fredinbelize
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- Joined
- May 22, 2007
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- Location
- Huntington Beach,CA
- Detector(s) used
- Ace250
Whites Surf PI Pro
AT Pro
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
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I like to dig with one hand, and usually use my dry sand scoop, but I don't want to beat it up too much. For certain times and conditions this one, for me, is just right.Now thats a bud..... interesting choice of tool. Still looks like a little more bending over than with say a small shovel. Ive got friends who gold mine and use them.
Dew
This one is from 1965.Is it one of the WW2 trench shovels? If so I have seen them and they are great and bombproof! They are a wee bit heavy if memory serves me though. Enjoy!
Maybe a poor choice for you...it's works great for me, in certain conditions.Poor choice for a beach tool. Constant bending / kneeling to dig targets will waste time and wear you out. You need something long handled. If it's for dealing with gravels, you need something more like a hand-mattox.
I agree. Hard packed sand is a pain to dig in - one can't even hand fan the sand away. Every scoop has its place. When black sand is showing on the treasure coast beaches after a storm or some serious erosion here - clay starts showing up, and that is where the reale goodies are. That tool would work perfect to dig into very hard packed sand, or clay.Maybe a poor choice for you...it's works great for me, in certain conditions.
How many beaches in the world have you been too? Not all are soft/loose sand. Some of the islands/tropic beaches have sand packed so tight by nature that your footprint may not show. Every scoop, shovel, recovering device, or whatever you want to call it has it's place.Poor choice for a beach tool. Constant bending / kneeling to dig targets will waste time and wear you out. You need something long handled. If it's for dealing with gravels, you need something more like a hand-mattox.
How many beaches in the world have you been too? Not all are soft/loose sand. Some of the islands/tropic beaches have sand packed so tight by nature that your footprint may not show. Every scoop, shovel, recovering device, or whatever you want to call it has it's place.
That's my two bit's.