NIls are a great auger and one of the best but up here in the frozen north a hand auger is only good for first ice, once January rolls around 2-3 foot of ice is here and it makes a hand auger a real chore. What are getting popular are hand augers converted to use on cordless drills. With the right drill these work great as long as you keep the drills battery warm. Nils and Kluge are the augers of choice to put on the electric drills (if you can get a Kluge)
