Lifes A Garden...Dig IT
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- Dec 12, 2010
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I just wonder why the forum has this listed as "beach and shallow water" when in reality everyone is in the water with higher priced machines. I would estimate that 9 1/2 out of 10 times the finds posted here are from the water. The other 1/2 percent of the time dry sand hunters are finding nothing more than clad and beach trash.
Now, grant it I'm sure someone would say it's called "beach and shallow water" because good finds are also hunted in the wet sand areas. I know there are great finds there as well because that too involves the water and objects are washed into the wet sand. Here again, it takes a higher end machine to deal with the wet sandy areas. Does anyone really ever find anything worth posting in the dry sand with the exception of clad which is always a good thing (it's money right? it's gotta be good).
Just interested in the honest answers as to experiences in finding goodies in dry sand? Not asking for locations, etc. Also, it seems that everyone that mentions their tools of the trade automatically have the top of the line machines or close to it. Now I know not everyone and their brother and sister can afford to start of with the 1,000 - 1,500 dollar machines? It just makes me curious sometimes if their is anyone out there hunting to and fro with a mediocre machine just enjoying the hobby anymore, or is it a high dollar competition to see who can find the most loot the fastest. Not that I am opposed to finding that either.
Now, grant it I'm sure someone would say it's called "beach and shallow water" because good finds are also hunted in the wet sand areas. I know there are great finds there as well because that too involves the water and objects are washed into the wet sand. Here again, it takes a higher end machine to deal with the wet sandy areas. Does anyone really ever find anything worth posting in the dry sand with the exception of clad which is always a good thing (it's money right? it's gotta be good).
Just interested in the honest answers as to experiences in finding goodies in dry sand? Not asking for locations, etc. Also, it seems that everyone that mentions their tools of the trade automatically have the top of the line machines or close to it. Now I know not everyone and their brother and sister can afford to start of with the 1,000 - 1,500 dollar machines? It just makes me curious sometimes if their is anyone out there hunting to and fro with a mediocre machine just enjoying the hobby anymore, or is it a high dollar competition to see who can find the most loot the fastest. Not that I am opposed to finding that either.
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