kicked out of a campground because.........(i forgot something)

[aa battery]

my metal detector wuz to loud California hires a private company to oversee our camp grounds. This is our 4th year with no problems.The people running it are very nice and are from Arizona

 

[aa battery]

Re: kicked out of a campground because.........

Every time I hear stories like this, it makes me ill. How about the loud motorcycles, cars, trucks, children, barking dogs, the drunks singing 50 verses of Brown Eyed Girl, the high school guys playing football, and every other sound you find in a FREE PUBLIC PARK/CAMPGROUND! Geeeez, people need to get a life, and leave ours alone! I can't tell you how many times I've had the same problem. . . .everything from them calling the police to me being cussed out.

I'm a polite person, and respect others & property, and I want the same in return. Actually no one would ever know I'm MD unless you saw me, but it seems other groups get more respect than Metal Detectorist. I've been digging on the beach and have had children to fall on their knees and start digging the hole with their hands, and the parents look and laugh. I've had adults to do the same thing. Just last week(after Hurricane Irene hunt at the beach) I had man to stoop over the hole, saw a quarter, and said, 'hey, look what I found.' He put it in his pocket and got a good laugh with all of his beer drinking buddies.

So, I think both groups, the MD and the non-MD 'claim' to be equally annoyed, but in my opinion, I think the people we annoy are not as annoyed as they are somewhat jealous of what they 'think' we are finding. It's as if we have a pouch full of Rolex watches, diamond rings, and gold coins, and they don't. Breezie

well said

 

[aa battery]

Re: kicked out of a campground because.........

I agree the last thing you need to do is make people upset towards metal detecting. Was the handful of change really worth getting kicked out because you didn't, or couldn't use headphones? Doesn't seem like it to me.
People don't respect other people these days - while you hear harmless beeping, it may be annoying as can be to another. Sure, most of us ignore the things that bother us but when it comes to paying to camp, I can understand the frustration. Personally I don't camp at campgrounds, people and their children annoy me when I'm trying to relax. I prefer the sound of the ocean and nature waking me up.

there wuz kids running around screaming

 

[aa battery]

Re: kicked out of a campground because.........

Hunt early ..... Tourists or campers arrive in beach area , I pack up my gear and leave . I also agree with the many who suggest use of headphones

sounds like a majority

 

[aa battery]

Re: kicked out of a campground because.........

I agree with Rick as well (and if you don't there's no need to be rude about it). I've had people show up in campgrounds and fire up the generator and leave it on all day and into the night.

Somehow I don't think we heard the whole story. You don't get kicked out without being asked to be quiet first.

nope thats it they asked us to leave politely and we left that way

 

[calisdad]

So you weren't staying there you just decided to detect there.

When I'm at a CG I enjoy the same expectation of privacy as I do at home. I rented the space much like a person rents a home. The moment its rented it's not public property anymore.

 

[aa battery]

So you weren't staying there you just decided to detect there.

When I'm at a CG I enjoy the same expectation of privacy as I do at home. I rented the space much like a person rents a home. The moment its rented it's not public property anymore.

we had permission and wuz in the closed area.

 

[aa battery]

sorry i thought this wuz minor but i guess not.

 

[ivan salis]

PAYING WHINER VS NON PAYING VISITOR -- PAYING WHINER WINS --CAUSE THEIR "FOOTING THE BILL" -- quite simple to figger that one out --

 

[aa battery]

PAYING WHINER VS NON PAYING VISITOR -- PAYING WHINER WINS --CAUSE THEIR "FOOTING THE BILL" -- quite simple to figger that one out --
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PAYING WHINER VS NON PAYING VISITOR -- PAYING WHINER WINS --CAUSE THEIR "FOOTING THE BILL" -- quite simple to figger that one out --

thats it im not goin to marry your sister

 

[CoilFisher]

Yeah, I always carry a set of phones in the car in case it gets crowded.
I like using no phones, and I can see someone saying that.
As harsh as it sounds, the noise can get annoying to some people I guess, and it attracts eyes and bystanders.

Stinks though for you.

Nice haul.

(I wonder if you can get those cheesy airline phones to plug in if you needed them in a pinch?)

 

[fyrffytr1]

I always use headphones. Even in the middle of a 100 acre field with no one around. I am able to hear faint signals much better, the batteries last longer. In winter they keep my ears warm( It does get cold here in Dixie, I have hunted in 30 degree temps!!) and, in the summer I don't have to listen to the dadgum gnats buzzin' in my ears.

 

[Goldiver]

Re: kicked out of a campground because.........

Get new rangers.

Sometime back I had a finch or a warbler or some little bird nearby in a park I was detecting, bird starting mimicking my old 1235X. I told the park guy to get rid of the bird. Couldn't tell if it was my machine or the bird after awhile. He yelled at the bird. Good guy!

Any ranger looking for reason to throw someone like me out is looking the wrong way.
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That bird story is just too dang funny!!!

 

[aa battery]

Yeah, I always carry a set of phones in the car in case it gets crowded.
I like using no phones, and I can see someone saying that.
As harsh as it sounds, the noise can get annoying to some people I guess, and it attracts eyes and bystanders.

Stinks though for you.

Nice haul.

(I wonder if you can get those cheesy airline phones to plug in if you needed them in a pinch?)

Thanks Frank

 

[aa battery]

Re: kicked out of a campground because.........

Get new rangers.

Sometime back I had a finch or a warbler or some little bird nearby in a park I was detecting, bird starting mimicking my old 1235X. I told the park guy to get rid of the bird. Couldn't tell if it was my machine or the bird after awhile. He yelled at the bird. Good guy!

Any ranger looking for reason to throw someone like me out is looking the wrong way.

That bird story is just too dang funny!!!
[/quote]read my new rep sonce

 

[ivan salis]

lucky you for not marrying my sister --( besides she is already married) --- you really wouldn't like her --trust me

 

[aa battery]

i been doin this for 25 years so i aint no newbe. I will say to all the naysayers you would not say it to my face and if Jeff deleted this post i understand. Its not my 1st rodeo but if ya dont like it ignore my posts. I welcome people that understand i aint perfect and this website cant loose any more of the originals. Finger up

 

[aa battery]

lucky you for not marrying my sister --( besides she is already married) --- you really wouldn't like her --trust me

thanks fur savin me

 

[g-olden years]

Here's my 2 cents worth (2 of the toasted ones from dig today, lol) --- Anyone who was disturbed by the noise from your headphones should have had the COURTESY to ask you personally to please turn them off or detect elsewhere! Only if you refused should they have talked to the ranger. I have very sharp hearing so am more easily put off by loud noise, but I would never report someone without speaking with him first. Sorry about your busted machine too! Andi

 

[diggummup]

Here's my 2 cents worth (2 of the toasted ones from dig today, lol) --- Anyone who was disturbed by the noise from your headphones should have had the COURTESY to ask you personally to please turn them off or detect elsewhere! Only if you refused should they have talked to the ranger. I have very sharp hearing so am more easily put off by loud noise, but I would never report someone without speaking with him first. Sorry about your busted machine too! Andi

Yes Andi.
And there you have it people, common courtesy and respect for your fellow man.