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[Mike(Mont)]

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[ClonedSIM]

Most dowsers already know that ground moisture is important for locating. Dry ground and dry, stale air especially before a weather front hits can have a detrimental effect on locating conditions. Also stale humid air. Optimum negative ion production occurs when the relative humidity is between 45-55 percent. Even a heavy dew can improve locating conditions once it starts to evaporate. Evaporation is probably the best way to produce negative ions, but also days when the sky is half-full of cumulus clouds create a cleansing and recharging of the negative ions in the air. The cumulus signal that evaporation is taking place. Some people talk about fog being detrimental, and this is most likely due to the high humidity conditions which prevent/reduce evaporation and negative production. There is no practical way (that I know of) to produce enough man-made negative ions to have much of an effect. It is like trying to turn back the tide.

The same it true for a lot of metal detectorists. Dry ground is just no good at all. It makes digging tough, and you stand more of a chance of damaging the grass. I don't know about negative ions, but I prefer a warm day with decent cloud cover, but mainly because it gives you some shade and it makes the whole day nicer for hunting. As far as fog goes, we don't get a lot here, but I imagine that it would generate condensation in the machine, which could cause problems down the road.

[ClonedSIM]

Yes, the fact that moisture/evaporation does make such a difference in locating conditions ought to be enough proof that locating is indeed a physical phenomena.

Or, it could mean that a dowser is unconsciously sabotaging his own dowsing on days when he thinks it may not work well....

[aarthrj3811]

Or, it could mean that a dowser is unconsciously sabotaging his own dowsing on days when he thinks it may not work well....

Thanks AF….Very sound advice…Dowsers should keep their rules simple and not worry so much about external things. I to enjoy looking for lost objects when there is cloud cover as it makes it much more enjoyable….Here in Nevada if you wait for the ground to get wet…..You will have a very long wait…..Art

[An Ri Rua]

Or, it could mean that a dowser is unconsciously sabotaging his own dowsing on days when he thinks it may not work well....

Thanks AF….Very sound advice…Dowsers should keep their rules simple and not worry so much about external things. I to enjoy looking for lost objects when there is cloud cover as it makes it much more enjoyable….Here in Nevada if you wait for the ground to get wet…..You will have a very long wait…..Art

Yes, and here in Ireland, the opposite! Usually! The last 2 summers were like an Asian wet season When the ground drys, it does so extremely quickly and we can have drought-like conditions within 3 weeks in summertime. If its wet though, then its WET! And you might as well go digging in the sea with a shovel. I've a large number of sites that I can't access yet due to extremely high water-table and dodgy terrain.

[ClonedSIM]

Or, it could mean that a dowser is unconsciously sabotaging his own dowsing on days when he thinks it may not work well....

Thanks AF….Very sound advice…Dowsers should keep their rules simple and not worry so much about external things. I to enjoy looking for lost objects when there is cloud cover as it makes it much more enjoyable….Here in Nevada if you wait for the ground to get wet…..You will have a very long wait…..Art

Yes, and here in Ireland, the opposite! Usually! The last 2 summers were like an Asian wet season When the ground drys, it does so extremely quickly and we can have drought-like conditions within 3 weeks in summertime. If its wet though, then its WET! And you might as well go digging in the sea with a shovel. I've a large number of sites that I can't access yet due to extremely high water-table and dodgy terrain.

I think we have a kind of happy medium here in New Mexico. We do normally suffer through drought-like conditions, 3-4 months without any appreciable rain, but that's usually around the winter months. We get a few small showers throughout the year, and only have a real rainy season once every 5 or 10 years. But, digging in certain areas can be next to impossible unless you have a nice sand base to work with. Other than those spots, it's all caliche.

[ClonedSIM]

If I had to choose between the two, I'd say ground moisture is more important than relative humidity.

I'm quite in agreement with you there, Mike. In almost every instance, your conductivity and depth will skyrocket if you have a decent amount of ground moisture.

[aussie 1]

In 26 years of dowsing I have found one hard and fast rule persists. Nothing exists in the way of an obstacle to a dowsing mental query which is pure thought. Water, dust, dirt, humidity, dryness or distance are not obstacles to pure thought. Pure thought only, has obstacles in your mind if you put them there. Max