Am I the only one Obsessed with this hobby?

[OutBack Duo]

It is 6 days before I go on vacation to upstate NY and I am very excited. I have planned my entire vacation around metal detecting. I have found and gotten permission to hunt places that are between 150 and 200 years old that have never been hunted. I bought a new Surfmaster PI water detector to detect an old beach while there that hasn't been used in 80 years. I am taking my small box trailer with me that I just painted billboards on it that say "Let me detect your property". I am a very active member in the biggest detecting club in Kansas City and also am their webmaster for their webpage. I can't get enough of this hobby, I wake up in the morning to check Treasure Net, I stay up late doing research. Am I the only one with this obsession? Should I go see a Psych? Is there any help for me?

 

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[dave-enc]

no you arent the only one obsessed with this hobby. Metal detecting is like a box of cracker jacks, we know there is a prize in the box we just have to find it. This prize can and is both tangible and intangible. tangible in that its the relic old coin jewelry, etc that we seek. The intangible is how we fell when we are out detecting, we are relaxing, clearing our minds. Bobbie will be the first to tell you that no matter what else she has on her mind when those headphones go on, then the only thing she is thinking about is what is beneath the coil
good luck with the obsession
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dave+bobbie

 

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[shirlchris]

It's always been a form of therapy for me. I become so engrossed in listening for the tone and looking I forget all my worries, beats going to a shrink. I love it!

My husband, who's hobby was horses, used to tease me, telling me how long I would have to hunt to pay for my machine at the rate I was finding things. But I told him at least I didn't have to feed my hobby. As long as I found even a penny I was happy.

I started in the early 80's and stopped after my husband passed away, just got interested in it again after about 6 yrs. Got myself a prism II. Mighty AP advised me to get a III for depth finding and I didn't listen to him, and I'm sorry I didn't, I really wish I had the depth finder. I probably will eventually give this one to my granddaughter and get the III.

Being obsessed is a good thing.

Shirl

 

[-Jones-]

OutBack Duo,

I've been detectin for 35 years. Like you, I can't get enough of it! I can detect hours, not find a freakin thing worth anything and still be full-filled! Like you, I plan vacations to FL and they're strictly treasure hunting trips. I hit the beaches from sunrise to sunset!

I use to have a surfmaster PI. It's an excellent machine. I traded my surfmaster and beach hunter in for a excalibur.

I live in the Kansas City metro area so when you get back from your trip, lets get together and detect. There are alot of old properties in KC I'd love to detect. Send me an e......

Happy Hunting............. 8)

 

[Monty]

Since retiring if I hadn't become involved in this great hobby I think I would go nuts with nothing to do. I certainly think it will make me live longer in spite of how hard the doctors try to kill me! I only wish I could get my wife to join me. We have been married 35 years and only have about three things in common and that's our kids and grandkids. For the life of me I can't figure how we stayed hitched so long but we have no plans but to keep on keeping on together for as long as we can. One time we had a doozie of a fight and vowed to split the sheets and as things grew quiet while we were sitting there comtemplating our decision, I looked up and remarked that I wasn't leaving. She looked at me and told me she wasn't either. After another quiet pause, I told her that we might as well just forget it then. She gave me a sheepish grin and said well, OK then. Another quiet spell and then we both looked at each other at the same time and started laughing. Neither one of us can remember what it was we were arguing about in the first place now. I don't know how I got off on this, it just slipped out. Monty

 

[Ramapirate]

When you are detecting that is mostly all you can think about. You are concentrating on hearing the beep. The only thing that comes close with me but it's a lot more strenuous is moutain biking. It takes your mind off everything else because you constantly have to watch out for trees and big rocks. Does that make any sense? I get the same "zoned out" yet "locked on" feeling I used to get with mountain biking. I could easily get addicted to it. I stopped smoking years ago, but this could easily replace it. I get mad if I have to stop detecting before I'm ready, and I'll detect wacky places (I was detecting the plush carpet going down our hall the other day before I vacummed and finding money my son dropped, all clad though darn it) just to get my fix.

Oh no, I've got a monkey on my back!,
Ramapirate