How often do most get out

[gerryk]

Just curious as to how often most get out to detect? I got my new X terra 705 around January and havent gotten out as much as I planned. With my youngest back in school i promised myself i will get out more. So yesterday i got out for about an hour or two and today I got out for an hour. I plan on getting out for at least a couple hours during the week and weekend time will be a bonus. So where do i fit in with the rest of you with my new plan for detecting time?

 

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[BryanM362]

I probably get out 2 - 3 times per week. More in the summer, when the kids don't have homework.

 

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[Woodswoman]

I work full time but run home, change and go out at least 4 nights a week and every weekend if I can. I so love this hobby it drives me crazy !!!

 

[Vladio]

Since finding a '45 (1845) large cent last Sunday, 4x's. Lol. Usually 2-3. The key is taking a kid. Much less "heat" if I do.

 

[BryanM362]

Since finding a '45 (1845) large cent last Sunday, 4x's. Lol. Usually 2-3. The key is taking a kid. Much less "heat" if I do.

I agree with the taking a kid part. My daughter used to go with me, she has kind of lost interest, so it makes it harder to get out without certain people complaining.

 

[SoCalBeachScanner]

It's never to toasty or never to chilly, and never humid here in SoCal, so I have been hitting the beach 3-4 days per week, 3-4 hours per day. I start swinging at 5:00AM, home by 9:30AM, that leaves me the rest of the day to figure out where to hit the next day. I've been swinging on the beaches between Long Beach & Newport Beach. Planning on taking a week in October to hit the Owens Valley and the Eastern Sierras.

 

[laurenB]

Not often enough! But that will change soon :-)

 

[Pointman]

I used to get out only about 6-8 times a year. I got a friend into the hobby and we went out earlier in the year and he smoked me and later found out that he had been getting out a couple of times a week for a year. This is when I decided that I needed to get more into it or quit the hobby. Currently, I am constantly researching and I get out about 3 times a week for the past 2-3 months. Sometimes nothing more than to find clad along a sidewalk. I have bought better equipment and I am more slower and patient than my friend is (which is frustrating because he wants to leave a site) but I find myself doing better than him most times. I have had to suck up my fear and knock on doors and I am fairly good at gaining permission which has been a major advantage for me.

 

[richbat]

I try and get out at the minimum of 2 days but usually it's more like 3 or 4 days per week and hunts lasting anywhere from 3 to 6 hours per hunt.The way I look at it,your not gonna find a darn thing sitting around the house all the time,gotta be out there if you expect to find anything.