Regardless of what vehicle I'm in, I *ALWAYS* carry my Sears/Craftsman Mini-Edging Spade shovel with me...  It has saved my ass on many an occasion, and it has been used at work, dig rain/tent trenches for camping, dig my car out of the snow in the ditch, and I always keep all 3 sides sharpened with a grinder so it cuts through the sod, tree roots, and anything else with the greatest of ease.
Maybe a good portable shovel doesn't seem like such an important tool to many of you people with a Warn Winch or something, but to me, it's a good little shovel is a VERY useful & important tool.
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