Beach, Park, Relic hunting Shovels / Spades - information and questions

I have one. Very handy but just extra weight. I don't miss it until I need it then regret not putting it in!

I thought it wilould be better than using my hands ha ha.

MarkAllen said:

I thought it wilould be better than using my hands ha ha.

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Definitely better than using your hands Mark and for $8.50 if it doesn't work out well no big loss.Should be great to pop into the backpack to hike into a spot.Give it a go mate.

Hi,

I was considering one of those, but still use a traditional pick, it's hard to go to anything else, since the pick seems to cop a hiding with tough rocks and it survives 5 years so far.

My question has always been how to carry the thing. The detector is enough to manage, but the pick is indispensable. With the pick, found target within 3 minutes. Without it, i was hacking away with small hand spade for 30 minutes. Target was rusty old miners can. Nearby area was covered in it's pieces scattered by it's pieces broken up. So I collected every piece and added it to the big garbage bag i haul out of the bush each time i go out.

Seems like the pick is just too clumsy to carry and slows me down. Not sure what to do about this, it's the bane of my equipment.

Hang your pick on your left shoulder