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THESE TOUGH USA-MADE SPECIALIST SHOVELS MAKE LIGHT WORK OUT OF HEAVY JOBS … IN MUD, DIRT, SAND OR SNOW

I DON’T often get excited about shovels because they usually mean bloody hard work, but I recently encountered a brand that may change the way we think about recovery gear. The inventor of this American-made DMOS shovel is Susan Pieper, a mum who in 2015 watched her son break shovel after shovel while making ski jumps in their backyard. After many years of persistence and kickstarter campaigns, the first tool was launched. Now, many years later, DMOS has grown and is available in many countries. The idea behind the brand was to build extremely lightweight but strong bits of gear that were designed for people who work and play in demanding conditions. I chose the Delta shovel (to us Aussies it’s more like a V-nose spade) as well as the…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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