Almost lost my shovel in the woods

[jabbo]

Walked more than 300 feet before I noticed it wasn't hanging on my belt and nearly panicked. Backtracked the best I could and when I was within 10 feet of it I saw it in the weeds at the edge of the woods. The entire shovel was brown, made it hard to see. Today I painted the handle black and white and added the red soft plastic grip. Gotta be easier to spot from a distance if that happens again. Four years ago I lost my pinpointer in a park, never got it back. Now I have my name, phone number, and $25 reward on this one.

 

[Elton]

about two months ago.and did not find it.. had to buy another.....

I'm a little more careful now..LOL

 

[BarberBill]

Bright handles on my digger, coiled, plastic lanyard hooked to my pinpointer and belt has kept me from losing them.
BB

 

[Woodchuck]

Bright yellow sign sheeting strip on my pinpointer!!!! its is easy to to see now if I lay it down.

 

[scubadetector]

A friend of mine has lost two Lechie shovels. I have lost 2 dive knives and where I lost them it is impossible to go against the current.

 

[Jerry-Wi]

The only thing I have actually lost is a screw driver coin probe. However I have spent way too much time re-tracing my tracks looking for my digging tool or coin probe.

Now when am finished digging, I got through a mental check list to make sure everything is accounted for before moving on.

Works for me.

Jerry

 

[AL KS]

Florescent orange paint on all my digging equipment. Makes it easy to find in daylight and after dark.

 

[deathhare]

I have Florescent orange tape on all my gear.