Looking for a really badass snow shovel

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Hello all,

I'm looking to buy the most expensive, badass snow shovel made in New England. Any tips?

If you look at it and think, "THIS IS NOT YOUR MAMA'S SNOW SHOVEL" then you're probably on the right track.

Comments

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you can go to EMS and find some kind of titanium folding shovel that will survive being chucked down from the peak of Mount Everest onto the rocks 26,000 feet below and can fold up into a condom packet (but for fuck's sake, don't reach for the wrong packet either while attempting to score or shovel- eyebrows are sure to be raised.)

[rmd.livejournal.com]

it depends on the kind of snow. for plain old fluffy stuff, i like a bigger shovel -- the bright orange scoop shovels with oversized plastic shaft that they've been selling at supermarkets are good for that. for angry icy slushy heart attack snow, something like a coal shovel is good because you don't need to move a huge amount of the stuff at a time (because otherwise it would kill you) and it does well doubling as an ice chopper.

[davelew.livejournal.com]

I've heard that many commercial shovellers use these: http://www.cleaningsolutions4u.com/

Personally, I don't trust shovels with critical components made of plastic or aluminum. My shovel has a steel blade and a wooden handle, and it's in such good shape after three seasons that the neighbors still ask to borrow it (even though they have their own, inferior, shovels).

[lizzielizzie.livejournal.com]

I love that style of shovel for light, fluffy snow. You can push it along. That style sucks royally for lifting snow of any weight, though, because it easily tips off balance. Need a standard shovel for that.

[theodosia.livejournal.com]

In my experience, smaller (or at least medium-size) is the best, because ultimately I find many smaller loads wear less on me and are aimed better anyway.

A couple of years ago I got a 3' small red shovel at Tags (no idea of the brand) and it lives in the back of my car mostly (except before snowstorms, when I take it into the house for easier access).

[head58.livejournal.com]

1) The I-Shovel (http://gizmodo.com/384850/i+shovel-the-autonomous-snow-shoveling-robot)

2) The Wovel (http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2005/11/03/the-wovel-snow-shovel/)

[eeka13.livejournal.com]

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[fredrickegerman.livejournal.com]

Second the "buy steel" and "have two shovels, a big one for moving light snow and a smaller one for digging out the plow leavings." One tip: if you have a metal shovel, leave it outside before use; otherwise it'll accumulate a big lump of ice on the blade after a few minutes of use, and the snow will stick like the dickens to the shovel. This is because the warm blade will melt the snow, then freeze. It's like licking a street sign.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

I'm thirding this. The big aluminum pushers are great for clearing sidewalks of relatively light snow, but the old-school shovels are where it's at for breaking ice and digging out iced-over cars.

I like the Bronco shovels that they have at Home Depot and elsewhere.

[overstim.livejournal.com]

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[richips.livejournal.com]

so is that crazy twisty one i saw in your hallway what you ended up with? that was pretty badass

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

yes! it was the last one.