what does everyone use to dig with?

[bentom187]

i have a GI camp shovel it folds up and fits into a back pack pretty nicley,but i broke it last season.i just was woundering if people had any better ideas for a new one,i was hoping to find one with a pick on it or somthing,i got poison ivey real bad one year on my hands cause i was digging up top soil with the ivy roots everywhere.

 

[Sam the Caveman]

Oooo, I am highly allergic to posion ivy and its everywhere around here, if ya get it wash the dickens out of it with dawn twice a day for 3 days, that works great for me.

To dig with, I use a very sharp shovel, either the medium size ones or the very short ones. Sometimes I'll bring a small spade/claw but I end up never using it.

Oh, yeah, a little tip, work on your knees, its much easier.

 

[Don Dump]

pick axe
shovel

 

[bentom187]

im looking to get somthing very portable, back pack size,im extremley allergic too when i started to show symtoms my hands looked like i had scales from all the little blisters,onece it gets between my fingers it spreads like wild fire,ill try the dawn tip next time though.

 

[here2learn]

a good pick,shovel and gloves - Not home Depot or lowes junk!(shovel and pick)! try a hardware store with quailty handles!! i have laid to rest many shovels but now i just weld a metal bar at the end .......works but a workout

 

[kannubis]

get a mini excavator and track it in

 

[ghost of sage]

grubbing hoe,shovel,scobby hoe.

 

[LolaGal]

what does everyone use to dig with?

I keep a pet wolverine... he loves digging.

 

[-v-]

if you have the room to carry a shovel, take a tiller too. same aproximate size as a shovel but the grip looks like a T and the work end has a group of pointed slightly curved pegs. makes for easy digging after turning the topsoil and helps airate (sp) fluff your mix when you re-fill. still need a shovel, but this helps. +gloves for digging, but planting let your fingers have some fun

 

[bentom187]

im going to be in a prtected erea,so im gonna hold off on the mini excavator,lol. im gonna be mt.biking everything in and storing everything in a back pack iv been looking at this one
http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.aspx?productID=9204&TabID=1&CatID=58
it looks big enough for seedlings and some equipment.

 

[gdbud]

Mexicans standing out front of Home Depot

 

[badmf]

I agree with using quality tools as they pay for themselves. And don't be overly cautious carrying in a full size shovel/pick etc You're a rock hound remember? Grab a book on it and carry it with you. Leave the tools in a camo'ed stash, voila!

 

[Sam the Caveman]

Fiskars makes a great full size shovel that is heavy and pre-sharpened and they cost around $40 a piece.

 

[globel]

How come no one likes the military shovels.... they have pick's included. you will need to sharpen it but the seraded side will cut roots.

Like this

http://www.coyoteknifeshop.com/catalog.php/coyoteknifeshop/pd1726040

 

[bentom187]

ooooo, i have almost the same exact thing except no pick and serated edge, but you see where it tightens down, the spade has actually bent backward on mine but for 15 bucks i think im gonna get it

 

[badmf]

How come no one likes the military shovels.... they have pick's included. you will need to sharpen it but the seraded side will cut roots.

Like this

http://www.coyoteknifeshop.com/catalog.php/coyoteknifeshop/pd1726040

Nor designed for heavy use as farm tools are, but they are easier to concea, imo.

 

[microgram]

Fiskars and most garant shovels come with at least a 5 year, and fiskars is more of a lifetime warranty. Just remember to read the bold labels.

Badmf, i love you. I want to be a rock hound too.

 

[dawghead99]

what kinda bike you ride? i want to be your clone except by me. you complete me <3

 

[Omerta]

normally a shovel but on occassion ill use a javier

 

[bentom187]

i ride a 01 gary fisher big sur