Anytime you take your vehicle offroad you run the risk of getting
stuck, sometimes miles from help. So the wise offroader equips
themselves with an assortment of offroad recovery tools. With limited space to carry
tools, multifunctional tools are a wise choice. Like the Swiss
Army knife and duct tape, few tools are as multifunction as the Chinese
military spade shovel, called the WJQ-308.
The WJQ-308 is manufactured for the Chinese army, not for the shelves
of Walmart. It was designed to be used hard. Made from
hardened steel thick enough to allow the shovel to be used as an axle
blade,
this shovel incorporates 18 different functions into the tool.
Besides the obvious use as a spade shovel, the WJQ-308 can be used for sawing,
cutting, chopping, prying, hammering, measuring, bottle opener, can
opener, a pick and much more. It even has tools that cut and twist
bailing wire. Imagine next time you're around the camp
fire after a hard day of wheeling where you may have dug out someone with
your shovel and you crack open a beer using your
WJQ-308 military shovel. When packing for the offroad or for camping
and where weight of your tools matters, you want your gear to be as lightweight as
possible yet be strong and durable. The working parts of the WJQ-308 use a steel
with a hardness rated at HRC 47-51, yet only weights 1.9 pounds (0.85kg).
Overall length is just under two feet at 23 1/4 inches (590 mm). The
folded length is a compact 15 3/4 inches (400mm) and the shovel comes with
it's own carry bag. The WJQ-308 Military Shovel is available online at various outlets
including eBay.
Photos of the WJQ-308:
Chinese Product Brochure
Watch this cheesy yet interesting Chinese video of the shovel in action:
Onboard
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