The E-Tool

The Entrenching Tool which is better known as an "E-Tool" to U.S. service members.  The E-Tool has been an essential part of the infantryman’s life.  The E-Tool is a collapsible spade used by military forces.  The E-Tool can be used for a variety of different things.  It can be used for digging trenches, mortar pit, field expedient stool, and even a weapon of opportunity.  The E-Tool dates all the way back to the Roman era.  However they looked a little different back then, but same idea.  I have a love hate relationship with my E-Tool.  I hate taking it to the field, because it’s just added weight and one more thing I have to take to the field, and I hardly ever needed to use it.  On the same note when my unit was at Mojave Viper I used my E-Tool all the time for digging mortar pits and using it as an improvised toilet stool.  (The first picture is new school and the second one is old school)To Purchase an E-Tool