Studying to hunt treasure

[geotracker]

Hey guys! I'm attending school in the fall to study GIS. I plan on living in my van while attending college. I'm gonna buy a detector so that I can comb the beach and mountains there. Do any of you recommend classes that may help me like learning the soils and such? I know it can be self taught but my school is free because of my service. I decided I want to study something I would enjoy and can use as a hobby with all of the current job ops available for the degree. GIS I just want your rants and raves and opinions. Looking to be apart of this community more in the future.

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Welcome from White Plains, NY.

 

[BosnMate]

Welcome to TNet. I think a geology class/classes would be a great help, nature still has hidden treasures for those that know what they are looking for.

 

[TSCOM]

I've taken a few geology classes and it's mostly about plates and rock not soil. Maybe physical geography or agriculture classes would better.

 

[bigscoop]

"Treasure hunting" is an extremely broad subject and it is likely to cost you far more then it will ever return. Having said this, the good news is that the educational resources are even broader then the entire scope of the hobby. I think first and foremost you need to isolate a few areas of personal interest to pursue and then start focusing your efforts there.

 

[geotracker]

Thanks folks! Yeh Geographic Information Systems. It will have a lot to do with soils but mapping is what I want to focus on. You can do anything from working for forestry to Archeologists. It offers a lot of options. I think first I'll start with a detector on the beaches here in Cali... Just combing an marking and mapping here I've searched... Idk seems like a cool hobby for now. From what I understand there's a bit of Gold out west too.... Lots of options.

 

[Higgy]

I would think that studying Archeology and Anthropology would go hand-in-hand with treasure hunting. Hey what do I know - I'm a life-long machinist with a BS in Marketing.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

No matter what field you go into it never hurts to have math. That shows you can think.


Also, later on, when you do the math you'll see that a field that opens to a career with benefits and steady income probably pays better than treasure hunting. ;-)

Most of the big name treasure finders had a fortune to invest or a career to give their investors confidence before they struck it big.

And maybe a law degree would help so you can keep what you find. Look at what happened to the man who discovered the U.S.S. South America and a fortune in gold (Ship of Gold is a great read about the original find, by the way).

Treasure hunter who found 'Ship of Gold' now sought by US Marshals | Fox News

 

[jyt2017]

oceanography. it goes over wave action an a few other things. ...history classes too...

Hey guys! I'm attending school in the fall to study GIS. I plan on living in my van while attending college. I'm gonna buy a detector so that I can comb the beach and mountains there. Do any of you recommend classes that may help me like learning the soils and such? I know it can be self taught but my school is free because of my service. I decided I want to study something I would enjoy and can use as a hobby with all of the current job ops available for the degree. GIS I just want your rants and raves and opinions. Looking to be apart of this community more in the future.

 

[geotracker]

Well after the Navy i was a commercial diver in the Gulf of Mexico for a little over a year. I then travelled to australia as a missionary... haha I know i can use my diving experience for underwater treasure hunting but i know that takes a lot more work. I t will have to be something that grows with time and yes history is important. Im looking at getting a nexus detector... but what about water detectors any opinions?