Best shovel for building kickers and stuff

[gnar_whal]

So I'm looking for a shovel that can fit in a dakine heli pro 11L. It will be used for building jumps and whatever else. I'm looking to keep it under 70 bucks. Suggestions?

 

[.lencon]

G3 has good shovels and you can break it down to fit in that pack. Brooks range is good too. So is black diamond. You can find good shovels that can break down from any of these brands.

 

[Holte]

3 things to look for in a shovel:

Weight. If you're just gonna drag it out to build booters this is obviously less important than if you're lugging it around in a backpack all the time.

D-handle. I don't even know why they make T-handle shovels. 3+ hours of working with a T-handle shovel sucks for your fingers (and is really difficult with mittens).

Shaft length. Like they say, the longer the better.

I have this one, and it's awesome.

http://www.evo.com/shovels/brooks-range-sharktooth-longneck-pro-d-handle-shovel.aspx#image=69598/337627/brooks-range-sharktooth-longneck-pro-d-handle-shovel-smoke.jpg

 

[.nasty]

get a shovel with a hoe mode, you'll want it if you're building booters.

 

[bieberhole69.]

k2 rescue shovel

 

[raichleboy]

Voile Telepro Shovel

 

[Bumblesteeze]

The LCD shovel 2007

 

[ThatCOprep]

This is one of the things i looked for when finding a shovel. So happy i did,

 

[gnar_whal]

Cool. Any more suggestions considering?

 

[.nasty]

yup, that's the one I use. and it's a killer price

 

[gnar_whal]

Anyone know if this would fit in the dakine heli pro 11L tho?

 

[bieberhole69.]

It fits in my 20L heli pro dlx

 

[rozboon]

G3 D-handle has always worked well for me.

Random tip when building kickers, never use the shovel for whacking snow to compress it. You'll destroy the telescoping joints and your shovel will be floppier than a really floppy thing.

 

[.nasty]

yes it will fit. Even says so in the description for the heli pro 11L. The shovel comes apart and is easily storable.