PRESS & REVIEWS. RANKED & RATED.

The editors, the experts and the gear review crews have put our shovels to the test. We’re proud of what they’ve had to say. Our gear has been abused, beaten and field-tested by overlanders and pro-campers. Let's hear what they have to say.

December 18th, 2020
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE IN BAJA

A DMOS Delta shovel ($239): While Maxtrax can be used as a rudimentary shovel, they’re made of nylon, not metal. So while they’re useful for scooping sand, they aren’t enough to move hard earth. If your vehicle gets lodged on...

February 09, 2021
FAMAGOGO’S TOP 10 REVEL MODIFICATIONS (SO FAR!)

Nothing is better than having the proper tool for a specific job. After digging out my stuck Revel by hand from a deep sandpit in the Mojave Desert, I vowed to get a real overland-capable shovel for my next off-road adventure.After talking to lots of off-roaders and overland travelers, and an exhaustive...

January 30, 2020
THE ALPHA DRIVEWAY SHOVEL FROM DMOS COLLECTIVE

As the snow continues to accumulate, I look forward to the task at hand. And with the new Alpha Driveway shovel from DMOS Collective, the job just got a bit easier. This Alpha dog has been groomed over four years. Constantly improving on previous models in the Alpha lineage...

March 30, 2020
FIRST LOOK: DMOS DELTA SHOVEL

There are some things overlanders shouldn’t leave home without: a jack, spare tire, lug wrench, and medical kit, for example. But out of all the tools you should be carrying, the shovel seems to receive the least consideration despite being one of the most used. That’s something DMOS set out to change with their line of lightweight, compact “pro shovels.” They started with the Stealth, which was designed to pack up easily into your trunk or mount to your spare tire or roof rack. Squared off with big teeth to bite through ice and a collapsed...

February 12, 2021
MR. FIX IT WITH TIPS ON DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FEAT.

Mr. Fix It joins WGN Morning News with tips on handling all the snow we’ve gotten with the Alpha Driveway Shovel.

March 28, 2020
29 ITEMS YOUR ULTIMATE BUG-OUT BAG SHOULD HAVE

The world, it seems, is slowly coming apart at the seams over a virus that somehow manages to simultaneously elicit extreme overreactions and calamitous underreactions. I’m not here to tell you how to survive the COVID-19 pandemic (wash your damn hands), but given the crazed runs on Costco beans and rice, it might be a good time to reflect on more general survival preparation.

March 11, 2020
HOW I MADE THE ULTIMATE PRACTICAL ADVENTUREMOBILE

Seven days and 2,300 miles after leaving our home in Bozeman, Montana, my fiancée, Virginia, I and just arrived in Todos Santos, at the southern end of Mexico’s Baja peninsula for our wedding. The truck we drove down carried us and our three large dogs in comfort, through challenging conditions both on-road and off, as we camped along the way. But it’s not just big, exciting trips that this truck is good at. Let me explain...

February 7, 2020
HOW A FEMALE FOUNDER IS TAKING A MAN'S NICHE PRODUCT MAINSTREAM

Susan Pieper noticed that snow and gardening shovels broke when her son, a backcountry skier, snowboarder and mountaineer, used them on his adventures in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, an outdoor wonderland. Pieper decided to develop a shovel that was durable, big enough for real work, portable (fits on a snowmobile) and innovative — such as teeth to break through ice.

January 20, 2020
THIS IS THE SHOVEL TO BEAT ALL SHOVELS— COME SNOW, DIRT, SAND, OR ICE

It's an underrated tool, the snow shovel. You don't think about it much until, fuck, it's snowing outside and outside is where you have to go to get to the car. And then you're rummaging around the corners of the garage, trying to find that cheap-o plastic snow shovel you bought at the drug store in a panic four winters ago...

January 13, 2020
THE FIVE TOOLS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE ON HAND FOR CLEARING SNO

A few days ago, as I groggily prepared breakfast for my two kids, my toddler began to excitedly tap on the back doors, saying “Snow, snow!” “No, Scarlett,” I said confidently. “It didn’t snow.” I knew that because I’d dutifully checked my weather app before bed and it hadn’t called for snow. As it turned out...

December 11, 2019
10 HELPFUL PRODUCTS FOR TACKLING COLD WEATHER TASKS

Wintertime can be truly magical thanks to festive cheer and picturesque snow. But winter also comes with some not-so-fun home tasks. "HouseSmarts” host Lou Manfredini visited TODAY to show us how we can prep and tackle those troublesome chores that surface during the colder months. From indoor heat helpers to innovative snow scrapers, you'll be ready for anything when the...

December 4, 2019
THE BEST SNOW SHOVELS

Shoveling snow is a task few people enjoy, but with the right snow shovel, removing snow from your stoop, driveway, deck, and walkways need not be a daunting chore. With proper shoveling technique on your part, even a decent shovel will make the process faster and easier, while reducing the chance of injury.

November 2, 2019
2012 WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON ROCKLANDER GOES WHERE IT WANTS

Rockcrawlers and overlanders seem like they might be two completely different branches of the off-road enthusiast tree. One enjoys tackling difficult trail obstacles, and therefore builds a rig that has as much wheel travel and axle articulation as possible, with low gearing to creep over big rocks.

October 15, 2019
DMOS COLLECTIVE DELTA SHOVEL

Whether you’re a soldier, a survivalist, or snow-savvy driver, there’s a good chance you have an entrenching tool (e-tool). And there’s a good chance it’s almost nothing like the DMOS Collective Delta Shovel. This brilliant feat of engineering gives you (among other benefits) a 3mm-thick aluminum blade that’s 11 inches wide — almost twice as wide as a traditional e-tool. Its three-position connector lets you transform it into a hoe or collapse it completely for stowing. Above that is the three-part telescoping anodized aluminum shaft, which can extend...

August 20, 2019
DMOS DELTA OVERLANDING SHOVEL REVIEW: USED & ABUSED

We haven’t had much time with this DMOS shovel, but we’ve been able to play with a prototype for a few months now. We also took this production unit out and beat on it hard, putting it through stresses that it honestly isn’t likely to see under normal use. But hey, that’s why they call it testing!

August 6, 2019
DIGGING THE DMOS DELTA SHOVEL

In what seems like in a blink of the eye,DMOSbusted onto the off-road scene with their well-liked Alpha and Stealth shovels, appearing all over the place, on all the cool rigs on the trail and on your social feed. The compact, folding shovel did everything that an overlander needed it to and stored away compactly until needed. And they are back at it again innovating the way we look at digging and the tools that we do it with the newest addition, the DMOS Delta Shovel.

August 1, 2019
MODULAR DMOS SURVIVAL SHOVEL PACKS SMALL BUT MUSCLES YOU OUT OF TROUBLE

You don't really need a shovel until you really need a shovel. So taking up a third of your car roof with a man-height ditch digger's shovel doesn't make much sense ... that is, until you find yourself spinning tires helplessly in three feet of snow or mud. The shovel experts at...

February 9, 2019
STRONG AND PORTABLE, THE STEALTH SHOVEL IS A WINTER ROAD TRIP ESSENTIAL

Anyone used to driving on winter roads knows that treacherous conditions are part of the deal. Icy roads, heavy snow, and white out conditions can put even the most prepared vehicle to the test. At some point everyone ends up somewhere they can’t just drive out of, whether it be a...

February 1, 2019
HERE'S THE ONLY SHOVEL YOU'LL EVER NEED

Good enough for firefighters, good enough for you. A shovel is one of the most valuable tools you own, yet often the most neglected. Wood handles splinter and rot: blades can quickly rust. The moment you need it the most, the shovel could be at its worst..

February 2, 2016
THE STEALTH SHOVEL SIMPLY BUILDS BETTER JUMP

Now pushing 30 years old, my mom would not be too excited that I'm deliberately using my free time to build jumps to throw my body off of, but alas, when you have a fresh hip-deep landing to tumble yourself down onto, it seems like a safer idea. So it was when a bunch of us TGR office hacks headed up Teton Pass to throw a bunch of snow into a pile and try to teach ourselves some new stunts by flying off the top of it...