Currently working on designing a wooden box that we can bury in the woods and cover w/ leaves and dirt. It would hold about 3 shovels and a rake and have a lock.
Or maybe just a smaller box that holds the heads of all the tools, so the handles would stick out. This would be easier for me to get into the woods, cost less, etc. The box itself could be locked to a log or tree that is off the beaten path. The handles sticking out might be asking for someone to yank/rip them off though.
I have thought about drilling small holes in either the shovel handle or just below the area of the head, where your foot goes. Then running a metal ring or bar through that that would allow a cable lock to hold multiple tools together and maybe be locked to a tree.
We don't have too many tools and we don't have a wheelbarrow. Just a bucket to move dirt/water and less then five hand digging tools so far.
Of course, any device or box can be broken into but at least it's some type of deterrent.
What things have you guys done?
Or maybe just a smaller box that holds the heads of all the tools, so the handles would stick out. This would be easier for me to get into the woods, cost less, etc. The box itself could be locked to a log or tree that is off the beaten path. The handles sticking out might be asking for someone to yank/rip them off though.
I have thought about drilling small holes in either the shovel handle or just below the area of the head, where your foot goes. Then running a metal ring or bar through that that would allow a cable lock to hold multiple tools together and maybe be locked to a tree.
We don't have too many tools and we don't have a wheelbarrow. Just a bucket to move dirt/water and less then five hand digging tools so far.
Of course, any device or box can be broken into but at least it's some type of deterrent.
What things have you guys done?