Old mobile home park, in Alb. Good spot to detect? Got permission...

[xxJimboxx]

I work in construction building new apartment complexes, we are about to build on a site that had a ton of mobile homes on it. They have all been removed, not sure of when the ground is going to releveled. But the contractor gave me and any friends permission to do some metal detecting. Let me know if interested I can line it up. P.S. I remember this trailer park as a kid and believe its at least been there for 40+ years......

 

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[BigWaveDave]

No doubt there are some goodies to be found....good luck!!! There are 4 sites here in Southwest Florida that I know of that used to be mobile home parks, and I find myself wondering if I should throw down my coil on the local ones.... The 2 here in my county were dismantled after a developer bought them, then the economy tanked, and nothing happened with the land(yet). The other two up in Charlotte County were trashed during Hurricane Charley in 2004, and I am afraid that the ground would be an aluminum siding/scrap nightmare. Let us know how you do, curious to learn about your trash to treasure ratio...HH!

 

[Loco-Digger]

I dirt fished a defunked trailer park, I guess a few the trialers that weren't moved got crushed and tore up then covered. I dug alot of aluminum and copper. I was about to leave, when I dug my last hole, I pulled out a green encrusted coin. After my 1st attempt at electrolysis, I found that it ws an indian head penny. You never know what was dropped there over the years before it became a trailer park. The park I dug was older and did not have concrete slabs that the trailers park on. Good Luck and HH

 

[threecats407]

Now I'm going to be curious to see if something happens across the street from the apartments my daughter lives in. That was a pretty big trailer park that's been empty for quite some time.

 

[Fletch88]

Get ready to dig 100's of pulltabs and beavertails unless you just discriminate on up to coin area! Should be some good finds among the aluminum canslaw and beaver tails.

 

[Goose-0]

Another thought for detecting. Try to find out where old drive-in-theaters were. I found one near where I live and it was closed 35+ yrs ago. It's now an unpaved auto lot and I haven't asked to detect it yet.

 

[DadOfTwo]

Trailer park in Albequerque? Probably find knives and bullets. Maybe a gun or two.

I grew up in SW CO and our 3 tv channels all came from Albequerque. Lots of stabbings on the news.

 

[xxJimboxx]

Lol Albuquerque is a bit of wild west type town, but it has its good sides as well. I havnt had a chance to fish this old trailer park yet, my work schedule has been hectic. I still would like to though. I wish I had more time on my hands but construction is feast or famine, so I must take advantage and feast while I can..... HH all....