Metal Detecting Tips

Many years back, a customer of mine told me how a few years prior to him and I meeting that his house was broken into and his complete metal detecting collection stolen. It was a significant group of finds spanning many years of detecting. I felt horrible for him but honestly you never think of it happening to you. For years I followed a few metal detecting forums and more … [Read more...] about Sharing Your Metal Detecting Finds on the Internet

Photo Credit - Nokta Makro, Simplex Metal Detector Over the years I have been fortunate enough to use many metal detectors. From my years as a metal detector dealer and getting the opportunity to borrow different detectors for articles has given me some insight on how best to learn a new detector. On both social media and forums I often see bad questions and … [Read more...] about Tips to Succeed in Learning Your New Metal Detector

Photo Credits Jeremy Ambros Living somewhere that has bad winters with snow, ice and frozen ground can really be tough on us detectorists. Moving to Texas from Ohio a year and a half ago I don’t have that problem anymore but I sure do remember how hard it was on me. Throughout the years I found ways to keep myself busy in the winter by doing things that at least … [Read more...] about Cold & Snow Keeping You from Detecting?

I remember many years back when I was very new to metal detecting. Back then I spent most of my time on one particular metal detecting forum trying to take everything in I could and learning from everyone. Something that I will never forget that has stuck with me all these years was I quickly learned how brand loyal so many people are. That was twenty years ago and I still see … [Read more...] about Metal Detectors – Being Brand Loyal to a Fault