Shovel Mount for the car?

[The Dirt Fisherman]

so I ran into an issue the other day after I had been detecting in the rain. my shovel was really muddy. so like usual I just threw it in the back of my wagon and went on my way. well having a dirty car bothers me so I decided to look for some of those shovel mounts you see all those off road guys have. well it turns out that those are like 80 to 100 bucks. screw that. ill make my own I found a cool DIY on a 4Runner forum and plan on making my own for around 15 bucks. my mounts should be here tomorrow or Thursday. anyone else have their shovel mounted to their car? got pics? ill post pics of mine when im finished

 

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[RobRieman]

Lol. Your going to mount your shovel to the outside of your car?

 

[The Dirt Fisherman]

yeah. to my roof rack. its not like im going mount it to my quarter panel lol. itll only be there on my way to and from the dig site. plus that'll free up some room in the cabin when my brother, dad, and best friend tag along. I carry a normal shovel cause they're cheap and do the job. if this works out ill probably put a couple more mounts on it so we all don't have to put them in the car.

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

nice i miss my wrangler...although where i live we drive quads on the roads...and i got a shovel mount for the quad!

 

[Indian Steve]

That looks like a cool idea but I hope it is not your only digger. Walking into a park with a shovel is a big NO NO.

 

[The Dirt Fisherman]

That looks like a cool idea but I hope it is not your only digger. Walking into a park with a shovel is a big NO NO.

parks here are illegal to hunt. at least in my county they are. I don't like to hunt parks anyway. I don't like the attention and kids drive me insane. I don't have the patience for them. also, I use my garrett digger 90% of the time. ill only hunt a park in the rain cause ill usually be the only one there but its not often cause I have to travel out of the county.

 

[RobRieman]

Gotcha DF, I was picturing a shovel mounted to a car, like a Honda Civic Looks more utility like on yours.

 

[The Dirt Fisherman]

lol that's not mine. that was just a picture for reference. I have a 94 Toyota corolla wagon =)

 

[OWK]

I keep a big plastic storage bin in the trunk of my car for the muddy days. It's big enough to fit my Lesche shovel, along with my collapsed detector, and my muddy backpack/finds bag.

Cheap and easy.

 

[RustyGold]

Cool idea! Thanks! I was visualizing a gun rack across the back window!

 

[kingskid1611]

Now I have to have one for my Durango. Thanks for the idea.

 

[cudamark]

That's why I drive a pickup. Anything nasty goes in the back!

 

[The Dirt Fisherman]

ill definitely post pictures of mine when im done with it and post a link to the write up if you all were interested. itll probably be sometime next week since im going out of town for my 1 year wedding anniversary

 

[kingskid1611]

Congrats on the Anniversary. Yes I would like pics and how to's

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Mounted? No. I have a RAV4 and there is a locker under the back deck and I keep a shovel back there. For vehicle digging out more than relics. ;-)

 

[The Dirt Fisherman]

Sorry if these pics post sideways. Here's a quick mount before I fully commit. I'll tinker with it more when I get back from our weekend getaway. Seems to be very solid in terms of the shovel moving back and forth. Doesn't move at all. I don't have the bottom mounts on to keep it from moving down toward my roof cause like I said it was just a quick mount. I'm very pleased with it. Let me know what you think.

 

[stefen]

Heck, I was picturing an F-350 outfitted with a backhoe in the bed with outriggers set behind the back wheels...one serious shovel...

 

[cudamark]

I never was a roof rack fan. Less mileage, more wind noise, and a pain to wash the vehicle. Why not just get a duffel bag and put it in that?

 

[The Dirt Fisherman]

Actually none of that is true in my case. I have more tire noise than wind noise and sound deadening wasn't a big thing back then so noise is normal for a car that old and I'm getting 34mpg in it I like the roof rack cause believe it or not it's pretty handy. Especially when I need to bring 3 sets of tires to the track. I can put 2.5 sets in the car and the other 2 on top. And I like that it makes the car look a little more versatile rather then it looking like something my grandma just pulled out of the garage.

 

[RobRieman]

Now that's a shovel!