Side by Side Comparison of: Suncast vs Mallory USA vs Safe Paw vs Natural Rapport

for the exact same one we've had for years. The old one cracked from trying to chop ice- good, light shovel, but not an ice axe.

Good shovel. Lightweight, decent edge for scraping. Probably not intended for heavy duty, northern winters, but handled the 2" of powder I got just fine. Busted through the next day's inch of ice with no damage to the shovel.

I got this shovel prior to the winter of 2014-2015 because I needed a good but light weigh shovel to clear my alleyway during the winter snow storms. I used it for all 17 storms we got over this winter.I had no problem shoveling one shovelful at a time because of the weight of the shovel. My only regret was I should have ordered 2 to have a spare so before next winter I will re-order again

I toyed with the idea of buying a high end snow blower--not that I can really afford it, but with these winters it is starting to seem like a better and better deal. This snow shovel though has been doing the trick. It has gotten me out of quite a many jam. I was able to rescue myself from being snowed in, even when the snow was high. The only time this shovel has problems is when the snow melts from rain into ice sheets. The trick is, I think, to go out when the snow is still light and fluffy. Even if you have several feet of snow to dig yourself out of, it is not that bad as long as the snow hasn't hardened. I think for the price and the fact that this shovel has not broken yet, it is a great find. You will be happy with this shovel if you are looking for a general shovel.

I have used this particular Suncast snow shovel for about 10 years now and if you can be in love with a snow shovel then I am! I have had to buy it on line twice over the years (buying 4 at a time) because stores in this area don't carry it. This shovel is sturdy, durable, dependable and reliable. There is no metal strip on the bottom which is excellent. It is able to hold heavy snow without twisting in your hands and it is strong enough to use for chopping at snow without breaking. You don't appreciate a really great snow shovel until you are buried in snow. So far we have had 57 inches of snow this winter and my snow shovels have been there for me. You won't be disappointed if you buy this shovel.

I ordered this online on a Monday knowing a huge snow storm was coming to hit. I live in an apartment complex with snow removal, but we do have to dig out our cars. They plow and do side walks. I was wishy washy based on reviews but ordered any ways. No store had shovels in stock any more, and definitely not after out hard hit PA winter. Seemed a bit pricey, but I was not wasting a tank of gas driving around hoping someone had a $10 shovel in stock.I spent 3+ hours on Thursday, 4+ hours Friday, and 4+ hours today shoveling out. This thing got the job done. I not only did my car but helped neighbors as the plow decided not to do a decent job. The shovel carried heavy, wet snow. It was not flimsy. The plastic did not bend. Because of this, even though a small plastic shovel, I have to give 5 stars. The only thing I wish it had was a metal strip to break thru ice, but that is livable with.

Works very well. Has just the right amount of reach for getting to the middle of the windshield. The brush is good quality and the bristles don't fall out. I had one from years ago and like it so much I sought out this one and ordered it for my wife's car.I also used it as a weapon to fend off a bear attack during a snow blizzard. This product is so tough that I used the brush part to fight the bear.

So far, so good.We live in California, so do not have a daily need for this. I purchased this for use on our fairly frequent visits to Lake Tahoe.We have a bagful of those short 10" scrapers that companies give out as promos. We've also owned a flimsy version of a long brush/scraper like this one for years. Last month, Lake Tahoe finally broke through the drought and got dumped on. Our flimsy, wood handled brush/scraper couldn't handle it and snapped in two.Since then, the snow in Tahoe has continued and we've made 4 more trips there.This brush/scraper has already paid for itself and is such an upgrade from our old one.The thickness of the padded grip area is especially nice because it's comfortable and easy to hold when wearing gloves.Can't speak to durability or longevity, but so far am nothing but pleased.

We have one of these in each of our cars. With winter upon us, you are going to want one of these at hand at all times. If you are running late to work or have an emergency, these will save your day by clearing up your mirrors and giving you full sight of the road ahead. These are very well made, and have a soft grip on them.

As a native Minnesotan, a good snow brush is mandatory. This one is sturdy, has a nice foam grip that doesn't easily slide even with gloves on, and both the brush and ice scraper are high quality. I keep this in my trunk at all times and I have no complaints whatsoever about it.

OMG this was impossible to find in the stores! My daughter got her car in April and the stores are only planning for summer so I couldn't find one anywhere and we still have snow potential so I looked on Amazon. Found this little gem and the price was awesome as always!!! I love that it's long enjoy to reach across her window without getting snow all over your hand. I also love that it's a really thick and good quality to handle heavy wet spring snow!

I live in North Carolina, so to gauge how much snow / ice this was used in - not much, about an inch or two of each, in fact I didn't really even expect to need it, but anyways:It arrived on time as expected.The weather did actually manage to produce a need for it this year, and I must say it held up well. I scraped all 4 windows, the front and rear windshield 4 times this year, and am happy to say this little trooper is still holding up well.I do agree with what you're probably thinking in that you'd probably hope for more than 4 uses out of a thing that gets 5 stars. But, as I have no complains from it yet, and it seems good ole Punxy Phil was right - the weather is warming - it looks like it's going to be another year before this thing gets used again.If something comes up that would require I change the rating, I'll be sure to do so, but I don't really expect that to be the case, and certainly not any time before December.

It works fine.

Seems to work fairly well, but don't expect a heavy-duty shovel for this price. I was careful not to overload it and it held up well right up until I ran over it with my truck. ;)

I had to wait a year to review this because it arrived after the snow last year. This year we had 18" and it was a champ until my husband started using it...and it broke. So I can't speak to if he was being too rough with it or not, but it seemed very sturdy while I was using it. I would probably buy this again. It's lightweight and wide.

I ordered this item and upgraded to next day delivery just in time to deal with the snow and ice 2/12-13/2014 in North Carolina. The snow shovel is pretty lightweight, but more than strong enough to handle the task I set forth to do with it - shoveling the mixture of snow and ice off of my driveway and walkway into my home. I'm 6'2" and wish the shovel was a little longer/taller, but I still got the job done!

I bought this shovel based on the reviews. The winter in the northeast this year (2013-2014) has been rough with storms that have dropped 10" of light snow to storms that have dropped 8" of ice, sleet, and snow. The first storms were all light and this shovel performed like a champ. Nice and light and easy to maneuver the snow. My only gripe was that the end of the shovel would get caught in the cracks in the ground while I was pushing it, but that's really my fault, not the shovel's.In the light snow it was great! Unfortunately when we got about 8" of heavy slushy snow it did not perform so well. With ten minutes of shoveling the heavy stuff it cracked right where the blade gets connected to the shaft. To my surprise I was able to keep shoveling for awhile until the whole thing broke apart.I would easily buy this shovel again, but I am planning on buying a more heavy duty one for heavier type snow.

I purchased this for my son who asked for a shovel for Christmas. He liked getting a shovel but thought that this one was pretty useless. That was until the Polar Vortex hit Indianapolis with a vengeance. I happened to be there at the time. I am a 62 year old woman. It worked like a charm. As long as you keep on top of the tumbling snow, you are good to go.When the snow was finally cleared he went go back to his usual snow cleaning method of waiting for the solar melt.My husband suggested that my son's initial disappointment with the item was because there was no human attached to the handle.Aww, kids.It is a shovel. How much can one expect from a shovel?I come from Canada and Buffalo. This would be fine there too.

Worked great. I didn't have the issue of the bristles falling out like other reviewers stated.My only complaint was that the scraper end was on the same end as the handle. Which basically had me grabbing the brush end to scrape the center of my windshield.

Brush works great at removing snow (brush side) and scraping ice (smaller scraper). Handle is comfortable to hold.Only problem I ran into this as my scraper chipped and broke after I hit the corner of it. Probably user induced, but something to be aware of as these things can break off so just be careful when using.

I bought this brush for my car. It has long handle, so I can easily reach almost all part of the vehicle (sidewise) without having to do a lot of stretching. The brush end and hard end give you choice to whether you want to clear the dust or remove something stuck in your vehicle. Once my car was covered extensively by bird poop (when I parked my vehicle under a bridge), at that time this brush came very handy. I know people don't buy this brush for that reason, but I can confirm it will definitely serve that purpose as well. I took off one star because the seller does not let you choose the color. I did not like the red color, and he send me that color. I wish there is a way for us to select the color. Other than that, definitely worth to buy it.

I like this brush/scraper. The plastic scraper breaks apart the ice and the brush has stiff bristles to brush away snow. It's a small unit though, and next time I will probably get a longer one since there isn't much handle space between the scraper and brush. Overall, I would buy another one of these again, especially to have as a spare.

The thing that matters with a scraper like this is the durability - this thing seems VERY durable. The bristles are stiff enough to brush away snow and ice yet gentle enough to not damage my car. The handle is comfortable and it's shaped perfectly to get great leverage. The only problem I have is that the scraper part could be a curved a little less. It's curved in such a way that it isn't fully flat against the windshield - it's a bit annoying but doesn't prevent this from being a great tool.

I bought this Mallory Snow Brush after our third snowstorm in PA this winter. Previous to this purchase, all I had was some cheap freebie scraper I got from a trade show. I really needed something to brush the snow off the roof of my car.I've already used this brush about 10 times, and expect to use it a lot more this winter. The 26" length is a decent length for my car. I have a Honda Civic, and can brush most of the snow off the roof of my car just by standing on the drivers side of my car. It wouldn't hurt if it was a little longer, but that is no fault of the brush itself; it's what I ordered. I would say that if you have an SUV or truck, definitely get a longer brush, because this probably won't cut it.The item is sturdy, and the bristles are soft. They don't appear to be scratching my car, and they remove snow pretty well. The one thing I don't like is that every now and then the scraper part will bang up against my car when I'm brushing snow off. I think the design would have made more sense f the scraper was positioned horizontally instead of vertically at the end of the brush.Some have complained that they have a hard time using the scraper, but this hasn't been the case for me. I either hold the brush part or the foam part, and scrape away. There's nothing fun about scraping ice off of your car at 7am before leaving for work, but it is a necessary evil, and this item does the trick.My snow brush came in a red color.

It was bought to more easily shovel leaves and it works- we don't have snow where I am in Texas

I haven't used this shovel yet but it is a lot smaller than a standard shovel. I thought it was an averaged sized shovel due to the high ratings. Will update after I use it a few times but I intend to purchase a different, wider shovel that will clear more ground faster that this one will.

I bought a plastic shovel from Amazon before and thought this was the same. It wasn't. It's smaller and does not have the metal across the bottom. This was a bad winter and this shovel didn't do very well handling all that heavy snow. I need to buy a better one.

Not as sturdy as some, but a good price. Check the length and compare it to something else you own; I think it's too short for six-footers.

i bought this for my daughter in n.c. becuz they sometimes get snow and home depot or lowes do not sell snow shovels down there!! it will work for lightweight shoveling but if i had bought it for ohio weather....i would send it back!! it looks cheap and feels cheap but wasn't exactly cheap..i bought a very nice18'' scoop snow shovel at home depot in ohio for the same price as this was. BUT..my daughter does have a shovel if she needs one now and i love the fact that i can ship to her house from amazon..

I feel I got my monies worth with this shovel. No more, no less. The shovel itself is much more flat with very little arc than I thought it would be. It does not carry a large shovel full of snow. I would not buy this again, but it is my own fault for buying a shovel over the internet versus trying them out in a store.

hard to hold the brush when using the scraper

I used it once to break up the frost on the windshield in Texas. It was okay but not great. I did not have any de-icing fluid at the time. I was unimpressed with the ice scraper opposite the brush. I had to get out the other ice scraper because it covered more glass in less time. The brush end worked okay for removing the frost and a little snow. I will keep it in case I need it in the future. I think the item will work much better when a good quality windshield de-icer fluid is applied first. The length seems to be sufficient. The item is lightweight; easy to grasp, pickup and stowe. It's better than nothing. I imagine it would be hard to find a better snow brush/scraper than this one simply because snow and ice is for many people awkward to move.

It's sturdy .... the plastic is hard, but I like Artic model with much longer handle and softer more flexible plastic much better.

Don't get this if you are short, it takes a long time to clean off my car with this as a 5'1" woman. The ice scraper works great. Overall it is a perfectly fine product. But it is uncomfortable to use at my height, I decided to get an Extendable "broom" winter brush instead. I will still use this for the ice scraper. The color I received was red.

It's great but has one major design flaw. It's very sturdy and uses materials that feel like they'll last several winters. The scraper and brush on opposing ends is nice. This provides a brush-only end that allows you to easily get in and around narrow areas like around your wipers and a scraper end that allows you to really crunch away at ice without damaging the brush. The reason for 3 stars you ask? The high-density foam handle spins freely on the post, so when you're brushing snow away the brush and post spin freely from the handle you're holding, forcing you to either choke way up on the handle or grab lower where you can hold part of the scraper, which reduces your leverage on the brush.It would be 5 stars if the foam handle was securely attached to the post.

The scraper and brush on this work quite well. Compared to other scrapers I've used, this is much more padded. It might make it a little easier to use with gloves on (though I've never had an issue), but it also makes it bigger and bulkier. Honestly, I'd be willing to pay less money for a non padded / smaller one.

It broke after 2-3 snow

These shovels are light, the handle is fine in terms of length, and they're efficient for moving small amounts of snow. That said, they will break. I've now gone through 5 in 5 years. This is SE PA, not Canada. If the snow is light, no problem. Wet snow? Forget it. They will break at the handle rendering the shovel useless. I've also had the blades crack. They're inexpensive, just go in knowing what you are buying. If you need to shovel small areas, or very rarely, they're probably great. But know this: they will break.

I had this exact same shovel for 10 years and it kept on tickin. I ordered two new ones and the plastic is about a third of the thickness of the original. One of the new ones cracked clear in half the second time I used it.

I bought this shovel recently because I had the "identical" shovel for many years of good service but is was a little worn down. The new one broke within a month. Examining the two shovels carefully showed that the new one was of a slightly different design, without some extra thin strengthening ribs on the back. Good job by some designer saving two cents a shovel while significantly reducing the strength of the design. I recommend not to buy it.

Decent enough shovel, shaft can handle a full load of snow in the shovel. Lacks enough "shoulder" or scoop to work as a plow when there's more than one or two inches on the ground. My neighbor that has a deeper shovel cleans up a similar sized driveway in half the time I can, because he can just plow with his shovel. If I try to use it to push/scrape rather than lift, any accumulation over 2" will spill over the shovel instead of collecting, making the point moot.EDIT: Second winter. Huge accumulation due to the Jonas storm. I was trying to clear 2' out of my walkway, and the shovel broke. The flat of the blade has developed a huge crack. I can still use it, but I need a replacement (and of course, after the storm, there's nowhere to buy one)

At least on the shovel I received, the blade is warped so that it doesn't completely come in contact with the ground. In other words, it will miss some snow when plowing/pushing across a driveway. It would be a quality shovel if not for the warping, it's good for throwing snow, but not pushing/plowing. And I didn't return it because the box was received beat-up and ripped, and it didn't seem worth the hassle.Also, a tip for any serious shovelers out there: if you coat your shovel with wax by rubbing a candle all over the blade (both sides), it'll prevent snow from sticking -- this means no more tapping your shovel to remove built-up snow -- but beware that the snow will fly off the blade when you throw it, as there's no more friction.

Found a set of these for half the price at a retail store right after I bought them. Great product just not a great deal.

Basic brush. I'm giving this a poor review because it comes with two stickers that are difficult to remove without leaving residue everywhere. One sticker warns that you'll get cancer from touching this product. The foam grip spins, not sure why they couldn't make it fit better or glue it down. I'm sure I could have found a better brush locally for the same price.

I specifically ordered a blue one and it shows a blue one .and I received red. It defeats the purpose of me offering it to match my daughters car.

Not really helpful even in small snow over your car - forget about the snow storm ! The whole thing is so small that it can get lost in the snow :D . I mean it - its too small and description doesnt mention it clearly. I could not even clean my car with little snoflakes. So will not recommend it.

It performs both of its functions about as well as you would expect. It scrapes ice, it wipes ice away.The main downside, however, is the impossibly stupid decision of having the scraper and the brush on opposite ends. Do you enjoy smacking yourself in the face/arm with a brush while you scrape your windshield? I sure don't.

UPDATE 12/15/2015After a few uses now I noticed that the scraper part is warped and only about 1.5 inches of the scraper is actually making contact. Two of the 3 scrapers I bought do this. I changed my rating from a 3-Star to a 2-Star, unfortunately I bought these early to beat the snow season and they are not eligible for return. I don't recommend. See original review below:______________________This scraper/brush is solid, but here are the issues I have found with it:1 - It is short. The grip is located right by the scraper so if you have a bigger vehicle and are a smaller person, it is difficult to to reach the whole windshield while holding onto the grip.2 - The brush needs to be rotated 90 degrees. If you are right handed the brush smashes against your forearm while scraping. I find myself constantly adjusting to avoid smashing the brush.3 - The scraper part is small, it could be a little bigger to help speed up the process.It will last a while and for the price it is a sturdy scraper. Just some design issues with it.

kind of flimsy

No steel edge like advertised

I am 5' 6" tall and this 48" long shovel is too short to use. I would have to bend over constantly and never be upright. It would be great for children or extremely short people.

Overall, it was a nice snow shovel until it broke after roughly 5 minutes of constantly shoveling. The pan cracked first, and shortly after the pole broke about mid-way through. Not much else to say except it's cheap, and cheap for a reason.

Bought two of these and they both broke after the first year. STAY AWAY from these unless you shovel snow near Florida.

I bought this snow shovel for my Grandpa to use at his cabin in Washington. It broke within the first week - we were moving a lot of snow and it couldn't handle it, broke the shovel head in two places, then cracked completly through and is no longer usable. Not for heavy duty use.

Broke in half the first time I used it on light snow.

bristles fall out. Crappy.

Came in bad shape - some spots missing brushes. looks poorly made

This was a piece of junk. The scraper scratched my windshield the first time I used it to scrape the ice off my windshield. The scraper later fell off. It was just glued onto the bottom of the rod. Would not buy again.

The scraper does not work. It was more effective to use windshield wipers.

I woke up this morning to 2" of ice, sleet, and snow on my car. Brought out the ice scraper and it worked well up to the point where the ice scraper broke at the scraper to handle junction. I ended up having to use the remnants of the ice scraper in my hand to finish off scraping the windshields. This worked fine for light ice loads in the past, but this storm was too much for this to handle.