Review on Neitra Survival Settlers 1 Inch Hand Auger Drill With Scotch Eye Auger, Manual Wood Auger Wrench, And Heavy Duty Steel Bushcraft Tools For Camping And Shelter Building - Nylon Case Included (Black) by Black Miller

Interesting, useful, and fun piece of outdoor gear.I saw these the other day on some random survival show and I was intrigued. The concept is pretty cool. With one tool you can both drill a hole and shape a peg to fit two pieces of wood together. With several of these joints you should be able to make a pretty sturdy shelter that doesn't rely on a bunch or rope. My kids are making a fort in the woods, so I decided to give this a try to see how well it would actually work.The auger works pretty well as it has a center screw point to help pull the bit into the wood. You do need to find a decently strong stick to put in the eye (hole in the back of the tool) so that you can have enough leverage to actually turn the drill bit.The eye is supposed to be used to form the peg shape on the end of a stick. It's a bit trickier and less functional than the auger. You really need to first trim the end of the stick down to a size that is close to the "eye" diameter and then just use the "eye" as a way of shaving that end perfectly round. If you try and do it into something that's a bit too big it will either get stuck or it will split the stick rather than just shave the end.I did also try several different sizes of premade stick-like objects to see what would work to act as a handle for drilling and 1/2in pvc fits ok, but a simple 1in broomstick fits the best and is pretty lightweight.In a long-term camping setup or a real emergency situation this could be pretty handy thing to have in your kit.I picked up 4 different varieties of this tool from 4 different companies and the statement above is true for all of them, but there are differences between them and here's my thoughts as I compared them while doing the same task: - This one ranked 3rd place.They all worked similar but first two in my comparison list had half-inch diameter drill shanks and the last two had 1/4in shanks. While this didn't seem to affect the function, I suspect that the shaft will tend to get bend easier with the repeated beating and torquing on it.The welds on all 4 seemed to be functional if not terribly attractive, however the one that gets the lowest rank didn't have full welding penetration into the eye itself which means it will be more likely to snap off.The final comparison was on the sheaths and only one had a real leather sheath which set it above the other thick shank tool.#1 RUMANSEN - 1/2in shank, solid welds, leather sheathhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MQ9QYRP#2 MVAPA - 1/2in shank, solid welds, thick synthetic sheathhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NPK8WVVThis tool - #3 NIETRA - 1.4in shank, solid welds, thin synthetic sheathhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M6X4QC6#4 GODCRAE - 1/4in shank, questionable welds, really thin synthetic sheathhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MHM734J