price of a Predator Tool don't really appreciate the work and dedication that goes into making these tools. Just my 2 cents.
Great you guys like that folding shovel...But I've got a shovel so comfy and sturdy you'd all probably want one if you could get one. I take a sharpshooter shovel-you know with the long narrow digging blade about 6" wide and about 16" long. I cut about five or six inches off the end of blade to make it comfy to rest my foot on when shovel is standing straight up in a resting position before pushing blade into soil with foot. I cut off sides of blade at a 45 degree angle. Then I sharpen tip of blade and sharpen one side of blade to use as a chopping axe for troublesome roots and limbs and vines that get in my way...it works almost as good as a bush axe. And man is this shovel comfy and a backsaver. I use it on the beach and in the woods and fields. Almost never have to bend over while using this shovel...I even have mastered the method of scooping up finds on beach and woods,etc. without having to bend over to do it. Or that far over anyhow. 
