Tag: dirty digger
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Back To The Drawing Board, Reading An Area Before you Start To Swing Your Coil
After my latest outing to Coburg Beach, I believed that more research is needed on “ the signs & what to look for “ when you are planning a trip to a new location. Being efficient and making the most of your time is imperative when heading out for any dig. Recently, from when I…
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Putting My Minelab 540 To The Test @ Cobourg’s Public Beach
On August 31st 2022 I had made a plan to have a bit of me time away from Erin and our son for a few hours to head off to a beach I havnt hit yet. Originally I wanted fo go to Toronto and check out the beaches area. I figure with so many people…
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Determining Targets Before You Dig. With the Vanquish 540
So I’ve begged the question since I started metal detecting and finding targets. How do I know what lies beneath before I dig? And what do all these setting mean on my machine? Well, first things first. If your just starting this hobby like I was, then it can be very difficult to know what…
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Differences In Pin-Pointers
The 2 PIN-POINTERS that seem to always be in competition are, “the Garett AT Pro VS The NOKTA MAKRO pin-pointer so I have depicted the differences between the two of these products the best I could. Let me know in the comments if I’ve left anything out. I will also let you know the device…
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Getting Down & Dirty
I’ve been writing a lot about detecting Ontario beaches lately, but it’s not the only detecting I’ve been doing. I also like to go to some local ball diamonds /parks/& playgrounds. I do like the beach because it can be some easy digging, however when going to a beach there is a bit more planning…
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Clean VS Dirty Beaches
I’ve decided to do a litter comparison between beaches I end up going to and swinging a coil @. I’m doing this because Erin, Caspian and I do go to loads of beaches. Although almost every beach we hit initially looks to be clean, there is most definitely a major difference between all of them,…
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First Outing With My Partner Erin
On the 26th of August 2022, Erin and I decided that we would finally have a date day. It has been months (11) to be exact, that we’ve been able to go with just ourselves and do something fun for an afternoon. Erins mother (Janice) has been absolutely incredible since Caspian has been born. Taking…
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Decision Made.
After weeks of contemplating what metal detector to purchase for my next machine I have finally made my decision and my new detector is on it way. I did not end up getting my top pick of the Minelab 800 as I have been drooling over the idea for the past month or so. Instead,…
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This Hobby Is Quickly Adding Up $$$$
The urge to go digging is getting greater as the weeks push on. Every time I head out for a dig the more I start to realize that it’s becoming more of a hobby, and worse, it’s becoming an addiction lol. I suppose there are worse things I could be addicted to in this day…
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Metal Detecting. Goals, & What To Do With Treasures Found.
As a new coil swinging hobbyist it can be difficult to know exactly where to start! Personally I find that public beaches are a great place as well as bleachers at ball parks. There are a tone of interesting items to be dug up, explored and you will get to maybe unearth a few relics…
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