I'll second Bagheera's recommendation. I got my folding shovel at my local army surplus dealer, used, for about $20. The quality is worlds ahead of the cheap ones you see everywhere else. <br><br>Even though any folding shovel is undersized for seroius digging, you could put a real military shovel to very hard use. I would not want to rely on a cheap imitation as they seem flimsy by direct comparison.