Steve from Ohio
New member
Wouldn't you know it. My scoop that I made many years ago fell over when I was taking off my wet suit and the car pulling in to the parking space next to me backed over it squashing the scoop as flat as a pancake. The guys tire was a mess and I helped him put on the spare. He was about 90 and his wife was really upset that he ran over my beloved scoop that served me for over a decade. It was kind of both our faults.
RIP trusty old scoop.
So yesterday I drove to Kellyco and bought the Beach Brute scoop. What a difference! I went out after picking it up and gave it a try.
This scoop is 8 1/2 inches wide and is made of aircraft aluminum. It is big but fairly light. It weighs in at a little under 5 lbs. It has a rubber foot rest on it to leverage your efforts and really makes scooping a breeze if you can lift the weight of all that wet sand that this thing can scoop. It is not a scoop for the very weak to use.
I had to cut off a foot of the handle for it was way too tall for me. I guarantee that after a few days of scooping with this thing your arms will be stronger. I'm in very good shape for being over 50 and the Beach Brute scoop is a little bit of a workout. But in a short time I will be able to handle the Beach Brute easily.
Man can this thing dig. I was able to cut down by half my scooping in wet / dry sand and in the water. It just covers so much more area than a standard 6 inch scoop. I also found that water hunting is a bit easier with it because you just have to try to miss a target in order not to get the target. If you are having trouble like I was in the water, this may be your answer. It just covers so much more area. I feel more confident that when scooping, I will have the target on the first or second try more often than not.
The Beach Brute is a bit pricey but Kellyco has a sale going on with them. In the past I was trying to get away on the cheap with scoops but found out that the scoop is an important tool. I found out in the first hour of use that it was foolish not to invest in a good scoop. It really makes water and beach detecting easier and more fun.
RIP trusty old scoop.
So yesterday I drove to Kellyco and bought the Beach Brute scoop. What a difference! I went out after picking it up and gave it a try.
This scoop is 8 1/2 inches wide and is made of aircraft aluminum. It is big but fairly light. It weighs in at a little under 5 lbs. It has a rubber foot rest on it to leverage your efforts and really makes scooping a breeze if you can lift the weight of all that wet sand that this thing can scoop. It is not a scoop for the very weak to use.
I had to cut off a foot of the handle for it was way too tall for me. I guarantee that after a few days of scooping with this thing your arms will be stronger. I'm in very good shape for being over 50 and the Beach Brute scoop is a little bit of a workout. But in a short time I will be able to handle the Beach Brute easily.
Man can this thing dig. I was able to cut down by half my scooping in wet / dry sand and in the water. It just covers so much more area than a standard 6 inch scoop. I also found that water hunting is a bit easier with it because you just have to try to miss a target in order not to get the target. If you are having trouble like I was in the water, this may be your answer. It just covers so much more area. I feel more confident that when scooping, I will have the target on the first or second try more often than not.
The Beach Brute is a bit pricey but Kellyco has a sale going on with them. In the past I was trying to get away on the cheap with scoops but found out that the scoop is an important tool. I found out in the first hour of use that it was foolish not to invest in a good scoop. It really makes water and beach detecting easier and more fun.
Learned my lesson, now I don't set my toys on the ground. Congratulations on the new scoop. I hear RTG makes a stainless lip you can add with some rivets. HH.
