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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[stefen]

The hair on my face can collect social security.

 

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[GreatWhite00]

25. I have not started detecting yet, Hopefully I will start very soon!

 

[Texasgopher]

23. Started when I was 20 with a Garrett 1350. I am the only person in my city under the age of 45. Best hobby on earth.

 

[scrubber]

71 Now you kids get off my lawn or I'll beat the tar outa you young whippersnappers!!

scrubber

 

[spartacus53]

23. Started when I was 20 with a Garrett 1350. I am the only person in my city under the age of 45. Best hobby on earth.

That is a very town I guess, you have no one at all to talk to in the same generation

56 here and thank god there are a ton of younger people around, otherwise I'd go nuts

 

[civil war hunter]

Don't worry i only come out at night..

71
Now you kids get off my lawn or I'll beat the tar outa you young whippersnappers!!

scrubber

 

[Gunny71]

38...only been detecting a few months. Hooked through the gills, thanks to Tnet!

 

[tabdog]

60

 

[SouthArk]

Hey Tabdog...... we're almost neighbors.
To reply to the topic, I'm 55. Started detecting with my Dad, using a Fisher 1260X back in 1984. Then bought a Garrett Freedom II Coin Commander........ then to a Garrett Grand Master Hunter CX III ( It's in my closet still..... inoperable, but can't junk it for some reason). Bought the Troy Shadow X-5 about 8 years ago..... that's one great machine! Last year I added the Detector Pro Pirate to the arsenal for hunting the "country swimming holes" on the streams and creeks. Then, about two months ago I bought the Fisher F75, and am navigating my way around the learning curve at this time with it..... and loving it! What a great hobby!

 

[rayredditch]

55 this week

 

[Woodland Detectors]

44 ~ I first used a detector when I was about 9. It was my fathers. He told us kids to keep our hands off it..Well one night when Dad was working, I couldn't resist! The thoughts of the treasure I could find with this gizmo haunted me, and the repercussions of the spanken promised if we disobeyed went out of my head. This went on for weeks I was hooked! until I was caught red handed. Dad pulled up the driveway home early from work . I spun the detector around my back as if trying to hide it. The look on his face! He was upset at first but then asked me, "So, did you find any thing?" I puled the coins from my pocket they spilled and rolled around the hard wood floors. and Dad said, "You found all those...here? He smiled and the kid in Dad came through.....I did get the lecture for disobeying him but, no whippen! 2 weeks later Mom and Dad got me a new detector for myself... I was digging everywhere! My neighbors thought "there goes that crazy kid diggin up the hills! I lost interest in the hobby in my later years to Fly fishing. My father and I were guides near lake Michigan for Steelhead trout and other Lake Mi. species. Since then I have picked the detector up again. I hold a detector in one hand and fishing pole in the other. And soon around March 3rd of 2009 I am excited to put them both down temporarily to pick up our first child....who someday will probably discover my detector in the closet. cheers

 

[Tony66]

I'm 42, for 5 more days anyway.

 

[Gunny71]

Neat story 4-H, thanks for sharing it.
Even more, congrats on your first child, its a whole new world!

 

[scrubber]

For those of us that are around retirement age, we are joined by Tweety Bird who recently turned 60. The poor ol' guy hasn't worked in years.

 

[scrubber]

Neat story 4-H, thanks for sharing it.
Even more, congrats on your first child, its a whole new world!

Thanks gunny....and hey, Scrubber! You and Tweety are always welcome here at the 4-h camp

Hey thanks 4-H, but I don't think Tweety will go if I do. He's mad at me 'cause I asked him how old he was in bird years.

scrubber

 

[TreasureHunters]

28 years old, looking forward to my first "real" detector soon so I can join this great hobby!

 

[NGE]

27 going on 80, it feels like!

Between 3 kids, MDing, and working 70+ hours a week LOL WOW! You have a job?

 

[henrysmom]

33

 

[coin finder]

a little younger than dirt , & little older than water. about , but any way about 30 + years . coin finder

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Born in 1959.