Does anyone carry their detector in the car with them?

[hat_man]

Hello again,

Another silly question from a Nu-B. Does anyone carry their detector in the car with them? I drive 60 miles to work every day and wish I had more time to hunt. If I carry my Cibola with me in the truck (front seat, no ext. cab) will it hurt the detector? I pass a few neat places to get out and hunt everyday on the way home, but I don't want to hurt my detector with too much heat in the summer months. Any ideas will really help. Thanks.

Hat_man

 

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[teverly]

i carry mine in the fall and spring in the back of my truck.I have a lockable cover.
But i dont think carrying it in your car will hurt unless it is extremely hot or extremely cold...
Or unless someone wants to steal it...

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Most of the time except in the heat of the summer. Baked Detector is not a good idea.


Ray S.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I carry mine all the time once the heat of summer is gone, sometimes even in summer, but if I am carrying it, I always park under shade trees and leave the windows cracked so the heat isn't too high.

I found that many times when I am finishing work I am close to a good hunting area, really disappointing when it's not with me.

 

[Ascholten]

I keep mine in the car with me. The summer heat will do more damage to the batteries than the detector itself, if it's baking in there, just let it cool off a few minutes before using it and it should be fine.

Batteries you can put them in boxes with newspaper and other 'tricks' to keep them cooler when the trunk gets hit with the hot summer sunshine.

aaron

 

[cntrydncr1]

Normally I have mine in the car. Makes it easier not to forget it! Duh...

 

[gallileo60]

2 detectors, coils, digging equipment, ground markers, magnet, rope, hi intensity light, etc, etc...Oh wait, uh YES, I carry my detectors almost everywhere I go...You never know when you might see a deserted piece of property calling to you, or a strange, and alien school....

 

[spez401]

I used to carry my detector in the back of my truck... until last year. I had both my DFX and my Excal in the back of my chevy tahoe... I was averaging about 2 stops per week just driving around... hitting the beaches, some old promising spots @ my parent's place.

Then, on Halloween 2006, I got rear ended. I was stopped in traffic and got hit my some moron doing around 65mph (that's what he said). My chevy tahoe crumpled up into the size of a VW... total of 6 cars invovled... not a pretty afternoon. Both of my detectors were CRUSHED. I argued for almost 2 months with the insurance company about the price on them. The result was they cut me an additional check for around $1800 for the two detectors.

Now, I put a detector in my truck when I am planning on detecting... and don't just leave it there

steve

 

[joya_dorado]

Hello again,

Another silly question from a Nu-B. Does anyone carry their detector in the car with them? I drive 60 miles to work every day and wish I had more time to hunt. If I carry my Cibola with me in the truck (front seat, no ext. cab) will it hurt the detector? I pass a few neat places to get out and hunt everyday on the way home, but I don't want to hurt my detector with too much heat in the summer months. Any ideas will really help. Thanks.

Hat_man

Almost always have mine in the cab behind the seat of my little truck...along with climbing rope, binoculars, digital camera, small pick and spade, gloves, water jugs, sample bags, a couple of backpacks, toolbox, swim fins, mask and snorkel, a big nasty Puma knife and various and sundry implements of destruction and plunder.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

From thaw til freeze.......I keep one in each vehicle so I always have one with.

 

[Jeffro]

Always. I keep my gold detector in the house, though. Only break it out for long trips.

 

[artemis moon]

I always keep my detector and implements with me, just in case..more often than not, it's just a fantasy that my kids are going to let me out after work though.

 

[wormnblack]

Yep, it lives in the car...mostly. Not only for reasons of unexpected areas I may come across but for those impromptu itches, as well. :P

 

[Sandman]

I used to carry two detectors in the vehicle when I started. It isn't a good idea because of heat damage and the chance of an accident. Since I am retired I can detect when I want so I only load them and the extra gear at that time.

 

[finderzzs]

Just like American Express, I don't leave home without it.

 

[UnEarthed72]

I always have mine in the trunk,if i see any place in my travels I'll pull over and check it out.Granted they don't always produce anything but i can check that spot off my list.

There was a time when i only had my MD when i was knowingly going out to detect...on the days i didn't take it with me,I'd see these areas that looked nice and always thought about what i may find there....now it goes everywhere it does away with wishing i had brought it and having to go home and then rush back there...what a time saver.

 

[ashleen]

Spring, summer and fall, the detecter is ALWAYS in the van.
Only bring it in when the ground freezes and all that white stuff piles up!

 

[stoney56]

It's just about as essential as a spare tire and jack.

 

[bedpanmoneyman]

I always have mine in the trunk unless it's EXTREMELY HOT (>100 degrees) or freezing cold.

BPMM

 

[ivan salis]

keep it in the trunk --never know when the MDing bug will bite