I should just get rid of the detector

[Carson Coin Master]

well I went camping this weekend with some family up to a spot in the sierra Nevadas. there is a little lake we camped at that was just crystal clear and figured hey if i would swim in I'm sure other people have in the past so that means lost stuff right? well i brought my garrett and hit the shore as soon as i got there. i found quite a bit of stuff a bunch of old fishing lures, enough shot up bullits to start reloading my own. and an old beer can from the 20's or 30's anyway nothing really special and then my mother comes back from taking a walk around the lake and she says hey look what i found in the rocks over there and she is holding up a 14k gold chain. nice find right. so we headed back into to town after the weekend and stopped at a gas station and i found in the parking lot a 10k gold ring with no stones it looked like it was part of a bridal set. so i guess i should just keep my head down and sell the detector?

 

[nightwolf]

A skunked hunt doesn't mean ditch it, don't let it get you down too much, there's always the next hunt!
I've spent a couple hours on a site before and pulled up nothing but lumps of melted metal and enough pull tabs to fill a freezer bag, and other times I've found coins within minutes. Patience and persistence (plus some homework on where your searching) always wind up paying off in the end

 

[tymcmurray]

Don't get rid of the detector, just always keep your
head down too. Twice the chances!

 

[willpond & LLK]

I agree keep swinging, but keep your head down! Research is key to finding anything, LLK and I dig hundreds of pounds of "trash" a year. We now recycle that to pay for batteries!

 

[rmptr]

See! That's the power of fear!

Those finds, wouldn't have been, if a detector had not been in the area!

I'll THINK about getting my detector out of the back of the truck and my friend opens the door and picks up a hunting knife half covered by fallen leaves.

There's some kind of order to the universe I haven't quite figured out.

Best,
rmptr

 

[BuckleBoy]

I recycle too--even the iron. $75/ton--but hey, that's 7.50 for 200 lbs--and there have been some years I've dug 300 lbs by myself!

We recycle all the non-keepers: Brass, Aluminum, and Iron. (and of course, copper )


Research is the key. No substitute for that. And let me tell you, I've had my share of skunks too--especially before I realized what my "niche" was for the area I'm living in. And you can also expect--and must be prepared to accept--lots of skunks in a row before you find any site of value--be it CW camp, picnic grove, etc. But the rewards when you do get the coil on the right patch of ground are beyond measure.

If you have an allergy to research, then this hobby may never give you what you'd hoped for. If not, then you will make the types of finds you couldn't even dream of.


Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[daytondigger]

Did you keep the beer can? Check out The Rusty Bunch, a bunch of guys that dig up old beer cans. I'd like to know more about the can.

 

[SilverFinger]

How long have you been detecting? Never give up! This can be a disappointing or incredibly rewarding hobby. Sounds like you were in a very trashy area. Don't give up, there are some places (many, many, many places) that for whatever reason, just can't be hunted. I get disappointed when I see an old old school or firehouse or something and it turns out someone owns it, or turned in into condos or something. Another place that will/can't be hunted. Learn your detector. What type of machine are you using? Listen to the advice of the peeps in this forum and most of all enjoy detecting.

 

[Carson Coin Master]

Did you keep the beer can? Check out The Rusty Bunch, a bunch of guys that dig up old beer cans. I'd like to know more about the can.

well i could not make out to much of the can it looked old and i could see a gold eagle on the lable and parts of the first word looked like it said "senate beer" I ended up tossing it because it was completley rusted through on one side

 

[Carson Coin Master]

How long have you been detecting? Never give up! This can be a disappointing or incredibly rewarding hobby. Sounds like you were in a very trashy area. Don't give up, there are some places (many, many, many places) that for whatever reason, just can't be hunted. I get disappointed when I see an old old school or firehouse or something and it turns out someone owns it, or turned in into condos or something. Another place that will/can't be hunted. Learn your detector. What type of machine are you using? Listen to the advice of the peeps in this forum and most of all enjoy detecting.

Ive been detecting for almost two years now. and have been doing alot of research i actually went to go hit up an empty lot that had a house on it back in the 1870's but it was all fenced off and a back hoe dug the lot down almost 8 or 9 feet, the area i was in believe it or not had very little trash but it was way up in the mountains so i guess thats one reason. i'm using a garrett gtax 550

 

[christ-first]

never give up