The long handle shovel I use for wet sand hunting measures 6 inches wide by 8 inch blade depth. These were readily available at Lowe's and Home Depot, but they no longer carry them. The shovels they carry now have an 8 inch wide blade and are to heavy when full with wet sand to dig with one hand. I bought one and took it back as I had to set the detector down because I needed both hands to dig with the larger blade.
My first shovel purchased at Home Depot was manufactured under the brand of Tru-Temper with a lifetime warranty. After I wore it out and could not find a replacement. I called Tru-Temp and they did send me a replacement, however the name on this one is "Jackson" model J250 with the logo of "Ames" stamped on the shovel head.
The short handled shovel shown in the second photo are still available at Wal-Mart in the Spring, Home Depot and Lowe's but not the long handle models. If anybody finds a retails source, please let me know as I would sure like to buy a spare.
Using this small, long handle shovel in wet sand is so much faster than trying to get the wet sand out of a scoop that it has cut my digging time in half. The shovel head is small enough when filled with wet sand, that only one hand is need to dig with.
Chuck in Cape Coral
My first shovel purchased at Home Depot was manufactured under the brand of Tru-Temper with a lifetime warranty. After I wore it out and could not find a replacement. I called Tru-Temp and they did send me a replacement, however the name on this one is "Jackson" model J250 with the logo of "Ames" stamped on the shovel head.
The short handled shovel shown in the second photo are still available at Wal-Mart in the Spring, Home Depot and Lowe's but not the long handle models. If anybody finds a retails source, please let me know as I would sure like to buy a spare.
Using this small, long handle shovel in wet sand is so much faster than trying to get the wet sand out of a scoop that it has cut my digging time in half. The shovel head is small enough when filled with wet sand, that only one hand is need to dig with.
Chuck in Cape Coral
