First Georgia md trip

[advhtgac]

Hey, anyone have any sugestions on how to get through the Georgia clay. The heat index is 103 acording to the sign at Walgreens.
I have permission to detect on a 33 acre site in Druid hills. I can only take a little garden shovel and its impossible to get through the clay by more than four or five inches. I can only detect in the woods or the areas that are covered in pine needles. I found a few pieces of broken iron and a few pop tops so far, but if this heat doesn't let up I don't know if I'll be able to continue.
I thought I liked the heat, But tonight is just to danged hot to work in. I think I'll go to Savanah tomarrow and hope for a little rain or some cooler weather next week. If I come back here again to MD I'm coming in the winter

 

[Digginnit]

Best time to detect around here, based only on my experience, is after a few days of good soaking rain. If you wait until it is dry and hot and humid, you might as well bring a jack hammer and a five gallon cooler of Powerade. Druid Hills, go for it.

 

[Sniper1K]

Not terribly far north of you here. We have that lovely clay here too! Not sure what you mean by a little garden shovel, but I use one of the newer issue entrenching tools used by the military. You want to find the black tri-fold type that has a triangular handle. The important characteristics to look for on one is the sharply pointed nose and the serrated edges. You could literally dig a grave in Siberia with one of these! I use it in the clay all of the time with no trouble. It will be nearly impossible to dig a pretty little plug with one, but with a little care and the right technique, you should be able to hide your tracks well. There are surplus shops near Savannah where one could find such an item. Hope this advice is helpful.

Good luck and enjoy the lowcountry!!!

Mike

 

[Kudzu]

It will be triple digits here in central Alabama tomorrow with the dew point in the upper 70's. I keep reminding myself "It's not the heat...It's the humidity"...doesn't help. Drink plenty of fluids and if you stop sweating stop and cool off. Get that tough shovel and have at it...keep your sweat cloth handy. After fifty years you would think I would be used to it.....nope.
Welcome to the sunny south!
Bob

 

[allen]

maybe look where theres no clay?
or go for only shallow signals !

 

[Tnmountains]

You digging clay or chert? I am old school and dig wit one of these they are the swiss army bayonet from wenger at $30.00 bucks including frog. If its chert I use the small square heavy duty landscape shovel with about a 6'' square head.You can get down a foot pretty quick with either. I stand my shovel up and jump up on it this time of year to cut down. Oh yeah i do this three or 4 times in a circle around my target to pop it out... Good look in Ga.

TnMountains

Here is a great digging knife http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/...bayonet-with-used-scabbard-frog.aspx?a=365186