Outdoor growing hikers tools

[joe fresh]

i was hoping to start a thread, where ppl could post products that can be purchased or made(DIY), that facilitate the outdoor growers. i was specificly thinking about specialty tools to help a grower carry in clones, dirt, ect...anything a grower might need in the wild.

i personally would like to see some sort of back pack to carry bales of promix, or some sort of backpack that securely carries 50 clones or so and doesnt crush them...or other interesting inventive "gerdening tools" to help make an outdoor growers life a bit easier....


all i got is this cool DIY cheap greenhouse that can be built on spot

so who wants to be first?

 

[schwilly]

the size of and shape of a promix bale prevent carrying low on the back in an efficient fashion imo.

for instance, in the bush, ducking under low clearance, it is actually easier to do it with the bale over the shoulders versus on the back, because you have to lean forward to maintain balance if it's on your back. on you shoulders you just have to hunch straight down.

believe me, i've tested what i speak of.

a mosquito mask is invaluable. not only for mosquitoes but it saves you from dealing with spiders crawling across your face,,cause you don't have the time to set that bale or jugs down every few minutes to pull the webs and spiders off as you're hauling them.

 

[THCphd420]

dude theres gotta be a way to make that work. Promix backpack fuck yeah man.

 

[two heads]

I grow with a buddy so we can use option "A". This year we had great luck balancing a bale on the handlebars and top tube of my mountain bike and walking it a few km into our site. Always at night of course. And really the trickiest part is always the transition between car and trail, regardless of how you get that mofo in there!

I'd also suggest good pruning shears. They're much quieter, and therefore safer, than other tools for brush clearing. If you're anywhere near a trail, you never know who might hear you.

 

[joe fresh]

i think i found it http://www.vtarmynavy.com/duffle_bags.htm this site has all the best style suited for this large bale of dirt


promix 3.8 cubic foot bag dimentions

length= 25"
width= 15"
hight= 16"
weight= 65lbs

only 42$

 

[joe fresh]

nevermind about the last post.....i REALLY found the perfect thing....

and here is where to buy them, i plan to get at least one,maybe 2 diff models, will see http://www.kifaru.net/militaryhaulers.html

 

[VonBudí]

fucking lol'd

thanks for the bag links

some pretty nice tools here like the mattock and Azada, great thing is that the metal part can be removed.

http://www.get-digging.co.uk/tools.htm



sickle and pick axe are my favs, folding spade is always handy.

 

[schwilly]

I guess you guys are really hauling those bales over some distance.

We never have to haul them more than a kilometer from a road. Though we're in the black swamp, and we use thickness and meanness of terrain rather than distance to keep people out.

You would never get through the brush here with a pack like that. You'd be taking it off every few yards to squeeze through. Just manhandling that bbale like a dead body is the only way.

I envy you guys in drier climates.

 

[wildgrow]

A small collapsible shovel w/ a pick. I know, they can be hard to use and would only recommend it for softer earth. Ive got a hand mattock/3-tine fork cultivator. this thing will break rocks. Its got a thick, solid head which makes up some for the short handle. Boxes for small electronics tend to be very tough and I have had no trouble finding ones that hold 4-6 6" tall clones. Ive got 1 that I plan on cutting a cardboard shelf for, that will hold 12 clones. This will easily allow room for soil admendments and a variety of handheld tools, along with precut and flattened chixwire. Ohh.. and a couple of beers. cheers

 

[ion]

this is good stuff.......lets see what we got?

collapsing shovels are great. small enough to get on your knees, cut a sq.ft ring thru the turf, peel that baby out set it aside, pull out your 2sq.ft plastic piece and go apeshit for 12-18", dig in too as to make it larger than the sq.ft hole, slip in your nutes/ewc/ guano(especially real low for that).......start throwin the dirt back in, mix in the goodies, stir, repeat......get to the top, cut that sod in half, slip it around the beautiful girl (or boy you just planted and you'll appreciate the short handle those shovels got.....and you can wack unruly bears that come sniffin at ya.....HAR!

if you get an old-school frame pack you can zip-tie 2-3+ milk crates on the back with 3-4" grace in between.........getting thru the bush(REEEL bush) with plants/gear is a feat to test your meddle.....be prepared to go down with your load, figure out a way to keep those plants from getting knocked, and briars of any sort will shred foliage like butta...

compass(+your declination

camelback for aqua.

face coverage(unless its BFE remote)

joint(for smoking)

 

[buddymate]

I am carrying a GPS this year,just a handheld Garmin unit as I am planting out Autos across an area dont want to be seeking them high and low,I want to be able to pinpoint them precisely

 

[djonkoman]

I saw a tool last week or so that seems really usefull, I just don't know where to get it... also forgot the name, something like zadaka/kazada/dazaka or so, it looks a bit like a pickaxe with a spadeblade on it

found it on google, the one on top of those 3 tools:

 

[5th]

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I dunno if the pictures come up or not...but I used 4" PVC ends I had laying around to make clone carriers...depending on your backpack...you could make tall ones...stack small ones...depends on the size of clone your puttin' out I guess.

 

[joe fresh]

I saw a tool last week or so that seems really usefull, I just don't know where to get it... also forgot the name, something like zadaka/kazada/dazaka or so, it looks a bit like a pickaxe with a spadeblade on it

found it on google, the one on top of those 3 tools:

its called a garden hoe...

 

[buddymate]

its called a garden hoe...

AKA.....Azada.

 

[GEMiNi GENETiCS]

Fuck carrying bales ever again! I will never have a partner again in my life so now I just grow near swamps, creeks and other bodies of water .. .. I float my bales down or up river (using cheap-o dingy/canoe) till Im as close as possible to my sites then off load and haul it that last 100yrds or so in a big body bag style duffle

But honestly I wont carry much soil ever again .. bottom-less home-made smart pots with 1-2 bricks of coco in each plus 50% promix and there full

But I plant a lot directly into the ground .. Just go and amend your area with gypsum, greensand and oyster shells in the Fall and it will break down over the winter and help soften up harder clay soils a bit (in terms for the roots) and I dig 1-2 shovels of soil out and fill it back with pro-mix/coco plus lots of dry ferts

Thats how I do it at one spot ..

The others .. Float in 2 bales of promix hp and 1 bale of peat moss

I use my body bag duffle to carry in 10blocks of coco and my dry ferts .. 2 separate trips

To make it easier for you guys .. This is how I amend as well .. I fill up large freezer bags and add in the amount of everything I need for each plant, so every plant gets 1 entire freezer bag to its self(1 veg bag in June and 1 bloom bag in August) Helps make it very fast .. I also dump my coco/promix mixture out on the ground under large bushes and pour dry ferts in with it, mix and let sit outside at the site for 2-3weeks to cook and rain on the coco to be fully expanded for use when I return .. .. Helps minimize your time being out at the site which helps minimize your chances of being caught or making noise and someone hearing

Depending where your plots are .. Ill take binoculars/bird book or fishing gear with me .. .. Just in case .. .. Plus at the swampy areas and rivers I catch fish and toss 1/2 fish into the bottom of each hole

Oh or try what I seen one guy do .. Dead of winter during snow storms he would load up a sled and walk bales upon bales out to his spot and let the storm cover his tracks.

 

[niggle]

During the summer my grow sites are remote so i carry all my personal gear with me on a tactical camel back much like the one in the link, it has space for everything i need to grow with, plus safety gear just in case, as well enough fishing gear so if someone sees me i have a valid reason, i carry a teloscopic fishing rod on my back.
http://www.sergeantts.com/product/THV

and then in the winter i carry my gear in with a big heavy sled like this, it makes walking easier

http://www.fishingcanada.ws/store/shop/category.asp?catid=213

 

[djonkoman]

its called a garden hoe...

I do have one of those, but with a thinner blade as in your pic(more rectangular instead of square). but the tool on the drawing seems to have a bigger blade, about the size of the blade of a spade

 

[Gantz]

i like these

 

[strawbrrygirl]

The GardenClawGold is #1 in my book! Breaks soil quickly! Comes in 3 pieces so it fits in larger backbacks! Do Not buy cheaper knockoff versions the welds break! Oh yea Gloves are super important! Blisters happen quickly and will slow you down! I have forgotten my gloves in the woods before and then the socks come off and I am workin in smelly mittens! Not recommended but works well! Mesh camo gear works great! Really light and breathable! The mesh camo hoody I have is the size of a baseball when stashed! I can be wearing a red Tshirt and when I put on the mesh camo the red is all gone!!