I bought these last year. Surprisingly, they are very comfortable and warm. So warm that I quite wearing wool socks with them. I don't know how long they will last, but I guess I will find out.
I can also tell you to keep the drill power on 1. After a few beverages in the garage, I decided to see how fast the Milwaukee would spin the auger on 2 speed. The cover flew off and hit me in the ankle. It's been over a month and my ankle still isn't back to 100% Hard lesson learned
When I went to buy mine, ACME has a package deal for the augers/drills. I went in to order it and Milwaukee was running a promo. I got the drill, two batteries and the charger for $230. Plus an extra drill (drill only) for $1.00. I think the auger bit was also around $200. So I got two drills...
I did the same thing this year. I went with the Eskimo Pistol bit and the Milwaukee M18 fuel hammer drill. Very light weight and easy to store/pack in a sled. I drilled 11 holes in 10 inches of ice and still had three of the four battery power lights. So far I am loving it.
We bought one toward the end of the season last year. The one for sure upgrade is going to be a lithium battery. The current lead acid battery only lasts about 6 hours. I have also been looking into a different pole, but haven't decided which route I want to go yet. A lot of people are going to...
I don't think it would be a good idea to have them free roaming all over the state. However, then G&F could have the big 4 instead of the big 3 and it will be another tag I will never draw.