Visiting Orlando Jan 19-24

mcsteve · Jan 17, 2020

With all of the cold and ice up here in the great white north, I figured I’d head south to Orlando for a few days. Bring the detector along as I figured Daytona area as well as Clearwater are not that far and I could spend a day on the Atlantic and Gulf side swinging the detector.

This will be my first time detecting in FL so I was wondering if anyone had any tips on areas to avoid/look out for. The last thing I want to do is end up violating some laws simply by being unaware.

Thanks for any advice you may have.
Steve

CASPER-2 · Jan 18, 2020

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/b...5042-i-m-going-beach-looking-tips-tricks.html

CASPER-2 · Jan 18, 2020

Orlando is like 2 hrs one way to gulf coast beaches and hour to atlantic

davest · Jan 18, 2020

CASPER-2 said:
Orlando is like 2 hrs one way to gulf coast beaches and hour to atlantic

unless there's a minor fender bender on I-4 then it's 4 hours to the Atlantic and 8 hours to the Gulf. There are a lot of out of state gawkers on that highway and I heard there's a section of it that's deemed the most dangerous highway in the U.S. of A.

Presentlly Gulf water temp 64 degrees near Clearwater.

mcsteve · Jan 18, 2020

CASPER-2 said:
Orlando is like 2 hrs one way to gulf coast beaches and hour to atlantic

Ya. Done the drive over to the Atlantic many times. I stay in Orlando to visit some friends but make day trips to the Daytona area usually. I’ve not been out to the Gulf side on a day trip yet but have stayed on Sanibel many times. If it’s 2 hours min then I’ll probably not make that run. In all likelihood I’ll be day tripping to the east coast for sure. Hopefully for at least 2 days.

I just picked up my AT Pro last year and had a few ops to swing it on Hilton Head as well as at home but am itching to try some FL beach time. My expectations for finds are not really high, just looking to get some time walking the sand hunting.

Thanks

ColonelDan · Jan 18, 2020

Cocoa Beach is about 1 hour from Orlando and St Pete is about 1:45 mins. The Treasure Coast is a bit further south but not a bad drive...2 hours +/-

If hunting along the treasure coast, stay out of the water. That’s leased area. The beach is fine however.

The tourist beaches are all fair game.

mcsteve · Jan 18, 2020

ColonelDan said:
If hunting along the treasure coast, stay out of the water. That’s leased area. The beach is fine however.

The tourist beaches are all fair game.

When you say, stay out of the water, is that up to the high water line or literally in the water?

ROBOTCOP13 · Jan 18, 2020

On the Treasure coast don't go any deeper than ankle deep.

sphillips · Jan 19, 2020

mcsteve said:
When you say, stay out of the water, is that up to the high water line or literally in the water?

Mean low tide to the dunes

mcsteve · Jan 21, 2020

Thanks for the tips all. I'm heading to the coast today and will "stay out of the water". I've also read quite a bit of the treasure beaches report for more perspective on what to look for between the water line and the dunes. Here's to finding more than just bottle caps and pull tabs :icon_thumright:

FloridaSon · Jan 21, 2020

mcsteve said:
Thanks for the tips all. I'm heading to the coast today and will "stay out of the water". I've also read quite a bit of the treasure beaches report for more perspective on what to look for between the water line and the dunes. Here's to finding more than just bottle caps and pull tabs

Hey mcsteve, you must have brought the cold down with you! Good luck!

CaptEsteban · Jan 22, 2020

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SD51 · Jan 22, 2020

Also, don't walk up the dunes if there are any there. The dunes help prevent erosion.

FloridaSon · Jan 22, 2020

SD51 said:
Also, don't walk up the dunes if there are any there. The dunes help prevent erosion.

And fill your holes. Plus residents walking beaches don’t bother you but will certainly call john law if you dine walk or water walk at a shipwreck beach.

Oh and here: http://www.mdhtalk.org/articles/beaches/1715-fleet/1715-article.pdf

good luck

red83hd · Jan 22, 2020

FloridaSon said:
And fill your holes. Plus residents walking beaches don’t bother you but will certainly call john law if you dine walk or water walk at a shipwreck beach.

Oh and here: http://www.mdhtalk.org/articles/beaches/1715-fleet/1715-article.pdf

good luck

Great Article FloridaSon - lots of good info

FloridaSon · Jan 22, 2020

mcsteve said:
With all of the cold and ice up here in the great white north, I figured I’d head south to Orlando for a few days. Bring the detector along as I figured Daytona area as well as Clearwater are not that far and I could spend a day on the Atlantic and Gulf side swinging the detector.
Steve

Steve, heard some reales were found today! Any of them yours I hope? Remember: Tomorrow may be the day...

mcsteve · Jan 31, 2020

Well, I couldn't have picked a worst week to hit the beach :sad1:

The wind during the early part of the week of the 19th was crazy strong along the treasure coast. Add the temp in the low 50's during the day made for a challenge. I got out to south of the Vero beach area on Tuesday and swung the detector for about 2.5 hours during the morning low tide but the surf was really kicked up by the wind. At times I felt like I was being sand blasted.

On a positive note, my family got me wireless headphones for my AT PRO at Christmas so this was a great time to test them out. They worked perfect and no cord to tangle when I was digging signals.

Despite the weather issues, I had a great time on the beach searching the high tide line at low tide. No great finds but I did locate some very interesting iron pieces. While they have no value I thing they'll make a nice addition to my conversation tray. Coins only totaled $3.40 so my afternoon coffee was a wash.

I'll be heading down to Weston at the end of March so I'll be planning some searching north of Ft Lauderdale that week. Hopefully the spring weather will be more kind and with more tourism that time of the year hopefully a few more coins, and if I'm lucky a ring or two, will find their way into my pouch.

Thanks again for the advice.

red83hd · Jan 31, 2020

thanks for the update mcsteve I was really hoping that you'd get some 1715 gold or silver - would like to see pics of the iron you found. wishing you luck!

mcsteve · Mar 1, 2020

red83hd said:
- would like to see pics of the iron you found.

Sorry for the delayed reply. Things kind of got crazy after my return and I am just getting back into the groove. :pain10:

These are 4 of the nicer pieces of iron that I found and have made their way into my trinket tray. They are definitely some form of iron as they are magnetic. There were quite a few pieces much smaller in the same area so likely one piece that has deteriorated into several over the time it was in the surf. I think I'll set them into some epoxy as a paper weight at some point when I gather enough interesting items from the east coast beaches. I'll be heading to Weston, FL at the end of March / 1st week of April so more opportunities to swing the mop and add to the trinket tray.