Metal Detecting For Fun And Money
When you’re at a park or the beach and you see someone with one of the metal detectors on a long pole, sweeping it backwards and forwards over the ground, what thoughts pass through your mind? Do you tell yourself, “Oh great, just what the world needs; another metal detecting freak”?.
Do you chuckle as you picture her in your mind’s eye, digging out soda cans and pennies for hours at a time? Maybe you were with friends and everyone got a good laugh out of it.
If that is a description of you, it is only dependent on time before getting your first metal detector. Talk to almost any metal detecting hobbyist and they’ll explain how is how they started out. First they made fun of people, and then they started having questions.
How well do those things work? Are they really sensitive? How far down can they detect metal? Did that person find a lot of coins? How much all together? (find more on this forum). Has is been enough to pay for the detector? What about jewelry. Did they find something valuable? On the beach, is it better in the water and out?
How many friends have you any idea who own a metal detector? Ask one too to demonstrate how it works. Make a date to go exploring for a 3 or 4 hours. Be advised: You’ll be immediately addicted and it is incurable but to get one of your own. Please don’t make the mistake of asking to borrow your friend’s detector. Wars have begun over much less offense than that.
Where should you search? Basically, any place that people walk over or hang out at; or even places where people used to gather (check out this UK directory for more resources). Of course beaches and parks, including the playing fields. Sites where county fairs are held could be very fruitful, and also camp sites. Girl scout and boy scout camp sites are good since they’re so active.
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