Who carries a spare shovel on their tunnel?

[Rust]

If so, how do u tie it down? To a tunnel bag or is there a little rack of any sort that any of you use? It just a pain digging it out of my pack everytime! And yes i seem to be shoveling lots... hahahaha.

 

[sledneck_03]

Get a snobunje first, never use my shovel. But thennn you need a place to attach your bunje, my friends wrap theirs around their bumper and hook it to where ever but it scuffs up your tunnel. Could get a polaris shovel tunnel bag and put it in there and your shovel.

But yah you can get bags that they strap to the top to and hold the handle. Polaris makes a shovel bag, ski-doo makes a skinny tunnel bag that does, mountain addiction does and sled solutions.

 

[fnDan]

My 900 RMK had a rack just for the shovel. It was great. My Dragon has a tunnel bag with a shovel pocket. I keep the avy shovel in my backpack and the one on the sled for easy access when I need to dig my friends out. There are aftermarket tunnel bags (not brand specific) with shovel pockets.

 

[woody_tobius_jr]

Same as above, I have a tunnel bag that holds one shovel on the side along the top edge of my tunnel and one in my backpack.


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[Slamnek]

Awesome thanks guys! I was just gonna post this question.

 

[Rust]

Cool Thanks. May have to see whats at the snow show tomorrow. Ill still keep one in my pack, but its inside this one and then theres ice and snow in itm, on top of the inconvenience of it!

 

[oler1234]

SnowClaw

Seen the sno claw last year and was intensely impressed at how well it worked. For as little as I get stuck I will still be buying one of these. Light and efficient!

 

[the_real_wild1]

Carry my good shovel on my pack and my cheap shovel on top of my mountain addiction bag

 

[teamdirt]

if you store your shovel on your sled and get in Avalanche your as good as dead!

 

[RGM]

Why Shovel? Pull your sled over on its side, boot pack under the track and your good to go. About the only time I ever pull out my shovel is if someone finds a creek.

 

[Johnny]

I always carry 2 shovels, good one with me and spare on tunnel in old pack with safety gear, ya its a bit of weight but I ditch it when playing in bowls rather that than not have spare stuff with me.

 

[BIGHORN1]

if you store your shovel on your sled and get in Avalanche your as good as dead!

thread is about a SPARE shovel not carrying one only in your pack.

 

[NosRX1]

Not sure my tunnel is straight enough to carry a shovel.

 

[sorsy]

I carry my good shovel in my avy pack and my spare shovel in the polaris tunnel bag that has the shovel pouch...I find it is too much of a pain in the A$$ when you get stuck or your buddy gets stuck to take you pack off to get your shovel out...and done do what I have seen some ppl do they buy some cheap pile of SH!T PLASTIC shovel and bungee strap it to the tunnel...if you were to ever get in a avy situation that plastic shovel is not going to do a damn thing...done be cheap and go purchase a good shovel!!

 

[Iron Horse Racing]

Our M8's with Powder Keg cases, and a sno bunjie...The cases have a spare shovel built into the lid, as well as a saw and a flint and emergency fire starter....
Oh and the fuel storage in the bottom section, comes off and you can just clip the case back on....

Best case we ever seen......as all you'll ever look for in a case, smoe models are smaller, but the large case fits the Arctic Cats....

 

[CRASH1000]

I carry 2 also. Taking your avi pack off to get your shovel out when you are stuck on the side of a mountain does not seem like a good idea to me. Most bags have spots for them.

 

[imdoo'n]

yes, i carry a spare on the tunnel, bunji corded down, a cheap one, and way easier to get out quickly,

 

[Mike270412]

Does it float?

yes, i carry a spare on the tunnel, bunji corded down, a cheap one, and way easier to get out quickly,

 

[snochuk]

Handle goes through gas can with a rigid foam cut to match shovel then I bungie it down to the tunnel with clips I have pop riveted to tunnel. Use this as I do not like taking avy bag off to get shovel when stuk in chitty spots.

 

[Trashy]

I carry one on my sled too, so much easier to get at than the back pack. I have the factory Polaris tunnel bag, and it works good.