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May 22, 2021 12:16 PM
silverwinged
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fiorideiliberi11
The leaves of lorien don't fall without reason
PappaOpium
terreMoonWatcher
Nice bobbydazzler there. Good find!
BringbackCountDuckula
That’s rad AF. Nice one!
furnitureandeffects
SO FRICKEN COOL. Thanks for sharing. Being both of Scottish and Native American decent its especially neat.
LtColThorin
That's cool. Would the holes at the top have contained stones of some sort?
iJudgePeopleForALiving
@silverwinged, any tips for someone who would like to try (sometimes with kids) to take up this hobby? I.e. What kind of detector and so on?
Ruperttheturtle
I also would like to know!
silverwinged
Stick with name-brand machines, always get permission for the land you’re on and keep your shovel sharp. Good luck!
iJudgePeopleForALiving
Thanks! What are the good brands?.Also I see there is analog or digital. Should I have a preference?
silverwinged
Garrett, XP, Fisher, Minelab. I don’t believe anyone makes them analog anymore
iJudgePeopleForALiving
Ah, maybe that's why I see those second hand online here. Thanks for the tips!
2fligh2high
What a good looking object!
RuricOrhlandis
Better than what I've found
starkeclipse
Seems to be in reeeeeally good shape for 400 years old....
OhIfIMust
Damn, what a treasure!!
Mizzlezero
You find this around lake winnipeg?
AGiantFan
Vermont
oopski3
Keiththebrown
I want to metal detect so bad, but I don't think there would be much cool stuff in America. Like I bet they find old coins in Europe a lot
silverwinged
If you take a look through my albums, everything was found in America
Keiththebrown
Nice. I will check it out. What kind of places do you go to detect?
silverwinged
Places where people lived a long time ago
Keiththebrown
Yeah I'm going through now. Most of my questions will prob be answered by your previous posts. I live in Georgia
Keiththebrown
You've found some really cool stuff. I could def get into it. My heart rate picked up looking at some of the stuff you've found.
foxybelle
i have a metal detector but never found a thing. can you give me advice how to use it correctly?
silverwinged
My best advice is to use it where there’s cool stuff in the ground, you’ll figure everything else out after that
foxybelle
and how do i know theres cool stuff beforehand?
silverwinged
I typically metal detect old properties that once contained a dwelling
foxybelle
ok thank you, i will try to find some here in quebec :)
foxybelle
i tried on beaches and municipal snow dumps
ShipOfFate
The Leaves of Lothlorian do not lightly fall.
LostItAtThePunchline
Finally, the Yoda/LOTR crossover I've been waiting for.
strideo
It's "Not idly do the leaves of Lórien fall,"
BORGALOOGIE
This silver pin is old… Very old…
Wolokos
Old as fuck
ShipOfFate
Leaf me alone
strideo
I hope you arbor no resentment.
ShipOfFate
I have a growing root of bitterness
strideo
Careful, next thing you know you'll be out for treevenge.
bekindtoanimals
Cool!!!
AGiantFan
Hey, I've seen you around on FP before! GMMD, right? You inspired me to buy a Garret Ace.
silverwinged
So glad to hear that!!
AGiantFan
I've found a few coins and buttons so far, spent casings too. Oh, and, a *lot* of nails.
languex
I bought a metal detector. Went forest detecting. Didn't find anything except my own keys, on the way back to the car!
silverwinged
Well that’s not nothing!
sjbrooksy7447
The heart is broken, just like mine.
flutterbynight
The heart is made of metal, and can be repaired! Yours may not be metal, but can be repaired too, friend. It will be.
sjbrooksy7447
Rogermooreseyebrow
Heart surgery?
yourelivingalloverme
I’ve always wanted to take up metal detecting, but never wanted to be that guy walking around with a metal detector.
chaotropicagent
Beach, where’s my money?
Tiku99
We need shoes that detect metal.
thedeadmarchhare
Outfit a Roomba to do it
Voidkeeper
DidItForScience
It's a lot harder without the detector. You could always try dowsing, no one will think you look funny when you're dowsing.
uredak
I talked to a MD guy at my local park. Within three sentences he was talking about cabals and Illuminati...
StonesOnTheHill
Conspiracy theorists and metal detectorists do both share the urge to find strange and unexpected things just below the surface.
DidItForScience
Are you sure he wasn't talking about underground cables throwing off his readings and the benefits of illumination when detecting at night?
crazyspelling
How long did.it take before he asked you if you knew paying income taxes was optional?
thisistheinternetimheretotellliesandarguewithstrangers
He probably detected some evidence.
sloch
Maybe he was getting a clue.
Snarkywisecrack
Do it at night.
IMGURN3WB
Too spooky
yourelivingalloverme
Trying to avoid being that guy walking around with a metal detector ?becomes guy walking around with metal detector in the dark.
PeriwinkleTwinkle
I can detect metal without a metal detector, happens all the time; when my neighbor plays it or when I put on Black Sabbath... it’s cool!
catsandcoke
Try magnet fishing. It’s cheaper.
Cinema104
Really? The rare few times I’ve seen someone with one I’ve always been jealous they weren’t my friend so they could tell me what they find.
freckledkink
Nails, cans, bottle caps... mostly
Drewcifer70
Become a residential surveyor and you'll spend everyday locating metal in the ground. It can be fun and interesting
eiebe
It's illegal in national parks
happywalker
congrats. metal detector sandals are a thing :-P
mikeatike
Just walk around without a metal detector and randomly dig.
bekindtoanimals
LOL I know what you mean
Baeloro
I have a metal detector in my garage. Was here when I moved in. It's calling me...
FBKatB3tadotcom1
All depends on where you live and if local laws and landowners are amiable to you detecting on the land you want to
FBKatB3tadotcom1
I've been very fortunate in being able to get permission to work several large fields here in Corby. Found several coins and an old ww2
FBKatB3tadotcom1
Era dogtag. That we traced to the owners of a now closed village shop that was owned by his parents at the time he joined up.his name was
FBKatB3tadotcom1
Also on the village war memorial. After a little searching we found a relative in a nearby village and gave it to them.
mistlefoot
95% of metal detecting is kneeling down and try to sift through compressed sail and grass roots to find the garbage you detected.
killymcmurder
Invent metal detector shoes. Readout and alert signal bluetooth connected to your phone/earbuds.
IOnlyNeedOneBall
Now it looks like you're divining the location of treasure.
BSwann
Then you're a creepy old dude with a shovel.
lronMaiden
I've been playing with that idea for few years now
BEatingYou
Harryteeters
It's about time metal detectors got a 21st century upgrade. I want to be able to scan and image stuff too, before digging like a jabroni
ohheyimalex
Jabronie is coming back, im so on board with this
Learnedtocryinternally
It's so fun! Fuck what other people think, bitch I'm looking for treasure. [mainly bottle caps and nails], but w/e. it's fun!
Leithreas
You can still do fun things with scrap you find. I've seen some gorgeous cigar box guitar/canjo with old hinges, caps, and the like.
yourelivingalloverme
Where do you do it? Public places? Where can you just go dig up people’s dirt and not get bothered?
Learnedtocryinternally
I’m from a reserve. Do it in the woods mainly. Goto the lakes and streams. Look for harmful shit since I want my kids to be able to play.
Bman1988
Diffrent rules in diffrent countries. But beaches and some parks are usually the best places to start.
FromJupiter
Guy used to know walked around a beach cleaning up lost fishing gear with it
burlyqlady
Sounds like a good guy, most people go to the beach looking for diamond rings
FromJupiter
The beach he walks are far north but very little population. He never found anything like that it's very unlikely
freckledkink
Public places. You can get permission from other people to go on their property, too (in writing). Just learn to fill in your plugs (where
freckledkink
You dig) well first so you don't leave mounds of dirt everywhere. People don't like that.
ShospleColupis
I've had the most success in the hardware aisle at Home Depot
thickythickydumdum
freckledkink
Lol, I find cans and nails! So many. And when I find old stuff, it's usually very rusted. Iron parts rust after a couple hundred years in
freckledkink
The ground. It's fun, though.
poorwhitetrash
I do it at night on the beaches. I’ll never go during daylight hours. Everyone wants ask you questions.
burlyqlady
Like what
Idabeard
Ugh, you just proved his point!
TheOtherBoleynGirl
I think that was the joke. (Unless this was also a joke.)
poorwhitetrash
Why’s the sky blue? Why are boobs good? What’s the point of life?
burlyqlady
Who moved my cheese?
poorwhitetrash
It was me.
HeirElfSquire
You watch curse of oak island?
Askarus
I'm obsessed with that show
HeirElfSquire
Drain the swamp!
sandyliger
One of those guys has to die before they find the treasure...but they keep looking. The last season has to be them fighting to the death.
mp7nl
It's a scam.
HeirElfSquire
Which part?
PimpinKen
Yes.