Advice for the new guy

[OldGringo]

Should be receiving the new machine tomorrow and was wondering what single piece of advice you would offer the new guy to help my first outing a success? All offerings would be appreciated. Will be a Garrett 350 and Garrett pointer.
Have a great holiday..

OG

"Nothing says let's celebrate America like consuming alcohol and playing with explosives!"

 

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[CincinnatiKid]

Welcome OldGringo.
Last time someone called me that, quite a bit of furniture was destroyed!
What machine are you awaiting?
Peace ✌

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Hello OldGringo,

Congratulations on the new detector! My signal piece of advice, since the machine is arriving tomorrow is to download the user manual and read it multiple times to get a metal picture of the operation. Then go on You Tube and watch any user or instructional videos on the machine. Both will help you in the learning curve. There are many other tips and tricks, but this should get you going. Lastly, learn how to properly extract an artifact, again watch a "how to" video on target recovery.

Most importantly, learn all you can about the hobby and have a wonderful time detecting.

Regards,

Doc

 

[airscapes]

read the manual, use the machine, read the manual, use the machine, read the manual use the machine.
Read this, some info is a little outdated but most is still applicable. At lease 2 sitting to read this so it sinks in
Truth About Search Coils
also this
Halo Effect
Have fun!

 

[Joe hunter]

Practice neat clean detecting habits ( like you were never there ) or as close as you can get.good luck and have fun .

 

[ALDEEZ777]

Dig everything!!!!!!!!

ALDEEZ

 

[favored papa]

the best thing for me was watching videos on Utube.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

First, Welcome to T Net!

This is a fun hobby, enjoy yourself!
The aforementioned videos are excellent sources of information and help.

Learn your detector, this is the hands on part, may require a little time and experience.

Most of us start in our own yards learning to find, pinpoint, and dig. When that skill is perfected you're ready for public places.

Most of all have fun! In this hobby you never know what you will find!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Advice:

1) don't bet on race horses.

2) don't stick your fingers in light sockets.

3) don't buy Rolex watches from strange men standing on street corners in trench coats.

4) look both way before crossing the street.

Good luck !

 

[luvsdux]

Even though early on some of what you read in the manual may be a bit confusing and many of the suggestions here may be as well, I'll offer that by putting as much field time with the machine as you can. After some hours on the machine much of what was confusing will begin to make sense and become understandable.
luvsdux

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Have fun!

 

[Papalittle]

Do not forget the batteries!

 

[Pick_axe]

Never let your date leave anything of hers at your house.
Never eat at a diner called "Mom's".
Never play poker with a guy named "Doc".

You'll be fine.

 

[Adventure-Seeker]

I'm new to this game as well. Considering the AT Pro. It seems to be a fairly good unit and isn't too expensive. Any input? I want a good machine that won't cost me a fortune.

 

[OldGringo]

Hey Advenure-Seeker, welcome to the forum. A lot of nice people here willing to share advice.

 

[Massieville Mike]

Dig everything. Then when you think you have it figured out......dig everything! Have fun, good luck to ya, and happy hunting! Welcome to T-net, Mike

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Welcome to T Net Adventure-Seeker, the AT Pro is a good all around detector. Best advice is learn well what ever detector you get, the detector is only as good as the operator. A good operator with a starter detector can out perform an inexperienced operator with a top of the line detector. Know your detector!

 

[George (MN)]

Love my AT Pro. Got a dime 7" deep that visually IDed correctly (80-85) with every pass in moderately mineralized hard dry dirt. It was loud as I use STD mode. Air tests 10" on dime at sens 7 of 8. Dealers can't put a price less than $595 on internet, but you may get a lower quote by e-mail or phone. Best wishes, George (MN)

I'm new to this game as well. Considering the AT Pro. It seems to be a fairly good unit and isn't too expensive. Any input? I want a good machine that won't cost me a fortune.