When you’ve been interested in metal detecting for years, but you’re just finally taking the plunge by buying your own machine, the excitement can be intense. From your very first signal, you can be hooked hard –- even if you just pull out a nail. But once you tap out your own backyard, you start to feel a little antsy. Where will you dig next? And how will you know it’s … [Read more...]

America’s fascination with the Civil War is never-ending. It was a terrible time in our nation’s history, and many metal detectorists dream of uncovering long-forgotten relics from that era. It’s an important part of our past, and finding those mementos is a great thrill for detectorists. But in order to find Civil War relics, you need the equipment to do the job and the … [Read more...]

Sometimes it’s the little things that can make or break a hobby or an experience. You want to set yourself up to have some great hunts when you’re first detecting –- it’ll help you stay interested in the hobby if it’s exciting for you. But how do you do that, exactly?  Well, here are a few tricks I’ve learned that will help you get started out on the right foot. Below, … [Read more...]

If you talk to any longtime detectorist, you’ll find we all have our dream hunt – a place where, if there were no access issues, we’d head to before any other place to start detecting. And so, in this article, we’re going to talk about these dream treasure hunts.  Namely, we’re going to discuss some of the very best places you can go metal detecting.  Not only will we talk … [Read more...]

Not everybody is a fan of metal detecting—I get it. They think all we dig up are old nails and aluminum cans. But that’s not true. Sometimes we dig up soda caps too. All kidding aside, some of us amateurs in the hobby make jaw-dropping discoveries on a regular basis. Still, it’s not always easy to talk about our love of metal detecting to outsiders. When I meet new … [Read more...]