Posts Tagged ‘metal detecting’

Metal Detecting Old Drive-in Theaters

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 [...]

KNOW your Metal Detector!

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 [...]

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 [...]

To Grandmother’s house we go…

…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 [...]

A great way to find detecting spots!

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.  [...]

The old home, with a view…

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 [...]

Opportunity knocks…

Hey folks. As you know, sometimes wonderful detecting opportunities will present themselves out of the blue. Well I just happenend to be cruising home from work, enjoying some new tunes (soundtrack for this blog entry is “Back for More” by Ratt) when I notice a little ground work going on. Seems they’re in the process [...]

Tweaks and such

Please bear with me…still tweaking!