Hi, 
I live in southeast Idaho, and am interested in metal detecting. Hubby & I were talking to a good friend yesterday, who also said he was, and that it might be a good idea if we pool our funds and buy something together, so we could get something of a little higher quality. We are all pretty easily amused, and probably would want to use a metal detector to find a variety of things, and wonder if people have advice of what to look for and think of in a detector. I'm figuring Idaho's gem and mineral rich soils might influence how a detector responds. We would probably use it around old mine sites & abandoned buildings in rural areas, but there is also an old gold mine nearby, and people pan the creek below it. Plus, towns were destroyed in filling reservoirs, and the closest one to us actually has the oregon trail disappear under it. In dry years that can be nearly drained, providing a lot of mudflats. So, it would have to be able to get wet, but not necessarily submerged. There are also a lot of Molybdenum mines in the area, and we produce a lot of phosphate for the fertilizer industry. We are not too far from Salt Lake, and might want to try some of that shoreline in dry times. So, the question is for you who have been doing this for a while, what should we consider or not consider in getting a first model, probably maxing out at $500 to see if we really do like it enough to keep up with it...
I live in southeast Idaho, and am interested in metal detecting. Hubby & I were talking to a good friend yesterday, who also said he was, and that it might be a good idea if we pool our funds and buy something together, so we could get something of a little higher quality. We are all pretty easily amused, and probably would want to use a metal detector to find a variety of things, and wonder if people have advice of what to look for and think of in a detector. I'm figuring Idaho's gem and mineral rich soils might influence how a detector responds. We would probably use it around old mine sites & abandoned buildings in rural areas, but there is also an old gold mine nearby, and people pan the creek below it. Plus, towns were destroyed in filling reservoirs, and the closest one to us actually has the oregon trail disappear under it. In dry years that can be nearly drained, providing a lot of mudflats. So, it would have to be able to get wet, but not necessarily submerged. There are also a lot of Molybdenum mines in the area, and we produce a lot of phosphate for the fertilizer industry. We are not too far from Salt Lake, and might want to try some of that shoreline in dry times. So, the question is for you who have been doing this for a while, what should we consider or not consider in getting a first model, probably maxing out at $500 to see if we really do like it enough to keep up with it...
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