Shovel Recommendations?

[rvpopeye]

I like those two piece handles .  🥸  👍

[okara gold]

I went with the Predator tool "Sparky" for when I occasionally dirt hunt. 

It's short but I like to be as inconspicuous as possible when dirt hunting in public places. If I were into dirt hunting all the time, I would still go with a Predator tool but also would have something longer.

[Geologyhound]

On 3/31/2024 at 8:51 PM, Rattlehead said:

More like a clip you’d see on an ink pen, but bigger. 🙂

Looks like a nifty design!  Is this something you developed or something you found somewhere?

[Geologyhound]

On 4/1/2024 at 12:27 PM, rvpopeye said:

Edit by clicking on the 3 dots upper right of your post.

I did manage to edit the reply posts, or else there would’ve been three duplicates.   The real problem is I can’t figure out how to delete a duplicate post.

[rvpopeye]

That control might be at mod or admin level only .🤔

 

[Rattlehead]

1 hour ago, Geologyhound said:

Looks like a nifty design!  Is this something you developed or something you found somewhere?

Thanks! It’s something I came up with several years ago. I like to keep a hand free while detecting so that I can answer my phone, grab a drink or whatever else. Tried one of those holsters for long handled shovels, but it never really worked well for me due to the T handle being hung at belt level. With the full length of the shovel hanging below the belt line, it would start swinging and banging against my ankles as I walked. Since the hip clip can be mounted further down the shaft, it eliminates that problem.

[Geologyhound]

1 hour ago, Rattlehead said:

Thanks! It’s something I came up with several years ago. I like to keep a hand free while detecting so that I can answer my phone, grab a drink or whatever else. Tried one of those holsters for long handled shovels, but it never really worked well for me due to the T handle being hung at belt level. With the full length of the shovel hanging below the belt line, it would start swinging and banging against my ankles as I walked. Since the hip clip can be mounted further down the shaft, it eliminates that problem.

Hope you patented it!

[Steelheader]

21 hours ago, okara gold said:

I went with the Predator tool "Sparky" for when I occasionally dirt hunt. 

It's short but I like to be as inconspicuous as possible when dirt hunting in public places. If I were into dirt hunting all the time, I would still go with a Predator tool but also would have something longer.

I also use the Predator Tools Sparky.  I hunt mainly parks and schools, and I don’t want to carry around a big shovel. I like to be as inconspicuous as possible. The Sparky looks more like a regular hand tool.  I can still use my foot to push it into the ground, and it digs perfect plugs.

[Steelheader]

You can’t go wrong with any of the Predator Tools shovels.  They are very high quality and they have several different designs to choose from.