Busted Button (Edited)

By The Cascade Kid Ranked #517 - Avalanche Safety May 22, 2009

The first time that I whipped this shovel out to dig in and look at the snowpack on Mt. Hood, I depressed the button on the handle to slide it into the shovel head and discovered to my surprise that it would not return, immediately rendering my shovel fairly useless. The culprit seems to have been a tiny bit of snow that got in the way of its return, but the button is still offset and won't return. I am disappointed and will be exchanging it in the hopes that it was a simple defect and not a design problem.

Edit: I believe it is a design problem with the shovel, but having found a simple fix, I'm going to hang onto it. If the button is stuck inside, the handle can be swung in a "get the ketchup out of the bottle" sort of arc, and the button will slide back into place.

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