I’ve been exploring something new lately.
Private Property.
For years I’ve been *mostly* limiting my detecting to the “easy” spots.  You know – public parks, schools and tot lots.  Sites that have been swung hard and hung up wet for the past 40 some-odd years.  But I read the forums.  I get foamy mouthed at posts about [...]

Hey folks.
Beautiful spring weather means one thing around here – back to detecting!
I was able to get out for a couple of hours the other day. It was a rather impromptu hunt, so I hit “The old home…” again.

I’ve hit this site several times with several detectors using more than a couple coil combinations [...]

Hey folks…
I recently picked up one of the little 6″ DD High Frequency (18.75kHz) for my Minelab X-Terra 70. I figured it would help me out in some of the super trashy areas I hunt. The general rule is that those higher frequency coils are better at getting the lower conductive targets (ex. [...]

Hey folks.  I’m very thankful to my friend Bill Bertke for writing an awesome guest post regarding metal detecting and public property.  A lot of you may know Bill (Beetle662) from some of the detecting forums.  Well, Bill is also a police sergeant in the great state of Kentucky. 
In his post, Bill presents the topic [...]

Christmas is right around the corner, so I’ve haphazardously tossed together a metal detecting wish list.  Take a look and see if Santa needs to add something for you:
“High-Dollar” Metal Detectors

Minelab E-Trac ($1500)

Whites Spectra V3 ($1500)

Fisher F75 LTD ($1300)

Garrett GTI 2500 ($1000)

Less Expensive, But Can Still Be Pricy

Minelab X-terra 705 ($800)

Whites MXT ($800)

Teknetics T2 ($800)

Garrett [...]

The Metal Detecting Code of Ethics is a guide as to what you should and shouldn’t do when metal detecting.  It is printed in most metal detector operating manuals and plenty of sources online.  I’ve revised it a little bit to reflect some of my detecting do’s, don’ts, and pet peeves.
Here’s the iDetectorist.com Metal Detecting [...]

(Note March 15, 2010 – Thanks to everyone from Metal Detector Per Tutti and Metal Detector World for visiting. Caccia felice! )

Ever get tied up in your headphone?
When you kneel down to dig a target does your headpone cord tip your detector over?
Does your headphone cord get in the way of your [...]

A pinpointer is a must-have when metal detecting.  In fact I would consider it the most important metal detecting accessory after a good digger.  Yep, even more important than good headphones if you ask me.
Why do you need a pinpointer?  Coins and such can be hard to see!  Not to mention they can be hiding [...]

Hey folks, a quickie today.
I’ve driven by this drive-in for years and never bothered to pursue permission to detect it. The place closed down in the 80’s after being open since the 50’s. I envisioned the place packed with classic Chevys, guys on dates with the friends hiding in the trunk (ok, before [...]

The Fisher F75LTD and Teknetics T2TLD have a new microprocessor and new “DSP” code with a ‘boost process’ to increase depth. Not to mention a cool camo color scheme (don’t set it down in the woods). $1200.
The White’s Spectra V3 (Vision) has a full color display and wireless headphones. $1600.
You can connect [...]