In 45 years my power auger has never failed to start. If it did for some reason and I couldn't fix it on the ice, I would come home. Can't imagine carrying a hand auger as a spare, would be more likely to carry a spare power head.
For real thin ice. less than 8 inches I have used hand augers. Of all the ones I have tried the one I liked best is the 6" Eskimo or 5" Strikemaster Lazer (much better than the regular Strikemaster). The US Nils is a great auger, but almost as expensive as a power auger.
Last edited by Dean2; 12-07-2018 at 04:28 PM.
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