Bottom Section Of Your Hip Stick

G-Day to You All

I was just wondering if anybody had any idea were I can buy the bottom section of the hip stick that clips onto your belt. I tried Bunning’s but they had nothing there. I don’t know if they’ve stopped selling them because I’ve tried two Bunning’s outlets.

Thank you Have a Good Day From Young TuT

They are called a "BIG LUG" suggest a google search or maybe ebay

http://www.langtoninfo.co.uk/showitem.aspx?isbn=0811162006119&loc=AUD

got to be cheaper out ther tho

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bigg-Lugg-2-Bungee-Ball-Belt-Clip-Carrying-Tools-/230661664473?pt=Tool_Boxes_Storage&hash=item35b481aed9

USA ebay

G'day Young TuT

We got a couple of the same thing but by a different name from Mitre10 there called "Bungee Tool Belt Holder" made by Medalist. They were about $5.00

I don't know wheather they still have them or not but here is the web site for Medalist the company that makes them.

http://www.medalist.com.au/ there catalogue is below and the item is on page 130

http://www.medalist.com.au/images/catalogue/2011%20catalogue%20final%20low%20res%20public.pdf

Or here are some more.
http://wallboardtools.com.au/product-detail.php?p=2123&c=6

and here.
http://www.vektools.com.au/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=bigg+lugg

G-Day To You All

Thankyou very much on the Information on the belt holders for the hip sticks I have a few top sections with the ball on.I will have to remember to un clip the ball section before I start digging because Ive broken a few belt holders In the past few years.

Thankyou Have A Great Night From Young TuT

I'm surprised that the can be broken in normal use, seem like the D ring or clip would fail first.

Tell you what Tut, I'll send you a free replacement if you send me the broken ones, I love to see them.

BTW I'm the manufacture of the hipstick.

Oh and I'll even replace it if you bought (ebay) it from that thieving snake snottygobble (who stole my IP and product name) and is selling cheep counterfeit copies.

G/Day Fellow Prospectors

Thank you for the offer Detectoraid but I’ve ordered three bigg lugg belt clips from Amazon.Com they are in the tools and Hardware section. They should last me as long as I remember to unclip before digging the hole. They fracture just below were the ball fits into the socket its when im kneeling while digging. It jams on the top of my leg and that’s when the fracture happens. I buy all my Prospecting gear from Reeds Prospecting, Perth, WA they are really reliable and quick in posting your stuff out. Or JP for my back up B&Z Enhancer’s I never use eBay much only when I sold my Minelab 3500.

Don’t forget to have a great day

From Young TuT

You'll also find them at Bunnings

Robert

Great invention the hipstick, but Ive purchased 2 in the last year or so and the ball seems to wear out rather quickly. When you're paying $65 a pop you would expect them to last longer. My issue now is trying to find somewhere that I can purchase a hard wearing ball and perhaps a rod that can easily fit together. Seems a waste to buy a whole new hip stick when only the ball is faulty.

maybe a bit of lube....graphite powder,vaseline will help it last longer.
cam

I had the ball wear out whilst out bush and to fix I got my soldering iron with the heater on it. Heated across the back of the clip just under where the ball holder sits slowly until the plastic was soft. Then I bent the clip right angles to bring it under the ball holder and let it cool. This stopped the worn ball from falling through and is still working a treat. It took a little bit of effort to put on the standard minelab belt but got me detecting with the hipstick again.

Regards Ian

Just buy a cheap secateurs holder and put the stick in that.