Inexpensive Sand Scoop

Barefoot · Feb 21, 2020

I have a few fresh water beaches close to where I live so I thought I would do some beach MDing. I didn't want to spend a whole lot of money on a sand scoop so I decided to make my own. I bought a livestock feed scoop from my local farm supply store for about $10 and drilled a number of 7/16" holes in it. I may add some more holes if I find these aren't enough (I can always add... would be hard to take away)I added a paracord wrap on the handle to aid in gripping. (The bare metal was narrow and slick) Hopefully this will do nicely since I don't do a lot of beach detecting.

halfstep · Feb 22, 2020

Nice job. You will probably need more holes, especially in the bottom. Do your local beaches have sand or gravel?

Barefoot · Feb 22, 2020

Thanks for the advice... I will add some holes in the bottom. I just didn't want to get too carried away with the holes. Our beaches are mostly sand.

halfstep · Feb 22, 2020

Are you going to mainly stick to the dry beaches or get into the water any?

Barefoot · Feb 22, 2020

I will probably stay in the dry sand. The lake we have here is a Army Corps of Engineers lake and is primarily for flood control. There are times of the year where main parts of the beaches that are normally under water are dry....so... I can detect these areas when dry.

MrJeep · Mar 21, 2020

Looks great, I'm sure it will work just fine. As halfstep said, more holes.

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