Archive for the ‘Metal Detecting Tips’ Category

Can I Metal Detect Your Yard?

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 [...]

Getting Started in Metal Detecting

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 [...]

A Basic Guide To Metal Detector Coils

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 [...]

6 Reasons Why You’re Not Making Good Finds When Metal Detecting

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 [...]