So you forgot your pin pointer, do go get it or tough it out?

[jeff of pa]

If you forget your black rubber garden gloves..do you go back or tough it out by actually wiping the mud off coins using your bare hands?

I have never used a carrot but probably would if I had one.

I don't use gloves .
As for cleaning coins, I use my Pants just above the Knees & my Thumb.

I had a friend who just popped them in his mouth and chew
to clean the dirt off

 

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[IMAUDIGGER]

I don't use gloves .
As for cleaning coins, I use my Pants just above the Knees & my Thumb.

I had a friend who just popped them in his mouth and chew
to clean the dirt off

I don’t either. However the majority of the YouTube videos about detecting show people wearing black rubber gloves, so it must be popular.

I used to wash gold nuggets in my mouth. Now I consider the possibility that they may have mercury on them.

 

[Kdmoo]

This happened just the other day. Realized I forgot my PP but had driven too far to go back. It took more effort but made the best of it.

I never keep any gear in the car. Too paranoid about having stuff stolen.

 

[Squirrel322]

No pin pointer would be pretty frustrating. I still remember what it was like before I got one.... I almost always detect local, for a lot of this year that was within a just few blocks of my house. It would be a far bigger waste of time to go without.

I just started using rubberized gloves late this year. I do like using them but I doubt I would go to far out of my way if I forgot them.

 

[A2coins]

No way with out it

 

[dognose]

What brands of pin pointers are all you using?
I dont use one, but maybe I should.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Don't leave home without it!

I get mad if I forget something, trashy places are tough without a pinpointer, so I'd most likely go back and get it.

 

[sprailroad]

My carrot is named American Express

Yep, I never leave home without it.

 

[Toecutter]

I would just use my detector on its side...

WWBLD What Would Bill Lad Do...lmao

 

[Squirrel322]

What brands of pin pointers are all you using?
I dont use one, but maybe I should.

I use the orange Garret Pro pointer. I also have a Whites PP but I've never really used it.

 

[cactusman]

I keep a list of items I need for any hunt so as to avoid forgetting something.

If for some reason I missed my pin-pointer or it went down during a hunt, I would hunt anyway. -- I was detecting before there were pin-pointers, so I could easily do it again, although they do save a TON of time! And like others here; I have a spare.

 

[dirtlooter]

For those of us that use pin pointers, we kind of depend on them to speed the process up. I would think that they can help some in not scratching or destroying a valuable coin at times. like our detectors, they have come a long ways