Dousing rods -- myth or do they work??

[mellowyellow]

I f'ed up the spelling.. Dowsing rods



I have ran into so many people who use rods. I have never used them but an older miner gave me a pair. I'm gonna try them next trip. Can't hurt right.. My opinion is move as much dirt as possible but some people are BELIEVERS in the rods.. So i would love to know peoples opinions of this, and if u use them, do u have any tips for me?! Lol. Myth or is it real?!

 

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[mellowyellow]

Scott, don't be discouraged if the first couple of tries don't yield anything. It's helpful to practice. If you know an experienced dowser he can be very hellpful. it seems like anyone can find water/utility lines. I've been able to locate saphires, coins , arrowheads and gold. There used to be a German fella show up at the E.F. and he would witch nuggets for ol Bernie and a few the guys there. Of course thieir were the scoffers that would laugh and say BS. They didn't get any nuggets. Take care Bud

What up rod.. Hope all is good in our hood. Yeah gonna try it for fun to see what happens. One guy was saying that you will do poor if your mind is full of crap an stress! Well hoping I can wipe my thoughts away cuz I have been on overload stress. Hence why I am going out there soon. Well def gonna give it a shot.. I will be calling for the help of the gold Gods!

U should come out to Mojave sometime bro

 

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[mellowyellow]

What up rod.. Hope all is good in our hood. Yeah gonna try it for fun to see what happens. One guy was saying that you will do poor if your mind is full of crap an stress! Well hoping I can wipe my thoughts away cuz I have been on overload stress. Hence why I am going out there soon. Well def gonna give it a shot.. I will be calling for the help of the gold Gods! U should come out to Mojave sometime bro

Btw rod went to EF a few months ago and ran into Miss Martin.. He wasn't looking so great.. We gave him all our food and water and wished him luck on his 7 mile hike back in.. Tough life those guys have living back there ..

 

[TheNewCatfish]

Dowsing for gold has been around for a thousand years. The Crusaders brought dowsers along with them to the Holy Lands. Spanish conquistadors used dowsers to locate gold and mines in the New World. No technology is 100% guaranteed. Even modern metal detectors specifically designed to find gold turn up a bottle cap or pull-tab now and then. I've seen dowsing demonstrated by experts and i'm convinced it's a legitimate way to detect and locate gold. That is not to say there arn't scammers and frauds out there waiting for their next victim to come knocking at the door. I've been prospecting for more than eight years, and i've run into just about every kind of scam you can think of.

 

[Jason in Enid]

No technology is 100% guaranteed. Even modern metal detectors specifically designed to find gold turn up a bottle cap or pull-tab now and then.

Well, that would be because there is no such thing as a "gold detector". There are metal detectors that are more capable of locating gold, but there is no such thing as a detector which can differentiate gold for other metals.

 

[bedrock bubba]

Well, that would be because there is no such thing as a "gold detector". There are metal detectors that are more capable of locating gold, but there is no such thing as a detector which can differentiate gold for other metals.

I have an old Fisher TH Pro VLF detector that does a double beep ONLY for gold! 1970's issue. YUP!

Problem is, you have to keep re balancing it, which is a pain.

 

[rodoconnor]

Stress sucks and is a big time distaction. Maybe if you could get into a Zen mode?

 

[Jason in Enid]

I have an old Fisher TH Pro VLF detector that does a double beep ONLY for gold! 1970's issue. YUP!

Problem is, you have to keep re balancing it, which is a pain.

That's very interesting. I would love to understand the dynamics of that. I know some PIs double beep on iron. I would love to see a video of you detector doing that if you can post one.

 

[mellowyellow]

Stress sucks and is a big time distaction. Maybe if you could get into a Zen mode?

True that bro.. Way things have been , I just have those rods guide me off a cliff! Lol. I need a break!! Who doesn't right

 

[midnightmoon]

My daughter got some. I picked them up one quiet night, and held them out in front of me. I concentrated on my question, then asked out loud -- do these things really work?

They remained steady in front of me for a couple of seconds then all at once they each swung rapidly outwards, coming around & hitting me in my upper arms.

I set them down and we had a good laugh.

I'm thinking maybe I need to take a ride to the claim with them soon.

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

I guess one could set a cup of water out in the yard then a real gold nugget and in the other side have a silver Dollar some place too and get to testing the old rods out for comparisons .

 

[bedrock bubba]

That's very interesting. I would love to understand the dynamics of that. I know some PIs double beep on iron. I would love to see a video of you detector doing that if you can post one.

Many years ago, I contacted Fisher and they were very interested in it. Seems as though it was a limited edition, or something. I have no interest in firing it up, as the cost of new batteries is high. I would rather use my friends Whites
detector, because its so much easier. I don't get out much at my age and condition.

I am an ARMCHAIR MINER now, and have my stories to tell, and my memories is all!

 

[bedrock bubba]

True that bro.. Way things have been , I just have those rods guide me off a cliff! Lol. I need a break!! Who doesn't right

Take it easy, don't let the wheels of your mind drive you crazy!

 

[Aurabbit79er]

My thought is that if you hold them right, and they cross over a spot and you find gold there they work, or if you find a water pipe they work. If you don't find a thing, well...

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

...just to clarify,I do not beleive in it working for anything other than shallow water lines....I am not selling anything...it works,for that

I used rods for years to help locate phone lines, water lines, sewer and power lines. Never found any treasure with them, never had them respond to anything else either.

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[TheRingFinder]

Dowsing people keep dowsing - Keep your theory alive.

I know my detector picks up gold - The less people with actual detectors out there, the more treasure for me to find!!!!!

 

[Dardego]

I have used a pendulum for treasure hunting, map reading,and the like. I have hand drawn a map of a particular spot, and went straight to the location and found a lot of silver. Was it just luck? I can't say for certain. But it was a real thrill when the object was right where I looked.

 

[bedrock bubba]

So when I sit over a map and look at possible areas that I think may have gold I am using my intuition and my knowledge of gold.. When I am walking around and looking at areas I possibly want to dig I use my intuition and knowledge.. It seems to me that Dousers are doing the same thing but for some reason choose to believe in the rod instead of their own ability. Who knows I guess anything is possible..

The rods are just a tool in our hands, like an antenna. It is the dowsers intuitional mental ability that powers the rods. It takes faith and you cannot have the slightest doubt that it will not work. Remember, if the rods dont respond to what you are seeking, then it isn't there! Lots of folks think that, and just say dowsing doesn't work. Don't feel bad if it doesn't work for you, about 1/2 of folks can't do it. Try buried water pipes in your yard, that's the easiest.

 

[bedrock bubba]

Word of caution: Don't use sleeves or tubes to hold the rods. If you do the rods will swing willy nilly all over the place, as just walking with them steadily is a feat in itself. I am of the belief that our skin needs to be in contact with rods so that our electrical energy can work.

I saw that old idiot on Bearing Sea gold walking all over, rods swinging every which way, claiming he was finding gold under neath the sea ice. What a joke! Its idiots like that that cause folks to hurt the cause of dowsing. He was using sleeves...not good!

 

[Follows Camp Craig]

Someone once handed me a set that had bearings set into the handles so the arms could swing freely.
Talk about craftsmanship and they worked great too.
I then made my own pair with copper tubing and brass tips.
The results were the same and it cost me just a few bucks.

Everyone thought it was a trick and that I was somehow moving it with tension from my fingertips.
Eventually all of the skeptics had their turns and soon became believers.

Yes they work, but not what you are using them for.

Flux happens.

Craig

 

[Follows Camp Craig]

Scott, don't be discouraged if the first couple of tries don't yield anything. It's helpful to practice. If you know an experienced dowser he can be very hellpful. it seems like anyone can find water/utility lines. I've been able to locate saphires, coins , arrowheads and gold. There used to be a German fella show up at the E.F. and he would witch nuggets for ol Bernie and a few the guys there. Of course thieir were the scoffers that would laugh and say BS. They didn't get any nuggets. Take care Bud

Holy crap! it was the German. he was the one with the bearings in the handles.
Bernie had his dredge in the water just west of the entrance bridge at Follows near Tijuana flats.
I was hanging out with Bellflower Don, Vinnie and Bernie, we were all bagging on Sparky and his "minnie winne" lunchbox motor home

Then the German appeared.

Too funny