Current: Black Vaquero w 5.75" Con & 11x8 RSD, Compadre 8" Donut, T2 w 11"DD, Ace 300i w 7x10", Vanquish 440 w V10, & Simplex+ SP28.
Past: Whites 4000D Ser 3 w 8" Con, Radio Shack 3001 Micronta 18Khz.
Current: Black Vaquero w 5.75" Con & 11x8 RSD, Compadre 8" Donut, T2 w 11"DD, Ace 300i w 7x10", Vanquish 440 w V10, & Simplex+ SP28.
Past: Whites 4000D Ser 3 w 8" Con, Radio Shack 3001 Micronta 18Khz.
Garden Trowel - Stainless Steel 14" Long, its on amazon, with the red handle. sharpen the front tip, and drive it into the ground making a U. Then pop the plug up and you have a nice little plug. No sawing, side to side, just drive in pull out, drive in pull out, drive in and pop up.
Lesche rocks but might want to put a nice little edge job on it with a file and some oil. I bought a Lesche all purpose shovel. It is little more rounded than i like but it scoops out the dirt i find a bit better than the sampson. No doubt the sampson is a killer shovel. I say just shoot to have a few different tools or the trade. Never hurts to have a extra setup. Who knows, a buddy might want to tag along and get aquatinted to this addictive hobby.
I just snapped my stainless hori-hori two days ago. Full tang, highest reviews on Amazon....lasted maybe 6 months. It was awesome at the parks leaving nearly invisable damage.
I have the raptor, should have been prying with it instead. Anyone who can snap the Raptor from Predator tool....you're more man than I.