Yeah Buddy, Scratching my Beach Hunting Itch next week

[cjc]

All the forums he has been banned from maybe he needs to look in the mirror before calling 2 of the best beach hunters out, their shadows would out hunt him.

Good line--the shadow knows
My take on the situation was.....in the kingdom of the blind....a one-eyed man is king...
cjc

 

[cjc]

To be fair, I would also have to say that CB has produced some good material--back in the Anfibio days and more recentlly some sold basic instruction on the Manti...but for example the TDI pro took me years to really get the hang of. To walk out on a May morning and in five minutes-- start making negative pronouncements on a machine like the AQ (that years of hard work and refinement have gone into) is just plain disrespectful. Initially, I wanted to help him learn a few things, but then realized that controversy is his bread and butter so a simple "Unsubscribe" served me well....
cjc

 

[KOB]

To be fair, I would also have to say that CB has produced some good material--back in the Anfibio days and more recentlly some sold basic instruction on the Manti...but for example the TDI pro took me years to really get the hang of. To walk out on a May morning and in five minutes-- start making negative pronouncements on a machine like the AQ (that years of hard work and refinement have gone into) is just plain disrespectful. Initially, I wanted to help him learn a few things, but then realized that controversy is his bread and butter so a simple "Unsubscribe" served me well....
cjc

Idk how long you've been hunting. But what I can say is that I bought a few of your books on different detectors about 25-30 yrs ago. And they were of immense help and had a few short cuts that saved me some time. No idea how many you've sold over the years but must be quite a few. Then to see CB trashing your books and questioning your hunts , just confirmed to me he's off his rocker. Plus you tried to help him ! What a BOZO....

 

[Cfmct]

Interesting take on the Like Button of channels. Rarely , if ever will I do that. If there's a channel that pops up and like , may watch another. Then will push the like AND subscribe. Maybe even comment.

Agree with the whole CB thing. This may sound odd and hope he's not offended , but I see a bit of Earl in him. Weird , and CB probably has an imbalance and needs to see a real Dr...His only marketing tool outside his own channel is guys like TNNSS who pushes him on forums. Nobody ever said Pimping was easy !

The assault on known hunters who been at it awile is bizarre. Calling out a guy like Carl is flat out nonsense. He thinks everyone who posts finds in written format instead of video proof are liars. I could see him doubting me , as I have no live video proof of my finds that are posted. But there are a few members here that I've hunted with and found Gold along side them. That's my proof. What benefit is there to BS finds ? It's strange of CBs jealousy or paranoia. You got OBN who posts old Gold videos. Why would he lie and make stuff up. Doesn't make any sense with a normal , rational human being.

You would be jealous if you couldn't find gold.... He can say what he wants but its more than just the detector, its person running it that makes them successful, he thinks a top of the line detector in his mind is going to make the hunter, sorry its the other way around. If my detectors are so below his flavor of the month detector why do we find gold that he can't seem to?

Because he is not a beach hunter, he like a newbie who grabs a detector and just goes and meanders around a beach, will you find gold ? sure but not in the numbers a person who has skills will.

Everything I know, I learned on my own not watching a wannabe on a video...

I research the beaches I hunt, I pay attention to tides and wind direction, I can read the beach when I show up.
I'll keep hunting with my Excal and Nox, I don't need anything else. When you go over gold with the excal you know whan you are over gold.. I don't utter "it might be gold"

 

[cjc]

Idk how long you've been hunting. But what I can say is that I bought a few of your books on different detectors about 25-30 yrs ago. And they were of immense help and had a few short cuts that saved me some time. No idea how many you've sold over the years but must be quite a few. Then to see CB trashing your books and questioning your hunts , just confirmed to me he's off his rocker. Plus you tried to help him ! What a BOZO....

Glad the books have helped you--Ive actually got 27 out at last count. While CB is not the only hater Ive come across (in the course of trying to help people find gold and silver lol--who knew?) but nonetheless my Equinox book is the best selling treasure book ever --wrestling that crown from my buddy Dick Stout's "How to Find Treasure." Ive enjoyed pestering the old guys for their tips and 'best practices" and sharing thesm (Holy crow, now Im one of 'em....). Glad to have had to had the opportunity to reduce the frustration of the new hunter and hopefully make the time spent swinging a tiny bit more fun and worthwhile. Good Luck Detecting, clive

 

[Sand Hunter]

You would be jealous if you couldn't find gold.... He can say what he wants but its more than just the detector, its person running it that makes them successful, he thinks a top of the line detector in his mind is going to make the hunter, sorry its the other way around. If my detectors are so below his flavor of the month detector why do we find gold that he can't seem to?

Because he is not a beach hunter, he like a newbie who grabs a detector and just goes and meanders around a beach, will you find gold ? sure but not in the numbers a person who has skills will.

Everything I know, I learned on my own not watching a wannabe on a video...

I research the beaches I hunt, I pay attention to tides and wind direction, I can read the beach when I show up.
I'll keep hunting with my Excal and Nox, I don't need anything else. When you go over gold with the excal you know whan you are over gold.. I don't utter "it might be gold"

I just watched his video again to listen more intently, and I noticed a glaring fact he omitted. Throughout the video, he kept stressing "mild to moderate N. Carolina beaches". OK, so he's doing his testing on mild to moderate beaches in N.C. But it was the part of the video where he says Joe Beechnut and Clive are "caught", as if they've been busted for lying, which I think he seemed to imply, that they weren't being truthful about the Fisher AQ PI, so he "caught" them. He must have seen both of them discussing the AQ on a Treasure Talk episode.

BUT he wasn't comparing apples to apples. What he failed to realize, never mentioned or took into consideration was the fact that Joe and Clive aren't hunting "mild to moderate N. Carolina" beaches. I can't speak for Clive, but I know where Joe hunts as I live not too far from him. He hunts in the brackish, dark & murky saltwater of the Chesapeake Bay and previously hunted N. Atlantic beaches in OC. I've hunted in OC a few times but mostly I prefer going up the road a little bit to the beaches in DE, and I can tell ya that they're highly mineralized. I did an AI request for mineralization in the Chesapeake Bay and AI said:

The mineralization of saltwater in the Chesapeake Bay is highly variable, defined by a salinity gradient that ranges from nearly fresh in the north to ocean-strength in the south. Joe is in the Middle Bay which is considered "Brackish", which has a Mineral Concentration (Salinity) range from 0.5 to 25 ppt, as it's a mixture of fresh and ocean water. The mineralization can vary based on time of year, rainfall, river runoffs, etc. So, the mineralization in the Bay can change on a consistent basis. Further south of Joe the water averages 25 to 30 ppt at the mouth where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. For context, full-strength ocean water is approximately 32–36 ppt.

Then, if we look at N. Atlantic beaches in DE, just north of OC (where I like to hunt) and OC (where Joe liked to hunt), we start to encounter Black Sand. Ever hear about Black Sand? Black Sand is HIGHLY mineralized, and wreaks total havoc on SMF/VLF detectors, causing them to lose quite a bit of depth. Most operators say that to try to use their SMF/VLF detectors over Black Sand, they need to turn their sensitivity way down, just to keep the detector from screaming, so those detectors lose quite a bit of depth when trying to hunt over Highly Mineralized Black Sand, not the "mild to moderate" sand like in N. Carolina.

While Black Sand causes SMF/VLF detectors to lose quite a bit of depth, it's no problem for a PI, as mineralization has no effect on a PI due to having different technology than an SMF/VLF. I did a quick AI search on Black Sand:

Black Sand
Black sand is considered highly mineralized, often serving as a primary source for "strategic" raw materials like titanium and iron. It falls at the top of the mineralization scale, specifically within a category known as heavy mineral sands.

Mineralization Level of Black Sand
Unlike standard "tan" sand, which is dominated by low-density silica (quartz) and feldspar, black sand is a concentrated accumulation of heavy minerals with high specific gravity (typically greater than 2.85 or 2.9).

Relation to Other Sands
In terms of total mineral variety and density, black sand is among the most mineralized sands in the world.

My point here is that Joe's results with his Fisher AQ is based on the waters/beaches that HE HUNTS, not based on mild to moderate beaches in N. Carolina. We're talking 2 totally different areas of the country, with beaches that have totally different mineralization conditions. So, at a "mild" beach, or in dry sand which generally has low mineralization, a SMF detector might be close or as deep as a PI. But once you get down to the salt water covered wet sand and then submerge the coil in salt water, things change drastically.

In our waters up here, with much higher levels of mineralization, a PI's gonna go deeper than an SMF, especially on highly mineralized beaches and/or over Black Sand. On low mineralized dry sand, they might be neck and neck or close to each other. But once you get down to the low wet and/or into the ocean, where saltwater enters the equation, the PI has the advantage. So, for him to say Joe is "lying" and that he's now been "caught", based on some testing he did on a N. Carolina beach with totally different conditions than the waters where Joe uses his AQ is totally incorrect. Joe's results were based on the waters where he hunts, not the waters in N. Carolina. He should bring those detectors up here to our beaches and see how they do, compare apples to apples.

BTW, speaking of Black Sand, several months ago, wife and I took a trip down to DE for a couple days and I got to hunt for 2 days while we were there. On the first day, got to one of the beaches I planned to hunt, and this is what I encountered, BLACK SAND, EVERYWHERE, sand that falls at the top of the mineralization scale. This was a beach where a PI would shine, I don't even think my BBS Sovereign would do well, but my Dual Field PI certainly would. Here's a few pics to show what I was seeing on that beach, just to show the conditions we encounter in our area, compared to the "mild to moderate" beaches in N. Carolina.

 

[Sand Hunter]

Glad the books have helped you--Ive actually got 27 out at last count. While CB is not the only hater Ive come across (in the course of trying to help people find gold and silver lol--who knew?) but nonetheless my Equinox book is the best selling treasure book ever --wrestling that crown from my buddy Dick Stout's "How to Find Treasure." Ive enjoyed pestering the old guys for their tips and 'best practices" and sharing thesm (Holy crow, now Im one of 'em....). Glad to have had to had the opportunity to reduce the frustration of the new hunter and hopefully make the time spent swinging a tiny bit more fun and worthwhile. Good Luck Detecting, clive

Whew, 27? I knew it was something like 20 or 22, I'll have to get back to your website. I have several of your books, and I keep forgetting but I need to get your book on the Dual Field PI. Thanks to Joe/OBN's generosity, he hooked me up and helped me acquire a Dual Field that he previously owned and modded. We worked together to bring it back to life and he even graciously came out of retirement this one time to make me an external Excal battery pod that attaches to my Anderson straight shaft.

So not only does that external battery pod give me a much longer run time, it also eliminates the need for me to break the waterproof seal by removing the control box lid to change batteries. I can hook the battery charger up externally, without needing to step foot inside the control box. Sweet!

And Craig's been a great help to me. He sent me a DF lower rod with clevis that he no longer needed for my Anderson straight shaft, and gave me a slew of tips, suggestions, and settings for the Dual Field. I took his advice and suggestions and used them on my last 2 detecting trips, and everything he told me was spot on. Thanks to one of his tips, I found a coin line down in the wet that I worked on both sides of the beach, not only found coins, but also my first bling with the Dual Field, a 925 ring with stones around the outer band. But I do plan to get your Dual Field book as well, because if it's like the other books I have of yours, I know it's gonna be loaded with a ton of useful information that can help me learn this PI Beast quickly.

 

[KOB]

I just watched his video again to listen more intently, and I noticed a glaring fact he omitted. Throughout the video, he kept stressing "mild to moderate N. Carolina beaches". OK, so he's doing his testing on mild to moderate beaches in N.C. But it was the part of the video where he says Joe Beechnut and Clive are "caught", as if they've been busted for lying, which I think he seemed to imply, that they weren't being truthful about the Fisher AQ PI, so he "caught" them. He must have seen both of them discussing the AQ on a Treasure Talk episode.

BUT he wasn't comparing apples to apples. What he failed to realize, never mentioned or took into consideration was the fact that Joe and Clive aren't hunting "mild to moderate N. Carolina" beaches. I can't speak for Clive, but I know where Joe hunts as I live not too far from him. He hunts in the brackish, dark & murky saltwater of the Chesapeake Bay and previously hunted N. Atlantic beaches in OC. I've hunted in OC a few times but mostly I prefer going up the road a little bit to the beaches in DE, and I can tell ya that they're highly mineralized. I did an AI request for mineralization in the Chesapeake Bay and AI said:

The mineralization of saltwater in the Chesapeake Bay is highly variable, defined by a salinity gradient that ranges from nearly fresh in the north to ocean-strength in the south. Joe is in the Middle Bay which is considered "Brackish", which has a Mineral Concentration (Salinity) range from 0.5 to 25 ppt, as it's a mixture of fresh and ocean water. The mineralization can vary based on time of year, rainfall, river runoffs, etc. So, the mineralization in the Bay can change on a consistent basis. Further south of Joe the water averages 25 to 30 ppt at the mouth where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. For context, full-strength ocean water is approximately 32–36 ppt.

Then, if we look at N. Atlantic beaches in DE, just north of OC (where I like to hunt) and OC (where Joe liked to hunt), we start to encounter Black Sand. Ever hear about Black Sand? Black Sand is HIGHLY mineralized, and wreaks total havoc on SMF/VLF detectors, causing them to lose quite a bit of depth. Most operators say that to try to use their SMF/VLF detectors over Black Sand, they need to turn their sensitivity way down, just to keep the detector from screaming, so those detectors lose quite a bit of depth when trying to hunt over Highly Mineralized Black Sand, not the "mild to moderate" sand like in N. Carolina.

While Black Sand causes SMF/VLF detectors to lose quite a bit of depth, it's no problem for a PI, as mineralization has no effect on a PI due to having different technology than an SMF/VLF. I did a quick AI search on Black Sand:

Black Sand
Black sand is considered highly mineralized, often serving as a primary source for "strategic" raw materials like titanium and iron. It falls at the top of the mineralization scale, specifically within a category known as heavy mineral sands.

Mineralization Level of Black Sand
Unlike standard "tan" sand, which is dominated by low-density silica (quartz) and feldspar, black sand is a concentrated accumulation of heavy minerals with high specific gravity (typically greater than 2.85 or 2.9).

Relation to Other Sands
In terms of total mineral variety and density, black sand is among the most mineralized sands in the world.

My point here is that Joe's results with his Fisher AQ is based on the waters/beaches that HE HUNTS, not based on mild to moderate beaches in N. Carolina. We're talking 2 totally different areas of the country, with beaches that have totally different mineralization conditions. So, at a "mild" beach, or in dry sand which generally has low mineralization, a SMF detector might be close or as deep as a PI. But once you get down to the salt water covered wet sand and then submerge the coil in salt water, things change drastically.

In our waters up here, with much higher levels of mineralization, a PI's gonna go deeper than an SMF, especially on highly mineralized beaches and/or over Black Sand. On low mineralized dry sand, they might be neck and neck or close to each other. But once you get down to the low wet and/or into the ocean, where saltwater enters the equation, the PI has the advantage. So, for him to say Joe is "lying" and that he's now been "caught", based on some testing he did on a N. Carolina beach with totally different conditions than the waters where Joe uses his AQ is totally incorrect. Joe's results were based on the waters where he hunts, not the waters in N. Carolina. He should bring those detectors up here to our beaches and see how they do, compare apples to apples.

BTW, speaking of Black Sand, several months ago, wife and I took a trip down to DE for a couple days and I got to hunt for 2 days while we were there. On the first day, got to one of the beaches I planned to hunt, and this is what I encountered, BLACK SAND, EVERYWHERE, sand that falls at the top of the mineralization scale. This was a beach where a PI would shine, I don't even think my BBS Sovereign would do well, but my Dual Field PI certainly would. Here's a few pics to show what I was seeing on that beach, just to show the conditions we encounter in our area, compared to the "mild to moderate" beaches in N. Carolina.

Don't trust everything AI says. Black sand here comes in varying levels. Some are light , moderate and heavy. DF works great in light , moderate. Gets a little iffy in the heavy black minerals. I have magnets in all my scoops. 1 scoop with a clean magnet and its covered. Most VLF guys usually abort the beach when this is present. Now , when it is extreme or ultra mineralization is where I have problems. Sometimes totally unhuntable. Serious lack of depth , extreme falsing. But this is also where I've had some Epic finds as well. Gotta remember each beach is different.

 

[Sand Hunter]

Don't trust everything AI says. Black sand here comes in varying levels. Some are light , moderate and heavy. DF works great in light , moderate. Gets a little iffy in the heavy black minerals. I have magnets in all my scoops. 1 scoop with a clean magnet and its covered. Most VLF guys usually abort the beach when this is present. Now , when it is extreme or ultra mineralization is where I have problems. Sometimes totally unhuntable. Serious lack of depth , extreme falsing. But this is also where I've had some Epic finds as well. Gotta remember each beach is different.

True that. I have 4 magnets mounted at the back on my scoop, mainly to catch bobby pins and undesirable metal fragments.

The point I was making was that he tested those detectors at mild to moderate beaches in N. Carolina. He didn't bring those detectors up here to test them in the waters and/or beaches where Joe hunts. Joe based his results, comments and observations on using the AQ in his waters, not waters in N. Carolina. I don't think it's fair for him to call Joe and Clive out, basically saying that what they said about the AQ PI wasn't true, or put another way, was pretty much saying that the lied about the AQ. Joe was giving his results and observations based on his 5 years of actual experience using the AQ at a wide variety of locations up here, not just for a few hours during a "test" at a location totally different from ours.

I didn't catch this the first time, but I re-watched the video and noticed that there was no mention about using the AQ at different locations and different waters. It would have potentially been different if he had just stated his results but mentioned and/or recognized that Joe hunts in a totally different area, so he got different results than the tests showed in N. Carolina. He certainly shouldn't have called Joe and Clive out for not being truthful, or "hyping" up the AQ for some nefarious reason. So, to accuse Joe & Clive of lying or not telling the truth, is totally incorrect. Need to compare apples to apples before you make those types of allegations, especially publicly.

 

[KOB]

True that. I have 4 magnets mounted at the back on my scoop, mainly to catch bobby pins and undesirable metal fragments.

The point I was making was that he tested those detectors at mild to moderate beaches in N. Carolina. He didn't bring those detectors up here to test them in the waters and/or beaches where Joe hunts. Joe based his results, comments and observations on using the AQ in his waters, not waters in N. Carolina. I don't think it's fair for him to call Joe and Clive out, basically saying that what they said about the AQ PI wasn't true, or put another way, was pretty much saying that the lied about the AQ. Joe was giving his results and observations based on his 5 years of actual experience using the AQ at a wide variety of locations up here, not just for a few hours during a "test" at a location totally different from ours.

I didn't catch this the first time, but I re-watched the video and noticed that there was no mention about using the AQ at different locations and different waters. It would have potentially been different if he had just stated his results but mentioned and/or recognized that Joe hunts in a totally different area, so he got different results than the tests showed in N. Carolina. He certainly shouldn't have called Joe and Clive out for not being truthful, or "hyping" up the AQ for some nefarious reason. So, to accuse Joe & Clive of lying or not telling the truth, is totally incorrect. Need to compare apples to apples before you make those types of allegations, especially publicly.

He used the "mild to moderate". Also said it doesn't apply to other beaches other than his own. Kinda gives him an out. But his whole premise is that if the AQ can't hit in mild sand , it will be worse in heavier mineralized sand. Which is the totally wrong approach because he's not a beach guy admittedly and he doesn't have any real experience with PIs. Let alone taking advice or help from more experienced hunters. Because then he'd have to admit on camera he was wrong. And it's his show. The harder one trys not to look like a fool , the more they ARE the fool.

 

[Sand Hunter]

He used the "mild to moderate". Also said it doesn't apply to other beaches other than his own. Kinda gives him an out. But his whole premise is that if the AQ can't hit in mild sand , it will be worse in heavier mineralized sand. Which is the totally wrong approach because he's not a beach guy admittedly and he doesn't have any real experience with PIs. Let alone taking advice or help from more experienced hunters. Because then he'd have to admit on camera he was wrong. And it's his show. The harder one trys not to look like a fool , the more they ARE the fool.

Amen to that brother. Like I said, I think it would have been different if he would have mentioned that Joe hunted in a different area, different waters, so his results might be different than the results in N. Carolina. IMHO, that would have been the professional way to handle that. State the results of your test, then if ya have to, mention that results that Joe & Clive got, but also mention that they hunt in different areas of the country, different waters, so it's not an apples to apples comparison, as results can vary from beach to beach, state to state, east coast vs west coast.

But he didn't do that, he made accusations against Joe and Clive without taking their different hunting locations into consideration. Instead, he made some pretty damming accusations that are totally incorrect. I don't know why he did that or what may have possessed him to take that route. Maybe he figured that trying to tear down some of the top dogs in the hobby would someone make him look bigger. But ironically, the opposite has happened. He doesn't look bigger, he looks small, childish and foolish.

 

[itsaring!]

Interesting take on the Like Button of channels. Rarely , if ever will I do that. If there's a channel that pops up and like , may watch another. Then will push the like AND subscribe. Maybe even comment.

I don't really know how youtube works anymore. Used to make detecting vids, car repair vids etc. on a channel long ago. I never monetized mine so it didn't ever have ads. They used to do what was called click bombing you back in the day. If you had your channel monetized YouTube would shut your channel down. Pain in the butt. One of my repair vids covered braking system failure when a brake caliper locked up and what to look for. The people who commented how much frustration it saved them as well as money was amazing. Vid has close to a million views last I checked. Sux YouTube slapped ads on all my vids now. But I had a few people call me a dip chit in the comments. Just guessing they got busted for bad brake repair and charging customers extra for their lazy shop repairs. I loved it!

 

[Cfmct]

I don't really know how youtube works anymore. Used to make detecting vids, car repair vids etc. on a channel long ago. I never monetized mine so it didn't ever have ads. They used to do what was called click bombing you back in the day. If you had your channel monetized YouTube would shut your channel down. Pain in the butt. One of my repair vids covered braking system failure when a brake caliper locked up and what to look for. The people who commented how much frustration it saved them as well as money was amazing. Vid has close to a million views last I checked. Sux YouTube slapped ads on all my vids now. But I had a few people call me a dip chit in the comments. Just guessing they got busted for bad brake repair and charging customers extra for their lazy shop repairs. I loved it!

Last year I had a problem with my ZTR mower, I would start it, engage the blades ran fine as soon as I started to cut the mower died or if I went into reverse mower would die, took it to a mechanic, he had it 4 days couldn't find anything wrong with him, I asked him did you try to cut he said no, so I picked it up and went home then I decided to take it to a bigger repair shop, I had to rent a Turf Tiger to cut my accounts, I hated that mower but it did the job took that back I asked them you look at mower nope but they wanted to start by looking at the valves I told them its a gas issue maybe carb, I told them I changed fuel filter its not that, they had it 2 weeks never touched it I was pissed.

I went onto youtube and put in ZTR dies under load first video I click showed my problem. In the tank you have the pick up tube that goes into a right angle brass piece and if there is any debris in tank it can get caught in the sharp right angle piece and that was what it did, I took off housing covering tank and was able to pull the right angle brass thing out of grommet it was in took off pick up tube and pulled that brass right angle off used my air gun and held the part with a rag and put air thru and a wad of grass debris blew out, put everything back together and haven't had an issue since, I told them at both shops first one was receptive second one shugged their shoulders and at that pointI knew he will get no more of my business if I need it.

Saved myself $145 per hour with a repair shop, its why I try and do everything myself.

 

[Sand Hunter]

I don't really know how youtube works anymore. Used to make detecting vids, car repair vids etc. on a channel long ago. I never monetized mine so it didn't ever have ads. They used to do what was called click bombing you back in the day. If you had your channel monetized YouTube would shut your channel down. Pain in the butt. One of my repair vids covered braking system failure when a brake caliper locked up and what to look for. The people who commented how much frustration it saved them as well as money was amazing. Vid has close to a million views last I checked. Sux YouTube slapped ads on all my vids now. But I had a few people call me a dip chit in the comments. Just guessing they got busted for bad brake repair and charging customers extra for their lazy shop repairs. I loved it!

Speaking of YouTube and ads, here's something interesting that has saved me from having to constantly click on "skip ad". Now that I'm retired, I watch a LOT of videos on YouTube. I'm currently working on building a new PC and will be installing Linux as my OS. I'm ditching MS Windows, after I learned from the IT tech community that Windows watches & spies on everything you do and constantly sends reports on what you're doing back to MS, supposedly for "marketing" purposes, so they can show you ads that are more targeted to your interests. Yeah right. Just send me a survey, I'll tell you what I'm interested in, no need to spy on me.

In the meantime, I disabled Windows Defender and replaced by downloading the FREE versions of Bitdefender and Malwarebytes. They scan your PC looking for spyware, malware, ads, suspicious activity, and provide ongoing real time protection against all kinds of nasty things. And here's the unexpected BIG BONUS: I didn't notice until a few days after I installed both, but low & behold, the ads on every YouTube video I watch now have now disappeared. Don't know if it's Bitdefender or Malwarebytes putting the kibosh on the ads, but it's so nice now to be able to watch a full video without constantly being interrupted by ads, requiring me to stop what I'm doing so that I can click the "skip ad" button.

 

[itsaring!]

Speaking of YouTube and ads, here's something interesting that has saved me from having to constantly click on "skip ad". Now that I'm retired, I watch a LOT of videos on YouTube. I'm currently working on building a new PC and will be installing Linux as my OS. I'm ditching MS Windows, after I learned from the IT tech community that Windows watches & spies on everything you do and constantly sends reports on what you're doing back to MS, supposedly for "marketing" purposes, so they can show you ads that are more targeted to your interests. Yeah right. Just send me a survey, I'll tell you what I'm interested in, no need to spy on me.

In the meantime, I disabled Windows Defender and replaced by downloading the FREE versions of Bitdefender and Malwarebytes. They scan your PC looking for spyware, malware, ads, suspicious activity, and provide ongoing real time protection against all kinds of nasty things. And here's the unexpected BIG BONUS: I didn't notice until a few days after I installed both, but low & behold, the ads on every YouTube video I watch now have now disappeared. Don't know if it's Bitdefender or Malwarebytes putting the kibosh on the ads, but it's so nice now to be able to watch a full video without constantly being interrupted by ads, requiring me to stop what I'm doing so that I can click the "skip ad" button.

Wish I had known that. My Gf had me pay up for ad free youtube. Those minute long commercials killed what youtube used to be. Also quit watching 45 minute detecting vids. Don't need a pull tab count.

 

[Sand Hunter]

Wish I had known that. My Gf had me pay up for ad free youtube. Those minute long commercials killed what youtube used to be. Also quit watching 45 minute detecting vids. Don't need a pull tab count.

You don't have to watch the full ad commercial videos. Once the ads start playing, about 5 or so seconds after, the "skip ad" button appears. You can click on that; the ad gets cancelled then you're back to watching your video. But ya have to stop whatever else you're doing to click the button, so it does become a real PIA after a while.

Having ads pop up during a video is bad enough, but it's really bad when you're watching a music video, really getting into the tune, then an ad pops up which stops the music. Argghh, pretty infuriating. But now, thanks to either Bitdefender or Malwarebytes, no more ads. Just hope it stays that way.

 

[itsaring!]

You don't have to watch the full ad commercial videos. Once the ads start playing, about 5 or so seconds after, the "skip ad" button appears. You can click on that; the ad gets cancelled then you're back to watching your video. But ya have to stop whatever else you're doing to click the button, so it does become a real PIA after a while.

Having ads pop up during a video is bad enough, but it's really bad when you're watching a music video, really getting into the tune, then an ad pops up which stops the music. Argghh, pretty infuriating. But now, thanks to either Bitdefender or Malwarebytes, no more ads. Just hope it stays that way.

My youtube used to have that option. Then it went to a minute commercial. Only option was waiting through most of it and then push the next button to shorten it a bit. Real pita.

 

[Sand Hunter]

My youtube used to have that option. Then it went to a minute commercial. Only option was waiting through most of it and then push the next button to shorten it a bit. Real pita.

A few more things that used to drive me nuts.

1. Seems like the first ad always seemed to pop up at the 1-minute mark of a video. They don't even give a guy enough time to start watching and to get settled into the video before they're popping video ads in your face. I started watching the timeline of new videos I was watching and sure enough, around the 1-minute mark, a video ad would pop up.

2. I noticed over the last year that they started running 2 video ads back-to-back. So, the first ad video starts, you click to skip ad, then there's a 2nd video behind the first that starts playing. Good grief.

3. The number of ads per video seems to have increased. I remember in the past, I'd watch a video and it might have only had 1 video ad. But recently, especially on longer running videos, I noticed that another video ad would pop up every few minutes. I'd click to skip the ad, started watching the video again, and just a few minutes later, another video ad started. It's similar to some TV shows the wife and I watch. We get to watch a few minutes of the show, then there's a couple minutes of commercials. Then back to the show for just a few minutes, then we have to watch another couple minutes of commercials. That's why I prefer recording all the shows we watch, so that we can watch them and fast forward through the commercials. Doing this allows us to watch a "1 hour" show in about 40 minutes, lol.

 

[itsaring!]

A few more things that used to drive me nuts.

1. Seems like the first ad always seemed to pop up at the 1-minute mark of a video. They don't even give a guy enough time to start watching and to get settled into the video before they're popping video ads in your face. I started watching the timeline of new videos I was watching and sure enough, around the 1-minute mark, a video ad would pop up.

2. I noticed over the last year that they started running 2 video ads back-to-back. So, the first ad video starts, you click to skip ad, then there's a 2nd video behind the first that starts playing. Good grief.

3. The number of ads per video seems to have increased. I remember in the past, I'd watch a video and it might have only had 1 video ad. But recently, especially on longer running videos, I noticed that another video ad would pop up every few minutes. I'd click to skip the ad, started watching the video again, and just a few minutes later, another video ad started. It's similar to some TV shows the wife and I watch. We get to watch a few minutes of the show, then there's a couple minutes of commercials. Then back to the show for just a few minutes, then we have to watch another couple minutes of commercials. That's why I prefer recording all the shows we watch, so that we can watch them and fast forward through the commercials. Doing this allows us to watch a "1 hour" show in about 40 minutes, lol.

Some commercials would start before you could watch anything. I'd shut the vid off without watching anything. Others if you daydreamed through a commercial it would go to an infommercial that was 15 minutes long or longer. Basically I know they make you want to pay for premium with all the hassles.

 

[cjc]

Whew, 27? I knew it was something like 20 or 22, I'll have to get back to your website. I have several of your books, and I keep forgetting but I need to get your book on the Dual Field PI. Thanks to Joe/OBN's generosity, he hooked me up and helped me acquire a Dual Field that he previously owned and modded. We worked together to bring it back to life and he even graciously came out of retirement this one time to make me an external Excal battery pod that attaches to my Anderson straight shaft.

So not only does that external battery pod give me a much longer run time, it also eliminates the need for me to break the waterproof seal by removing the control box lid to change batteries. I can hook the battery charger up externally, without needing to step foot inside the control box. Sweet!

And Craig's been a great help to me. He sent me a DF lower rod with clevis that he no longer needed for my Anderson straight shaft, and gave me a slew of tips, suggestions, and settings for the Dual Field. I took his advice and suggestions and used them on my last 2 detecting trips, and everything he told me was spot on. Thanks to one of his tips, I found a coin line down in the wet that I worked on both sides of the beach, not only found coins, but also my first bling with the Dual Field, a 925 ring with stones around the outer band. But I do plan to get your Dual Field book as well, because if it's like the other books I have of yours, I know it's gonna be loaded with a ton of useful information that can help me learn this PI Beast quickly.

Dual Field is a total workhorse Im sure you will get some great results with it. Good Luck, Clive