+archeangelsk2002 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 im thinking about adding a metal detector to my geocaching obsession. what do you think...am i getting more and more addicted or just plain psychotic????? regards archie Quote Link to comment
+ironman114 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 How's a metal detector going to find tupperware? And are you going to use it to find an ammocan on top or underneath a large stump? Quote Link to comment
+archeangelsk2002 Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 no, i would use it in areas where i have found caches, such as ammo cans, especially ares like the old swimmin hole cache and in areas along the ohio river. im simply combining the two for mutual gratification....and therapy regards archie Quote Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 (edited) Well, it certainly works with the guys doing Benchmarking here. And the metal detector can be used to find all kinds of other prizes while out and about. Need another hobby?! Edited December 3, 2004 by Team Perrito Blanco Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 im thinking about adding a metal detector to my geocaching obsession. I've wanted one for years, but not for caching. As geeky hobbies go, I find that one pretty appealing. What put me off was the expense. Don't you need a good one for it to be any use at all for things smaller than ammo cans? Quote Link to comment
+WildGooseChase Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 I got a cheap one from Radio Shack for $50 that finds buried benchmarks wonderfully. I even found one under about four inches of hard packed dirt. Of course I reburied it as I found it. I haven't looked for anything but benchmarks though. Quote Link to comment
+tirediron Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 im thinking about adding a metal detector to my geocaching obsession. I've wanted one for years, but not for caching. As geeky hobbies go, I find that one pretty appealing. What put me off was the expense. Don't you need a good one for it to be any use at all for things smaller than ammo cans? I'm in the same boat Auntie! I've wanted one for a long time.. last year Sears was clearing some out, and there was one which had a regular price of $150 on for about $50. I ordered it, and was immediately disapointed. The quality of construction was beyond abysmal! Once I got back from Wal-Mart with the requisite 4 9V batteries the thing required, I took it outside. I calibrated exactly according to the instructions... eh, voila! Nothing, nada, nope, zero, zilch.... that thing couldn't find a needle in a needle stack! I took a 10d framining nail, placed in on the ground, and passed the detector over it. It had to pass within 6" of it before it would even register. You can bet that went back in a hurry. After some research, it seems that you really need to spend $500+ to get something of quality and reliability.... maybe next year. Quote Link to comment
+FluteLlama Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 I figure that any loose change a metal detector could find for me would help make my caching even more enjoyable. I've been thinking about getting one of those gadgets too, just for that. Go for it! FluteLlama Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 (edited) Now there's a picture that the land managers wouldn't like to see on the Geocaching.com pages. I know it's a benchmark, but there's that pointy object for something that's buried. Edited December 3, 2004 by Markwell Quote Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 That little thing? What damage could that do? Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I have a Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505, new it was a little under $300.00. Its located coins as deep as 6 inches in the dirt. Sometimes while caching you can run into some good sites to work. A lot of people will say the Bounty Hunter brand is just a toy, but hey aren't they all.? Quote Link to comment
+archeangelsk2002 Posted December 4, 2004 Author Share Posted December 4, 2004 my wife gave me a choice for christmas...a water filter or a metal detector...hmmmm let see...i have 2 bottles of potable aqua, 1 bottle of iodine 2 % tincture, and a sterno stove....obviously...the metal detector wins! Happy Holidays everybody archie Quote Link to comment
blocko1000 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Ihave a Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II. I dont use it while out geocaching, but some of these areas I go are pretty good places to be using a detector. They are high traffice areas, some places are near old buildings etc... I have found from reading through some of the metal detecting fourms that the really cheap detectors are nothing but garbage. My Bounty Hunter was 223 dollars and I am pleased with it. It supposedly can find items as deep as a foot, of course that depends on the size of the item. You find much more junk than you do anything of value though. You have to be aware of that when you get into it, otherwise you will be very dissappointed. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment
+ValleyRat & TillyMouse Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 (edited) As the former owner of the world's largest metal detector retailer, and the founder ot one of the first treasure hunting clubs, I can offer some insight into metal detecting/treasure hunting. Although my Garrett GTI-2500 always accompanies me on my geocaching trips, it's almost unheard of to find a site where the detector can be used in locating the cache, but . . . Many, many rural caches offer a perfect location for metal detecting. When I see a description such as, "This is near the old home place of Jamieson Farm..." I always envision a few minutes of "real" treasure hunting. To sum it up, I have never used my detector around an old abandoned house place, that I didn't find at least one treasure -- old coin, metal toy, etc. There are few thrills more exciting than hearing a sexy female voice emanating from the box below my hand saying, "Quarter -- six inches!" The GTI-2500 is a GREAT MACHINE! Recommendation? Buy the most expensive Garrett machine you can afford -- they come from $99 to around $3000. My GTI-2500 cost $1,200 three years ago. There's a reason Garret was chosen for airport security. IMO It's the best! The photo below was taken in my store, Arlington (Texas) Electronic Center, during the heyday of Metal Detecting (1972). The detectors shown are a group of White's machines. The line that I sold included White's Electronics, D-Tex, Garrett, Fisher, Surplus Mine Detectors, and a few real cheapies including dowsing sticks made from whale bone. Edited December 4, 2004 by valleyrat Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 As the former owner of the world's largest metal detector retailer, and the founder ot one of the first treasure hunting clubs, I can offer some insight into metal detecting/treasure hunting. Whoooooa! Will you be my friend? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I went to find a cache at the former Sunnybank estate of the famous author, Albert Payson Terhune. It was also the site of a Continental Army encampment during the Revolutionary War. My brother met me there with his metal detector and was eager to find either relics from the Terhune years, or from the army camp. In two hours of hunting, he turned up a dozen old bottle caps and a few rusty nails. Quote Link to comment
+graveyard mom Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Ok, my question is-I got a metal detector for Christmas 2 years ago and so far I have only used it in my yard because I don't know where it is legal to do so. There is a ton of Army Corps of Engineer land near me. There are lots of abandoned houses. City parks. Where is it ok to use the metal detector-I don't want a cop pulling up and taking it away from me!!! Quote Link to comment
+Ed & Julie Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I know 1 cacher in my town who wishes he had one. A fellow cacher has looked with his metal detector, and another is gonna try this weekend. Read this log and be glad you don't have to explain it to your spouse. Ed Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Although my Garrett GTI-2500 always accompanies me on my geocaching trips, it's almost unheard of to find a site where the detector can be used in locating the cache, but . . . Maybe not in Texas, but here in snow country, a metal detector would come in handy during the winter caching season. Even if the cache is tupperjunk, there's likely SOMETHING metal inside it that'd be big enough for a detector to find under the snow.... Quote Link to comment
+ValleyRat & TillyMouse Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 My rule about caching: Never hunt in the snow, nor in the Arabian desert. This sport is supposed to be fun! Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 My rule about caching: Never hunt in the snow, nor in the Arabian desert. This sport is supposed to be fun! You just don't know what you're missing. Snow caching is great, provided you're prepared for it. This was just one of many pictures from a special winter caching event in CT. Roughly 70 people, from 6 states showed up for this February event. Quote Link to comment
+PeachyPA Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I'd like to use a metal-detector to find hubby's wedding ring. He lost it seven months after the wedding, just days before we moved to PA. It's probably at his parents house in the mud somewhere. Quote Link to comment
+archeangelsk2002 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 thanls everybody for responding to my metal detector posting. Santa will be bringing a fairly decent metal detector for Christmas. so...if you see a guy out in the woods and such with a GPSr in his left hand and a metal detector on his right arm. theres a good chance it would be me. just look at my hat regards archie Quote Link to comment
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