Glasswalker
Newbie
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2
- 8
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Vanquish 540
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hey everyone, Name is Paul.
I'm essentially new to the hobby. I had a metal detector when I was younger, and lived in Canada, and used it a bunch, really enjoyed it. But haven't done it in a long time (think decades lol... and no idea where that original detector went, or what make/model it was).
Anyway, I've since immigrated to New Zealand, and live within a short distance of about 100 beaches lol... (exaggerating, but only slightly). And many parks. And being a Canadian expat, have been watching to catch up on "The curse of Oak Island" over the winter period, and through COVID lockdowns, etc... Which lit up my "Treasure Hunting Urges"...
So coming into Summer I was bugging my wife to let me get a metal detector as we'll be hitting all the beaches anyway, and would be a great opportunity to do a bit of treasure hunting of our own!
She broke down and bought me a Minelab Vanquish 540 for Christmas, it's under the tree taunting me right now...
So in the meantime I've been doing as much reading as I can, looking for tips, tricks, info, etc... And this forum came up so I thought I'd better sign up and make myself known, as I'll probably be annoying people with lots of silly questions at some point soon!
Hopefully some of the other members here are Kiwis, and I can swap some tips/tricks
I'm on the North Island, about 45 min drive north of Auckland, and very much looking forward to getting out there after Christmas, and hunting on those beaches!
Anyway, just wanted to say hi, and introduce myself!
Cheers!
I'm essentially new to the hobby. I had a metal detector when I was younger, and lived in Canada, and used it a bunch, really enjoyed it. But haven't done it in a long time (think decades lol... and no idea where that original detector went, or what make/model it was).
Anyway, I've since immigrated to New Zealand, and live within a short distance of about 100 beaches lol... (exaggerating, but only slightly). And many parks. And being a Canadian expat, have been watching to catch up on "The curse of Oak Island" over the winter period, and through COVID lockdowns, etc... Which lit up my "Treasure Hunting Urges"...
So coming into Summer I was bugging my wife to let me get a metal detector as we'll be hitting all the beaches anyway, and would be a great opportunity to do a bit of treasure hunting of our own!
She broke down and bought me a Minelab Vanquish 540 for Christmas, it's under the tree taunting me right now...
So in the meantime I've been doing as much reading as I can, looking for tips, tricks, info, etc... And this forum came up so I thought I'd better sign up and make myself known, as I'll probably be annoying people with lots of silly questions at some point soon!
Hopefully some of the other members here are Kiwis, and I can swap some tips/tricks
I'm on the North Island, about 45 min drive north of Auckland, and very much looking forward to getting out there after Christmas, and hunting on those beaches!
Anyway, just wanted to say hi, and introduce myself!
Cheers!
