First of all, let me say I'm very glad to find a metal detecting forum that is actually active. I was kind of surprised by the lack of well-made, recently updated metal detecting sites on Google.
I've had a metal detector for about seven and a half years. It's a Radio Shack Discovery 2000, though apparently that's the same thing as a Bounty Hunter Lone Star. Besides using it around my yard a few times and at the beach once or twice, I've barely used it. About all I found was some change at the beach and a horseshoe in my front yard. I was 11 then, though, so I'd be much more patient about searching now.
There are a few places around here that I think would be excellent to go metal detecting at. I live about ten minutes away from Lake Michigan, so the beach is always an option. Also, my (my parents', haha) property borders that of a now defunct boy scout camp, which has not been used since the early 1970s. It's now owned by a man that lives in a very large house that overlooks the pond out there. He's let the shacks fall apart over time, but there's plenty of stuff out there and it seems like it'd be a great place to hunt for things, which I plan on doing if I'm granted permission.
And, to get to the point, I had a question. Would going to the beach be worthwhile during the winter? We've had a very mild winter and not much snow, so that wouldn't really pose a problem. Is most of what's found on the beach dropped recently, or are you just as likely to find something that was dropped a year ago? I have no idea how far underneath the sand things would end up. Any tips would be appreciated.
I've had a metal detector for about seven and a half years. It's a Radio Shack Discovery 2000, though apparently that's the same thing as a Bounty Hunter Lone Star. Besides using it around my yard a few times and at the beach once or twice, I've barely used it. About all I found was some change at the beach and a horseshoe in my front yard. I was 11 then, though, so I'd be much more patient about searching now.
There are a few places around here that I think would be excellent to go metal detecting at. I live about ten minutes away from Lake Michigan, so the beach is always an option. Also, my (my parents', haha) property borders that of a now defunct boy scout camp, which has not been used since the early 1970s. It's now owned by a man that lives in a very large house that overlooks the pond out there. He's let the shacks fall apart over time, but there's plenty of stuff out there and it seems like it'd be a great place to hunt for things, which I plan on doing if I'm granted permission.
And, to get to the point, I had a question. Would going to the beach be worthwhile during the winter? We've had a very mild winter and not much snow, so that wouldn't really pose a problem. Is most of what's found on the beach dropped recently, or are you just as likely to find something that was dropped a year ago? I have no idea how far underneath the sand things would end up. Any tips would be appreciated.
I liked the KICK IT IN Sand Scoop (#KickScoop) which is a little more but it looked well made when I was up there and have been meaning to get back up there to buy one but its a bit of a drive for me and I am in a lazy mood these days and I water detect and only dry sand detect when its too windy to get in the water. Scroll down you will see it.
