Bill Carson
New Member
+ The general location is central West Virginia.
+ The cache is a plastic-tarp covered, padlocked aluminum footlocker (approx 18"W x 14"H x 34"L) that was buried circa 2002. It contains various metal items (e.g., knives, work tools, etc.). The buried range of depth of the top portion is somewhere between 18 and 24 inches.
+ The soil type is forest compost with somewhat moist dirt. Soil density is generally non-compacted. There is some metal contamination with occasional lead bullets (intact and fragmented), shotgun pellets, and occasional carpentry/fencing nails.
+ Primary digging considerations include the light to medium vegetation (tree roots and small plants) and occasional surface/subsurface rocks. The overall slope is slight to moderate.
+ Other than time (i.e., three days max), there are no search limitations. The private property is remote and I have the owner's (my uncle) full permission to search.
+ I'd like to limit my total new equipment budget to $2,000 if possible. Although I currently own a Fisher 1280-X, I like the idea of a completely new, specialized MD for this and future cache searches.
+ What equipment recommendations (e.g., MD, tools, etc.) and searching suggestions do you all have? Thanks!
Here are two pics of the actual target area:
+ The cache is a plastic-tarp covered, padlocked aluminum footlocker (approx 18"W x 14"H x 34"L) that was buried circa 2002. It contains various metal items (e.g., knives, work tools, etc.). The buried range of depth of the top portion is somewhere between 18 and 24 inches.
+ The soil type is forest compost with somewhat moist dirt. Soil density is generally non-compacted. There is some metal contamination with occasional lead bullets (intact and fragmented), shotgun pellets, and occasional carpentry/fencing nails.
+ Primary digging considerations include the light to medium vegetation (tree roots and small plants) and occasional surface/subsurface rocks. The overall slope is slight to moderate.
+ Other than time (i.e., three days max), there are no search limitations. The private property is remote and I have the owner's (my uncle) full permission to search.
+ I'd like to limit my total new equipment budget to $2,000 if possible. Although I currently own a Fisher 1280-X, I like the idea of a completely new, specialized MD for this and future cache searches.
+ What equipment recommendations (e.g., MD, tools, etc.) and searching suggestions do you all have? Thanks!
Here are two pics of the actual target area:
,, Thats the same thing I was thinking when I read his name ,
