Tips?

[trydiggin]

Hello,

We are an Air Force Family Stationed here at Hickam AFB for 6 years. We are due to move in 2 months and I have just come across this thought of bottle digging in Hawaii. I did some digging in Texas many years ago and would like to play with it for the couple of months we have left.

Can you give me any tips? I'm guessing I can't just dig anywhere? If I am on a hike can I just pull off the trail - pull out the shovel and dig in? I don't have any connections here so probably can't get onto anyone's private land. Are there any public spots you could recommend we might have some slight success?

thanks so much

 

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[Colonel Ken]

Trydiggin,
I recommend that you come out to the Hawaii Historical Bottle Collector's Club meeting held the second Tuesday of each month at 1900 at the Susannah Wesley Community Center, 1117 Kaili Street. You can meet up with the old timers and they can better direct you to a spot on Oahu.

http://www.hawaiiancollectibles.com/bottles/bottles.html

COL Ken

 

[sodetraveler]

If I am on a hike can I just pull off the trail - pull out the shovel and dig in?

Try digging up on Tantalus. Just find Tantalus Drive on a map and go check it out. Drive up the road and park anywhere. Hike off into the jungle, find a spot you like and dig in!

This area is well known for producing many fine Hawaiian sodes, but has been picked over for years. The bottles are widely scattered, so most folks just hike around looking for stuff on the surface. Digging is hit and miss at best, but if you pick the right spot you can score!