Finally a shovel mounting solution I really like

[SargeDiesel]

I love my Cold Steel shovel. Like you, had hard time finding a good sheath, so I made one. The shovel resides above roll bar, driver side rear, affixed with bungee.

Did it take you $80 worth of time and material, when I looked at the one from Matt / Grizzly Outdoors... I about choked...

Would you mind sharing your details, a lot of us would have loved a detailed DIY video on making something like this... looks great, nice job !

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[Fast-n-Furious]

I love my Cold Steel shovel. Like you, had hard time finding a good sheath, so I made one. The shovel resides above roll bar, driver side rear, affixed with bungee.

Really beautiful! I was thinking about making one with Kydex, then I’ll need to buy the tools…

I love this leather sheath, matches my handlebar saddle bag.

 

[KCSgtMaj]

I love my Cold Steel shovel. Like you, had hard time finding a good sheath, so I made one. The shovel resides above roll bar, driver side rear, affixed with bungee.

Need the old HMMWV pioneer gear!

 

[PatriotX]

Did it take you $80 worth of time and material, when I looked at the one from Matt / Grizzly Outdoors... I about choked...

Would you mind sharing your details, a lot of us would have loved a detailed DIY video on making something like this... looks great, nice job !

Thanks!

I made a Kydex press from scrap, heated the material using an old pancake griddle and heat gun.

All materials, dies, eyelets, etc. were sourced from knifekits.com

Here’s a YouTube vid with a basic press setup, not mine, but pretty instructional.



Knifekits sells foam and presses if you want the fancy stuff too.

 

[AnnDee4444]

Couple more photos of my setup. Details here: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...storage-ideas-area.81229/page-13#post-2241757

 

[Fast-n-Furious]

Couple more photos of my setup. Details here: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...storage-ideas-area.81229/page-13#post-2241757

Really nice! I wish I had found your pics earlier so I didn’t have to spend all the time thinking about a mounting solution that had been executed already.

Literally I came across the Fishbone tub rail on a thread guys discussing how to cover the hardtop screw holes. Then I started thinking about using it as mounting points. I also bought quick Fist clamps but not good fit.

 

[mqu02]

Here's what I did. Military Tri-Fold on the left mounted to the Molle panel on my tailgate table. It's always easy to get to and takes up minimal space in a 2 door. It also stays attached (out of the way) when the table folds down.

 

[Fast-n-Furious]

Here's what I did. Military Tri-Fold on the left mounted to the Molle panel on my tailgate table. It's always easy to get to and takes up minimal space in a 2 door. It also stays attached (out of the way) when the table folds down.

Looks really compact and cleanly organized! Initially I thought about getting the folding shovel or even the tri-fold as what you have, had hard times finding a really nice one in terms of quality build.

I guess at the end of the day either one, short or long, folding or not, will serve the purpose. I tend to overthink the potential use cases ...

 

[azjl#3]

nice but, are you planning to dig out from inside the jeep, why store them inside? OK, theft I guess.

 

[mqu02]

Looks really compact and cleanly organized! Initially I thought about getting the folding shovel or even the tri-fold as what you have, had hard times finding a really nice one in terms of quality build.

I guess at the end of the day either one, short or long, folding or not, will serve the purpose. I tend to overthink the potential use cases ...

Thanks! The Tri-Fold isn't as handy as a shovel with a bigger handle, but exactly like you said, I figured it was better than not having one! I also struggled with finding a good quality version, and there are a ton of cheap crappy knock-offs everywhere. Since I have a 2-door, space was my #1 concern, so I chose the smaller Tri-Fold, and made sure I found a decent one.

 

[OminousSkitter]

nice but, are you planning to dig out from inside the jeep, why store them inside? OK, theft I guess.

Yes, if I'm snowed in I want to be able to dig out of my Jeep. Kidding. For me it's more about keeping it out of the weather.

 

[Beachcomber72]

You can never have too much storage!

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[Beachcomber72]

Thanks! The Tri-Fold isn't as handy as a shovel with a bigger handle, but exactly like you said, I figured it was better than not having one! I also struggled with finding a good quality version, and there are a ton of cheap crappy knock-offs everywhere. Since I have a 2-door, space was my #1 concern, so I chose the smaller Tri-Fold, and made sure I found a decent one.

you may like the Lifeline shovel on Amazon for ease and compactness. Quality stuff and there’s about every color possible to match your wrangler.

 

[Fast-n-Furious]

nice but, are you planning to dig out from inside the jeep, why store them inside? OK, theft I guess.

As you guessed, theft is one reason. Also since I have a nice leather sheath, don’t want it to be ruined by elements.

Another reason I chose the Cold Steel shovel is I consider it as a self-defense force. My backseat kids can reach it or I’ll crawl over to get it in certain situations. I could even use it to break the windows when I have to from inside.

It’s also an interior decoration when the Jeep is a mobile home.

 

[mqu02]

you may like the Lifeline shovel on Amazon for ease and compactness. Quality stuff and there’s about every color possible to match your wrangler.

That looks really sweet. Thanks for the recommendation!

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