Greg and I went out to one of our fields today. The stubble was an absolute nightmare, but some great finds still came out!
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Sunday, 13 April 2014
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Chunky Silver Chain found! Beach metal detecting challenge # 8
Chunky Silver Chain found Beach metal detecting challenge # 8
Really happy with this find! This should take the challenge past the amount needed to buy a beach metal detector, as mentioned here. And as I said, I didn't even do any hunting in the Summer!
My advice? Go out and buy a detector! Even if you don't get the money to cover the cost of your detector, you've got very fit and healthy, and have lots of fun as well...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Join a Metal detecting club! They don't smell as bad as you think!
I love my Metal Detecting Club.
I'll be honest. When I first joined my club, I expected a lot of very funny smelling old men who had no personality, and were overly geeky concerning anything to do with frequencies and what-not.
I was apprehensive. I'll admit that.
But, I had fallen in love with Metal detecting, and had found a passion for the hobby. I told my friends, but they just laughed at me. My girlfriend rolled her eyes. My Daughter, thought I was trying to be Indiana Jones, so the time came to be round other people that shared a passion along with myself. I needed to find people that understood me. I heard of a local club that had just started up, rang the Chairman, got a date to go visit, and prepared myself...
I'd like to point out at this point, that It was very wrong of me to make a presumption about Metal detecting like I did before I met my fellow club members. I'd done everything that everybody else does when they talk about Metal Detecting or Metal Detectors. Images of sad, lonely old men wandering around fields finding nothing but nails day after day still holds strong with people from outside the hobby. And with people in the hobby as well, like myself. I presumed I was different. I presumed that I didn't hold the typical cliched values of that man wandering around a field.
And thats what people don't understand. This is what they miss about what we do.
If they knew the truth, they'd actually see that the man actually still has a great sense of adventure for a start. They'd see that he has a sincere, and passionate interest in our history. They'd see he understands the magic of not knowing what the next bleep is, and what is under the coil. They'd see that from all the walking around and digging, he's actually very fit for his age. They'd see that he'd chosen a lifestyle that wasn't rotting in front of a TV, or computer, watching mind numbing programmes that dumb him down. He's an adventurer. He's happy, and by God he has a cracking sense of humour...
...And as soon as I walked through the door of my Metal Detecting club, I realised the mistake I had made, in being so presumptuous.. In front of me were all sorts of people, from all sorts of backgrounds, and of all sorts of ages.
And slowly, I began to make friends. Friends that I honestly think, and hope, will become life-long friends. You can learn a lot about Metal detecting these days. With Internet forums, social media, and websites. But the majority of what I've learnt is from real people, that have had more experience than you can shake a stick at. Ideas that I'd never have thought of. Lessons that I'd never have learnt off a website. Real experience.
I'd been offered to go out on peoples permission. I'd learnt of potential permissions I should go for, and lots lots more. Now we have our own club land. We pay to a charity every time we go on it, and share experiences together. We laugh a lot. We dig up a lot of horrible things (See 'Sense of humour') and we dig up a lot of very, very cool things.
So if you're into the hobby, and have no-one else to share your passion with, consider a club. You'll never regret it.
They don't smell that bad, either...
I'll be honest. When I first joined my club, I expected a lot of very funny smelling old men who had no personality, and were overly geeky concerning anything to do with frequencies and what-not.
I was apprehensive. I'll admit that.
But, I had fallen in love with Metal detecting, and had found a passion for the hobby. I told my friends, but they just laughed at me. My girlfriend rolled her eyes. My Daughter, thought I was trying to be Indiana Jones, so the time came to be round other people that shared a passion along with myself. I needed to find people that understood me. I heard of a local club that had just started up, rang the Chairman, got a date to go visit, and prepared myself...
I'd like to point out at this point, that It was very wrong of me to make a presumption about Metal detecting like I did before I met my fellow club members. I'd done everything that everybody else does when they talk about Metal Detecting or Metal Detectors. Images of sad, lonely old men wandering around fields finding nothing but nails day after day still holds strong with people from outside the hobby. And with people in the hobby as well, like myself. I presumed I was different. I presumed that I didn't hold the typical cliched values of that man wandering around a field.
And thats what people don't understand. This is what they miss about what we do.
If they knew the truth, they'd actually see that the man actually still has a great sense of adventure for a start. They'd see that he has a sincere, and passionate interest in our history. They'd see he understands the magic of not knowing what the next bleep is, and what is under the coil. They'd see that from all the walking around and digging, he's actually very fit for his age. They'd see that he'd chosen a lifestyle that wasn't rotting in front of a TV, or computer, watching mind numbing programmes that dumb him down. He's an adventurer. He's happy, and by God he has a cracking sense of humour...
...And as soon as I walked through the door of my Metal Detecting club, I realised the mistake I had made, in being so presumptuous.. In front of me were all sorts of people, from all sorts of backgrounds, and of all sorts of ages.
And slowly, I began to make friends. Friends that I honestly think, and hope, will become life-long friends. You can learn a lot about Metal detecting these days. With Internet forums, social media, and websites. But the majority of what I've learnt is from real people, that have had more experience than you can shake a stick at. Ideas that I'd never have thought of. Lessons that I'd never have learnt off a website. Real experience.
I'd been offered to go out on peoples permission. I'd learnt of potential permissions I should go for, and lots lots more. Now we have our own club land. We pay to a charity every time we go on it, and share experiences together. We laugh a lot. We dig up a lot of horrible things (See 'Sense of humour') and we dig up a lot of very, very cool things.
So if you're into the hobby, and have no-one else to share your passion with, consider a club. You'll never regret it.
They don't smell that bad, either...
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Invicta seekers club meet # 4 Pirate treasure, Curses + lots of finds!
Aprils club meet with the Invicta Seekers.
The FLO (Finds liason officer) and taught everyone how to document their finds on the PAS. She also identified a lot of bits and bobs for people.
Plus, my Roman coin came first! Hoorah!
The FLO (Finds liason officer) and taught everyone how to document their finds on the PAS. She also identified a lot of bits and bobs for people.
Plus, my Roman coin came first! Hoorah!
Monday, 9 April 2012
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Monday, 27 February 2012
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Monday, 20 February 2012
Testing out the CS6MX for the first time!
First 'proper' time out with this detector, on my brand new permission!
Here is the conclusion:
Here is the conclusion:
Saturday, 17 December 2011
Invicta Seekers club meet. Finds + Find of the month!
Love tokens, Victorian florins, hammered Henry 6th coin, 1900 Victorian penny, medieval seal, lead seals, popes seal, Snake head clasp, Belgian coin from first world war, plus more!
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Any idea what this is? A cufflink? Button? Brooch?
Finding some nice little finds on my bridleway, but it is HARD work down there/ Digging a lot of iron and sold tat.
Anyway, here's some bits and bobs. Can you help me identify the last object?
Anyway, here's some bits and bobs. Can you help me identify the last object?
Thursday, 27 October 2011
On the beach with the 3MX (FIRST RING!)
On the beach with the 3MX. First ring, which is just a bit of tat, really. Still my first ring, though!
Few other finds as well. All in all, a lovely day....
Few other finds as well. All in all, a lovely day....
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Metal detecting Folkestone beach with the 3MX (Winter)
Lovely winters day in early Febuary, so I thought i'd go for a dig, to see what those Winter storms have brought up!
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
My first real 'old' coin!
This one has got me excited. Not because it maybe worth anything, but because it's my first real coin of age. It's in pretty good condition as well, although these pictures don't do it justice.
It's definatly a Charles of some sort, but I couldn't figure when exactly. So I did a bit of probing, and found this here, which is exactly the same as my coin, although the image has rubeed off on mine. The lettering, and front etc are the same.
It's in better condition than mine.
It's definatly a Charles of some sort, but I couldn't figure when exactly. So I did a bit of probing, and found this here, which is exactly the same as my coin, although the image has rubeed off on mine. The lettering, and front etc are the same.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Here's an odd find....!
So I was scanning a local beach. The tide was out, so I thought i'd have a go at the point where the sand becomes pebbles, and the black sand that surrounded it. As I was detecting, I noticed a 'moving rock' in the far off distance, near the sea.
It was pretty late at night, and dark at this point, so I couldn't really see properly.
I walked towards the object, only to be greeted by two huge, sad looking eyes!
A baby seal:
It was pretty late at night, and dark at this point, so I couldn't really see properly.
I walked towards the object, only to be greeted by two huge, sad looking eyes!
A baby seal:
A baby seal, might not be too surprising for a lot of you, but I've never seen one in my time on the south coast. My guess was that he was lost, and needed to get back in the sea.
It took me about an hour and a half to get Mr Snorkles back into the sea. In which time, he chased me, tried to bite me and was generally quite grumpy. In the end, I whistled, and he followed. I have no idea why.
Before he went on his merry way, I scanned him with my detector.
He beeped...
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