qestions about woodchips

[strike it rich]

hi I have had great fun searching woodchips I was wondering if anyone has had many signals below the woodchip layer and if so how far down and do you count the woodchips as depth ie if they is 4inchs of woodchips before the rotted woodchips or earth and the find is sitting on the earth/rotted woodchips is this 4inchs of depth thanks

 

[kevino1960]

The tot lot I (mainly) hunt is 8+ in. of chips, I found a crowbar just below that depth! I have no idea as to your 'depth' question, I only know that I like the tot lots!
kevin

 

[borninok]

I have found that some areas covered by woodchips have a bottom layer of cloth, and they have driven nails or staples into the ground to hold the cloth down prior to piling the chips on. I usually find the indicated depth according to the detector to be fairly close to the target, whether it be coin, jewelry, or a nail/staple. If it's within an inch or so, I usually check the immediate area with my Bullesye pinpointer...saves digging time for me.

---Mel

borninok

 

[mastereagle22]

If I understand your question correctly how deep is a signal if found under the loos woodchips? Do you count the loose ones as well as the packed?? Is that the question? All of the wood chip areas I have hunted have the cloth/plastic at the bottom and then the ground. If my machine says a target is at 7 inches and there is 3 inches of chips then the target is another 3-4 inches past the layer. I cut a small hole in the barrier and dig out my target. I have found a LOT of targets this way. The only thing I can quess is a lot of people get to the barrier and then give up.

 

[strike it rich]

thats what I meant only in my case the loose woodchips are roughly 6-7inchs in depth and then a layer of decomposed woodchips dont know the depth but ive dug into it at least 5inchs ive been thinking of taking a rake and moving the top layer about a 5feet square at a time I figure there is a lot more stuff lying in the lower layers than i can currently detect. Or should I get a better Md Ive found pound coins though 6 inchs of loose woodchips then 3inchs or packed decomposed woodchips this resembles course earth this decomposed material seems to be very dense and hence harder to detect in.

 

[mastereagle22]

thats what I meant only in my case the loose woodchips are roughly 6-7inchs in depth and then a layer of decomposed woodchips dont know the depth but ive dug into it at least 5inchs ive been thinking of taking a rake and moving the top layer about a 5feet square at a time I figure there is a lot more stuff lying in the lower layers than i can currently detect. Or should I get a better Md Ive found pound coins though 6 inchs of loose woodchips then 3inchs or packed decomposed woodchips this resembles course earth this decomposed material seems to be very dense and hence harder to detect in.

I have just started the rake technique. Make sure you check for coins before disturbing the top layer of chips. And make sure you put it all back the way it was or you might find yourself banned from wherever you are hunting. I keep the trash I find and show to the groundskeeper if they check on what I am doing and have not had any trouble yet.

 

[swingman]

Depth is depth, regardless of the media you're detecting over. I usually use my cheaper machines at lower sensitivity in tot lots, and therefore seldom get deeper coins (beneath the chips). Part of the reason - there's often a layer of fabric beneath the chips, with grommets or other metal items sewn in. I want to avoid digging that up!