Knife or digger?

[Bum Luck]

I've used a garden-type digger for years, and I have used an old knife years back. Wasn't the best design.

What is your favorite lawn tool and why?

 

[warsawdaddy]

I carry a small shovel,a digger and a knife.All three are my favorite.

 

[pennyfarmer]

I have many tools that I use.

• I have a plugger if the lawn is very short. It replaces a plug beautifuly
• I carry a tool like the Leshe for cutting plugs
• I have a screwdriver for probing shallow targets
• I have a small shovel for going deeper in the hole

I tailor the tools to the area. If I can get away with a big shovel then I will use it. If I need to be extra careful in the sod then I have those tools also.

 

[Sandman]

I tailor the tools to the area. If I can get away with a big shovel then I will use it. If I need to be extra careful in the sod then I have those tools also.

I used to use the screwdriver as a probe but now when on grass I use a bayonet as it wedges in the pull tabs and rings instead of poking all around it and through it. Saves cutting any plugs. I like the Fiskar trowl too.

 

[TerryC]

My favorite is the Treasure Wise T14. Then the T12. Then the rest of the bag of tools. TTC

 

[thunter95]

Il ike a digger myself. But I have been known to use a bigger shovel during relic hunting when you need to get down there 10 to 15 inches a spade just needs to be bigger.

 

[Old Fart in TN]

I use a knife most of the time, if out in the woods I do drag a small shovel with me. Most of my hunting is in tot lots and yards around town.

 

[deepskyal]

I use an old knife I bought at an Army/Navy surplus store back in the early 80's. It solid, easy to keep sharp, fits comfortably in my back pocket, and still have the leather carrying case...and original sharpening stone.
It's great for cutting through sod and the blade is exactly 5"...so I can grasp the depth pretty easy.

It's what I'm comfortable with...and isn't that what you want?

Al

 

[Opticman]

I started out with a regular garden hand shovel then bought a Lesche tool. What a difference, very sharp and the saw tooth side comes in handy. Such a big difference.

 

[Curious The George]

Depends on where you are hunting. If you are going to public parks and school grounds I wouldn't take a knife. You can get jail time these days for that.

If every where you hunt is soft easily moved soil then a simple screwdriver probe will do.

Around here I am usually in red clay soil, a hand trowel with a nice curved handle that I can put weight on is the only way to get into the ground most of the time. Once I open up a hole and break the hard crust then sometimes a screwdriver will finish the job. I sometimes then find lots of small rocks and just have to keep digging with the trowel.

If I am off in the woods or on a site that the size of the hole is of no matter I get out a small, about 24" long round point shovel that I got at Walmart, it is easier to get it in the ground with my foot on it.

I frankly don't even, other than a pocket knife, carry a knife in my gear even. All you need is to accidentally get on some kind of property that has a no weapons policy and have a enthusiastic sheriff's deputy decide to search your gear or your vehicle. Not to mention that I do observe my Second Amendment rights most of the places I go. You could find yourself doing jail time for having a nice long blade knife on your hip on a school or public park grounds.

Now common sense tells me that a nice hand trowel is as good a weapon as any knife that you can buy. But at least you could have an argument and possibly win with the judge that a hand trowel is not classified as a weapon and you were not armed and your intent was to dig not cut and slice.

Don't go anywhere near USMC Boot Camp training about how to properly apply an entrenching tool in hand to hand combat.

 

[bomber]

the"Gladiator"

 

[cosmic]

I have one of these... Great digger and the flat tip is great for retrieving coins in the bottom of the hole..
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,93522.0.html

 

[sniffer]

I use a lesche for lawn and maintained areas for general digging I use a Little Eagle by predator tools

 

[Old Relic]

I use a screwdriver for shallow targets, a Lesche for cutting a small plug if the target is deeper, and a plastic ice cream scoop to dig deeper if necessary.

 

[grumpyolman]

I have both a Predator and a Lesche. The warning about a 'knife' should be considered. On the Preadator it is stamped right on it, "for digging only". It could be used as a weapon, but then so can the shovel or the sharpened screwdriver that is used for prying coins out. With the 'digging' thing stamped on the tool, it might just sway an over nosey law enforcement person that you weren't some kind of person with criminal intent. On the other hand, think of the same situation with a K-bar in your hand...Jim

 

[hollowpointred]

i use the Lesche trowel. super tough so i dont worry about it breaking out in the woods somewhere.

 

[extractor]

I use a 5 way painters tool. IT works great for all my park's hunts. Easy to carry in pocket.

 

[mrjosh]

I have many tools that I use.

• I have a plugger if the lawn is very short. It replaces a plug beautifuly
• I carry a tool like the Leshe for cutting plugs
• I have a screwdriver for probing shallow targets
• I have a small shovel for going deeper in the hole

I tailor the tools to the area. If I can get away with a big shovel then I will use it. If I need to be extra careful in the sod then I have those tools also.

I have wondered how well a plugger would work.

 

[greydigger]

Lesche for plugs, 3 fingered hand rake with supermagnet attached for tot-lot chips.

 

[Nick A]

I like my Lesche best. I started out with a cheap kitchen knife. After spending $200 on my first detector many years ago I did not have extra $10 to spend on a digger. After breaking several of those, and cutting my fingers many times, I bought a 3 in 1 knife/digger. The first ones I got had wooden handles. When new, the wood would give you splinters, then the rivets would fall out or the wood would split. I just replaced the rivets and made new wood handles until the blades would eventually break. The last one I had had a plastic handle like in the picture and I don't think the steel was as good as the old wooden handled ones. I went through 3-4 of those in 12 years, I then bought myself a Lesche this year, and it took getting used to, but I like it. It's easier on my hands (the 3 in 1 would give me a callus on my palm), tougher (the Lesche can really pry well) and does a great job. If I had it to do all over again, I would have bought a Lesche from day one.