Winter is here, and for those of us living in areas where snow falls it either has already fallen or it will soon. While snow can create a beautiful scene, it can also be a royal PITA to remove from places where it is inconvenient to dangerous. And in spite of the huge number of machines available to do the heavy lifting there are places where they won't fit, or compound the problem by moving snow to even worse places, and one has to resort to the centuries-old solution of a shovel.
So what is your favorite solution? We only have two, one is a well-used snow shovel that my mother bought for me as a housewarming gift when I moved into my new-to-me house in January 1986. It is understatement to say that Mom was pragmatic and I suspect a lot of that rubbed off on me. But that one has definitely seen it's better days and it won't stand much more hard use. The other is one I bought on impulse at Sears about 15 years or so ago, with a fiberglass pole and handle and an aluminum teflon-coated shovel. It works great and I wish I'd bought two or three when I had the chance. While still serviceable it too has seen it's best days.
Looking through some options at the big-box stores I see lots and lots and lots of options. One handle, two handles, straight handles, curved handles, bent handles, plastic shovels, aluminum shovels, steel shovels, spring-loaded shovels, what's a guy to do in picking out The Perfect Shovel?
Here are the choices at Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/b/Outdoor...ow-Ice-Snow-Shovels-Ice-Scrapers/N-5yc1vZbx86
Here are the offerings at Lowes: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Snow-shove...s-Outdoor-tools-equipment-Outdoors/4294414338
So what is your favorite, where did you find it, and if you remember, about what did it cost?
So what is your favorite solution? We only have two, one is a well-used snow shovel that my mother bought for me as a housewarming gift when I moved into my new-to-me house in January 1986. It is understatement to say that Mom was pragmatic and I suspect a lot of that rubbed off on me. But that one has definitely seen it's better days and it won't stand much more hard use. The other is one I bought on impulse at Sears about 15 years or so ago, with a fiberglass pole and handle and an aluminum teflon-coated shovel. It works great and I wish I'd bought two or three when I had the chance. While still serviceable it too has seen it's best days.
Looking through some options at the big-box stores I see lots and lots and lots of options. One handle, two handles, straight handles, curved handles, bent handles, plastic shovels, aluminum shovels, steel shovels, spring-loaded shovels, what's a guy to do in picking out The Perfect Shovel?
Here are the choices at Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/b/Outdoor...ow-Ice-Snow-Shovels-Ice-Scrapers/N-5yc1vZbx86
Here are the offerings at Lowes: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Snow-shove...s-Outdoor-tools-equipment-Outdoors/4294414338
So what is your favorite, where did you find it, and if you remember, about what did it cost?