cover on predator shovels

[Waterdog]

What kind of cover do you put on predator shovels when transporting to keep it from damaging other equipment ?

 

[Mark kus]

I lay mine in the back of my suv or set it in a 5gal bucket I keep in car for all my junk
Mark

 

[Ism]

I have a large black rectangular plastic container that I place my detector, supplies, and shovel. Albeit I wish the container was longer so everything laid down flat inside, it works to keep dirt out of my Jeep.

 

[fwcrawford]

I just lay it on the backseat floor mat… if dirty, I lay it in the back of my truck bed in a plastic tray.

 

[Waterdog]

I am on a e bike with a trailer attached to it. I have my sharpened shovel bouncing around in the trailer along with my metal detector, pouch, pin pointer ect. I was just checking to see what other people put on their shovels to try and keep it from damaging anything in the trailer while in transit to the park.

 

[IDXMonster]

Find an old sweat shirt or towel and wrap it up. It’ll cut back on noise too. Not many of us bouncing around on e-bikes on the way to the park…

 

[Cactus Jeff]

What kind of cover do you put on predator shovels when transporting to keep it from damaging other equipment ?

Is this Waterdog of Waterdog and Also fame?

 

[Ism]

I am on a e bike with a trailer attached to it. I have my sharpened shovel bouncing around in the trailer along with my metal detector, pouch, pin pointer ect. I was just checking to see what other people put on their shovels to try and keep it from damaging anything in the trailer while in transit to the park.

I'm not sure what you have to work with, but maybe rivet some 2-sided Velcro straps (like the kind used to secure coil wire to the shaft), to the walls of the trailer to secure the shovel and detector inside. Not good for the detector (especially the coil) to be bouncing around. And pin pointers are especially sensitive to impact. Garrets (black) are notorious for the coil coming lose inside.
Couldn't find an image, but the idea is to strategically rivet/bolt the center of a couple 8-10 inch lengths of 2-sided Velcro strap to the side/bottom of the trailer so you can wrap the ends around the shaft and draw it tight to the side/bottom of the trailer.

 

[Picketwire]

Split some ½ or ¾ inch hose and put it over the sharp edges and a split pool noodle over the handle. Cheap and easy!

 

[casull454]

When I take it on vacation, I'll wrap a rag around it. Otherwise, I just set it face down on the back floor mat.

 

[DWerk]

Get an old PU Truck style Gun Rack, put the detector in the top level and the shovel in the bottom. Wrap a rubber band around one side of the rack to hold it all in place... I'm sure some of the ole southern detectors on here have a couple out back. Most are coated in rubber of vinyl..