Addicted before I've even started
Well, i have been lurking in these forums for a few days now and am astounded by the variety and in some cases the rarity of the items you guys have recovered. Sorry for the length of the post.
When i was younger, im 28 now, i was really into snake/lizard hunting, collecting arrowheads, agates, geodes, jade etc. but lost my passion for that stuff and took up surfing full time. I spent my early twenties traveling the world in search of prime surf spots. Ive lived everywhere from Puerto Rico, Hawaii, American Samoa, California, Florida and even a brief stint in Mexico. I also served 4 years in the US Coast Guard which helped facilitate my moves to some of these places. Now im finally settling down and realizing I have no idea what to do with the rest of my life, as far as career, location etc. I decided to move to Northern California to attend my first year of college starting this fall. The water is very cold there and also great white shark infested, so my love for surfing will ultimately be on hold for the 4+ years I plan on living there. With my main hobby/passion unavailable i started thinking of things to keep me entertained (and outdoors) during free time. Gold prospecting came to mind and I started doing a ton of research online about it....which led me here. After extensive research, I found gold prospecting/hunting seemed to be a pretty tedious, costly and unproductive, at least in the particular area I'll be living (Crescent City, CA). I figured beachcombing with a metal detector would be just as entertaining and much more productive. I've also been doing alot of research on that location, as far as historical sites, and cant wait to dig some spots that i have already mapped out.
I wish I had a detector with me in some of the locations I have been throughout life. I can only imagine how much treasure I was obliviously treading on over the years.
I ordered my first detector online last night, deciding on the Ace 250 as my means of attack. I cant wait for the frikkin thing to get to my doorstep. All I have been thinking about is MDing for 3 days AND I HAVENT EVEN STARTED YET. I find myself doing nothing but watching youtube metal detecting videos and reading all of the wonderful posts on the forums here. Hurry up UPS guy... bring me my package!!
If you guys havent seen these vids yet (im sure most of you have), they are really cool. Just search "Treasure Hunting America" on Youtube. I watched all 13 episodes already!
HH
cerF
Well, i have been lurking in these forums for a few days now and am astounded by the variety and in some cases the rarity of the items you guys have recovered. Sorry for the length of the post.
When i was younger, im 28 now, i was really into snake/lizard hunting, collecting arrowheads, agates, geodes, jade etc. but lost my passion for that stuff and took up surfing full time. I spent my early twenties traveling the world in search of prime surf spots. Ive lived everywhere from Puerto Rico, Hawaii, American Samoa, California, Florida and even a brief stint in Mexico. I also served 4 years in the US Coast Guard which helped facilitate my moves to some of these places. Now im finally settling down and realizing I have no idea what to do with the rest of my life, as far as career, location etc. I decided to move to Northern California to attend my first year of college starting this fall. The water is very cold there and also great white shark infested, so my love for surfing will ultimately be on hold for the 4+ years I plan on living there. With my main hobby/passion unavailable i started thinking of things to keep me entertained (and outdoors) during free time. Gold prospecting came to mind and I started doing a ton of research online about it....which led me here. After extensive research, I found gold prospecting/hunting seemed to be a pretty tedious, costly and unproductive, at least in the particular area I'll be living (Crescent City, CA). I figured beachcombing with a metal detector would be just as entertaining and much more productive. I've also been doing alot of research on that location, as far as historical sites, and cant wait to dig some spots that i have already mapped out.
I wish I had a detector with me in some of the locations I have been throughout life. I can only imagine how much treasure I was obliviously treading on over the years.
I ordered my first detector online last night, deciding on the Ace 250 as my means of attack. I cant wait for the frikkin thing to get to my doorstep. All I have been thinking about is MDing for 3 days AND I HAVENT EVEN STARTED YET. I find myself doing nothing but watching youtube metal detecting videos and reading all of the wonderful posts on the forums here. Hurry up UPS guy... bring me my package!!
If you guys havent seen these vids yet (im sure most of you have), they are really cool. Just search "Treasure Hunting America" on Youtube. I watched all 13 episodes already!
HH
cerF
?? LOL Id love to do that, but one step at a time. Hopefully i will find some gems encased in gold in the meantime. 
