subject: Metal Detecting For Profit And Fun [print this page] What do you think when you are at the beach or a park and you see one of those people with their metal detectors, passing it back and forth along the ground? Is it something along the line of, "Oh my God, look at this metal detecting loser"?.
Do you smirk at the thought of her spending hours digging up soda cans and collecting pennies? Perhaps you were with some friends, and the entire group had a great time talking about what could possibly possess people to make them go out and do that?
If this describes you, chances are good that you will own a metal detector one day. The majority of metal detecting hobbyists started out exactly like you. They would see people using their detectors, and scoff and make fun of them, but in the back of their minds, they had some questions.
How well do those things work? Are they really sensitive? How far down can they detect metal? Did that person find a lot of coins? How much all together? Has is been enough to pay for the detector? What about jewelry. Did they find something valuable? On the beach, is it better in the water and out?
If you know anyone who has a metal detector you really should ask her to show you how it works. Go out exploring for a few hours, one day. You will probably be hooked from that time, forward. Do not ask your friend to loan her unit to you. Wars have been fought over much less than that.
The best places to go are anywhere groups of people walk, gather, or even, used to gather. Sites where county fairs are held are great. Parks and athletic fields, as well as beaches are prime spots. Camp sites can be fruitful, especially if they are boy scout or girl scout camps, since those get used so much.