I know they are a bit pricey but they are sure compatible for them long hilly metal detecting trips. Heres one of them i'm talking about. As like always, these tools are built to last... and dig deep
I never had a good one. The El Cheapos never locked up tight enough for my liking. I don't want to feel the shovel wiggle when I put my foot onto it. Maybe the good quality would fit the bill.
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Dec 2009
St. Charles County, Missouri
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Re: Folding Shovel - Like or Dislike?
Can someone point me towards a retailer who carries the Gerber? Their website lists Wal Mart and Target but all I'm seeing there are camping accessory kits containing the shovel that cost over a hundred bucks. I just want the shovel.
When detectors are outlawed, only outlaws will have detectors
Mines an Ame's heat treated folding shovel a guy gave me that was in the Air Force. One of the best I have ever used but it's too short so I reworked it. Using 30" 3/4" black gas pipe and a ball bearing at the top of the handle it's a little heavier than I expected but it kicks butt on digging. I hunted 3 hours today and it didn't break me and I darn sure didn't break it.
Sometimes I wake up grouchy, Sometimes I let her sleep!
I have personally used many of George's Predator tools and my main stand by is the long handle folding shovel. Just to give you an idea how strong they are I used to chop wood with it when I couldn't find my hatchet They are the best made tools around BAR NONE. You know the saying you get what you pay for, that gerber will break. It looks way too tiny and I guarantee it wont chop wood for long. Long handed folding shovel is good for fields and relic hunting. It laughs at roots. And it's just the right height to use in the unfolded position for plugs. Man I love this thing, it stays in the truck with me at all times. The price is right for a 100% hand made tool made in america. Predator tools are bought by the US military, I know gerber doesn't have a contract with them. Not to knock gerber I own their axes but people who scoff at the price of a Predator Tool don't really appreciate the work and dedication that goes into making these tools. Just my 2 cents.
Mostly Tesoro units-I've owned five of them--but I've used Whites,Fishers,Garretts,Nautilus, Minelab, and Detex.
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Re: Folding Shovel - Like or Dislike?
Great you guys like that folding shovel...But I've got a shovel so comfy and sturdy you'd all probably want one if you could get one. I take a sharpshooter shovel-you know with the long narrow digging blade about 6" wide and about 16" long. I cut about five or six inches off the end of blade to make it comfy to rest my foot on when shovel is standing straight up in a resting position before pushing blade into soil with foot. I cut off sides of blade at a 45 degree angle. Then I sharpen tip of blade and sharpen one side of blade to use as a chopping axe for troublesome roots and limbs and vines that get in my way...it works almost as good as a bush axe. And man is this shovel comfy and a backsaver. I use it on the beach and in the woods and fields. Almost never have to bend over while using this shovel...I even have mastered the method of scooping up finds on beach and woods,etc. without having to bend over to do it. Or that far over anyhow.
I got a old Army entrenching tool that I used while stationed in Alaska and it works just fine for digging fox holes but haven't used it yet for detecting.
Sure it will break eventually but that gerber will break 10 times before that Lesche will. I only chopped a medium log in half once. The Axe wasn't around I thought Id give it a shot. Just goes to show you how strong it is. That Gerber? Not a chance. Im sure it depends on how hard a person is on their equipment. Tree roots, rocks in farm fields, all play a factor. You get what you pay for.
I recently found a military issue folding shovel at Mills Fleet Farm for $8.
I also found a leather military issue sheath to carry the shovel on your belt for $2.79 at the same Fleet Farm.
About a week later I found another shovel at a garage sale for $3.00
Look around, you don't need to spend that much on a sturdy folding shovel.
Maybe it's time to stop not doing what you pretended you can do and can't, and start doing the thing that you can't do, but can no longer pretend that you can.
HI, coin finder here, about the shovel, I got a Free Shovel from the U.S. Government and a Free trip to ( Vietnam) 1969 ) and made a Lot of Holes and still do , but when I do dig a hole it bring me back to though days ..
Looked at the Gerber/Fiskars at Cabelas once, knew it would last two trips to the river with me and I'm just not willing to part with that much for something you know will not cut it in hard pack rocky bottoms. The Predator tools model looks much better, only two segments.
The Gerber would most likely be good in bottle digs and rooty ground but I also hit some very rocky stream beds and it's gotta be hard to get by. Got a Predator Mauler, works like it should, straight handles still rule the digging world.
I just use an old army folding shovel. They are made for war and mine has never broke. You can get them cheap too, go to an army surplus store and you can get them for 10.00. they work great!!!
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