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MFH B005H7O6OM

Three pieces, a bag, and the only blade on this shelf whose thickness is published.

MFH Deluxe aluminium avalanche shovel, three-piece with carry bag

MFH B005H7O6OM

Three pieces, a bag, and the only blade on this shelf whose thickness is published.

Blade material
Aluminium
Blade area
280 × 215 mm, 1.7 mm thick
Shaft
Extending from 65 cm to 80 cm
Handle
Not published
Packed length
Not published; the shovel comes apart into three pieces and a transport bag is included
Detachable blade
Yes — three-piece, dismantlable
Weight
Not published
Amazon reference
B005H7O6OM (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4044633113542
  • The only blade on this shelf with a published thickness — 1.7 mm — as well as its two other dimensions
  • Three pieces and a transport bag, which is what puts a shovel in a rucksack
  • The colour is assorted and cannot be chosen, which on a rescue tool is a real point

Best for: A rucksack, on a budget, by someone who does not mind which colour arrives

≈ £32 / €29
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Specifications

Blade material
Aluminium
Blade area
280 × 215 mm, 1.7 mm thick
Shaft
Extending from 65 cm to 80 cm
Handle
Not published
Packed length
Not published; the shovel comes apart into three pieces and a transport bag is included
Detachable blade
Yes — three-piece, dismantlable
Weight
Not published
Amazon reference
B005H7O6OM (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4044633113542

The blade, measured

280 × 215 × 1.7 mm.

Length, width and thickness. Seven shovels on this shelf; two publish a blade size, and one of those two publishes the thickness.

Thickness is the figure that matters against consolidated debris, because a thin blade folds where a thick one cuts.

The shaft

65 to 80 cm, extending. Fifteen centimetres of extra leverage, published as a range rather than as “telescopic”.

Three pieces and a bag

The shovel comes apart into three, and a transport bag is included. That is the packed-size answer, even though no packed length is given.

The colour

Achtung! Farblich Sortiert. Eine Auswahl ist nicht möglich.

Assorted, and no choice. On a tool that may have to be found lying in snow, that is a specification the buyer does not control.

The price across six stores

28.97 in Germany. 31.51 in Britain. 36.62 in France. 37.28 in Italy. 39.84 in Spain. 101.70 in the United States.

Availability

One check, 29 € at the bottom and 40 € at the top, across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon shops.

Outside the euro, the American and British Amazon shops sell it in their own currencies, and the range above is kept clear of that.

Figures pulled from Keepa the day this page was last revised. Stock and prices move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 28 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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