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[Diggin4nails]

I just want to she if anyone else love the show Diggers Juiced on National Geographic. Man I love this show.

 

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[Rick James]

They act like they been metal detecting for years and the one show he says its the first large cent he has ever found, I detected for four years and have four large cents now. They are pretty new to it or are really bad at it, I think its both because of some of the places they get to detect and I find more stuff at one old farm house and I've only detected in Indiana.

Just because someone hasn't found a certain coin does not mean they are bad/new to the hobby, it could very well mean that they haven't been lucky enough to be in an area with it. I'm guessing you haven't ever found 1642 Spanish Reales, so should I label you a bad detector? You can't find whats not there.

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

I'm happy to know they are helping kids and people get into the hobby, making it look like fun all the time, we all know it requires a lot of patience. I only got thru part of one show that I decided to watch & see what it was about.
To each his own, we all have different opinions.

I'm already the family "nut job" for MD'ing, and some of the general public have the same opinion, not exactly the preferred TH'ing "mystic". So when MD'ing I would rather keep a low profile. Guess that's why the commercial of the MD'er irritated me instead of being funny. Personal life experiences I guess is the difference.

If you like it watch on good clean fun, I'm not against it just not for me.

 

[lookindown]

Its not about hate...it is about perception, and that is the bad word. Since the world nowadays judges everybody they see, acting like a nutcase, will make your typical john q. Public person quick to stereo type and lump all others in the same way. Now that said, I only watched one episode, but the one I watched, was at some old mansion with a manicured lawn, and the guys were making horrible looking craters to pop coins!!. Now say some person sees that show that's never seen a metal detecting hobbyist before and is shocked by the mess of that lawn..how well do you think I would do asking permission to detect their lawn, when all they know is seeing that show that I watched ??..I'll tell you how it will go..buh bye..sorry. No point in explaining, or trying to that I can pop coins at 8 inches using nothing more than a screwdriver and a small slit in the soil. So yeah, to go on TV and try to be stewards to the hobby/lifestyle that I have loved since the mid 70's and act like that, and dig craters like that..they should be ashamed!!! This is just my opinion, but after all these years in the hobby, I feel the right to share it, since I have witnessed first hand what happens with perception of a bad apple digging craters..as in almost everywhere is closed to our hobby now. Mike

So, someone doesn't act like you and do it your way and so its wrong...try being open minded...no one is telling you that you are acting and doing things the wrong way...think about that.

 

[lookindown]

They act like they been metal detecting for years and the one show he says its the first large cent he has ever found, I detected for four years and have four large cents now. They are pretty new to it or are really bad at it, I think its both because of some of the places they get to detect and I find more stuff at one old farm house and I've only detected in Indiana.

You think old coins are distributed throughout the US evenly?

 

[lookindown]

I know I haven't been here in a while but thought I would chime in. KG and RM are my best friends and have been for many years. I have worked on a few shows with them and can certainly attest contrary to any rumors that the finds are not planted. The boys go to a site and are cut loose, each with a camera man. Not much to it, just two buddies out detecting, and yes that's how they really are in life. Go to the ATC website and buy all of the DVDs we put out before the show if you don't believe me. They have a very large following, bigger than you could possibly imagine and they still make time for the young detectorists. Not much we can do about it, they will be around for quite a while.

It is pretty obvious that the stuff they find isn't planted...if they planted items they would plant stuff with a lot more value than the finds they make.

 

[BC1969]

So, someone doesn't act like you and do it your way and so its wrong...try being open minded...no one is telling you that you are acting and doing things the wrong way...think about that.

So I guess digging huge holes in a lawn is acceptable then ?..and yes it IS wrong to make holes like that..don't make it personal, go ahead and make a poll thread and see how many votes digging craters in a nice lawn gets.

Mike

 

[jeff of pa]

So I guess digging huge holes in a lawn is acceptable then ?..and yes it IS wrong to make holes like that..don't make it personal, go ahead and make a poll thread and see how many votes digging craters in a nice lawn gets. Mike

I suppose it depends on the Lawn and who it belongs to. of course no matter what a Landowner says... and Even if they are detecting too & using a Large spade & leaving holes half open at the same time. I would not mimic them.

 

[pmorrow42]

I love the show but know that it is killing our hobby. Now every person that has watched an episode wants to pick up a detector and find the next great treasure.

 

[lookindown]

So I guess digging huge holes in a lawn is acceptable then ?..and yes it IS wrong to make holes like that..don't make it personal, go ahead and make a poll thread and see how many votes digging craters in a nice lawn gets. Mike

Its not wrong if you have permission to dig how you want and most people new to the hobby know you should leave a nice lawn looking nice...not trying to make it personal, everyone on TNET is my friend in my mind, you included...Im having fun with this discussion but I have a great sense of humor and don't get upset or offended easily.

 

[BC1969]

I don't normally, just got the flu and think its turning into pneumonia so I'm kinda sensitive.
I'll probably be offline awhile if I end up with pneumonia again, that's providing it doesn't kill me this time, temp is high having confusion

 

[Rick James]

I don't normally, just got the flu and think its turning into pneumonia so I'm kinda sensitive.
I'll probably be offline awhile if I end up with pneumonia again, that's providing it doesn't kill me this time, temp is high having confusion

Yikes, you better get some rest and push fluids. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to relax and catch up on some Diggers reruns before the premier tonight!

 

[wingmaster]

Sure it doesn't bother me one bit, I don't get paid to metal detect for a show either.

Just because someone hasn't found a certain coin does not mean they are bad/new to the hobby, it could very well mean that they haven't been lucky enough to be in an area with it. I'm guessing you haven't ever found 1642 Spanish Reales, so should I label you a bad detector? You can't find whats not there.

 

[lookindown]

I don't normally, just got the flu and think its turning into pneumonia so I'm kinda sensitive. I'll probably be offline awhile if I end up with pneumonia again, that's providing it doesn't kill me this time, temp is high having confusion

Hope you start feeling better.

 

[Rawhide]

The shows are educational and motivational. The antics are for your enjoyment and theirs. Yes you can tell its scripted, and certain things are missing like a code of ethics. One particular show I watched told me to search those small hills in the parks. Guess what I did and it works. But you will hear the wife mocking me with catchphrases from the show from time to time. So the shows do work on folks who don't detect, my wife does not detect. The hole issue, lol play on words is a common sense thing. Bring a shovel, or leave half filled holes anywhere and you will be asked to leave. Rick I know how you feel I have not been able to get out of the house for a week. I detect every day, and I am missing soo much. Someone else is getting my finds......hoped that motivated you just a little wink wink.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

I love the show but know that it is killing our hobby. Now every person that has watched an episode wants to pick up a detector and find the next great treasure.

Thats the weird thing about this hobby...We are all each others competition...and I will admit, sometimes when im drivign home and see someone detecting a vacant house, or empty lot..in my head im thinking..>>WTFFFFFFF!!!!!....but the reality is, he or she is no different from myself.

I have detected for only like 4-5 years, and i will admit, i dont get AS excited when i find something really good...But it is really cool to be with someone who just started out and watch them find something...I was with a buddy that hadnt detect much and he found his firts gold ring in a spot i took him too...and to be honest..i think i was hapier for him to find it then i would have been myself....sorry to get a little off topic

 

[RobRieman]

They act like they been metal detecting for years and the one show he says its the first large cent he has ever found, I detected for four years and have four large cents now. They are pretty new to it or are really bad at it, I think its both because of some of the places they get to detect and I find more stuff at one old farm house and I've only detected in Indiana.

I been detecting for 30 years and have never found a LC. Half dimes and 2 centers but no LC's.

 

[dirtscratcher]

They act like they been metal detecting for years and the one show he says its the first large cent he has ever found, I detected for four years and have four large cents now. They are pretty new to it or are really bad at it, I think its both because of some of the places they get to detect and I find more stuff at one old farm house and I've only detected in Indiana.

You should find more large cents in Indiana than they would have in Montana. A seated coin is hard to find here. I just checked population it went back to 1870 and there were only 20,500 in the fourth largest state in the country. I would pretty much bet the farm that you have not found any old tokens from Kalispell Mt and I would not think any the less of your ability to detect. I've found a bunch.

 

[wingmaster]

This is very true but their getting to detect east coast places most of us would never get permission to detect, if we could tell them you'll be on a national TV show I'm sure that would open a whole lot more doors for us as people eat that stuff up. I could care less to be on TV but most people you could make look like the dumbest person in the world but they wouldn't care as long as they get to be on a TV show. I would say you could offer some people $1000 bucks and they would say no but you tell them their face will be on TV and they would eat that up, go figure.

You should find more large cents in Indiana than they would have in Montana. A seated coin is hard to find here. I just checked population it went back to 1870 and there were only 20,500 in the fourth largest state in the country. I would pretty much bet the farm that you have not found any old tokens from Kalispell Mt and I would not think any the less of your ability to detect. I've found a bunch.

 

[treasurecoasteric]

If it was a REALITY show then they should be digging pull tabs, bottle caps and scrap aluminum.

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[montanagold]

Oh believe you me they find plenty of trash, but who wants to see that on tv. They film for a week straight for 1 half hour episode. It's really not enjoyable to try to detect with a camera in your face all day. They actually enjoy coming home and detecting with me and bones just so they can let loose and enjoy.