In the beach forum here, someone asked me to post my scoop carrying/dragging hookup and I thought it might be helpful to our newer Safari users to see how each of us carries his/her gear. Heck, I bet if we all post how we do things, everyone can get some new ideas. So in that spirit, here's how I suit up to go huntin'.
These are my 2 beach scoops. The older, smaller one is a cheapie I bought to serve as a 'learner' until I could decide what I wanted in a good scoop. It has actually served me very well and I have dug down over 3' in dry sand with it. But it is wearing out rapidly, so it is now relegated to my backup scoop. I haven't yet gotten my new (the bigun in the pic) Stealth scoop dirty yet, except for testing my drag system out in the backyard. Note that I do not hunt water any deeper than ankle deep and that very rarely. When I get my Excal that will change.
Here's my belt with the new tool attachment point on it. The blue ball/loop thingy is something I just got to keep the heavier Stealth scoop from pulling my arm out of my shoulder socket as I drag my scoop down the beach.
Heres a close-up of my belt. The camo pouch is a trash bag; I also always keep a couple of good ziplock bags in it in a side pouch in case I need to waterproof something. The black pouch is my new trowel carrier- haven't actually used it yet. I intend to modify it a bit too.
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How about it folks? Lets see your gear!
These are my 2 beach scoops. The older, smaller one is a cheapie I bought to serve as a 'learner' until I could decide what I wanted in a good scoop. It has actually served me very well and I have dug down over 3' in dry sand with it. But it is wearing out rapidly, so it is now relegated to my backup scoop. I haven't yet gotten my new (the bigun in the pic) Stealth scoop dirty yet, except for testing my drag system out in the backyard. Note that I do not hunt water any deeper than ankle deep and that very rarely. When I get my Excal that will change.
Here's my belt with the new tool attachment point on it. The blue ball/loop thingy is something I just got to keep the heavier Stealth scoop from pulling my arm out of my shoulder socket as I drag my scoop down the beach.
Heres a close-up of my belt. The camo pouch is a trash bag; I also always keep a couple of good ziplock bags in it in a side pouch in case I need to waterproof something. The black pouch is my new trowel carrier- haven't actually used it yet. I intend to modify it a bit too.
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How about it folks? Lets see your gear!
I traded my redwood paddleboard I built for it last winter, and took out the rear seat. I carry everything in it for detecting, and the kayak sort of thing on top I built out of epoxy and 1/4 ply...it has a large open cockpit, weighs 28lbs, and I can toss in all my gear and go to places inaccessible by land. Plus, its a conversation starter with a lot of folks...The scoop I made out of an aluminum ice scoop, it works great! I dovetailed and keyholed all the parts together so it sort of locks itself together nicely since the alumaweld I used as long since broken...I might take out the front seat in the Sube and build myself a nice little sleeping area someday...