Thinking about attaching a heavy duty retractable key chain to my pinpointer and hang it from belt or beltloop, when finished just let it retract. Usually carry mine in my cargo pocket, gets hung up when I go to one knee, and carry my diggin tool left hand. What do you all think?
I did this mod and it worked well with a few exceptions. It swings when you walk and it wears a hole in pants where it hits up against your leg I couldn't find a way to stop these things from happening. Other than that, it worked well and was handy......Get Dirty....Dirty Don....
I love the key chain idea, and I am going to purchase one for my pinpointer....for the guy who says it wears holes in their pants? Well, ever heard of velcro? Place a strip of velcro on your pants, and a piece on the back of the pinpointer....problem solved? SushiDog
If you detect sandy soil, or in areas where there is fine dusty soil, you'll need to clean it lots! Half way through a hunt you'll end up with your pinpointer hangingdown banging your kneees (carried one for years with 25 or 30 keys). A better idea as shown above is a tool holster, you're not limited by the length of the chain etc. Check out some of the big box home improvement stores. You can pick up a belt holster for almost anything or tool know to man. Find one that fits nicely and you're off and running. I have a couple that were originally made for small binoculars and one for a GPS. The other thing nice is they have a snap on the belt loop that makes it a breeze to get em on or off your belt. Lowes has one that I've been eyeballing for awhile. Will hold a pinpointer and a digger plus a probe. Looks like all it would is a hole poked in one of the small pockets for a probe.
I tried this about 4 years ago and it worked quite well but in the process the swinging chain put holes into three pair of dungerees by swinging over the front pocket.
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