bucket substitute

[fowledup]

Lanny posted a link to an article written by Russ Ford on crevicing. One of the things I got from the article was he didn't carry buckets. I'm honest, at the start of the season I hike in and stash a bucket or two and a diggin bar at a few different spots I frequent. End of season I pack them out. If I'm prospecting I take one or two small buckets that fit in my small crevicing pack. When prospecting I take the path less traveled, meaning no path, so small and lite is it. I know the buckets don't weigh much but they are bulky and not real comfortable in a small pack without suspension. Blah blah blah any who, in the article he uses canvas sample bags, which I liked the idea of. But that got me thinking,my wife has these nylon shopping bags that crumple up into themselves making a small little pouch. They are strong, after all there made for toting around canned goods and what not. Water doesn't effect them and they come with handles. Here's a picture what do you think?

 

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[sidvail]

Oooh, I like that. Smaller than canvas and lighter too. I haven't seen those before though. Just found them on google - definitely going in my backpack.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Why not?

Test them out and let us know how they work. Nylon is tough, tough stuff if it's done up in the right weight of weave.

All the best,

Lanny

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/metal-detecting-gold/69-bedrock-gold-mysteries.html

 

[goldenIrishman]

Very cool idea fowled! Do they come in a "rip-stop" weave? I could load a bunch of those into a single bucket with a lid and stash it on the claim.

 

[fowledup]

Yes, they are ripstop. They even have little d-rings for clipping on to pack. Mato & Hash brand are on sale thru Amazon for 99 cents a piece, excellent deal they are normally around 5-6 bucks. Just ordered 5 for me, now I have to sneak my wife's back where they belong before she notices.

 

[Jeff95531]

Thanks for the thread and link fowledup. Got three in the cart of different colors so notes on the samples will be easy to tell apart. I like!