Not obvious gear items
What are some not obvious gear things or game changing gear items that make life easier for y’all?
Last weekend I was out with a group hunting petrified wood. We were onto a agatized (is that the right word? Idk?) tree trunk running into the side of the hill. Another guy and I are getting at it with shovels making slow progress and the leader of the group comes over with a Finn Hoe and moves a crap load of dirt fast. The thing is part pick, part scoop, part hoe on an axe handle. By being able to swing it down, and the little bit of contour of the axe handle (they also have a textured coating on the handle itself) it moves a lot of dirt very efficiently. They also allow you to easily pull dirt for backfilling purposes. If you don’t have one personally or in your group, this is something you need to buy. There is a mining supply company out of Idaho that sells them for $75. Not sure offhand if I’m allowed to post links. I’m not affiliated with them, but it’s in the first few hits on a google search.