The Poor Mans Treasure Hunter

[ZumbroKid]

The Poor Man's Treasure Hunter

Nice reading book by Bob Trevillian and Frank Carter. Nice older book to read for the beginner and snowed in alike. This one is from 1985, it covers lots of topics. Best of all it speaks of the land of plenty. If you get the chance to read this one do so.

 

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[ZumbroKid]

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[rjnail]

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READ THE BOOK WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT ,ALSO MEET THEM IN THIER SHOP IN MD. THEY HAVE A FEWS BOOKS I LIKED

 

[stoney56]

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Got it right in front of me. I also liked the chapter of "The Philosophy of Treasure".

 

[Gilligan]

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This is a great book. My hunting partner,when we were stationed at Comiso Air Station, Sicily, and I called ourselves Bob and Frank for a long time, for fun!

 

[Gilligan]

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I wonder what ever happened to Bob and Frank, what are they doing today?? Does anyone know? You would think that they would be on Tnet somewhere. These guys were my heros after I read the book back in 1989! Bryan

 

[Newfiehunter]

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Can you still purchase the Poor Mans Treasure Hunter? If so, where? Thanks.

 

[Gilligan]

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Can you still purchase the Poor Mans Treasure Hunter? If so, where? Thanks.

I am not sure. Perhaps check amazon.com or do a google search. I have had the book for years, since the 80's. Great book.

 

[greywolf]

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I found a copy on Amazon.............half way thru it..........good stuff as a refresher.

 

[Gilligan]

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I want to know what these guys are up to now. Does anybody know?

 

[jgtrev]

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Hi,

My name is Jeff Trevillian, and in answer to your question on "what happened to Bob and Frank?" I'm not sure what Frank is up to, I don't think I've seen him in about 7 or 8 years, but my father, Bob Trevillian died about 10 years ago. I was a little surprised to see that people still talk about him, a very pleasant surprise. He wrote those books when I was very young (before 10 years old, and I'm 28 now), so I don't remember them well, maybe it's time for me to go back and read them. Anyway, thanks for remembering.

Jeff Trevillian

 

[EDDE]

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wow blast from the past

 

[Gilligan]

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Hi,

My name is Jeff Trevillian, and in answer to your question on "what happened to Bob and Frank?" I'm not sure what Frank is up to, I don't think I've seen him in about 7 or 8 years, but my father, Bob Trevillian died about 10 years ago. I was a little surprised to see that people still talk about him, a very pleasant surprise. He wrote those books when I was very young (before 10 years old, and I'm 28 now), so I don't remember them well, maybe it's time for me to go back and read them. Anyway, thanks for remembering.

Jeff Trevillian

Wow, thanks for the response. I am sorry to hear about your dad. That book was an inspiration to my best buddy, Mark, and I when we were stationed at Comiso Air Station, Sicily. We would call ourselves 'Bob and Frank' while we were detecting in Sicily in 1988-89. He wrote with confidence that they would bet anyone that they could live for a number of weeks on detecting finds alone, live comfortably and eat well the whole while. It has been a long time since I have read it, but I still have it somewhere. Bob and Frank are still detecting icons to Mark and I to this day, in kind of a funny way. Thanks so much for your response! Bryan

 

[jgtrev]

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Hey Bryan, thanks for the kind words, not sure if you knew or not, but he also did a TV show called "Treasure Search" He did them in the late 80s-early 90's about 15 episodes or so. Had Chuck Connors as host (real nice guy, signed the butt stock of my BB gun when I was little), and after Chuck died, Bob Denver was host. Thought it was funny that you had Giligan as your picture. The shows never really took off, and they are real hard to come by, I did a web search and couldn't find anything.

 

[Gilligan]

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Hey Bryan, thanks for the kind words, not sure if you knew or not, but he also did a TV show called "Treasure Search" He did them in the late 80s-early 90's about 15 episodes or so. Had Chuck Connors as host (real nice guy, signed the butt stock of my BB gun when I was little), and after Chuck died, Bob Denver was host. Thought it was funny that you had Giligan as your picture. The shows never really took off, and they are real hard to come by, I did a web search and couldn't find anything.

That is amazing. I live in Goldsboro, NC and work at Seymour Johnson AFB. I am originally from Minnesota. I drove to MN one time on leave. I pass right through Princeton, WV, and I recalled hearing that Bob Denver lived there. So I stopped in a gas station and asked if it was true that he still lived there. They gave me directions to his home and I drove up in the holler and found it. I took a couple of pics. I always loved to watch the old Gilligan shows when I was growing up, so to me it was pretty cool. I would love to see some of those episodes your dad made. What part of the US do you live in? Do you detect? What kind of machine do you use? Thanks, Bryan

 

[stoney56]

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Hey Bryan, thanks for the kind words, not sure if you knew or not, but he also did a TV show called "Treasure Search" He did them in the late 80s-early 90's about 15 episodes or so. Had Chuck Connors as host (real nice guy, signed the butt stock of my BB gun when I was little), and after Chuck died, Bob Denver was host. Thought it was funny that you had Giligan as your picture. The shows never really took off, and they are real hard to come by, I did a web search and couldn't find anything.

Jeff, FYI I've got two copies of the book, just in case one gets too wore out. Also I see the VHS tapes show up on Ebay once in a while. At one time,a few years back, they were broadcasting the shows on PBS--kept trying to video tape the show but they kept playing only about 3 of the shows over and over. I believe it was gold panning, dinosauer bones, and Indian artifacts.

 

[jgtrev]

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Bryan,

I live on the eastern shore of maryland, I have detected a few times in the last couple of years, mostly at the beach in ocean city maryland, with my grandfather, but he doesn't go out too much anymore either. I was thinking about joining a club here on the eastern shore, so we'll see how it pans out.

Jeff

 

[RON (PA)]

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What ever happened to Zumbro kid . I do miss him and his posts.

 

[Gilligan]

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Bryan,

I live on the eastern shore of maryland, I have detected a few times in the last couple of years, mostly at the beach in ocean city maryland, with my grandfather, but he doesn't go out too much anymore either. I was thinking about joining a club here on the eastern shore, so we'll see how it pans out.

Jeff

Well, thanks for the responses to my post, it is nice to speak with you. Good luck with your detecting and I appreciate the update on Bob and Frank. They truly wrote an interesting book that played an important part in my enjoyment of the hobby of metal detecting, no doubt. Bryan