Does anyone else go detecting in the freezing cold?

[Gapuja]

Guess who the only idiot on the freezing cold beach was. I thought I did pretty well. [emoji23]

 

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depends on how cold, the last 3 weeks here were around 0 to -5 at night and any where from 8 to maybe upper teens...that's way to cold for me ...not sure how you would dig frozen ground

 

[Carolina Tom]

I went this weekend, both days, about 4 hours each and it didn't get above freezing the whole time. I suffer from a bit of OCD, so if I decide to go, nothing will get in the way. I just can't seem to give it a rest...

Rock on brother!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

I will detect in any cold temperature , BUT the ground cannot be frozen! If I find it, I want to be able to dig it without a jackhammer!

 

[Honest Samuel]

I be out of my mind if I did. No detecting, no ice fishing.

 

[Loco-Digger]

define freezing.... -22 below wind chill heck no. 20 degrees and a not so windy day and the ground is not frozen, now that's a possibility. I think your definition of freezing is a little different than what we consider it in Northern Ohio.

 

[Nicksan]

Yep, Thats most of the time for me because theres hardly anyone around and i can hunt areas that I normally would not hunt in the middle of the day.
I rarely hunt in the summer or fall.

Oh yea, Im in So. Cal. its not all that cold in the winter here....

 

[smokeythecat]

I do, but have limits. Needs to be in 20's with little wind. Ground right now is frozen hard.

 

[Tired Rooster]

In the past couple of weeks I've gone twice in low 20 degree temps. The actual detecting in that weather isn't too bad if you dress
for it. It's the getting up the gumption to leave the warm house to get started is the hard part.

 

[claire]

+ 32 degrees and under 10 mh winds. I may try tomorrow but the beach is probably frozen

 

[Hal2k]

All of last week the night temps here in Alabama were in the single digits to teens, highs in day mid twenties. Saturday first day above freezing (34 degrees) just put on more layers and go for it

 

[Carolina Tom]

In the past couple of weeks I've gone twice in low 20 degree temps. The actual detecting in that weather isn't too bad if you dress
for it. It's the getting up the gumption to leave the warm house to get started is the hard part.

You are correct sir, once you leave the house, it's not that bad... but brother is it hard to leave that 70 degree house, when it's below freezing outside. We used those hand warmer packets, stuffed in the palm of the gloves, it really helped to keep the hands warm.

 

[Tpmetal]

I Dig until the ground is frozen more than my shovel can handle

 

[sprailroad]

I don't know fella's, I have done so in the past BUT, after so many years of working out in every type of weather that mom nature can throw at you, now when I look outside and it's non user friendly weather (very cold), I decide it's a good time for me and the dog to take a nap.