THE BACKSTORY

DMOS COLLECTIVE BEGAN AS
A PASSION PROJECT


In 2015, DMOS's Founder, Susan Pieper, grew frustrated watching her son break shovel after shovel trying to build kicker jumps in her Wyoming backyard. DMOS's first product, The Kicker Tool™, was launched in October 2015 as a Kickstarter Campaign that was successfully funded and backed by some of the biggest names in action sports.  

 

Many years, more Kickstarter campaigns, and countless hard lessons later, we’ve managed to get enough things right to have a serious impact on people, professions and industries that we respect the hell out of. So as we continue to grow and understand our own potential every day, we appreciate you taking the time to get to know us a little more also.


THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE


From the beginning, the mantra in our company is that we don’t build a product for pros, we build it with them. DMOS™ exists to build tools that are purpose-built for modern work. We exist to be the antidote to the indoor. We build hardware for "out there."

THE MEANING OF THE NAME


Before DMOS, the only shovel that didn't get stolen from a job site was a shovel. Enter DMOS. By building shovels into unbreakable, essential gear for people who work in demanding conditions, DMOS shovels are owned and are personal gear. DMOS empowers people to be able to "Do My Own Sh*#" or stunts or stuff or shoveling. We never really defined the "S." Today, DMOS's brand stands for self-reliance, independence, and freedom. We are the antithesis of generic. We are purpose-built to bring out the hero in our customers.

 

WE ONLY MAKE WHAT YOU CAN'T BREAK


If your tools fail you, the job is over, the adventure is cut short, or worse. That’s why our shovels are designed to outperform any hellish condition, through every season. Snow. Ice. Dirt. Fire. Sand. Wreckage. If you need to move it, our shovels can do it. Human error is expected. But hardware error is unacceptable. DESIGNED IN WYOMING. MADE IN OREGON.

AMERICAN MADE THROUGH AND THROUGH


We set out to create a different kind of company. A company that makes the right tool for the job right here in America. All of our Shovels are designed in Wyoming and made in Oregon.



ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP


At its core, our mission is to enable adventure. That’s why in addition to making durable, dependable products, we also make them out of sustainable materials. There are too damn many plastic shovels clogging up landfills or poisoning the ocean. If a few decades from now your DMOS gear ever breaks on you, our aircraft grade aluminum and cold-rolled steel can be endlessly recycled.What’s more, we’re proud participants in 1% For The Planet, a charity designed to help preserve this incredible planet of ours. We believe public lands should remain in public hands for multi-use recreation. We support Tread Lightly and the Forest Stewardship Council.

At its core, our mission is to enable adventure. That’s why in addition to making durable, dependable products, we also make them out of sustainable materials. There are too damn many plastic shovels clogging up landfills or poisoning the ocean. If a few decades from now your DMOS gear ever breaks on you, our aircraft grade aluminum and cold-rolled steel can be endlessly recycled.What’s more, we’re proud participants in 1% For The Planet, a charity designed to help preserve this incredible planet of ours. We believe public lands should remain in public hands for multi-use recreation. We support Tread Lightly and the Forest Stewardship Council.