What do you use to carry equipment to the beach if you dive?
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I bet you could recruit a helper. Maybe there are some here?
I have no problem finding someone to come, in fact I was asked twice this week ..So no shortage there, just there are several reasons I would rather hunt alone. My new cart will be here today, should be ready for next weekends big winds..
A little street test and it rolls smooth as silk, with xcal, scoop, sifter and weight belt. Should do well in the rockier spots for it ..pulls easy over the curb. I need to order a dive flag for it, have a small jetski anchor so I'm going to use the cart to mark a potential Good area (by floating and anchoring it) and this will give me bearing when I'm out chest deep in the water. One reason I wanted the Ballon tires..it floats
Thanks to everyone for the input...Joe
Mr KOB I will get some video after a few times out..I know there are going to be some finally adjustments needed. Like the CF handle, I thought I could pull it with the scoop handle, that did not go well so it needed a solid source to pull with.. this works perfect.
I have two short rubber bungees holding the sifter in place, everything else is just set on top of the sifter..
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You might find the tyres have too much buoyancy and it'll want to flip upright. If that does occur you could make a quick release for the hubs and take them off once in the water.
One way to find out!
One way to find out!
I kind of planned on it flipping over, I put a pool noodle on the axle shaft. Once flipped I can put the dive flag in place, in the rear support bar.. kick stand?.
It does look like a good bit to be pulling around but much easier than carrying a detector, sifter, scoop and weight belt which all comes in about 20 pounds, than add the weight of wearing a drysuit, I see it as making my long walks out a lot easier. Once in the water pulling something around you really don't notice the weight or load. Now if the water is ruff and big waves, that is the only time you can feel the tugging of the waves..Than I will leave it anchored in the rocks which protect the shore line.
I think the coil will be fine, they are tough and there is a kickstand on the cart that keeps the cart from falling back. I would like to put a third wheel on it? Something, I do see is some parts on the cart are not going to do well in saltwater. like the rivets? More than likely I will refit all in Carbon fiber or fiberglass tube once things start failing. I tubed out street cars and did frame work years ago, this little thing is a piece of cake to modify.
Very cools all loads up in the trunk of my beach car (with rear seats folded down) , I was curious on how much time to pull out of the car and load.. 4 minutes, I'm liking this thing already!!
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I think you missed the original wording of the post. But do like the idea of the grill and lets add a cooler...
No problem carrying the scoop, sifter and detector a mile..even though the walk back I drag the sifter for it has a rope on it.
It's this baby.. lead to wear with the drysuit, so my feet will stay on the bottom. Air can rush to the top of the suit or equalize in the drysuit causing you to float and unable to lower your feet to the bottom...., with a weight belt my feet will stay on the bottom. Like the old lead shoes divers use to wear.. Adding weight belt to the walk is too much for me....With the cart it will be a easy stroll..
I was being sarcastic Joe lol.... but not on how I carry the sifter.... when I saw Frank doingit, he looked like a turtle with it on his back....I think you missed the original wording of the post. But do like the idea of the grill and lets add a cooler...
No problem carrying the scoop, sifter and detector a mile..even though the walk back I drag the sifter for it has a rope on it.
It's this baby.. lead to wear with the drysuit, so my feet will stay on the bottom. Air can rush to the top of the suit or equalize in the drysuit causing you to float and unable to lower your feet to the bottom...., with a weight belt my feet will stay on the bottom. Like the old lead shoes divers use to wear.. Adding weight belt to the walk is too much for me....With the cart it will be a easy stroll..
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I don't see the drone launch pad howboughtit ! 
THE scout to save you from extra walking/ making sure conditions are correct , & knowing treasure exist before you venture out into the water 
THE scout to save you from extra walking/ making sure conditions are correct , & knowing treasure exist before you venture out into the water 
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What the heck is that. We are all cheap , I get it. But ya don't have to rummage through the WW1 Army/Navy surplus for your gear. Spring for a nice new , low profile , quick release belt. You got the $.I think you missed the original wording of the post. But do like the idea of the grill and lets add a cooler...
No problem carrying the scoop, sifter and detector a mile..even though the walk back I drag the sifter for it has a rope on it.
It's this baby.. lead to wear with the drysuit, so my feet will stay on the bottom. Air can rush to the top of the suit or equalize in the drysuit causing you to float and unable to lower your feet to the bottom...., with a weight belt my feet will stay on the bottom. Like the old lead shoes divers use to wear.. Adding weight belt to the walk is too much for me....With the cart it will be a easy stroll..
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Thanks for posting those pics Felix I like the looks of the two wheeler, might build one this winter with fat tires.
Earl this may sound crazy but the best way, here in the bay, to find anything is to get out and do the reconn. The bays waters during the summer have almost no visibility, maybe 12 inches. What I like about doing the foot work is you get to know the bottom, any changes your aware of them for you feel them.I don't see the drone launch pad howboughtit !
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Would be interesting to know how you do your recon there , if it's different than mine. Specifically the foot work. The most I've ever done in 1 day is about 8 different beaches. Anywhere from 20 - 45 minutes @ , then on to the next. Always using the detector. On rare occasions walking off after 5 minutes knowing it's gonna be bad. Other times it was so good I couldn't leave my 1st stop. But these were specific recon searches before or during a storm , after doing my all my other Intel such as surf reports , cams , contacts , etc. Setting up for the following hunts. Seems like you are more focused on the tides than anything else.
P.S - I don't think many water guys realize the amount of work it can take to prepare for where and how you want to hunt.
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It would take several pages to answer..here is a quick As possible..., I have 10 beaches, I focus on 3 until I feel I'm missing nothing, then I move on to another 3 if those don't show any signs of a Hot area. . I try and hit the 3 as often as possible, but only one at a time spending several hours (4 to 5 Hours) at each spot, with several trips. Based on the tides I will walk out and check areas I've done well before, if nothing I kind of work out from these areas. The whole time watching the water level on my body. If nothing I'll walk back in to shore and walk out again as I come into a lower area which can be several feet wide and long..I kind of zigzag thru (or do what I call Crazy Ivans = walking several feet then do a circle and back in line) and this would be searching the furthest (drop offs / cuts / ruts / low areas / areas of interest deep offshore first, and these areas can run in any direct parallel to shore or just about any other direction. From time to time I will try and feel what's the bottom feels like, hard, soft, sandy, crunchy, shells, clay, peat..and looking for pilings which may have been the edge of the jelly fish net or maybe a swim platform. And many times in the ruts or cuts I will take a quick scoop to see if test the bottom and look for any signs of crunchies..shells or a hard bottom which can be just a few inches below the sand, or deeper.
Here just to find targets it can be RARE, so I do dig just about every thing until I get a good idea what I have walked into. You start getting anything that dates the place to being used for swimming , you almost come to a stop and do circles, zags and wear the area out until your sure there is nothing. And this is where the AQ comes in, say I found a few coins in a drop off out deep.. the AQ goes in next trip.. remember these spots were closed in the late 60s.. shorelines and bottoms have changed in 60 years
I was out today for 3 hours, NaDa.. 3 targets.. I did find a area of interest..got part of a silver bracelet, next trip out, tides allowing I will head right for that spot. Things rarely change fast here but they can move , like a hot area slowly moving in a cut out deep and parallel to the shore. Once you find one you keep a eye on it every time you go to that beach. .
PS..and your 100% spot on.. It can take months to get the right spot. As of right now, im not seeing much, but it is out there.. you have to be dedicated and persistent.
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Cart worked great today..pulls excellent, even floats upright easy. Anchored it for a hour..did not budge. Decided to hook it up and drag it around in the water.....never noticed it but twice when it came in to say hi.. made the mile walk very easy.. it will be my New hunting partner.. quick 30 second video below.
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