how old is everyone here?

[daveycleaning]

hey guys i was just wondering hot old everyone is because i am just getting into TH and i have found that a lot of people are older. Which is cool because of the experience but i was wondering why there is not very many younger people like me. I am 20 years old. just thought it would be interesting!

 

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[Colorado Bob]

65, Bought my first detector back in the 60's, been dating one ever since. Just bought my 10th one last week.

 

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[trojan]

40

 

[TOWcritter]

45 going on 16 or so my wife says.....and says......and says.........

 

[Cladius]

350 (in dog years) and have been hunting for something or other all my life. Cladius.

 

[Steve_Maine]

27, first swung the Heathkit Detector my dad built when I was between 5-9, whenever we would go to the beach, then took a "break" until I was 23 and haven't stopped since. (Still have that Heathkit, it's quite a machine given how much technology has advanced...)

 

[Rockfshr]

35 here

 

[jreamy4]

38 for 7 more days!

 

[Born2Dtect]

A young 45. My dad had a Radio shack unit when I got out of the service ( 1 hitch 3 years) in September of 1982. By March of 1983 I bought a nice Whites.

Ed Donovan

 

[ReneeFL]

43

 

[krwills]

53 here
37 years treasure hunting

 

[Kent in AL]

I'm the big 4-0. Had a detector since about '94.

Kent

 

[tallpaul]

iam 39 had a detector since way back in 84 an old c-scope iam using my whites classic sl ll with a bm 950 coil its a great machine and its going to be hard to give it up,, next week iam purchasing the new trident the up grade from the tesoro cibola, and we all know the tesoro cibola is an excellent machine capable of good depths and great discrim the trident has better discrim at lower end,, i'll keep my whites as a back up,,, iam off out in morning to hunt some old anceint ground were some good roman finds have been uncoverd years ago nobodies been for a long time there wasent many detectorists arround here back then and i never went to this place,, must be some nice coins maybe some gold staters to be unearthed we'll see,, .

 

[outtachaos]

I've been detecting since I was 34. In December I turn 35...............LMAO. I've always wanted to MD and after all these years I wish I had started sooner.

 

[BOB in TX]

73 here,35 years detecting,started with a $25 Mustang detector.

 

[greenswinger]

65 If I make it to december , looking bad.....only had md for little over a yr . Wish I had done it sooner . Lot of fun !!!!!

 

[Max]

54...........just got my first MD (explorer 2) 5 days ago.
Already hooked.
Goodluck E1

 

[Gadget]

Temporarily 43 and still 39 at heart... I think this is probably my 4th detector. I had one as a kid in the mid 70s and bought at least 2 for my kids over the years. All cheap radio shack models until I got my MXT a few months ago. My son caught the bug and chipped in half for it.

 

[neilo]

aged 56 been swinging for over 12yrs lost count of detectors owned including garrett,whites, bounty hunter, jap junk and minelabs think minelabs best available. detect in water , gold feilds any where I can get, great pass time . SEEYa NEILO

 

[treasurekidd]

36, and have been detecting for just about a year now. It's the longest I've ever stuck with one hobby in my life, and I'm still loving it. The finds get better all the time!!

 

[bakergeol]

I am 56. I have been detecting since 1964. As a young man I was a fanatic(used to chop away at the frozen ground in winter) Heck I thought the hobby was finished in the late 70's as the golden years were over. However, this hobby is still as popular as ever. I have left the hobby from time to time(college, jobs),however, there has always been a detector in my closet.

George