[Market-farming] Backpack sprayers

Pam Twin Oaks pam at twinoaks.org
Thu Mar 27 17:36:19 EDT 2008


On Mar 27, 2008, at 10:25 AM, John Hendrickson wrote:

> Does anyone on the list have experience using backpack sprayers?  Solo
> seems to be the most widely used and available brand.  Are there
> others?  Is the Solo model with the electric pump worth the extra money
> over the hand pump model?  Thanks.
>
I have the Solo backpack sprayer and it works fine for what I need. I
second the person who said get the hipbelt. I'd add get the padded
shoulder straps, or add your own padding. One thing the Solo is not
good for is Surround, that kaolin clay bug-repelling compound. You can
use it for Surround, but then the whole sprayer has to be dismantled
and cleaned because the kaolin can destroy the rubber bits. So if you
plan on using lots of Sussound, look for a different sprayer.

Pam Dawling, Twin Oaks, Louisa, VA


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