SE Prospector's Serrated Edge Digger Compact Shovel Trowel for Gardening, Metal or Gold Prospecting and Detecting - Includes Carrying Sheath

I have been looking for an excuse to buy this for years and I finally found one. If you have really dry, rocky or tough dirt and you want a garden shovel that won't immediately bend when you dig, this is a great choice. Also if your dirt has a ton of roots/rocks/etc. in it, this is a great shovel for digging. I use it for planting/gardening, but I assume it is also great for metal detecting outings. 10/10!

Very stout digging tool.

So, I just bought a metal detector and I decided I needed a trowel type tool to go with it. After reading the reviews and seeing the prices I was shocked at how much these things go for so I read the reviews and decided on this unit. Let me tell you, I am impressed! I live in Missouri and the ground is hard as a rock here when it gets trampled. I've used this unit to dig plugs at fairgrounds and parks alike and pried on this puppy till the cows came home. It hasn't bent a bit! Very sturdy and well worth the 11$ or whatever it cost. 10/10 would buy another one. Next purchase is going to be a little shovel though for the deeper holes.

Tool seems tough enough. The cheap price is reflected in the details. Not sharpened, quickly assembled, cheap sheath, etc. But it does what it's supposed to do. I have hard, dry, rocky soil and it had no problem busting it up and prying out smaller rocks. I expect this will work great on a grassy area with softer looser soil for cutting plugs. There is no such thing as cutting plugs where I live, but you still need some kind of hand held digging tool and this one beats a regular garden trowel. The sheath probably won't hold up to long use but so far it is okay. When it finally tears, I will just order another tool and this one can be moved to garden duty.

Thinner than I had expected but it will be great to get into crevices

Very well made and I doubt that I’ll ever bend it in any way. I’ve used it for a while now for metal detecting and I’m very pleased with it. I’d recommend it.

Awesome, strong piece of equipment

I pay no heed to the amount of force I apply to this tool, and I have yet to damage it in any meaningful way. The green paint doesn't last, that's okay. I'm skeptical of the "bent tip" review, I wouldn't expect that to ever be a problem - let alone on first dig. I will be upgrading. This tool is functional, but it's thick and the root cutters are dull which result (for me) in a slightly more obvious plug. Great if you're getting into the hobby on a budget, or set budget on a detector and didn't calculate the cost of needed accessories. I'll update this once I upgrade to the whites digmaster.