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[ELITE]

I am looking for any advice that you know that is helpful any advice?

 

[1320Fastback]

Don't wear steel toed boots while detecting.

Be aware of wedding ring on finger when hand scanning spoil pile under detector.

Invest in rechargeable batteries for your detector.

 

[rustyman9791]

Dig the pull tabs because you never know when one will turn into a gold ring.

Both of these rings came up as a perfect pulltab. One was a 10k 1969 class ring 7.2 grams, and the other was 14k mens ring 7.8 grams.

 

[Eastexasoutdoors]

Thats funny. Because I do wear steel toe boots while metal detecting.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

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I am looking for any advice that you know that is helpful any advice?

Don't stick your fingers in light sockets, don't accept candy from strangers, and don't bet on race horses.

 

[bevo]

speak slow speak low and dont say much.plus detect in all metal as much as you can stand it.

 

[chenty]

"Don't you go were the Husky's go and don't you eat that yellow snow"

 

[GrizLeeBear]

Get to know your MD. Carry known items, such as clad and silver coins or rings, and put them in the kind of soil you search. Then bury a bottle cap and a pull tab. Test each item over and over. Do a clad dime and then a silver dime, then a pull tab. Learn the signals your detector gives you. Next pick places where people tend to go or have gone for a long time. Be happy with every find. I still get a little thrill when I can pull up a clad dime. The thrill of a signal is a little like fishing. When you get that nibble on the bait, you have no idea what is on the other end of the line. You will pull out dozens of small change coins and then one day you will reach down and pick up a Standing Liberty Half Dollar or a gold ring. From that moment on, your heart will skip a beat with each solid signal. If you have kids, let them be involved. They get really excited over a simple penny. That joy is infectious.

 

[Chug And Red]

Take Your Trash With You or We will Send The Sheriff To You!!! HH Chug

 

[Tom_in_CA]

If you find a gold coin, the proper way to clean it, is with 30-grit sand paper or a bench grinder.

 

[gleaner1]

Dont wear boots or shoes with any metal, at all. Period. And read your owners manual thoroughly.

 

[gleaner1]

If you find a gold coin, the proper way to clean it, is with 30-grit sand paper or a bench grinder.

This is not good advice. Sand blasting is quicker and much more thorough, and leaves a pretty finish.

 

[tlowery04]

I prefer muriatic acid pool cleaner. Gotta use my left hand though cause the right one melted.

 

[LinkHylian]

No one can help you until you are willing to help yourself first.

 

[GarretDiggingAz]

Try to hunt with a buddy. Especially when out in the wild.
Yesterday I was hunting with my mother out on an Arizona trail. She had to take off. So I figured I'd go hit another spot. While going to my destination I saw some bedrock waterfalls in a wash. I parked my truck and hiked down to the wash and detected till almost dark. Instead of going back the way I came, I decided to take the more direct route towards a road to the truck. This meant going up a 15' bank that had a 3' shelf at the top.
I found a big rock that sloped up towards the shelf. So I started walking up it. I stopped for a second to look at my path. My left side doesn't work that good. So I take my time and watch every step I make. Well, my left foot slipped on the rock, and I started to fall down the rock. My right ankle twisted up the rock, and my knee went down hill and then behind my back. Needless to say after about sliding down the rock, my ankle popped along with who knows what. I then had to crawl out of the wash, over the step and then to the truck. Used my detector as a cane when finally on the road. Took about 1-1/2 hour to go a quarter mile.
I lay in bed now saying. Why didn't I head home when my mother left? I had planned to hit a smooth old camp site, but instead wanted to try and find a nugget or two.
You just never know what can happen out there and I'm sure glad I wasn't mountain lion or coyote food.
So always try and have a buddy with you, even if you're going on a simple hunt. Company's good and if you run into a problem, you have help to get you back safe.

 

[Gold Maven]

speak softly and carry a big stick.

 

[smokeythecat]

The cat box should be cleaned at least once a month

 

[mfitzs70]

The cat box should be cleaned at least once a month

The cat box makes a great metal detecting test garden indoors!

 

[Sandman]

Never show your finds to strangers!

 

[tlowery04]

Good Judgment comes with Experience. Experience comes with Bad Judgement.