Curing The DST Blues...

Wildcat1750 · Nov 22, 2020

This time of the year is the worst...

Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
*Edited to EST thanks to correction by Erik in NJ ~ can't change the title though...
Short days, frozen ground on the way...

Because it gets dark before I get home from work I turn my metal detecting attention to hunting the backyard.

I used to do this blind at night.
I now have a new tool which I tried out for the first time this weekend. :thumbsup:

A little red light gives me just enough illumination to select my settings and read the VDI numbers on my AT Pro ~ The rest is up to my Garrett Carrot Pro Pointer to light up and sniff out. :lightbulb:

Not much but scraps yet during my trial runs but this area has been diligently hammered before.
The evening's dirt fishing catch :fish:

the morning after :sunny:

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APR 6, 1869 thingy
umbrella topper
harness buckles
muzzle loader round
end part of a spoon or fork handle
rivets/fasteners

Nick

Randy Combs · Nov 22, 2020

Dark at 5pm sucks. I am not good in the dark

Wildcat1750 · Nov 22, 2020

Randy Combs said:
Dark at 5pm sucks. I am not good in the dark

Hey, Randy Combs. It's very challenging for sure, that's why I stick close to home. Reminds me a lot of night diving...
Nick

Erik in NJ · Nov 22, 2020

I hear ya brother...I can't stand the short days--it seriously cuts into detecting time and I'm lucky if I get an hour in before it gets dark when I WFH. Maybe we can get together for some :occasion14:

and put a bunch of finds under the rug and try to find them with the detectors :laughing7:

. BTW, if you're writing a song called "DST Blues", we're in EST, not DST...Eastern Standard Time. DST-good, EST-bad :icon_thumleft:

Let's hope for a mild one this year.

Wildcat1750 · Nov 22, 2020

Erik in NJ said:
I hear ya brother...I can't stand the short days--it seriously cuts into detecting time and I'm lucky if I get an hour in before it gets dark when I WFH. Maybe we can get together for some and put a bunch of finds under the rug and try to find them with the detectors . BTW, if you're writing a song called "DST Blues", we're in EST, not DST...Eastern Standard Time. DST-good, EST-bad Let's hope for a mild one this year.

It's always a coin toss for me...I never fail to mix those 2 up! :laughing7:

Digger RJ · Nov 22, 2020

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Red light. Cool. I'll have to try that

islamoradamark · Nov 23, 2020

Finding good stuff like that you might have to get a head lamp to find the stuff laying on da surface, everything looks different at night

Wildcat1750 · Nov 23, 2020

Digger RJ said:
Nice!!! Congrats!!! Red light. Cool. I'll have to try that

The red light is great Digger RJ because it keeps your eyes well adjusted to the dark.

islamoradamark said:
Finding good stuff like that you might have to get a head lamp to find the stuff laying on da surface, everything looks different at night

Good idea, islamoradamark. I have one of those too for the beach. The detector mounted light works well because it keeps my eyes used to the dark and only lights up the VDI display. I keep a regular flashlight on hand in case I need it.