Permission.
You gotta have it to metal detect. Sure, we could discuss “public” property like parks, beaches, schools, and so forth. But I want to talk about those other places where we all want to be able to detect. The old houses. The fields. The churches.
Taking a slightly different approach, I’d [...]

Lynn from Detector Depot was kind enough to give our readers a little “Detector 101″ advice. Are you looking into buying your first detector?
Read on!

“I would like to buy a metal detector and I’m not really sure what to get.”
This is a very common call we receive at Detector Depot. There seems to [...]

iDetectorist sends out HUGE thanks to Sam Luedke and Tony Pasquale from Kellyco Detectors. Tony has over ten years experience in the industry and has written books on metal detecting such as: “A Beginners guide to the Minelab Sovereign and Excalibur Series”.  Read more about Tony at his Kellyco page.
Tony stepped up to [...]

I have to thank the World Metal Detector Community for the inspiration for this post. In their membership application they ask what seems like a simple question:
Most Significant Find?
Well that got me to thinking. I’m not one of these detector guys that go out for a few hours and return with a handful [...]

If you metal detect, you’ve been there. Maybe it’s an old  home site, maybe a beach, maybe a civil war campsite. Could be the site of a former village or even a cellar hole.  Everything seems perfect for a day of great digs. Then you get there, swing for several hours, and have nothing to [...]

…with detector, of course.
July is here and that means one thing: our family’s bi-annual assault on south Alabama. We’re talking seven hours to make a five hour drive. Living the dream, I tell ya. All to visit for a few days with Mamma ‘nem.
Of course that means good detecting grounds. There are a few places [...]

I’m gonna show you a great way to find metal detecting spots, using my “other” outdoor hobby – geocaching.
You’ve probably heard of geocaching.  The gist with “caching” is to use a GPS to find containers that other folks have hidden.  It’s a blast, and I’ve found close to 800 caches to date.  Even hid several.  [...]

Finally got to get out.
Decided to hit an old homesite that I had discovered while enjoying another hobby of mine (new post coming soon about finding detecting spots). I had attempted to hunt this place a couple weeks ago, but tall grass halted any success.
Swung by right after work and walked to the location of [...]